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Musky sly old foxy stoat.

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Jason @nickmotown.bsky.social · Nov 23

I find the hardest thing about tracing long lost relatives is getting them to stay still when you press the paper onto their face.

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Natasha Simonova @philistella.bsky.social · 19h

ONLY migrants though, no one else is to study English because it's a rip off and a waste of time, am I getting this right.

András Forgács W @andraswf.bsky.social · 20h

Well this will certainly do it www.gov.uk/government/n...

Migrants will be required to pass A Level standard of English

Migrants will be required to pass tough new English language requirements under a law introduced in Parliament today.

www.gov.uk

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Jason @nickmotown.bsky.social · 20h

There is a touch of that, yeah. Although I won’t pretend to imagine how much that kind of thing would fuck your head up.

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Jason @nickmotown.bsky.social · 23h

I watched the Netflix documentary My Father The BTK Killer, and there’s a bit where she visits her childhood home, and spots some grapevines in the garden, and says “planting grapes - that was one of his crazier ideas”

[Harry Hill look to camera]

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Jason @nickmotown.bsky.social · 1d

Tommy Robinson is a journalist in the same way a dog chewing a squeaky toy aeroplane is a pilot.

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Jason @nickmotown.bsky.social · 1d

I'm getting a bit fed up with companies "proudly" sponsoring TV programmes. Looking forward to something a bit more honest along the lines of "all the good ones like Midsomer Murders and Vera were taken, so we ended up with this shower of shite".

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Jason @nickmotown.bsky.social · 1d

Been watching a lot of TOTP from the early 90s. I know dance music and rave culture were massive, but it’s amazing just how many studio performances were “two blokes behind keyboards/four dancers to fill the stage/woman in a bikini top miming to the sample”.

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Jason @nickmotown.bsky.social · 2d

Just to cement my curmudgeon credentials, the only time of year I loathe more than Halloween is New Year's Eve.

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Jason @nickmotown.bsky.social · 2d

When promoting your children’s Halloween cinema event, maybe consider using lower case lettering.

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Jason @nickmotown.bsky.social · 3d

Great to see Status Quo, U2, The Boomtown Rats and Queen getting involved.

LIVE Aid groups scale up relief in Gaza.

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Jason @nickmotown.bsky.social · 3d

Great to see Status Quo, U2, The Boomtown Rats and Queen getting involved.

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Paul Brown @foolmentaljoker.bsky.social · 6d

'Making people pay for retail goods would kill the shoplifting industry.'

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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Jason @nickmotown.bsky.social · 3d

Ah well, never mind.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Lost Prophets singer Ian Watkins killed in prison

Ian Watkins was serving a 29-year sentence imposed in 2013 after admitting 13 child sex offences.

www.bbc.com

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Jason @nickmotown.bsky.social · 3d

Moments after knocking the bride unconscious with a tin of Ambrosia, it occurred to me that “guests may throw rice” might have meant something else.

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Jason @nickmotown.bsky.social · 3d

Both Cream and The Jam were going to reunite for gigs in Devon and Cornwall this year, but the venues couldn't agree about who should go on first.

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Jason @nickmotown.bsky.social · 4d

I just saw the footage of Maria Corina Machado being informed that she was this year’s recipient. After her initial shock, one of the first things she does is share the credit with countless others. Trump would not do this in a gazillion years.

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Jason @nickmotown.bsky.social · 4d

They are pathologically incapable of feeling, displaying or expressing any kind of grace, dignity, humility or class.

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Jason @nickmotown.bsky.social · 5d

Every one of them clicks their fingers to get the waitress’ attention, then forensically challenges the bill they’ve been given

Jason @nickmotown.bsky.social · 5d

Matthew McConaughey’s top three Supergrass songs:

3) Alright
2) Alright
1) Alright

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