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Douglas Cheape @douglascheape.bsky.social · 12h

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Douglas Cheape @douglascheape.bsky.social · 13h

Friday cheers, all!
As you can see, I’ve had my hair done.

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Douglas Cheape @douglascheape.bsky.social · 15h

Thon looks braw.

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Douglas Cheape @douglascheape.bsky.social · 15h

Friday lunch, enjoyed while Hamish had indignity upon indignity heaped upon him at the groomers.
*The final humiliation being released back into society wearing a sparkly tartan neckerchief. Hamish, not me; as I would have totally rocked it.

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Douglas Cheape @douglascheape.bsky.social · 19h

Wait, is that a…?

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Douglas Cheape @douglascheape.bsky.social · 19h

Friday Wisdom.

You never know how drunk you are until you're alone in the toilet.

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Douglas Cheape @douglascheape.bsky.social · 1d

You’ve got to love a zinc bartop.

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Douglas Cheape @douglascheape.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, that’s the one. Little bowls of fried anchovies at the bar.

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Douglas Cheape @douglascheape.bsky.social · 1d

Exactly that. Thank you for reminding me of it.

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Douglas Cheape @douglascheape.bsky.social · 1d

Yay! I am so delighted it is still great x

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Douglas Cheape @douglascheape.bsky.social · 1d

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Douglas Cheape @douglascheape.bsky.social · 1d

There is, however, something pleasing about making a German uncomfortable in the presence of a portmanteau word 😂 🥰

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Douglas Cheape @douglascheape.bsky.social · 1d

I add that it’s easy to find these kind of constructs painful, but often they come from a good place.
*Thankfully, north of the border phrases such as these are mercilessly ridiculed at first use.

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Douglas Cheape @douglascheape.bsky.social · 1d

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Douglas Cheape @douglascheape.bsky.social · 1d

Yes 🚩

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Douglas Cheape @douglascheape.bsky.social · 1d

‘Abigail's Party is a play for stage and television, devised and directed in 1977 by Mike Leigh.’

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Douglas Cheape @douglascheape.bsky.social · 1d

Sidenote: looking for a new car and the advertising listed one car as having ‘ChatGPT functionality’. What on earth does that mean?

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Douglas Cheape @douglascheape.bsky.social · 1d

Must not…reply…with a…’wurst’…pun…

a man in a suit and tie is holding his head with his hands .

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is holding his head with his hands .

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Douglas Cheape @douglascheape.bsky.social · 1d

Evil Sopelman was a separate being that was created from, mild mannered reporter, Sopel due to exposure to red Kryptonite which corrupted him and temporarily separated him into two beings.

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Lux "Nightmare" Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 2d

TFW you paid $1400 to see Beckett’s most famous work without knowing anything about it

One Star Review of Waiting for Godot on Broadway
I recently attended Waiting for Godot on Broadway and spent over $1,400 for two Row C seats (103 and 104). I'm a longtime admirer of Broadway productions and even hold a season pass for Shea's Performing Arts Theatre, so I came in with genuine enthusiasm and high expectations. Unfortunately, this show was unlike anything ! have ever experienced —and not in a good way.
What I encountered was not the artistry, music, or emotional storytelling I usually associate with Broadway, but instead what felt like an endless cycle of nonsensical conversation between characters who seemed trapped in their own madness. I tried-truly tried-to find meaning, symbolism, or even a thread of emotional resonance. I stayed through the first half hoping the second would offer clarity. But by intermission, it was clear: this was a waste of both time and money.
Keanu Reeves is an actor I respect greatly, but I cannot fathom why he would agree to participate in such a disjointed, inaccessible production. His talent was lost in a performance that defied reason rather than provoked insight.
To anyone considering attending: unless you are drawn to highly abstract, nearly incomprehensible theater, I strongly caution you against this show. For the average, educated, thoughtful theatergoer, it is far more frustrating than fulfilling. In my opinion, this was the single most disappointing Broadway experience I've ever had - an unfortunate waste of money and, more importantly, of time.

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Douglas Cheape @douglascheape.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you, Lea. It’s good to know there is another adult in the room.

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Douglas Cheape @douglascheape.bsky.social · 1d

'You don't need to worry Dougie,' they said. 'You've got a Guardian Angel, she'll always be there to keep an eye on you.’

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Douglas Cheape @douglascheape.bsky.social · 1d

So, after a blood test this week I got a follow up telephone consultation with the Doctor.
‘Have you been drinking enough fluids?’ she asked, and I hear myself reply, ‘That’s literally all I drink.’

a man in a suit and tie is covering his face in front of a sign that says danger

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is covering his face in front of a sign that says danger

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Douglas Cheape @douglascheape.bsky.social · 1d

These are all good guesses, but the answer is ‘friends’, I am making friends today.

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Douglas Cheape @douglascheape.bsky.social · 1d

‘Idea…The Great British Soup Off, every week is Scotch Broth Week.’

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