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Anyone else drove west on the A303 this afternoon?
a u-haul truck is sitting in the middle of a busy parking lot .
Alt: Huge non-moving traffic jam
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August 1, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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This popped up on my phone and I remembered the respect and awe I felt in the presence of such dignity and bravery
I hope her life is now opening up some peace and freedom to her
Gisele Pelicot being applauded and supported by women around the time of the trial of her husband
August 1, 2025 at 7:14 AM
dukkhaboy.bsky.social
Andy and Lance from the Detectorists tv show sitting under a big old tree with Tupperware too The 5 dinnerladies from Victoria woods ‘Dinnerladies tv show
August 1, 2025 at 6:59 AM
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Fame has come my way #thecricket
My message was posted on bbc cricket - I wrote “Re Martin @ 11.53:1am welcoming back Gus Atkinson. He has 55 wickets in 12 tests at 22.3. I think that's probably a better average than any current England bowler.”
July 31, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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davidho.bsky.social
Motherfucking wind farms…
July 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
dukkhaboy.bsky.social
Songs with a groove that works whether you’re up very late and flagging or up early and flagging #JJCale open.spotify.com/track/2xijkd...
Who's Talking
J.J. Cale · Travel-Log · Song · 1990
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July 31, 2025 at 7:25 AM
dukkhaboy.bsky.social
Love this and the replies
adamcsharp.bsky.social Adam Sharp @adamcsharp.bsky.social · Jul 30
There’s a Polish version of “they’re as thick as thieves” that translates to “they know each other like bald horses.” A French phrase about close chums is “they’re friends like pigs.” But my favourite phrase about bosom buddies is the Arabic “they’re like two bums in one pair of underpants.”
July 31, 2025 at 7:23 AM
dukkhaboy.bsky.social
Always thought my time at Four Elms village cricket club qualified me to play for England men’s test team. But apparently not
imrankhan.bsky.social Imran Khan @imrankhan.bsky.social · Jul 30
What job are you extremely unlikely to ever get that you think you would kick ass at?

I think I could book compelling wrestling storylines.
July 31, 2025 at 7:22 AM
dukkhaboy.bsky.social
Blueberry escort 💋
ariadnereviews.bsky.social Ariadne Griffin @ariadnereviews.bsky.social · Jul 30
Your Gregg Wallace Private Chatroom chat handle is the last thing you ate and the model of car your parents drove when you were a kid.

I'm Fajita_Hilux.
July 31, 2025 at 6:35 AM
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Birds are dinosaurs who shrugged off a couple apocalypses. Some eat bone marrow. Some drink nectar. They outswim fish in the sea. They smile politely at gravity’s demands. ‬

‪I am grateful to see them. I am grateful to feed them. I am grateful to know them.‬
July 30, 2025 at 4:02 PM
dukkhaboy.bsky.social
Happy birthday Kate Bush.
My son can be like this song describes too youtu.be/kRd2kfZO_wA?... #pi
Pi (2018 Remaster)
YouTube video by Kate Bush - Topic
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July 30, 2025 at 9:09 AM
dukkhaboy.bsky.social
What is weird is realising that today would have been your silver wedding anniversary but you separated 6 years ago #solitaryman
July 29, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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And so his business model continues #griftPLC
July 29, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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To my bank,
Sending me an email with the title “keeping your money goals on track” is not a great way to inspire interaction from me
#Corporatebollocks
July 29, 2025 at 10:25 AM
dukkhaboy.bsky.social
Wondering if Lucy Bronze is related to George Headley……
picturesporting.bsky.social Historic Cricket Pictures @picturesporting.bsky.social · Jul 29
George Headley lies prostrate after being hit in the chest by Bill Bowes in the MCC v West Indians match at Lord's in May 1933. Reports indicate he lost consciousness and there was a five-minute delay. He resumed his innings but missed the next three tour matches
July 29, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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BREAKING: At least 43 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces across Gaza since dawn today, including six aid seekers, sources in Gaza hospitals tell Al Jazeera.

🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/kguo3g
July 29, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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When she was just 26 Florence Merriam wrote the first guide to birding with binoculars in 1889. And she slipped in this incredible feminist gem:
July 29, 2025 at 2:14 AM
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cskwriter.bsky.social
What's the oldest word in the English language?

It's 'dragoman', a rare term that refers to professional translators (Agatha Christie used it).

English borrowed the word from the Turkish 'tercüman', which in turn was borrowed from the Akkadian word 'targumannu', first written down 5,000 years ago.
A dragoman was an interpreter, translator, and official guide between Turkish-, Arabic-, and Persian-speaking countries and polities of the Middle East and European embassies, consulates, vice-consulates and trading posts. A dragoman had to have a knowledge of Arabic, Persian, Turkish, and European languages. In the Ottoman Empire, Dragomans were mainly members of the Ottoman Greek community, who possessed considerable multilingual skills, because Greek trading communities did substantial business in the markets of the Mediterranean Sea, the Black Sea, the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean. To a lesser extent, other communities with international commercial links, notably the Armenians, were recruited. In Arabic the word is ترجمان (tarjumān), in Turkish tercüman. Deriving from the Semitic quadriliteral root t-r-g-m, it appears in Akkadian as "targumannu," in Ge'ez (Classical Ethiopic) as ትርጓም (t-r-gw-m), and in Aramaic as targemana. Hebrew makes a distinction between מתרגם (metargem)—referring to a translator of written texts—and מתורגמן (meturgeman) referring to an interpreter of spoken conversation or speeches. The latter is obviously more closely related to the other languages mentioned, though both are derived from the same Semitic root. There has been speculation of a Hittite origin of the term. During the Middle Ages the word entered European languages: in Middle English as dragman, from Old French drugeman, from Medieval Latin as dragumannus, from Middle Greek δραγομάνος, dragoumanos. Later European variants include the German trutzelmann, the French trucheman or truchement (in post-Tanzimat French, and in modern French it is drogman), the Italian turcimanno, and the Spanish trujamán, trujimán and truchimán; these variants point to a Turkish or Arabic word "turjuman", with different vocalization. Webster's Dictionary of 1828 lists dragoman as well as the variants drogman and truchman in English. The plural in English is thus "dragomans" (not "dragomen").
July 29, 2025 at 6:58 AM
dukkhaboy.bsky.social
Bob Vylan Watching politicians and mainstream media suddenly change their rhetoric on the genocide makes me feel like I've truly gone crazy. Can someone please confirm that a few weeks ago they villainized us on the front pages for being against this while they were very much pro-genocide.
July 28, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Songs that are still excellent despite their subject matter now being way way outdated due to technological advances open.spotify.com/track/3f0U5N...
Kodachrome
Paul Simon · There Goes Rhymin' Simon · Song · 1973
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July 28, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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How to start the day well: get back home at 9:15 having already taken a car load to the tip.
#timetositdownnow
July 28, 2025 at 8:15 AM
dukkhaboy.bsky.social
“We live on a floating rock. Just get on with it” ♥️
loucalvey.bsky.social Lou Calvey @loucalvey.bsky.social · Jul 27
Skegness, one of your absolute finest people right here. Buy her a drink whenever you see her.
July 28, 2025 at 7:45 AM
dukkhaboy.bsky.social
‘The journey this teams been on”

klaxon #thefootball
July 27, 2025 at 6:53 PM
dukkhaboy.bsky.social
Sinead O’Connor died two years ago today. Here she is with Sharon Shannon. #muchtooyoung open.spotify.com/track/0paEty...
Anachie Gordon
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July 26, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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I agree with this thread
oldenoughtosay.com madeline odent @oldenoughtosay.com · Jul 26
okay fine, 1 like = 1 opinion about dogs
July 26, 2025 at 11:37 AM