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Hobbesy @leonhobbes.bsky.social · 2h

Anyway don’t ask me about scooters. I bought a straight, repainted Lambretta to do a full strip and professional respray but I changed my mind after realising prev owner had just sprayed on top of the original silver so now I’m removing the red with a razor blade. Should be riding it by 2027.

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Hobbesy @leonhobbes.bsky.social · 2h

Who buys a scooter and leaves it standard anyway?

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Wowhaus @wowhaus.bsky.social · 8h

This 1960s midcentury modern house in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, is one of the best preserved designs I’ve seen in a long time. So many original details still in place. bit.ly/4oh2jNx

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Hobbesy @leonhobbes.bsky.social · 5h

That ceiling!

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Bruce Gorrie @bsgorrie.bsky.social · 5h

Bradford scooter girls, 1972

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Hobbesy @leonhobbes.bsky.social · 6h

McNaught I believe.

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Hobbesy @leonhobbes.bsky.social · 10h

Billy Liar’s dad.

Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 12h

Actor Wilfred Pickles, b.Halifax on this day 1904. He was invited to read the national radio news in WW2 because Brendan Bracken, minister of information, believed a northern voice would be an inclusive gesture and would be difficult for German propagandists to impersonate.

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Hobbesy @leonhobbes.bsky.social · 19h

My own appreciation of non-twiddly guitar solos might be because I can’t do twiddly ones.

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Hobbesy @leonhobbes.bsky.social · 20h

That’s a very good point, and there’s also Neil Clark - Forest Fire is pretty much my favourite guitar solo of all time in a very crowded field.

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Hobbesy @leonhobbes.bsky.social · 21h

There isn’t a single misstep on the whole thing is there.

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Hobbesy @leonhobbes.bsky.social · 21h

Thanks, wasn’t aware of that before 👍🏻. And there’s us (me) thinking it’s a Yorkshire invention.

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Hobbesy @leonhobbes.bsky.social · 21h

Never heard of that. As in chips and potato or battered fish fried with fried chips?

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Hobbesy @leonhobbes.bsky.social · 21h

Bit early for Christmas pudding tbh

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Nigel King Photography @nigelking.photography · 1d

My photos of @allodarlin.bsky.social and The @hobbesfanclub.bsky.social at The Old Cold Store in Nottingham with this review by Michael Prince for @leftlion.bsky.social

leftlion.co.uk/features/202...

Gig review: Allo Darlin' at The Old Cold Store

A reunion of many, with the moon looking down on it all... LeftLion's Michael Prince found himself in awe and happiness as he witnessed the long-overdue return of indie-pop band Allo Darlin'...

leftlion.co.uk

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Hobbesy @leonhobbes.bsky.social · 1d

- My brother Sam being stillborn
- the Bradford Fire in my first proper season going to games
- getting decent at football
- my cousin handing me down his mod revival clobber
- not an event but the Cold War, I assumed we’d all be dead before I was 20

Yakhunt @yakhunt.net · 1d

What five events defined your childhood?

- The troubles - crying as I watched my father set off on a another tour
- The Anti Nazi League
- Thatcher
- Glue
- Quadrophenia

Chris @seismicshed.bsky.social · 1d

What five events defined your childhood?

-Miners Strike
-Knightrider
-Commodore 64
-First electric guitar
-African famine that ultimately lead to Live Aid.

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Hobbesy @leonhobbes.bsky.social · 1d

Love that. See also the false start to Be Honest “ahh rubbish!”

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Hobbesy @leonhobbes.bsky.social · 1d

Essie Davis for me, Clive.

Hobbesy @leonhobbes.bsky.social · 1d

I went for Chile/Peru for that one. Too clever for my own good.

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Hobbesy @leonhobbes.bsky.social · 1d

#WhenTaken #593 (12.10.2025)

I scored 754/1000🏅

1️⃣📍188 km - 🗓️0 yrs - 🥇193/200
2️⃣📍1.5K km - 🗓️1 yrs - 🥈160/200
3️⃣📍833 km - 🗓️10 yrs - 🥈160/200
4️⃣📍10.2K km - 🗓️12 yrs - 🥉79/200
5️⃣📍1.2K km - 🗓️4 yrs - 🥈162/200
whentaken.com

First attempt 😎

WhenTaken

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Hobbesy @leonhobbes.bsky.social · 1d

Carry On Up The Khyber Up Your Arse

Hobbesy @leonhobbes.bsky.social · 1d

Watching Red Dawn here, getting a few tips for when ol’ Vlad kicks into gear.

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Hobbesy @leonhobbes.bsky.social · 1d

“I understand you’ve recently done a sponsored slim ?”
“That’s right”
“How much do you owe?”

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Hobbesy @leonhobbes.bsky.social · 2d

Now you’re talking!

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Hobbesy @leonhobbes.bsky.social · 2d

I’ve got the whole soundtrack on cassette somewhere.

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Hobbesy @leonhobbes.bsky.social · 2d

The best bit* about Watkins murder is that he clearly knew it was coming. He spent his entire life after being convicted living in fear. The cunt.

*there can be no best bit in this scenario but you know what I mean

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