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Chris Ballard @chrisjballard.bsky.social · 7h

If you've known me for any length of time you've heard me go on about my crappy little football team. For the past 20+ years things have been...even less excellent than expected, but things are finally getting into a good place off the pitch and that story is featured here. youtu.be/ITINFFBqFJ4?...

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“We had 10 Days to Rescue the Football Club” | The Torquay United Story

YouTube video by Business of Sport

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Chris Ballard @chrisjballard.bsky.social · 12h

Wasn't sure if the book stuff was based upon something that I had never heard of. (Mongo is appalled. Etc)

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Chris Ballard @chrisjballard.bsky.social · 12h

That's the only time I've ever seen the word "t'ghee" outside of Dungeon Crawler Carl books

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Mei 🪽 @meidotwav.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

treat your body like a data center. consume as much water, art and literature as possible. upset local municipalities with your existence.

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Chris Ballard @chrisjballard.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I have the current misfortune of working for an Amazon subcontractor (because they don't want the liability and likely unions that employing drivers directly would result in) and I can confirm that they do not work people to work less. Every week they expect you to do more with less.

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Chris Ballard @chrisjballard.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

(I am, admittedly, a die hard Vimes fan)

Picture with a left arm that has a tattoo of The Summoning Dark, from Thud!, a Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett. It is described in the book as "resembling a floating eyeball with a curly tail."

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Chris Ballard @chrisjballard.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Everything he had set up in the previous Watch books came to fruition in Night Watch. Vimes' character arc was already spectacular but this work shows is so much more. It's incredible.

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Chris Ballard @chrisjballard.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Maybe one day, quite soon, they actually will get to play against Torquay United.

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Chris Ballard @chrisjballard.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Bolton fucked it up. Far better to give Torquay a go...

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Chris Ballard @chrisjballard.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I read somewhere that Haley Joel Osmont is in the Arctic with an archeological team examining a previously undiscovered settlement When asked about it, he said "Icy Dead People"

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Chris Ballard @chrisjballard.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

It is a bit weird to see a Torquay United player in the same international squad as players from Chicago Fire and Seattle Sounders.

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Chris Ballard @chrisjballard.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

95% of the time one spends in the supermarket is spent looking for that one damn thing

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Chris Ballard @chrisjballard.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Watching an episode of Elementary and trying to explain to Rebecca all about Vinnie Jones.

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Chris Ballard @chrisjballard.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Alejandro Garnacho has incriminating pictures of every Premier League manager, surely

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Chris Ballard @chrisjballard.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Anybody using the phrase "if a female seduces you" can safely be ignored

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Chris Ballard @chrisjballard.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Well done, people. I see that even Gerardus Mercator has been cancelled. (He's not that bad; it's just...projection)

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Chris Ballard @chrisjballard.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Not the worst. You have the other films in the series to get to yet..

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Chris Ballard @chrisjballard.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

I dunno - auto reverse *and* a radio tuner? Legacy

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Chris Ballard @chrisjballard.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

It's an absolute disgrace that a player called Solanke isn't taller and skinnier

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Chris Ballard @chrisjballard.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

They tried a version of that in San Andreas, didn't they - it was entirely pointless.

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FT @fucktheory.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Imagine being talented and beautiful and rich and famous and still the most noteworthy thing about you is how good a person you are.

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Chris Ballard @chrisjballard.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Technology is great. I can download an audiobook from a magic sky computer and then play that on my uncabled headphones while I drive around in an electric van. It speaks volumes...

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Chris Ballard @chrisjballard.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

My in laws live in Oxford MS - close to Ole Miss - and it's amazing how much all the girls (yes girls, I'm 47 ffs) look the same. As my wife said - "even the brunettes somehow look blonde"

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Chris Ballard @chrisjballard.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Yeah, yeah, I know... ..I regret nothing 😁

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Chris Ballard @chrisjballard.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Yes. It's why Oppenheimer did *Removes shades* ..such good Numb3rs. *the Who kicks in* YEAAAAHHHH

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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

It’s election week! At this important moment I would like to address your entire planet with a message to the people of Earth. And I think I found the perfect place to do it.

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Chris Ballard @chrisjballard.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

I have always been fully aware that I'll never be cool, but equally I also know I'll never be as uncool as this dork

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Chris Ballard @chrisjballard.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Horribly unfit to be president. I fear he'll end up the nominee though

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Chris Ballard @chrisjballard.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Me, reading this; Well, that's icky. Yeah, that's a bit icky too. Yikes, this guy FUCKING 53 YEARS OLD?!?

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Chris Ballard @chrisjballard.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Would massively prefer Harris to Newsom, myself.

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Chris Ballard @chrisjballard.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Yeah, I like the idea of it. So I will see it when I can (employment situation pretty disastrous atm so have cancelled Apple TV) I am probably more invested in Hannah Waddingham's career than is healthy

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Chris Ballard @chrisjballard.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Made rod for its own back by stating it was only ever going to be 3 seasons. Seem to remember the perception of S3 being that it got a bit too big (longer & more episodes) and that it didn't stick the landing. (You're allowed to not like stuff, though!)

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Chris Ballard @chrisjballard.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Reason is "because money" I loved the first season - height of COVID - when things were a bit scary and it was nice to have something where everybody seemed to want to be a good person. Other two were diminishing returns but I think people get attached to characters so again, nice to catch up.

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Chris Ballard @chrisjballard.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Maybe this is merely the seasonal Graham/McConnell aisle?

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