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jd @johnnydobbo.com · 17h

Same but Disclosure
open.spotify.com/playlist/2Oe...

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Davey Jones @daveyjones.bsky.social · 20h

New Viz in the shops today. And there's "shy bladder" shenanigans with former president of France General Charles de Gaulle, in 'De Gaulle Bladder"

Panel from a comic strip in which General Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970) is desperate for a wee but can't go when people are watching. De Gaulle may or may not have suffered from this - probably not - but he's dead anyway, so he's not going to sue.

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Count Mysterioso @mysteriosox.bsky.social · 1d

Nigel Blackwell, obviously

Emily, a Two-Shoes-Gooder @rebelmusicteach.bsky.social · 4d

I also need to know: I am fairly middle-of-the-road on Taylor Swift but someone I know called her the Greatest Living Lyricist. She is not.

Who is yours? Either the greatest or your favorite?

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jd @johnnydobbo.com · 1d

He should start picking the previous Watford manager

jd @johnnydobbo.com · 1d

Chopgate

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jd @johnnydobbo.com · 1d

1970s Television Maintenance by Cath O'Draytube

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jd @johnnydobbo.com · 1d

Same but KLF (and Justified Ancients of Mu-Mu, the J.A.M.S, K Foundation, One World Orchestra etc and so on)
open.spotify.com/playlist/3hJ...

Beg, Steal, Borrow 45

open.spotify.com

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jd @johnnydobbo.com · 1d

Bit of a waste if not

jd @johnnydobbo.com · 1d

If you weren't driving an HGV, then I presumed that's what it was for

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Picture House 77 @picturehouse77.bsky.social · 1d

It's Super League Grand Final week, and on this day in 2011, our #LegendsOfLeague Legend of the Week produced one of the all-time great individual performances to help Leeds defeat St Helens. It's the iconic Rob Burrow. Thanks for the memories Rob 🙏👏👏👏

Caricature of rugby league legend Rob Burrow

Rob Burrow enjoyed a remarkable career with Leeds Rhinos, becoming one of the most beloved players in the club’s history. Despite his small stature, Burrow’s speed, agility, and tenacity made him a formidable opponent. Debuting in 2001, he quickly became a key figure in the Leeds team during their golden era, contributing to eight Super League titles and two Challenge Cup victories. His man-of-the-match performances in the 2007 and 2011 Super League Grand Finals solidified his status as a Leeds legend. Burrow’s courage, both on and off the field, continues to inspire the rugby league community.

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jd @johnnydobbo.com · 1d

Not especially surprised, no

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jd @johnnydobbo.com · 1d

CB! It could herald the return of CB radio! Yes, excellent, bring it on. 10-4 good buddy and what have you

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jd @johnnydobbo.com · 1d

Sending each other telegrams with bon mots?

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jd @johnnydobbo.com · 1d

I wrote all this kind of shit down in a notebook for a period. Read it back, realised I was likely quite unwell, went to the GP and got diagnosed with depression. Lolz

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jd @johnnydobbo.com · 1d

I have yet to make the pilgrimage

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jd @johnnydobbo.com · 1d

Where Teletubbies was filmed, right?

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jd @johnnydobbo.com · 2d

Is it about Sheffield Wednesday?

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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 2d

It’s Jack Whitehall night in Riyadh - everyone will be there - oh, except Asaad bin Nasser al-Ghamdi, a teacher that criticised the government that is paying Jack and so is in prison for 20 years

www.amnesty.org/en/documents...

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David Squires @davidsquires.bsky.social · 2d

Here’s this week’s cartoon for @sport.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/football/pic...

David Squires on … Nottingham Forest’s clash of the titans

Our cartoonist anticipates a battle royale between big men who never shy away from confrontation

www.theguardian.com

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Gareth Maddieson @oldmaddgaz75.bsky.social · 3d

Now what's she's done there is confuse freedom with toasted sandwich maker hasn't she ?!

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Davey Jones @daveyjones.bsky.social · 4d

My Sunday evening challenge: first person to post a cartoon which they drew several years ago about Cyril Connolly is the winner. 5-4-3-2-1... I WIN

Cyril Connolly (1903-1974), the English literary critic and author of Enemies of Promise (1938), doing battle with a pram in the hall, and losing.

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jd @johnnydobbo.com · 4d

Cover of Half Man Half Biscuit's 12th LP, 90 Bisodol (Crimond)

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ben schwartz @benschwartz.bsky.social · 7d

My new piece, up now @thenation.com: "If only trans activists had known what size check to cut for Chappelle, they could have shut him up years ago and saved themselves all the picketing at Netflix." www.thenation.com/article/cult...

The Sad Spectacle of American Comedians Selling Out in Saudi Arabia

It turns out that edgy free-speech warriors will scuttle their principles for a check from a brutal autocratic regime.

www.thenation.com

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Ian King @twoht.bsky.social · 5d

Wrote a thing about Graham Potter, West Ham, and a loss of identity last night, whose plight says something broader about london in the 21st century, I reckon.

unexpecteddelirium.substack.com/p/graham-pot...

Graham Potter was a symptom of West Ham United's lack of identity

Graham Potter was the worst possible managerial appointment for West Ham, but this was unsurprising, considering that the club itself seems to have mislaid its soul.

unexpecteddelirium.substack.com

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jd @johnnydobbo.com · 5d

But if there wasn't one then some sort of seasonal narrative might break out

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