Alan Wardrop
@alangw.bsky.social
Just an older British bloke who is very dismayed by the series of rightward lurches the world has taken lately. I respect diverse opinions, but not flagrant refusal to see the truth.
I still #FBPE.
Unsolicited unwelcome DM = instant block.
I still #FBPE.
Unsolicited unwelcome DM = instant block.
I seem to be managing one and a half cylinders today, which is good for me!
December 10, 2025 at 10:00 AM
I seem to be managing one and a half cylinders today, which is good for me!
A bit tricky. Broke my streak.
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December 10, 2025 at 9:49 AM
A bit tricky. Broke my streak.
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Puzzle #913
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December 10, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Wordle 1,635 3/6
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Horrifyingly prescient.
December 9, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Horrifyingly prescient.
And just on the button “With the church you usually get [the choice between] a knave and a queen”
December 9, 2025 at 8:36 PM
And just on the button “With the church you usually get [the choice between] a knave and a queen”
Staggering how it often seems to be scarily prescient.
December 9, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Staggering how it often seems to be scarily prescient.
Which is, as always, horrifyingly prescient.
December 9, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Which is, as always, horrifyingly prescient.
Well thank god they do seem to be just about starting.
December 9, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Well thank god they do seem to be just about starting.
It’s more a question of whether other agencies can find a way to influence the SC.
December 9, 2025 at 10:58 AM
It’s more a question of whether other agencies can find a way to influence the SC.
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December 9, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Distinctly unremarkable:
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A good word
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December 9, 2025 at 10:45 AM
A good word
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D’y ever read “A squash and a squeeze”?
December 8, 2025 at 10:51 PM
D’y ever read “A squash and a squeeze”?
As none of us should!
December 8, 2025 at 10:46 PM
As none of us should!
“Take in your hen” said the wise old man.
Except that was a relatively benevolent act.
Except that was a relatively benevolent act.
December 8, 2025 at 10:27 PM
“Take in your hen” said the wise old man.
Except that was a relatively benevolent act.
Except that was a relatively benevolent act.
I was lucky with blue. Entirely wrong criterion.
December 8, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I was lucky with blue. Entirely wrong criterion.
Strands #645
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December 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Strands #645
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a while after hell freezes over
December 8, 2025 at 2:55 PM
a while after hell freezes over
Quite challenging
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December 8, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Quite challenging
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December 8, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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The insurance industry understands probability.
December 8, 2025 at 12:21 AM
The insurance industry understands probability.