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Frovo @frovo.bsky.social · 20h

we’ll we’ll we’ll if it isn’t my old friend autocorrect

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Steve Crawford @mrstevious.bsky.social · 11h

Any bike is a cargo bike if you really want it to be

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Steve Crawford @mrstevious.bsky.social · 1d

Although I know fenders = mudguards I still can’t help myself from imagining a bike with a load of telecasters strapped to it

Pedaling Professor @pedalingprof.bsky.social · 1d

I haven't had full fenders on a bike in over a decade and finally put some on my mountain bike, which is usually my go-to inclement weather bike.

I'd forgotten just how good real fenders do at keeping you dry! Between them and good rain gear, I stayed nice and comfy for 45 minutes out in the rain!

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LukeBMTB @lukebmtb.bsky.social · 1d

Wile E Coyote's rules were both spoken and very specific.

The Rules:

1. The Road-Runner cannot harm the Coyote except by going “beep-beep!”

2. No outside force can harm the Coyote—only his own ineptitude or the failure of Acme products.

3. The Coyote could stop anytime—if he were not a fanatic. (Repeat: “A fanatic is one who redoubles his effort when he has forgotten his aim.” –George Santayana)

4. No dialogue ever, except “beep-beep!”

5. The Road-Runner must stay on the road—otherwise, logically, he would not be called Road-Runner.

6. All action must be confined to the natural environment of the two characters—the southwest American desert.

7. All materials, tools, weapons, or mechanical conveniences must be obtained from the Acme Corporation.

8. Whenever possible, make gravity the Coyote’s greatest enemy.

9. The Coyote is always more humiliated than harmed by his failures.

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Steve Crawford @mrstevious.bsky.social · 2d

Fascinated by the smaller areas on this map. Thinking specifically about how Dundonian is so different to the dialects around it and so localised. There's surely some good stories there.

Information is Beautiful @infobeautiful.bsky.social · 2d

UK Dialect map
via starkeycomics.com/2023/11/07/m...

Map titled "Map of British English Dialects" by Starkey Comics. It shows the British Isles divided into colorful regions representing different dialects. The map includes Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales, and England, with each area labeled by its dialect name. Notable dialects include Cockney, Geordie, Scouse, and various regional dialects across the country. The map also includes smaller islands and a separate box for Shetlandic and Orcadian dialects. The diverse array of colors highlights the rich linguistic variety across the British Isles.

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Steve Crawford @mrstevious.bsky.social · 3d

fair play

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Steve Crawford @mrstevious.bsky.social · 4d

Tadej Pogačar might have won 11 monuments this year or whatever but I started my ride this morning with a low battery alert on my bike computer and got home with 1% left so who is the real winner?

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ceej @ceej.online · Jul 4

they only say not to microwave metal because they don’t want us to know that it tastes good warmed up

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Steve Crawford @mrstevious.bsky.social · 4d

One of the best things on the whole internet ❤️

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Steve Crawford @mrstevious.bsky.social · 4d

Sweet

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Steve Crawford @mrstevious.bsky.social · 5d

Still recovering from the psychic damage of going to the Renault garage where we bought our Renault from with a warranty issue and being told by the man in a Renault polo shirt that I need to phone Renault to resolve it

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Steve Crawford @mrstevious.bsky.social · 6d

‘Durham’

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Steve Crawford @mrstevious.bsky.social · 6d

Barley Mow.

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Steve Crawford @mrstevious.bsky.social · 7d

Cannot overstate how empowering it feels to find beauty in your own body. Bikes can do this.

Katie Tightpussy, Editor-In-Chief @katie.bzky.team · 8d

arguably the best part about cycling is that as time goes on, when i look down at my feet, my legs increasingly look like mew two with how much my quads continue to grow. i am continually reaffirmed that Damn my legs look good. bicycles are so cool

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Steve Crawford @mrstevious.bsky.social · 7d

This Will Destroy You are fucking great. Pass it on. youtu.be/3J2_8fQVShI?...

THIS WILL DESTROY YOU - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)

YouTube video by KEXP

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Alom Shaha @alomshaha.bsky.social · 8d

Just took pyjama bottoms and hoodie out of tumble dryer and put them straight on and think I touched the face of god.

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weeder @weeder.bsky.social · 8d

Babe I've got an important call, please don't chant the cat's name like she's chugging a beer

*15 min later*

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TOOTER TOOTER

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his infernal disciple @thelastdisciple.itch.io · 8d

Greta Thunberg is such a class act, even when she's been horrifically mistreated by the IDF she does not make it about herself and remains consistent in her messaging in wanting the relentless campaign of oppression and genocide against the Palestinian people to end.

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Steve Crawford @mrstevious.bsky.social · 8d

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Steve Crawford @mrstevious.bsky.social · 8d

Look, I don’t want to tell you how to live your life but society would be better if you posted more photos of that cat

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Steve Crawford @mrstevious.bsky.social · 9d

As a student I spent a couple of summers working as a metrognome.

The metrognomes - promotional characters for the Metrocentre shopping mall in Gateshead UK. They’re coloured green, yellow blue and red to symbolise the four main zones of the mall. They have normal human size bodies with huge fibreglass heads on. Fun fact: the person inside the suit can see through the gnome’s mouth

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Steve Crawford @mrstevious.bsky.social · 9d

Absolutely love when cycling journos manage to squeeze the interest out of a dull race. There's no way I could have predicted there'd be such a great article about this when I saw it live. Top work!

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Steve Crawford @mrstevious.bsky.social · 10d

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Dr Delyth Badder @folklorewales.com · 10d

Six weeks ago, I picked up a year-old tawny owl with a broken leg off the main road near our home and dropped him off at our nearest vet.

After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls I’ve ever had, asking “So when are you coming to pick up your owl?” 🧵

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Steve Crawford @mrstevious.bsky.social · 11d

tied a string to my wheelie bin and flying it like a kite

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Lev Parikian @levparikian.bsky.social · 12d

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