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Alex McLaughlan

@alexmclaughlan.bsky.social

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Family. Football. Music. And books. Still working on that first novel (writing, not reading...).

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Alex McLaughlan @alexmclaughlan.bsky.social · Sep 7

Congratulations to our daughter, Amanda 👏🍾

Super proud parents here ❤️

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Alex McLaughlan @alexmclaughlan.bsky.social · 1d

I bought These Foolish Things in Woolies about a million years ago.
It was actually a musical education for a young teen.

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Alex McLaughlan @alexmclaughlan.bsky.social · 1d

Donovan - Neutron.

Just popped up on Beeb 4. Hadn't heard this before.

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Alex McLaughlan @alexmclaughlan.bsky.social · 1d

Skids and Buzzcocks. Same issue.

Alex McLaughlan @alexmclaughlan.bsky.social · 1d

It's a cracker.

Alex McLaughlan @alexmclaughlan.bsky.social · 1d

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Searching - Change ft. Luther Vandross (1980)

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 2d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Alex McLaughlan @alexmclaughlan.bsky.social · 2d

It was your good self who made me aware of the "Bad Faith Threshold" with a quote-post of @carolinepennock.bsky.social.

I guess your own post has now crossed it.

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Caroline Dodds Pennock @carolinepennock.bsky.social · 6d

Ah, I see this post has crossed the Bad Faith Threshold: that indefinable moment on social media when people stop behaving as if you’re a normal human person who, say, loves your child and is making a mildly humorous observation, and start responding with wild criticisms and imagined slights.

Caroline Dodds Pennock @carolinepennock.bsky.social · 7d

Yesterday my eleven-year-old daughter claimed that Taylor Swift had embraced a range of genres which included punk. The retribution was swift and included considerable mockery and a lesson on punk which probably took longer than she would have liked.

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cdlane.bsky.social @cdlane.bsky.social · 3d

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Alex McLaughlan @alexmclaughlan.bsky.social · 3d

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Tim Trivia on X: "How are there actually people like this? 😂😂😂 No words https://t.co/OMzSB02vzz" / X

How are there actually people like this? 😂😂😂 No words https://t.co/OMzSB02vzz

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Alex McLaughlan @alexmclaughlan.bsky.social · 3d

My folks took me to see Francie & Josie on my birthday in the early 70s. It turned out they had sent in a request and to my utter mortification F&J wished me happy birthday during the show. I had to stand up with a spotlight on me. Never have I beamed to brightly.

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FRANCIE&JOSIE ( are ye dancing )

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Alex McLaughlan @alexmclaughlan.bsky.social · 4d

A message from the Celtic Board.

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Hey I Was Right You Were Wrong!

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Alex McLaughlan @alexmclaughlan.bsky.social · 5d

We'll lose Tounekti, too.

And Balikwisha's brother has declared for DR Congo, so I hope that doesn't give him, or them, any ideas.

Alex McLaughlan @alexmclaughlan.bsky.social · 5d

Very late to the show this week (and still working) but this is a lovely way to start to wind down.

Alex McLaughlan @alexmclaughlan.bsky.social · 5d

"I" before "A", but only after "T".

Like Martian. Which might explain a lot.

Alex McLaughlan @alexmclaughlan.bsky.social · 6d

I have that (in a box in my garage, these days). Some great covers on there.

"The Stranglers' version of 'Walk On By' is better than the original" is a verbal hand-grenade in the right company.

Pull pin and retreat. 😄

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Alex McLaughlan @alexmclaughlan.bsky.social · 6d

Do you know the Green Day/Stiff Little Fingers scene in "High Fidelity"?
When I watched the movie with my daughters they howled at it, because their dear old Dad had given almost the exact same speech some years before 😁

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High Fidelity

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Alex McLaughlan @alexmclaughlan.bsky.social · 6d

The year is 2037.

Celtic trail 1-0 in the 80th minute to Inter Bavaria Coachworks in the first qualifying round of the Conference League.

Manager Callum McGregor looks along his subs' bench and makes his decision.

He turns to his assistant, John Kennedy.

"Tell Jamesie to get stripped."

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Alex McLaughlan @alexmclaughlan.bsky.social · 7d

Bananarama attended the funeral.

"Among the wreaths were tributes from musicians and bands including Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet, Altered Images and The Jam."

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 7d

What an admirably clear statement from the Jewish Leadership Council, especially when all of those involved must surely have been dealing with so many other urgent challenges in safety, security and grief + shock today before having this further divisive and distracting intervention to address too.

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Alex McLaughlan @alexmclaughlan.bsky.social · 7d

The blinded leading the blind.

Normal Island News @normalisland.co.uk · 7d

BREAKING: Heroic police officers save public from this terrifying terrorist who was holding a sign the government doesn’t like x

Alex McLaughlan @alexmclaughlan.bsky.social · 8d

As other have said, 'Weeny Bopper' by Brian Bennett.

Which appears to be on this album.

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Various - Themes Of The Century

View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2023 CD release of "Themes Of The Century" on Discogs.

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Alex McLaughlan @alexmclaughlan.bsky.social · 8d

Nae Pasaran.

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Alex McLaughlan @alexmclaughlan.bsky.social · 8d

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Mickeyundertone @mickeyundertone.bsky.social · 8d

Well, you know, 'Man In The Shed' brought me over to this lovely artefact.
Just reaching their peak.
Man In The Corner Shop now swirling beautifully on the Late Show wMB
buff.ly/ufHiFpz

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Lost Glasgow @lostglasgow.bsky.social · 8d

Classic - went looking for it the other day.

After Gary Larson published the cartoon, he and Goodall became good friends.

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