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G M Bollan @gmbollan.bsky.social · 7h

No Teen Brigade, thanks

G M Bollan @gmbollan.bsky.social · 20d

I work for Apple TV and we want to pick this up for an initial 8 episode run

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G M Bollan @gmbollan.bsky.social · Sep 2

This is very broad but I’m definitely here for it.

G M Bollan @gmbollan.bsky.social · Aug 15

He had no obvious tusks. 🪦

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G M Bollan @gmbollan.bsky.social · Jul 12

#liveaid I’m a massive Pretenders fan. Bronze Pocket. Stop Sodding. 500 Miles. Don’t Get it Wrong. Love ‘em all.

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G M Bollan @gmbollan.bsky.social · Jul 11

#totp I always thought the opening verse of My Toot Toot described how the doctor slapped “the big hand” of the newborn Denise Lasalle; I was baffled at how a baby had a big hand but ultimately accepted it and moved on.

G M Bollan @gmbollan.bsky.social · Jun 13

He should at least address these whispers that he’s not a real Count

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G M Bollan @gmbollan.bsky.social · May 23

Just remembered the name of Kevin Godley’s bandmate. Lol #totp

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G M Bollan @gmbollan.bsky.social · Apr 11

“Silicon Chips, I need you to hack into the suspect’s database. Cider Head, you check the bars downtown again”.

G M Bollan @gmbollan.bsky.social · Apr 4

#totp Paula Abdul bringing back painful memories of the time I got my love caught in the slamming door

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G M Bollan @gmbollan.bsky.social · Mar 21

If I did half the stuff that Joboxers consider necessary to do the Boxer Beat, there would be no time to work and my family would be destitute #totp

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G M Bollan @gmbollan.bsky.social · Jan 30

You could just wallop the whole run of The Critic of course, so many parodies that you’d be doing all the classics in no time. I’m sure that isn’t missing the point!

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G M Bollan @gmbollan.bsky.social · Dec 27

Was that the one with some mains-powered toy blowing up in a kid’s face? Remember that going out live and kept away from the Scalectrix for a good while afterwards!

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G M Bollan @gmbollan.bsky.social · Dec 1

There is a cruise supplement bisecting Christmas Day which you have to prise up the staples to remove; the Radio Times is not quite the same afterwards. Clive Doig’s Trackword has been dropped from the Christmas edition for the twelfth year.

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G M Bollan @gmbollan.bsky.social · Nov 29

Jim Diamond was plain old Jim Graphite before his record company subjected him to intense pressure and heat over millions of years #totp

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G M Bollan @gmbollan.bsky.social · Nov 3

One hot dog in brine, dear Jesus #lenamartell #totp

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G M Bollan @gmbollan.bsky.social · Nov 15

#totp Bates, once again showing he’s the master.

G M Bollan @gmbollan.bsky.social · Nov 13

Introduce yourself with some jobs you have done apart from what you do now:

1. Industrial emissions tester
2. Yoghurt pot defect examiner
3. Toolmaker (NB lead hammers ONLY)
4. Expert witness
5. Mr Wimpy (once)

G M Bollan @gmbollan.bsky.social · Oct 31

I think my kids genuinely prefer #halloween to any of the Jesus ones.

G M Bollan @gmbollan.bsky.social · Oct 31

#halloween some bang average stuff gets passed off as spooktacular at this time of year.

G M Bollan @gmbollan.bsky.social · Oct 26

We’re hearing news of an endorsement… but which way has it gone,Chris Kamara?

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G M Bollan @gmbollan.bsky.social · Oct 4

#totp if you squint you can just about make out that it all went to shit for Top of the Pops from this point

G M Bollan @gmbollan.bsky.social · Sep 18

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #1,590,428!

G M Bollan @gmbollan.bsky.social · Aug 16

Dystopian start to this evening’s enjoyment of #totp, had to reset TV as showing The One Show on every single channel. Brrr

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G M Bollan @gmbollan.bsky.social · Aug 8

I am withdrawing from you know where one account at a time where there’s an equivalent here, glad to see you on here and please excuse the unfollow on the other place!