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bneshrimper.bsky.social @bneshrimper.bsky.social · Jan 20

Anyway, personal decision but I wouldn’t want to have looked back after 1945 and known that in the 1930s I still subscribed to a publication owned by a leading Nazi and being on X now is the modern equivalent.

Tiny gesture, will make zero difference in the grand scheme of things I know. But still.

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bneshrimper.bsky.social @bneshrimper.bsky.social · 1d

At Crowded House where they were their own support band with an acoustic set (main set to come). Neil Finn is a genius.

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bneshrimper.bsky.social @bneshrimper.bsky.social · 5d

I’m normally left cold by all these type of shows whether it’s normal people or celebs. Just think the format of this is what makes it.

bneshrimper.bsky.social @bneshrimper.bsky.social · 5d

How good is Celebrity Traitors?

Ordinarily don’t do any kind of reality TV but love normal Traitors and think the celebrity version is even better.

I’m hooked.

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bneshrimper.bsky.social @bneshrimper.bsky.social · 5d

ALL clubs have idiots. Southend is firmly in flag shagging, Brexit voting country and a chunk of our support represents that sadly. But doesn’t change my love for the club.

bneshrimper.bsky.social @bneshrimper.bsky.social · 5d

Now this I’m jealous of. My favourite London venue and probably my favourite current artist - she’s right up there anyway.

bneshrimper.bsky.social @bneshrimper.bsky.social · 7d

Can’t speak to the sort of Brits that move to Australia though because I’ve cultivated my own bubble of only being friends with those who aren’t dicks. But sure those dicks are here too, I just don’t move in those circles.

bneshrimper.bsky.social @bneshrimper.bsky.social · 7d

In fairness I think Dubai is a magnet for the worst kind of people from all over the globe.

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The News Agents @newsagents.bsky.social · 7d

"It pisses them off so much. Neville lives rent-free inside their heads."

Nigel Farage has criticised Gary Neville for his comments about 'angry white men' dividing the UK. Has his "shallow patriotism" been exposed?

‘Gary Neville is a political threat to Nigel Farage because he doesn’t think the same' | The News Agents

Gary Neville has accused “angry, middle aged white men” of stoking division in the UK following the Manchester synagogue attack on Yom Kippur. His comments have angered right-wing voices, but is this…

www.thenewsagents.co.uk

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bneshrimper.bsky.social @bneshrimper.bsky.social · 7d

Ha…just had this recommended to me by my 17 year old nephew. Was able to say ‘already on it mate’ 😂

bneshrimper.bsky.social @bneshrimper.bsky.social · 7d

If you’d have said 20 years ago that I’d be firmly in the ‘pro-Gary Neville’ camp I’d have laughed in your face 😂

But such are the times we live in….

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bneshrimper.bsky.social @bneshrimper.bsky.social · 10d

I have Aussie kids now and don’t think they’re a thing over here. But will get some when we’re back at Christmas to show them 👍

bneshrimper.bsky.social @bneshrimper.bsky.social · 11d

I’m getting Jagger on ‘Gimme Shelter’ from his vocals on this

bneshrimper.bsky.social @bneshrimper.bsky.social · 11d

100% agree with you there.

It’s dangerous because it lets in the worst people to fill a void.

bneshrimper.bsky.social @bneshrimper.bsky.social · 11d

Did tell my kids once about the crisps where you had to put the little blue bag of salt in and shake it to flavour…and they looked at me like I was from medieval times 🤣

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bneshrimper.bsky.social @bneshrimper.bsky.social · 11d

I have a tiny spare room as my ‘office’ and I have to position the camera in such a way that it doesn’t show the cardboard box of cables and chargers and an old vacuum cleaner I can’t bring myself to throw away. There are some books in that room but can’t be arsed making them a feature 😂

bneshrimper.bsky.social @bneshrimper.bsky.social · 11d

And people who sneer or make disparaging comments make my blood boil. Either they’ve always had the advantage of wealth and don’t appreciate it or they had opportunities of education and knowledge but wish to pull the ladder up behind them. Either way I don’t like it.

bneshrimper.bsky.social @bneshrimper.bsky.social · 11d

I’ve been really lucky to have my world expanded beyond the Essex estate I grew up in and love a fortunate life which I’m grateful for and discovering my local library was a huge part of that. I wonder sometimes if the me of 30+ years ago was there now would they have that same opportunity?

bneshrimper.bsky.social @bneshrimper.bsky.social · 11d

I’ll give this one a pass as it’s not a cavernous bowl and full to the rafters. Giving me Stade Louis II vibes (although when I went there for Monaco v Nancy there were fewer fans than this one 😂)

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bneshrimper.bsky.social @bneshrimper.bsky.social · 11d

And Mark Milligan’s Newcastle Jets are 1-0 down against Heidelberg. And the lazy c**t is probably still covering more yards and running quicker sat in the dugout than he ever did in a Southend shirt.

Not that I’m bitter of course 😂

bneshrimper.bsky.social @bneshrimper.bsky.social · 11d

But there are plenty of families not in that position. Reading and owning books (let alone have a bookcase full of them) has become something that’s a privilege which many can’t afford after they put a roof over their head and food on the table

bneshrimper.bsky.social @bneshrimper.bsky.social · 11d

Pure snobbery. Now - I have bookcases, my kids have bookcases.

But I was lucky as a working class kid in a time when there was still a functioning school library and local public libraries to give me a love of books that I could pass on. And fortunate enough that we can afford books now.

Anon Opin @anonopin.bsky.social · 11d

Never trust someone who doesn't have a bookcase in their home.

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bneshrimper.bsky.social @bneshrimper.bsky.social · 11d

Australian Cup Final against a non A-League team for any Southend fans wondering.

bneshrimper.bsky.social @bneshrimper.bsky.social · 11d

Mark Milligan is the new coach of Newcastle Jets? Consider me on the Heidelberg bandwagon.

Took the piss at Roots Hall. Fuck him.

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bneshrimper.bsky.social @bneshrimper.bsky.social · 11d

Mark Milligan is the new coach of Newcastle Jets? Consider me on the Heidelberg bandwagon.

Took the piss at Roots Hall. Fuck him.

bneshrimper.bsky.social @bneshrimper.bsky.social · 12d

It did seem like a strange decision from both parties. Just not the right fit or timing.

bneshrimper.bsky.social @bneshrimper.bsky.social · 13d

I fly out to the UK on the morning of 8th December and wonder if I’ll bump into Ange during the stopover at Dubai with him heading back to Australia after he’s sacked by Forest? 😳

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