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bakoon @bakoon.bsky.social · 1h

this bong rip is for you boys. cheers on the frameworks

Nature @nature.com · 1h

BREAKING: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi “for the development of metal-organic frameworks”

Stay tuned for more.
#NobelPrize

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The Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 13h

Keith Urban just trying to go about his goddamn business.

Image shared by Geoff The Toking Mongoose with the following alt text: AEW wrestler Orange Cassidy sitting on a chair with his feet up playing with a rubix cube while other AEW wrestler Thekla does her trademark spider pose where she arches backwards and walks on her hands and feet while looking at Orange

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The Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 20h

Guy I used to play football with claimed his uncle had been in the IRA (not, in itself, a major bit of news where I'm from) but had to quit after a bombing he did that left him with no outward signs of trauma, save the fact he had to "eat all his meals standing up" (a dazzling additional detail).

The Fence @thefence.bsky.social · 20h

Fence #26 will be a special on all things print, and in tribute to the storied history of the UK gutter press, our letters page wants your GOSSIP & SCANDAL.

So, we're asking you all: what was the most scandalous (true or false) bit of gossip that dominated your school or neighbourhood growing up?

A photo of assembled paparazzi waiting to snap your shame for the scandal sheets.

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The Fence @thefence.bsky.social · 20h

Fence #26 will be a special on all things print, and in tribute to the storied history of the UK gutter press, our letters page wants your GOSSIP & SCANDAL.

So, we're asking you all: what was the most scandalous (true or false) bit of gossip that dominated your school or neighbourhood growing up?

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Jennifer Kretchmer @dreamwisp.bsky.social · 13h

Because it feels relevant as we continue to evaluate the media and our representatives’ statements, my favorite way to identify the active vs. passive voice.

A post by Rebecca Johnson:
“I finally learned how to teach my guys to ID the passive voice. If you can insert "by zombies" after the verb, you have passive voice.”

A tumblr respond from mightymur:
“The final, brilliant word on passive voice.
"She was killed [by zombies.]"<--passive
"Zombies killed [by zombies] her." <-- active”

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Celestial M Weasel @celestialweasel.bsky.social · 13h

Amongst other things, at some point someone had sprayed PINSHON IS A CUNT on the wall outside the end of the main hall. Mr Pinshon being the deputy head. It had been scrubbed off but was still visible. Frankly if I were the head I would have had the wall painted or the bricks sanded. Anyway...

The Fence @thefence.bsky.social · 20h

Fence #26 will be a special on all things print, and in tribute to the storied history of the UK gutter press, our letters page wants your GOSSIP & SCANDAL.

So, we're asking you all: what was the most scandalous (true or false) bit of gossip that dominated your school or neighbourhood growing up?

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Celestial M Weasel @celestialweasel.bsky.social · 13h

Also...
New council offices were built in the early 80s
Rumour had it that
A) there was a nuclear shelter in the basement (true)
B) that in the event of nuclear war the people who would go into it were local councillors and school dinner ladies with the aim of repopulating the county (unlikely)

The Fence @thefence.bsky.social · 20h

Fence #26 will be a special on all things print, and in tribute to the storied history of the UK gutter press, our letters page wants your GOSSIP & SCANDAL.

So, we're asking you all: what was the most scandalous (true or false) bit of gossip that dominated your school or neighbourhood growing up?

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👻 🧹 🐈‍⬛ hob bug boo 🐈‍⬛ 🧹 👻 @dubdobdee.bsky.social · 13h

a bunch of the teachers & their wives started following bhagwan shree rajneesh & a few of them (including my sister's piano teacher)* ended up quitting & moving to antelope, oregon, to live in his cult compound

*years later we spotted her bobbing around near him in TV footage

The Fence @thefence.bsky.social · 20h

Fence #26 will be a special on all things print, and in tribute to the storied history of the UK gutter press, our letters page wants your GOSSIP & SCANDAL.

So, we're asking you all: what was the most scandalous (true or false) bit of gossip that dominated your school or neighbourhood growing up?

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Parker @jeffparker.bsky.social · 13h

The Apostolic church at the end of my street made our town nationally famous for a week by hanging Santa Claus (Father Christmas to you) www.weirduniverse.net/blog/comment...

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The Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 13h

Keith Urban just trying to go about his goddamn business.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 13h

Oscar Issac looking at some kind of electronic tablet.

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It’s John! @oddreally.bsky.social · 16h

My (male) DT teacher’s first name was Susan

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It’s John! @oddreally.bsky.social · 16h

There were Satanists who used to meet on a golf course near my parents house in Northumberland who sacrificed donkeys there at night

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Alex Christian @alexschristian.bsky.social · 14h

Lad at my school made two grave mistakes. The first: he bookmarked a porn site on his family computer but renamed the bookmark to “Capital FM”, which his mum clicked on. The second, fatal: he told people at school, which led to “Capital FM” being his nickname and me recounting this 15 years later

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The Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 13h

Incredible!! Any shots from inside??

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Tim Smith-Laing @timsmith-laing.com · 14h

One of our school vicars resigned after his wife threw him and his belonings out of the house in full view of the boys walking to chapel. She had apparently been willing to forgiven the long affair right up until she found out about the a ten year old daughter produced by it.

The Fence @thefence.bsky.social · 20h

Fence #26 will be a special on all things print, and in tribute to the storied history of the UK gutter press, our letters page wants your GOSSIP & SCANDAL.

So, we're asking you all: what was the most scandalous (true or false) bit of gossip that dominated your school or neighbourhood growing up?

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The Dublin Ghostbus That Never Arrived @keelanhothothot.bsky.social · 14h

There was technical graphics teacher in our school who it was rumoured had been on a game show and that he had lost out by answering “Dennis Thatcher” to some question. This led to people yelling “BEEEEPPPP Dennis Thatcher” at him and it made him so mad he used to smash T-squares over his desk

The Fence @thefence.bsky.social · 20h

Fence #26 will be a special on all things print, and in tribute to the storied history of the UK gutter press, our letters page wants your GOSSIP & SCANDAL.

So, we're asking you all: what was the most scandalous (true or false) bit of gossip that dominated your school or neighbourhood growing up?

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TheParisAngel @theparisangel.bsky.social · 14h

There was an older lad nicknamed “Chicken” at school who was supposed to have shagged a frozen chicken. It wasn’t clear what happened first though. His nickname or the alleged incident. Quite the scenario.

The Fence @thefence.bsky.social · 20h

Fence #26 will be a special on all things print, and in tribute to the storied history of the UK gutter press, our letters page wants your GOSSIP & SCANDAL.

So, we're asking you all: what was the most scandalous (true or false) bit of gossip that dominated your school or neighbourhood growing up?

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The Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 14h

Oh my days. But why the wallpapering? Why???

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Sarah Manvel with a🪝for a 🖐️ @cairdiul.bsky.social · 14h

Me, age sixteen, seeing articles about a man sniffing a lady minister's shoes and running away in every direction during English class all year: learning to read was a mistake

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Sarah Manvel with a🪝for a 🖐️ @cairdiul.bsky.social · 14h

My English teacher was married to a minister. She was physically assaulted and had her shoes stolen at a gas station by a foot fetishist. We knew this because the teacher had wallpapered his classroom with the news articles about it, which made it very clear the worst details were not fit to print

The Fence @thefence.bsky.social · 20h

Fence #26 will be a special on all things print, and in tribute to the storied history of the UK gutter press, our letters page wants your GOSSIP & SCANDAL.

So, we're asking you all: what was the most scandalous (true or false) bit of gossip that dominated your school or neighbourhood growing up?

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sirprefix.bsky.social @sirprefix.bsky.social · 16h

He also told her that "injury time" was the only time players were allowed to get injured.

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sirprefix.bsky.social @sirprefix.bsky.social · 16h

The dad of an old girlfriend of mine told her that when a cup game was won "on aggregate", that meant it had been played on an island called "aggregate" reserved for special cup matches.

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Christophaaaagh Webb @chrisporkerwebb.bsky.social · 16h

A guy from our school was a contestant on Bullseye in 1989. This was used to match him to a witness description, leading to a conviction for 2 double murders.

The Fence @thefence.bsky.social · 20h

Fence #26 will be a special on all things print, and in tribute to the storied history of the UK gutter press, our letters page wants your GOSSIP & SCANDAL.

So, we're asking you all: what was the most scandalous (true or false) bit of gossip that dominated your school or neighbourhood growing up?

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The Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 14h

Wowww