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Gabby HC, but a ghost, hiding in a corner @scriblit.bsky.social · 3m

(Yes, for those who read the book & suspected, Stoned Amber's ramblings are a reference to this:)

Lisa Simpson The Simpsons GIF

Alt: A bedraggled and very stoned Lisa Simpson declared 'I AM THE LIZARD QUEEN!'

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Gabby HC, but a ghost, hiding in a corner @scriblit.bsky.social · 4m

It's Book Quote Wednesday and this week's word is STRONG! In Cursed Under London, Nell the apothecary finds that helping her friends when they wind up in danger is a great way to test the potency of her latest potion (WAY too strong for sale) #BookQW Buying link: farragobooks.com/book/cursed-...

Quote from Cursed Under London. Quote reads: ‘Er, me and Amber put good time and effort into saving you eggs,’ called Nell, stepping out from the warehouse. ‘You would have got stabbed and kidnapped or drowned in the Thames if not for our selfless actions, at no inconsiderable risk to our own safety. A little thankfulness wouldn’t go amiss, since we’re clearly getting no other reward for our bravery.’
‘You got to test your new euphoria potion,’ argued Fang, ‘and Amber’s having a great time.’
He indicated to the little dragon as she waddled slowly along, her tail drooped, her eyes like saucers.
‘Queeeeeeen of the dragons,’ she mumbled, happily, ‘of allllllll I survey. Tremble, puny humans.’
‘Yes, yes,’ Fang told her gently, scooping her up into his arms so she could do no damage to herself, ‘you’re a mighty ferocious beast’.
‘I shall build a royal nest from your skulllllllllls’.
‘Yeah,’ sighed Nell, ‘I can’t sell it at this concentration, can I? It’s way too strong.’
‘I’d buy it,’ Lazare admitted.

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Gabby HC, but a ghost, hiding in a corner @scriblit.bsky.social · 23h

This Prime Day, did you know my wonderful, supportive indie publishers sell ebooks of their titles direct? And that you always get a great deal on them because no space bothering billionaire gets a cut? farragobooks.com

Welcome to Farrago Books

Farrago’s purpose is simply to help readers find fiction that makes them smile. We want to introduce you to books that will tickle your funny bone. We want you to know that if you find one funny, ther...

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Abigail Larson @abigaillarson.com · 19h

In honor of Edgar Allan Poe's 176th deathday, here are a few of my recent pieces inspired by Poe's works 🫀

Illustration by Abigail Larson depicting a scene from Edgar Allan Poe's poem "Annabel Lee". Two lovers embrace at the edge of the sea, water splashes around them and the surrounding rocks. A full moon shines over them, and storm clouds loom.
Published in "Sticker Jigsaw: The Edgar Allan Poe Collection" 2024 Macmillan

illustration by Abigail Larson of a raven perched on a skull with a teal curtain backdrop

illustration by Abigail Larson depicting a scene from Poe's "The Pit and the Pendulum" showing a man restrained as a pendulum blade swings close to him. Rats have swarmed around him, chewing the ropes that hold him down. This illustration is featured in "Sticker Jigsaw: The Edgar Allan Poe Collection" for Macmillan Books.

Illustration by Abigail Larson for Macmillan's "Edgar Allan Poe Sticker Jigsaw" book. The illustration is a scene from Edgar Allan Poe's poem, "The Raven". The narrator is at the center of the image looking up at at raven perched above an open doorway. Behind the narrator is a tall window with red curtains, and the ghost of Lenore lurks nearby. A black cat is watching the scene from the lower right corner.

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Gabby HC, but a ghost, hiding in a corner @scriblit.bsky.social · 1h

I have no idea because I don't write Ghosts! It's an interesting question re Robin though!

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Gabby HC, but a ghost, hiding in a corner @scriblit.bsky.social · 2h

Enjoying that this photo includes a row of tulips

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 4h

Bank of England warns of growing risk that AI bubble could burst

Possibility of ‘sharp market correction has increased’, says Bank’s financial policy committee * Business live – latest updates The Bank of England has warned there is a growing risk of a “sudden correction” in global markets as it raised concerns about soaring valuations of leading AI tech companies. Policymakers said there were also threats of a “sharp repricing of US dollar assets” if the Federal Reserve lost credibility in the eyes of global investors. It comes as Donald Trump’s continues to attack the US central bank and threaten its independence. Continue reading...

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Gabby HC, but a ghost, hiding in a corner @scriblit.bsky.social · 3h

It's actually a meme! knowyourmeme.com/memes/i-lik-...

"i lik the bred" | Know Your Meme

“i lik the bred” refers to a poem written by gimmick Reddit account poem_for_your_sprog in response to a thread about the worst thing health inspectors hav

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Gabby HC, but a ghost, hiding in a corner @scriblit.bsky.social · 4h

"This is our rock bottom! It can only go up from here!" - people who have yet to hit rock bottom

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Gabby HC, but a ghost, hiding in a corner @scriblit.bsky.social · 4h

We all think we're Statler & Waldorf
But we're not
We're a whole website full of Fozzie Bears

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Gabby HC, but a ghost, hiding in a corner @scriblit.bsky.social · 4h

www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtrY...
YOU'D BETTER COME HOME QUICKLY
AND YOU'D BETTER HIDE VERY SOON

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Gabby HC, but a ghost, hiding in a corner @scriblit.bsky.social · 4h

(As someone who actually has a high st retail job, 1 of the best things any gvt can do for us - besides putting the online retail genie back in the bottle somehow - is curbing rents from retail unit landlords, & legislation to make them give shops they're booting out for a higher bidder more notice)

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Gabby HC, but a ghost, hiding in a corner @scriblit.bsky.social · 4h

AND they're going to bring back all your childhood pets! And your jeans from when you were 18 will fit you again!

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Moose Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social · 5h

Cartoon. Two people in lab coats, one is showing the other a beaker. The person on the left says "Can| bortow
your chloroform?". The other person replies "Go ahead, knock yourself out"

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Gabby HC, but a ghost, hiding in a corner @scriblit.bsky.social · 4h

Mi nam is cow
An wen in daye
I fele the erj
To hit the hey
A ston or carre
Mi pilo iz
Or els a shepe
On wiche i zizz

Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 7h

Highland cattle are famous for their ability to "disco nap". Normally these brief, efficient sleeps will last between three and twenty minutes, deploying a variety of objects as pillows, including moorland boulders, cars or any particularly large dog or sheep who happens to be nearby.

A highland cow having a little nap on a boulder on Dartmoor (ok, it was actually scratching its head)

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Gabby HC, but a ghost, hiding in a corner @scriblit.bsky.social · 5h

Oh, they still want the Classics (as long as they were written by white men who were either straight or they can fiercely pretend were straight) to exist preserved in aspic, they don't want us to actually make anything now.

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Gabby HC, but a ghost, hiding in a corner @scriblit.bsky.social · 5h

Well, of COURSE keith made it about 15 minute cities within a few stanzas, and what is this utopia where the state just sends you everything you'll ever need?

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Gabby HC, but a ghost, hiding in a corner @scriblit.bsky.social · 6h

Haha yeah it's frustrating all right!

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 17h

Oscar Issac looking at some kind of electronic tablet.

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Gabby HC, but a ghost, hiding in a corner @scriblit.bsky.social · 6h

I wish our various governments could be proud of and support the industries we actually have, instead of what Reg down the bowls club who retired in the 90s reckons it probably should be

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Gabby HC, but a ghost, hiding in a corner @scriblit.bsky.social · 6h

I feel like we're mentioning this about once a week as the gvt, shadow gvt & Unofficial Shadow Gvt all stick their fingers in their ears & go 'AH LA LA LA LA WE ARE A PROUD COUNTRY OF HOARY HANDED FISHERMEN, METAL BASHERS AND CYBER GUYS AND NOTHING ELSE'

Naomi Alderman @naomialderman.bsky.social · 7h

feels like yet again time to mention that the *videogames* industry (that's a creative industry, which people do creative degrees in) brings in more than twice the amount to the British economy as the fishing and steel industries *combined*

Naomi Alderman @naomialderman.bsky.social · 7h

I cannot understand what these people think the purpose of human life is?

It is *not* "pursue joy, deal justly, love well, try to understand as much and see as much of this beautiful world and of the deepness, richness and variety of human culture and experience as you can before you die"?

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The Daily Tism @thedailytism.com · 6h

Marmaduke, six, is reported to have been the subject of near constant vocal stimming by Ellie Mulligan, 32. In response, Marmaduke concealed a microphone within his floofy orange trousers, and he is now rich beyond his wildest dreams.

Cat records chart-topping album of autistic owner’s little songs

A cat has become one of the world’s best-selling musical artists overnight, after secretly recording his owner while she sang about him. Marmaduke, six, is reported to have been the subject of near…

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Tim Worthington @outonbluesix.bsky.social · 7h

How is this repeatedly made into a policy issue - by *all* parties - when the blunt fact of the matter is that grown adults who are obliged to pay for their own education, and relentlessly pursued to repay their loans, should be able to study whatever the fuck they want.

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Grace Jarvis @gracejarvisohno.bsky.social · 9h

you’re in his DMs, I am in the little Gaulish village still holding out against the Roman invaders

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Athena Kugblenu @athenakugblenu.bsky.social · 17h

You know who doesn't integrate? People like Robert Jenrick. You think he works out at the local leisure centre? Goes to the Tuesday night pub quiz? You think his golf club lets anyone play? Or his private members' clubs let anyone in? He puts the ick in prick

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Paul Haine @paulhaine.bsky.social · Oct 31

Choosing to believe that Count Orlok and Count Dracula existed at the same time, carrying out the same plan, and it was just a really bad year for estate agents

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