George Quail @gquail.bsky.social · 16hCan confirm as a kid at the time, Thunderbirds really did explode for me. Stingray was also fun but I think Captain Scarlet excited me more I picked up the thunderbirds comic (almost all reprints of 60s stories) for quite some time 000
George Quail @gquail.bsky.social · 16hInterrsting that in 2005 we were still relying on 4th Doctor "hat and scarf" imagery, presumably for the older crowd, to sell the connection 010
George Quail @gquail.bsky.social · 18hYeah, as someone with IBS and with a partner with coeliac i do understand why holiday buffers and dining abroad can be tense. But of course if you have a digestive problem you ask before going what the food options are and don't just expect a Toby Carvery everywhere 210
George Quail @gquail.bsky.social · 19hI am trying to search online to find out more about this. Do you remember any other details about this at all? 100
George Quail @gquail.bsky.social · 20hI properly laughed out loud when I realised this was a serious bit. 293
Reposted by George QuailMei 🪽 @meidotwav.bsky.social · 02/09/2026treat your body like a data center. consume as much water, art and literature as possible. upset local municipalities with your existence. 50164555409
George Quail @gquail.bsky.social · 10/10/2026(Don't let her fool you into thinking she had cred, she also saw the Bay City Rollers) 000
George Quail @gquail.bsky.social · 10/10/2026I remember as a teen in the 90s being totally bamboozled to learn about the world of early 70s gigs. My mum just casually throwing out "Oh yeah I saw Marc Bolan and the Stones" But you see adverts like this and.... yeah. Yeah you really could amble into some ace lineups. 100
Reposted by George QuailGillian Mackay - Scottish Greens @gillianmackaygreen.bsky.social · 10/10/2026It was a pleasure to be in Glasgow at the unveiling of the Nelson Mandela Statue. While Thatcher’s UK Government labelled Mandela a terrorist, Glasgow gave support, and in 1981 awarded Mandela the Freedom of the City. This statue is a permanent symbol of the struggle against Apartheid. 619539
George Quail @gquail.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Every one of these AI posters somehow looks identical and also uniquely terribly Is this like the gene for tasting brussel sprouts or coriander? Do some humans just not have the gene to see that AI posters look fucking haufing 060
George Quail @gquail.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Its a runnint joke in my nerd group that all the Spanish paint companies - AK, Greenstuff, Scale75 & Vallejo - have various levels of problems and drama attached to them. (Vallejo was mostly union stuff that I /think/ is resolved now?) Army Painter and Coat D'Arms are fairly safe still, right? 240
George Quail @gquail.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Honestly my favourite part of the TOTP repeats is the stuff I /don't/ remember, or stuff i didn't like/appreciate at the time but i can now see with distance. But like it or not it's a fairly big deal in this corner of the internet, and lamenting it risks looking like sour grapes 000
George Quail @gquail.bsky.social · 09/10/2026While i appreciate the frustration that old men are talking about their youth rather than interesting modern music... i think it's a bit unreasonable to lament that a Friday night slot thats been happening for years is occuring rather than everyone stopping to admire your personal thoughts 100
Reposted by George QuailBig Finish Insider @bigfinish.bsky.social · 09/10/2026🎄 FREE CHRISTMAS LIVE STREAM! 🎁 Christopher Eccleston and Carole Ann Ford star in a seasonal spectacular, The Ninth Doctor Adventures: The Wash to be streamed live on the official Doctor Who YouTube channel this December. Click bgfn.sh/washls to find out more. 817656
Reposted by George QuailAndy Arthur💃🏰⚓🦌 Threadinburgh 🧵 @threadinburgh.scot · 09/10/2026I am once again asking/begging cultural, heritage and environmental groups in Edinburgh to stop using Gen AI images of a city that has been photographed from nearly every conceivable angle and for which a vast portfolio rights-free images already exist to use if you don't have a budget to pay 616234
George Quail @gquail.bsky.social · 08/10/2026If any of you do see these booster bundles available in the wild, let me know! The ones online are mostly priced 2 or 3 times the original cost by nerd card collectors, because **FOR FUCK'S SAKE** of course they are. Imagine if kids could get given small packs of a kids card game, eh? Madness 000
George Quail @gquail.bsky.social · 08/10/2026@ailsalongmuir.bsky.social commented on kids getting super excited when they saw them mixed in with sweets and chocolates in our bowl - and in particular how a half-dozen teenage girls (all dressed as Bruno Mars) suddenly went from "we're too cool for school" to "OMG THEY HAVE POKÉMON CARDS" 110
George Quail @gquail.bsky.social · 08/10/2026...except, inevitably, for a cheeky Pikachu in the mix. All cards were marked with a little expansion symbol, a Pikachu jack-o-lantern, in the bottom corner to mark them as a reprint for this set. Otherwise they were visually and mechanically identical to the other cards. 100
George Quail @gquail.bsky.social · 08/10/2026The multipacks came out in 2022, 2023 and 2024 - none came out in 2025 but I didn't notice at the time as I had some leftover ones for us. Each one contains many 3-card boosters designed to be given out as a non-edible Halloween gift. All cards were Ghosts, Psychic, Dark and "spooky" Pokémon... 100
George Quail @gquail.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Unfortunately, it looks like the Pokemon "Trick or Trade" mini-booster pack bundles they did in some previous years are no longer being made. That's a real shame - giving those away on Halloween got a really big reaction from the kids! (Including some maybe a bit too big to be guising) 110
George Quail @gquail.bsky.social · 08/10/2026On my big King of the Hill rewatch of the first six or so seasons recently - this episode and this moment really got me 👼 010
Reposted by George QuailFreyja Valentine, Girl IRL Cat URL @freyjavalentine.bsky.social · 08/10/2026promising you are running an official dnd product and then taking your players through this 1235092
George Quail @gquail.bsky.social · 07/10/2026"This post better not awaken anything in me" .... "Ah, shit" 010
George Quail @gquail.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I have had an MRI before and my main memory is how noisy it was. However it isn't a hugely long period of time, so just try to pace yourself 010
George Quail @gquail.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I guess what I like about these over reissues or missing link is the genuine "new" quality - that feeling that I almost found a hidden 1988 toy The boxes with fake 80s designs also add to that to me. 030
George Quail @gquail.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I regret this concept didn't carry on - the idea of "retreaux" toys like this is really fun 120
George Quail @gquail.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I shudder to ask what the list of mods you install is like... 100
Reposted by George QuailNoodles @noodlesnood.bsky.social · 02/10/2026My current ick is seeing people in the arts use AI for posters/anything at all. I don’t care if you’re a kids choir or a small amateur dramatics group, make your own poster, make it part of *your* art and, crucially, not the same as every other death/agreement machine creation. 15515
George Quail @gquail.bsky.social · 03/10/2026This and its proceeding line genuinely get quoted a lot by @ailsalongmuir.bsky.social and I 040
George Quail @gquail.bsky.social · 01/10/2026OK this made me chuckle. That would be a hell of a historical premise to turn into a game Less a "build a metropolis" and more "survive until the next ship of colonists arrives and gets you the hell out of there" 010
George Quail @gquail.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I got JemBlaster because teenage me had a pinky/purple FemmeBlaster OC as part of hisnl little fanfic world because CHRIST i was a weird kid But yeah its a lot for the toys and the cassettes alone much more affordable. But the Kiss Players charms gonna creep out the westerners 010
George Quail @gquail.bsky.social · 30/09/2026"If i was married to your spouse I would simply push him the fuck over" *same answer to every letter for sixteen weeks in a row* 000
George Quail @gquail.bsky.social · 30/09/2026There's definitely some more mixed spaces out there, though it is very region specific. Even just in Scotland, for example, Glasgow and Edinburgh feel like they have distinctive RPG scenes Genuinely I think Forbidden Plalnet might have the best indie rpg selection in all of Glasgow 010
Reposted by George QuailDavid Willoughby @davidwilloughby.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Here’s Poly's iconic - & it is iconic - outfit from The Music is Black: A British Story exhibition at V&A East 1667
Reposted by George QuailNew-Cleckit Dominie @ncdominie.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Just saw folk who join the uncritical rush towards AI referred to as "LLMings", and I am stealing that.static.klipy.comVintage Pixel Game: LemmingsAlt: Vintage Pixel Game: Lemmings 11289122
Reposted by George QuailNatphoenix (available for commission)🏴🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ @natphoenix25.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Bridging the gap between G1 and G2, it's Euro G1! #Transformers #TransformersFanArt #G1 #EuroG1 #Macaddam #Thunderclash 513357
George Quail @gquail.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Nerds really do make visiting any club or shop like the fucking island in The Wicker Man 010
George Quail @gquail.bsky.social · 28/09/2026This just feels like the local store owner is a total weirdo TBH, and that their space cultivates those same people. Following from your original story of the Discord message its all just layer and layers of the owner and their henchmen getting weirdly defensive about.... honestly i don't know what 110
George Quail @gquail.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Flimbo and Fiendish Freddy really betray your UK computer gaming roots 010