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Charlie McCabe

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Currently up to something... "Elegant, bit mysterious, has the vibe of someone who could kill a man with one glance." - @harecomedy.bsky.social

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Charlie McCabe @pairedfluorescent.bsky.social · Nov 12

A BANANA ANALYSIS (Help!):
There are many things that could be said about Will Sharpe's Flowers but, years later, I still can't get the bananas out of my head. I'm hoping someone has an idea. (They don't)
I'll elaborate (thread):

Julian Barratt in tv show Flowers. He's sitting at a desk, with a bookshelf behind him, in a dark room with a ray of sunshine lighting him. Colours are all dark, muted browns and greens.

Charlie McCabe @pairedfluorescent.bsky.social · 10h

Hard agree

Charlie McCabe @pairedfluorescent.bsky.social · 11h

I know they are, they're fantastic!
I need a haircut, it's so long the weight is pulling all my curls flat 🥲

Charlie McCabe @pairedfluorescent.bsky.social · 12h

Wow so curly!

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Charlie McCabe @pairedfluorescent.bsky.social · 17h

Yeah, that seems odd. All teens are a bit obsessive about something in my experience

Charlie McCabe @pairedfluorescent.bsky.social · 17h

I laughed so loud someone spun round to check what was going on. Thought you'd like to know

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Charlie McCabe @pairedfluorescent.bsky.social · 18h

Oh this - and it is a petty gripe, I admit that - on the rare occasions I've found his work in actual book shops, Richard Brautigan is stuck in with the Beats and it is pisses me off no end

Charlie McCabe @pairedfluorescent.bsky.social · 18h

Where were you earlier this year? I'm being called a perv now because I hadn't realised this

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Charlie McCabe @pairedfluorescent.bsky.social · 18h

I'm just joining in here - never yet actually enjoyed a PTA film. Hello, new friends!

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Charlie McCabe @pairedfluorescent.bsky.social · 18h

Wow. Replace lime pickle with banana and that could've been my answer.

Charlie McCabe @pairedfluorescent.bsky.social · 1d

This is incredible footage! So FUNNY 🤣

Charlie McCabe @pairedfluorescent.bsky.social · 1d

My condolences 💔

Charlie McCabe @pairedfluorescent.bsky.social · 1d

I love stroopwafels for breakfast! Yes!

Charlie McCabe @pairedfluorescent.bsky.social · 2d

🤣 Don't say that, she'll never invite me round for roast potatoes now!

Charlie McCabe @pairedfluorescent.bsky.social · 2d

Are you aware of what nice hands you have?

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Charlie McCabe @pairedfluorescent.bsky.social · 2d

Unbelievable. Just because you didn't want to do audio description of your apparently enormous uh... rainbow-clad debut, now we all have to suffer, is it?

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Charlie McCabe @pairedfluorescent.bsky.social · 2d

True story

Charlie McCabe @pairedfluorescent.bsky.social · 3d

Ah yes - the things cishet men think we want. Lovely 😂

Charlie McCabe @pairedfluorescent.bsky.social · 3d

More than two - hello, Chrissy!

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Charlie McCabe @pairedfluorescent.bsky.social · 3d

More importantly - someone else should be admining for you! It's your birthday!

Charlie McCabe @pairedfluorescent.bsky.social · 3d

There were two nesting on my house last year. Shouldn't be too hard to find them, right?

Charlie McCabe @pairedfluorescent.bsky.social · 3d

I also looked at that but decided it meant that Chris is actually 12 years old but will live to 257. (Or maybe it's a fraction? I dunno. But you can certainly tell which of us is the comedian 😂)

Charlie McCabe @pairedfluorescent.bsky.social · 3d

But it was always less "call the police" and more "Fucking hell! You're not my cat! What have you done with my boy!?"

Charlie McCabe @pairedfluorescent.bsky.social · 3d

Nope, never even considered it. I'd say they're about... 15 or so cm long and pretty fat

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Charlie McCabe @pairedfluorescent.bsky.social · 3d

There are ones here that are MASSIVE and have stripes down their backs. They used to come in to eat the cat food. On more than one occasion when they were slugging round the cat bowl I'd see them out the corner of my eye and assume they were my cat. Quite a shock I realise I was talking to a slug.

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Charlie McCabe @pairedfluorescent.bsky.social · 4d

Now then!

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