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@simonpegg.bsky.social

Same name, not *that* one though. 49, Movie lover, lives in the East. Rarely manages a serious post on any social media platform. 'Drinking Chololate Enthusiast' - Not my words, but the words of Hotel Chocolat

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In Romesh's favour, they're not going to have to change the logo much.

03.03.2026 09:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

*Amol Rajan blows the dust off his CV*

03.03.2026 09:19 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Fabricant has got strong 'Norman Bates wearing his mother's wig' vibes.

03.03.2026 09:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
03.03.2026 09:00 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Nobody likes an "I told you so" ...

03.03.2026 08:22 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Terrible to see that Ronnie Barker has been dragged into this

03.03.2026 06:33 β€” πŸ‘ 65    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0

Makes you wonder where men who don't wear socks with shoes will congregate now.

02.03.2026 21:32 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

At least Ayatollah Khamenei didn't get to see Brewdog sold for just Β£33m.

02.03.2026 21:25 β€” πŸ‘ 124    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

what a shame for the founde... never mind

but at least the beer was... scratch that

the pubs had great atmos... nope not that one either

02.03.2026 16:52 β€” πŸ‘ 54    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0

Neither does Toby.

02.03.2026 14:04 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

That WW2 Italy truism still has relevance:

When the Germans flew over the British and Americans ducked. When the British flew over the Germans ducked. When the Americans flew over everybody ducked.

02.03.2026 12:04 β€” πŸ‘ 53    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Dubai is very much the Milton Keynes of the Middle East

02.03.2026 12:19 β€” πŸ‘ 56    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

If I'm honest, I hope the only casualty is Dubai Chocolate.

02.03.2026 11:53 β€” πŸ‘ 59    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I once referred to Dubai as 'LinkedIn with beheadings' on Twitter and got two days of men in ill-fitting jackets telling me I was British as if it were some kind of own.

02.03.2026 11:29 β€” πŸ‘ 250    πŸ” 42    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 2

Well done Edna.

02.03.2026 11:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
This Is Not America (2002 Remaster)
YouTube video by David Bowie - Topic This Is Not America (2002 Remaster)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYkP...

02.03.2026 11:03 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Re-skeet if you've ever given someone a "plum shuttle"

02.03.2026 11:00 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

The air distance from Tehran, Iran, to the White House in Washington, D.C., is approximately 6,300 to 6,337 miles.

The air distance from Tehran, Iran, to Mar-a-Lago, is approximately 7,143 to 7,157 miles.

02.03.2026 10:59 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Going to save that post for the inevitable day the world breathes a sigh of relief.

02.03.2026 10:53 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"plum shuttles"

02.03.2026 10:50 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Iran's premier Walter Matthau impersonator.

02.03.2026 10:39 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Russia probably handed Mossad a copy of the pee tape.

02.03.2026 10:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If this keeps up, there'll have to be a telethon to support the emergency podcasters.

02.03.2026 10:14 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My wife this morning: β€œThere’s a bird out there but my app isn’t recognising it, it’s a lovely little call”
I went out to do the bins & discovered it’s the septic tank’s fault alarm going off

28.02.2026 14:51 β€” πŸ‘ 239    πŸ” 36    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 2

Bibby Stockholm and a bit of lube

02.03.2026 09:55 β€” πŸ‘ 130    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1

Fantastic chippy, that.
They do the battered brie.

02.03.2026 09:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It's been nice knowing you, Cromer.

02.03.2026 08:48 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The faff is the thing. If you stick with it, the results are amazing.

/Plus, it's not so expensive on ingredients to give it a go.

They are now 15 hour *CRONCH* potatoes

01.03.2026 21:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0