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Bristolian, book devourer, gamer, Gooner, newshound, historyman, trade union bod, lapsed satirist

Bristol, UK
Joined June 2008
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Count Bin Face - Class 33 - Go anywhere, do anything - Reliable - Looks great in grey
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In 2018, City won the league. In 2019, City won the league. In 2020, there was the incident with Liverpool. In 2021, City won the league. In 2022, City won the league. In 2023, City won the league. In 2024, City won the league.
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(thread) Old joke about a new VC shared on our committee list: On his first day in office, he finds a letter on his desk from his predecessor and three numbered envelopes. The letter says, 'You will encounter crises in this job. When they arrive, open these letters in turn'
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50 up. At an astonishing rate - better than a resignation per hour. We are truly seeing an entirely new approach in the Stokes-McCullum era. Phenomenal.
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Great article about our proper little pub today! Thank you @MarkTaylorFood @YoungsPubs @robolearyyoungs
Classic @YoungsPubs Highbury Vaults has had the same landlord for 27 years bristolpost.co.uk/whats-on/h…
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We see you, @Bristol_UCU !
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England vs. Italy.
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2020 1-Star Review "Terrible. Would not recommend. Avoid at all costs." Get the Facemask HERE >>> bit.ly/3cZ97fu
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This is UTTER joy! (Keep watching) Thanks @SigneSJohansen for spotting it
A couple of people have asked what might happen if we needed to start next term partly online. Here's a little video I've made, reflecting on that question. #totallyprofessional #wfh
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Heritage railways across the UK have had to close due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, and it will prove a challenging time for us all. If you want to see us come out the other side, please consider donating to the Avon Valley Railway Corona Survival Fund - bit.ly/2J1zNOD
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When is the Javid vs Gove third place play-off?
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The sign language interpreter doing the Brexit Agreement on BBC News is perfectly conveying the perplexing fuckery of this situation #Brexit #BrexitChaos
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Good to know, no? #WarmSkywalker
Lukewarm literally means warm warm as luke was a middle English word for warm.
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East Bristol Brewery Trail returns this weekend: bristol247.com/food-and-drin…
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The iTunes terms and conditions contain a more substantive clause about not using nuclear weapons than the document that Trump and Kim just signed.
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Embark on a nostalgic quest through the worlds of @ElderScrolls & @Fallout in our documentary on The History of @BethesdaStudios WATCH HERE: youtube.com/watch?v=QKn9yiLV… SUBSCRIBE: youtube.com/noclipvideo
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Just waking up in the UK? From around noon you'll see one of these two messages when you go on Facebook. If you get the one on the right, it means you were one of the 1m-or-so British-based users apparently scooped up by Cambridge Analytica
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We've voted so many times recently that when we walk into our polling station tomorrow everyone should greet us like we're Norm from Cheers.
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#BritishThreatLevels reminds me of this great security level joke by @JohnCleese. Please note tea supplies have never run out.
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