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Sir Tom (never had a blue tick)🐧🇪🇺🇬🇧

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Yorkshireman. Slow food. Left leaning. Live and let live. I do not support Truth Twisters.Woke. Rejoiner. SW France. I support Wülferhampton action.

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Sir Tom (never had a blue tick)🐧🇪🇺🇬🇧 @sirtom.bsky.social · Mar 23

I used to work at a good university. Bailed out on VR. It appears to have been the best decision I could have made. Still sane ( according to me)

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Sir Tom (never had a blue tick)🐧🇪🇺🇬🇧 @sirtom.bsky.social · 33m

Mrs Tom,
"I can't listen to any more of this shit. Im going to look for a holiday."

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Sir Tom (never had a blue tick)🐧🇪🇺🇬🇧 @sirtom.bsky.social · 34m

We might just end up waving to one another on the car ferries, going in opposite directions.
😬

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Sir Tom (never had a blue tick)🐧🇪🇺🇬🇧 @sirtom.bsky.social · 2h

Now the Guardian... That's different. That, though, reflects the new editorial standards with the recent change of ownership, I suspect.

Sir Tom (never had a blue tick)🐧🇪🇺🇬🇧 @sirtom.bsky.social · 2h

I'm not going to argue with you, but I suspect that the (entire?) editorial team at the magazine might.
We have to remember. It's a rag that sells advertising. The target audience isn't anyone with 'Professor' in their title. Its people who love Rylan. Have you ever bought it? I know I haven't.

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Sir Tom (never had a blue tick)🐧🇪🇺🇬🇧 @sirtom.bsky.social · 2h

I think this is very wide of the mark. He's a con man, for sure, but he's the front man for a much more sinister organisation. He isn't failing. Quite the opposite, in my view.

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Sir Tom (never had a blue tick)🐧🇪🇺🇬🇧 @sirtom.bsky.social · 3h

If you're interested in the rise of the far right in Europe, there's an excellent podcast on 'The Rest is Politics' ( Rory and Alistair) featuring Austrian Social Scientist, Gerald Knaus, entitled, 'Trump's far right allies in Germany. Is history repeating itself?' Great insights. Worth a listen.

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Sir Tom (never had a blue tick)🐧🇪🇺🇬🇧 @sirtom.bsky.social · 3h

Frenchie!!

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Sir Tom (never had a blue tick)🐧🇪🇺🇬🇧 @sirtom.bsky.social · 3h

Yes, but I'm not forrin living in Forrin, whereas you're forrin living in not forrin.

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Sir Tom (never had a blue tick)🐧🇪🇺🇬🇧 @sirtom.bsky.social · 3h

Wot does Garlic have to do with forrin?!!

a man with a mullet and a mustache is wearing a wig and making a funny face .

ALT: a man with a mullet and a mustache is wearing a wig and making a funny face .

media.tenor.com

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Sir Tom (never had a blue tick)🐧🇪🇺🇬🇧 @sirtom.bsky.social · 5h

The old ones are the best!

Sir Tom (never had a blue tick)🐧🇪🇺🇬🇧 @sirtom.bsky.social · 5h

That appears to be the modern way.

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Sir Tom (never had a blue tick)🐧🇪🇺🇬🇧 @sirtom.bsky.social · 5h

Will a new jail have to be built to accommodate them all?

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Sir Tom (never had a blue tick)🐧🇪🇺🇬🇧 @sirtom.bsky.social · 5h

That's the fella!

Sir Tom (never had a blue tick)🐧🇪🇺🇬🇧 @sirtom.bsky.social · 5h

Following a conversation on here yesterday afternoon, I decided to get some black garlic on the go. I took the precaution of putting the garlic in a strong zip lock bag, so that it wouldnt stink the house out. I set it going last night before bed. Big mistake. The house absolutely reeks. Offensively

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Sir Tom (never had a blue tick)🐧🇪🇺🇬🇧 @sirtom.bsky.social · 5h

Oh, no. It's gone forrin, all of a sudden 😲

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Sir Tom (never had a blue tick)🐧🇪🇺🇬🇧 @sirtom.bsky.social · 5h

Professionally.

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Sir Tom (never had a blue tick)🐧🇪🇺🇬🇧 @sirtom.bsky.social · 5h

We have one of those steam generator irons with a big water tank in the base station. It was a game changer, when we bought it. Worth every penny ( we had a *lot* of ironing to do at the time).

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Sir Tom (never had a blue tick)🐧🇪🇺🇬🇧 @sirtom.bsky.social · 5h

I like this. I'm pretty sure it would have worked equally well with, say, kiwi fruit, but it's a bit of fun all the same.

Sir Tom (never had a blue tick)🐧🇪🇺🇬🇧 @sirtom.bsky.social · 6h

If this 'takes off' ( geddit?) In the USA, I can see a whole new sport of 'shoot the pigeon' emerging.

Sir Tom (never had a blue tick)🐧🇪🇺🇬🇧 @sirtom.bsky.social · 6h

I dont think it's appropriate to 'like' your reply, but, quite.

Sir Tom (never had a blue tick)🐧🇪🇺🇬🇧 @sirtom.bsky.social · 6h

The air is definitely clearer up there than in a traffic jam.

Sir Tom (never had a blue tick)🐧🇪🇺🇬🇧 @sirtom.bsky.social · 6h

The ok! article... meh, but this. Now this is a completely different matter. If I were you, I'd be bloody furious.

Sir Tom (never had a blue tick)🐧🇪🇺🇬🇧 @sirtom.bsky.social · 6h

Literally pissing on his constituency.

Sir Tom (never had a blue tick)🐧🇪🇺🇬🇧 @sirtom.bsky.social · 6h

Look at the editorial team of ok! magazine. Saying it's misogyny is probably looking for something that isn't actually there. It's ok! magazine 😬

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Sir Tom (never had a blue tick)🐧🇪🇺🇬🇧 @sirtom.bsky.social · 6h

It's ok! magazine, Prof, not the Historical Journal. I wouldn't lose sleep over it.