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Gary Brannan

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Apparently, everybody's favourite. Him off Tech Diff. The begrudging second coming of Harry Secombe. Strong wahey energy. Funniest British Man (TM).

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Gary Brannan @garybrannan.bsky.social · Jul 17

Folks! He’s on another podcast! Well, not really, I am but the introducer.

Behold! The story of York’s other chocolate dynasty - The Terry’s.

Nothing can prepare you for this story. It’s lovely. And Stan was so good. Give it a go.

open.spotify.com/episode/2KLH...

The life, letters and legacy of Noel Terry

Borthwick Papers · Episode

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🎃Tamara what goes bump in the night deeay🎃 @moiness.bsky.social · 1h

Gelatine. Roast Pork.

The dog whistle clues were there!

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Andrew S. 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 🌈 @parallax2112.bsky.social · 1h

Who would think that anyone so fucking stupid would be a racist?

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Rigil Paix 🏳️‍⚧️ @rigilpaix.bsky.social · 1h

And in the end, he was Milkshake Duck all along. It’s always the ones you suspect the most.

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Gary Brannan @garybrannan.bsky.social · 1h

It’s really up there with ‘kidnapping your own kid with a plan to release them in Dewsbury market and claim the reward, based on an episode of Shameless’

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Gary Brannan @garybrannan.bsky.social · 1h

Absolute lol that this is genuinely an attempt to cover up the footprint of the racism story with one about how he ate so many fizzy cola bottles he bunged his intestines up with a sold block of congealed gelatine (and a carvery).

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Gary Brannan @garybrannan.bsky.social · 1h

The whole internet loves Mr ‘I clogged my own arse up with fizzy cola bottles’, a lovely man that eats fizzy cola bottles!

*5 seconds later*

We regret to inform you the man is racist

registered hyperclam 2 🏳️‍🌈 @mootzilla.bsky.social · 2h

oops! he's a racist

english.elpais.com/culture/2025...

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registered hyperclam 2 🏳️‍🌈 @mootzilla.bsky.social · 2h

oops! he's a racist

english.elpais.com/culture/2025...

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Gary Brannan @garybrannan.bsky.social · 4h

Meanwhile, in Barnsley

Dan Douglas @dandouglas.bsky.social · 4h

every line of this story keeps getting better

Barnsley man in hospital after three-day cola bottles binge

Nathan Rimmington ate his way through 3kg of sweets - and doctors were shocked he survived.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Gary Brannan @garybrannan.bsky.social · 4h

Classic British cake-ism too -

“I want to be served quickly”

“Ok, we’ll employ more staff, but then things will be more expensive as staff cost money”

“Urgh, no, not that”

“Ok, prices stay low with self checkouts”

“Urgh, god, no. What I meant was I want to be treated like a little prince”

Gary Brannan @garybrannan.bsky.social · 4h

Yyyup, first met one in Italy and after working it out / having it explained, all good.

Jopijedd Erasmus (Outsider) @jopijedd.bsky.social · 4h

These receipt powered exit gates are commonplace around most of the rest of western europe, places where shopping is generally more convivial and better supported anyway.

Gary Brannan @garybrannan.bsky.social · 4h

British middle class bravado at its best. “I have been inconvenienced, I shall now make a loud protest and then break something accidentally on purpose, which will inconvenience people paid less than me, with the idea that it will somehow show a global corporation a thing or two”

Gary Brannan @garybrannan.bsky.social · 4h

Ffs it’s not hard. We have these at the Lidl, there’s someone there to help you if you have your hands full.

And by entering the store you have fulfilled the agreement, and if you wanted to not do the gates, you could use the staffed till.

And you won’t break them anyway.

Anon Opin @anonopin.bsky.social · 1d

No Sainsburys, I won't scan my receipt to leave the shop. I've paid for my shopping and fulfilled my half of the contract. You can't trap me in the shop, if your gates break, that's on you

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Gary Brannan @garybrannan.bsky.social · 4h

Anon Opin @anonopin.bsky.social · 1d

No Sainsburys, I won't scan my receipt to leave the shop. I've paid for my shopping and fulfilled my half of the contract. You can't trap me in the shop, if your gates break, that's on you

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Gary Brannan @garybrannan.bsky.social · 6h

“You should see the cover they WANTED to use”

Dame Agnes Guano @agnes-guano.bsky.social · 9h

The Art Of Tony Hendra & Nick Ullett – a 1964 album from the British comedy duo shortly before they both moved to America, where Tony would of course become the manager of Spinal Tap.

Gary Brannan @garybrannan.bsky.social · 6h

(I have a 4 year old girl, yes I know a lot about My Little Pony)

John Bull @garius.bsky.social · Mar 27

If you think about it, Paul's story in Dune just mirrors that of Twilight Sparkle as she discovers she's an Alicorn and becomes a reluctant princess.

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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · Mar 27

If you think about it, Paul's story in Dune just mirrors that of Twilight Sparkle as she discovers she's an Alicorn and becomes a reluctant princess.

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Dreadnought Holiday @dreadships.bsky.social · 9h

My favourite trebuchet story is Edward I spending three months building one at Stirling Castle - nicknamed Warwolf - then angrily ordering the garrison back inside when they tried to surrender before he had a chance to use it at them.

Simon Spanton @simonguy.bsky.social · 10h

Reading Holy Warriors,Jonathan Phillips' excellent history of the crusades, I learn that catapults on the opposing sides at the siege of Acre at the end of the 12th century went by names such as "Bad Neighbour" and "Evil Cousin."

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PRL @usrbinprl.bsky.social · 7h

Unsolicited Dik-dik pic.

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MrPaulRobinson @mrpaulrobinson.bsky.social · 7h

An understandable reaction if you're shacked up with Jamie Redknapp

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Gary Brannan @garybrannan.bsky.social · 1d

“I have been criticised for being part of the Riyadh comedy festival. This is why I did it”

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Writhing Liche @writinglife.bsky.social · 1d

Gary Brannan everybody, doing all he can to keep the romance in his marriage :)

Later, he will demonstrate the dutch oven approach to solving an argument.

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Gary Brannan @garybrannan.bsky.social · 1d

In a true piece of cross-cultural merrymaking, I just farted very loudly and followed it up by saying 'To whom it concerns - it's the Late Late Show!' in my best Gay Byrne voice, which caused Lady Brannan to laugh like a penguin, I simply cannot and will not find the 'off' switch

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Gary Brannan @garybrannan.bsky.social · 1d

HOLE-y light, right?

Gary Brannan @garybrannan.bsky.social · 1d

Oh god I can’t unsee that

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Gary Brannan @garybrannan.bsky.social · 2d

“I CAN FEEL ONE OF MY MOODS
COMING ON”

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Chinny Honk @chinnyhonk.bsky.social · 2d

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