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Darren Leathley @dmleathley.bsky.social · 3h

2.10.2026 ➡️ (2 + 10) × (2 ^ 0) = 2 × 6 #CalendarMaths

Darren Leathley @dmleathley.bsky.social · 4h

Another morning, another driver regarding an amber light as "put your foot down and get through before it turns red" rather than, y'know, slow down and FUCKING STOP.

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Darren Leathley @dmleathley.bsky.social · 7h

I'm guessing this actually existed in Ceefax for a short while for the gag. We didn't get a teletext TV until 1990 (with NICAM stereo too!) so wouldn't know. On the other side (Oracle) I once found a similar page gag for Sean's Show, delighted when the episode aired months later.

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Darren Leathley @dmleathley.bsky.social · 13h

The new film of Sense and Sensibility is very good. I haven't seen the Ang Lee one of THIRTY-ONE years ago, so can't compare. However the source material is pretty fab, isn't it? She was a bit bloody good was Jane Austen. #FilmSky

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Darren Leathley @dmleathley.bsky.social · 17h

There's a new trailer for Wildwood that shows you the behind-the-scenes HUMAN craftwork that went into making the film, that only makes me want to see it more. #FilmSky

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Darren Leathley @dmleathley.bsky.social · 22h

Wordle 1,930 3/6 🟨⬛🟨⬛⬛ ⬛🟨⬛🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 EAT DIRT, WORDLEBOT!

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Darren Leathley @dmleathley.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

For all he annoys, and has annoyed, me either football-wise, or with his inability to turn down an endorsement, or the ridiculous brightness of his teeth, Klopp's stances on the important things are sound. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

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Jürgen Klopp disgusted by claims his Germany team are ‘not white enough’

Jürgen Klopp has reacted with disgust to a social media debate questioning whether the Germany team he is in the process of forming are ‘white enough’

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Darren Leathley @dmleathley.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Parseword #246 ⚡️ 15s 💎 Perfect

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Nathalie Maréchal, PhD @nathaliemarechal.net · 01/10/2026

I absolutely know who needs to hear this, though I won’t name names. Progressive orgs need to stop pretending that “AGI” and “x-risk” are ideas to take seriously. No one is building a computer god that could go rogue and turn us into paper clips.

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Darren Leathley @dmleathley.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Last month at the cinema: 2 - The Death of Robin Hood 3 - One Night Only 4 - Terminator 2: Judgment Day 5 - Leviticus 6 - The Incomer 9 - Oasis: Don't Look Back in Anger 11 - Runner 12 - Pressure 13 - Coyote vs. Acme (second watch) 19 - Resident Evil 25 - Hope (continues) #FilmSky

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Darren Leathley @dmleathley.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I really need to get around to installing some flavour of Linux into the partition that I've set up on my ageing Windows laptop. (Or I should get a new laptop - this one's fast approaching its fifteenth birthday.)

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Darren Leathley @dmleathley.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

1.10.2026 ➡️ 1 + 10 + (2 ^ 0) = 2 × 6 #CalendarMaths

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Darren Leathley @dmleathley.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Still amused by Bandsintown knowing I'm in Dublin and telling me of nearby gigs... in Liverpool.

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Darren Leathley @dmleathley.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Parseword #246 ⚡️ 15s 💎 Perfect

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Darren Leathley @dmleathley.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

📰 HEADLINES · Oct 1 🟥+43 🟨+6 🟩✓ 🟩✓ 🟩+1 400 / 500 · Very Good · headlines.games/s Pulled a half-decent result out of the fire here.

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Headlines | Guess the Year

Guess the year. Five real events a day.

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Jane Hill @janehill.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

So many of you have already been so generous but it would be remiss of me not to post the link. Ovarian Cancer Action is one of several charities I’ve found really helpful, and their particular focus is funding research. www.justgiving.com/fundraising/...

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My Walk 100 Miles in October Challenge

Help Jane Hill raise money to support Ovarian Cancer Action

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Darren Leathley @dmleathley.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Three days off work sick, 167 emails. I took two weeks off on holiday in August, roughly the same number.

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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Even if we don’t consider that a baby born the day Northern Rock went boom is 19 this year: I am 48 years old and I have no memories of the 1970s, because I was a toddler when they ended.

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Andy Burnham seems to remember a different 1970s to the rest of us. Britain in 1979 was utterly broken - ravaged by unaccountable trade union power, economically stagnant, the sick man of Europe.
The 1980s saw a remarkable national recovery based on free enterprise, the rule of law and championing Western values. And it is this that our Prime Minister rails against...

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Darren Leathley @dmleathley.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

After all this, he's pulling a Joss Ackland. #TheFootball

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Amy Lawrence @amylawrence.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Why do we love football? Sham-gate tosses all of that into a spiritual incinerator. On Paul Dickov, selling souls to the wealthy who make their own rules, and the need for regulation capable of protecting clubs as assets with special value. Free to read. www.nytimes.com/athletic/764...

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Manchester City's 'sham' killed the beautiful unpredictability of football

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Darren Leathley @dmleathley.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I discovered this game a few weeks ago - nice idea, estimate a number, see how close you get. This is comfortably the worst result I've had. fermi.gg

Fermi result for October 1st
Overall score 35.9x
Questions:
How many YouTube channels have over one million subscribers?
How many vending machines are in Japan?
How many McDonald's Filet-O-Fish would it take to match the calories a great white shark consumes daily?

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Jason Hazeley @jasonhazeley.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Suggestion: don’t call it anything including the word ‘Brexit’. Whatever it is — a negotiation, a referendum, a manifesto intention, the debate around any of it — bin that fucking word.

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Darren Leathley @dmleathley.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

God, another pornbot Julie following me. Is this some terrible marketing stunt for the new terrible-looking Ali G film?

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Darren Leathley @dmleathley.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Christ, the same logic seems to have been used in Number Ten. #ThePolitics

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Darren Leathley @dmleathley.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I hope that I am never blessed with the infinite confidence of an idiot.

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Darren Leathley @dmleathley.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The time between the "Check your account to see what you've won" email and the inevitable anticlimax win (€2) is best kept as short as possible.

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Darren Leathley @dmleathley.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

You feel that if he doesn't get selected for the next international squad, he's going to pull an Enoch Burke. #TheFootball

Petulant aged man-child Cristiano Ronaldo sulking and seeking a crisis meeting after not playing against Norway

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Darren Leathley @dmleathley.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

What's light and airy and swings through the jungles of Borneo? A meringueutan

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DocHackenBOOOOOsh @dochackenbush.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Hell yeah you can CC me C ute C etacean #art #whales

A doodle of a cute cartoon whale next to a computer. Caption reads “I hope this email finds you whale”

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Darren Leathley @dmleathley.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#Keywords > 30 September 2026 I found all 5 words! 🟩🟩🟩🟩 1✗ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 5✗ 💡 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ✓ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ✓ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ✓ 🏆 Win streak 5 🔥 Play streak 5 keywords.bagpuss.org Guess where the theme clicked?

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Keywords

Can you discover today's five connected words?

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Darren Leathley @dmleathley.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Just got this clue, liked it a lot 👢👢 16-across: A small train diverted to Nancy? (7) www.theguardian.com/crosswords/c...

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Cryptic crossword No 30,125

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Darren Leathley @dmleathley.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

30.9.2026 ➡️ (3 + 0 + 9) × (2 ^ 0) = 2 × 6 #CalendarMaths

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Iain Macintosh @iainmacintosh.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Everything is a conspiracy theory now. Or it's fake news from the mainstream media. No-one has said, "It's a fair cop," since 2015. Everyone's gone full Roy Cohn, deny, deny, deny, never surrender. It's all so tiring.

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Darren Leathley @dmleathley.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Parseword #245 ⚡️ 21s ⭐️ No Assists

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Darren Leathley @dmleathley.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

There's a very good Wombles gag in the new Shaun the Sheep film.

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DocHackenBOOOOOsh @dochackenbush.bsky.social · 28/08/2023

Godzilla, but he be chibi.

Illustration: Chibi Godzilla about to destroy downtown Tokyo, but adorably.

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Darren Leathley @dmleathley.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

"But you don't really care for music, do you?"

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Sound of Football Podcast @sofpodcast.com · 29/09/2026

What that false money more than paid for: 15/16: De Bruyne, Sterling (£99m) 16/17: Stones, Jesus, Sane (£112m) 17/18: Walker, B Silva, Ederson (£123m)

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Sound of Football Podcast @sofpodcast.com · 29/09/2026

NEW PODCAST: www.sofpodcast.com/2026/09/soun... Manchester City have been found guilty of all Premier League charges against them, in what could be the biggest sporting fraud ever. So what happens now? But could political pressure save the club from the most severe punishment.

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Sound of Football Podcast 670 - Guilty

Manchester City have been found guilty of all Premier League charges against them, in what could be the biggest sporting fraud ever. What happens now?

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Laurie Laker @laurielaker.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

From "unhappy at Madrid" to "Premier League winning captain of Arsenal Football Club" and coming from truly decent stock. Øh captain, my captain.

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Darren Leathley @dmleathley.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Petrol comes from oil. Oil comes from (among other places) Iran. Isn't it obvious?! (If only this were the level of logic (yes, I know...) being deployed in the White House) #ThePolitics #Fairford

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Darren Leathley @dmleathley.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I went to see Manhunter this evening, 40th anniversary 4K restoration re-release. It might be the most 80s movie I've ever seen, from the opening synths and comic font title card onwards. Good stuff, yet a complete time capsule. #FilmSky

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Philippe Auclair @philippeauclair.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Reading the independent report into Man City's financial "arrangements" now, stopping after every paragraph, saying "Jesus"..."JESUS!"..."Holy fuck!" and again. This is beyond anything anyone imagined. Also started to wonder whether criminal proceedings are in the picture now.

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Darren Leathley @dmleathley.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

They dissolved Leeds City for far, far less. I wonder if Port Vale will be applying to take their place in the Premier League? #lufc

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Darren Leathley @dmleathley.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Won't someone think of the emergency podcasters - they've barely got over Friday. #TheFootball

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