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Sentient (barely) denzien of Northern England. Fluent in sarcasm, fondler of vinyl and occasional computer botherer. If in doubt assume sarcasm. If not in doubt, don't assume...

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Gloom...
Alien Breed 3D
Rise of the Triad
Hired Guns

Should I keep going?

01.02.2025 10:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Seeing work been done on such a desk full of other gear, odds'n'sods and schematics gives me hope my own method might not be so mad after all (now I just need to diagnose what I killed when a test probe arked when calibrating an SA-706. Final step before it was finished too)

30.01.2025 16:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a couple of people are sitting in a cockpit of an airplane looking out the window at a star wars scene . Alt: From the movie Space balls: the movie, the protagonists comment on the villains use of "ludicrous speed" resulting in "They've gone plaid" because the colour of the light streaks is of a plaid pattern.

Be careful what you wish for...

28.01.2025 22:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Speed running 1984...

28.01.2025 22:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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27.01.2025 22:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1158    πŸ” 722    πŸ’¬ 66    πŸ“Œ 83

It might be in passing but not it's not specifically called out on his list of 9 reasons.

28.01.2025 20:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It also completely misses out how crap transport links are. Especially to the north east.

28.01.2025 20:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Come now, surely a return of the Gay class would just be straight up funny (I've actually met the owner of the last surviving Gay class, the Gay archer. It's in Bristol harbour and he sold he house to restore it, living on the boat during the process.)

28.01.2025 20:27 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This does imply a certain over stocking of vin... Unless he meant 'Spam sans vin' which would be much more likely.

27.01.2025 21:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a close up of a man 's face with a woman in the background Alt: Mr Bean on a rollercoaster, not looking overly impressed.

Describe your in-person social skills in one gif:

27.01.2025 20:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We weren't supposed to have a blacksmith workshop, stables, stream or slaughterhouse in the garden either... Oh and no gardening on a Sunday either.

But the deeds are 129 years old so I'm pretty sure the statute has expired now.

26.01.2025 13:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

My home came with the original title deeds and one of the covenants was "no workman's errections on a Sunday"... Quite

26.01.2025 12:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm still amazed he has all his fingers and toes with the stuff he got upto there (there was even a blank firing .38 at one point... Again probably a good reason there isn't anymore and I'm sure my Dad had a part in the reason there's not)

26.01.2025 00:13 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Cheap home servers cost next to nothing to setup for your own private photo cloud storage (immich is a good option and pretty straight forward with an app to help organise)

26.01.2025 00:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Swear more? I think you underestimate how much i swear on a regular basis.

25.01.2025 23:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Seems plenty good to me. Better than I've ever managed at any rate (I was better at brass and even then only just)

25.01.2025 23:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Couldn't have happened to a nicer bond villain...

25.01.2025 23:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

All the way until the tit in the hot seat sets the squibs loads on the underwater outriggers a little "too" close...
Hydrostatic effects will hydrostatic.

And out pops a now rather damp boat pilot (my dad spent a summer being said pilot of one of the vessels)

25.01.2025 23:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

#ScotsWordsInMusicAndMovies Dr Nae

Or... You know

Golden-aye....

25.01.2025 23:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And now I remember why I don't dibble into the Glenfiddich IPA whisky too often.

It's got a much heavier burn than most (extra bite from the hops?) but overall not a massive standout.

25.01.2025 23:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That reminds me, I really ought to go through the classic music box sets I've got stashed away (they even come with a program like it was a form event. They don't make em like they used to)

25.01.2025 22:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We tried getting Burns fodder from a Norman restaurant near to us but they'd filled the order books so no extra space (fact'o'the day - the largest consumers of Single malts is the French. They really do get good quality spirits)

25.01.2025 22:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The trick now is to arrange with your local co-op a "food share". You clear off the stuff they'd bin and deposit it elsewhere for the good of the community...

(I do this every other Sunday to one of the local churches and that stuff does shift in the morning. Better than landfill at any rate)

25.01.2025 22:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A fireplace with a record player in front flanked by a pair of porcelain King Charles dogs. There's two records on the floor beneath, Sladest by Slade and Supergrass... By Supergrass next to a very 70s vintage pair of headphones - all chrome and black like a sci-fi prop.

A fireplace with a record player in front flanked by a pair of porcelain King Charles dogs. There's two records on the floor beneath, Sladest by Slade and Supergrass... By Supergrass next to a very 70s vintage pair of headphones - all chrome and black like a sci-fi prop.

Mood

25.01.2025 22:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Aiming to get 4 boxes of minidiscs from my Dad next week, some of them even in their original wrapping completely unused.

25.01.2025 10:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Finally! An archer artillery vehicle that can shoot forwards.... Sort of. Direct fire still has to go out the back I suppose?

25.01.2025 10:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What? Before the scone AND the cream?

25.01.2025 10:32 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Always over. What kind of monster does it under?

25.01.2025 10:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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a man in a suit is standing in front of a crowd and says oh no . Alt: Jeremy Clarkson back on Top Gear stating "oh no, anyway".

Only stagnating? Wait until the figures come in from people cancelling accounts on masse.

25.01.2025 08:51 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"We tried to deliver, but you were out so we've left your package with a neighbour"

25.01.2025 08:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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