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I'm in Backrooms, send help.

A dilapidated, liminal horror-like space with table and chairs in the middle.

In a vaguely related matter, isn't it insane that we have a fruit called a grape, but it's a completely different thing from a grapefruit? I realised this a while back when attempting to order the above drink in a place in Spain.

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Gary Panton @garypanton.co.uk · 5h

I firmly believe this is the best fizzy soft drink ever made.

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Gary Panton @garypanton.co.uk · 6h

I've read Hex, I loved it! I'm not familiar with the other one so I'll check that out, thank you! 😊

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Gary Panton @garypanton.co.uk · 12h

As a kid I loved Edward Lear's poetry, especially The Pobble Who Has No Toes. I've only just discovered how old his stuff was - he died in 1888! I had no idea!

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Gary Panton @garypanton.co.uk · 12h

Oh that's hopeful, fingers crossed they're sticking to it.

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Gary Panton @garypanton.co.uk · 12h

I saw the film version of The Ritual a few years ago, so would definitely like to check out the book - thank you!

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Gary Panton @garypanton.co.uk · 12h

Ooh good shout, I've been meaning to try his stuff for a while. Do you have a favourite one to recommend?

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Gary Panton @garypanton.co.uk · 12h

Oh yuck. I hope not, but it really does look like it. ☹️

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Gary Panton @garypanton.co.uk · 12h

That sounds rubbish, feel better soon!

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Gary Panton @garypanton.co.uk · 12h

Yes! I'm a big fan, but sadly it means I've listened to them all. 😁

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Gary Panton @garypanton.co.uk · 12h

I'd like to listen to a good horror audiobook on my train journey home tomorrow. I've read a lot of the classics and loads of Stephen King but I'm a bit out of touch with newer stuff. I love a good ghost story or anything a bit creepy and demonic. Anyone have any recommendations?

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Gary Panton @garypanton.co.uk · 12h

Random sighting of a St Johnstone sticker on the mirror in the gents at Vaulty Towers in Waterloo last night. Whoever put it there, I salute you.

A mirror with a St Johnstone sticker stuck to it.

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Marianne Doherty @mariannedoherty.bsky.social · 13h

Yesterday we celebrated National Poetry Day. I confess poetry is not my main area of expertise so I particularly look forward to everyone’s recommendations. What great children’s poems/poetry books would you suggest for #KidsBooksFriday? #KidLitUK #KidLit #UKKidLit #Poetry #ChildrensPoems

Book cover for Poems on Toast by Attie Lime illustrated by Emily Ford.

Book cover for A Great Big Cuddle by Michael Rosen, illustrated by Chris Riddle

Book cover for Poetry Prompts: All sorts of ways for start a poem by Joseph Coelho, illustrated by Georgie Burkett, Grasya Oliyko, Amanda Quartey and Viola Wang.

Book cover for Being Me: Poems about Thoughts, Worries and Feelings by Liz Brownlee, Matt Goodfellow and Laura Mucha, illustrated by Victoria Jane Wheeler

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Gary Panton @garypanton.co.uk · 22h

Oh that's brilliant! And yes I totally agree with you on that and will do that in future!

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Gary Panton @garypanton.co.uk · 22h

I want to give a little shout-out to my awesome mate Dotty Sutton who isn't on here but has written an absolutely wonderful children's book called Moth the Veggie Vampire and it came out today. Please buy it for your kids and show it all the love. 💚

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Moth the Veggie Vampire by Dotty Sutton | Waterstones

Buy Moth the Veggie Vampire by Dotty Sutton from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.

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Asquealia Clark - Lover of Flagons @gingertotty.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Can you all agree to ask for my art for Christmas this year, given I now have almost zero day job? Please share! 😬 Have a browse at my more and less serious wares HERE Dippyfishcards.etsy.com HERE ko-fi.com/dippyfish/shop AND HERE artofnote.sumupstore.com #bsnm #mhhsbd #artforsale #art

BEEEEEEEEEEE - a lively watercolour:mixed media of a bee on a California Poppy

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Bo Thompson @gaudipern.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Today I heard someone use the Human Centipede as a way to explain why large model AI is inevitably heading towards its own self destruction by tainting its future inputs, and honestly? It was a beautiful teaching metaphor.

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Gary Panton @garypanton.co.uk · 30/09/2026

I got off the train and saw everyone still in their summer clothes and immediately knew I'd packed very badly.

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Gary Panton @garypanton.co.uk · 30/09/2026

The cat in Hat Cat looks a lot happier than the Scarf Cat I just saw! 😁

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Gary Panton @garypanton.co.uk · 30/09/2026

The guy's life or the cat's life? 😁

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Gary Panton @garypanton.co.uk · 30/09/2026

Just saw a guy walking down the stairs to the underground wearing a live cat around his neck like a scarf.

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Gary Panton @garypanton.co.uk · 30/09/2026

I've arrived in London and I wasn't prepared for it basically still being summer down here.

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Gary Panton @garypanton.co.uk · 30/09/2026

It really is incredible that that photo was the one someone approved.

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Gary Panton @garypanton.co.uk · 30/09/2026

OK so it looks like an atrocity and getting it out of the packaging was a nightmare, but it actually tastes ... OK? I mean, it's obviously not great but it's no worse than a standard McDonald's cheeseburger. It's also hotter than the Sun.

An LNER cheeseburger with a bite taken out of it.

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Gary Panton @garypanton.co.uk · 30/09/2026

That is exactly what they've done and it infuriates me because it's such a cop-out. They've also made the signs as tiny as possible so that they're very easy for people to miss.

A sign that says: QUIETER COACH - For a more peaceful and relaxing journey.

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Gary Panton @garypanton.co.uk · 30/09/2026

Well I'm about to find out!

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Gary Panton @garypanton.co.uk · 30/09/2026

OK, I've done it. Pretty excited about this. And "Successfully!" really made me laugh so thanks for that, LNER.

Screengrab of my cheeseburger purchase with the announcement "Successfully! Your basket has been changed."

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Gary Panton @garypanton.co.uk · 30/09/2026

Bit weird that I can only have it as part of a meal deal if I have it with alcohol.

Cheeseburger meal deal - choose from Thatchers Gold Cider or Carlsberg

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Gary Panton @garypanton.co.uk · 30/09/2026

I do it fairly often and the public are getting noticeably worse each time.

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Gary Panton @garypanton.co.uk · 30/09/2026

Relieved to say there's now a woman with a toddler playing nursery rhyme videos at full volume. Was getting a bit worried that wouldn't happen on this trip.

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Gary Panton @garypanton.co.uk · 30/09/2026

No Hedgeley visit for four nights now. ☹️

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Gary Panton @garypanton.co.uk · 30/09/2026

On balance I do still prefer it to the rest of the train, but yeah, the public are infuriating.

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Gary Panton @garypanton.co.uk · 30/09/2026

How many minutes into my journey on the quiet coach before someone has started talking on their phone? I'll tell you how many. Seven. Seven minutes.

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Lucy Lapinska / LD Lapinski 💛🤍💜🖤 @ldlapinski.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This Saturday!!! 👇👇👇

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Gary Panton @garypanton.co.uk · 29/09/2026

Back on the train down to London tomorrow, so expect me to be on here grumbling about the other passengers for most of the day.

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Ahmed Raafat @theahmedraafat.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I’ve got sequential work projects to keep me going for the next few months but I am looking for cover/pin-up work. Here are some samples, and more at my portfolio page, here: ahmedraafathussein.myportfolio.com/pin-upscovers Shares much appreciated!

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Gary Panton @garypanton.co.uk · 28/09/2026

Yeah, same here (other than the original Celebrity Love Island series from yonks ago, which I insist was better, despite never having seen the current format to compare it to).

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Gary Panton @garypanton.co.uk · 28/09/2026

I think everyone lives in a bubble to some extent. Some people would be surprised at others not knowing what book is number 1, or film, or who won the World Cup. I find it crazy that there are people who have never watched Traitors.

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Gary Panton @garypanton.co.uk · 27/09/2026

Always such a pleasure catching up with these characters. Amazing how fresh this whole franchise still feels. Toy Story 5 (2026) on Disney+.

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Gary Panton @garypanton.co.uk · 27/09/2026

Later on he started explaining to them why AI is so awful. I really liked this kid.

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Gary Panton @garypanton.co.uk · 27/09/2026

Went to our local for lunch and there was a teenager with what appeared to be his grandparents at the table next to us and they were asking him questions like "are you seeing any girls at the moment?" and he rightly looked like he wanted to very quickly die.

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Gary Panton @garypanton.co.uk · 27/09/2026

I really need to know where this is!

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Gary Panton @garypanton.co.uk · 27/09/2026

Are free refills the norm in America? I've been a few times but can't really remember noticing that. It's unusual to see it here, but they do free refills in Nando's, which also has the excellent system of everyone going up to the counter and paying for their own meal as soon as they arrive.

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Gary Panton @garypanton.co.uk · 27/09/2026

And then the bill comes and they want to split it evenly, even though I've had the regulation one Coke and they've all had about four each. NOT TODAY, SATAN.

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