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Andrew Cooper

@rickynow.bsky.social

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Older bloke from Nottingham. Politically closer to the left than the right. Likes (in no particular order) cats; roots reggae; woodworking; dad jokes. I'm very sociable unless you're a fascist. Proud MDant. #NFFC

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Andrew Cooper @rickynow.bsky.social · 9h

I've coped so far, but Alan Carr might be my breaking point.

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Tim Worthington @outonbluesix.bsky.social · 12h

Out 23rd October!

timworthington.org/2024/10/08/t...

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Andrew Cooper @rickynow.bsky.social · 9h

It really cheered me up.

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Andrew Cooper @rickynow.bsky.social · 14h

It is!

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Andrew Cooper @rickynow.bsky.social · 14h

😂😂😂

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Andrew Cooper @rickynow.bsky.social · 14h

Yes, especially as it is heading for being 40 years old. Already bought and paid for by many licence fees over the years.

Andrew Cooper @rickynow.bsky.social · 14h

I should have guessed there is already a band called The Mashups. www.bookece.com/artists/the-...

THE MASHUP BAND

Dynamic 6-piece band blends seven decades of hits into seamless mashups that pack dance floors at weddings and corporate events.

www.bookece.com

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Andrew Cooper @rickynow.bsky.social · 14h

I'm with you on that.

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Patrick - Here for the craic 👍🏼 @patrickopatrick.bsky.social · 18h

Farage said a convicted racist calling for migrants to burnt alive in hotels is free speech

He speaks freely criticising the Govt and making up lies about migrants

He hates the “cancel culture”

But he wants Gary Neville fired for having hit out at 'angry, middle-aged white men' dividing UK❗️🤷🏼‍♂️

Headline from the tabloid otherwise none as the telegraph, in which it says about phage saying that Gary Neville should be fired for free speech

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Laurence - ended 7 wars in 7 months @laurenceineu.bsky.social · 17h

Nobel Prizes that Trump will win:
1. Self-enrichment
2. Self-aggrandisement
3. Pussy grabbing
4. Crimes committed
5. Extrajudicial killings
6. Lying
7. Objecting to windmills

Nobel Prizes that Trump won't win:
1. Peace
2. Physics
3. Physiology or Medicine

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Andrew Cooper @rickynow.bsky.social · 14h

It's available on BBC iPlayer.
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Screen Two - Sweet as You Are

A college lecturer contracts HIV after having a brief affair with one of his students. The news threatens his marriage and family life. Starring Liam Neeson and Miranda Richardson.

www.bbc.co.uk

Andrew Cooper @rickynow.bsky.social · 14h

I watched "Sweet as you are" the other night on BBC4 as part of their screen two celebrations. I'd never seen it before although it was first broadcast in 1988. While not perfect - a bit heavy on symbolism in places - it's still a terrific watch. m.imdb.com/title/tt0094...

"Screen Two" Sweet as You Are (TV Episode 1988) ⭐ 7.2 | Drama

1h 9m | TV-14

m.imdb.com

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Michael Gallagher @mtgallagher.bsky.social · 19h

Something for the Weekend is here for its regular Thursday slot!

If you're willing to check out what others are posting on the thread, please feel free to reply with your own recommendation!

Provide a link to the IMDb if you can and tell us where to watch. 🙏
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Andrew Cooper @rickynow.bsky.social · 15h

The Mashups?

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Actual names @actualnames.bsky.social · 1d

Dick Brain

England and Wales, Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008

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Andrew Cooper @rickynow.bsky.social · 15h

A former leader of UKIP in the UK was named Richard Braine. They also had a Jeffery Titford.

Andrew Cooper @rickynow.bsky.social · 15h

Absolutely!

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WindsLightToVariable @yingtongiddle.bsky.social · 15h

#IKEA model #Belgorod?

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Andrew Cooper @rickynow.bsky.social · 15h

Oh Bulwell would!

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archivetvmusings @archivetvmusings.bsky.social · 16h

Coronation Street - written by Leslie Duxbury (9th October 1978). Having heard glowing reports about Mr Garfield's healing hands, Mrs Walker consents to grant him an audience (she's a martyr to her bad back). The only snag is that she doesn't know he's only a lowly hospital porter ...