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T'Other Simon

@tothersimon.bsky.social

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I'm only in it for the funny. Middle distance punner and ukulele-botherer/'singer' with the multiple award-winning musical comedy idiots Plastic Jeezus. www.plasticjeezus.co.uk

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T'Other Simon @tothersimon.bsky.social · 19m

Agreed. It's dull and unimaginative to take another artist's name and make a crap pun on it.

That said, there used to be a band round here called 'Shirley Temple Pilots' and that always amused me.

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T'Other Simon @tothersimon.bsky.social · 6h

I *think* it's quite likely that they did several takes of 'leaping down on the count of three' and they just didn't cut away early enough in the edit. Or he just fancied a little rest. Who knows? Either way, it made me laugh. As did the whole thing, to be honest. Very entertaining indeed.

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T'Other Simon @tothersimon.bsky.social · 7h

My favourite bit of #CelebrityTraitors? Probably when they had to dig up their own graves with their hands, and when Claudia finished her countdown the rugby fella (blue dungarees, funny little hat) just leapt straight onto the floor for a little lie down.

Watch him.

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T'Other Simon @tothersimon.bsky.social · 19h

Mad, innit?

T'Other Simon @tothersimon.bsky.social · 19h

🤷‍♂️ - That's my reaction to Yungblud's reaction to Justin Hawkins' reaction to his brother's reaction to Yungblud.

A screenshot of some so-called news article on Facebook with the utterly ridiculous headline 'Yungblud reacts to Justin Hawkins' reaction to his brother's reaction to Yungblud'.

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T'Other Simon @tothersimon.bsky.social · 1d

To be clear - this isn't really a grumble - it amused me that there was such a discrepancy between how successful it was for other accounts and how much it died on its arse when I posted it.

T'Other Simon @tothersimon.bsky.social · 1d

Aw, cheers. I hadn't noticed that it had done the rounds. Weirdly, I don't really mind. It's just amusing to me. (Particularly weird cos I'm *still* annoyed about Woking 925 and I really should be over that).

T'Other Simon @tothersimon.bsky.social · 1d

Ergh. Not cool.

T'Other Simon @tothersimon.bsky.social · 1d

Heh - same. I should have learnt my lesson from various other times this has happened. But I'm an idiot 😂

(Also - love that picture!)

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T'Other Simon @tothersimon.bsky.social · 1d

'Twas this. A handy guide.

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T'Other Simon @tothersimon.bsky.social · 1d

Just noticed that a silly joke diagram I posted a couple of years ago has found its way onto some of those Facebook pages with a zillion followers. On one page it's got 35,000 likes. The original post - when I posted it - got 34 likes and LOST me two followers.

Social media can be ridiculous.

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T'Other Simon @tothersimon.bsky.social · 1d

Special Gig Announcement. Particularly for those of you who might be Brighton-adjacent.

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T'Other Simon @tothersimon.bsky.social · 2d

Good grief. That can't be healthy.

T'Other Simon @tothersimon.bsky.social · 2d

They say that some heavy metal music contains subliminal instructions - and it's true. For example, I just listened to Judas Priest and now I want to rob Halfords.

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T'Other Simon @tothersimon.bsky.social · 2d

Don't pay £500 to be a model?

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T'Other Simon @tothersimon.bsky.social · 2d

We used to do a ridiculous medley which included a part of the Only Fools & Horse's theme tune - and I'd get the audience to sing along. At one gig a lady at the front didn't join in and I asked her why not. Turns out she'd never heard of Only Fools & Horses. *blinks*

T'Other Simon @tothersimon.bsky.social · 2d

He's a football man, if you were wondering. Played for the English football side.

T'Other Simon @tothersimon.bsky.social · 2d

I think our collective frames of cultural reference stop in about 2003, though. Even the kids'. I wasn't actually sure who he was, but had a vague inkling.

T'Other Simon @tothersimon.bsky.social · 2d

In their defence, I did have to Google him to find out who he is and why I knew the name from somewhere, but that's NOT THE POINT.

T'Other Simon @tothersimon.bsky.social · 2d

Came home to find our neighbours cat, Theo, sat on our front wall. I *hilariously* referred to him as 'Theo Wallcat', only to discover that nobody in my household has ever heard of Theo Walcott. Fucksake.

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T'Other Simon @tothersimon.bsky.social · 3d

*sigh* If only we lived in a society based on their teachings.

T'Other Simon @tothersimon.bsky.social · 3d

It's a really odd type of nostalgia, isn't it? Almost like people are so keen to be fond of 'the good old days' that they forget that some things actually persist.

T'Other Simon @tothersimon.bsky.social · 3d

You know what I miss? THIS THING HERE.

T'Other Simon @tothersimon.bsky.social · 3d

Haha!

T'Other Simon @tothersimon.bsky.social · 3d

"Do you like the Beatles?"
"I have no way of knowing, because they do not exist any more, so I'm unable to hear their music"

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