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Here because there's nowhere else to go now. And you know what? I'm rather enjoying it. See pinned post regarding what makes me tick and if you're going to follow me, POST SOMETHING! Je ne suis pas Charlie.

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The Nicholas Parsons Project @wazzock.bsky.social · Nov 4

In arbitrary order; beer, cats, philatelic history, broadcasting history, buses, architecture, the Peak District, the Yorkshire coast, cooking, jazz, classical, prog, football, cricket, Tom Lehrer, Flanders & Swann, not doing small talk, fighting against the grim meathook future on multiple fronts.

Nora Reed (they/them ze/hir) @nora.zone · Nov 4

okay, time for a prompt post to distract us all from the horrors. quote this post with your areas of expertise, interest, hyperfixation and/or obsession and invite your audience to ask you questions about them.

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 4h

So, people are going to have to pass A level english to live here are they? I hope they study what I did at A level, Translations by Brian Friel, about the colonial evil of the English forcing people to adopt the English language

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James Austin @jamesdaustin.bsky.social · 5h

The whiplash from 'we are going to build responsible AI' and 'were worried about the addictive nature of these tools'

To:

'Were going to build a porn bot', 'were building a additctive, endless scroll social media app' and 'were bringing back the addictive model'

Is pretty big

The Verge @theverge.com · 18h

Sam Altman says ChatGPT will soon sext with verified adults

ChatGPT is about to get flirty.

buff.ly

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The Nicholas Parsons Project @wazzock.bsky.social · 1h

Saw a very similar road in (I think) Latvia on Matthias Schwarzer's excellent YouTube channel. I wouldn't have fancied being in the car on that stretch if anything broke down.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 3h

NHS for pets, please.

Vets should be made to publish prices, competition watchdog says

Vet prices have risen at nearly twice the rate of inflation, the Competition and Markets Authority found.

www.bbc.co.uk

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The Nicholas Parsons Project @wazzock.bsky.social · 2h

It's Bertie Bassett!

The Nicholas Parsons Project @wazzock.bsky.social · 2h

A great read. Neil's book on 1970s shops in Sheffield is a cracker too.

The Nicholas Parsons Project @wazzock.bsky.social · 2h

The fact it had a casino means that it had to have been the Cavendish on Bank Street. It changed its name to Baileys soon after, was later known as Annabel's, and then Silks, and now it's a jobcentre.

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The Nicholas Parsons Project @wazzock.bsky.social · 2h

Never knew Lilli Palmer could sing! She surely couldn't have been any worse at it than her ex-husband.

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Joel Morris @gralefrit.bsky.social · 5h

Today is the 100th anniversary of the birth of Tony Hart. And the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 6th, 7th, 11th and 15th anniversary of his death.

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waltydunlop @waltydunlop.bsky.social · 3h

Nothing like stories like this for unleashing my inner Sir Henry Rawlinson.

May God make you FART, Sir

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 4h

A quiet bite in: Charlie Bigham launches £29.95 ready meals for home diners

Supermarket supplier says new pricier range is still cheaper than bill for a night out at a restaurant

www.theguardian.com

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The Nicholas Parsons Project @wazzock.bsky.social · 3h

Quite liked the Ramada on Talbot Street, well worth your while if you can get a good deal. Comfortable and handy for the Cathedral Quarter (Duke of York etc).
And yes, very chatty! There were some very nice people from Bangor who I met in the bar who had "missed their last train".

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Charles @charleswheeler.co.uk · 14h

Interesting tactic

Screenshot of an email in a Gmail inbox, from Your Party, with the title “Launching: Your Party’s Regional Ass…”

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[foreign Object] @jcoglan.com · 13h

I just fundamentally don't get why anyone would want this. if I had good ideas for movies then I would be making movies already. I'm not going to have a good time requesting movies from the slop factory

Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 2d

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

Want to See Marilyn Monroe in Game of Thrones? AI Could Make It Soon

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

www.scientificamerican.com

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The Nicholas Parsons Project @wazzock.bsky.social · 13h

Surprised that the Clayton West branch survived Beeching and lasted as long as it did. There's a 15" gauge railway there now.

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Jonathan Calder @lordbonkers.bsky.social · 13h

Thanks! It was the only intermediate station on the old Clayton West branch.

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The Nicholas Parsons Project @wazzock.bsky.social · 14h

Skelmanthorpe near Huddersfield, famous as the place where Jodie Whittaker comes from, is pronounced "Shat".

The Nicholas Parsons Project @wazzock.bsky.social · 14h

Remember him well alongside Diana Dors in Queenie's Castle. RIP Tony.

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sasha ↙︎↙︎↙︎ 🌹🏴 @2damntrans.bsky.social · 15h

Sure.

Question 1: was the crushing of the Kronstadt rebellion justified?

Question 2: was the Soviet invasion of Hungary in 1956 justified?

Question 3: was the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968 justified?

If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, then you are basically a tankie.

the drymifolia collective @drymifolia.bsky.social · 15h

Can you create a quick online quiz so we can all test our knowledge and get certified

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The Nicholas Parsons Project @wazzock.bsky.social · 19h

Smashing, that. I know some of these people that Victor photographed!

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Ralph Berry @rdrberry.bsky.social · 19h

www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Amazing .
Real photography genius in Manningham...lived there a few years a precious record
@bradford2025.co.uk

‘An unseen side of Black Britain’: memories of 1980s Bradford – in pictures

Pinball, boomboxes and vintage cars! Victor Wedderburn’s photographs capture the joys – and struggles – of the era for the city’s immigrant communities

www.theguardian.com

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Kamala’s Cackle @justkellye.bsky.social · 20h

Dear God,

We said DONALD. Not Diane. NOT D’ANGELO.

D-O-N-A-L-D .

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D J E @davidjamesevans.bsky.social · 21h

Last week: Oi, Kids, stop studying arts subjects like English and get yourself down the Amazon warehouse you unproductive worms.

This week: Oi, Immigrants, A-Level English is the gold standard, a key milestone in proving your loyalty and usefulness to His Majesty. Pass it or fuck off.

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The Nicholas Parsons Project @wazzock.bsky.social · 21h

Some statement coming from the guy who starred in Hellcats Of The Navy!

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Sian Berry MP @sianberry.bsky.social · 22h

If you agree that mandatory digital ID cards are a terrible idea, please ask your MP to sign my motion opposing them.

These plans risk turning us into checkpoint Britain. They must be scrapped.

Email your MP my motion: edm.parliament.uk/early-day-mo...

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Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 22h

Tony Blair and Nick Clegg hosted a dinner at the five-star Corinthia hotel giving tech barons access to a government minister.

Tony Blair and Nick Clegg hosted dinner giving tech bosses access to UK minister

Exclusive: Six tech leaders dined with investment minister, documents reveal, underlining growing influence of ex-PM’s consultancy

www.theguardian.com

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