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Douglas Adams’ final official biographer, among many things. @FabFools @TalesofBritain @talesofbritain.bsky.social @fabfools.bsky.social www.jemroberts.com www.talesofbritain.com

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Jem Roberts, Author @jemroberts.bsky.social · Jan 21

• The #ISIHAC Bible 🎺
• The True History of the Blackadder ⚔️
• The Frood: Official Douglas Adams & H2G2 🤖
• #SoupyTwists: Official Fry & Laurie story 🍸
• #FabFools: The Beatles & The Rutles 🃏🎶
• @TalesofBritain.bsky.social 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
On paper & Audible: audible.co.uk/author/Jem-R...

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Jem Roberts, Author @jemroberts.bsky.social · 9h

I'm very dishy – which is to say, I'm round and shallow, and covered in bits of food.

Jem Roberts, Author @jemroberts.bsky.social · 9h

Why is there no 'New Milton Keynes, Illinois'? Or ‘New Telford Oakengates, Texas’? Our place names not good enough for them now?

Jem Roberts, Author @jemroberts.bsky.social · 9h

I'm an atheist now, but in my previous incarnation I believed any old shit.

Jem Roberts, Author @jemroberts.bsky.social · 16h

Hey, don't be in a rush for Trump to die!

Be in a rush for him to *start* dying.

Jem Roberts, Author @jemroberts.bsky.social · 16h

We live in the world Vladimir Putin designed for us all. Brexit is his. Trump is his.

The suffering people of the world should be allowed to physically tear the little shitter into tiny scraps, and feed the pieces to unfortunate dogs.

Jem Roberts, Author @jemroberts.bsky.social · 17h

The pixels never lie. Also a generic 'Tangy' flavour. The degeneration of our society is not imaginary.

Jem Roberts, Author @jemroberts.bsky.social · 17h

Donald Trump thirsting for a Nobel Peace Prize, like Quasimodo pining for Esmerelda. Except Esmerelda was a billion times more likely to go down on Quasimodo than that foul lump of foetid evil is to ever in any sense merit a Nobel prize.

Jem Roberts, Author @jemroberts.bsky.social · 17h

I wish the world would just return to some vague semblance of dull stability and sustainability, so I can redivert my energy into less essential things, like campaigning to bring back flavoured Twiglets. Especially Curry flavour, whose memory doesn't even survive as a small jpeg of the packet.

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Fab Fools @fabfools.bsky.social · 17h

On this #FabFOolsFriday, the day after what should have been Ron Nasty's 85th, here's the great man's poppycock-eyed swan song, The Imitation Song. Keep on Rutling, guys. www.youtube.com/watch?v=J353... ✌🏾🎶🃏

Neil Innes - Imitation Song by Ron Nasty of the Rutles

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Jem Roberts, Author @jemroberts.bsky.social · 17h

Alexei Sayle saying "They lie and they lie and they lie and they lie and they lie and they lie..." should be your earworm for the whole rest of your time on Earth. It certainly is for me. Don't ever be taken in by the lies again. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Gaza ceasefire has now come into effect, Israel’s military says – live

Ceasefire came into effect at midday local time

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Jem Roberts, Author @jemroberts.bsky.social · 19h

David Baddiel has alllll the negatives.

Jem Roberts, Author @jemroberts.bsky.social · 20h

This scum needs to be stopped.

On May 6 2010 the world went wrong. We have done nothing to deserve Nigel Farage’s foul existence. Something must be done. And soon.

on.soundcloud.com/QprKJ2jMEgcw...

Jem Roberts, Author @jemroberts.bsky.social · 1d

“Who is the REAL monster?”

THE BOGEYMAN. The Bogeyman is the real momster.

Next.

Jem Roberts, Author @jemroberts.bsky.social · 1d

George Bernard Shaw was so rubbish he even forgot to put the songs in My Fair Lady.

Jem Roberts, Author @jemroberts.bsky.social · 1d

Just realised that Donald Trump has already outlived my wonderful Dad by at least three months. Don’t talk to me about this timeline.

Jem Roberts, Author @jemroberts.bsky.social · 1d

STOP PUSHING PISTACHIOS ALL THE BLEEDING TIME.

Jem Roberts, Author @jemroberts.bsky.social · 1d

Mary Whitehouse used to wear HORN-RIMMED glasses. Dirty cow.

Jem Roberts, Author @jemroberts.bsky.social · 1d

Why do we even have a King Edward VII Hospital, anyway? The fat sod's been dead for over a century, nobody can help him now.

Jem Roberts, Author @jemroberts.bsky.social · 1d

1 Illegalise Reform
2 Execute Farage and his enablers for Treason
3 Gut BBC and ITV News, ban GBNews, Mail, Express and Telegraph
3 Bring in mandatory ethics training in order to qualify to vote
4 DON’T DO IT AGAIN.

Jem Roberts, Author @jemroberts.bsky.social · 1d

Sorry, but there is far, FAR too much policing of trousers in parenting for my liking. Policing my own is tough enough.

Jem Roberts, Author @jemroberts.bsky.social · 1d

It would be lovely if someone could just say to Netanyahu "Benny, TWO WRONGS DON'T MAKE A RIGHT!" – and we could all just watch the penny drop. He'd feel so foolish. Someone really should have told him before now.

Jem Roberts, Author @jemroberts.bsky.social · 1d

On what should have been Sir John Winston O’Boogie Ono Lennon’s 85th birthday, here’s his last ever undiscovered classic song, lovingly recreated at last: HEY, FRED! ✌🏽 🎶 www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQB1... #JohnLennon

HEY, FRED! – Lost John Lennon Song Surfaces!

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TalesofBritain @talesofbritain.bsky.social · 1d

Happy #FolkloreThursday! From our Tiktok collection, here's Brother Bernard visiting the landscape of the wonderful Welsh legend CADOC & THE MOUSE! www.tiktok.com/@talesofbrit... 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🐁

Cadoc & The Mouse: Fenni Fach #Wales #Folklore #Britain #Storytelling #Myths

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Fab Fools @fabfools.bsky.social · 1d

Happy Un-85th, Dr Winston O'Boogie, Poet: youtu.be/eQx7BWRNuEM #JohnLennon

John Lennon - About The Awful (LIVE Poem Reading) [HQ]

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Jem Roberts, Author @jemroberts.bsky.social · 1d

Glad to see The Guardian has my back here. Five stars from them is the clearest guarantee of absolute bullshit any cultural product could ever require. They actively encourage you to let this vapid WANK blind you to the state of this shitty world. #TheTraitors