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@sambv.bsky.social

Made in ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง, living in Transylvania ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ด

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A wonderful Sunday afternoon listen, as always. Itโ€™s the soundtrack to my time in the kitchen, my favourite time of the week.
Butโ€ฆwhile I loved the sandwich insurance policy story, I am, at this point, contractually obliged to point out: โ€œThereโ€™s no such thing as a seagull.โ€

12.10.2025 12:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™ve watched that speech before, and what a wonderful speech it was, but if what he said on his deathbed is true, and I have no reason to believe it is not, thatโ€™s despicable.

11.10.2025 15:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Oh, and once tried to brush my teeth left-handed. Decided my nostrils were clean enough and never tried it again

10.10.2025 19:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Am absolutely right-handed, except for cards. Shuffle and deal left-handed. Canโ€™t even envisage trying to do that right-handed.

10.10.2025 19:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It must be your turn soon; everyone else seems to have had a goโ€ฆ

10.10.2025 12:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You donโ€™t need an excuse to eat neat marzipan!

10.10.2025 10:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh for a Tory party with the likes of Soubry, Grieve, Gauke and Stewart still in it. I, or indeed you, may not vote for them even so, but the country would be in a better place with them still in the Commons

07.10.2025 17:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Beat me to it!

07.10.2025 17:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™m sure Iโ€™m not the only one who read โ€œfastโ€ as ๐Ÿ’จ ๐Ÿคฃ

06.10.2025 18:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I thought she never made gaffesโ€ฆ

06.10.2025 17:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Except they havenโ€™t really, since we donโ€™t know who the is OP is. And maybe his parents are too proud/stubborn to accept help.
I think this is good all round

06.10.2025 17:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Keith is definitely โ€œdonโ€™t knowโ€

05.10.2025 13:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I think Partridge would originally have been a Tory, voted leave, probably UKIP in the 2010s and now LibDem

05.10.2025 09:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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04.10.2025 16:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Couple of years ago, the flight crew were quite antsy as we were coming in to land: โ€œitโ€™s an auto-pilot landing, all phones off. No, not in flight mode. OFF!โ€ They were really very insistent.
And when we landed? Passengers.Still.Clapped. ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™‚๏ธ

04.10.2025 13:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ€œAt first they came forโ€ฆโ€

If the vile racist Y-L ever did achieve his anti-Muslim aims (spoiler: he wonโ€™t) then those who are welcoming him now would do well to consider who he would go for next

03.10.2025 18:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you

01.10.2025 16:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I still struggle to understand how a GP can be a Tory, but at least you seem to be right this time (waits for block)

01.10.2025 15:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you Alex

30.09.2025 19:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I live in Romania. My wife is Romanian. My children are both Romanian and British. I cry inside every time I hear this. I rush to the speaker to turn off the audio lest they hear what is being said about them.

30.09.2025 19:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 116    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If youโ€™re a veggie or a vegan spending time in an Orthodox country, always ask for the fasting (โ€œpostโ€ in Romania, where I live) menu. Itโ€™s normally available even outside fasting periods. @sturdyalex.bsky.social knows ;)

29.09.2025 18:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ€œCatcher in the Ryeโ€ is pretty much the only book I know thatโ€™s not available on e-readers

27.09.2025 16:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks for your commentary @brianmoore666.bsky.social. I think you get the balance between explaining the game to new viewers and not alienating/patronizing (matronizing?) those who have watched or played rugby for many years. Chapeau!

27.09.2025 16:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Happy with Appleโ€™s new classification of Mystery Hour @mrjamesob.bsky.social ?

26.09.2025 06:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So you can get a โ€œPit Cardโ€?

25.09.2025 17:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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24.09.2025 12:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 27    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Genuine question: โ€œBibiโ€ comes across to me (perhaps mistakenly) as a โ€˜friendly nickname.โ€™ Like calling Johnson โ€œBorisโ€. Was it just the character limit that prevented you from saying Netanyahu or is there something else Iโ€™m missing?

23.09.2025 17:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!

23.09.2025 15:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

@mrjamesob.bsky.social I presume someone in his family has taken a short position on paracetamol manufacturers

23.09.2025 09:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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