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golpeadordelgnomo.bsky.social @golpeadordelgnomo.bsky.social · 2d

I have been advised that a Beckettian would say,
The world is better without the light bulb. If it was
replaced, we would see all the bad things that the
dark hides.

golpeadordelgnomo.bsky.social @golpeadordelgnomo.bsky.social · 2d

The question that I would like to ask today is:
How many comedians does it take to change a
light bulb?
Really, I do not know.

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golpeadordelgnomo.bsky.social @golpeadordelgnomo.bsky.social · 2d

A couple of month's ago I was searching for 'Zabriskie Point'
the Antonioni film.
The first thing item the search brought up was
'Hotfoot to Zabriskie Point', a book collaboration
between Patrick Lichfield and Jilly Cooper.
A cultural oddity that I had completely forgotten about.

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golpeadordelgnomo.bsky.social @golpeadordelgnomo.bsky.social · 2d

How many stand up comedians are there, that can actually
afford therapy?
Remember one person's disclosure is another's material.
I suppose it depends on the audience.

golpeadordelgnomo.bsky.social @golpeadordelgnomo.bsky.social · 3d

People who looked like these would haunt the foyer of the cinema in which I worked at in the 80's. They Did not watch any films, just haunted the foyer.

golpeadordelgnomo.bsky.social @golpeadordelgnomo.bsky.social · 3d

Everybody knows it was aliens that taught birds how to do the
above.

golpeadordelgnomo.bsky.social @golpeadordelgnomo.bsky.social · 5d

I have never understood the attraction of speed reading.

golpeadordelgnomo.bsky.social @golpeadordelgnomo.bsky.social · 6d

Did you consider purchasing a bit of fruit and a bottle of water.
Actually just the fruit will do, most are 74% to 90% water.
Fruit juices are indeed a scam.

golpeadordelgnomo.bsky.social @golpeadordelgnomo.bsky.social · 8d

This exists. I have had an oats based apple crumble,
Plum, rhubarb too. It's a crumble of the day thing

golpeadordelgnomo.bsky.social @golpeadordelgnomo.bsky.social · 11d

Some birds will always get the worm.

golpeadordelgnomo.bsky.social @golpeadordelgnomo.bsky.social · 12d

Book was written by 1995.
Elephant House opened 1995.
What's the coffee like?
(The Scotsman 28 June 1997)

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golpeadordelgnomo.bsky.social @golpeadordelgnomo.bsky.social · 12d

The British Army had a place where any recruit
considered not the right shape, were sent to,.
From where after a month or so they would emerge
properly proportioned.
I imagine the US military has a similar thing.

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golpeadordelgnomo.bsky.social @golpeadordelgnomo.bsky.social · 13d

How bad can it be?
I like, Klax!

golpeadordelgnomo.bsky.social @golpeadordelgnomo.bsky.social · 15d

I created spread sheet of all of Britain's airports with details of all the airlines that operated domestic flights from one to another.

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golpeadordelgnomo.bsky.social @golpeadordelgnomo.bsky.social · 15d

When I was younger I was a plane spotter my life revolved around a constantly expanding list.
I still make lists now.

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golpeadordelgnomo.bsky.social @golpeadordelgnomo.bsky.social · 15d

I hate it when people confuse personal emotional architecture with neuro-divergency.

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golpeadordelgnomo.bsky.social @golpeadordelgnomo.bsky.social · 16d

Laughing, but the Japanese are capable of punning in English
I imagine few English speakers are capable of punning in Japanese.

golpeadordelgnomo.bsky.social @golpeadordelgnomo.bsky.social · 16d

Cannot wait for Grand Theft Auto Neom, where you get
to play it's protagonist 'Stumpy'.

golpeadordelgnomo.bsky.social @golpeadordelgnomo.bsky.social · 16d

My sister is one of those people. However she does seem to
do it more than once a day.

golpeadordelgnomo.bsky.social @golpeadordelgnomo.bsky.social · 18d

Pleased to hear Alistair highlighting the evil, Guinness Book of
Records.
I would be given one of these awful books every Christmas.
I still have them.
The last ones have only ever been touched by dust.

golpeadordelgnomo.bsky.social @golpeadordelgnomo.bsky.social · 18d

I have always imagined that faggots contain little sticks of wood.
Mixed etymology strikes again.

golpeadordelgnomo.bsky.social @golpeadordelgnomo.bsky.social · 20d

So that's Father Ted and Father Jack sorted, who's going to play Father Dougal?

golpeadordelgnomo.bsky.social @golpeadordelgnomo.bsky.social · 20d

The two folk behind him look completely out of it.

golpeadordelgnomo.bsky.social @golpeadordelgnomo.bsky.social · 20d

I think this happens at the end of Casino.
But I think that they were baby boomers.

golpeadordelgnomo.bsky.social @golpeadordelgnomo.bsky.social · 20d

Looking at that picture. Whoever she is, will have to fight the cat to the death

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