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Colin Parte @colinparte.bsky.social · 6h

Why do Airfix and other model kit makers not just make their kits in various shades of grey as per the old black and white photos? Would save painting them. #showerthoughts

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Colin Parte @colinparte.bsky.social · 11h

I’m happy with this selection ✅

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Colin Parte @colinparte.bsky.social · 11h

Missed the fecking boat, so that’s nice.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Protests are spreading across Japan after another woman was killed in Okinawa, allegedly by a US Marine. According to the Okinawa Police, the 20-year-old, Devin Jacob Ballard, is accused of killing the woman at a hotel in Naha and stealing her backpack and wallet.

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smtm_LFC1975 @smtmlfc.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Mate just sent me this. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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Colin Parte @colinparte.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Age yourself with your childhood crush.

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Colin Parte @colinparte.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

What is the movie that came out before you were born that you’ve watched the most times?

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Phonic Underground @phonicunderground.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Tufty on crime, Tufty on the causes of crime.

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Colin Parte @colinparte.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

If you see this we IMPLORE you to post a picture from whatever device you're using without explanation.

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Colin Parte @colinparte.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Before Margaret Thatcher - Milk Snatcher we had milk at school every morning 🤬

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Colin Parte @colinparte.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Yes, they were eleven years at number twenty-six and since 1981 before that at number seven. It’s nice that my Dad’s sister has bought it off us though.

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Colin Parte @colinparte.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

This is finally up on my Dad’s place 😏

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Emily✨ @emilyoram.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I’ve watched this about a hundred times www.instagram.com/reel/DeCzTqG...

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Niamh NicGhabhann Coleman @niamhroisin.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

What a beautiful statement.

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Gaijin Mommy @gaijinmommy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

TW: SA After being assaulted I ran away & left my flip phone at the scene. My rapist then called the last number I’d dialed to get in touch with me. That number was my boyfriend. They didn’t know each other but arranged for the 3 of us to meet on campus the next day, so I could get my phone back.

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bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 05/10/2026

I think about this post every time Spurs play

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@annastephburke
Nadine Coyle on a drive through the countryside
: Tottenham Hotspur ® @SpursOfficial • 1d
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Colin Parte @colinparte.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

This new IKEA blind is a game changer in The Growlery

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Colin Parte @colinparte.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Mine was a dystopian TV series in the 1970s where all machinery across the world stopped. I thought it was Survivor but it seems to be virus-based.

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Odd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Almost forgot: happy That Tom Hollander Interview Day to all who celebrate

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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Awa odori dancer. Japan.

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David R Munson//Somewhere in Japan @somewherein.jp · 04/10/2026

Finally taking new bookings for portraits in Tokyo! Great for residents and visitors, it could even be a gift for someone visiting Japan. My current promotion offers ¥10,000 off for advance bookings, with a further discount for Japan residents. Shares appreciated! davidrmunson.com/tokyo-portra...

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voidisfull.bsky.social @voidisfull.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

This is for the Irish footballers playing against Israel today. Hope they like it.

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Colin Parte @colinparte.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

There’s a long history of US servicemen raping and murdering Japanese women in Okinawa, sadly.

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Colin Parte @colinparte.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

cooking: Yes whistle: Rarely draw: Useless paint: Useless swim: Like the Titanic English: One quarter Lancastrian dance: Rhythm-less sing: Not since the choir in primary school drive: Top notch gifting: Occasionally write: Copy writing okay, but no guitar: Nope speaking: Actually not bad

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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Love it! 👏👇

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hammancheez but spooky @hammancheez.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Yall wanna see a 2 hour old highland cow

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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

My teacher brother has just informed me that his primary school kids now refer to anything shit or old fashioned as "Brexit". Which has made my morning.

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Melek Ortabasi @mortabasi.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The agenda is so clearly about recruiting Christo-fascists from deep-red areas. I mean doesn't the military already recruit enough of those? Why make a special effort 🙄

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Geraint @geraintg.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

SHOP ME: Hello, have you got any Quorn? S: Yes, what variety? ME: on the Quob? S: Please leave

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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Ichogaeshi - Inverted Maidenhair Leaf Hairstyle 1910s. ‘The [geisha’s] ancient styles of the coiffure are fast disappearing, their place being usurped by the Ichōgaeshi and even the sokuhatsu (European style).’ S). Text and image via Blue Ruin 1 on Flickr

Captured in a stark monochrome studio portrait from behind, the sculpted silhouette of the Ichōgaeshi (inverted maidenhair-leaf) coiffure reveals the remarkable geometry of early 20th-century Japanese hairdressing. Twin symmetrical loops of lustrous black hair arch gracefully at the crown, gathered tightly in the center and anchored by a slender, pale hairpin (kanzashi). Below, the hair sweeps down into a smooth, disciplined nape section (tabo), highlighting the bare back of the neck as it meets a dark silk collar decorated with crisp, white resist-dyed dots (shibori). The image evokes an intimate sensory atmosphere: the delicate aroma of camellia oil and fragrant wax (bintsuke-abura) smoothing every strand, the cool sheen of polished hair under soft light, the tactile contrast of crinkled silk crepe, and the quiet, motionless poise required during the traditional dressing ritual.
opularized during the late Edo period and reaching widespread favor in the Meiji and Taisho eras (1910s), the Ichōgaeshi (literally "turned-over ginkgo leaf") derived its name from the loops' resemblance to the fan-shaped leaf of the maidenhair tree. As Japan modernized, this versatile style became a preferred choice among geisha, young townswomen, and fashionable urbanites because it could be styled entirely from a woman’s natural hair without heavy hairpieces (kamiji). Occupying a key transition point in Japanese dress history, the Ichōgaeshi bridged the gap between elaborate classical nihongami coiffures and the emerging, Western-inspired sokuhatsu hairstyles. Crafting such precise, architectural forms demanded specialized artisans (kamiyui) equipped with fine-toothed boxwood combs (tsuge-gushi) and heated irons, demonstrating the meticulous monozukuri (artisanal mastery and material skill) embedded within traditional grooming arts.

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Gaijin Mommy @gaijinmommy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

the shadow wants to be known

Pink and purple water lilies in various stages of development posed in a slipshod family portrait. Shadows and reflections among the lily pads that beg you to see them too.

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