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Carl @litefoot.bsky.social · 18h

Looks like a Harry Enfield character

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Carl @litefoot.bsky.social · 20h

Change a letter, ruin a song.

Pat Benatar - "Hit Me With Your Best Shit"

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Carl @litefoot.bsky.social · 22h

1. Use. His. Real. Name.
2. Indicate that this a claim by his defence lawyer, it is not fact.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Tommy Robinson police stop at Channel Tunnel unlawful, court hears

The far-right activist was charged under the Terrorism Act over an incident at the Channel Tunnel in July 2024.

www.bbc.co.uk

Carl @litefoot.bsky.social · 1d

Fair play to Angelina for going along with it though. A lot of actresses wouldn't have.

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Carl @litefoot.bsky.social · 2d

The charity shop looked at me when I took a stack of SFX issues to them recently. I had to explain the middle letters was an F not an E, despite what it looked like and the 20-something actresses on the cover.

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Carl @litefoot.bsky.social · 2d

"...as long as what they decide is what Tony Benn supported in 1975 because my views haven't changed since then."

What if majority of members wanted to rejoin the EU?

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Carl @litefoot.bsky.social · 2d

Which does Clark even need to be involved in this? I'm not sure what his degree in vacuousness will bring to the programme.

Carl @litefoot.bsky.social · 3d

Carl @litefoot.bsky.social · 5d

Perhaps these "young producers" shouldn't have been employed as producers until they can do the job properly?

www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

BBC airing false claim about Euan Blair blamed on young producers ‘marinated in social media’

Broadcaster apologised after Have I Got News For You falsely said former PM’s son had won digital ID contract

www.theguardian.com

Carl @litefoot.bsky.social · 5d

Be honest and just say "they offered me a load of cash and I took it"

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 6d

I have been criticised for being part of the Riyadh comedy festival. This is why I did it | Omid Djalili

The headlines focus on money, but the gigs were great and I think there are different ways to achieve progress. Art, especially comedy, can be part of that, says stand-up comedian, Omid Djalili.

www.theguardian.com

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Carl @litefoot.bsky.social · 7d

No, he's right.

If you don't want to be called racist then don't say racist things.

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Carl @litefoot.bsky.social · 7d

Meanwhile in Ukraine @meanwhileua.bsky.social · 7d

Meanwhile, on the border with the United States.

P.S. Are camouflaged Tomahawks already on their way to Ukraine?

Carl @litefoot.bsky.social · 7d

Well, tough.

Carl @litefoot.bsky.social · 7d

"Got any Gauhaus?"

One for the #HMHB fans there.

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Carl @litefoot.bsky.social · 8d

Love to know what convinced that 1% to switch to the Tories over the last week.

Carl @litefoot.bsky.social · 8d

Taste the Bollocks of Dracula

👻🎃🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 Just Ni-Ghoul 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🎃👻 @nothinghuman.bsky.social · 9d

Some Sunday evening fun.

I’ll go first;

Ferris Bueller’s Bollocks Off.

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Carl @litefoot.bsky.social · 10d

Why does he always put his surname in quotation marks?

Carl @litefoot.bsky.social · 10d

Amazing to think he's actually younger than Ronaldo (not the Brazilian one).

Carl @litefoot.bsky.social · 10d

Did you have to do that ID thing or did you just use a VPN?

Carl @litefoot.bsky.social · 10d

He was terrible at management though. Who would have predicted he'd be terrible at punditry as well?

Just about everybody outside of BBC Sport, to be honest.

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