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Simon M. Clabby
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I write stuff and take photos for @maryrosemuseum.bsky.social . Some people seem to like it. Also sometimes dinosaurs, when I can.

All opinions my own.
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Simon M. Clabby @smclabby.bsky.social · Apr 15
Just seen two different people complain about "That bloody Mary Rose thread"

My work is done.
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"Bugger off, you bong addict" is going to be my new catchphrase for 2026.
thundercrat.bsky.social Bryan Kephart @thundercrat.bsky.social · 5d
I just found this old picture of a poster that was on the wall at the school my friend taught at and there’s some incredible stuff in there
WAYS TO SAY N TO WEED 6 1 1 1. Are you kidding me? Grow up! 2. Ganja is for goons, no thanks. 3. Get a job you hippie wastoid. 4. No thanks, I'm a good person. 5. You need to go to jail, hempo. My dad told me better, no way. 7 Grass is crass, also gross! Nol 8 Uhhh... no thanks loser! 9 Get away from me, THC addict. 34. I'll pass on your pot offer. Let me think... No way, never. No. You are trash if you toke. - Back off, bucko. You're bad. . I would rather not, okay? 5. Injecting weed is for dummies. 16. I will never do one toke. 26. I was raised right, I won't light. 27. I'd like to keep my job, thanks. 28. You wish, pot junker! Back off! 29. I'm calling the Coast Guard. 30. No tokes for me. I'm cool. 31. Leave me be, you blunt blazer! 32. No, I'm as clean as a whistle. 33. That's a death "roach." No. • Yeah right, I'm way too smart. 35. Cannabis is crap, you cretin! 36. Pish posh, pot is for the birds! 37. Nope. THC is not for me. 38. Step out of my zone, now. 39. Get off my case, weed stoner. 40. Nuh uh, I respect the police. 41. Lay off, I listen to the law. 17. Absolutely not, I love myself. 18. Get a grip you sativa snorter! 19. Bugger off, you bong addict! 20. I will use my taser on you. 21. What do I look like? A failure? 22. Nah, bongs are wrong. 23. No way! Hemp is horrible! 24. I'd rather not be a cannibal. 42. NOI Blunts are for bad men. 43. I'd rather not die. Tokes kill. 44. No, weeds are for whacking. 45. Marijuana is for morons, ok? 46. Are you serious? Get a life. 47. You're dumb if you do "dank." 48. Stoners are loners. I'm good. 49. Nope! Spliffs are for wimps!
November 25, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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Airplane is at No. 62
Shaun of the Dead is 75
Ghostbusters is absent

This is one of those ragebait articles, isn't it...
November 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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The Toe-Rag myth is one of my pet peeves, so glad Paul corrected Eli in the edit!
November 21, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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Less Diary, and more...
November 20, 2025 at 3:05 PM
smclabby.bsky.social
Watching #TheSeaDevils, just noticed that the Master had his contact device PAT tested.

He may be evil, but he knows the importance of electrical safety!

#DoctorWho
a man with a beard is wearing a black turtleneck and black leather gloves
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November 19, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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#DoctorWho In An Exciting Adventure With The Sea Devils is getting a 'special re-edited' repeat on Sunday 7th December at 7pm on BBC Four.

The 90-minute 'blockbuster special' (we just called them omnibuses in my day) will feature new sound design by Mark Ayres and additional music by Lorne Balfe.
Classic adventure 'The Sea Devils' returns to screens in December
November 14, 2025 at 4:36 PM
smclabby.bsky.social
Not sure what to buy a palaeontologist for Christmas?

Don't get them one of these, they have hundreds already...
One of those wooden dinosaur skeletons, in this case a T. rex.
November 13, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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This reminds me of Lego in the late 90s, when they diversified a lot, getting away from their core product and trying to do lots of things that didn't work, and only saved themselves by cutting back and just doing what they did well.
everyfilmnow.bsky.social Every Film Now @everyfilmnow.bsky.social · 17d
Funko admits “substantial doubt” it can continue as a going concern amid crashing sales and mounting debt.

The Pop! maker warns of potential loan defaults without fresh funding or a buyout, after a 14% sales drop and $250M in obligations.

#Funko #PopVinyl #GoingConcern
November 10, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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happytoast.co.uk
That time Geoffrey the Toys R Us giraffe tried to appeal to a different demographic
A page from a Toys R Us catalogue with Geoffrey dressed in bondage gear/he-man outfit
November 9, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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Can't park there, mate.
November 7, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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The shops really are missing a trick by not offering this as a Halloween costume.
The Diarrhoea man in the Pepto Bismol advert and his distinctive all pink outfit
October 30, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Well, that answers the Tamperer's question...
andreworton.bsky.social Andrew Orton @andreworton.bsky.social · 27d
Also, he's got a Chumblie on his head 9/
The Emperor Dalek, from above. A close-up of The Emperor Dalek's dome, revealing it is made from a Chumbley from Galaxy 4.
October 29, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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October 28, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Seems Tudor surgery is sexually suggestive, accoridng to @moderation.bsky.app...
October 27, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Unfortunate typo in this article about Halloween activities for the kiddiewinks

www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/whats-on/thi...
Northumberland Gazette: Creepy clue cunt at Warkworth Castle.
October 26, 2025 at 2:13 PM
smclabby.bsky.social
I used to have a neighbour who used to LOVE listening to the theme from Sons and Daughters at high volume.

Wonder if he had the same record Paul picked up?
cheapshow.bsky.social CheapShow @cheapshow.bsky.social · Oct 24
Paul & Eli need to find a place in South London to evaluate their Tat Hunt purchases… But their best laid plans are about to explode in their faces. Can they actually finish the episode?
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Ep 459: Tat Hunt Destination Unknown | CheapShow
Paul & Eli need to find a place in South London to evaluate their Tat Hunt purchases… But their best laid plans are about to explode in their faces. Can they actually finish the episode?
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October 24, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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When Scully finally gets fed up with Mulder asking her to blow his glass...

#XFiles
Blow your own glass spooky
October 23, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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adamkoszary.bsky.social
*banging on table* every museum should have a pub
A 1930s pub with a brick first floor and elaborately tiled ground floor. A pint of bitter. A close up of the pub exterior, with 'vaults' in stained glass. A pub bar.
October 14, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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#LEGO Speed Champions Back to the Future DeLorean Time Machine revealed! #BackToTheFuture #BTTF #RLFM77256 #RLFM

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LEGO Speed Champions Back to the Future DeLorean official images!
21103 The DeLorean Time Machine was released in 2013 and was not well received, criticised for its bonnet and windscreen pillars in particular.
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October 14, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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"IT ABSOLUTELY WILL STOP!!!"
October 6, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Did she remarry?
March 2, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Bluesky - 144 likes
Instagram - 228 likes
Threads - 342 likes
Facebook - 722 likes
Twitter - 34 likes

Guess we know where the people with no sense of historical wonder are...
maryrosemuseum.bsky.social The Mary Rose Museum @maryrosemuseum.bsky.social · Sep 29
It's hard to believe that this oak leaf, found on the wreck of the Mary Rose, fell from a tree during the reign of Henry VIII.

Wonder if the tree it fell from ended up on a ship too?
An 480+ year old oak leaf, found on the Mary Rose.
September 30, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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Apparently Christmas events are struggling to sell tickets.

Wonder if that's because of all the "Winter Blunderland" stories in the press every winter?

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A Mixed Recovery | Audience Answers
We've seen that engagement at venues has overtaken pre-pandemic figures (June 2025), but now we can see how that picture varies by art form.
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September 29, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Not many themes go from Fanfare to Funky so seamlessly, but this manages it.

youtu.be/eX5EbnlVV6E?...
September 26, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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Six months later, and it's still getting attention...
September 25, 2025 at 3:42 PM