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Tony @tony2times.bsky.social · 4h

Lorne is better than tattie scone

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Tony @tony2times.bsky.social · 5h

Imagine what being evacuated would have done to Charlie Brown

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Tony @tony2times.bsky.social · 1d

Found Jasper Carrott’s stand up series Back To The Front on YouTube. It was broadcast in 1999 and I managed to pluck a punchline out of a 26 year old memory

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Tony @tony2times.bsky.social · 15h

Five minutes after this tweet, they sacked him

Mark Roberts @thatmarkroberts.bsky.social · 16h

Only if they don’t sack him.

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Tony @tony2times.bsky.social · 15h

Have they rebranded as Led By Asses in the US?

Luca Migo ❌👑 @victinibcn.bsky.social · 18h

#NoKings Get out of the pot! Fascism is a slow boil.

Tony @tony2times.bsky.social · 16h

Because it looked so good when they de-aged De Niro in The Irishman(!)

Variety @variety.com.web.brid.gy · 19h

Michael Mann Says He Might Experiment With AI in ‘Heat 2:’ ‘Aging and De-Aging May Be Very Important’

While AI has been dividing Hollywood, Michael Mann is agnostic when it comes to it. In fact, he will likely be experimenting with it in “Heat 2.” “I don’t I experiment with technology gratuitously,” Mann said. “When I have a dramatic need or esthetic need for it, then I go deep into what I need.” […]

variety.com

Tony @tony2times.bsky.social · 17h

That fish and chips as a combined meal weren't brought here by immigrants but they was created here by immigrants and that their popularity dates back to the 19th century

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Tony @tony2times.bsky.social · 17h

My family opened a fish and chip shop on Old Ford Road in 1868 and had a few others that they ran until at least the 1970s so if popularised after the Crimean War then maybe

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Paul Putner @realpaulputner.bsky.social · 20h

Prog 372

Desmond Dekker smashes illegal..., sorry, I misheard, 'Dredd & Dekker' smash an illegal Bingo game activity.
Not exactly a high stakes story for Old Stoney Face, but I remember it being fun.

Eyes down... up to tricks - 46...

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Tony @tony2times.bsky.social · 17h

I hear when they’re up they’re up, so they’re probably having a gay old time on the hill don’t you worry

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Tony @tony2times.bsky.social · 17h

They don’t even let me unhide the adult stuff, the bores

Tony @tony2times.bsky.social · 17h

It wasn’t ’brought here’ by immigrants but it was made here by immigrants. My great etc grandfather moved to the East End and sold fried chips to the dockers. When the potato famine struck he repurposed it for fruit fish in the Jewish tradition then combined it when potatoes were plentiful again

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Tony @tony2times.bsky.social · 1d

Some twat on the comments section asking ‘what’s with the American style canned laughter?’ when you can see the fucking audience right there

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Tony @tony2times.bsky.social · 1d

Found Jasper Carrott’s stand up series Back To The Front on YouTube. It was broadcast in 1999 and I managed to pluck a punchline out of a 26 year old memory

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Tony @tony2times.bsky.social · 1d

I hate to bash the BBC but I remember when the exit polls came in and the Beeb spent over an hour talking about nothing but Reform's five seats. No time given to the Green Party's four seats or, more importantly, the revival of Lib Dems from eight to 72 seats.

Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 1d

Lib Dems are the winners of by-elections Super Thursday!

💪 Won 7 out of 10 local by-elections
↗️ GAINS from the Conservatives, Labour and the Green Party
🔶 6 from 6 seats in Surrey as what remains of the Blue Wall crumbles away

Congratulations to our brilliant campaign teams and new councillors!

Lib Dems winning - Liberal Democrats have won 7 of 10 local by-elections held this week.

Bar chart showing winning parties:
Lib Dems 7
Reform 1
Ind 1
Con 1

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Tony @tony2times.bsky.social · 1d

Tell a horror story in four words:
Triple H in politics

Aaron - GrapPro.com @aaron.wrotkowski.ca · 1d

This appears to be legitimate so I'll repost it.

WWE is now using AI storytelling and will use it more and more now that Paul Levesque is neglecting his duties to try to get into politics.

So far the best it has come up with is Bobby Lashley (now in AEW) becoming Tensai.

WWE has a contract with Writer AI, a platform which has already been fed WWE content.

Cyrus Kowsari was hired last month as the new Senior Director of Creative Strategy. He had previously been a Producer for Buzzfeed from 2016 to 2022 and for ONE, the MMA company, from 2022 until last month. He was introduced to the creative staff by Paul Levesque.

In introducing him, Levesque said that Kowsari would lead WWE’s transition to AI based story telling and integrate AI into creative services like video and graphics. He said that this shift is inevitable when it comes to creative in pro wrestling.

Kowsari said he would both manage AI storytelling and be a liaison to the White House as Levesque is taking on more duties in politics in some form.

Thus far the AI software has come up with what one person with knowledge of the situation called absurdly bad storylines. They pitched a storyline where Bobby Lashley, who the AI thought was still with the company, could come back as a wrestler who was obsessed with Japanese culture and history.

The feeling is once bugs are worked out that AI will begin to have major impact on storyline direction.

Another promotion previously tested out AI for creative help and suggestions and found it couldn’t understand pro wrestling and storylines.

- WON

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Tony @tony2times.bsky.social · 1d

I've never heard of it but that's a sick cover!

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

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Tony @tony2times.bsky.social · 1d

Does anyone have a graphic like this for WWE pricing over the past five years?

Philippe Auclair @philippeauclair.bsky.social · 3d

As a friend who was planning to go to the 2026 WC told me, "this settles it". He won't.

Comparison of prices between the prices of tickets at the 2022 and 2026 Fifa World Cup, showing prices increases of up to 1,000%.

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Tony @tony2times.bsky.social · 1d

I can't ever imagine Triple H pissing himself through fear on live TV at all, let alone to put someone else over.

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Nostalgic Things @nostalgicthing.bsky.social · 8d

Dress for the job you want

ATLANTIS CHRONOS GOTH
Spiritual Advisor to Kendo Nagasaki

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Tony @tony2times.bsky.social · 1d

Remember when the big scandal of the day was that the Prime Minister was rumoured to be converting to Catholicism? Halcyon days

Kaya Burgess | 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 @kayaburgess.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING:

King Charles and Pope Leo will pray together in the Sistine Chapel next week

First time a British monarch and pontiff have done so publicly since Reformation

King also to be given own special chair bearing his coat of arms in a papal basilica
www.thetimes.com/uk/royal-fam...

King and Pope to make history with prayers together at Vatican

Charles and Leo will be the first British monarch and pontiff since Henry VIII was excommunicated to join together for a holy service

www.thetimes.com

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Tony @tony2times.bsky.social · 1d

Home Rule is Rome Rule!

Kaya Burgess | 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 @kayaburgess.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING:

King Charles and Pope Leo will pray together in the Sistine Chapel next week

First time a British monarch and pontiff have done so publicly since Reformation

King also to be given own special chair bearing his coat of arms in a papal basilica
www.thetimes.com/uk/royal-fam...

King and Pope to make history with prayers together at Vatican

Charles and Leo will be the first British monarch and pontiff since Henry VIII was excommunicated to join together for a holy service

www.thetimes.com

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Tony @tony2times.bsky.social · 1d

My best friend's parents always went away together on a romantic long weekend, leaving their three kids with an aunt or uncle. They had a much happier home life than my divorced parents, or my gf's parents who 'stayed together for the kids' which meant every statement was an argument

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Tony @tony2times.bsky.social · 1d

Here for the No Kings protest or the counter protest?