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Ed Parnell

@edparnell.bsky.social

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Writer, podcaster, mysterious shadowy figure. Medium. Substack. Spreaker. Patreon. I am literally all over the place. Just look for me.

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Ed Parnell @edparnell.bsky.social · 1d

📣 New Podcast! "Book of the week - Toddlers Guide to the Rubber Industry" on @Spreaker #bookoftheweek #bookrecommendations #comedy #funny #genuine #humor #kidsbooks #literaryadventures #parentingbooks #quirkyreads #rarebook #rubberindustry #toddlersguide #uniquereads #weirdbooks

Book of the week - Toddlers Guide to the Rubber Industry

An excellent work of outstanding natural beauty. https://www.cultjones.com/product/lowe-d-a-toddlers-guide-to-the-rubber-industry/

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Ed Parnell @edparnell.bsky.social · 1d

I don't know what's happened. I used to be able to knock out decent copy without too much trouble. Now I write something, go to read it, and it makes NO sense. It might be because my glasses are broken and I am squinting and it's giving me a headache. Or I am going gaga.

Ed Parnell @edparnell.bsky.social · 2d

DIGITAL ID SYSTEM ALREADY HACKED — TWICE

A government test team revealed the new Digital ID system was hacked earlier this year — so ministers disbanded the team and covered it up.

Then it was hacked again, and no one even noticed until the hackers themselves came forward.

Ed Parnell @edparnell.bsky.social · 2d

theonion.com/limbless-sli... Limbless, Slippery RFK Jr.: ‘Becoming An Eel Is A Sign Of Good Health’

Ed Parnell @edparnell.bsky.social · 2d

theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/06/oregon-republicans-protest-photo-south-america www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Ed Parnell @edparnell.bsky.social · 2d

news18.com/videos/breaking-news/peace-president-ends-war-trump-eyes-nobel-glory-9624851.html www.news18.com/videos/break...

Ed Parnell @edparnell.bsky.social · 2d

Nobel Insiders Laugh at Trump’s Peace Prize Hopes: ‘Hard to Take Seriously’ www.thedailybeast.com/nobel-inside...

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Ed Parnell @edparnell.bsky.social · 2d

Marjorie Taylor Greene Calls For the U.S. to Be Split Up www.mediaite.com/media/news/m...

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Ed Parnell @edparnell.bsky.social · 2d

Five custard doughnuts count as my five a day and no correspondance will be entered into over this matter.

Ed Parnell @edparnell.bsky.social · 2d

The Two Ronnoids

Ed Parnell @edparnell.bsky.social · 2d

I was once asked to be a Cyberman in Dr Who. I didn't do it because I am short, chubby and need my glasses.

Essentially I'd be a cyborg Ronnie Corbett.

Ed Parnell @edparnell.bsky.social · 2d

📣 New Podcast! "Charles Dickens - The Trial For Murder" on @Spreaker #bookclub #bookdiscussion #bookrecommendations #charlesdickens #christmasliterature #classicliterature #dickensian #drmarigoldsprescriptions #fictionaltrial #historicalfiction #literaryanalysis #literaryclassic #shortstory

Charles Dickens - The Trial For Murder

" The Trial for Murder " is a short story written by Charles Dickens in 1865. It was originally published under the title "To Be Taken with a Grain of Salt" as a chapter in Dr. Marigold's Prescriptions in an extra Christmas volume of the weekly literary magazine

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Ed Parnell @edparnell.bsky.social · 4d

youtu.be/E9h0c_N4Hj8?... Farage Broke Britain, But Starmer Needs More Than Slogans

Farage Broke Britain, But Starmer Needs More Than Slogans

YouTube video by Truth To Power

Ed Parnell @edparnell.bsky.social · 5d

I find comedy to be more than putting the f-word into a sentence. If a joke works without it... but some people seem to think just saying **** is hilarious. The state of a lot of mainstream comedy is dire. Or maybe I am just a miserable old sod. Maybe that survey was right. Damn you Family Fortunes!

Ed Parnell @edparnell.bsky.social · 5d

I wrote a critique of the new Naked Gun.

It was okay. But I'd put it more of a Naked Gun 3 than the class comedy of the original open.substack.com/pub/edparnel...

The New Naked Gun - A Review

Maybe it's me...

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Ed Parnell @edparnell.bsky.social · 5d

📣 New Podcast! "Publius Claudius Pulche" on @Spreaker #ancientrome #carthaginianconflict #historicalcatastrophe #lessonsfromhistory #militarystrategy #navalwarfare #publiusclaudiuspulcher #romanhistory #sacredchickens #treasontrial

Publius Claudius Pulche

Romans + Chickens = Disaster

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Ed Parnell @edparnell.bsky.social · 5d

Exactly.

Ed Parnell @edparnell.bsky.social · 5d

📣 New Podcast! "The Joy of Music" on @Spreaker #artisticdevelopment #artisticgrowingpains #artisticjourney #awkwardteenart #growingupcreative #highschoolstruggles #musicalmisadventures #performancerealitycheck #realityofyouth #schoolexhibitionreality #schoollifeunfiltered #schoolorchestrafails

The Joy of Music

From the dawn of time humankind has enjoyed banging on things or blowing into other things. This is a celebration of those activities.

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Ed Parnell @edparnell.bsky.social · 5d

I would not mind if it was going to the NHS or to the staff. But it's not. It's usually going to a parking company. 38d.gs/9voy

Scrap hospital parking charges now!

I just signed the campaign calling to scrap hospital parking charges NOW!

Ed Parnell @edparnell.bsky.social · 5d

act.38degrees.org.uk/act/hedgehogs Hedgehogs are so groovy

Save Britain’s hedgehogs: make hedgehog highways law!

When’s the last time you saw a hedgehog? 🦔 Their numbers are falling, so I just signed a petition to make hedgehog highways - tiny gaps in fences to help them - mandatory in ALL new builds. Add your n...

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Ed Parnell @edparnell.bsky.social · 6d

I don't know about you, but I find it scary so many people can be manipulated to hate a given target by billionaires who would would delight in putting such people into a petrol filled ditch.

Ed Parnell @edparnell.bsky.social · 6d

Bank "Ok, that's all sorted out. Now, you need to go to the local branch and give them ID"
Me "No, mate, I don't"
Bank "But But But"
Me "We've just agreed terms, I passed security and I even told you how to do it. I am not spending 3hrs going to the local bank. If that's the deal, forget it"
"Ok".

Ed Parnell @edparnell.bsky.social · 6d

📣 New Podcast! "Schloss Rosenstein" on @Spreaker #architecturelovers #classicalarchitecture #culturalheritage #exploregermany #germancastles #giovannisalucci #hiddengemsgermany #historiclandmarks #kingwilhelmi #museumlife #naturalhistorymuseum #natureexhibits #rosensteincastle #stuttgartpalace

Schloss Rosenstein

Rosenstein Castleis a palace in Stuttgart, Germany. It was designed in the classical style by the architect and court builder Giovanni Salucci (1769–1845) as the summer palace for King Wilhelm I of Württemberg, and was built between 1822 and 1830.Today, the building houses that part of the State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart dealing with extant lifeforms.

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Ed Parnell @edparnell.bsky.social · 8d

I am impressed. I was waiting to see who would notice that.

Ed Parnell @edparnell.bsky.social · 8d

📣 New Podcast! "Book of the week - Report of the temperature reached in army biscuits during baking," on @Spreaker #armybiscuits #bakingadventures #bakingscience #bookoftheweek #comedy #culinarycuriosities #flourmothreport #foodiefacts #genuine #humor #literarybites #temperaturetales #weird

Book of the week - Report of the temperature reached in army biscuits during baking,

A gripping read full of twists and turns. https://www.amazon.sg/temperature-especially-reference-destruction-flour-moth/dp/B003YHB8L6

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