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Chris Ponting

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Swansea born, Gloucestershire bred. Cheese, beer, tripe. The world leading authority on Mr Arthur Hirst. If you’re looking for Professor Chris Ponting of the University of Edinburgh, you’ll find him at @cgatist.bsky.social

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BBC local coverage is worth the licence fee alone in my opinion, purely for frankly bizarre stories like this.

05.03.2026 23:50 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Story of Kylie Minogue ancestor, hanged in 1816, sells at auction Dinah Riddiford, 69, is believed to be the oldest woman ever hanged in England.

Gloucestershire does it’s best to tie in with the phenomenon that is Kylie:

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

05.03.2026 23:46 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

More of a Lionel RichTea fan myself.

05.03.2026 21:07 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

An ever present on the 6 Music playlist towards the end of 2006. A great track.

05.03.2026 20:35 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Always been a huge fan of custard Cream.

05.03.2026 20:28 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Thought you’d be more of an REO Speedwagonwheel man tbh

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My favourite biscuit based stadium rock group is Oreo Speedwagon.

05.03.2026 20:15 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 2    📌 0

I’m sorry, but playing guitar on the MTV involves more effort than installing microwave ovens. That REALLY ain’t working.

05.03.2026 08:00 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

So sorry for your loss.

05.03.2026 07:06 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I’d certainly watch that.

04.03.2026 22:13 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
A pint mug of Butty Bach.

A pint mug of Butty Bach.

Just out posting a letter. Cheers!

04.03.2026 20:28 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Double chin avoidance. Or so they tell me.

02.03.2026 18:01 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

‘You’ve all done very well’

02.03.2026 08:12 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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I'm a bit late to the party...

01.03.2026 13:12 — 👍 8    🔁 4    💬 2    📌 0

Ha! Perfect!

01.03.2026 13:14 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
A very happy St David's Day! Celebrating with the true taste of Wales - cockles and laverbread. Smashing.

A very happy St David's Day! Celebrating with the true taste of Wales - cockles and laverbread. Smashing.

A proper Welsh breakfast.

A proper Welsh breakfast.

Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus iawn! Yn dathlu blas gwirioneddol Cymru - cocos a bara lawr. Gwych.

01.03.2026 12:16 — 👍 11    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 1
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We’ve got one already, thanks.

01.03.2026 08:49 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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I know Ayatollahs, lawyers, doctors and dentists, who I admire greatly.

01.03.2026 01:19 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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So pleased to be living his best furry life.

01.03.2026 00:54 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Top lad. Barry sends his best.

01.03.2026 00:30 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Have a good one! x

01.03.2026 00:29 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Happy birthday!

01.03.2026 00:27 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

You might get some bad suited knuckle dragging idiots from Gloucester, but otherwise no.

28.02.2026 23:37 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The times I quote this. Usually while in a town or city centre. Or on a train.

28.02.2026 23:25 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

This. Exactly this.

28.02.2026 23:22 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Just stay well away from the place while it’s on. Unless you like mixing with arseholes in tweed and bad suits. You don’t need to know anything else.

28.02.2026 23:18 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

It says something about the world we live in when the American President announces something, but you want further proof before you believe it.

28.02.2026 22:39 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Even today, that’s a proper bargain.

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