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Addy the Wailnut @adrianics.bsky.social · 1h

And wouldn't you know it! It's been announced this morning that water bills are going to go up again 👌

Sorry lads, cannot save the pubs by staying on the lash until 2am, for you see a substantial portion of my take-home is being spent on keeping the fucking building blocks of life in my home

Addy the Wailnut @adrianics.bsky.social · 1h

I am no economist, I ain't got no PPE degree, but I do not see how allowing pubs to stay open later is going to help when the pressing issue is that the cost of living has become so obscene that people either can't afford to go at all, or are pushing it down their priority list

Pubs to stay open until early hours in push for UK growth

Exclusive: Plans for England and Wales would help the ailing hospitality sector but have attracted criticism from health experts

www.theguardian.com

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Addy the Wailnut @adrianics.bsky.social · 1h

That too

Addy the Wailnut @adrianics.bsky.social · 1h

I am no economist, I ain't got no PPE degree, but I do not see how allowing pubs to stay open later is going to help when the pressing issue is that the cost of living has become so obscene that people either can't afford to go at all, or are pushing it down their priority list

Pubs to stay open until early hours in push for UK growth

Exclusive: Plans for England and Wales would help the ailing hospitality sector but have attracted criticism from health experts

www.theguardian.com

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Addy the Wailnut @adrianics.bsky.social · 2h

I'm so sorry for your loss, it's the steep price we pay for letting these beautiful critters into our lives 🩵 I have no doubt she was amazing and was grateful that you took her in and gave her the life that you did x

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Addy the Wailnut @adrianics.bsky.social · 13h

omg I can't stand it, GO TO THE PUB

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Addy the Wailnut @adrianics.bsky.social · 15h

Every single comedian who took this gig saw the money and wagered that the payout would eclipse the hits to their careers and reputation, and I reckon they're all wrong.

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Addy the Wailnut @adrianics.bsky.social · 15h

If Djalli meant a single word of this article, he would have donated 100% of his earnings for the gig to a human rights charity

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Addy the Wailnut @adrianics.bsky.social · 15h

I would say my usual "I would have the good grace to take my blood money and say nothing" line, but they have clearly agreed to do positive PR as part of the gif

Leona Scream @editor.scot · 16h

This is such a load of disingenuous bullshit. ‘Governments aren’t their people’ - ok but the Saudi government are paying you?

I have been criticised for being part of the Riyadh comedy festival. This is why I did it | Omid Djalili

The headlines focus on money, but the gigs were great and I think there are different ways to achieve progress. Art, especially comedy, can be part of that, says stand-up comedian, Omid Djalili.

www.theguardian.com

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Addy the Wailnut @adrianics.bsky.social · 15h

I never thought I'd meet like-minded Coventry City fans, but have made some great pals through socials 🩵

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 1d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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Addy the Wailnut @adrianics.bsky.social · 15h

Agreeing to say these positive things after the fact was part of the contract. It's so transparently obvious, it's obscene and deranged

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Addy the Wailnut @adrianics.bsky.social · 16h

You've got to be fucking joking. That clown is younger than me??

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Addy the Wailnut @adrianics.bsky.social · 19h

My in-laws are vegan and always operate on the logic of "convincing 7 people to do Meat Free Monday has the same impact of convincing 1 person to go fully vegetarian"

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Addy the Wailnut @adrianics.bsky.social · 1d

Friday the 13th of each month is our office anchor day

Dr Toboggan's Ungodly Homunculus @aylwin.bsky.social · 1d

There's no the hills have eyes in team

Courtney 🐙 Lovecraftian 🐙 Actually @hexadecibelle.fyi · 1d

the blair witch project manager

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Addy the Wailnut @adrianics.bsky.social · 1d

Another Walnut post has hit the Discover tab

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Addy the Wailnut @adrianics.bsky.social · 1d

Here she is looking thoroughly outraged at the flip side of the sign

A moggie glaring unimpressed at the camera, in the background is a flippable sign that says "the cat has been fed"

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Addy the Wailnut @adrianics.bsky.social · 1d

I don't think that she's capable of flipping the new sign herself, but I also don't feel like I can rule it out

A moggie cat staring at a reversible sign above her food bowl that says "the cat's not been fed"

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Addy the Wailnut @adrianics.bsky.social · 2d

There was a woman crying at the station when I got there this morning. I told the staff there was a woman in distress and they didn't seem all that concerned. "I think she just missed her train".

Modern life is a fucking nightmare and I never blame people who hit their limit 💔

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Addy the Wailnut @adrianics.bsky.social · 2d

It'll never stop being cool 🩵

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Addy the Wailnut @adrianics.bsky.social · 2d

Just got an invitation to a tribute show called "The Mumford and Sons Story".

What exactly is the "story", that four members of the 1% corralled their family's resources into practically immediate global success, then many years later one of them lost their minds and became a right wing shill?

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Addy the Wailnut @adrianics.bsky.social · 2d

Quite a few have pointed out that I conspired to draw a cock on my heatmap

The heatmap from my run today. I did 3.93km over 34:08. The heatmap itself has a shape that kind of looks like a cock

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Addy the Wailnut @adrianics.bsky.social · 2d

Doing couch to 5k for idk maybe the 73rd time

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Addy the Wailnut @adrianics.bsky.social · 3d

jet fuel can't melt steel

CNBC @cnbc.com · 3d

To shut down rude behavior instantly, try a simple yet powerful five-word response.

Use this 5-word phrase when someone is rude to you—it's like 'holding up a mirror,' says public speaking expert

When we encounter a rude person, our first instinct might be to fire back with a snarky comment. But that's not the right move, says public speaking expert John Bowe. Here's the perfect response to instantly shut down rude behavior.

cnb.cx

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Addy the Wailnut @adrianics.bsky.social · 3d

Sorry that happened to you mate - There's a website called "does the dog die" that lists trigger warnings for movie/TV 🩵

Addy the Wailnut @adrianics.bsky.social · 4d

Four weddings down, one to go 🩵

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Addy the Wailnut @adrianics.bsky.social · 4d

Cosmo is a strictly on-lead dog due to the infamous Shiba lack of recall. I love seeing off-lead dogs obsessed with their owners and toys. Makes me smile every time. Hope you're okay now 🩵

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