Adso of Menk
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"If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world."
TTRPGs, miniature painting and wargaming, sprog-wrangler, reader and scoundrel
TTRPGs, miniature painting and wargaming, sprog-wrangler, reader and scoundrel
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Adso of Menk
@adsomenk.bsky.social
· Oct 17
a close up of a man 's face with the words " i miss my books and my armchair and my garden "
ALT: a close up of a man 's face with the words " i miss my books and my armchair and my garden "
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If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world." - J. R. R. Tolkien
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Bit of a long shot, but are there any medievalists in Cambridge at the moment who might be able to take pictures of a MS in the UL? Massive gratitude and thanks on offer ...
December 14, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Bit of a long shot, but are there any medievalists in Cambridge at the moment who might be able to take pictures of a MS in the UL? Massive gratitude and thanks on offer ...
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"people with renaissance-level art skills don't exist anymore" yes they do their username is something like 03748218_ and they spend all their time drawing pornography so deranged it'd kill hugh hefner a second time
December 12, 2025 at 12:06 PM
"people with renaissance-level art skills don't exist anymore" yes they do their username is something like 03748218_ and they spend all their time drawing pornography so deranged it'd kill hugh hefner a second time
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Muppets Where Eagles Dare
Keep Anton Differing, everyone else is Muppets
Keep Anton Differing, everyone else is Muppets
December 14, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Muppets Where Eagles Dare
Keep Anton Differing, everyone else is Muppets
Keep Anton Differing, everyone else is Muppets
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So I was checking out an address for friends who have moved to a newish estate... and all the names of the streets are tv detectives.
December 14, 2025 at 12:33 AM
So I was checking out an address for friends who have moved to a newish estate... and all the names of the streets are tv detectives.
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Imperial Commissar when all battlefield corpses vanish and the Kroot mercenaries withdraw on the same night:
December 13, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Imperial Commissar when all battlefield corpses vanish and the Kroot mercenaries withdraw on the same night:
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Andrew Ridgeley has the best life in the world because he was kind to the fat kid at school. We should all recall that.
December 13, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Andrew Ridgeley has the best life in the world because he was kind to the fat kid at school. We should all recall that.
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Magna Carta says "except by the lawful judgement of his peers OR by the law of the land".
The Magna Carta states that no free man could be imprisoned “except by the lawful judgment of his peers” | Dr Sam Page
Will victims get the swift justice promised by David Lammy?
The Magna Carta states that no free man could be imprisoned “except by the lawful judgment of his peers”
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December 13, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Magna Carta says "except by the lawful judgement of his peers OR by the law of the land".
Isn't it about time we got The Muppets Get Carter?
Don't we deserve it?
Don't we deserve it?
Get Carter on iPlayer. Perfect for a dull and drizzly afternoon.
December 13, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Isn't it about time we got The Muppets Get Carter?
Don't we deserve it?
Don't we deserve it?
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November 8, 2024 at 3:05 AM
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Happy 100th birthday, Dick!
One of the best exchanges I’ve ever seen on social media was when Lt. Cmndr Data and Bert the Chimney Sweep got into a rumble over Angela Lansbury.
December 13, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Happy 100th birthday, Dick!
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Oh, to be as silenced as Graham Linehan.
December 13, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Oh, to be as silenced as Graham Linehan.
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Goddam why does 1918 go so hard
December 12, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Goddam why does 1918 go so hard
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The obvious answer is The Big Lebowski but I'm going to have to go with True Grit
December 11, 2025 at 9:28 PM
The obvious answer is The Big Lebowski but I'm going to have to go with True Grit
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The big Lebowski
December 11, 2025 at 9:14 PM
The big Lebowski
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Okay, as promised, here are my 25 boardgames that would make good presents for historians or the historically-inclined.
- I've played them and enjoyed them
- They have to have a historical theme or be related to the practice of history
- They were within the first 25 I thought of...
- I've played them and enjoyed them
- They have to have a historical theme or be related to the practice of history
- They were within the first 25 I thought of...
December 11, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Okay, as promised, here are my 25 boardgames that would make good presents for historians or the historically-inclined.
- I've played them and enjoyed them
- They have to have a historical theme or be related to the practice of history
- They were within the first 25 I thought of...
- I've played them and enjoyed them
- They have to have a historical theme or be related to the practice of history
- They were within the first 25 I thought of...
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I'm really not sure about the Time person of the year
December 11, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I'm really not sure about the Time person of the year
Who's got two thumbs and still got a 100% success rate on casework?
December 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Who's got two thumbs and still got a 100% success rate on casework?
Or, for a more positive note:
An entire day of union casework looms ahead
An entire day of union casework looms ahead
December 11, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Or, for a more positive note:
An entire day of union casework looms ahead
An entire day of union casework looms ahead
An entire day of union casework looms ahead
December 11, 2025 at 7:00 AM
An entire day of union casework looms ahead