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Bevis Musson @bevismusson.bsky.social · 11h

You know what, let's do the Annual Mister Global National Costume thread tonight after all. Usual rules apply - this is all in fun, this isn't about the contestants looks or making fun of them, it's about the costumes and appreciating them (or, you know, making fun of them...)

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Joza Fiend @threadsaplenty.bsky.social · 10h

Nobody has picked Leo yet, several people have speculated that there might be 01/01/26 picks that he has Family reach.

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Joza Fiend @threadsaplenty.bsky.social · 13h

I run a celebrity deadpool in a Goth social group and one participant has resolutely had Watkins as his only pick since the day he was arreasted. It's like a party over there this afternoon!

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Joza Fiend @threadsaplenty.bsky.social · 1d

Happy birthday, Richard! 🎂🥂

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Joza Fiend @threadsaplenty.bsky.social · 1d

Have a good one. The exhibition got a little promo from Now Then, which was nice to see. 🥂

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Paul Carnahan @pacarnahan.bsky.social · 1d

Friday night is International Buying One Of Paul’s Books Night!
No opt-outs. It’s mandatory.
;)
#BookSky

Paul Carnahan @pacarnahan.bsky.social · 4d

Travel in time. Fall in love ... or both.
'How Soon Is Now?' and 'End of a Century', out now in print and on Kindle.
'Carnahan has such a gift for writing characters that feel alive and utterly real...' ✭✭✭✭✭

#BookSky

www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Paul-...

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Sarah Elizabeth Cox @oispooky.bsky.social · 1d

My kid's Clacton nursery has cut hot lunches for toddlers to save money, and sent round leaflets to parents advising us on preparing packed lunches for around 90p per day.

They have no waiting list for places because there's so few jobs here worth doing once you've covered childcare.

Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 2d

Twelve Jobs Nigel has earned over £1 million in additional income since the general election.

To understand the scale of it, since the July 2024 election he's earned roughly £100k more as a brand ambassador for Direct Bullion than Starmer gets as PM.

www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...

Nigel Farage earns over £1m from 12 'second jobs' - check how much your MP earns

The Reform UK leader's most lucrative second jobs include hosting on GB News, serving as a brand ambassador for Direct Bullion and recording videos for Cameo

www.mirror.co.uk

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Joza Fiend @threadsaplenty.bsky.social · 1d

Lance Percival being a pin-up in Jackie magazine makes me boggle!

Ben Baker @benbaker.bsky.social · 1d

Wonderful to see the Jackie archives appearing on the British Newspaper Archive so we can see which hot to trot hunks the teen girls of 1964 were moistly pinning to their walls.

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Joza Fiend @threadsaplenty.bsky.social · 1d

Actually watched Question Time for the first time in forever. Zack did such a great job on there I bet they daren't ask him back.

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Joza Fiend @threadsaplenty.bsky.social · 1d

I briefly worked in a building at Broomhill where Belvoir! were based. They were perpetually livid that everyone correctly called it "beaver" not "bel-vwar" 😆

Joza Fiend @threadsaplenty.bsky.social · 1d

Beauchief, Wybourn, Oughtibridge and Greenhill.

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Joza Fiend @threadsaplenty.bsky.social · 1d

Absolute bobbins. I wonder if the people doing this stuff actually think it looks okay.

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Joza Fiend @threadsaplenty.bsky.social · 1d

Superb!

News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 1d

Nice work Jim Watson, nice work.

A photo from yesterday’s Trunp Cabinet meeting. Taken from a low position the decorations on the wall behind the orange felon make him look like he has devil’s horns.

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Joza Fiend @threadsaplenty.bsky.social · 1d

I used to really fancy Brad Pitt, especially when he was a vampire, then he was so awful in Snatch I suddenly found him revolting!

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Joza Fiend @threadsaplenty.bsky.social · 2d

Not he, "my dad", obvs.

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Joza Fiend @threadsaplenty.bsky.social · 2d

This is a photo I took of my mates fresh from buying a copy, and a pack of tapes, just before getting the bus to my parents, because he had the best hifi. Don't judge, we were 6th form kids.

A b/w photo of four teenage punk girls dressed in leather biker jackets. Three have peroxide blonde crimped, backcombed hair, one a brunette with crimped and backcombed hair. One holds up a copy of He Who Dares Wins by Theatre of Hate. Photo taken in The Hole In The Road, Sheffield.

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Joza Fiend @threadsaplenty.bsky.social · 2d

Have a fab celebration! 🎂

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Joza Fiend @threadsaplenty.bsky.social · 2d

There's several Andy's Man Club groups in Sheffield - www.facebook.com/p/Andys-Man-...

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Joza Fiend @threadsaplenty.bsky.social · 2d

Crikey. No wonder the birthrate is dropping off a cliff.

Dave Bagpuss Forsey 🍺 @bagpuss.org · 2d

The photography in this article really feels like The Times are deliberately setting these people up for ridicule. (You can read it without visiting The Times here archive.ph/KZZC1)

An article from The Times: "Meet the young Tories dreaming of a bright blue future". Featuring bizarre portraits of Charles Amos, Rhys Benjamin and Daniel Campbell.

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Joza Fiend @threadsaplenty.bsky.social · 3d

Lovely to hear as I'm trying to get back into it.

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Joza Fiend @threadsaplenty.bsky.social · 3d

Sky Arts #PAOTY at 8pm, followed by Celebrity Traitors at 9pm. A rare evening of telly!

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Joza Fiend @threadsaplenty.bsky.social · 3d

I'm quite rusty but REE-uh-nach* ooh O-ghan**
(*the ch is like a hard c and h like a breath, like khh if that makes sense)
(**like afghan minus the af)
Reposted becasue I forgot to put the ch in!

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Joza Fiend @threadsaplenty.bsky.social · 3d

Nobody expects the stealth poo inquisition!

a man in a suit is standing next to a woman in a purple dress who is sitting in a chair

ALT: a man in a suit is standing next to a woman in a purple dress who is sitting in a chair

media.tenor.com

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Joza Fiend @threadsaplenty.bsky.social · 3d

This is amazing! It would be brilliant if this was in a walkable 3d form so I could go around labelling places for my genealogy projects.

Sheffield City Council @sheffcitycouncil.bsky.social · 3d

‘What is your favourite place in Sheffield?’

Inspired by Peter Blundell Jones’ exhibition at the University of Sheffield, we want to know which part of the city holds a special place in your heart.

His design presents a detailed model of Sheffield in 1900, transporting you back in time.

One of the factories displays on the model, with a tall chimney and detailed windows included.

A close look at one of the buildings in the model, standing out above a raft of smaller structures around it.

A wide-shot of the design, with a full Sheffield from 1900 made from scaled white parts.

Looking down one of the roads in the design, with notable lampposts lining the street with buildings on both sides.

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Joza Fiend @threadsaplenty.bsky.social · 3d

I think so. I got one not long after turning 60 last year, but my friends kit arrived on her 50th birthday last month. What a gift!

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