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Joe McCartney @mccartneyjoe.bsky.social · 2h

Finger pointing or hugs, aplenty.

The Master points his finger at The Doctor.

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Joe McCartney @mccartneyjoe.bsky.social · 8h

Always the best seat.

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Joe McCartney @mccartneyjoe.bsky.social · 17h

Just home after seeing 'Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery'. Enjoyable watch, no spoilers.
#LFF #QFT #KnivesOut #WakeUpDeadMan

Film poster for 'Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery'.

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Joe McCartney @mccartneyjoe.bsky.social · 1d

I remember buying this when it came out. A brilliant Daredevil tale.

Joe McCartney @mccartneyjoe.bsky.social · 1d

“The Brute that shouted love at the heart of the atom.”
The journey started in The Incredible Hulk #140, with a story by Harlan Ellison, and written by Roy Thomas, the Hulk spent some time in the sub-atomic world of K'ai where he and that world's queen Jarella fell in love.
#WyrdWednesday

The Hulk and Jarella in the sub-atomic world of K'ai. Art by Herb Trimbe.

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Joe McCartney @mccartneyjoe.bsky.social · 1d

Happy Birthday wishes to Sigourney Weaver, born October 8th, 1949.
#BOTD #SigourneyWeaver

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Joe McCartney @mccartneyjoe.bsky.social · 1d

I've just finished The Book of Sheen: A Memoir by Charlie Sheen on the Libby app. An interesting listen.
#CharlieSheen #Audiobook

The Book of Sheen: A Memoir by Charlie Sheen audiobook cover with a photo of the actor.

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Joe McCartney @mccartneyjoe.bsky.social · 3d

'tis the season.
#MushroomMonday

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Joe McCartney @mccartneyjoe.bsky.social · 3d

Many thanks to @hollowcrownfans.bsky.social for hosting today's #ShakespeareSunday. Such a creative theme from @shakescenery.bsky.social that generated so many wonderful contributions.

Tom the cat is confused by the changes in the size of Jerry Mouse.

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Joe McCartney @mccartneyjoe.bsky.social · 3d

" Angry Sir, do you change colour?" ~ The Two Gentlemen of Verona (A2,S4).
#ShakespeareSunday #MarvelComics

Marvel comics cover with a rather angry Hulk.

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Joe McCartney @mccartneyjoe.bsky.social · 4d

"I have kept them tame, and know their natures." ~ All’s Well That Ends Well (A2,S5).
#ShakespeareSunday #Snowy

Tintin calling his dog in many languages.

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Joe McCartney @mccartneyjoe.bsky.social · 4d

“I know 'tis not the balm, the sceptre and the ball ... ” ~ Henry V (A4,S1).
#ShakespeareSunday #BBC

Kathy Burke as Linda in the BBC comedy Gimme Gimme Gimme.

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Joe McCartney @mccartneyjoe.bsky.social · 4d

(stage directions)
[Enter, in conquest, with Drum and Colours]
~ King Lear (A5,S3).
#ShakespeareSunday #TheLifetimesTour

Katy Perry making her entrance on The Lifetimes tour in Belfast.

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Joe McCartney @mccartneyjoe.bsky.social · 4d

“It's another Hero! Nothing more certain.” ~ Much Ado About Nothing (A5,S4).
#ShakespeareSunday #DCcomics

Wonder Woman saves Jerry Lewis from an angry man who is holding a club and a dagger.

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Joe McCartney @mccartneyjoe.bsky.social · 5d

“The Lion! Gone! Vanished! The great universe! It was all another dream! A dream! But this time I remember everything!” ~ The Gardens of Aedena (1988), Jean "Mœbius" Giraud.
#BookWormSat
[🎨#Mœbius]

Finally discovering 'The Lion' is the quest ended?

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Suzanne the Spooky 👻 Slacker @suzannef.bsky.social · 5d

Lying Cat from Saga comics - pictured here with The Will- has the ability to detect a deliberate lie and growls “lying” when heard

#BookWormSat

🖼️ = Fiona Staples

Comic drawing of bald man in hooded blue cape with arms folded and sphinx like blue cat facing each other. Cat is saying “lying”

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Joe McCartney @mccartneyjoe.bsky.social · 5d

“Er ... Where are all the other animals?”
“Inside that one!” ~ Les Lauriers de César (1971), René Goscinny & Albert Uderzo.
#BookWormSat #Astérix et #Obélix

Astérix and Obélix spend a while at gladiator school.

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Joe McCartney @mccartneyjoe.bsky.social · 5d

“He saw sitting on a branch, a medium sized brown feathered animal with the tail of a tabby cat.” ~ Pussy Owl (1976), Brigid Brophy.
#BookWormSat #Jackanory #BBC
[🎨Hilary Hayton]

Paperback cover for Pussy Owl by Brigid Brophy. Front shows an image of the Pussy Owl. The back cover has a portrait of actor James Cossins.

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Joe McCartney @mccartneyjoe.bsky.social · 5d

A nice reminder of biting weather ahead.

A guard dog exchanges his small set of teeth for a larger pair.

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Joe McCartney @mccartneyjoe.bsky.social · 5d

“Et Milou? Pas vu ... Wouah!” ~ L'Affaire Tournesol (1956), Hergé.
#BookWormSat #Tintin

Cartoon panel from a Tintin album, two lifts one going up the other going down. In the lift going up you can see a small white dog.

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The Folklore of Warwickshire @warksfolklore.bsky.social · 6d

The ghost of Betty, a reputed witch, was reported to sit on the churchyard wall of St Gregory’s, Tredington, smoking a pipe. In life, she would sit on top of a willow tree in Honington slowly putting on her stockings.
#PhantomsFriday #witches

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Bob Fry @bobfry.bsky.social · 6d

#PhantomsFriday
An illustration from the famed Reader’s Digest
FOLKLORE, MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF BRITAIN. Sir Berney Brogave drinks a toast with the ghosts of his ancestors. I believe the illustration is by Robin Jacques. (Artists are not credited in the book) Please let me know if I’m wrong.

An illustration of seven men in period costume (six of them ghosts) drinking a toast around a table. Described below.
TO ABSENT FRIENDS
Waxham Hall in Norfolk is reputedly haunted by six members of the Brograve family, all of whom died violently in battle: Sir Ralph was killed in the Crusades, Sir Edmund in the Barons' Wars, Sir John at Agincourt, Sir Francis in the Wars of the Roses, Sir Thomas in the Civil War and Sir Charles at Ramillies. A late-18th-century owner of the house, Sir Berney, once invited them all to dinner, and drank with them until midnight, when they vanished. Sir Berney is also accused of having sold his soul to the Devil

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Joe McCartney @mccartneyjoe.bsky.social · 6d

Leo Hell was a counter clerk in a Boston telegraph office. Leo was levelheaded. He certainly did not believe in ghosts. At least, he did not believe in ghosts at precisely 10.00 at night, at 10.05 Leo's disbelief in ghosts received a rude jarring. ~ The Ghost Legion, Kenneth Robeson.
#PhantomsFriday

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Joe McCartney @mccartneyjoe.bsky.social · 6d

Earlier today at the Ulster Hall in Belfast, a concert of works by Satie, Wagner, and Stravinsky, with Jack Sheen conducting the Ulster Orchestra. An excellent afternoon's entertainment.
#UlsterOrchestra #BBC

BBC Radio 3 from the Radio Times magazine.

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Joe McCartney @mccartneyjoe.bsky.social · 6d

Happy Birthday Sting, born October 2nd, 1951.
#Sting #BOTD

Singer and actor Sting gives a moody look at the camera lens.

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