Simon
@broomwagon.bsky.social
Dad, dog owner, cycling, football and coffee nerd. Appeared on a regional TV quiz show in 1987, so basically an A lister.
My motto: always give 100%. Unless you are giving blood.
Bin day is Thursdays.
My motto: always give 100%. Unless you are giving blood.
Bin day is Thursdays.
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I don’t know who the guy on the right is, but that’s Pastor Dutchie on the left hand side.
November 28, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I don’t know who the guy on the right is, but that’s Pastor Dutchie on the left hand side.
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Ladies and gentlemen: the weekend
November 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Ladies and gentlemen: the weekend
The issue is that they have got loads of followers on social media who watch them making their clothes. It’s becoming a habit.
Austrian nuns win reprieve in abandoned convent - if they stay off social media
The three nuns say they were taken out of the convent against their will and placed in a care home.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The issue is that they have got loads of followers on social media who watch them making their clothes. It’s becoming a habit.
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The guy shot two random people with a gun, I don't think you can say he wasn't assimilating into our culture
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The guy shot two random people with a gun, I don't think you can say he wasn't assimilating into our culture
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GOOD NEWS! Researchers have made a HUGE breakthrough towards a UNIVERSAL antiviral. By targeting sugar molecules found on the surface of many viruses that SHARE structural similarities, they identified FOUR compounds that successfully BLOCKED infections from SEVEN different viruses.
November 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
GOOD NEWS! Researchers have made a HUGE breakthrough towards a UNIVERSAL antiviral. By targeting sugar molecules found on the surface of many viruses that SHARE structural similarities, they identified FOUR compounds that successfully BLOCKED infections from SEVEN different viruses.
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who have what the what.
November 28, 2025 at 4:19 PM
who have what the what.
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if i won the lottery i wouldn’t tell anyone, but there would be signs
November 28, 2025 at 4:29 PM
if i won the lottery i wouldn’t tell anyone, but there would be signs
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For a shot of self-esteem, try standing in front of the specials board at a restaurant & pretending that everyone is craning their necks to look at YOU
November 28, 2025 at 4:26 PM
For a shot of self-esteem, try standing in front of the specials board at a restaurant & pretending that everyone is craning their necks to look at YOU
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For the 0.01% of germs not killed by bleach, the worst part is the crippling survivors guilt
November 28, 2025 at 3:38 PM
For the 0.01% of germs not killed by bleach, the worst part is the crippling survivors guilt
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Sometimes I can’t remember which jokes we did put in and which we didn’t, but I’m giggling right now about the Framley Examiner competition offering “DINNER FOR TWO at the REVOLTING RESTAURANT at the top of the Framley Tower.”
November 28, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Sometimes I can’t remember which jokes we did put in and which we didn’t, but I’m giggling right now about the Framley Examiner competition offering “DINNER FOR TWO at the REVOLTING RESTAURANT at the top of the Framley Tower.”
I have seen less challenging offerings on the eating challenges on I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here.
November 28, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I have seen less challenging offerings on the eating challenges on I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here.
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Whoever works in that kitchen… thank you for your service. O7
November 28, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Whoever works in that kitchen… thank you for your service. O7
I have tried to resist but I am ashamed to say that I have cracked and got swept up in the Black Friday hysteria and rushed out and bought a couple of pints of milk and a loaf of bread.
November 28, 2025 at 2:49 PM
I have tried to resist but I am ashamed to say that I have cracked and got swept up in the Black Friday hysteria and rushed out and bought a couple of pints of milk and a loaf of bread.
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Happy 65th Birthday to Stephen Roche. Which is an excuse to post possibly the greatest bit of cycling commentary ever.
November 28, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Happy 65th Birthday to Stephen Roche. Which is an excuse to post possibly the greatest bit of cycling commentary ever.
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The theft was noticed when the lorry arrived with less cargo
Thieves have stolen €90,000 worth of fine French snails destined for some of the country’s most prestigious restaurants
Thieves take €90,000 of snails meant for Michelin-starred restaurants
French police are on the trail of ‘experienced’ criminals who stole a whole year’s worth of produce from Jean-Mathieu Dauvergne’s L’Escargot des Grands Crus
www.thetimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:32 PM
The theft was noticed when the lorry arrived with less cargo
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I dunno, I just think we’ve lost sight of the true meaning of Black Friday.
November 28, 2025 at 7:44 AM
I dunno, I just think we’ve lost sight of the true meaning of Black Friday.
My daughter has just dumped her Trump supporting, conspiracy theory promoting boyfriend. I am making all the right supportive noises but I am delighted. No more being referred to as 'sheeple' in my own house.
November 28, 2025 at 9:55 AM
My daughter has just dumped her Trump supporting, conspiracy theory promoting boyfriend. I am making all the right supportive noises but I am delighted. No more being referred to as 'sheeple' in my own house.
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A few days after Cristiano Ronaldo was at the White House, FIFA says it has suspended the remaining two games of Cristiano Ronaldo's three-game ban for violent conduct, meaning he can play in Portugal's first two World Cup games.
Coincidence or not, it's certainly timing.
Coincidence or not, it's certainly timing.
November 25, 2025 at 4:45 PM
A few days after Cristiano Ronaldo was at the White House, FIFA says it has suspended the remaining two games of Cristiano Ronaldo's three-game ban for violent conduct, meaning he can play in Portugal's first two World Cup games.
Coincidence or not, it's certainly timing.
Coincidence or not, it's certainly timing.
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A.I. is the ultimate mansplainer, confident despite not really knowing.
November 17, 2025 at 6:25 PM
A.I. is the ultimate mansplainer, confident despite not really knowing.
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“Have I been an angry person at times in my life? Who hasn’t? If you’d crossed me at the peak of my tabloid notoriety, you soon would have known about it. I will hold my hands up & say I was mean to some people. Jennifer Aniston did not call me ‘that tiny scuttling slag with the ears’ for nothing."
November 14, 2025 at 12:55 PM
“Have I been an angry person at times in my life? Who hasn’t? If you’d crossed me at the peak of my tabloid notoriety, you soon would have known about it. I will hold my hands up & say I was mean to some people. Jennifer Aniston did not call me ‘that tiny scuttling slag with the ears’ for nothing."
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and nothing on the list by Ken Loach. what's that about?
It is imposdible to make a Top 100 list everyone agrees with…
BUT THIS LIST IS SO WRONG!!!!
variety.com/lists/best-c...
BUT THIS LIST IS SO WRONG!!!!
variety.com/lists/best-c...
The 100 Best Comedy Movies of All Time
Variety's list of the 100 best comedy movies of all time includes 'Annie Hall,' 'Pretty Woman,' 'Waiting for Guffman' and 'Young Frankenstein.'
variety.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:34 PM
and nothing on the list by Ken Loach. what's that about?
Here is that sick squid I owe you.
Glowing firefly squid along the coast of Tokyo, Japan
November 24, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Here is that sick squid I owe you.
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Glowing firefly squid along the coast of Tokyo, Japan
November 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Glowing firefly squid along the coast of Tokyo, Japan