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Simon Koppel @simonkoppel.bsky.social · 11h

OK, fair enough!

Simon Koppel @simonkoppel.bsky.social · 12h

A penicillin allergy doesn't stop you eating blue cheese. You might be allergic to penicillin and ALSO to blue cheese, but there are lots of things on a typical buffet that you MIGHT be allergic to. Or do you think buffets should be banned entirely? www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/blu...

Blue cheese: Types, benefits, risks, and more

What is blue cheese and does it provide any health benefits? Read on to learn learn more about this dairy product, such as nutrition and risks.

www.medicalnewstoday.com

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Simon Koppel @simonkoppel.bsky.social · 12h

@quoteinvestigator.com After the Brighton hotel bombing in 1984 which nearly killed Margaret Thatcher, a statement from the IRA said, "we have only to be lucky once, you will have to be lucky always". That line has since been reused many times (in different contexts) but was that its first use?

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Simon Koppel @simonkoppel.bsky.social · 13h

I think you meant to say, "each of he's brothers".

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Simon Koppel @simonkoppel.bsky.social · 1d

Well this is depressing. I normally expect Bluesky replies to Anon Opin to be more sensible than those on X. But with this one, they're virtually identical, and every bit as casually (and not so casually) misogynistic.

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All Things Quiz @allthingsquiz.bsky.social · 2d

What is the question if the answer is ham? The prelims
Which question in each group should go forward into the final?
forms.gle/htAsdo1zMoMu...

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Simon Koppel @simonkoppel.bsky.social · 3d

What small village in Kent lies two and a half miles south of the town of Sandwich? A signpost pointing to the two places has 109 reviews on Google and its own entry on Atlas Obscura.

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Simon Koppel @simonkoppel.bsky.social · 9d

You may be getting to this, but do you have male/female/other splits?

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Simon Koppel @simonkoppel.bsky.social · 11d

On the track listing for the Taylor Swift song "thank you aimee", from her album The Tortured Poets Department, what three letters are capitalised? The song has been widely interpreted as a 'diss track' aimed at a member of the Kardashian family.

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Simon Koppel @simonkoppel.bsky.social · 13d

You can still what it was by the alphabetising.

A list of courses at the London Business School, showing that "Strategy Implementation for Saudi Leaders" is listed in an alphabetical list between "Executing Strategy for Results - Dubai" and "Financing the Entrepreneurial Business"

Simon Koppel @simonkoppel.bsky.social · 14d

In the spirit of correcting sloppy work, I feel obliged to point out that there's no evidence that Napoleon ever said that - it's most likely a variant of Robert Heinlein quoteinvestigator.com/2016/12/30/n...

Quote Origin: Never Attribute to Malice That Which Is Adequately Explained by Stupidity – Quote Investigator®

quoteinvestigator.com

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Simon Koppel @simonkoppel.bsky.social · 14d

Oslo is another issue - only renamed that from Christiania in 1925

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Simon Koppel @simonkoppel.bsky.social · 14d

More likely, surely, that a situation that used to exist would still be on a map (perhaps partly based on an earlier map by a sloppy cartographer) that that it would somehow anticipate something that wouldn't exist until four years later?

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Simon Koppel @simonkoppel.bsky.social · 14d

But what about Central Australia? As someone else points about, that only existed from 1927 to 1931.

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Simon Koppel @simonkoppel.bsky.social · 14d

That's a great clue, that nobody else had spotted!

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Simon Koppel @simonkoppel.bsky.social · 17d

Will she later complain that her hair is ruined?

Simon Koppel @simonkoppel.bsky.social · 20d

In Europe, they do. www.euroncap.com/en/car-safet...

Vulnerable Road User (VRU) Protection | Euro NCAP

Euro NCAP assesses the VRU protection of cars tested. Learn more on the AEB motorcyclist, cyclist & pedestrian tests and the head, pelvis & leg impact tests.

www.euroncap.com

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Simon Koppel @simonkoppel.bsky.social · 28d

They don't look like 4-leaf clovers to me (though I'm no expert), but finding that many wouldn't be remarkable. They can grow in clusters. When I was a kid there was a clover patch near me where perhaps one in twenty was 4-leafed, sometimes more. Once I found a 7-leaf.

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How the Email Found Me @howtheemailfoundme.bsky.social · 29d

The email has found me laminating another strict No Entry sign for the canteen. The sinkholes are back, pouring forth the usual black fire and tortured screaming, and we all know what happened to Derek. Great news from the hospital though, they say he’s stopped shrieking in an unknown tongue!

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Simon Koppel @simonkoppel.bsky.social · Oct 7

One of my favourite eldritch accounts has reawakened after an ominous nine months away. I'm not certain that I want to know what's been gestating in that time.

How the Email Found Me @howtheemailfoundme.bsky.social · Oct 7

The email has found me arguing with Liminal Jim of Threshold Construction Ltd. I don’t care how multiversal he wants the kitchen, that’s a load-bearing dimension and we’re not knocking through it.

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Simon Koppel @simonkoppel.bsky.social · Oct 2

Cecilia = Nimona?

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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · Sep 25

The National Autistic Society has said that studies suggesting a correlation were weak, poorly designed, and ultimately did not provide reliable evidence. Other high-quality, well-controlled studies have instead indicated there is no link between paracetamol in pregnancy and autism.

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Simon Koppel @simonkoppel.bsky.social · Sep 24

@alakazammit.bsky.social Did you know that you're quoted in the Oxford English Dictionary? They've just added the word "armscye" and you're one of the five quotations they list

Screenshot from the Oxford English Dictionary online entry for the word "armscye". Five quotations are listed, from 1858 onwards - the most recent is "I need to remember to raise the armscye a little because it's like 1/2″ too low. @alakazammit.bsky.social‬ 14 March in bsky.app (accessed 14 Mar. 2025)"

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Prime Time: Prime Ministers podcast @primetimepod.bsky.social · Sep 23

🚨NEW EPISODE🚨

It's time to find an answer to the most important question the Simpsons ever asked. William Pitt the Elder has made many cameo appearances in the episodes of other #PrimeMinisters, but now it's FINALLY time to take a look at him properly.

#history #politics #geogians

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · Sep 22

Thousands of Londoners have indefinite leave to remain.

They have legal rights and are our friends, neighbours and colleagues, contributing hugely to our city.

Threatening to deport people living and working here legally is unacceptable.

Farage vows to scrap indefinite leave to remain, placing thousands at risk of deportation

Reform UK plans to force non-citizens to apply for visas with high salary thresholds and no access to NHS services

www.theguardian.com

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