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Neal Rafferty @nealraff.bsky.social · 11h

Just had a Ritter Sport and it was ok, but i think @govindajeggy.bsky.social had raised the bar impossibly high

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Phil Norman @mrphilnorman.bsky.social · 22h

Week 53: Pauline Quirke stacks beans, Joss Ackland attacks squatters with an axe, Arthur Mullard removes his trousers, Gemma Jones hosts some randy Liberals and Max Bygraves remembers last week. It has to be 1976.
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Week 53: 11th – 17th October, 1976

“We’re all going soft in the head through eating oranges.”

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Neal Rafferty @nealraff.bsky.social · 1d

A young Harry Hill watching Mr Vinton and taking notes #totp

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Neal Rafferty @nealraff.bsky.social · 1d

This puts me in mind of John Finnemore’s extension to the old magpie poem…

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Neal Rafferty @nealraff.bsky.social · 1d

I think history shows us that there’s a way to give Trump his prize so that we can all move on from this.

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Dave Hutchinson @hutchinsondave.bsky.social · 2d

Still the greatest one-liner in television history.

Eric Morecambe on Ice Cream

YouTube video by Dave Byrne

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Merrydholl @maryeilmicdom.bsky.social · 1d

I daresay Trump's interest in ending so many many wars will dissolve like a one ply hanky at a wake.

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Neal Rafferty @nealraff.bsky.social · 2d

The Greece manager has moved up in the world since the days when he was menacing Shaggy and Scooby.

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Neal Rafferty @nealraff.bsky.social · 2d

That’s a half of football you could punish your weans with.

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Dan Marshall @danthat.bsky.social · 2d

An image of three cool tories under the header "Meet the Young Tories deaming of a bright blue future" but I've replaced their portraits with images of Eddie, Spudgun and Dave Hedgehog from Bottom

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Neal Rafferty @nealraff.bsky.social · 3d

A scone / scone distinguisher of its day, clearly.

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Neal Rafferty @nealraff.bsky.social · 3d

It truly was the number one destination for messages.

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Neal Rafferty @nealraff.bsky.social · 3d

Very occasionally, in a still moment, I can still hear my grandma call the Co-op “the Cooper-eight-iv”

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Neal Rafferty @nealraff.bsky.social · 3d

Having consulted my diary, I find that I’m watching television that day.

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Neal Rafferty @nealraff.bsky.social · 4d

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Neal Rafferty @nealraff.bsky.social · 4d

“Seventeen years with Falmouth Electrics…”

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Kath @kathyburke.bsky.social · 4d

Yes, yes I know I keep banging on about my fucking book! However, if you want one repost this and I’ll do a random winner pick thing by the end of the week because I’m great like that. ♥️📚
#amindofmyown

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Neal Rafferty @nealraff.bsky.social · 4d

Vatican Broadside
The singer out of Slipknot went to Rome to see the
Pope
The singer out of Slipknot went to Rome to see the
Pope
The singer out of Slipknot went to Rome to see the
Pope
And the Pope said to his aide:
"Who the fuckin' hell are Slipknot?
Who the fuckin' hell are Slipknot?
Who the fuckin' hell are Slipknot?
In relation to me getting out of bed?"

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Toby Earle 🇺🇦 @tobyontv.bsky.social · 4d

Racist arsehole Robert Jenrick holding up a wig like a puppet at his pathetic Tory conference speech which reaffirmed his bellendry

The useless cheeky monkey ventriloquist in Knowing me knowing you

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Neal Rafferty @nealraff.bsky.social · 4d

Philip J Fry: “People said I was dumb, but I proved them!'

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Neal Rafferty @nealraff.bsky.social · 5d

I could have been an activist judge, but I never had the Latin, never had the Latin for the activist judging.

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Mostly Harmless @whalepetunias.bsky.social · 5d

Zaphod spun round, wild-eyed. "Ford," he said, "how many escape capsules are there?" "None," said Ford. Zaphod gibbered. "Did you count them?" he yelled. "Twice," said Ford

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Gerry 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🍀 @gerryr.bsky.social · 5d

When l was a kid, bedtime was 9pm and l couldn't wait to grow up and go to bed anytime l wanted.

Turns out that's 9pm.

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Neal Rafferty @nealraff.bsky.social · 5d

Presumably he also satisfies the seeming need not to adhere to any namby-pamby religions and knows his way around a Windsor knot.

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Neal Rafferty @nealraff.bsky.social · 5d

Oscillating Wildly

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