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Murk @murky.org · 15h

I’vr just watched National Treasure, Stephen Fry, scrabbling through the dirt for a trinket. Yeah, not a show for me.

Murk @murky.org · 19h

Absolutely right.

Anon Opin @anonopin.bsky.social · 1d

Clairvoyants and psychics should be banned. It's pure predatory behaviour from people who target vulnerable people using cheap parlour tricks that have been thoroughly debunked countless times. Charlatans the lot of them.

Murk @murky.org · 20h

In other news, asking permission to enter houses is a real pain for the burglary industry

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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Murk @murky.org · 2d

What utter shits people are to act like that.

Chortle @chortle.bsky.social · 2d

Rosie Jones assaulted by 'homophobic, ableist' thugs

She and fellow comic Lee Peart targeted on train home from a gig

dlvr.it

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Murk @murky.org · 4d

My only objection would be the ruination of one of my favourite @taskmaster New Zealand tasks

Murk @murky.org · 4d

Wow, my first example of a Canadian tosspot. Well done, you.

Murk @murky.org · 4d

In a different language, the sounds can be different. Problem solved.

Murk @murky.org · 4d

Almost certainly not, it’s satire. Though it’s hard to tell these days.

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Murk @murky.org · 4d

Agreed with this 32 minute old post

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Murk @murky.org · 6d

Dude, you do what you need to do. You don't need to explain to randoms, and I include me in that.

Whatever it is, this too shall pass.

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Murk @murky.org · 8d

Glad you liked it. Still think “excellent” is a bit much.

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Murk @murky.org · 8d

They seemed pretty similar to me. I wanted to love it as great comedy has been lacking in film, but it felt undercooked. Seems to me that the praise it has received from some is a function of finding drops of water in the desert.

Your mileage may vary.

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Murk @murky.org · 8d

They certainly laboured over each and every joke, giving each one plenty of room in the script….

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Murk @murky.org · 8d

Easiest Career Ladder guess ever

Alex Partridge @alexpartridge87.bsky.social · 8d

Overheard at Labour conference: “isn’t that Armando Iannucci? What is he doing?”

Two men stood on a step ladder facing each other. One of whom is “2004: The Stupid Version” funster Armando Iannucci

Murk @murky.org · 9d

Someone has zero idea just how many airports exist, and how quickly planes get high enough to clear drone heights…. Planes do not come in for tens of km at an altitude of a few hundred metres.

Murk @murky.org · 10d

I cannot believe that this was not submitted by @standupmaths.bsky.social

Anon Opin @anonopin.bsky.social · 10d

Matthew should be shortened to Matth, not Matt.

Murk @murky.org · 10d

I hear “heart of glass”…. And at some point I sing Russ Abbot’s “Atmosphere”

Lost inside/ adorable illusion and I cannot hide

atmosphere : I love a party with a happy atmosphere.

There. I ruined it.

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Murk @murky.org · 11d

Oh. Canada!

#wrwc

Murk @murky.org · 13d

It was only a small selection, so chances are not much got missed; given how close it was for us, we were sorry not to have nipped down, but we saw the show a few months back!

Murk @murky.org · 13d

She’s someone I think is fantastic - I like it when people are enthused - and its a constant surprise that she’s not showing up on all sorts of fan shows for shits and giggles.

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Murk @murky.org · 13d

We *could*…. But in this situation, we would not *get*.

The LD were pro EU and then the vote was lost. So they refocussed. That’s how that worked. I have no doubt that, as national politics permit, it’ll become more tempting as an issue.

Murk @murky.org · 13d

You were probably busy, but did you get a chance to look?

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Murk @murky.org · 13d

They, like the UK pre brexit, could choose as they joined pre euro. New joiners don’t have the option.

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Murk @murky.org · 15d

@smartereveryday.bsky.social hey, Destin. Just listening to ndq #210. Am teaching intro radioactivity right now. Never wanted to jump into convo from 3rd chair so much!

Anyway, if you ever want to cross check some Phys, ping me a msg (am in UK for timezones)

Cheerio.

Murk @murky.org · 17d

I rewatched the original, and the Joke per Minute rate was high, often with simultaneous jokes (whilst mixed in with the more cheesy running gags)

The problem I had with it is that every joke seemed to have a run-up, and I arrived at the joke many beats before the film…. then waited for next.

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