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Nik Horne
@nikhorne.bsky.social
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Autistic person with fibromyalgia and type 1 diabetes. Bad pun reply guy. T-shirt grifter. From Saltburn (the town, not the film). Mostly harmless, I hope. (He/him.)
http://nikstshirts.com
https://beebthings.redbubble.com
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Seemed like an appropriate t-shirt for my official last day at the BBC.
Me, wearing a “Christmas Greetings from BBC Ceefax” t-shirt, depicting Father Christmas, dozing in front a television, which shows the same scene of Father Christmas, dozing in front a television.
December 12, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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I certainly do. Can't answer the second question.
Room layout plan, in Illustrator.
December 10, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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This morning my daughter got out her makeup kit and set about transforming me into a composite of all four members of ABBA.
A 49-year-old white man with greying beard, heavy blue eyeshadow, pink blusher, pink/purple lipstick, wearing a grey dressing gown, a blue and black striped nightshirt, and a blue and pink headband with two pom-poms on it.
December 7, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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Kim, an elderly black cat, with his paw across his head, Greg Mitchell style, this morning.
December 5, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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Reminded me of this, on the 7th floor.
A sign in the shape of a purple speech bubble, containing an old CBBC logo, the (large fonted) slogan "Bogies!!!", and the attribution Dick and Dom Dick and Dom in da Bungalow.
December 3, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/4226...
Yellow t-shirt, bearing the phrase “fucking rotter”, in the ransom note style of the Sex Pistols logo from Never Mind the Bollocks.
December 1, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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This appears to be the Las Vegas Raiders logo. Could they have copyrighted the very concept of a black shield shape, with a white border? Will they be going after Grange Hill DVDs? Blue Peter badges might be on shaky ground.

Might contest this one...
A black shield shape, with a white border, featuring a person's head wearing a helmet and an eyepatch, with pirate cutlasses behind it, and the word "RAIDERS" above it.
December 1, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Again...

Why do American organisations always assume stuff is about them?

I wonder how feasible a version of Redbubble which allows artists to exclude certain designs from being sold/viewed in particular regions would be.
RB REDBUBBLE Hi Nicholas, We're sorry, but we had to remove your artwork from the Redbubble marketplace, because it may contain material that violates someone's rights. The owner of these rights has provided us with guidance describing the type of content they consider infringing that should be removed from the marketplace. In most cases, this means that the rights holder did not specifically identify your work for removal, but that Redbubble has detected potential similarity between your removed work and one or more words, phrases or images included in the rights holder's removal guidance. More intormation: Subject matter: Las Vegas Raiders Affected Artwork: beebthings Grange Hill badge (with sausage) https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/63326267
December 1, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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One for fans of obscure New Order references. www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1761...
T-shirt with “Intercity Fanny” in the style of the British Rail Intercity logo.
November 26, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1691...
T-shirt featuring the text “Remix: Arthur Baker”, in the Now 4 font.
November 26, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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Evri really are a bunch of lying twats.

Please stick with Royal Mail when selling on eBay. As a buyer, I’d happily pay the extra.
Track my parcel 15:06 - Thu 20 Nov We're sorry, we were unable to deliver your parcel today. We'll try again on the next working day Delivery attempted The delivery attempted photo is a blurry mess of unidentifiable objects, mostly obscured by what appears to be a finger.
November 20, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Jitterbucket.
A big, square, grey bucket, with the brand name “wham” embossed near the bottom.
November 11, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1320...
Hits 5 t-shirt
November 10, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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Can't be bothered to argue with this (and obviously I don't own the rights to the ITN logo!), but puzzled as to what this has got to do with West Virginia University.
REDBUBBLE Hi Nicholas, We're sorry, but we had to remove your artwork from the Redbubble marketplace under our IP & Publicity Rights Policy, because we received a complaint from someone alleging that your artwork violates their rights. More information: Rights holder: West Virginia University Subject matter: West Virginia University Affected Artwork: ITN NEWS AT 545 independentthings News at 5:45 https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/126828806
November 5, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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Happy Halloween.
Me, dressed and made-up as a vampire.
October 31, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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Further update, and my reply.

The phrase "the incorrect information you were given" is carrying such a heavy load, it's in danger of collapsing.
British Gas Dear Mr Horne I hope you're well. I've spoken with our National Technical Support Team regarding the fitting of the filter, and they have confirmed that, based on the details reviewed, it would not have been possible for the filter to be fitted as previously indicated. I sincerely apologise for the incorrect information you were given. As a result, I will ensure that the invoice is cancelled. I have also spoken with the Dyno team and will be raising the relevant feedback to help prevent this from happening again. To help us resolve your complaint as quickly as possible, could you please provide the best contact number for me to reach you on? Yours sincerely J Macdonald Customer Manager Dear J Macdonald, Thank you very much for the apology; it's appreciated. Regarding a contact number, I have lost count of the number of times I have requested that British Gas refrain from attempting to call me, as my autism means I cope badly with phone calls. As previously advised, you can contact my wife, [redacted] if absolutely necessary. However, I'm not sure what else there is to say regarding this matter, unless you propose to discuss compensation for the time, effort, and stress you have cost us with this false accusation of lying about having had a filter fitted, and resulting attempt to extort money from us. Please be aware that this has lost British Gas a previously loyal customer. Kind regards, Nik Horne
October 29, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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Harsh.
Not the Forgetful Cat
October 23, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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I don’t often make jokes…
l've just parked up Hate parallel parking I hate all kinds of ginger cake.
October 23, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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@myfitnesspal.bsky.social login seems to be broken this morning.
Login failed We were unable to connect to the server to log you in.
October 20, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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Turns out it gets another mention later on, in the section about their 6 Music residency. (No, I haven’t finished the book yet. There might even be further discussion of it…)
Pet Shop Boys "So hard (David Morales Red Zone Mix)" "He gets so much bass, doesn't he?" says Chris. "Why can't we get this bass? I've never understood why. You want this, you have to go to America to get it." The producer steers the discussion in the studio towards The KLF's remix of "So hard"s B-side, "It must be obvious". "It was really out there," says Neil. "I went to listen to it in their studio in Brixton. I went in a taxi. And when we got there, the taxi driver, who I didn't know knew who I was, said, 'I'm just going to wait here, Neil, for a couple of minutes just to check if you're all right going in there."" Safely inside, Neil listened to what they had done - "Not really a mix, it's more of a theme - it's a soundscape" - and received a request. "They also got me to take two copies of 'Kylie Said To Jason', which Jason Donovan had signed, to get me to get Kylie to sign them, which I did." This, he notes, was just before The KLF suddenly had huge mainstream pop success. "Suddenly, they become the new Pet Shop Boys, really," he says. "I mean, they more or less push us out the way, to be honest." "Well, they invented stadium house," says Chris.
October 11, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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I bought that one too, along with Being Remixed. It gets a mention in this year’s “Annually”. (I actually quite like the UFO mix of It must be obvious! It is weird though.)
I may have my facts wrong here, but I think you're one of only two artists that have had a remix from the KLF. Depeche Mode had a remix of "Policy Of Truth". I've only heard the story from Bill Drummond's point of view, that he was doing a remix of "So hard", and you had to turn up to Trans Central to re-record vocals. Do you have any other memories of working with the KLF? NT: This would have been 1990. I remember getting a taxi to their studio in what you would now call a "sketchy" part of Brixton. And we pulled up, and the taxi driver turned to me and said: "If you don't mind, I'm just going to wait and make sure you're alright in there." Because it looked like a squat. But there they were, in the basement, and it was a good mix, and then on the B-side they did this crazy mix of "It must be obvious" that went on for about 15 minutes, our song filtered with lots of weird noises. But we're always going to like that kind of thing. I think for a while, they were the new Pet Shop Boys, they were a duo, and had a string of fantastic singles.
October 10, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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🎵 Michael, Cheryl, Jay
🎵 David Van Day
Vogue-era Madonna
September 25, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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#NationalTeletextDay memory.
Old screen grab from the BBC Sport app, Football section. See your Ceefax report published A mocked-up Ceefax page, which reads: 312 CEEFAX 1 312 Tue 23 Sep 16:32 BBC FOOTBALL How to write a report in Ceefax The top paragraph of a really good Ceefax match report should endeavour to tell the key story of the match, such as who scored the winner. It should also say which sides are playing and why it matters, for example if a win means promotion for a team. The next three paragraphs should describe in as much detail as possible every goal and the major incidents. Write four paragraphs totalling about 80 words, with a minimum of two lines and a maximum of four. Below the Ceefax page: Graphic supplied by Nik Horne Send us your report from one of Tuesday's League Cup matches - taking into account the guidance in the picture above - using the form below. We will publish a selection of these on the website on Wednesday. Note this is available on the desktop site
September 23, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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September 22, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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I saw this on a local pavement, and it gave me pause…
A pavement access cover, decorated with a sort of mosaic featuring crowns, and the central image is of two hands (with different skin tones) reaching towards each other, in front of a kind of black circle, surrounded by what could be a third skin tone.
September 22, 2025 at 10:28 AM