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Ian McDougall

@ianmcdougall.bsky.social

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North London resident. Lazy bugger, bad football gambler, cheese lover. Occasionally has opinions but more likely it'll be a reference to Caddyshack.

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Ian McDougall @ianmcdougall.bsky.social · Feb 28

I don't want to get into an argument with Bernie Taupin but I think you'll find that floccinaucinihilipilification is actually the hardest word.

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Ian McDougall @ianmcdougall.bsky.social · 56m

Got me a whole hazelnut Ritter Sport bar to scoff but blimey, £2.49 in my local shop. I get it's not Dairy Milk but....well, blimey.

Ian McDougall @ianmcdougall.bsky.social · 1h

Considering I've spent about 50% of my waking hours on it for the last 15 years you'd think so, but not really.

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 16h

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

Ian McDougall @ianmcdougall.bsky.social · 22h

Tomorrow's my Friday this week.

Ian McDougall @ianmcdougall.bsky.social · 23h

'Sailing the Shipping Forecast with the Reverend Richard Coles'

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Chris Ponting @chrisponting.bsky.social · 1d

Gala Pie making on #gbbo, so what more excuse do you need to see Fred Dinenage explain how to make a 3ft long egg. (With thanks to @cheeseford.bsky.social for putting on the Youtube) #BakeOff

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How - Fred Dinenage's 3ft long egg

YouTube video by Louis Barfe

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Ian McDougall @ianmcdougall.bsky.social · 1d

Robert Jenrick tuts when Bumble Bee Man appears on The Simpsons.

Horace Dorrington @mrtrellis.bsky.social · 1d

Robert Jenrick didn't watch Jossy's Giants because the kids all sounded a bit foreign.

Crumblin Jim @crumblinjim.bsky.social · 1d

Robert Jenrick only drinks the top inch on a pint of Guinness

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Ian McDougall @ianmcdougall.bsky.social · 1d

Onslow turning up as his alter ego Vernon Scripps

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Ian McDougall @ianmcdougall.bsky.social · 1d

Tinned meatballs in tomato sauce.

Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 1d

What foods do you love that you fully acknowledge make you a pervert for loving them?

Ian McDougall @ianmcdougall.bsky.social · 1d

The cat has fallen in love with our highland coo draught excluder.

Ian McDougall @ianmcdougall.bsky.social · 2d

I always see a biopic role in 20 years time for Daniel Radcliffe.

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Ian McDougall @ianmcdougall.bsky.social · 2d

Happy birthday to Melvyn Bragg, seen here hosting a classic South Bank Show

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Hilary Fawcett @hboomer.bsky.social · 2d

RIP, John Woodvine. A very fine actor, and son of South Shields

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Ian McDougall @ianmcdougall.bsky.social · 2d

a man with curly hair says " i don 't know "

ALT: a man with curly hair says " i don 't know "

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Ian McDougall @ianmcdougall.bsky.social · 2d

Always have to laugh when Americans come on here to criticise British food when they're forever serving up slop like this.

🧛🏿‍♂️Count Niggula 🦇🇳🇬🇨🇩 @theigbobear.blacksky.app · 2d

Y’all eating this?

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Ian McDougall @ianmcdougall.bsky.social · 2d

a close up of a man 's face with a smile

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Ian McDougall @ianmcdougall.bsky.social · 2d

The gas cooker sketch is one of my favourite Python sketches and whenever we have paperwork difficulties with anything I always ask if we've got a 'pink form from Reading'. Nobody in my family gets it but I always smile when I say it.

Ian McDougall @ianmcdougall.bsky.social · 2d

That was the episode I examined in my dissertation - the Wilmut script book lists just five sketches but I broke it down to over thirty individual bits, including callbacks etc. The line of gas men appears at least three times for instance.

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Ian McDougall @ianmcdougall.bsky.social · 3d

'Get tae fuck, ya bastard'

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.

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Ian McDougall @ianmcdougall.bsky.social · 3d

Once I could eat them, delicious. Honey roasted ham, gruyere, tomato, a sprinkling of mixed herbs and a dash of Henderson's.

Ian McDougall @ianmcdougall.bsky.social · 3d

People always joke about how McDonalds apple pies stay hot for ages but the real winners here are tomatoes in a toasted sandwich.

Ian McDougall @ianmcdougall.bsky.social · 3d

People always joke about how McDonalds apple pies stay hot for ages but the real winners here are tomatoes in a toasted sandwich.

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Ian McDougall @ianmcdougall.bsky.social · 3d

Ha, marvellous!

Ian McDougall @ianmcdougall.bsky.social · 3d

He can't even say he was voted off first because of his Twitter feed/JD Vance fanboy stance/recent affair - he was genuinely rubbish. BOSH
#strictly

Ian McDougall @ianmcdougall.bsky.social · 3d

Movie week next week - still hoping that Caddyshack gets a look in one year
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two men are standing on a golf course one is holding a red golf bag and the other is holding a golf club .

ALT: two men are standing on a golf course one is holding a red golf bag and the other is holding a golf club .

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Ian McDougall @ianmcdougall.bsky.social · 3d

I saw him named somewhere as Pete Kegsbreath which made me chuckle.

The Onion @theonion.com · 3d

Hungover Hegseth Struggling To Remember How He Ended Up In Room Full Of Generals

QUANTICO, VA—Racking his brain for answers as he gazed out at the high-ranking officers gathered before him, a visibly hungover Pete Hegseth reportedly struggled Tuesday to remember exactly how he end...

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Ian McDougall @ianmcdougall.bsky.social · 3d

I just got sarcasm instead from Dr Kawashima. Unless he's not been doing his brain training either and genuinely doesn't know who anyone is now.