Bernadette Coates

Never a days goes by without me feeling gratitude to my Dad and his mates for imbueing in me a love of sport. Honestly, whatever your obsession is, if it stirs the soul it's hardly pointless. These clips, in no particular order, have all enriched me.

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A pile of new birthday and occasion cards

Seven brand new birthday and occasion cards have just been added to my online shop.
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk/greeting-cards

Pure cinema.

Gibson's Mill, Hardcastle Crags, west Yorkshire, photo by Elise Garland.

YouTube video by ChristinaLMartin Bullseye - The cruel mistress that is the Prize Board

It's Friday. It's the shortest amount of time anyone has ever owned a trouser press.
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Coming up for ten years since the EU referendum.

My symbol for Brexit? The tethered bottle top. A product of EU law, it still exists in the UK despite Brexit. Yes, it affects us even though not in a Norway-style EU relationship.

Just the realities of trading/mass production.

Funny old world.

Remember when Gary Lineker, who as far as I know pays tax in the UK, was told to stick to football?

Image shows brightly coloured Lego pieces including dragons and sharks as well as cutlasses and an octopus, all laid out on pale brown clock patterned paper with handwritten captions in italics

13th February 2026 marks the 29th anniversary of the Great Lego Spill, when nearly five million pieces of Lego fell into the ocean after a cargo ship laden with goods was hit by a storm.

Man who moved abroad to avoid hundreds of millions of pounds of tax and whose business have benefited from hundreds of millions of pounds of public funds believes that, 'Britain has been "colonised" by immigrants, who are draining resources from the state.'

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Animals need advocates

We’re trying to raise funds to become a community interest company - which will allow us to create educational outreach projects & apply for grant funding

Can you help us reach our goal?
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Something compelled me to make this

Definitively one of the most momentous events in legal history. It should be a public holiday.

For the Avoidance of Doubt (Mens) Brighten up your day with this rad For the Avoidance of Doubt (Mens). And best of all, it's printed on demand in a renewable energy powered factory....

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Mackenzie Crook’s rural dreamscape #Detectorists published by #PenguinBooks (and its offshoots) down the years. 🧵
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You know what really boils my piss? The pissboiler2000 from JML.

British values

Curling is just delivering a little pie to Paul Weller.

The @elegraph Log in = Q News Sport Business Money Travel Calc See all News Shoplifters swapping premium eggs into cheaper boxes Supermarket customers complain after finding their cartons contain less-expensive alternatives 361 • Gift this article free

Anita Wong claimed to be a victim after buying two boxes of Clarence Court Burford Buff Eggs from Waitrose. She took to social media to highlight how her £3.40 boxes of six eggs were instead full of standard eggs, which cost just £1.85.

unique take on the shoplifting crisis in the Telegraph

everything is terrible so here’s the swedish chef doing rapper’s delight

This New Hotel Reservation Scam Is Fooling People Who Use Sites Like Booking.com If you've booked a hotel through a platform like Booking.com or Expedia, beware any communication that directs you to confirm your payment details to hold your reservation.

A scammer just tried exactly this on me via WhatsApp. Glad I saw a post here recently outlining the scam - it would be very easy to fall for. The “hotel” account had an unconvincing name, but they had my name, number & reservation dates. lifehacker.com/money/hotel-...

Now available as a card!

YouTube video by Kermode and Mayo's Take Mark Kermode reviews Melania

FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAKIN ‘ELL

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Obviously not the main thing going on here, but:
There are zero (0) gorillas in The Lion King.

Cambridge man who stole 29 Lindt chocolate bunnies is arrested Police hop to it to chase down the sweet-toothed thief as he legs it with with his chocolate stash.

I'm no criminal mastermind but, if I wanted to shoplift something and then slip quietly into the crowd without detection, I probably wouldn't pick '29 things with bells on'
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Happens to the best of us