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Old Geek Wittering

@darrenhf.bsky.social
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Born and living in UK. I'm a total sci-fi geek and due to my advancing years I'm going to have to give up on that changing any time soon. Slave to dog, children and work in that order.

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Old Geek Wittering @darrenhf.bsky.social · 10h
Wordle 1,942 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟩⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Dental instruction #wordle #wordler #wordle1942
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Old Geek Wittering @darrenhf.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Wow! It takes a special sort of sh*t human being to think like this. #reformuk #farage #westminsterw*nkers BBC News - Reform would suspend asylum system for parliamentary term if in government www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Reform would suspend asylum system for parliamentary term if in government
All asylum applications would be rejected and existing ones voided, with all claimants marked for deportation.
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Old Geek Wittering @darrenhf.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Wordle 1,941 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 For summoning deliveries? #wordle #wordler #wordle1941
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Old Geek Wittering @darrenhf.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Nobody's perfect, but this film comes so bloody close.
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Reiko Ike Fanboy @bigfootwannabe77.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Romy Schneider 🔥🔥🔥❤️❤️❤️
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Old Geek Wittering @darrenhf.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Wordle 1,940 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Take Steve Rogers out of the Avengers? #wordle #wordler #wordle1940
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Old Geek Wittering @darrenhf.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Wordle 1,939 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A night for Bette Davis? #wordle #wordler #wordle1939
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Old Geek Wittering @darrenhf.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
He really is a Russian asset, isn't he? #trump #uspolitics #whitehousew*nkers BBC News - Trump announces deal for Russian diesel as Zelensky criticises 'gift to Putin' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Trump announces deal for Russian diesel as Zelensky criticises 'gift to Putin'
Ukraine's president said allowing Russia to sell petroleum products would prolong a war that must be ended.
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Old Geek Wittering @darrenhf.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Miranda is "100% Hannah", votes for Julie, and then "100% Hannah" #celebritytraitors
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Old Geek Wittering @darrenhf.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Well, that was a grind, but the #Lionesses get the win. Roll on Tuesday. #GreEng #worldcup
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Old Geek Wittering @darrenhf.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
#Greece rather improbably get one back with a counter attack. Sloppy defending #Lionesses. #GreEng
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Old Geek Wittering @darrenhf.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
And now a third is dug out. It's not the prettiest game, but the #Lionesses are doing a job here. #GreEng #worldcup
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Old Geek Wittering @darrenhf.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
And there's a gap now as #England puncture #Greece 's stubbirn defence again. #Lionesses #GreEng #worldcup
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Old Geek Wittering @darrenhf.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The #Lionesses totally dominated that half, but need to turn that into more goals. #GreEng #worldcup
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Old Geek Wittering @darrenhf.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Finally, rhe #Lionesses find a way through Greece's 10 woman defence to take the lead. #GreEng #worldcup
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Old Geek Wittering @darrenhf.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
A really great sci fi horror film that remains as good today as the first time I saw it.
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Old Geek Wittering @darrenhf.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
ReformUK a distant 4th. Can Polanski remain leader when he an't get elected himself? #ukpolitics BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cq... Labour wins Holborn and St Pancras by-election
bbc.co.uk
Labour wins Holborn and St Pancras by-election, beating Greens - follow live
Polanski says he will "of course" carry on as the party's leader, while new Labour MP Sagal Abdi-Wali calls her victory an "extraordinary honour".
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Old Geek Wittering @darrenhf.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Wordle 1,938 5/6 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Generally, he's a model. #wordle #wordler #wordle1938
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Old Geek Wittering @darrenhf.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Wordle 1,937 5/6 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟨 🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 I have only ever thrown this about in the past tense #wordle #wordler #wordle1937
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Old Geek Wittering @darrenhf.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Hello. I met the lovely Elizabeth Sladen twice. She was just that, lovely. My daughter is named Sarah Jane in her honour.
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Old Geek Wittering @darrenhf.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Bought this on a whim after seeing a clip. Haven't regretted it for a second.
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Old Geek Wittering @darrenhf.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Best King adaptation ever and a stark warning about Trump that too many Anericans ignored.
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Old Geek Wittering @darrenhf.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
10 minutes in and I was wondering what possessed me to watch this. By the end, I was fully converted.
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Old Geek Wittering @darrenhf.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Wordle 1,936 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 I need to make you sure of this. #wordle #wordler #wordle1936
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Old Geek Wittering @darrenhf.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Superb icy chiller. Not perfect, but oh so good.
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Old Geek Wittering @darrenhf.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
How much hate does it take to qualify as a Nazi?
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Old Geek Wittering @darrenhf.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
One of Carpenter's less-successful efforts, but still watchable.
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Old Geek Wittering @darrenhf.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Bold move for a man who claims to be innocent. #royalw*nkers #ukpolitics #mountbattenwindsor BBC News - Andrew takes legal action over search warrants before his arrest www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor takes legal action over search warrants before his arrest
Mountbatten-Windsor's lawyers are challenging warrants used relating to his arrest in February on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
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Old Geek Wittering @darrenhf.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The 'balls of steel' #hegseth pretends to have are obscured by the tail tucked between his legs as he runs away. #uspolitics #whitehousew*nkers BBC News - No10 insists RAF Fairford is safe after US withdraws bombers www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Downing Street says RAF Fairford is 'safe' after US withdraws bombers
US media reported a new threat led to the bombers being removed on Sunday, following an incident near the base last week.
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Old Geek Wittering @darrenhf.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Utterly preposterous, but highly entertaining with a great headlining cast.
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Old Geek Wittering @darrenhf.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This hand drawn marvel introduced me to anime and has more plot ideas per minute than most mainstream Hollywood efforts.
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Old Geek Wittering @darrenhf.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Quite possibly the greatest western of all time. Morricone's score is that of a composer at his peak. Fonda as villain! It doesn't get better than this.
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Old Geek Wittering @darrenhf.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"mendacious fuck-billed twatypus" is now one of my most favourite phrases.
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Old Geek Wittering @darrenhf.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Wordle 1,934 5/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 I need a drink after that #wordle #wordler #wordle1934
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Old Geek Wittering @darrenhf.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The mighty USAF driven out by 5 men in 3 white vans. Were they smuggled out in catering vans? #internationalpolitics #worldpolitics #RAFFairford BBC News - US removes all bombers from RAF Fairford base www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
US removes all bombers from RAF Fairford back to home stations
A statement says all bombers deployed to RAF Fairford have been "re-deployed to their home stations" in the US.
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Old Geek Wittering @darrenhf.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Wordle 1,933 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 I prefer the love one. #wordle #wordler #wordle1933
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Old Geek Wittering @darrenhf.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
HAVE I GOT NEWS FOR YOU is back and as sharp as ever.
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Old Geek Wittering @darrenhf.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
England cruised the second half and still scored 3. England looked so good. #CroEng #nationsleague
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Old Geek Wittering @darrenhf.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Looked offside to me, but England have 7. #CroEng #nationsleague
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Old Geek Wittering @darrenhf.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I remember this. I played this.
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Old Geek Wittering @darrenhf.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Croatia are imploding. England have 6. #CroEng #nationsleague
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Old Geek Wittering @darrenhf.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
England bring the pressure from the star of the second half and it's 5. #CroEng #nationsleague
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Old Geek Wittering @darrenhf.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Croatia finally create some pressure and England scores from an incredible counterattack. #CroEng #nationsleague
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Old Geek Wittering @darrenhf.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
An unbelievable miss. This is not Croatia's half. #CroEng #nationsleague
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Old Geek Wittering @darrenhf.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Gordon's gone mad. England 3 up. #CroEng #nationsleague
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Old Geek Wittering @darrenhf.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
How was that not 3? #CroEng #nationsleague
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Old Geek Wittering @darrenhf.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Gordon thinks he's saving a goal kick but he's setting up a second goal. He is so good for England right now. #CroEng #nationsleague
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Old Geek Wittering @darrenhf.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Kane again. Great build up play. England lead. #CroEng #nationsleague
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Old Geek Wittering @darrenhf.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Croatia vs England. Expect serious 'gamesmanship' from the home nation and English players getting frustrated at it. #CroEng #nationsleague #UEFAnationsleague
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Old Geek Wittering @darrenhf.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I cry every time I watch it.
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