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🎶I love to ride my bicycle! I love to ride my bike.🎶 Usually a late adopter of new things. Likes cake. Speaks fluent sarcasm.

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highpoh.bsky.social @highpoh.bsky.social · 1h

They defended well and the Belgians did not have an answer to the problem. They've quality players, but it was a solid defensive team performance. They could even have nicked it...

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highpoh.bsky.social @highpoh.bsky.social · 1h

According to Google translate this is it in Dutch "kon niet met een banjo op de kont van een koe slaan". I prefer the Scots version but yes. Every day's a school day.

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highpoh.bsky.social @highpoh.bsky.social · 1h

The game was dire (they were showing it rather than the France game on L'Equipe tv). But the Belgians should have had at least 5. Well done that goalie.

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highpoh.bsky.social @highpoh.bsky.social · 1h

Honey They Shrunk Ravi! (A reference for the "kids" there....)

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highpoh.bsky.social @highpoh.bsky.social · 1h

Ah. Now I do not feel sorry for him. (I was not aware of those facts)

highpoh.bsky.social @highpoh.bsky.social · 1h

Need to now work out the French and Flemish for "couldnae hit a coo's arse wi a banjo".....

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highpoh.bsky.social @highpoh.bsky.social · 1h

The North Macedonian goalie had a worldie. Belgians?! Deary me.

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highpoh.bsky.social @highpoh.bsky.social · 2h

(A propos of nothing, I've seen a heck of a lot of corgis in Nice. Loads of them!)

highpoh.bsky.social @highpoh.bsky.social · 2h

Can M Lecornu tell him to fluff off? I feel kinda sorry for the guy.

highpoh.bsky.social @highpoh.bsky.social · 2h

Also, over the past couple of days I have discovered pistachio or Nutella croissants. They are marvellous.

highpoh.bsky.social @highpoh.bsky.social · 2h

Had a little pootle on one of the local ebikes today. They're kinda fun, but I see why London locals were having difficulty with them.

Separately French TV is showing the Belgium v North Macedonia fibta game. The Macedonian goalie is having a worldie... Belgians getting quite cross.

highpoh.bsky.social @highpoh.bsky.social · 2h

The sun sets on my trip to Nice. I still have some lurgi which is a bit miserable. Hey ho. But I am getting very good at explaining things in pharmacies. Which I suppose is a win.

What a lovely spot it is. I could happily stop here for another couple of weeks. Perhaps I will win the Euromillions

Roman ruins by the Matisse Museum - this is a collection of bath houses

Thought I'd better have a salade niçoise while I'm here....

Men playing petanque. The scene could only be more French if it was smoking Galloises and waving the tricolore, shouting "liberté, égalité, fraternité" and humming La Marsaillaise.

highpoh.bsky.social @highpoh.bsky.social · 6h

Ha ha. This is good parenting. (NB I have no parenting experience whatsoever...) no notes.

highpoh.bsky.social @highpoh.bsky.social · 6h

This sounds like an eminently sensible plan. Though I might implore you to assist ypur significant other with said young persons. Or you could go tell them dad jokes.

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highpoh.bsky.social @highpoh.bsky.social · 7h

Anyone among my cycling friends know whether there is a French insult equivalent to "Rapha wanker'?

highpoh.bsky.social @highpoh.bsky.social · 7h

Imagine my surprise.....

highpoh.bsky.social @highpoh.bsky.social · 7h

Oh of course he has a book to sell.....

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highpoh.bsky.social @highpoh.bsky.social · 10h

I did wonder about that.

highpoh.bsky.social @highpoh.bsky.social · 11h

Yep. Totes fine to do that.

highpoh.bsky.social @highpoh.bsky.social · 11h

I see what you did there. .

highpoh.bsky.social @highpoh.bsky.social · 12h

Maybe they learnt their lesson after giving it to Kissinger

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highpoh.bsky.social @highpoh.bsky.social · 12h

Losing to a Venezuelan female pro-democracy activist is gonna sting. The fact that the Nobel Committee sent a woman to do that interview is perfection. Absolutely no notes whatsoever

highpoh.bsky.social @highpoh.bsky.social · 13h

We should start a spread bet on how many wars he'll say he's sorted.

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highpoh.bsky.social @highpoh.bsky.social · 13h

A Venezuelan woman to boot. A pro-democracy campaigner an it please ye.

Splendid. 10/10 no notes.

highpoh.bsky.social @highpoh.bsky.social · 13h

I've given myself a coughing fit from laughing. Not only Not Trump. But a Venezuelan! Bwahahahahahahahahahahahhaha. I can hear his tiny foot stomping mantrum from here (in Nice)

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