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Valéry Giscard d'Estaing @diffractiongrating.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

After a day of Anglicanism yesterday today we went to the railway museum.

A close up of the sign on a railway car for transporting fish before they had refrigerated cars

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Valéry Giscard d'Estaing @diffractiongrating.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Caught up on the "lesbian bar" discourse and I refuse to believe any of that happened.

Homer Simpson realising "this lesbian bar doesn't have a fire exit"

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Valéry Giscard d'Estaing @diffractiongrating.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Enjoying my seat at the Dolly Parton memorial table at the York vinyl café (Forty Five Vinyl Café).

A cafe table with a glass top with pictures of Dolly Parton records under the glass and some coffees and paraphernalia on top

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Valéry Giscard d'Estaing @diffractiongrating.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Scotland is pretty. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Valéry Giscard d'Estaing @diffractiongrating.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I can't believe they made a real statue of the NIST SI mascot.

A cartoon of an old man who doesn't really look that much like Kelvin if I'm being honest but it's supposed to be him from the NIST "superheroes of SI"

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Valéry Giscard d'Estaing @diffractiongrating.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Arrived in Northern Ireland and then immediately encountered loud screaming. It turns out there is a wrestling match in the train station.

A crowd watching a wrestling match in a train station

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Valéry Giscard d'Estaing @diffractiongrating.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

There was a beautiful exhibition of parliamentary book binding at the Georgian society of Dublin. Sadly it closed an hour ago so I can't recommend it but please enjoy these pictures.

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Valéry Giscard d'Estaing @diffractiongrating.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Because it's on every menu here I have had some chowder. It's nice but all I can think of is:

Freddie Quimby "say it right" to the French waiter

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Valéry Giscard d'Estaing @diffractiongrating.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

George Galloway exists in the Duolingo universe.

Duolingo exercise that translates to "that man is pretending to be a cat"

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Valéry Giscard d'Estaing @diffractiongrating.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Stop fucking saying "enshittification" Jesus Christ you sound like a kid who just discovered swearing and is trying to sound cool.

Homer singing "If you're happy and you know it / Say a swear..."
And the kids reply with "boobs" and "hiney"

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Valéry Giscard d'Estaing @diffractiongrating.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

That movie with Ryan Gosling, you know, he has a cool jacket, what's it called...

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Valéry Giscard d'Estaing @diffractiongrating.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Now that I think about it, I'm surprised there isn't American flag pig.

The Danish pigs (Husum Red Pied) that are sort of Danish flag patterned

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Valéry Giscard d'Estaing @diffractiongrating.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

I read this book about Kim Il Sung and there are, if I counted correctly, 49 different people named Kim listed in the Kimdex I mean index.

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Valéry Giscard d'Estaing @diffractiongrating.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I have been lax about posting the movies I've seen but I saw this and it's good. If you have ever been 19 and stupid you will see yourself in Tony (note: I was punched in the face less). Try not to think about his future.

Poster for the movie Tony with Chef, Tony and Sal lined up in the kitchen

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Valéry Giscard d'Estaing @diffractiongrating.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Make references to "Bryan" be to Bryan Ferry again.

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Valéry Giscard d'Estaing @diffractiongrating.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Have decided to listen to Roxy Music tonight and have been reminded that Bryan Ferry was hot.

Young Bryan Ferry in a cool jacket smoking. I think he's hot

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Valéry Giscard d'Estaing @diffractiongrating.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Americans really can't do anything without imagining a burger.

Part of a book about the South Sea Bubble which is on the "here's why it's still relevant!!" chapter where the author, an American, literally asks you to imagine a hamburger, bought on credit, which is what Alexis de Tocqueville would have wanted

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Valéry Giscard d'Estaing @diffractiongrating.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Answering the 50th phone call of the day from someone who realises they have invested in a company propping up and propped up by a bubble run by someone who went to jail for insider trading.