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Mon Mothman @gswilkinson.bsky.social · 49m

I always assume that every 'look at this terrible homework question' post is made up (see also teachers posting 'wacky kids answers')

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Mon Mothman @gswilkinson.bsky.social · 1h

Just caught the hightlights of Latvia vs England. First shot is background of trees right next to the pitch, thought they were playing Sunday league.

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Mon Mothman @gswilkinson.bsky.social · 19h

RIP Drew Struzan

$Artwork for the poster for the film The Thing (1982). In tones of blue a man wearing a heavy hooded coat, trousers and gloves, strides through snow. All around him, the air and the snow is fractured like ice. Rays of bright light, like shards of ice, beam out of the hood of his coat totally obscuring his face.$

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bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 1d

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing?
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I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up.
Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

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Mon Mothman @gswilkinson.bsky.social · 1d

Feeling a bit crap post flu jab so I thought I'd chill and watch someone react to the opening of Pulp Fiction... obviously ended watching the whole film.

Mon Mothman @gswilkinson.bsky.social · 1d

Heh. I think I recently found something that beat it in the 'terrible idea and execution but somehow still a banger' catergory. A bit of a slow start but oh boy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFL2...

Ginja Ft LeeO - Delboys tune

YouTube video by Stephen Dowell

www.youtube.com

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Mon Mothman @gswilkinson.bsky.social · 1d

Was thinking about Howard Dean's career ending 'yeehaa' the other day. Dean gets a bit overexcited - you're done buddy... Trump admits to a possible war crime - that's just Don.

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Mon Mothman @gswilkinson.bsky.social · 1d

As a palette cleanser the best 'Nirvana' remix (yeah, just watched the trash culture on Courtney Love... never really thought about the lyrics much before... 'Oh honey bring it close to my lips, yeah' Oh boy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zqae...

Tori Amos - Professional Widow (Remix) (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by UPROXX Indie Mixtape

www.youtube.com

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Richard Wells @slipperyjack.bsky.social · 2d

Went for a walk, found a coffin in the woods, standard...

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 2d

I want everyone to the think of the poor production teams having to act on increasingly unhinged requests. They didn't ask for this. They don't deserve this. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

A book is being marketed with mayo-scented ink. Jealous? Me? | David Barnett

With the rise of TikTok and two-tier marketing budgets, something’s off in the world of publishing (and it’s not just the aroma), says author David Barnett

www.theguardian.com

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Mon Mothman @gswilkinson.bsky.social · 2d

This is certainly something (yes I'have recently watched about a dozen kpop demon hunters reaction vids) www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzH_...

Stray Kids BANG CHAN Cover "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana || SKZ MANIAC WORLD TOUR IN SEATTLE

YouTube video by 리즈

www.youtube.com

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Mon Mothman @gswilkinson.bsky.social · 2d

Well it is a banger (though I'm not entirely sure why you associate me with it)

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Mon Mothman @gswilkinson.bsky.social · 4d

Spent most of my free time the last week or so watching Arcane and Severance reaction videos. Feels like I've been to war.

Mon Mothman @gswilkinson.bsky.social · 4d

Got double jabbed

Mon Mothman @gswilkinson.bsky.social · 4d

TRON: Arse www.rottentomatoes.com/m/tron_ares

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Mon Mothman @gswilkinson.bsky.social · 4d

There's a bit in Clarkson's Farm (don't judge me) where he rapidly becomes in fear for his life at trying to do the simplest of tasks with a scissor lift.

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Mon Mothman @gswilkinson.bsky.social · 6d

Finally got around to watching Dr Who Dragonfire which I'd never seen for some reason. It's not bad for late original Who but the infamous 'cliffhanger' ending of one episode is ridiculous even in context.

Mon Mothman @gswilkinson.bsky.social · 6d

Saw a reaction video to the famous Father Ted bit about racism but the people reacting though that 'racist' might be a banned word on youtube so they beeped it out in the scene which made it look like Ted was accused of being a rapist.,, which I don't think they intended.

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Mon Mothman @gswilkinson.bsky.social · 6d

Trashbat.co.ck the nathan barely site is dead (see also TV go home). But NTK lives!

Trashbat.co.ck

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Mon Mothman @gswilkinson.bsky.social · 6d

You still occasionally find one still working / updated to point to the current equivalent but nearly all of the ones I try are either broken or just spam

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Mon Mothman @gswilkinson.bsky.social · 6d

Just learned they used actual crt monitors on the Alien Earth spaceship set which seems an insane dedication to detail

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Daniel Benneworth-Gray @danielgray.com · 6d

There was that one time I tweeted about a dream where I made the Grange Hill sausage trend on twitter and Richard Osman retweeted it and that caused the Grange Hill sausage to trend on twitter and yeah that was a weird day

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 7d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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Mon Mothman @gswilkinson.bsky.social · 6d

Found the official gov document and I can't see anyway I still qualify for a covid jab despite what the doc said. Oh well we'll see. Presuming I'm still gonna get a flu job.

Mon Mothman @gswilkinson.bsky.social · 6d

I'm supposed to be booked in for one at the health clinic this weekend but I've heard people have been turned away. I used to qualify because of medical reasons but the gov website is very sketchy on who now qualifies.

Mon Mothman @gswilkinson.bsky.social · 6d

They may as well just put up a 'CONSUME' image from They Live