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The Dalai Farmer

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International Man of History. Heritage buildings and Metalwork. A man of dreadful aspect and sorry footwear. therestlessforge.ghost.io

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not since Henry VIII’s wives has a Tudor had such an untimely end at a Palace

05.03.2026 22:16 β€” πŸ‘ 108    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1

289 days ago, we were holding a European trophy aloft. If you were trying to do this on purpose, you'd struggle to get anywhere near this speed of decline.

05.03.2026 20:48 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Spurs panicked a bit there because they'd accidentally gone in front.

Kudos to them for recovering quickly from a winning position by going down to ten men and conceding a goal.

05.03.2026 20:42 β€” πŸ‘ 94    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh man, I worked in a pub where the local "I am" used to call the pub when he hadn't had his refill pint poured immediately. These people are utterly beyond contempt

05.03.2026 15:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Nothing so poetic more the problem to their tenancy!

05.03.2026 15:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I lived in an attic above a sewing shop for 2 and a half years before the owners realised I was there

05.03.2026 14:54 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Fucking assholes sent me this πŸ˜‚

05.03.2026 14:26 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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#WorldBookDay

05.03.2026 13:27 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 2
Meme triptych of Duke Leto and Paul Atreides

Text:

We must not make a machine in the likeness of a human mind.
Why not?
Because people are fucking idiots, Paul.
They're just... incredibly stupid.

Meme triptych of Duke Leto and Paul Atreides Text: We must not make a machine in the likeness of a human mind. Why not? Because people are fucking idiots, Paul. They're just... incredibly stupid.

05.03.2026 05:01 β€” πŸ‘ 956    πŸ” 277    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 5

Ha, that sounds like Krusher's review of another single "This Ain't a Love Song? It ain't a bloody song at all if you ask me"

05.03.2026 10:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I feel I ought to mention, the line in which I mention spilled camera film is specifically a reference to the Wayne's World "and both you and I know that there is no film in this camera" moment

05.03.2026 08:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@salix.bsky.social

05.03.2026 08:12 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

As you often do, I think you've hit that nail squarely on the head

05.03.2026 07:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I often wonder if there are many who actually do enjoy their role. Everyone either seems extremely stressed or worn down, and frequently both...

05.03.2026 07:37 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It was quite the realisation, in the context of having had 20 years of adult ed to go from vocational all the way to post doc. Had my sights set on a job all along that in the end I didn't enjoy at all

05.03.2026 07:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The End of an Era, The Beginning of Another I’m not one for that β€˜Live Laugh Love’, if I’m honest. In any encounter with that fashionably asinine sentiment- usually found in the wild in italics on bathroom walls, my response is frequently vocal...

As if there isn't enough going on in the world, I've been blogging again. Or maybe it's an essay, I'm never quite sure of the difference

therestlessforge.ghost.io/the-end-of-a...

05.03.2026 01:00 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 2

I don't feel much like strength has been the position much of late, but with luck it will be soon!

05.03.2026 07:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!

05.03.2026 07:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I mean, I have no complaints if we are

05.03.2026 01:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The End of an Era, The Beginning of Another I’m not one for that β€˜Live Laugh Love’, if I’m honest. In any encounter with that fashionably asinine sentiment- usually found in the wild in italics on bathroom walls, my response is frequently vocal...

As if there isn't enough going on in the world, I've been blogging again. Or maybe it's an essay, I'm never quite sure of the difference

therestlessforge.ghost.io/the-end-of-a...

05.03.2026 01:00 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 2

On my mother's side my g'dad was a farmer and countryman. He started as a Carter, and ended up a digger driver. Worked the land all his life.
On my dad's side he was a Submariner and then an engineer on big plant.
We've got diesel in our blood, see

04.03.2026 23:43 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This is indeed a very good sign

04.03.2026 22:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Was he limping?

04.03.2026 22:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I have had exactly the same. They are clearly going after Richards to boost the economy

04.03.2026 13:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If you smell toast, you might be having a stroke... a stroke of luck that is. It’s toast time.

03.03.2026 21:16 β€” πŸ‘ 3644    πŸ” 849    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 14
A photo of a miniature windmill on a crazy golf course.

A photo of a miniature windmill on a crazy golf course.

You have to remember that windmills are the natural enemy of golfers. That’s why Trump hates them so much.

03.03.2026 22:04 β€” πŸ‘ 80    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

Ah you cannot beat an adventure! Enjoy!

03.03.2026 21:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

WE'LL BUILD OUR OWN

03.03.2026 21:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

They did, it's just that we weren't invited

03.03.2026 21:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Molly Lambert
@mollylambert
I respect the moon's unwillingness to be photographed on a phone
12:31 PM β€’ 12/12/19 β€’ Twitter Web App
59.5K Retweets 294K Likes

Molly Lambert @mollylambert I respect the moon's unwillingness to be photographed on a phone 12:31 PM β€’ 12/12/19 β€’ Twitter Web App 59.5K Retweets 294K Likes

Lance St. Laurent @LanceStLaurent
When you see this blatant anti-moon propaganda, consider the source
The Sun
@TheSun β€’ Jan 18, 2019
'Super blood wolf moon' may trigger end of the world this weekend
thesun.co.uk/news/8223896/s.
8:32 PM β€’ Jan 20, 2019 β€’ Twitter for iPhone
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Lance St. Laurent @LanceStLaurent When you see this blatant anti-moon propaganda, consider the source The Sun @TheSun β€’ Jan 18, 2019 'Super blood wolf moon' may trigger end of the world this weekend thesun.co.uk/news/8223896/s. 8:32 PM β€’ Jan 20, 2019 β€’ Twitter for iPhone 49.9K Retweets 493 Quote Tweets 238.7K Likes

Paul Ford v @ftrain
When the moon hits your knees And you mispronounce trees
Sycamore
5:14 AM β€’ 2/27/18 β€’ Twitter for Android
13.6K Retweets 37.3K Likes

Paul Ford v @ftrain When the moon hits your knees And you mispronounce trees Sycamore 5:14 AM β€’ 2/27/18 β€’ Twitter for Android 13.6K Retweets 37.3K Likes

dustin Couch
@Dustinkcouch
nasa employee: oh hey u guys are back early
astronaut: moon's haunted
nasa employee: what?
astronaut: *loading a pistol and getting back on the rocket-ship* moon's haunted
10:18 PM - 29 Oct 2018

dustin Couch @Dustinkcouch nasa employee: oh hey u guys are back early astronaut: moon's haunted nasa employee: what? astronaut: *loading a pistol and getting back on the rocket-ship* moon's haunted 10:18 PM - 29 Oct 2018

please enjoy these classic Moon Tweetsβ„’

12.02.2026 08:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2775    πŸ” 674    πŸ’¬ 42    πŸ“Œ 51