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Allie Nickell

@alliethinks.bsky.social

1.1K followers 510 following 2.4K posts

Likes history, genealogy, art, movies, small furry animals and terrible jokes. Possesses a (mostly) logical mind and a vivid imagination. Born and rared in Belfast, and back there after wandering round Scotland and London.

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Allie Nickell @alliethinks.bsky.social · 11h

I have seen it many, many times and it still makes me laugh every time. So there 😄.

Allie Nickell @alliethinks.bsky.social · 12h

Don't think I've ever seen one of my favourite funny animal videos on this site, so I have tracked down a copy and brought it here for your enjoyment. Never fails to make me laugh like a drain (which probably says more about me than it should).

Raccoons Freeze | Caught Crossing Front Yard in Middle of the Night

YouTube video by Jukin Media

www.youtube.com

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Marc Morris @marcmorris.bsky.social · 21h

Today's the 959th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings, so obviously I'm reposting my scenes from the Bayeux Tapestry in Playmobil.

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Allie Nickell @alliethinks.bsky.social · 18h

This otter reminds me of Mick Jagger.

In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 18h

Steve is not in a sharing mood today.

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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 19h

Red Squirrels always looking like they're about to politely interrupt

A Red Squirrel stands upright on the forest floor, tiny paws clasped neatly together as if waiting nervously to ask a question. Its wide eyes and hesitant posture give it an endearing, almost apologetic expression, as though feeling rather unsure about interrupting.

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Allie Nickell @alliethinks.bsky.social · 21h

Filing this one under 'if it's accurate, the science is fascinating'!

Emily Randall Paz @emilyrandallpaz.bsky.social · 1d

Interesting medical case of a woman with spontaneous chimerism youtube.com/shorts/3g_iE...

Scientists Discover Woman Carrying TWO Sets of DNA

YouTube video by Today I Learned Science

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 1d

gene kelly is antifa

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Allie Nickell @alliethinks.bsky.social · 1d

If there's a magic password that gives you access to the Internet Archive without the connection timing out, please may I be let in on it?

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bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 1d

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing?
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I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up.
Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

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Allie Nickell @alliethinks.bsky.social · 1d

(This is an old pic that I happened to have lying around)

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 1d

A local candidate in the suburbs of New York City will remain on the November ballot, despite vanishing months ago after a night swim in the Atlantic Ocean.

A candidate disappeared months ago after an ocean swim. Can he still win?

A local candidate in the suburbs of New York City will remain on the November ballot, despite vanishing months ago after a night swim in the Atlantic Ocean.

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Áine ní Donnghaile 🍃🌳 ⚾ 🫖 💙☘ 🍷💉🌊 @ainedonnghaile.bsky.social · 1d

#BlueSkyGenealogy
I am at my FamilySearch Center this afternoon, if anyone needs a restricted record copy.
#NewPCWorkout
#Genearosity #PayItForward #SpreadTheWord
@shamrockgen.bsky.social @climbingfamilytree.bsky.social @atcherleyons.bsky.social @alliethinks.bsky.social @sjcaracciacpa.bsky.social

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Allie Nickell @alliethinks.bsky.social · 1d

*ALLIE HAS ENTERED HYGGE MODE*

Allie Nickell @alliethinks.bsky.social · 1d

The big fleecy slipper socks have come out this afternoon - it is officially Cold Season.

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Allie Nickell @alliethinks.bsky.social · 1d

(They are turquoise with a multicoloured spotty pattern and pompoms, in case you are interested)

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Allie Nickell @alliethinks.bsky.social · 1d

The big fleecy slipper socks have come out this afternoon - it is officially Cold Season.

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Allie Nickell @alliethinks.bsky.social · 1d

An 18-month old Angela Lansbury endorses Pond's Cold Cream.

Newspaper cutting from The London Daily Chronicle, 5 May 1927 - A consultation with Angela Brigid - When I saw Miss Moyna Macgill, little Angela Brigid Lansbury was in attendance. Miss Macgill is, in private life, the very charming wife of Mr Edgar Lansbury, and Brigid, aged 1 1/2, is their daughter. In reply to my inquiry as to whether she used Pond's for that lovely complexion of hers, little Brigid made sympathetic sounds which her mother interpreted as meaning "not yet, but I jolly well intend to later on." And her mother completely approved of that very sensible decision. "One of the best things that I can hope for her," said Miss Macgill, "is that she should keep a fair and clear complexion, free from all blemishes; and when she begins to grow up she will be taught that Pond's Two Creams are the best means to that end."

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Tom Hulme @tomhulme.bsky.social · 1d

For Dublin folks, I will be @tcddublin.bsky.social on Wed 15th Oct, 2.30pm, giving an early taster of the intimate queer stories of men who feature in my forthcoming book... www.tcd.ie/trinitylongr...

Belfastmen: An Intimate History of Life before Gay Liberation

A lecture by Dr Tom Hulme (Queens University Belfast) as part of the Modern and Contemporary Irish History Seminar Series.

www.tcd.ie

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LaurenCDeutsch @laurencdeutsch.bsky.social · 2d

Of the thousands of dresses I have seen and posted about, this is one of those that has stayed with me since I first saw it online. Way before I knew who Paul Poiret was, I knew this dress because of its fabric, made by Raoul Dufy. Dufy was a frequent collaborator of Poiret. He was

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National Library of Scotland @natlibscot.bsky.social · 1d

This #MapMonday, explore historic maps of #Ireland!

We've added new georeferenced map layers to our Maps Images Website. View first and second edition one-inch to the mile Ordnance Survey of Ireland maps in our georeferenced and side-by-side viewers 🗺️

Explore the maps > maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/...

side by side view of first and second edition ordnance survey maps for Waterford from National Library of Scotland website

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Rachel Deering @racheldeering.bsky.social · 2d

Goodnight.
🖼️ Laurie A Conley #31DaysofHalloween #Gothtober

One ghost pushing another ghost on a swing hung from a tree over graveyard headstones, a full moon shines overhead. Illustration.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2d

This two-parter below is exactly why it's hard to make clothes in the United States.

Let's look at how much it costs to produce a button-up shirt in the US. 🧵

Someone on Twitter replies to me: "meh. buy american or stfu."

Two hours later, in a separate thread, the write: "$30 for a single button-up is ridiculous unless it is decent quality silk."

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Georgia O'Keeffe Museum @okeeffemuseum.bsky.social · 2d

In 1928, Georgia O’Keeffe returned to her home state of Wisconsin for a few months. During this trip, the artist revisited the barns she had known in her youth.

O’Keeffe described the barns as "wonderful—not what is ordinarily called picturesque—They just seem alive all the way through."

Small painting of red triangle of a barn above a sea of yellow wheat, in a blue sky filled with white clouds.

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Bouba's Delivery Service @fernmonkey.bsky.social · 3d

My friend Sascha is a professional musician and he's lost a viola bow on the way to Heathrow. Please signal boost to help him get it back.

Lost viola bow on the way from Honor Oak Station to Heathrow Terminal 2. The bow slid from its bow case somewhere along the way, possibly on the train. TFL contacted already.
It weighs 68.2 grams and has got a stamped DODD next to the frog. If any info on this, please pm me.

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Adam Feldman @feldmanadam.bsky.social · 3d

RIP Diane Keaton, 79, one of a kind

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Allie Nickell @alliethinks.bsky.social · 3d

Was the mssing one curated by Jake (and had his pinned post at the top)?