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Phil @fatboyfat.bsky.social · 17h

It would probably misspell the shop logos and add extra limbs in an attempt at being helpful.

Phil @fatboyfat.bsky.social · 19h

True. Maybe not AI but good old fashioned Photoshop then.😉

Phil @fatboyfat.bsky.social · 20h

The one with the chap painting. Note how the people in the background haven’t changed.

Phil @fatboyfat.bsky.social · 21h

Un-Brie-leivable!

Phil @fatboyfat.bsky.social · 1d

Listening to “It’s the end of the world as we know it” by REM while doing anything else is an exercise in futility.

You’ll be needed for the LEONARD BERNSTEIN every time.

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NewsThump @newsthump.com · 1d

NEWS! Man who thinks painting a flag on a roundabout improves the look of the neighbourhood not that keen on a spot of litter-picking

Man who thinks painting a flag on a roundabout improves the look of the neighbourhood not that keen on a spot of litter-picking

A man who believes daubing a St George’s Cross onto every available roundabout improves the look of the neighbourhood, has steadfastly refused to bend down and pick up a single crisp packet. Local …

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Michael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · 3d

stop thinking right now

Phil @fatboyfat.bsky.social · 1d

The German version was a nice touch.

Phil @fatboyfat.bsky.social · 1d

This would never have happened in the Tom Baker years.

CNA @channelnewsasia.bsky.social · 1d

Doctor who took meth on weekends for 8 years sanctioned by disciplinary tribunal

Doctor who took meth on weekends for 8 years sanctioned by disciplinary tribunal

He consumed the drugs for about eight years, taking them at home on Saturdays so that the effects would wear off on Sunday and that he would be fit for work by Monday.

www.channelnewsasia.com

Phil @fatboyfat.bsky.social · 2d

a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a door that says meeting in progress

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a door that says meeting in progress

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Phil @fatboyfat.bsky.social · 2d

The benefit of hindsight.

Phil @fatboyfat.bsky.social · 2d

Or even: make it vaguely amusing and not sounding the same as dozens of other US American migrants from X who get nosebleeds at the thought of other countries.

Phil @fatboyfat.bsky.social · 2d

I mean, I know “US education system means most of them know nothing about the world” is a bit of a stereotype, but you’d expect some of the more progressive ones to be a bit less clueless.

Phil @fatboyfat.bsky.social · 2d

You (along with a frankly tiring number of your countrymen) are in this picture.

Phil @fatboyfat.bsky.social · 2d

Quite

Phil @fatboyfat.bsky.social · 2d

Better than poop on the party deck.

Phil @fatboyfat.bsky.social · 2d

Where I live, two thirds of our water *doesn’t* actually come from reservoirs.

But you still get the online experts complaining that we’re not building more reservoirs.

Phil @fatboyfat.bsky.social · 2d

You have cheese in spray cans.

Phil @fatboyfat.bsky.social · 2d

Just a few tweaks.

Phil @fatboyfat.bsky.social · 5d

“Nine-sided?” I love that with my entire raddled old heart and will do my best to use it in the future. Thank you.

Phil @fatboyfat.bsky.social · 5d

Hard agree. I used to work in financial services and even then there was something about Revolut that gave me the ick.

Phil @fatboyfat.bsky.social · 6d

When he gets into character, he goes full Method.

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Adam Sharp @adamcsharp.bsky.social · 6d

As today is World Octopus Day I’ll again mention that a Spanish equivalent to “like a fish out of water” is como un pulpo en un garaje. It means “like an octopus in a garage.”

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Kath @kathyburke.bsky.social · 7d

Yes, yes I know I keep banging on about my fucking book! However, if you want one repost this and I’ll do a random winner pick thing by the end of the week because I’m great like that. ♥️📚
#amindofmyown

Phil @fatboyfat.bsky.social · 7d

A fella I went to school with in Birmingham claimed his relatives in London owned the land Heathrow Airport was built on.