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Vishal Misra | विशाल मिश्रा @viziervish.bsky.social · 21h

Bearing in mind this is the same Badenoch who signed off on branding for her pitch to become PM of "Britian" she may have benefitted from more English classes...

Vishal Misra | विशाल मिश्रा @viziervish.bsky.social · 24d

Does anyone else find it weird that when you’re flying in Europe (the mainland), the airport staff always ask if you can remove your Kara and always sigh or roll their eyes when you say no? Is it just outright lack of familiarity?

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Vishal Misra | विशाल मिश्रा @viziervish.bsky.social · Sep 4

Enjoying the audiobook so far. Though I wish Chapter 1 had outlined the etymology of "Kali Yuga" rather than describing it as a self-described "super fascist's" term for the Dark Age... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kali_Yuga

Kali Yuga - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

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Vishal Misra | विशाल मिश्रा @viziervish.bsky.social · Aug 31

The thing with painting over zebra crossings to make St George’s Crosses that I don’t understand at all is: isn’t it super disrespectful to your flag to paint it somewhere people will literally trample on it?! 🤷🏾‍♂️

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Vishal Misra | विशाल मिश्रा @viziervish.bsky.social · Aug 26

I am not Batman. I have no desire to be Batman. I will not be stepping in to "protect" goods that the retailer insured...

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Vishal Misra | विशाल मिश्रा @viziervish.bsky.social · Aug 7

Like many bookworms, I have a (bad?) habit of buying more books than I can realistically read since my last trip to the bookstore. So it is that over 6 years have passed with “The Luminaries” sitting on my shelf. Having just finished Part 1 - it’s beautifully written. Delicate as the night sky.

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Vishal Misra | विशाल मिश्रा @viziervish.bsky.social · Jul 22

God bless the Piccadilly Line train driver who held the northbound train at Finsbury Park for changers from the Victoria when there are severe delays and it was 12 minutes until the next one. #notallheroeswearcapes

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Vishal Misra | विशाल मिश्रा @viziervish.bsky.social · Jul 21

Listed for PTPH at 10am. D is serving prisoner. D had his first appearance by CVP. For no discernible reason, listed for all parties to attend. D is serving in the Midlands. Matter listed in Kent. Informed by the cells that the ETA is 15:30.

This could have been avoided by producing D by CVP.

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Vishal Misra | विशाल मिश्रा @viziervish.bsky.social · Jul 12

I did not have scores level as my prediction for the end of the first innings there…

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Vishal Misra | विशाल मिश्रा @viziervish.bsky.social · Jul 11

So what do we call that then? The Bumrah Blast? The Bumrah Burst? Whatever you call it, that folks, is how you bowl on a flat pitch 😍😍

Vishal Misra | विशाल मिश्रा @viziervish.bsky.social · Jul 10

I’m only being semi facetious when I say this. Never mind intermediate courts and all that jazz. Let’s hold criminal trials in the Tower of London. There’s cells, it’s a military base so security is sorted, there’s room. It’s open to the public. What barrister wouldn’t want to appear there?

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Vishal Misra | विशाल मिश्रा @viziervish.bsky.social · Jul 10

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Vishal Misra | विशाल मिश्रा @viziervish.bsky.social · Jul 10

Jadeja ultimate trolling routine is my new favourite thing about day 1 of this test 😂😂

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Vishal Misra | विशाल मिश्रा @viziervish.bsky.social · Jul 10

Will be interesting to see if the new ball is requested, or if Gill decides to stick with the old one…

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Vishal Misra | विशाल मिश्रा @viziervish.bsky.social · Jul 10

I do agree! Though its been fun reading so many columns dedicated to the return of these two hahaha. I'm still recovering from Akash Deep's fifer at Edgbaston, which I think is probably one of the best perfomances I've ever seen.

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Vishal Misra | विशाल मिश्रा @viziervish.bsky.social · Jul 10

Is the real subplot of the Lords Test just Bumrah v Archer? If so, looks like Reddy is gearing up to defang that narrative

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Vishal Misra | विशाल मिश्रा @viziervish.bsky.social · Jul 5

Well there we go. What do I know lol. Excellent opening bowling by Siraj and Deep.

Vishal Misra | विशाल मिश्रा @viziervish.bsky.social · Jul 5

Brave of Gill to not chuck in the declaration after his 150. I’d back the bowlers to finish the job with a 592 run lead…

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Vishal Misra | विशाल मिश्रा @viziervish.bsky.social · Jun 24

@vuelingairlines.bsky.social. Out of interest Vueling, what’s the point of wheeling my parents to the gate then leaving them there. Then asking us to leave them and sit in another area. How were they supposed to use the bathroom if they needed? Both flights, just terrible service.

Vishal Misra | विशाल मिश्रा @viziervish.bsky.social · Jun 19

@vuelingairlines.bsky.social - thanks for sending me from queue to queue despite being told my parents need wheelchair assistance. Thanks for making them stand in queues for over 85 mins only for the check in lady to tell us that you should have processed us first. Stay classy! 🤷🏾‍♂️👏🏾🤦🏾‍♂️

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Vishal Misra | विशाल मिश्रा @viziervish.bsky.social · May 19

What a month of music already! Watched the inimitable Kailash Kher at the Royal Festival Hall to start the month, and have the legendary Gurdas Maan in the middle. All I need now is an equally exceptional act to close the month...

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Vishal Misra | विशाल मिश्रा @viziervish.bsky.social · May 15

The thing about people losing their minds over Starmer’s pivot is that this is Labour through and through. The changes to British and Commonwealth Nationality were done by a Labour government. The Liverpool trade union colour bar was Labour etc etc. Plus ça change some might say 🤷🏾‍♂️

Vishal Misra | विशाल मिश्रा @viziervish.bsky.social · May 14

They do. It’s horribly common in the UK. I would actually find the the way you described less awful because it acknowledges the “u” in the transliteration. Also when I was younger it used to grate when commentators pronounced Irfan Pathan as “Err-fan”.

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Vishal Misra | विशाल मिश्रा @viziervish.bsky.social · May 14

Fewer things grate on my soul more than hearing Urdu pronounced “err-doo”.

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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · May 12

this is not true either legally or in a colloquial sense, but an NYT reporter says it like he's telling you the weather.

Eric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · May 12

Corruption requires explict quid pro quo. It is not corrupt to take an action that aligns with the interest of a person who gives you a gift, unless the official action was in direct response to that gift--a bribe. Terms matter. Accuracy and fairness matters. Regardless of what social media wants.

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