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Christopher Guyver

@cguyver.bsky.social

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NHS substance misuse service administrator. Writing a biography of King Leopold I of the Belgians. Beautiful Surrey.

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Liesbeth Corens @onslies.bsky.social · 2h

#SkyStorians, question: are there small pots of money out there for non-affiliated historians to apply to to support their research project? Most of what I can find are full postdocs or small grants for people in a post to buy them out a bit.

With jobs going, some more of those funds would be good?

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Christopher Guyver @cguyver.bsky.social · 10h

Beautiful Surrey

Christopher Guyver @cguyver.bsky.social · 1d

Spinning jennies. Hate them.

David, Host of The Cold War @coldwarhost.bsky.social · 1d

I research and take notes by hand...pen and paper.

What are you a luddite about?

Amytiville Hoyrror @amyhoy.bsky.social · 2d

i have never, not once, listened to a song on spotify unless it was playing at somebody else's place

what are you a luddite about

Christopher Guyver @cguyver.bsky.social · 1d

was this in Exeter?

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Christopher Guyver @cguyver.bsky.social · 1d

Amazing

Christopher Guyver @cguyver.bsky.social · 1d

Beautiful Surrey

Christopher Guyver @cguyver.bsky.social · 2d

Memories of my late mother telling guests 'it's a madhouse here!'

a logo for russ abbot 's madhouse is shown on a black background

ALT: a logo for russ abbot 's madhouse is shown on a black background

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Christopher Guyver @cguyver.bsky.social · 2d

Centenary of the Iron Lady beating King Harold at Hastings today.

Christopher Guyver @cguyver.bsky.social · 2d

Beautiful Surrey

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bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 2d

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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Christopher Guyver @cguyver.bsky.social · 3d

He wasn't going to buy Amityville was he?

Christopher Guyver @cguyver.bsky.social · 3d

RETVRN

Christopher Guyver @cguyver.bsky.social · 3d

Poor cathedral is terribly shocked

Christine @nosugartea.bsky.social · 3d

What a feat of engineering that scaffold is on Zagreb cathedral. Shame it’s closed for visitors but scaffolding is something to see

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Christopher Guyver @cguyver.bsky.social · 3d

More alt juggling

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Christopher Guyver @cguyver.bsky.social · 3d

(Also I wonder how she was identified?)

Christopher Guyver @cguyver.bsky.social · 3d

Damnatio memoriae?

Christopher Guyver @cguyver.bsky.social · 3d

Are you in Derriford?

Christopher Guyver @cguyver.bsky.social · 3d

Beautiful Surrey

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Tom Reagan’s Hat @rufustsuperfly.bsky.social · 4d

Matt is one of my favourite people on here, witty, smart & kind.
If you could repost this I’d appreciate it.

Matt Owen @mjowen174.bsky.social · 4d

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Christopher Guyver @cguyver.bsky.social · 4d

Just thinking about the difference between the words nudist & naturist. The first is about the self ('I'm naked!') & the second is more about the union of the self with nature. The disadvantage of the second is that it is too easily mixed up with naturalist.

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Christopher Guyver @cguyver.bsky.social · 4d

Beautiful Surrey

Christopher Guyver @cguyver.bsky.social · 5d

Having an alt can be confusing...

Christopher Guyver @cguyver.bsky.social · 5d

Bit fed up with smug amnesiac Brits smirking at French politics

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Christopher Guyver @cguyver.bsky.social · 5d

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Christopher Guyver @cguyver.bsky.social · 5d

I think they should have a Cancelled Celebrity Traitors, with Greg Wallace, David Starkey, et al. Whoever wins can their show back, which is a really good idea.

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