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zuzak 🦭 @zuzakistan.com · 1d

Glasgow City Council has a whole sovereign citizen FAQ

whoever wrote this was so very tired

glasgow.gov.uk/whyyouneedto...

Why you require to pay Council Tax - Glasgow City Council

Information about why you are required to pay Council Tax.

glasgow.gov.uk

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Max Carnage @doktorg.bsky.social · 19h

Cool story bro.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 1d

Discworld QOTD, from Guards! Guards!

"‘I shall deal with the matter momentarily,’ he said. It was a good word. It always made people hesitate. They were never quite sure whether he meant he’d deal with it now, or just deal with it briefly. And no-one ever dared ask."

Micah @rincewind.run · 2d

Discworld QOTD, from Monstrous Regiment

“Keep out of the way of officers, ‘cos they ain’t healthy. That’s what you learn in the army. The enemy dun’t really want to fight you, ‘cos the enemy is mostly blokes like you who want to go home with all their bits still on. But officers’ll get you killed.”

Micah @rincewind.run · 3d

Discworld QOTD, from Hogfather

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Crystal Palace Dinos @cpdinosaurs.bsky.social · 1d

A flashback to one of our favourite photos, taken during conservation work on the standing Iguanodon back in 2015, by Lynn Hilton❤️💚

(www.lynnhilton.com)

Colour photo. Closeup of the side face of the standing Iguanodon - a fresh pastel spearmint coat of paint. The dirty fingers of a conservator are poking through fresh white teeth

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Max Carnage @doktorg.bsky.social · 1d

@gidcoe.bsky.social fried egg sandwich chat:

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Rich Neville @richneville.bsky.social · 1d

Just been attacked in an email

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Max Carnage @doktorg.bsky.social · 1d

On a more serious note, I think my vote would ultimately go to Timothy Dalton. In part, because his outings as Bond were the first attempt to rejuvenate the franchise in a grittier direction, after the late Roger Moore era slide into gerontological campness (and I say that with affection).

a man in a suit and tie is driving a convertible car

Alt: A man in a suit and tie is driving a convertible car. It is Timothy Dalton, in Hot Fuzz.

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Max Carnage @doktorg.bsky.social · 1d

On a serious note, an ‘old man bond’ movie could be an awesome concept. But maybe also consider casting Gary Oldman.

a man eating a bowl of food with chopsticks

Alt: Gary Oldman, as Jackson Lamb from ‘Sliw Horses’, eating a bowl of food with chopsticks.

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Max Carnage @doktorg.bsky.social · 1d

I’ve heard this concept, also with Timothy Dalton. Could throw in Daniel Craig too?

a cartoon of spider-man pointing at another spiderman

Alt: A cartoon of spider-man pointing at another spiderman, and a third spiderman.

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Max Carnage @doktorg.bsky.social · 1d

Is there perhaps an inverse ‘Star Trek movie numbering quality’ issue going on here?

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Felicity Hannah @felicityhannah.bsky.social · 1d

Looking to talk to a first-time buyer who is overpaying their mortgage - please email [email protected]
Shares gratefully received.

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David Varela @writingstudio.bsky.social · 1d

Spotted near Russell Square today.

Plain printed A4 poster that says:

“SEEKING
people to competitively tell me their worst breakup story until mine seems insignificant

winner gets my ex's netflix password. must make me feel genuinely better about my situation

Thursday 9th 7PM
@ The Institute Bar”

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Max Carnage @doktorg.bsky.social · 1d

🤔

a close up of a woman 's face with red lipstick

Alt: A close up of a woman 's face with red lipstick. It is none other than Counsellor Troi from Star Trek TNG. She says “yes” and has an enigmatic expression, perhaps of firm defiance.

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Kate Bevan @katebevan.com · 1d

As an aside, the Rijksmuseum has a brilliant online catalogue with absolutely loads of images in hi-res and public domain, so you can use them in publications for free. I use them a bit when I'm putting together a little local charity magazine. Absolute godsend.

John McCafferty @jdmccafferty.bsky.social · 1d

An owl (Rijksmuseum), c. 1650 - c. 1675

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Alison @finger-post.blog · 9d

My favourite Jilly Cooper story is recounted in Graham Hoyland's 2013 book Last Hours on Everest. What a trooper.

"We lay in a tent for three days in a blizzard. After the first morning we had each told our life stories, and we lay there gazing at the roof of the tent, wondering what to do next.

Luckily Mark had brought a copy of Jilly Cooper's Rivals, a breathily written romance, and Brice had a penknife. We carefully cut it up into three parts. Mark, as owner, was allowed to read it in sequence: A, B, then C. Brice got B, C, then A, but I - as the youngest - was lumbered with C, A, then B, and struggled to comprehend both the plot and the characters.

On our return Mark contacted Jilly Cooper and told her the story. She was delighted to have been able to satisfy three large men at once with only one book."

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Max Carnage @doktorg.bsky.social · 1d

I’m in favour of keeping you in work.

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Max Carnage @doktorg.bsky.social · 1d

Fair point! I suppose the plan may well include it in principle, but in practice things can be more difficult. Nevertheless, these recent high profile cases (M&S, Co-op, Land Rover, etc.) should be bringing about a review of plans for other companies?

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Derek @derekdesanges.bsky.social · Aug 15

with your help we can change this

the wicker mang @mangmangmang.bsky.social · Aug 14

People are always rightly pointing out that Warhammer contributes more to the British economy than the fishing industry, but the problem is that there just aren't very many folk songs about Warhammer

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Max Carnage @doktorg.bsky.social · 1d

The UKIP/Reform/Farage barrel can hardly contain anything but rot at this stage.

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Max Carnage @doktorg.bsky.social · 1d

I’d have thought that every sizeable company would have a disaster recovery/continuity plan, and that would include cyber attack (as well as war or natural disaster) as a scenario.

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Stuart Hemingway @stu31.bsky.social · 1d

So MI5 have found Nathan Gill a serious threat to the UK,and the mainstream media find this a none story? No doubt MI5 have Nigel Farage on their radar considering the close links he has to Mr Gill.

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Ify Nwadiwe @ifycomedy.com · 4d

I think we really should stop using antifa and just fully say anti-fascist and get them saying they are against anti fascism. Using antifa is giving them some distance and I genuinely think some of their base don’t even know that’s what it stands for.

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Max Carnage @doktorg.bsky.social · 4d

Seems legit.

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Greg Proops @gregproops.bsky.social · 4d

Find the pond. Leave the pad. Drain the swamp.
#FightFascism
#FrogsTogetherStrong

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Max Carnage @doktorg.bsky.social · 5d

I’m shocked.

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