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Simon Koppel @simonkoppel.bsky.social · 1d

Will she later complain that her hair is ruined?

Simon Koppel @simonkoppel.bsky.social · 4d

In Europe, they do. www.euroncap.com/en/car-safet...

Vulnerable Road User (VRU) Protection | Euro NCAP

Euro NCAP assesses the VRU protection of cars tested. Learn more on the AEB motorcyclist, cyclist & pedestrian tests and the head, pelvis & leg impact tests.

www.euroncap.com

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Simon Koppel @simonkoppel.bsky.social · 12d

They don't look like 4-leaf clovers to me (though I'm no expert), but finding that many wouldn't be remarkable. They can grow in clusters. When I was a kid there was a clover patch near me where perhaps one in twenty was 4-leafed, sometimes more. Once I found a 7-leaf.

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How the Email Found Me @howtheemailfoundme.bsky.social · 13d

The email has found me laminating another strict No Entry sign for the canteen. The sinkholes are back, pouring forth the usual black fire and tortured screaming, and we all know what happened to Derek. Great news from the hospital though, they say he’s stopped shrieking in an unknown tongue!

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Simon Koppel @simonkoppel.bsky.social · 14d

One of my favourite eldritch accounts has reawakened after an ominous nine months away. I'm not certain that I want to know what's been gestating in that time.

How the Email Found Me @howtheemailfoundme.bsky.social · 14d

The email has found me arguing with Liminal Jim of Threshold Construction Ltd. I don’t care how multiversal he wants the kitchen, that’s a load-bearing dimension and we’re not knocking through it.

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Simon Koppel @simonkoppel.bsky.social · 19d

Cecilia = Nimona?

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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 26d

The National Autistic Society has said that studies suggesting a correlation were weak, poorly designed, and ultimately did not provide reliable evidence. Other high-quality, well-controlled studies have instead indicated there is no link between paracetamol in pregnancy and autism.

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Simon Koppel @simonkoppel.bsky.social · 27d

@alakazammit.bsky.social Did you know that you're quoted in the Oxford English Dictionary? They've just added the word "armscye" and you're one of the five quotations they list

Screenshot from the Oxford English Dictionary online entry for the word "armscye". Five quotations are listed, from 1858 onwards - the most recent is "I need to remember to raise the armscye a little because it's like 1/2″ too low. @alakazammit.bsky.social‬ 14 March in bsky.app (accessed 14 Mar. 2025)"

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Prime Time: Prime Ministers podcast @primetimepod.bsky.social · 28d

🚨NEW EPISODE🚨

It's time to find an answer to the most important question the Simpsons ever asked. William Pitt the Elder has made many cameo appearances in the episodes of other #PrimeMinisters, but now it's FINALLY time to take a look at him properly.

#history #politics #geogians

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 29d

Thousands of Londoners have indefinite leave to remain.

They have legal rights and are our friends, neighbours and colleagues, contributing hugely to our city.

Threatening to deport people living and working here legally is unacceptable.

Farage vows to scrap indefinite leave to remain, placing thousands at risk of deportation

Reform UK plans to force non-citizens to apply for visas with high salary thresholds and no access to NHS services

www.theguardian.com

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Simon Koppel @simonkoppel.bsky.social · Sep 19

The only pirate documented to have worn an eyepatch was the Arab pirate Rahmah ibn Jabir al-Jalhami, and he had actually lost an eye.

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Simon Koppel @simonkoppel.bsky.social · Sep 19

Sadly, there's no actual evidence for that. Per Wikipedia, "This idea was tested in an episode of MythBusters in 2007 and found to be plausible, but this application has never been documented in any historical naval manual."

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Simon Koppel @simonkoppel.bsky.social · Sep 19

It's worth finding a copy of Dardanelles Patrol. There's some other great stories, including firing a torpedo which went in a circle and nearly blew themselves up, the time they surfaced to dry their washing, and disguising the sub by tying it to a fishing boat. www.amazon.co.uk/Dardanelles-...

Dardanelles Patrol: Amazon.co.uk: Shankland, Peter, Hunter, Anthony: 9780583118613: Books

Buy Dardanelles Patrol New by Shankland, Peter, Hunter, Anthony (ISBN: 9780583118613) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

www.amazon.co.uk

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Simon Koppel @simonkoppel.bsky.social · Sep 19

At least they defeated the train. There's one instance of a submarine losing a battle (or at least, being driven away from shore) by a cavalry regiment, which just feels like a crazy mismatch of military eras. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_E11...

HMS E11 - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

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Amanda @pandamoanimum.bsky.social · Dec 10

Ben Folds and Jeremy Irons should get together and start a dry cleaning business.

They could call it Ben and Jerry's.

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Simon Koppel @simonkoppel.bsky.social · Sep 15

I'm wondering whether @jessesword.com, who runs the Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction (sfdictionary.com) might have any insight?

Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction

sfdictionary.com

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Simon Koppel @simonkoppel.bsky.social · Sep 11

War and Peace has entered the chat

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Simon Koppel @simonkoppel.bsky.social · Sep 10

Always a good morning to wake up and find a new @primetimepod.bsky.social has dropped.

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Simon Koppel @simonkoppel.bsky.social · Sep 7

Doesn't giant fish fingers throw out the fish/breadcrumb ratio?

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Simon Koppel @simonkoppel.bsky.social · Sep 3

Autorotate won't let you do this on most iPhones and Android phones. You can rotate it to either side, but not upside down. Plus, lots of apps don't autorotate at all.

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Simon Koppel @simonkoppel.bsky.social · Aug 29

I see your Hey Jude and I raise you The Boxer by Simon and Garfunkel.

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Prime Time: Prime Ministers podcast @primetimepod.bsky.social · Aug 27

New episode! 🚨

He was Rockingham's secretary, so far from a #primeminister himself, but #EdmundBurke 's political writings are some of the most significant in British history. We pause our narrative to take a look at his impact on how politics works today
#history #podcast #georgians #politics

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Anthony Etherin @anthonyetherin.bsky.social · Aug 14

Nightlife's a boozy zoo: Base filth. Gin.

#palindrome

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Simon Koppel @simonkoppel.bsky.social · Jul 29

Yeah, "madonna front" is in OED.

"Madonna front, a postiche [piece of false hair worn as an adornment] for women in which the hair is parted in the centre and worn straight, or nearly straight.
J. Stevens Cox, Illustrated Dictionary of Hairdressing & Wigmaking 93/2"

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