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Steven Goddard @sgoddard.bsky.social · 2h

The first few clues were not very kind to us, for sure.

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Steven Goddard @sgoddard.bsky.social · 6h

Strands #592
“And the category is ...”
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Reposted by Steven Goddard

NearlyKnowledgeable @g0blinegg.bsky.social · 9h

Tommy Rogers (b.1849) was one of the last Severn watermen. He was a coracle maker, poacher, and larger-than-life Ironbridge character. Known for his expert knowledge of the Severn, he saved 8 lives and recovered more than 80 bodies alongside his son from the river Severn.

#Shropshire #Ironbridge

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Steven Goddard @sgoddard.bsky.social · 9h

42% intending to vote for the racist far right party. I despair. 😔

JWexTheSpa @jwsidders.bsky.social · 10h

Vote Plaid Cymru in Caerphilly
Oh - and High Fives all round inside the Blue Labour genius show that is run by Morgan McSweeney

Dr Adam Evans @a-b-evans.bsky.social · 11h

A… remarkable @survation.bsky.social poll out today of voting intentions in Caerphilly ahead of next week’s Senedd by-election

Reform 42%
Plaid 38%
Labour 12%
Conservatives 4%
Greens 3%
LibDem 1%
#senedd #devolution

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Steven Goddard @sgoddard.bsky.social · 10h

There are words in both yellow and purple that I don’t recognise as belonging to those groups 🤷🏻‍♂️

Connections
Puzzle #858
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Steven Goddard @sgoddard.bsky.social · 10h

I had 3 years to choose from and surprisingly chose the right one!

#whendle no996
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Steven Goddard @sgoddard.bsky.social · 10h

Good morning everyone. A little too close for comfort today! Have a great day, all 🙂

Wordle 1,580 5/6

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Steven Goddard @sgoddard.bsky.social · 10h

😄👍

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Steven Goddard @sgoddard.bsky.social · 1d

I played squaredle.com 10/15:
34/34 words (+7 bonus words)
📖 In the top 28% by bonus words
🔥 Solve streak: 1

Squaredle

Squaredle is a daily word building game. Swipe letters in the grid to test your vocabulary every day and rise to the top of the leaderboards!

squaredle.com

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Steven Goddard @sgoddard.bsky.social · 1d

Look at all that lovely green!

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Steven Goddard @sgoddard.bsky.social · 1d

I now have the theme music to “Are You Being Served?” as an ear worm, for some reason 🥴

Strands #591
“Going up?”
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Steven Goddard @sgoddard.bsky.social · 1d

Exactly right. The only hope is for the broad left to find another focus which, for me at present anyway, appears to be the Green Party.

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Steven Goddard @sgoddard.bsky.social · 1d

I’m getting “Stranger Things” vibes from this photo 😬

EDC 🇺🇦🇮🇱 @simplyedc.bsky.social · 1d

This amazing Covered Bridge #Photography was taken by Gerry Hudson.

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Steven Goddard @sgoddard.bsky.social · 1d

True.

Saint Stinky @saint-stinky.bsky.social · Nov 25

"The beauty of anti-racism is that you don't have to pretend to be free of racism to be an anti-racist. Anti-racism is the commitment to fight racism wherever you find it, including in yourself."

~ Ijeoma Oluo

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Steven Goddard @sgoddard.bsky.social · 1d

I think my use and understanding of English is fairly good, but I’ve never sat the A level exam in the subject and I honestly don’t know if I could pass it. This is mindless pandering to the Far(age) Right, and it disgusts me.

Gary Stanford @garystanford.bsky.social · 1d

It's hilarious, most of them can't even string a sentence together, but sadly another example of Starmer's Labour pandering to Farage's base

Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 2d

I will bet my bike that close to zero of the British racists that this law is pandering to could pass A-level English.

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Steven Goddard @sgoddard.bsky.social · 1d

An absolutely dreadful attempt, rescued by the last 2 clues 😕

#whendle no995
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5/5 227pts

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Steven Goddard @sgoddard.bsky.social · 1d

Good morning everyone. I managed to keep my streak alive! Have a nice day, all 🙂

Wordle 1,579 5/6

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Steven Goddard @sgoddard.bsky.social · 2d

The emphasis was very much on the guessing 😄

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Steven Goddard @sgoddard.bsky.social · 2d

I played squaredle.com 10/14:
29/29 words (+13 bonus words)
📖 In the top 6% by bonus words
🔥 Solve streak: 2

Squaredle

Squaredle is a daily word building game. Swipe letters in the grid to test your vocabulary every day and rise to the top of the leaderboards!

squaredle.com

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Steven Goddard @sgoddard.bsky.social · 2d

I think it’s stumped a lot of us!

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Steven Goddard @sgoddard.bsky.social · 2d

Astonishing isn't it? Us oldies used to be able to memorise important numbers, even quite long ones. And that was after a hard day at the Henge construction site!

bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 3d

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing?
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I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up.
Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

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Steven Goddard @sgoddard.bsky.social · 2d

It's as if two separate Strands got mixed up! I just don't understand the theme 🤨

Strands #590
“This & that”
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Steven Goddard @sgoddard.bsky.social · 2d

Initially led astray by the red herrings 😄

Connections
Puzzle #856
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Steven Goddard @sgoddard.bsky.social · 2d

Got there!

#whendle no994
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Steven Goddard @sgoddard.bsky.social · 2d

Good morning everyone. I stepped up to a birdie 3! Have a lovely day, all 🙂

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