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Anna James @superteadrinker.bsky.social · 11m

The city, and yes, he could have got a train to St Alban's from the opposite platform.

Anna James @superteadrinker.bsky.social · 1h

I suspect once he'd had his fill he would have tipped the bin over to make a clatter. Glad you found him before that point, anyway.

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Anna James @superteadrinker.bsky.social · 2h

They would find having to do the admin annoying

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Anna James @superteadrinker.bsky.social · 2h

I really want coloured bathroom suites to make a comeback. I really thought they were going to about 15 years ago and was bitterly disappointed.

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Anna James @superteadrinker.bsky.social · 2h

How does everyone else have such biddable cats?

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Anna James @superteadrinker.bsky.social · 2h

[He's a retired religious archivist and we are not related]

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Anna James @superteadrinker.bsky.social · 2h

Oh that's weird I'm standing on a platform opposite Norman James.

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Anna James @superteadrinker.bsky.social · 2h

It's kind of horrifying how little the implements have changed

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Anna James @superteadrinker.bsky.social · 7h

£4 in an Indian restaurant round the side of the bl yesterday (I had water)

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Anna James @superteadrinker.bsky.social · 8h

I survived. And the dentist still has all her fingers.

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Anna James @superteadrinker.bsky.social · 10h

I'm holding on to my zimmer frame. Is that safe enough?

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Anna James @superteadrinker.bsky.social · 10h

I'm struggling to cope with the idea of Eurotrash on a "heritage" channel. Are we old?

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Anna James @superteadrinker.bsky.social · 10h

Dentist appointment with new dentist. (Old dentist retired)

a man in a green shirt is blowing his nose into a paper bag ..

ALT: a man in a green shirt is blowing his nose into a paper bag ..

media.tenor.com

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Anna James @superteadrinker.bsky.social · 11h

It's so strange wandering along Euston Road without someone trying to sell me heroin or asking if I want any business.

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Anna James @superteadrinker.bsky.social · 11h

I say "quad" but it was just a small dingy tarmac and concrete space for utilities and a couple of service vans.

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Anna James @superteadrinker.bsky.social · 11h

OK, this is really interesting because it shows my 1st year undergraduate hall before they built the side of the quad.

Postcard From The Past @pastpostcard.bsky.social · 12h

We have just come down from the top of the post office tower. It was very exciting being 499 feet up. The cars and buildings looked like dinky toys.

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Anna James @superteadrinker.bsky.social · 1d

Can't get unhungry at the moment. Very annoying and almost certainly psychological.

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Anna James @superteadrinker.bsky.social · 1d

What an awful week for you 😢

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Anna James @superteadrinker.bsky.social · 1d

Every day's mood

Sexy Samuel Whiskers @woolbotherer.bsky.social · 1d

Today's mood

An angry owl drawing with the words I HATE EVERYONE

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Anna James @superteadrinker.bsky.social · 1d

You said *smaller* than an Olympic pool, so uk obvs

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Anna James @superteadrinker.bsky.social · 1d

I've seen some of these on YouTube. They're not top quality but they are very interesting.

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gerrarrdus @gerrarrdus.bsky.social · 1d

This is a very sinister review.

"Castle carvery now has a children's soft play area located inside at a cost of only £3.50 per child.On both occasions the meat has been very tender & fresh."

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Anna James @superteadrinker.bsky.social · 1d

Fridge freezer?

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ianVisits @ianvisits.co.uk · 1d

If you like tea. Really, an awful lot of tea - then the entire 8,000 teapot collection of the Teapot Museum is to be sold at auction.

That's a lot of tea.

hansonsauctioneers.co.uk/spout-about-...

Spout about it! More than 8,000 novelty teapots up for sale in Kent - Hansons Auctioneers

The world’s second largest collection of novelty teapots – 8,540 in total – is set to sell at Hansons Auctioneers’ Kent saleroom this month. Once displayed at the famous Teapot Island museum and café,...

hansonsauctioneers.co.uk

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Jonathan Coe @jonathancoe.bsky.social · 1d

This morning I turned on my phone only to find that it had changed my user name to Shirley, and when I tried to enter a simple Google query it came out as "Do you like gladiator movies?"

Then I realised it was in Airplane! mode.

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