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Nigel Pepper @fredbat.bsky.social · 30m

I don't know if it was unique but this mobile tea/coffee bar in the shape of a teapot was on Blackpool beach. Not sure of the date, late 40s/50s?

a mobile tea bar on the beach at Blackpool. The whole thing is shaped like a tea pot with a spout on the front (above the tow bar) and a handle on the rear

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NewsThump @newsthump.com · 2h

NEWS! Woman whose party couldn't spell 'Britain' decides English degrees are a 'rip-off' newsthump.com/2025/10/08/w...

Woman whose party couldn’t spell ‘Britain’ decides English degrees are a ‘rip-off’

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has today announced plans to reduce student numbers taking worthless degrees ‘like English’, just 24 hours after her party spectacularly failed to spel…

newsthump.com

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Nigel Pepper @fredbat.bsky.social · 5d

Not forgetting her musical work, the original Ruth in Josph Papp's Pirates of Penzance or as here great comedy timing in What do the simple folks do www.youtube.com/watch?v=phkd...

Frank Collins @cathode-ray-tube.bsky.social · 5d

Farewell Patricia Routledge. Where do we begin… Hobson’s Choice, Madame Fontana, Kitty (thanks Victoria), A Woman of No Importance, Lady of Letters, Doris and Doreen (thanks Alan)… she was so good. And, of course, Hetty and Hyacinth. RIP.

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Nigel Pepper @fredbat.bsky.social · 6d

I used to go to overnight shows in the 80s. Great films, but uncomfortable seats for that length of time. Known in student circles as the Flea Pit but in an affectionate way, not as a criticism.

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Nigel Pepper @fredbat.bsky.social · 6d

sad news, but good excuse to dig out this Far Side cartoon

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Nigel Pepper @fredbat.bsky.social · 13d

An early contender for Private Eye's desperate advertising feature.

Nigel Pepper @fredbat.bsky.social · 14d

Gene Kelly in Xanadu

a group of people are dancing in a room with a sign that says vac on it

Alt: a group of people are dancing in a room with a sign that says vac on it

media.tenor.com

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Nigel Pepper @fredbat.bsky.social · 15d

or even knows what London is like

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Nigel Pepper @fredbat.bsky.social · 15d

The Stoke-Newcastle boundary is very messy, much cleaner to use the D-road as the border. Etruria could become the new checkpoint charlie.

Nigel Pepper @fredbat.bsky.social · 22d

If three divisions were still viable, I doubt they'd be complaining about still being in the thrid tier. The issue is about no clear route to SL.

Nigel Pepper @fredbat.bsky.social · 25d

"Ashley Rindsberg and Fox News are furious at Wikipedia editors" is their default state.

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Nigel Pepper @fredbat.bsky.social · 26d

does it matter in what order you drank the beer and had sex? #askingforafriend

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Nigel Pepper @fredbat.bsky.social · 27d

A poor adaptation of a great book.

Nigel Pepper @fredbat.bsky.social · Sep 5

and how many people will have listened to them? Don't think the same gif applies

Nigel Pepper @fredbat.bsky.social · Sep 5

well scum does tend to float to the surface

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Nigel Pepper @fredbat.bsky.social · Sep 5

very sad. I had the pleasure of meeting her several times when she was Chancellor of Leeds Univ. Always a delight to talk to with a genuine interest in who she was talking with.

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Nigel Pepper @fredbat.bsky.social · Aug 29

Just had a "hi this is Microsoft, your computer has been hacked" call. I didn't realise this one was still doing the rounds! #nostalgia

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Nigel Pepper @fredbat.bsky.social · Aug 27

BBC News - Parents of teenager who took his own life sue OpenAI
www.bbc.com/news/article... Will the UK government apply the Online Safety Act and require age verification to use AI?

Parents of teenager who took his own life sue OpenAI

The Raine family alleges ChatGPT "actively helped" their 16-year-old son take his own life.

www.bbc.com

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Ghislaine Hull @ghizzybear.bsky.social · Aug 27

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Nigel Pepper @fredbat.bsky.social · Aug 26

is the Butlerian Jihad nearing?

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Nigel Pepper @fredbat.bsky.social · Aug 26

Don't you think there is enough suffering in the world without inventing fictitious suffering?

Nigel Pepper @fredbat.bsky.social · Aug 23

How is he now?

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Nigel Pepper @fredbat.bsky.social · Aug 22

I'm in the James Herriot school of "if you can't catch the patient, there isn't a lot wrong". Being less stressed is probably better for both you now. Try and confine him to a room overnight with his favourite toys/blanket and try again in the morning. Have you any calming stuff like Feliway?

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Nigel Pepper @fredbat.bsky.social · Aug 21

Excellent performance, best I've seen in several seasons.

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Nigel Pepper @fredbat.bsky.social · Aug 17

Rugby League, it's more than a game. www.keighleynews.co.uk/news/2539014...

NATH'S NATTERS: Cougars deliver difference but make it feel so normal

WITH a rare weekend off covering rugby league, there was only one thing for it last Sunday, go to Keighley Cougars to experience the afternoon there.

www.keighleynews.co.uk

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