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Nigel Pepper

@fredbat.bsky.social

Runner's roadie and photographer. Also rugby league fan and statto

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There's also SocialFixer which does similar things

04.08.2025 10:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Are they singing "I got you" by The Dooleys?

03.08.2025 20:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

typical cat.

03.08.2025 18:22 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œIf you see this, post a Castle”

02.08.2025 21:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

As tributes to #OzzyOsborne go this one is pretty neat www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpDs...

01.08.2025 18:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Tell me you're a SL owner without telling me you're a SL owner

31.07.2025 19:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think you need to add the <irony> tags. Some people won't get it otherwise.

31.07.2025 18:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Security for who? The chosen 10/12/14/16 or the whole of the RFL clubs.

31.07.2025 17:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

all those 50s sci-fi movies are coming true

31.07.2025 14:56 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Glad I'm not the only one making a Trump comparison.

30.07.2025 19:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Written review of The Tudors (2007-10) 
Verily, my liege, this idiot Canadian-Irish co-production does dance a merry jig upon the very concept of historical accuracy, with its Irish Henry VIII (Jonathan Rhys Meyers), its ripped courtiers and Joss Stone as Anne of Cleves. There is the occasional grudging nod to Actual Historical Stuff (the Reformation, wives etc). But it's mostly just Henry banging his way around Tudor England, his bum cheeks jack-hammering with such ferocity that they are little more than a meaty blur, like a deli counter viewed from the top deck of a speeding bus in the rain.

Written review of The Tudors (2007-10) Verily, my liege, this idiot Canadian-Irish co-production does dance a merry jig upon the very concept of historical accuracy, with its Irish Henry VIII (Jonathan Rhys Meyers), its ripped courtiers and Joss Stone as Anne of Cleves. There is the occasional grudging nod to Actual Historical Stuff (the Reformation, wives etc). But it's mostly just Henry banging his way around Tudor England, his bum cheeks jack-hammering with such ferocity that they are little more than a meaty blur, like a deli counter viewed from the top deck of a speeding bus in the rain.

Hats (or is it pants) off to Sarah Dempster of @theguardian.com for this review of the historical accuracy of The Tudors.

30.07.2025 13:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A Bitstick - early pointing device - for the BBC Micro.

A Bitstick - early pointing device - for the BBC Micro.

The hours (days/weeks/months) I spent playing Elite when I should have been doing proper work (code rewriting and checking) on the BBC Micro. Luckily we had a Bitstick which made control so much easier and "realistic"

30.07.2025 13:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

waiting for Farage Co to denounce it

30.07.2025 13:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Good to see that the ARLC can be as incompetent as the RFL.

30.07.2025 08:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Should get twinned asap

30.07.2025 08:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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29.07.2025 12:38 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Ah yes, Sarah Jane in Victoria's dress. #teenagecrush

29.07.2025 11:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

John Nettles always had it easy as a detective. In Midsomer - Joyce always knew the killer or it was around some activity she was involved in, so she got the gossip. In Bergerac - Charlie Hungerford knew all the villains.

28.07.2025 21:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Sad news. Brought a professionalism back to rugby league broadcasting that the last years of the Eddie Waring era had lost.

26.07.2025 15:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm sure there was a court case concluded at a railway station as the judge was on circuit and had a train to catch to get to the next town.

25.07.2025 16:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

one of ours was like that. We called her Teflon; water mud, anything, just one shake and she was pristine and dry again.

25.07.2025 12:53 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

at least it didn't go in one ear and out the other.

25.07.2025 12:31 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

The UK government knows I'm over 18 (driving licence, passport etc) so they should offer a verification service rather than us have to offer up personal info to god knows who.

24.07.2025 10:50 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Daphne's has all day, do you?

21.07.2025 15:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

my local as a student 40+ years ago. Very fond memories of the pub. It was a Tetley's tied house then.

19.07.2025 15:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Good. If there's one thing that makes me swear at the tv, it's commentators apologising for things we might have heard players say.

15.07.2025 12:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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A bloated 14-team Super League will end in tears | rugbyleaguehub.com Long Reads Get more from rugbyleaguehub.com Long Reads on Patreon

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15.07.2025 09:54 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

the Clangers, game changed when I found out they had scripts and it wasn't just random noises.

15.07.2025 09:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

12 channel buttons, only 9 spare then.

14.07.2025 20:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

#hardwaterproblems

12.07.2025 11:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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