Mark Maguire
@markmaguireb.bsky.social
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What looks like an alien starship visiting a small country estate in eighteenth-century Germany is in fact, *checks notes* a giant pomelo. So nothing to see here, #skystorians
December 5, 2025 at 11:32 AM
What looks like an alien starship visiting a small country estate in eighteenth-century Germany is in fact, *checks notes* a giant pomelo. So nothing to see here, #skystorians
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ok, this is my favorite so far:
October 17, 2024 at 3:18 PM
ok, this is my favorite so far:
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Hands up if you have ever been in an Irish maternity context where you didn't think "wow, they could REALLY do with at least twice the number of staff in here".
Nobody?!
Nobody?!
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) has begun a ballot of its members in the Emergency Department of University Hospital Galway in a dispute over staffing levels
INMO threatens industrial action at UHG over staffing
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) has begun a ballot of its members in the Emergency Department of University Hospital Galway in a dispute over staffing levels.
www.rte.ie
December 3, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Hands up if you have ever been in an Irish maternity context where you didn't think "wow, they could REALLY do with at least twice the number of staff in here".
Nobody?!
Nobody?!
Insert a movie into another movie:
Clockwork Orange County
Clockwork Orange County
Insert a movie into another movie:
The Lives of The Others
The Lives of The Others
insert a movie into another movie
The Men Who Stare at The Mountain Goats
The Men Who Stare at The Mountain Goats
December 3, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Insert a movie into another movie:
Clockwork Orange County
Clockwork Orange County
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Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog Pasta (1998-1999): Canned pasta in a tomato/cheese sauce from Franco-American, shaped like weapons, a castle, and a dragon from the short-lived Fox Kids action-fantasy series from Saban, which was set in ancient Ireland
May 23, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog Pasta (1998-1999): Canned pasta in a tomato/cheese sauce from Franco-American, shaped like weapons, a castle, and a dragon from the short-lived Fox Kids action-fantasy series from Saban, which was set in ancient Ireland
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Celebrate Scottish Comic Book Day open.substack.com/pub/comicsce...
November 29, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Celebrate Scottish Comic Book Day open.substack.com/pub/comicsce...
“The Blankety Blank chequebook and pen”
November 29, 2025 at 2:43 AM
“The Blankety Blank chequebook and pen”
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Me when your Bluesky post isn't what I was expecting/hoping for
November 29, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Me when your Bluesky post isn't what I was expecting/hoping for
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Your kids watch stranger things season 4 and they are like ‘ohhh Eddie is so fun’ and you are like ‘I WAS LITERALLY A TEENAGER METALLER WHO PLAYED AD&D IN THE 80s AND MY HAIR *ALTHOUGH FINE* NEVER LOOKED THAT GOOD’
I mean it was Ireland so we never had the Satanic panic, but still. Triggering.
I mean it was Ireland so we never had the Satanic panic, but still. Triggering.
November 29, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Your kids watch stranger things season 4 and they are like ‘ohhh Eddie is so fun’ and you are like ‘I WAS LITERALLY A TEENAGER METALLER WHO PLAYED AD&D IN THE 80s AND MY HAIR *ALTHOUGH FINE* NEVER LOOKED THAT GOOD’
I mean it was Ireland so we never had the Satanic panic, but still. Triggering.
I mean it was Ireland so we never had the Satanic panic, but still. Triggering.
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
Dolphin
Hummingbird
Vulture
Wolf or Coyote (still unsure, probably a Wolf)
Pheasant (a few weeks ago. In my mid-fifties. Driving through the back roads of North Dublin, there in a field I saw my first pheasant)
Dolphin
Hummingbird
Vulture
Wolf or Coyote (still unsure, probably a Wolf)
Pheasant (a few weeks ago. In my mid-fifties. Driving through the back roads of North Dublin, there in a field I saw my first pheasant)
Pronghorn antelope
Humpback whale
Southeastern African cheetah
American mink
Armadillo
Humpback whale
Southeastern African cheetah
American mink
Armadillo
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
Beaver
Big Horn sheep
Pacific lamprey
Ant lion
Stone fly
Beaver
Big Horn sheep
Pacific lamprey
Ant lion
Stone fly
November 29, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
Dolphin
Hummingbird
Vulture
Wolf or Coyote (still unsure, probably a Wolf)
Pheasant (a few weeks ago. In my mid-fifties. Driving through the back roads of North Dublin, there in a field I saw my first pheasant)
Dolphin
Hummingbird
Vulture
Wolf or Coyote (still unsure, probably a Wolf)
Pheasant (a few weeks ago. In my mid-fifties. Driving through the back roads of North Dublin, there in a field I saw my first pheasant)
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen
Prince
Tinariwen
Nirvana
Public Enemy
Television
Prince
Tinariwen
Nirvana
Public Enemy
Television
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen
Leonard Cohen
Yo-Yo Ma
Soundgarden
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
Neko Case
Leonard Cohen
Yo-Yo Ma
Soundgarden
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
Neko Case
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen
B.B. King/Dr. John/Little Feat
Yes
Seattle Symphony
John Lee Hooker
Jerry Lee Lewis
B.B. King/Dr. John/Little Feat
Yes
Seattle Symphony
John Lee Hooker
Jerry Lee Lewis
November 28, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen
Prince
Tinariwen
Nirvana
Public Enemy
Television
Prince
Tinariwen
Nirvana
Public Enemy
Television
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My BlueSky 2025 Unwrapped is just going to be a gif of me punching the Microsoft authenticator app
November 27, 2025 at 5:09 PM
My BlueSky 2025 Unwrapped is just going to be a gif of me punching the Microsoft authenticator app
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I will never tire of this...
Today is the 56th anniversary of the first performance of Mahna Mahna on Sesame Street. You’re familiar with it by now, of course, but... well, it never hurts to be reminded, does it?
Sesame Street - Mahna Mahna (1969)
YouTube video by Tiny Dancer
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I will never tire of this...
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15 years ago.
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November 25, 2025 at 7:16 AM
15 years ago.
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“you’ll be visited by three spirits”
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
November 25, 2025 at 12:50 AM
“you’ll be visited by three spirits”
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
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Rest in Peace Jimmy youtube.com/watch?v=U7dB...
Jimmy Cliff You Can Get It If You Really Want
YouTube video by Rocksteady Freddie
youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Rest in Peace Jimmy youtube.com/watch?v=U7dB...
One time there would’ve been one guy who would’ve been quite enthusiastic about such a text arriving on his screen 🦸♂️
November 24, 2025 at 11:13 AM
One time there would’ve been one guy who would’ve been quite enthusiastic about such a text arriving on his screen 🦸♂️
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A movie that takes place where you're from.
There is a historic house in that town named for my great-great grandmother's family.
There is a historic house in that town named for my great-great grandmother's family.
November 23, 2025 at 8:53 PM
A movie that takes place where you're from.
There is a historic house in that town named for my great-great grandmother's family.
There is a historic house in that town named for my great-great grandmother's family.
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Me, resting from my timeline on social media these days.
November 24, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Me, resting from my timeline on social media these days.
A movie that takes place where you’re from
November 24, 2025 at 9:28 AM
A movie that takes place where you’re from