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TheOldManOfTheEFC

@theoldmanoftheefc.bsky.social

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Jottings, just jottings. From Liverpool, now Hampshire. Everton fan. Dad of two vile children. Sophisticated humourist. Fart oo nice.

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TheOldManOfTheEFC @theoldmanoftheefc.bsky.social · Oct 29

Hey blues!
I put some words together and the people at GrandOldTeam have been kind enough to publish them.

Article is here if you have 5 or 10 to spare...

www.grandoldteam.com/2024/10/29/b...

Blues ça Change… - Grand Old Team

I will never buy one of ToffeeArt’s my first match celebrations. Not because I have anything against the product, of course. His cufflinks are my goto accessory for weddings, interviews and funerals a...

www.grandoldteam.com

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TheOldManOfTheEFC @theoldmanoftheefc.bsky.social · 4h

@northresidentart.bsky.social

Hey hey. Thought I'd flag this up to you in case you hadn't seen it.

Way off your patch of course, but thought you might be interested.

Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 1d

THE SECRET PROJECT I'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS IS FINALLY LIVE

CHECK IT OUT

outsidersartsclub.com

TheOldManOfTheEFC @theoldmanoftheefc.bsky.social · 9h

I have disagreed with him on many things.

But so very, very important that grown ups on the right stand up and say these things as loud and as often as they can.

All power to you Michael.
See fascism. Say fascism.

TheOldManOfTheEFC @theoldmanoftheefc.bsky.social · 9h

Heseltine.
Dyed in the wool, old school Tory.

But he was granted the freedom of the City of Liverpool for good reason.

He can read a phrase like 'managed decline' or 'illegal immigrants' and see through them to the impact and human cost of how they are used - and misused.

BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 1d

“You described Reform and other parties across Europe today as among the 'right wing equivalents of the fascists in the 1930s'. Why?”

“Because that’s what they are”

@vicderbyshire.bsky.social asks Lord Heseltine about remarks he made at Conservative Party Conference.

#Newsnight

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Rodger @rodgerarmstrong.bsky.social · 14h

About time, like 💙💪

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

Jordan Pickford: Why Everton goalkeeper is England's undisputed number one

BBC Sport looks in depth at the game of England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, with the help of former Three Lions shot-stoppers Paul Robinson and Rob Green, and his former Toffees team-mates Wayne Roone...

www.bbc.co.uk

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TheOldManOfTheEFC @theoldmanoftheefc.bsky.social · 1d

Have to agree with other replies.

This is so exquisitely crafted it tips over into art.... 😀

Conor Smith @conorsmith.ie · 2d

Gavin has shown himself unfit to be President. This is why we should let our current President take a third term, despite his age. Who cares what the constitution says.

TheOldManOfTheEFC @theoldmanoftheefc.bsky.social · 3d

First HD visit complete 😀

💙

#EFC
#UTFT

TheOldManOfTheEFC @theoldmanoftheefc.bsky.social · 7d

bsky.app/profile/jane...

Jane Johnson @janejohnsonbakrim.bsky.social · 8d

I was his editor. I shall miss him terribly. Here's 'Armada', about the death of his mother.

TheOldManOfTheEFC @theoldmanoftheefc.bsky.social · 7d

Jane Johnson @janejohnsonbakrim.bsky.social · 8d

www.theguardian.com/books/2025/s...

Liverpool poet Brian Patten dies at 79

His poetry often explored love and relationships and he wrote books for children including Gargling With Jelly

www.theguardian.com

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TheOldManOfTheEFC @theoldmanoftheefc.bsky.social · 7d

Well this brought back memories.... 🙂

And works very nicely on my budget Android.

Jason Scott @textfiles.com · 8d

Nobody asked for it. We did it anyway.

If you ever used Winamp during the later years, it had an awesome, awesome visualizer called Milkdrop. The Webamp people implemented a workalike called Butterchurn.

Internet Archive now supports Webamp and Butterchurn. Just click on the llama!

TheOldManOfTheEFC @theoldmanoftheefc.bsky.social · 8d

What's your sign?

Floppy disk drive with edymo label "works but makes sad noises"

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TheOldManOfTheEFC @theoldmanoftheefc.bsky.social · 9d

Ability to save multiple draft posts for later editing.

Maybe even sending.... 🙂

TheOldManOfTheEFC @theoldmanoftheefc.bsky.social · 9d

Well - beyond excited to hear that Zach W has a Wodehouse inspired project on the way!

Until I hear more I'll be thinking of this as
"The Code of the WeinerPsmiths" 🙂

An everyday story of an English aristo studying obscenely disgusting parasitic bugs on Mars.

Possibly. 😄

TheOldManOfTheEFC @theoldmanoftheefc.bsky.social · 11d

Some crossover between these two posts I saw today...

The young against the young - on.ft.com/4nOoLxl via @FT

and

bsky.app/profile/youg...

TheOldManOfTheEFC @theoldmanoftheefc.bsky.social · 11d

I found this pretty easy to follow (for those that prefer text to video)

www.iflscience.com/million-year...

Million-Year-Old Skull Reveals Homo Sapiens Are Nearly Twice As Old As We Thought

And our ancestors may have originated outside of Africa.

www.iflscience.com

TheOldManOfTheEFC @theoldmanoftheefc.bsky.social · 12d

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TheOldManOfTheEFC @theoldmanoftheefc.bsky.social · 12d

Oh man.

Really boils my piss when someone I've taken against for tribal reasons can't have the basic, common decency to live down to my expectations! 🙂

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TheOldManOfTheEFC @theoldmanoftheefc.bsky.social · 12d

"Pitched corgi filth to Pornhub."

Queen Elizabeth's final diary entry contained only five words.

TheOldManOfTheEFC @theoldmanoftheefc.bsky.social · 15d

Hmm, let's see...

Menai Twerk
and
T. Wrexham

And for solo artists I guess there is
Tim Buckley
and
Russ Conwy

🙂

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uppergwladysblu.bsky.social @uppergwladysblu.bsky.social · 18d

Well said Jack! 👏👏👏👏👏

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TheOldManOfTheEFC @theoldmanoftheefc.bsky.social · 18d

You're right, of course.

But also.... I've veered again. 😀

We _could_ make a statement today.

C'MON EVERTON -
BREAK SOME TINY MEDIA PUNDIT HEARTS TODAY!!!!

#UTFT
#EFC

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TheOldManOfTheEFC @theoldmanoftheefc.bsky.social · 18d

Yeah - I keep veering between cynicism and positivity this week.

More faith in the team than recent seasons.

Even less faith in the officiating.

But as you say.... 🙏

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TheOldManOfTheEFC @theoldmanoftheefc.bsky.social · 18d

I'm very much afraid I do! 😀

They say it's the hope that gets you, but the answer to this question visible from space.

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TheOldManOfTheEFC @theoldmanoftheefc.bsky.social · 18d

Match day!

At 2.30, will we be talking about the derby result....

..... or the result of
PGMOL vs Everton?

Here we go...
This time maybe, maybe...

#UTFT
#EFC

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Moose Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social · 21d

Cartoon. A doctor speaking to a heavily pregnant woman: "Well, Mrs Heath Robinson, it seems the contraptions have started"

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TheOldManOfTheEFC @theoldmanoftheefc.bsky.social · 25d

The obituary you write if you are a real journalist, capable of truth, clarity and honesty.

www.thenation.com/article/poli...

Quite from article linked in this post.

"[Kirk] was an unrepentant racist, transphobe, homophobe and misogynist "

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