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Gareth Flynn @garethflynn.bsky.social · 12h

Better than that, Lol Crawley was born in Shrewsbury but grew up in Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain - population c. 1,500.

Gareth Flynn @garethflynn.bsky.social · 28d

The turnout in Wigan Central was slightly higher than it was last May (30.9% vs 30.8%) and the all-outs in 2023 (29%) which is unheard of for a by-election in these parts (the weather wasn’t even good!). The enthusiasm is definitely there.

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Gareth Flynn @garethflynn.bsky.social · Sep 3

Who stopped the sale of bottles of paracetamol to make it harder to overdose? Dobson?

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Gareth Flynn @garethflynn.bsky.social · Aug 23

Silva was the fourth. Tomorrow may be instructive.

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Gareth Flynn @garethflynn.bsky.social · Aug 23

He also had Potter on his shortlist…

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Gareth Flynn @garethflynn.bsky.social · Aug 20

Christopher Nolan with the Insomnia remake is a perfect example to me of an indie director proving to the big studio that he could handle a mid-sized budget, a big star or two and a load of location shooting before they let him loose on the really big stuff. A great career move for all involved.

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Gareth Flynn @garethflynn.bsky.social · Aug 12

Surely the biggest issue is that everyone should be joint first since alphabetical order is not and never has been a tie-breaker.

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Gareth Flynn @garethflynn.bsky.social · Jul 17

I love that the copy clarifies that he flew to London “(by plane)”

Gareth Flynn @garethflynn.bsky.social · Jul 16

FOI to discover the size of “innumerable”?

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Gareth Flynn @garethflynn.bsky.social · Jul 9

I once tried to explain this to some German colleagues. I had to stop halfway through and just admit it was ridiculous.

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Gareth Flynn @garethflynn.bsky.social · Jul 7

@gruber.foo funny wrinkle about that ® in the F1 movie title. I went to see it last week and the ® is actually part of the title on the BBFC (UK version of the MPAA) certificate at the start: www.bbfc.co.uk/release/f1-t...

F1® The Movie

The owner of a struggling Formula 1 team convinces a veteran driver to return to racing alongside their hotshot rookie in this sporting action drama.

www.bbfc.co.uk

Gareth Flynn @garethflynn.bsky.social · Jun 30

Yeah, the delay is for linear broadcast but the streams are live, and BV was only shown on a stream.

I suspect next time around there’ll
be a mandatory delay on all streams and an assigned individual monitoring each one for content so the Beeb can claim they’ve learnt lessons.

Gareth Flynn @garethflynn.bsky.social · Jun 30

a 15 minute delay on the streams? I’ve never noticed that watching them over the last few years.

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Gareth Flynn @garethflynn.bsky.social · Jun 26

a close up of a woman with long hair looking at the camera

ALT: a close up of a woman with long hair looking at the camera

media.tenor.com

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Gareth Flynn @garethflynn.bsky.social · Jun 21

Nerdy correction: The Beeb started coverage in ‘97 (e.g. Radiohead’s Saturday night), so three years after C4’s debut, not four.

(I had this as a quiz league question earlier this year!)

Gareth Flynn @garethflynn.bsky.social · Jun 17

Where would backstorys be without evil careers advisors?

Gareth Flynn @garethflynn.bsky.social · Jun 1

Wait, is UCH - specifically the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson wing - in or out? I may have a cockney in the house!

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Gareth Flynn @garethflynn.bsky.social · May 13

What year did the green canopy come off the station? That felt like a symbolic before/after moment.

Gareth Flynn @garethflynn.bsky.social · May 13

The Crying Game - both directed by Neil Jordan, and Jaye Davidson does have a look of Cathy Tyson in some scenes (possibly purposely?)

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Gareth Flynn @garethflynn.bsky.social · Mar 20

I know I shouldn’t judge, but that’s a terrific cover.

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Gareth Flynn @garethflynn.bsky.social · Mar 16

I often wonder if I’d have given up on it in those first couple of seasons if I’d seen it any other way. Certainly not sure if I could have schlepped it back and forth to the video rental store after some of those clunkers! Thank God they fixed the uniforms and it got good…

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Gareth Flynn @garethflynn.bsky.social · Mar 16

TNG made perfect sense when Sky showed it daily as if it were a soap. But I essentially grew up on it so it’s hard to have perspective.

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Gareth Flynn @garethflynn.bsky.social · Mar 11

Zelensky?

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Gareth Flynn @garethflynn.bsky.social · Mar 11

Misread that headline as Ryanair. All sorts of weird thoughts followed.

Gareth Flynn @garethflynn.bsky.social · Mar 5

I think it means that the full amount is paid in one go in Texas which has no state income tax. If it was paid game by game, as would normally be the case, he would be potentially liable to tax whenever he plays a road game e.g. if there’s a “Jock tax” in place.