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@drbeaubeaumont.bsky.social

Lapsed historian, having the best mid-life crisis. Personal account: all the stupid opinions expressed are entirely my own, and nobody else's. he/him

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A bottle of ‘urine buster’ cat piss remover.

A bottle of ‘urine buster’ cat piss remover.

How I’d respond if Phil Collins asked me to name a film he’s been in.

11.08.2025 06:41 — 👍 160    🔁 37    💬 3    📌 1
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Somebody on LinkedIn said what we're all thinking.

10.08.2025 18:30 — 👍 20775    🔁 4393    💬 418    📌 423

There speaks experience.

10.08.2025 20:44 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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...is that the Chattanooga Choo Choo #WheeltappersAndShunters

10.08.2025 20:38 — 👍 62    🔁 15    💬 3    📌 0

By the Power of Grey-Skull!

10.08.2025 20:11 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
A Mario Kart print of Wario driving on Rainbow Road.

A Mario Kart print of Wario driving on Rainbow Road.

Today's Low Quality Ad is for this Rainbow Road print. Look at the determination on Wario's face, 20 bucks says he just fell off the side and is about to annihilate some poor sucker with a blue shell.
collabs.shop/qindfy

10.08.2025 18:06 — 👍 83    🔁 7    💬 1    📌 2

Shoutout to the individual I saw on the way to friends tonight who was driving an impeccable wine-red convertible with the top down and a goose in the passenger seat wearing a colour-coordinated bow tie. I hope you had a great night.

06.08.2025 06:00 — 👍 680    🔁 86    💬 2    📌 5
A T-shirt with a cartoon showing Indiana Jones punching a Nazi. The caption reads “Punching Nazis since 1936.”

This T-shirt is available from the brilliant Tokyo Sexwhale. His website is infinitebacon.com, where he sells great art prints and T-shirts.

A T-shirt with a cartoon showing Indiana Jones punching a Nazi. The caption reads “Punching Nazis since 1936.” This T-shirt is available from the brilliant Tokyo Sexwhale. His website is infinitebacon.com, where he sells great art prints and T-shirts.

That really is a great shirt.

Earlier today I wore this shirt, and a man in Dorset told me it was wrong for me to suggest punching Nazis.

I said that I disagreed.

He said it was all about free speech. I explained that if you don’t punch Nazis early, you risk losing free speech.

He walked off.

10.08.2025 18:24 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

We’ve been listening to French radio in Poole today: or as it’s now known, Piscine.

10.08.2025 17:50 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

He might not have known. The photo might have been separated from the post. Who knows? I don’t. He might not, either. I do like his punchline: it doesn’t feel like a ripoff.

And that’s why when I can’t say for absolute certain whether it’s my post or not, the only decent thing to do is to delete.

10.08.2025 17:45 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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a bald man in a blue and white shirt is smiling with the word delightful above him . Alt: Ainsley Harriott, wearing a blue and white Hawaiian shirt, saying the word Delightful.

That looks

10.08.2025 17:39 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

As far as he’s concerned, there’s no n in sight.

10.08.2025 17:38 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
BBC headline: “Meteorite that hit home is older than Earth, scientists say”

BBC headline: “Meteorite that hit home is older than Earth, scientists say”

I think the Republicans might have just found their candidate for 2028.

10.08.2025 17:36 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

EXACTLY

10.08.2025 17:22 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Excellent debut!

Brace yourself for the addiction…

10.08.2025 17:15 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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I do see your view as well. And on many occasions in the past I’ve absolutely defended the idea of the spontaneous identical joke.

But having been on the receiving end myself a few times, if I feel if it’s at all possible that it’s not mine, then I reckon respect wins out.

(Tbf, he did it better:)

10.08.2025 16:54 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Thanks for replying, and being so understanding.

I’m not sure that we’ve ever followed one another, but we have and have had plenty of mutuals over the years.

Consider it gone, and absolutely yours.

10.08.2025 16:02 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

I agree, whether knowingly or (in this case) unknowingly. That’s why it’s about to go.

10.08.2025 16:00 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

So before I delete it (and I’m going to, because frankly I’d far rather BlueSky remain a happier place than the last cesspool we all paddled around in), I want that person to know that I absolutely, 100%, understand her frustration, and I don’t want to be a bad guy.

Sorry @magslhalliday.bsky.social

10.08.2025 15:55 — 👍 8    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Another BlueSky user has pointed out that she made the joke first. And as far as I can tell, she’s very probably right. I don’t want to piss people off, least of all people who try to make other people laugh.

Because God knows, social media needs more of those people.

10.08.2025 15:55 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Afternoon all.

Glad you found this funny.

Apparently I’m not the first person to have thought of it, even 5 years ago.

Seeing jokes that I think I’ve come up with being lifted is really annoying (particularly when someone gets the timing or the wording funnier: you know who you are).

Anyway:

10.08.2025 15:55 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 2    📌 0
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Oh, I’m absolutely sure that somebody else has, as that screen shot’s so old that the last time I used it (for pretty much the same joke) was five years ago over on Facebook.

10.08.2025 15:26 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme Drunken sailor
YouTube video by VA John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme Drunken sailor

Gives me an excuse to post this- m.youtube.com/watch?v=ytpC...

10.08.2025 10:38 — 👍 17    🔁 1    💬 6    📌 0

Marvellous stuff!

10.08.2025 10:41 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Amazing story, but also, men, what's stopping you from looking like this anymore?

10.08.2025 10:19 — 👍 72    🔁 17    💬 15    📌 1
An email from Hobbycraft, dated 9 August, announcing that “Halloween is here from just £1!”

An email from Hobbycraft, dated 9 August, announcing that “Halloween is here from just £1!”

Honestly, though.

10.08.2025 10:22 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
A determined looking seagull, flying in perfect formation with a group of display aircraft.

A determined looking seagull, flying in perfect formation with a group of display aircraft.

Be everything you want to be.

10.08.2025 10:04 — 👍 15    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

I literally just blind google searched this.

I’m honestly amazed (and frankly more than a bit relieved) that what I got was actually this SFW.

10.08.2025 08:49 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
A female centaur, drawn in the anime style. She is wearing a suit.

A female centaur, drawn in the anime style. She is wearing a suit.

Anime horse-girls?

10.08.2025 08:46 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Lordy, that’s never a good story.

10.08.2025 08:40 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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