Neil
@tremendaoneil.bsky.social
Music, films, constantly searching for public pianos to play. Linlithgow, Scotland.
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Improv comedy prompt of a sentence
November 20, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Improv comedy prompt of a sentence
I would've totally watched the full night of this at the time, except Newsnight (yawn) and Further Abroad (adore Meades now, way too young to understand then).
Particularly remember watching R&S in bed, lights off, and being blinded by the "slow strobe" effect accompanying Powdered Toast MAANN!
Particularly remember watching R&S in bed, lights off, and being blinded by the "slow strobe" effect accompanying Powdered Toast MAANN!
November 21, 2025 at 7:12 AM
I would've totally watched the full night of this at the time, except Newsnight (yawn) and Further Abroad (adore Meades now, way too young to understand then).
Particularly remember watching R&S in bed, lights off, and being blinded by the "slow strobe" effect accompanying Powdered Toast MAANN!
Particularly remember watching R&S in bed, lights off, and being blinded by the "slow strobe" effect accompanying Powdered Toast MAANN!
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Worth remembering that when you’re humming the greatest Stone Roses songs - Resurrection, Fools Gold, I Wanna Be Adored - you are humming Mani’s bass melody. Not Squire, not Brown, but the bass line
Terrible news
#RIPMani
Terrible news
#RIPMani
November 20, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Worth remembering that when you’re humming the greatest Stone Roses songs - Resurrection, Fools Gold, I Wanna Be Adored - you are humming Mani’s bass melody. Not Squire, not Brown, but the bass line
Terrible news
#RIPMani
Terrible news
#RIPMani
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I doubt P.S. would've lasted much longer if Mani hadn't joined for Vanishing Point - I still absolutely love that LP and the couple that followed it.
November 21, 2025 at 12:05 AM
I doubt P.S. would've lasted much longer if Mani hadn't joined for Vanishing Point - I still absolutely love that LP and the couple that followed it.
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So here's my Mani live-in-concert story, one of the two times I saw him. Too long for just one post and to make it easier, just c/ping my FB post instead. A true dude, and the posts from people I know who met or interviewed him saying he was a prince of a guy make it clear we lost a good one.
November 20, 2025 at 5:15 PM
So here's my Mani live-in-concert story, one of the two times I saw him. Too long for just one post and to make it easier, just c/ping my FB post instead. A true dude, and the posts from people I know who met or interviewed him saying he was a prince of a guy make it clear we lost a good one.
Some thoughts on the sad demise of the bassist at the greatest gig I've ever been to (Primals, Glasgow, Gig On The Green 26/08/00, XTRMNTR set plus hits).
#ripmani
#ripmani
November 20, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Some thoughts on the sad demise of the bassist at the greatest gig I've ever been to (Primals, Glasgow, Gig On The Green 26/08/00, XTRMNTR set plus hits).
#ripmani
#ripmani
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when I was young, i used to wonder how people like this would fare in life, as they didn't seem suited for gainful employment. it turns out, the internet allowed them to accumulate a massive audience of similar idiots, enriching them and turning them into a presidential advisor
November 20, 2025 at 12:58 AM
when I was young, i used to wonder how people like this would fare in life, as they didn't seem suited for gainful employment. it turns out, the internet allowed them to accumulate a massive audience of similar idiots, enriching them and turning them into a presidential advisor
I'm not saying I'm out of the loop... but I genuinely had to send my Dad the following WhatsApp this morning 😬 #callyourselfscottish
November 19, 2025 at 10:33 AM
I'm not saying I'm out of the loop... but I genuinely had to send my Dad the following WhatsApp this morning 😬 #callyourselfscottish
Hiya if either @whenisbirths.bsky.social or @outonbluesix.bsky.social (or anyone else?) can help with this comedy query plus the one upthread of it, I'd be most grateful 🙂
But if not then fair enough - you're both great folk in any case and demonstrably two of the best posters on Bluesky 😊
But if not then fair enough - you're both great folk in any case and demonstrably two of the best posters on Bluesky 😊
Q2 : a quote from a Qu*stion T1me parody (similar to the KMKY/Enfield ones) : "many people wonder why society's broken down, how can we explain this awful situation; well of course it's because of the bl*cks" <boom-tssch> - any idea? Extremist satire then, all too relevant now sadly. Thanks both :)
November 19, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Hiya if either @whenisbirths.bsky.social or @outonbluesix.bsky.social (or anyone else?) can help with this comedy query plus the one upthread of it, I'd be most grateful 🙂
But if not then fair enough - you're both great folk in any case and demonstrably two of the best posters on Bluesky 😊
But if not then fair enough - you're both great folk in any case and demonstrably two of the best posters on Bluesky 😊
Tom's forward looking post / clarification re noms has spurred me to sound the #PeoplesPop25 klaxon and share TWENTY FIVE excellent / intriguing new albums (plus some extra bangers) that PPPers might enjoy perusing before noms day :)
open.spotify.com/playlist/7af...
open.spotify.com/playlist/7af...
November 18, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Tom's forward looking post / clarification re noms has spurred me to sound the #PeoplesPop25 klaxon and share TWENTY FIVE excellent / intriguing new albums (plus some extra bangers) that PPPers might enjoy perusing before noms day :)
open.spotify.com/playlist/7af...
open.spotify.com/playlist/7af...
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PM for 45 days, during 10 of which government was suspended for national mourning of the Queen. Possibly the best paid public sector job in history, perks and so on considered.
Liz Truss due to her brief stint as PM receives a lifetime pension worth £100,000 annually and £1 million in 24 hour year round security.
Funded by the taxpayer to spend all her time talking down the UK.
Funded by the taxpayer to spend all her time talking down the UK.
November 18, 2025 at 10:39 PM
PM for 45 days, during 10 of which government was suspended for national mourning of the Queen. Possibly the best paid public sector job in history, perks and so on considered.
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“he will continue teaching” lmao, so the skeevy sex pest won’t damage the brand for future donors and other influential alums but he’ll still interact with current young people as an educator and mentor, really innovative way to lay the priorities and power relationships bare
Larry Summers tells @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social
he’s stepping back from all public commitments in light of his messages with Epstein, saying he is “deeply ashamed” and hopes “to rebuild trust and repair relationships.”
He will continue teaching.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
he’s stepping back from all public commitments in light of his messages with Epstein, saying he is “deeply ashamed” and hopes “to rebuild trust and repair relationships.”
He will continue teaching.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
November 18, 2025 at 4:24 AM
“he will continue teaching” lmao, so the skeevy sex pest won’t damage the brand for future donors and other influential alums but he’ll still interact with current young people as an educator and mentor, really innovative way to lay the priorities and power relationships bare
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My picks for replacement Goblin King are as follows:
Cate Blanchett
Ncuti Gatwa
Mike Faist
Anya Taylor-Joy
Lee Pace
Cate Blanchett
Ncuti Gatwa
Mike Faist
Anya Taylor-Joy
Lee Pace
Cast Janelle Monáe in the sequel.
If not, as long as they don't cast Jared Leto as goblin royalty. If they do, there will be blood in the scuppers.
If not, as long as they don't cast Jared Leto as goblin royalty. If they do, there will be blood in the scuppers.
2026 Begins With a 'Labyrinth' Re-Release in Theaters
Before its sequel (probably) comes out, why not watch 'Labyrinth' on the big screen again next January?
gizmodo.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:19 AM
My picks for replacement Goblin King are as follows:
Cate Blanchett
Ncuti Gatwa
Mike Faist
Anya Taylor-Joy
Lee Pace
Cate Blanchett
Ncuti Gatwa
Mike Faist
Anya Taylor-Joy
Lee Pace
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KARL: The president claims that Thanksgiving costs are down 25%. Does he know that's not true?
HASSETT: Well if you look at Walmart--
KARL: Wait a minute. I've gotta stop you. The Walmart package this year contains much less than the one last year. That's why the price is less.
HASSETT: Well if you look at Walmart--
KARL: Wait a minute. I've gotta stop you. The Walmart package this year contains much less than the one last year. That's why the price is less.
November 16, 2025 at 4:56 PM
KARL: The president claims that Thanksgiving costs are down 25%. Does he know that's not true?
HASSETT: Well if you look at Walmart--
KARL: Wait a minute. I've gotta stop you. The Walmart package this year contains much less than the one last year. That's why the price is less.
HASSETT: Well if you look at Walmart--
KARL: Wait a minute. I've gotta stop you. The Walmart package this year contains much less than the one last year. That's why the price is less.
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I have a couple of idle qs for comedy scholar types (picked @whenisbirths.bsky.social and @outonbluesix.bsky.social, hope that's okay - BUY THEIR BOOKS everyone! 😊 )
First (easier) q - which ep of On The Hour has the Peanuts parody (with the ace punchline "YNFA, Charlie Brown")?
First (easier) q - which ep of On The Hour has the Peanuts parody (with the ace punchline "YNFA, Charlie Brown")?
November 16, 2025 at 7:13 AM
I have a couple of idle qs for comedy scholar types (picked @whenisbirths.bsky.social and @outonbluesix.bsky.social, hope that's okay - BUY THEIR BOOKS everyone! 😊 )
First (easier) q - which ep of On The Hour has the Peanuts parody (with the ace punchline "YNFA, Charlie Brown")?
First (easier) q - which ep of On The Hour has the Peanuts parody (with the ace punchline "YNFA, Charlie Brown")?
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Here's the link to the database and search tool.
couriernewsroom.com/news/we-crea...
couriernewsroom.com/news/we-crea...
We created a searchable database with all 20,000 files from Epstein’s Estate
Easily find every mention of Trump, Clinton, blackmail, and potential sex crimes in the thousands of private messages between Epstein and his close associates.
couriernewsroom.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Here's the link to the database and search tool.
couriernewsroom.com/news/we-crea...
couriernewsroom.com/news/we-crea...
FB is a clickbait binfire but adding BSky non-IRL pals as Friends massively improves it. Current hobby : waiting for @davidstubbs.bsky.social to post totally justified demolitions of Dicky Hervaid, then going to town on the unfunny racist ableist sexist homophobe (RG not DS!) in the comments. Fun 😁
![REBECCA [don't know her, my opinion on this differs from hers but I'm sure she's lovely irl] : I enjoyed it. He's a terrible person, but he has made some really good work
ME : My view - he's a terrible person, but he has collaborated with some moderately talented people (Stephen Merchant) and ripped off some fantastic ideas (People Like Us, "The Office" sketch on The Day Today). Divorced from those influences he rapidly reverts to his default mode of punching down against gays, blacks, Asians, the disabled, those poorer than himself (i.e. 99% of the global population), women and anyone who might even slightly threaten his gossamer-thin ego. But hey, potayto potahto amirite?](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:djc2hhnuae6tae2n3z3zuojy/bafkreiabekkvaxbrqi7vvxllmqbeebhyhptmllb5wn5iv7ygz25v63cvua@jpeg)
November 14, 2025 at 11:51 PM
FB is a clickbait binfire but adding BSky non-IRL pals as Friends massively improves it. Current hobby : waiting for @davidstubbs.bsky.social to post totally justified demolitions of Dicky Hervaid, then going to town on the unfunny racist ableist sexist homophobe (RG not DS!) in the comments. Fun 😁
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Shocked to hear of the death of Rachel Cooke at 56 — I didn’t even know she was ill. I always enjoyed reading her reviews and features: she brightened any page of the paper.
Remembering Rachel Cooke | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Shocked to hear of the death of Rachel Cooke at 56 — I didn’t even know she was ill. I always enjoyed reading her reviews and features: she brightened any page of the paper.
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HOWEVER there was, I’ll concede, less news media with a space to fill, to be filled with deliberately inflammatory shit. That’s one thing I miss.
November 14, 2025 at 9:43 AM
HOWEVER there was, I’ll concede, less news media with a space to fill, to be filled with deliberately inflammatory shit. That’s one thing I miss.
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‘Most people think Britain was better 50 years ago’ because you were younger, and your parents paid all the household bills. How many times.
November 14, 2025 at 9:41 AM
‘Most people think Britain was better 50 years ago’ because you were younger, and your parents paid all the household bills. How many times.
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I’m sorry I just found out that in 1379, as in, 650 years ago, a baby girl was born in Yorkshire and named Diot Coke
history is a fucking joke lmao
history is a fucking joke lmao
November 13, 2025 at 10:50 PM
I’m sorry I just found out that in 1379, as in, 650 years ago, a baby girl was born in Yorkshire and named Diot Coke
history is a fucking joke lmao
history is a fucking joke lmao
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Just took an actual late nite minicab home. The driver was playing Smooth Relax. It was a three-song journey: On The Wings Of Love, Nobody Does It Better, and... of course... Hello. IT'S AN OMEN. See you in 24 hours, Brighton! www.facebook.com/events/18569...
November 13, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Just took an actual late nite minicab home. The driver was playing Smooth Relax. It was a three-song journey: On The Wings Of Love, Nobody Does It Better, and... of course... Hello. IT'S AN OMEN. See you in 24 hours, Brighton! www.facebook.com/events/18569...
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This sort of thing is going to happen a lot, and continue to be extremely triggering for the Fucked Over By Unbound posse.
Estate agent: "Sorry, your offer on the house you love has been declined."
Me: "Do you have any idea of how much more we'd need to have it accepted?"
Estate agent: "Well, uncannily, it's the precise sum of money that your ex-publishers owed you and took to hell with them when they imploded."
Me: "Do you have any idea of how much more we'd need to have it accepted?"
Estate agent: "Well, uncannily, it's the precise sum of money that your ex-publishers owed you and took to hell with them when they imploded."
November 13, 2025 at 1:44 PM
This sort of thing is going to happen a lot, and continue to be extremely triggering for the Fucked Over By Unbound posse.