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Gary Parkinson

@garyparkinson.bsky.social
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Freelance writer, editor, trainer, muso, singer etc; 14yrs FourFourTwo Global Digital Editor. Boltonian diaspora. Dad of two, hubby of one, opinions of my own, LGBT+ ally 🏳️‍🌈

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The English Oak Project @thekentacorn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It’s a known fact oak trees can take selfies
Oak with branches positioned so it looks like it is taking a selfie
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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
What's the stupidest joke you most have to fight the urge to tell? Mine is not replying to questions about whether I have any allergies with 'we'll find out together, I guess'.
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Scott Bryan @scottygb.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Eva, it's behind you.
Eva Longoria with caption "Searching for France" but she is walking away from the Eiffel Tower.
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Chris Lepkowski @chrislepkowski.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A double fault
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The Name’s Nutz. Neil Nutz. @colonelnutz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🎶 WHEN YOU ‘AV NORSYAR! ‘ARTBURN! INDEGESTYUUUUUN! UPSET STOMOCH! DIORRHEORRRR-ORR! 🎶
Liam Gallagher, singing, wearing a pink cagoule. No, not like a dinner lady cagoule. A really expensive cagoule.
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Gary Parkinson @garyparkinson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Production meeting for this Diana Ross video must have taken seconds “I’ll just dance round it without ever playing it” “That’ll do” #totp
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John Lister - johnlisterwriting.com @johnlister.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The tuition fees are £9,000 a year but you get a free 2:1.
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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 04/09/2024
4 yrs ago today, a family member managed a truly spectacular own goal, splintered his domestic bliss, & in the process, united the world for a day. On popular request, I shall now recreate the livetweet thread from that day So gather around children, for this is the tale of The Rice Truck Saga
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Josephine beckbook.com Riesman @josie.zone · 12/08/2025
Bluesky deserves to enjoy this amazing They Might Be Giants experiment, which I can't really summarize in a skeet tmbw.net/wiki/Last_Wave
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Blackula @yodacat.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Well Lauren can smoke turds in hell
Corner shelf with a lamp and other nonsense. All the books are facing paper side out. "Lauren keeps the look neutral by stacking books back to front".
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Todd Alcott @toddalcott.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
ME: Hey Bill Withers, what do you know? BILL WITHERS: (inhales deeply)
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Dave Probert @daveprobert.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Arthur Dent leaving a polite note
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Gary Parkinson @garyparkinson.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
"Cup of tea, anyone?"
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Chauman @chaudman.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Norris McWhirter would be so conflicted.
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Vanessa Pearce @nesky999.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
For anyone currently watching @julianneregan.bsky.social on #Totp
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Steve Morgan @stevemorgan68.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Another age. Found this postcard from my mate Scott re New Order at The Hacienda, June 1987. I’d say simpler times, but I spent an unforgettable post-chuck-out night wandering Manchester Piccadilly and its environs after a mix-up in a pre-mobile phone era with nowhere to stay. Odd few hours.
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Rhodri Marsden @rhodri.biz · 31/07/2026
(In fact I once made a video about my long-standing confusion over Going Underground, but I won't be making a similar video about "Navvy" by Pere Ubu because the potential audience is negligible by comparison)
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Steve Morgan @stevemorgan68.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
If only everything in life was as reliable as Robyn Hitchcock, facing twilight's last gleaming with a big grin and some fabbo jangly chords. Catch him on tour in the good old UK from 19 September.
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John86 @john86l.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Filing this under bleak images.
A zimmer frame placed outside somebody’s house with a piece of paper saying ‘free’ on it
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Gary Parkinson @garyparkinson.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Ruin a book by adding a word: 1984 skin.
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Gary Parkinson @garyparkinson.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Lovely little thread.
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Gary Parkinson @garyparkinson.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Bit odd, now I think about it, that we call a collection of trees The Woods, which is what we harvest from it. It’s like calling cow-fields The Beefs, or social media platforms The Fascists.
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Jo Kibble (Political Animal) @politicanimal.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
A fine example of why the BBC should not publish vox-pops (“‘Bus fare cut is no good for those who drive’ says Durham man” is literally the headline here) without challenge or context. Buses, famously the preserve of the managerial classes.
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Olaf Falafel @ofalafel.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Genuinely thought this bin was levitating
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Gary Parkinson @garyparkinson.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
“A skinny swollen kiddy covered in flies, his dinner stolen by the government, dies.” @mrjimbob.bsky.social there, with the quadruple internal rhyme.
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Alison Eales, Nerves of Steel @alisoneales.com · 21/07/2026
There’s a man with a mullet going mad with a mallet in Millett’s
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Truman Chipotle @trumanchipotle.com · 21/07/2026
At what point did Captain Caveman achieve the rank of Captain? Before he was frozen or after he was thawed? Either way leads to more questions.
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patricvk @patricvk.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Reports from Calais suggest numbers in informal camps are still high, but evictions by the CRS have increased. So, one potential reason for this *could* be that people are just so tired and stressed by the constant moving and dispossession that they cannot try to cross.
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Rosie Fletcher @rosieatlarge.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Why did we design one coat for umpires, scientists and people showing pigs at county fairs to wear?
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Gary Parkinson @garyparkinson.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
"How Kevin Keegan helped me into journalism"
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Bethany Black @bethanyblack.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Sad to see Kevin Keegan has died. When I was a kid he was The Footballer. The platonic form of the footballer.
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Chris Bertram @crookedfootball.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Ian Wright saying we shouldn’t forget the way the Iranian team and the Somali referee were treated. Correct.
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Chris Lepkowski @chrislepkowski.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Wayne Rooney has finally delivered in a World Cup. A slight disappointment that it was as a pundit, rather than as a player, but nevertheless he's been great.
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Sean Coleman @colemandesign.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Tango and Cash
Donald Trump and Gianni Infantino
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Tariq Panja @tariqpanja.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
A fitting emblem of that game.
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Toby Earle 🇺🇦 @tobyontv.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Infantino to award Argentina the FIFA Peace Prize
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Ed Morrish @edmorrish.com · 19/07/2026
nice to see a football competition won by the team that played football #thefootball
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Gary Parkinson @garyparkinson.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
So do Spain own the Falklands now? #TheFootball
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__________ @jenbren.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
5 mins ME HOLE #WorldCup2026
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Gary Parkinson @garyparkinson.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Just seen a bloke with a SECRET SERVICE vest. I have questions #TheFootball
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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
What's great about VAR is that it makes the matchday experience worse while we still have clear and obvious errors.
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The Name’s Nutz. Neil Nutz. @colonelnutz.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
WHERE’S THE YELLOW FOR KICKING THE BALL AWAY???
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Gary Parkinson @garyparkinson.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Did VAR go on holiday after the quarters? #TheFootball
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Gary Parkinson @garyparkinson.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
I am watching from the grassy knoll #TheFootball
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Gary Parkinson @garyparkinson.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Argentina make their 18th sub. Peron off for Infantino. #TheFootball
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Gary Parkinson @garyparkinson.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Did VAR go on holiday after the quarters? #TheFootball
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The Name’s Nutz. Neil Nutz. @colonelnutz.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
I’m really looking forward to watching the Rod, Jane & Freddy biopic
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