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David Rowe @mrdavidrowe.bsky.social · 17h

I approve of the instinct. We have lots of Harris Teeter stores in Charleston, so WHERE IS MY BAR???

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David Rowe @mrdavidrowe.bsky.social · 20h

WHERE???

(I don't think licensing laws permit that in SC...)

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David Rowe @mrdavidrowe.bsky.social · 2d

One of my favourite things about the US is that I have never heard of most of these.

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David Rowe @mrdavidrowe.bsky.social · 4d

'Gafcon has re-ordered the Anglican Communion by restoring its original structure as a fellowship of autonomous provinces bound together by the Formularies of the Reformation... we are now the Global Anglican Communion.'

Quite a big deal. Time to pray.

gafcon.org/communique-u...

The Future Has Arrived - GAFCON: Global Anglicans

To our dear Anglican brothers and sisters in Christ. Grace and peace to you in the name of our risen Lord Jesus Christ, on the Commemoration of the martyrdom of Hugh Latimer and Nicholas Ridley. The f...

gafcon.org

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Paul Fairie @paulisci.bsky.social · 5d

A Brief History of Let’s Bring Back The Good Old Days

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David Rowe @mrdavidrowe.bsky.social · 7d

Curry < Leftover curry the next day

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🎃 Taylor S. Pumpkins 🎃 @taylorschu.bsky.social · 11d

I think we should call it 2 Civil 2 War

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 13d

ELWOOD, Ill. (AP) — Texas National Guard troops have arrived at an Army Reserve center south of Chicago ahead of expected deployment.

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Atticus Finch (of Georgia) @atticus59914029.bsky.social · 12d

The "Department of Homeland Security" which is living up to its Orwellian name has posted a video on Facebook of agents arresting (alleged) illegal aliens and titled the video "Bag it. Tag it. Take it down."

This is grotesque. Even assuming every person in the video committed some criminal act,

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Owen K.C. Stephens (He/Him) @owenkcstephens.bsky.social · 14d

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David Rowe @mrdavidrowe.bsky.social · 14d

Totally. There are quite a few, though much more common with men than women, I'd say...

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David Rowe @mrdavidrowe.bsky.social · 15d

It's encouraging to me, as someone in his mid-40s, to see someone who blossomed in their middle years. So often – not least with actresses – you're seen as past it by the age of 30, but I've only really hit my stride in the last few years. We need more late-blooming role-models.

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David Rowe @mrdavidrowe.bsky.social · 15d

I've been thinking about Patricia Routledge; wondering why she stands out to me from other theatrical greats. I think it is at least in part because she came to prominence (in the TV world at least) in middle age: A Woman of No Importance, Kitty, Mrs Bucket, Hetty Wainthrop, etc.

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David Rowe @mrdavidrowe.bsky.social · 22d

The annual Quidditch tournament between Fornost, the Angle, and Tharbad (held at Bree) was the original source of the Northern Kingdom's division, you know...

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David Rowe @mrdavidrowe.bsky.social · 23d

*Any new LOTR thing is announced*

Me: *braces himself, expects the worst*

Izquierda @izquierda22.bsky.social · 23d

*Any new LOTR thing is announced*

Me: Ok but what part of the Silmarillion is it based on? Is it canonical with the Lost Tales?

Jeremy @tolkienguide.com · 24d

*Any new LOTR thing is announced*

Me: Ok but does it involve dragons

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David Rowe @mrdavidrowe.bsky.social · 24d

A school anecdote from this morning.

"Wow, what's that?"
"I made it on our 3D printer. It's for the play."
"What is it?"
"Testicles!"
"I beg your pardon? What did you say?"
"Testicles!"
"For the play?"
"Yes, for the octopus!"

These conversations actually do happen :)

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Adam Sharp @adamcsharp.bsky.social · 29d

In Swedish, a word for what you eat to bridge the gap between meals (or while waiting for the main course to cook) is stödmacka. It means "support sandwich."

A similar word in Norwegian is ventepølse, or "waiting sausage."

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Lotr Universe @lordoftherings.world · Sep 18

Arise, Arise, Riders of Théoden! 🥰

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Boze the Library Owl @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social · Sep 12

Social media amplifies our worst tendencies: bloodlust, baseless speculation, the hunger for vengeance. We were not made to see people repeatedly murdered on camera. We were not meant to read every person's unfiltered opinions. It is corrosive to the soul.

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Lotr Universe @lordoftherings.world · Sep 11

The iconic voice behind this scene!

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David Rowe @mrdavidrowe.bsky.social · Sep 9

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John Garth @johngarthwriter.bsky.social · Sep 4

What do you think the #Beatles might have sung if they'd made their #LotR movie? I'll start…
Carry That Weight
Shelob’s You
Elanor Gamgee
I Am The Man Who Wrote The Oxford English Dictionary Etymology For The Word “Walrus”

[No AI was used in this image. Gary B and Gary D 😢 contributed.]