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hampo.bsky.social
Robert Hampton
@hampo.bsky.social
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Wishes he could post to Bluesky from his Acorn Archimedes. Often found in or near trains, especially @class507.org.uk. He/him 🏳️‍🌈
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Danielle Froom 🏳️‍🌈 @danifroom.bsky.social · 23h
Someday I'll have more to say, but for now it suffices that no queer person alive will be surprised by this.
www.them.us/story/lgbtq-...
Holocaust Researcher Says Up to 1/3 of Imprisoned LGBTQ+ People Reported by Friends and Family
A new exhibit at the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center aims to shed light on the diversity of LGBTQ+ Holocaust stories.
www.them.us
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Robert Hampton @hampo.bsky.social · 3d
So sorry to hear this 😢 She was such a beautiful affectionate cat
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Robert Hampton @hampo.bsky.social · 3d
It says it’s a “Pilates Machine”, but the only time I’ve seen something with this many harnesses and straps was in a certain establishment in Berlin.
Ad for a “GymSets Cadillac Reformer Pilates Machine”, a chaise longue type seat surrounded by a baffling away of straps, stirrups and miscellaneous ropes of unknown function.
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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 6d
A bit of advice for journalists: At least *read* the quotes you’re cut and pasting into a story.
From a Reach plc story about a national outage for Vodafone users: One disgruntled user posted on Down Detector: "WiFi dropped out mid tug ffs, all of UK down, what am I gonna watch now."
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Nathan Dane @nmsni.co.uk · 6d
Another massive "cloud" (someone else's PC) outage. Ceefax still unaffected. Why aren't YOU self-hosting things yet?
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Hard Drive @handle.invalid · 7d
Birdo’s Doctor Tells Her That Is Absolutely Not the Hole Her Eggs Should Be Coming From
Birdo’s Doctor Tells Her That Is Absolutely Not the Hole Her Eggs Should Be Coming From
SUBCON — Super Mario Bros. 2 boss Birdo experienced a startling revelation regarding her anatomy when she decided to visit a doctor for the first…
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Friz Frizzle @frizfrizzle.bsky.social · 7d
Got some chili Pringles and wasn't expecting to see Mr Pringle's cum face
The Pringles logo with closed eyes and arched eyebrows
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Robert Hampton @hampo.bsky.social · 10d
There it is bsky.app/profile/clas...
class507.org.uk Class 507 Preservation @class507.org.uk · 10d
The clocks go back an hour tonight, but we're turning our clock back 47 years, to 25th October 1978. On this day, 507001 and 507002 were unveiled to the public, carrying a VIP passenger on a special train to Kirkby.

We're proud to have preserved Merseyside's Royal Train for posterity.
Queen Elizabeth II, just disembarked from 507001 at Kirkby station, accompanied by an entourage of railway staff and local officials.
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Robert Hampton @hampo.bsky.social · 10d
It's 25th October, which means it's time to send That Post on @class507.org.uk again.
Icon of a JPEG file titled "Queen_Merseyrail.jpg"
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CRIMINAL SIMPSONS @criminalsimpsons.com · 12d
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Robert Hampton @hampo.bsky.social · 11d
Felt guilty enough to buy a bottle of Coke Zero from him.
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Robert Hampton @hampo.bsky.social · 11d
Seriously annoyed a corner shop owner today by showing up right in the middle of the lunchtime rush with an armful of Jiffy bags to post out.
class507.org.uk Class 507 Preservation @class507.org.uk · 17d
Two new badge designs, produced in association with Transport Badges, are now available in our online shop. As well as supporting the society, £3 from each Poppy badge will be donated to the Royal British Legion. www.class507.org.uk/shop/
Two badges, one depicting a 507 emerging from a Poppy. The second depicts 507001 in blue/grey and another 507 in yellow, either side of the (M) logo
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Robert Hampton @hampo.bsky.social · 12d
It was 13 years ago today that the BBC’s teletext service Ceefax was switched off, as the digital TV switchover was completed.

At the time, I made my own little teletext tribute which is still up on YouTube. youtu.be/vqwL4XtDLyg
Pages from Hampofax
YouTube video by Robert Hampton
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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 12d
didn't get enough sleep last night and now i'm crying laughing over this
WARNING: 0-3 CHONKING HAZARD Small parts, Not for children under 3 years.
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Bethany Black @bethanyblack.bsky.social · Jul 27
I think about this all the time
viscous nuisance @slimefiend thinking abt the time i went to a planetarium and somebody booed when they showed earth
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Robert Hampton @hampo.bsky.social · 14d
FINALLY, my body can have the smell I’ve always wanted: the clean fresh scent of breakfast.
Two bottles of shower gel on a supermarket shelf. The left bottle contains an orange liquid and is labelled “Kelloggs Salted Caramel Flavour Twist Crunchy Nut Shower Gel” with a picture of a bowl of Crunchy Nut Cornflakes. The right bottle contains a blue liquid and is labelled “Kelloggs Rice Krispies Squares Gooey Marshmallow Shower Gel” with a picture of a Rice Krispies Square snack
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Grace @graceldn.bsky.social · 15d
Everything reminds me of you ❤️
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Robert Hampton @hampo.bsky.social · 15d
(this is from Nathan Dane’s wonderful recreation of Ceefax with up-to-date content which you can find at nmsceefax.co.uk)
NMS Ceefax
An up-to-date version of the BBC's teletext service, Ceefax.
nmsceefax.co.uk
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Robert Hampton @hampo.bsky.social · 15d
The good news is Ceefax is still up. #AWSoutage
Screenshot of NMS Ceefax page 104, headed “BBC HOME” Snapchat,. Roblox and several banks among major apps down in Amazon internet services outage Many of the world's biggest websites and apps are down due to an outage affecting Amazon Web Services. Snapchat, Duolingo, Zoom and Roblox have all been impacted, as well as customers of banks including Lloyds and Halifax - here's what else has been hit. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is Amazon's cloud computing division, and its infrastructure underpins millions of large companies'
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Robert Hampton @hampo.bsky.social · 18d
Oven and microwave breaking within days of each other is the sort of bad luck that seems to follow me around these days 🙃
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www.slowtravelberlin.com @slowberlin.bsky.social · 21d
The majestic Wittenbergplatz U Bahn entrance / exit building by Swedish architect Alfred Grenander — who designed half of the city’s u-bahn stations

Read more: www.slowtravelberlin.com/alfred-grena...
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Robert Hampton @hampo.bsky.social · 22d
He’s going straight onto the right wing “wah I’ve been cancelled” grift train, isn’t he?
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Robert Hampton @hampo.bsky.social · 25d
Spider-Man prefers a trackless tram
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www.slowtravelberlin.com @slowberlin.bsky.social · 25d
The new BVG sleeper carriages are comfortable, spacious and are available for the price of a regular ticket. #berlin
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Scott @merseytart.bsky.social · 28d
New blog: The Dutch Cap - www.merseytart.com/2025/10/the-... - where I return to Amsterdam to finish what I started two years ago, and get annoyed again about the state of the UK.
The Dutch Cap
A couple of years ago I went to Amsterdam in search of the stations on this map. Those coloured lines form the five lines of the Amsterdam ...
www.merseytart.com
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