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archivetvmusings @archivetvmusings.bsky.social · 1h

The Two Ronnies (9th October 1976). The hunt for the Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town continues.

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Telibarb 🐾 @telibarb.bsky.social · 3h

He has always given me the ick. Has the same slimey sound to his voice as Trump.

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Tim Westwood charged with four counts of rape

Tim Westwood has been charged with four counts of rape, nine counts of indecent assault and two counts of sexual assault.

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Alex Morris @asjmorris.bsky.social · 4h

Experiment successful.

The cast of TV sitcom Cheers, Cliff, Coach, Carla, Sam, Diane and Norm, but they're all been quickly faceswapped with Cher's face. The title above reads 'Chers'.

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Dates in Movies @datesinmovies.bsky.social · 4h

Oct 9th - Former Chief Inspector Charles Dreyfus, using Professor Hugo Fassbender's doomsday weapon, disintegrates the United Nations headquarters. He then blackmails the President into having Inspector Clouseau assassinated.

📽️📅 The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)

4 Screenshots from the movie "The Pink Panther Strikes Again" (1976): First, a close-up of a man on a vintage television screen with subtitles reading "On Saturday, October 9th the United Nations building." Second, a continuation of the television scene with the man saying "will vanish from the face of the earth." Third, a futuristic control room with a large laser device pointing out a window towards mountains, people observing the scene. Fourth, a cityscape with a laser beam emitting a bright pink light over the skyline.

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Kendra, regular version @kendrawcandraw.bsky.social · 14d

Please don't call it that

What You Will Need
• Experience: 5+ years as a video editor or producer-editor ("preditor").

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Dan Hassler-Forest @danhf.bsky.social · 5h

Samuel Beckett is *cackling* in his grave. 😈

Lux Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 20h

TFW you paid $1400 to see Beckett’s most famous work without knowing anything about it

One Star Review of Waiting for Godot on Broadway
I recently attended Waiting for Godot on Broadway and spent over $1,400 for two Row C seats (103 and 104). I'm a longtime admirer of Broadway productions and even hold a season pass for Shea's Performing Arts Theatre, so I came in with genuine enthusiasm and high expectations. Unfortunately, this show was unlike anything ! have ever experienced —and not in a good way.
What I encountered was not the artistry, music, or emotional storytelling I usually associate with Broadway, but instead what felt like an endless cycle of nonsensical conversation between characters who seemed trapped in their own madness. I tried-truly tried-to find meaning, symbolism, or even a thread of emotional resonance. I stayed through the first half hoping the second would offer clarity. But by intermission, it was clear: this was a waste of both time and money.
Keanu Reeves is an actor I respect greatly, but I cannot fathom why he would agree to participate in such a disjointed, inaccessible production. His talent was lost in a performance that defied reason rather than provoked insight.
To anyone considering attending: unless you are drawn to highly abstract, nearly incomprehensible theater, I strongly caution you against this show. For the average, educated, thoughtful theatergoer, it is far more frustrating than fulfilling. In my opinion, this was the single most disappointing Broadway experience I've ever had - an unfortunate waste of money and, more importantly, of time.

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Kate Bevan @katebevan.com · 7h

This intro (from a Guardian piece) contains two of the most overused words in the English language: "nestled" and "quintessentially". They're words people use when they CBA to spend a millisecond thinking of a better word. I delete them on sight from copy I edit.

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Pighill @pighill.bsky.social · 6h

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Moose Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social · 6h

HE'S HERE!!!

Cartoon. At the top it says in large text 'THE FOX THAT ROX!'. Small, at the bottom of the page is a fox playing a guitar. Written next to the guitar are the words 'Plink Plink'.

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Rob Chapman @scribblerrob.bsky.social · 6h

And finally this. Mark trying to patch things up with his dad on his death bed. That last panel. Lyrical genius.

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Davey Jones @daveyjones.bsky.social · 7h

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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Alison B @akbea.bsky.social · 7h

How am I meant to get any work done when the British Newspaper Archive now has all of Jackie online?

Part of the Cathy and Claire advice page. Everything from zodiac sign incompatibility to tetanus.

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Rob Manuel @robmanuelyeah.bsky.social · 7h

At 2:30am I woke up thinking I must write a cartoon called "Art Garfunkel's Fart Carbuncle" and submit it to Viz and of course I'm never going to. But yeah, Art has built this carbuncle and filled it with farts, and is trying to lure Paul Simon as punishment for erasing him from the 83 reunion LP.

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Viz Comic @vizcomic.bsky.social · 7h

There's a new issue (Viz 350) in the shops. Sorry no refunds.

A post plugging the new issue of Viz (which, as we say, is in the shops today). A Top Tip reading as follows ... a-hem ... and here it is ... "Save money on whoopee cushions by farting loudly at dinner parties. Tim Steel, Hornchurch."

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Yo Gabapentin @yogabapentin.bsky.social · 1d

Obligatory Jenny Nicholson Tweet

Jenny Nicholson Tweet:

How come major film studios keep being like Jared Leto may have allegations, but at least he looks weird, stars in box office bombs, and is not a good actor

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Pete Fraser @petefrasermusic.bsky.social · 8h

Wild that she got squeezed from the article and the guy who prominently advocates for incest didn’t. I wonder what she did.

Julianna 💎 @batariangal.bsky.social · 9h

Had a skim through this and there’s an odd thing going on here where the woman on the right doesn’t show up in the article at all? She’s not even in the header of the article itself?

Dr Mark | 北马克 |🍉🇦🇺🇲🇾🇹🇭 @ajaanmark.bsky.social · 14h

Are they hoping to start a Young Tory cosplay trend on TikTok
www.thetimes.com/article/8c9a...

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Ewamore, Quoth the Raven @ewacat.bsky.social · 9h

Delightful this - someone I know was friends with him during a period of rowing and had only good things to say about him

Lou Morgan @lmorgan.bsky.social · 9h

The biggest hint I’m under the weather after my flu jab: it took me a full minute staring at this headline (without the subhead: I’m not quite that bad), thinking “Why is that name familiar…?” before the ‘McAvoy’ bit clicked

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The armed robber who went straight: John McAvoy was born into the criminal life. Here’s how he escaped it

His stepfather was a serious criminal. His uncle was one of the Brink’s-Mat heist gang. McAvoy followed them into crime – and into prison. Then one day in the gym he discovered the talent, drive, supp...

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Count Mysterioso @mysteriosox.bsky.social · 9h

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Count Mysterioso @mysteriosox.bsky.social · 9h

several for the team, in fact

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Count Mysterioso @mysteriosox.bsky.social · 9h

Oh god that sounds like you're offering

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Count Mysterioso @mysteriosox.bsky.social · 9h

*bellow down from hot air balloon*

THE COLCANNON'S MOUTH

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Justin Lewis @whenisbirths.bsky.social · 10h

9 October 1978:

The death of Jacques Brel, whose many astonishing songs included 1961’s Le moribond.

The birth of Nicky Byrne from of off Westlife who had 1999’s Christmas number one with a cover of the English language remake of Le moribond, Seasons in the Sun.

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Count Mysterioso @mysteriosox.bsky.social · 10h

"No one criticised me when I played Dubai so I thought it'd be ok"

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josh (oldfriend99) @oldfriend99.bsky.social · 18h

"I was working in the lab late one night"

Let me stop you right there. I am not listening to a song about work

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Count Mysterioso @mysteriosox.bsky.social · 10h

*running footsteps, kicks door open, bursts in*

A FRIDGE TOO FAR

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