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boothrat @boothrat.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Brian Redhead, Sue MacGregor

boothrat @boothrat.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Be grateful it wasn’t joual 🍁

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Michael Fry @bigdirtyfry.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Live from DUP HQ

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Peter Cook: Brexorcist in Chief: Reboot Britain @brexitrage.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Hit me with your walking stick, hit me, hit me Pl like, share and subscribe www.youtube.com/watch?v=bG33...

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Hit me with your Reform stick - Ian Dury Parody

YouTube video by Peter Cook

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boothrat @boothrat.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Whereas DeepL gives ‘power-hungry’

boothrat @boothrat.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Rank amateurs. If it hadn’t been drawn up on hotel notepaper by dilettantes, each language version would state whether the English or the French text is authoritative.

boothrat @boothrat.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I was struck by his attempt to downplay his 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴’ invitations to engage in irregular behaviour as a bit of “Jack The Lad-dery”, punctuated by the trademark autochuckle. Boys will be boys, give us - but in particular ME - a break.

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boothrat @boothrat.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

‘centerpiece’ - was this IOU written by Honest Bob or by a US intern on a CPAC exchange programme?

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boothrat @boothrat.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Never underestimate la sagesse normande.

boothrat @boothrat.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

On a whim, pushed it to 29

boothrat @boothrat.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Pretty accurate description of what I experienced after blood donation in later life. Had been fine in misspent youth. Now also on beta-blocker (for A-Fib). Happily in Velux-free environment, though local bus stop keeps getting further away…

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boothrat @boothrat.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Ancestral ID required - not for the first time. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahnenpa...

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Ahnenpass - Wikipedia

boothrat @boothrat.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

“Not here to fuck spiders….” 👏

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boothrat @boothrat.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Also ordered Robert Harris’ ‘Agrippa’ from the library - looking forward to 📖

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boothrat @boothrat.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Thanks - have reserved audiobook @ local library.

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boothrat @boothrat.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

⚠️ Every Oma is issued with a multipurpose telescopic umbrella.

boothrat @boothrat.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Thanks - query was on the offchance that someone might be in the know. But 🤷

boothrat @boothrat.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Thanks, will keep an eye on it. I’d assumed info to be relevant for UK-based persons currently elsewhere, so they are informed about the circumstances that await them on return.

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boothrat @boothrat.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Did it go out to all mobiles currently in UK, inc those registered abroad? Are those with UK registered mobiles notified while out of country?

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boothrat @boothrat.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

To a British ear, US ‘behoove’ sounds as if it might be related to shoeing horses, whereas ‘behove’ is now somewhat dated, often used in an arch fashion, indicating the proper thing for a given person to do.

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boothrat @boothrat.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

In everyday German parlance, intermittent claudication is called “shop window disease” (Schaufensterkrankheit), a helpful description of the signs of the disorder.

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boothrat @boothrat.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Is “unwarranted, uncalled for, senseless and regrettable” the Russian translation of GUBU?

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boothrat @boothrat.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Did he reserve the altogether for his equine Käthy?

boothrat @boothrat.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Just finished Volker Kutscher Hörbuch #7 in Gereon Rath series, “Marlow” - set in 1935 Berlin. Protagonists working out survival strategies in post-Hindenburg Germany. I’m mulling over London equivalent of ‘jwd’ (‘janz weit draußen’ 😁). Anodine ‘outer London’, ‘North of Watford’, ‘beyond Balham’ …?

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boothrat @boothrat.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

The recent arrival looks around, taps a huge brick wall next to him and asks, “So what’s behind here?” St Peter looks concerned and whispers, “Keep your voice down! The Catholics are on the other side and they like to think they’re the only ones here.” 2/2

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boothrat @boothrat.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Al... story: Guy arrives at the Pearly Gates and is offered a quick tour by St Peter. “The Muslims are over there, this corner’s for the Jews, and the other’s for the Hindus. Further along are the Buddhists, Anglicans and Sikhs.” 1/2

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Dave Allen (comedian) - Wikipedia

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boothrat @boothrat.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Graaf Binface, een zelfbenoemde intergalactische ruimtekrijger 🗑️

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boothrat @boothrat.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

O Conde Binface – um autoproclamado "guerreiro espacial independente"

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boothrat @boothrat.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

“I’m free!” trills Mr Goodwin in his best ‘Are You Being Served’ intonation.

boothrat @boothrat.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Presumably the International Labour Organisation (ILO) & International Maritime Organisation (IMO) have identified recommended best practice to ensure seafarers enjoy adequate legal protections.

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Chris Grey @chrisgrey.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Morality aside, effectiveness aside - this is just dumb politics. The voters it's designed to appeal to won't be remotely satisfied by it, whilst others will despair & many won't notice. So, sure, it's 'performative cruelty', but it's not even going to be applauded. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Refugees would be told to repay around £10,000 under new asylum bill

The Home Office will be given powers to recover costs from adults who have received asylum support under new laws.

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boothrat @boothrat.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Grotesque, all too believable, bizarre, not necessarily unprecedented.

boothrat @boothrat.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Even in such disturbing company, Mogg’s leg requires a trigger warning.

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boothrat @boothrat.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Kegel performance

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Nick Harkaway @nickharkaway.com · 12/06/2026

Sidenote: I'd really appreciate it if you repost this, if only because getting the damn thing to display on Bsky with a decent alt text was something of a labour of love. And also because, obviously, I want everyone in the universe to know this is coming.

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…or according to whichever Matt believed the CTA dated from the Belfast Agreement “our land”. I shan’t bother with any other episodes.

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Acc to Duden ‘grappa’ can be masculine or feminine. I’d undoubtedly plump for neuter. Prost!

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Thanks! So it follows the article declension for the German term, which must be somewhere in the back of people’s minds even as the shorter loan word comes to the fore.