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Abigail @abigail.bsky.social · 2h

I never considered myself Irish until I lived in England. Now I hold dual citizenship and I'm getting to the stage of "fuck it, do I really want to be British any more?".

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Abigail @abigail.bsky.social · 2h

Genuinely thought @bencollins.bsky.social was joking.

Trump now thinks he can say and post anything because, well so far, he has without consequences. I knew his second term would be bad. I didn't think it would be so fucked up.

Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 10h

"Mr. President sir the idea is you're constantly flying around in a big jet filled with your own shit in it. Like human shit. Anyways you're wearing a little crown in your little shitmobile and you're dumping the shit out. I think people will like it."

molly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 10h

and another thing: he’s not mad. please don’t put it in the newspaper that he got mad.

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Makeral Rising🇨🇦 @makeralrising.bsky.social · 17h

Made me think of this classic.

youtu.be/-Zj50DmBFp0?...

the inebriati

YouTube video by interiority

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Abigail @abigail.bsky.social · 15h

I missed this all from down the other end of the table - I did think you left looking concerned but reckoned that was just from having to talk to us!

I really hope it's not broken and it heals super quickly. 😊

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Abigail @abigail.bsky.social · 18h

It turns out two large glasses of wine are just at good at masking hip pain as painkillers are.

Now if only I could stay permanently tipsy without ruining my life I'd be sorted.

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Abigail @abigail.bsky.social · 18h

Of yeah - hyper 3 year olds aren't the best for sewing. Give him a few years though and you might be surprised. I have some very easily distractible kids who are really good at sewing.

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Abigail @abigail.bsky.social · 18h

Saying nothing. 😆

Abigail @abigail.bsky.social · 18h

Do you have a computerised machine? They can sew slowly more easily on one. Or you control the speed and they guide. I've had 4 year olds sew, it's not 100% risk free but safer than you think. 😊

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Abigail @abigail.bsky.social · 1d

The Boy is using the sewing machine for the first time in absolutely ages.

Fully expected his stitching to be all over the place but I'm really pleasantly surprised!

A piece of royal blue fabric in a sewing machine. There are two parallel lines of white stitching around the edge. They are properly parallel!

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Abigail @abigail.bsky.social · 1d

I ran for president of the Guild of Students at Liverpool uni. Everyone else said they'd get more vodka for the club night that always sold out by 11. I knew the reasons they didn't have more and said I wouldn't. I lost hard on the first preference vote. Politics in a democracy summed up. 😆

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Victoria McIntosh @vmcntosh.bsky.social · 2d

Sometimes it helps to remember the good things. Like we haven’t lost Gary Larson yet. 😁

cow tools daily @cowtoolsdaily.bsky.social · 2d

BRAND NEW Far Side from Gary Larson just dropped

a jazz club named "Club Gombe" with a chimpanzee band going nuts on stage and more chimps hooting and hollering at the tables. one empty table has a card on it reading "reserved for Jane Goodall"

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Abigail @abigail.bsky.social · 1d

Same here! I was so sure he passed away young. I'm beyond delighted he's still about.

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Jeremiah Avery @jlavery522.bsky.social · 2d

Gary Larson (creator of “The Far Side”) occasionally draws new comics and uploads them to his website. Here’s his latest one. An amusing tribute.

A group of monkeys playing musical instruments in a night club called “Club Gombe”. A few other monkeys are sitting at tables and there’s an empty table with a sign on the tabletop that reads “Reserved Jane Goodall”.

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Abigail @abigail.bsky.social · 1d

New work from Gary Larson has made me so happy. 😍

www.thefarside.com/new-stuff/39...

The Far Side | TheFarSide.com

Visit the official online home of The Far Side comic strip by Gary Larson for your daily dose of Gary’s classic cartoons.

www.thefarside.com

Abigail @abigail.bsky.social · 1d

I used to work for @ptes-org.bsky.social and dormice are one of their key species. I know you're not meant to have favourites but who am I kidding?! 😁

Delighted that the season has been so good for them! 😍

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Abigail @abigail.bsky.social · 2d

The bullshit that boys are subjected to day after day is infuriating. No wonder there is a problem with toxic masculinity.

Barely any man looks like this. It's just such unrealistic expectations of masculinity.

The back of a can of deodorant. The graphic of person spraying their armpits is a muscular man with biceps, six pack and big arm muscles.

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Abigail @abigail.bsky.social · 2d

It turns out singing Intergalactic Monkey Business a la Beastie Boys in Sainsbury's gets you funny looks.

Happy boy has the new Bunny Vs Monkey. Delighted that at 13 he still loves them. 😁

Cc. @jamiesmart.bsky.social.

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Abigail @abigail.bsky.social · 2d

Look at the floof!

They were outside a very Halloweeny house appropriately and were very keen for fusses.

10/10 for being cat. +5 for seasonal style, +10 for fusses, +5 for bobtail confidence, who needs a full tail?

Excellent cat, will hopefully fuss again. @thecatreviewer.bsky.social

A small black cat with amber eyes rubbing against a gate pillar. They have very big ears and a stump tail.

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Veronica @veronicaf.bsky.social · 6d

Sabine and Meg are finally symptom free and allowed out of their crate! Sabine has celebrated by running around smacking everyone.

A small black cat with a white splash under her chin. She's laying on a blue covered couch, and has gold eyes. She's ready to start running and whapping at any second.

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Jamie Smart @jamiesmart.bsky.social · 3d

I’ve never felt so old in my entire life.

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Abigail @abigail.bsky.social · 3d

That's how much I know! I saw him in this clip show and thought times must have been really bad! In that he's no excuse.

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Abigail @abigail.bsky.social · 4d

I spent the day yesterday at a conference in a room full of people who genuinely care about others. Not just the environment, but community, vulnerable people, people from other countries, people going through awful things.

I wish those voices were louder than the politics of division.

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Abigail @abigail.bsky.social · 4d

At least you were going to the Sperrins! I ended up going through them on my way to Gortin when I really didn't need to. 😆

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Abigail @abigail.bsky.social · 4d

You just made the cut! But seriously - is the driving in Cookstown always so chaotic or was I just unlucky? One nearly very serious mini roundabout incident, one old dear driving 15 miles an hour and one person trying to park from the outside lane on Church Street. 😱

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Abigail @abigail.bsky.social · 4d

My sat nav did that to me! I looked at the map when I arrived and was astounded at how far out of my way it took me on the most stressful roads. Thankfully the one combine harvester I came across was just near a field entrance so it could actually get past me.

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