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Nick from Toy-Fu
@toyfu332.bsky.social
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Toy-Fu buys and sells Transformers toys, with all of our profits going to the fine people at Mary's Meals! We started in 2009 and have raised over £260,000 so far. Fair prices are always offered, and donations are always welcome.
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Chat, is this bad?
Joe Powell MP's two bleats, and their metrics: 1- 11 likes, 69 rebleats (67 of them quotes), 285 comments 2- 5 likes, 7 rebleats, 74 comments
December 10, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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You know what? I think we've sold enough toys for this year. It's time to kick back. To that end, me and @gavtrdq.bsky.social are going to be playing some daft old arcade games on Twitch tomorrow evening.

We are supporting the charity War Child via the Yogscast Jingle Jam.
www.twitch.tv/toyfu332
A stand-up arcade cabinet, decorated with Toy-Fu's logo and Gav's wonderful "Grandus carrying containers full of food" artwork. Next to the cabinet it says: The Jingle Jam logo War Child logo An evening of arcade classics, raising funds for War Child. twitch.tv/toyfu332 Saturday 6th December / 7pm - 9pm
December 5, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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Your turn of phrase made this sound like the opening to an episode of Letterkenny.
Wayne from Letterkenny, looking intense as ever, thumbs through his belt loops, absolutely serving in a red checked shirt and blue jeans in front of his stable
December 5, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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This is from March. The systems may be better by now, but if Grok is any indication they may be getting worse. The compulsory chatbot Microsoft is including with their latest OS will, if you ask it 5 questions, tell you 2 lies.

I am not touching Windows 11 with a barge pole.
A bar graph from the Columbia Journalism Review, March 2025, showing the "Hallucination Rates of AI Models". "When asked to cite news sources from an excerpt, AI models often gave confident but incorrect answers." Perplexity: 37% Copilot: 40% Perplexity Pro: 45% ChatGPT: 67% Deepseek: 68% Gemini: 76% Grok-2: 77% Grok-3: 94%
December 2, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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I knew I recognised the wee red flag on the robot from somewhere. It was an optional (and, I assume, recommended) add-on for this legendary vehicle to stop the driver from being flattned by trucks who couldn't see them.
Sir Clive Sinclair, seated in his infamous electric vehicle, the Sinclair C5. It is a moderately sleek little fellow shaped like a cross between a go-kart and a bobsled. Its body shell is white plastic, with a single large headlight and a mustard yellow trim. It has two rear wheels and one at the pointed front. The steering column is, awkwardly, under the single seat. It's difficult to see in the picture, but within the compact front end there is actually a set of pedals to keep the vehicle moving when the relatively tiny capacity 80s lithiun-ion battery runs out. Also worth noting in this picture is that Sir Clive is wearing a full suit and a scarf, and there is snow visible on the grass in the background. This is because, in defiance of all sense, he chose to debut his open-topped electric vehicle on a freezing day in January 1985 when it was snowing. It did not sell well.
November 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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The rib cage stops at the boobs. That can only mean one thing:
A fancy, collector-oriented figure of Aphrodite A from Mazinger Z. A red and yellow super robot with a small aircraft in the top of its head, and a feminine humanoid body structure. Aphrodite has two missile siloes through its chest, which fire chunky missiles with rounded warheads. Before launch, they look sort of like boobies.
November 18, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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The blobs are all vulnerable to fire which is a hint about what you should be using in the boss fight but Aldrich is actually much weaker to chaos flame so you if you found the Quelana pyromancy tome you should bring one or two chaos pyromancies with you because when his health gets low he spams his
A leopard leans into another, disinterested leopard. The first leopard has an arm over the second leopard's shoulder, and has its mouth open as if it is yelling into the second leopard's nonplussed face. The pair appear to be hanging out on top of a large rock in a forest.
November 15, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Just got a nice fake message claiming my account was restricted and was going to be permanently deleted unless I click this dodgy looking link RIGHT NOW. Skeptical eye on the inbox, folks.
A fake security DM. it says as follows: "We regret to inform you that your Bluesky account has been temporarily suspended due to security-related restrictions. "To prevent the permanent termination of your account, it is imperative that you complete the verification process within the next 24 hours by using the following link: [dubious link to let in malware like throwing open the door to Dracula] "If the link does not open directly, please copy and paste it into your browser's address bar. "[warning sign emoji] Important: Failure to complete the required verification within the specified time frame will result in the irreversible and permanent ban of your account (lol). "We appreciate your immediate attention and cooperation in this matter. "Sincerely, "Bluesky(C) Support Team"
November 13, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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As usual, the creative minds on the Amiga were ahead of the curve:
The cover to popular Commodore Amiga platform game James Pond 2: Robocod. It depicts a cartoon fish, "standing" upright on his tailfin, with a humanoid torso *very* similar to that of Robocop covering the top half of his fishy body. In place of Robocop's long .50 calibre pistol, James is holding a small pistol with a chunky silencer, more in keeping with his role as a spy. He is surrounded by characters from the game: - a mad scientist tinkering with a robot teddy bear - a Volkswagon Beetle, following a bouncing set of chattering teeth - a large woman in a ballerina outfit, standing awkwardly while holding a tiny umbrella over her head - a group of penguins, just hanging out (the game's production was partly sponsored by Penguin biscuits, which appear as part of the level geography) The tagline below the image is "He's mean, he's green, he's part machine". I feel it is worth mentioning that James Pond's scales are orange. His Robocop parts are silver and black. The background of the image is green. So that's something.
November 11, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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Distant relative?
A picture of The Cheat from Homestar Runner, whose long beak(?) and beady black eyes oddly resemble the third image of the water flea above.
November 10, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Spending some quality time with the missus
A cropped portion of the image in the original post, depicting Godzilla seated and looking contented, with Mothra alighted on top of his head. A small* pink love heart floats to their right. *Although given their canonical scale, that love heart is probably about the size of an F-15 fighter jet.
November 4, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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So...
A screencap of Katherine Applegate @kaauthor saying "Well, this is absolutely incredible. #animorphs (bear head emoji)" She is quoting Mikael Milkelson (glass of milk emoji) @Mmm_it_me, who has tagged her to ask "@kaauthour what do you think of our Halloween costume?" The image below shows 5 people standing in a line. From left to right, they are: A lady with a blonde wig and glasses in a red t-shirt A man in a similar blonde wig, no glasses, and a faded red t-shirt A lady with brown hair, a brown t-shirt, vampire teeth and a "bear ears" hairband A man in a brown jumper with dark hair and a beard, also with a "bear ears" hairband A person in a full bear costume
November 2, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Yeah, we've been trying to find some Bump of Chicken Convoys to sell on the stall, but even in Japan they're going for crazy money.
Bump of Chicken Convoy, a version of an Earthrise Optimus Prime cab in incredible colours. Yellow head, with blue optics and silver faceplate. Azure right arm, with indigo elbow and fist. Red torso with silver stripe as normal, which makes the rest stand out. Grill is indigo instead of silver. Peach left arm, with indigo elbow and fist. Indigo pelvis and thighs, with red panels on the waist. Turquoise lower legs and feet, with silver painted details. Silver rifle and matching smokestacks.
October 30, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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"Who on Earth is going to mess with us?"
Sam J. Jones as Flash Gordon, in short shorts with no shoes for some reason but still brandishing an alien rifle, shoddily copied & pasted next to a drawing of Dan Dare striding purposefully towards the viewer in his spacesuit. The intention behind the mashup is to homage the famous (in UK comic circles) crossover of Judge Dredd and Johnny Alpha from Strontium Dog.
October 19, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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But she's so popular!
A screen cap I took of Cynthia's account just before blocking it. 87 followers 132 following 13 posts "Mother of two. Christian. Constitutionalist. God Bless Dona-" you get the idea.
October 18, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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This might be my favourite edit of all time:
A Calvin & Hobbes strip with visibly edited speech balloons. The strip was originally about Hamster Huey and the Gooey Kablooey. Edited text is in caps. Panel 1: Calvin's dad is selecting a book to read to Calvin at bedtime. Dad: What JOKE would you like tonight? We can read anything except- Calvin: -COW TOOLS! Panel 2: Calvin's dad clutches his head in frustration while Calvin yells in protest. Dad: No! No COW TOOLS tonight! We've read that JOKE a million times! Calvin: I want COW TOOLS! Panel 3: Dad yells at Calvin. Calvin yells back, louder, at Dad. Dad: Look, you know how the JOKE goes! You've memorised the whole thing! It's the same JOKE every day! Calvin: I want COW TOOLS! Panel 4: The infamous Far Side one-panel comic titled "Cow Tools", where a cow stands proudly in front of a selection of strange implements whose functions the reader can only guess at. Dad, Calvin and Hobbes are superimposed into the space behind and to the right of the cow. Calvin's dad stands, staring blankly at the back of the cow's head. Calvin stands in a quizzical, strokey-beard pose, while Hobbes (as a tiger, not a toy, adding to the surrealism of the scene) stands cross-legged, with his chin resting on one hand while his other hand cups his elbow. They are both looking at the array of tools in the foreground. Truly, perhaps no-one will ever understand Cow Tools.
October 17, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Yeah, we need to be bringing back this energy, especially for LLM evangelists
A Japanese spider-crab firing blue eye beams at another crab, with an incongruous fiery explosion pasted over the second crab. Above them is the lower case yet commanding phrase: "silence, brand"
October 17, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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Is anyone within the sound of my voice going to TFCon Chicago? They've just revealed their exclusive toy and I have a MIGHTY NEED
Fans Hobby Skyquake, adapted from their iteration of the Masterforce character Overlord. He is gigantic and beautiful, in all his bronze, magenta & turquoise glory.
October 14, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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I've been around a while
The first single-screen stage of the 1982 Nintendo coin-op, Donkey Kong, featuring its beloved protagonist, Jump Man
October 12, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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Some real bananas crossover potential in the trends this morning.
A partial screencap from this very website. Trending topics: Kid Rock Tron Big Brother UK Peter Thiel Portland SB 79
October 11, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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It keeps coming up.
A panel from Garth Ennis's "Preacher", where protagonist Jesse Custer is confronting a group of white supremacists. "Why is is the 'greatest champions of the white race' always turn out to be the worst examples of it? YOU!" [Jesse gets up in the grill of a frightened looking man with a poorly defined jaw and receding hairline] Man: "Wh-wh-wh-?" Jesse: "Where the fuck is your chin?"
October 3, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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That would be awesome.
Zapp Brannigan explaining to a bored Kif: "If we hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominoes should fall like a house of cards. Checkmate."
October 1, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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This one:
A picture of Korin from Dragon Ball, a white cat standing upright and carrying a walking stick taller than himself, contrasted with a picture of Akira Toriyama's own cat, which is also white and has a remarkably similar face and ears. Toriyama himself is shown in a small circle between the two images. "CALLMEARJ" (presumably the person who made the image) "Dragon Ball's Korin was inspire by Akira Toriyama's own cat" "Toriyama even drew Korin with his eyes closed, mimicking the sleeping state of his cat!" (the cat in the photo is blinking)
September 28, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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A fine and noble colour scheme!
Transformers Action Master Elite Omega Spreem, seen here rocking the yellow and magenta look, with highlights in red and cyan. The Spreem dresses to impress.
September 19, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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Well, there it is. I'm happy that they're happy.
One Punch Man / Saitama / Caped Baldy saying "OK", with a facial expression of Olympic-standard neutrality.
September 17, 2025 at 9:29 AM