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Jon Cudby @joncudby.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

In many ways, the lads at Bitpanda are the real winners.

An advert for Bitpanda, the "official crypto trading partner of Arsenal FC", because football teams today need an official crypto trading partner. It helps differentiate from all those unofficial ones floating about.

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Jon Cudby @joncudby.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Graffiti and tagging are over. If you want real impact, use a label maker.

A sign outside Embankment Station in London, promising "New map coming soon"
Somebody has used a label maker to add a sticker underneath, politely enquiring: "Yes but when, it's been over a year!"

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Jon Cudby @joncudby.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Lots of people sharing their favourite Glen Baxter cartoon. I can't pick one, but 35 years on, I remember the first I ever saw. I still love it now.

A cartoon of a woman peeking out of a window from behind a curtain at another woman. The second woman is standing in the garden, looking at a decorative piece of coloured rope, whichbis inexplicably suspended. The caption reads: "Alison was out there again, glowering at my tassel"

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Jon Cudby @joncudby.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Yes, yes, I know there is war and cancer and racism, but I am still peeved that it's the boy's 13th birthday and candles come in packs of 12.

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Jon Cudby @joncudby.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

The quote marks make it seem like the BBC don't believe her.

A BBC headline reading "Former England goalkeeper Mary Earps announces 'happy' same-sex relationship"

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Jon Cudby @joncudby.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

Finally, a worthy sequel to "Baby shoes" in the 6-word story genre.

A handwritten notice outside a house, reading "Hamster toys/food etc. Please take."

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Jon Cudby @joncudby.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

I know Bill Wells is talking about Glasgow, but when he sings, "This city's all I'll ever need," I completely get it.

The London city skyline under a blue sky.

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Jon Cudby @joncudby.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Day off work, the sky is blue, I'm on a solo yolo to a fancy massage and the Picasso exhibition at Tate Modern *and* I got the driver's seat on the bus. #smugcudby

The view from the front seat of a bus making its way up Walworth Road.

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Jon Cudby @joncudby.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Made an impromptu lunchtime jaunt to the Right to Protest exhibition at 10 Greatorex St before it finishes on Friday. Brilliant.

A representation of a Union Jack made of fists

A boot in a mouth with the text "lick today, eat tomorrow"

A Palestinian flag with blood dripping down it.

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Jon Cudby @joncudby.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

Still can't see this fixture without mentally adding "Brooking" in the middle.

A football result that reads "Sunderland 1 Villa 1"

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Jon Cudby @joncudby.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

It's not often I get to be proud of anything West Ham have done, on or off the pitch, so let me enjoy this rare opportunity.

"Half-and-half scarves

Half-and-half scarves or items illustrating the colours/crests of both clubs will not be permitted inside London Stadium on Saturday. Supporters who have purchased half-and-half scarves from unofficial sellers will be required to hand them over to security staff at the security checkpoints and these scarves will not be returned.

Supporters wishing to buy a scarf for the match are advised to head to the West Ham United Stadium Store, where they can be purchased."

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Jon Cudby @joncudby.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Well, this is a development that literally no-one could have foreseen.

Gentle but persistent drizzle falling on Brockwell Lido

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Jon Cudby @joncudby.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Even the milk is flagshagging now.

A pint of milk with a Union flag printed on the bottle.

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Jon Cudby @joncudby.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

A terrible business idea. Herrings don't even have feet.

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Jon Cudby @joncudby.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

The posh version of "clever Dick"

A shop sign, which reads "Richard Bravo"

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Jon Cudby @joncudby.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

Nothing can go wrong from here...

The Isthmian Premier League table after one round of games, showing Dulwich Hamlet at the top.

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Jon Cudby @joncudby.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Larrikins have meddled with the bottom of a local roadsign. I'm not sure where is 23 miles in that direction. It could be Rotterdam, or Anywhere.

A roadsign that has been tampered with so, alongside directions to East Dulwich (half a mile straight ahead) and Forest Hill (2 1/2 miles to the left), there is an arrow sending you back the way you came to "Anywhere" (23 miles) and "Now Here" (0 miles)

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Jon Cudby @joncudby.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

Today, 84 years to the day since HMS Umpire sank, my dad got to unveil the memorial he has been fundraising for, in a churchyard overlooking the patch of sea where it happened.

The new memorial to the 16 men who died when their submarine, HMS Umpire, was accidentally sunk by a British trawler in WW2

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Jon Cudby @joncudby.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Definitely too hot. Bring on January and having the place to myself again.

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Jon Cudby @joncudby.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

The water felt like a small patch of June, even if the sky thinks it's October.

Brockwell Lido looking bright and blue under a leaden grey sky.

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Jon Cudby @joncudby.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Feel blessed (and smug) to have @dulwichgallery.bsky.social on my doorstep. Finally got to the Tirzah Garwood exhibition today and it was every bit as good as everyone had told me.

The Train Journey, by Tirzah Garwood. A wood engraving of five people in a train carriage with a view of rolling hills out of the window.

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Jon Cudby @joncudby.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Last @dhfcw.bsky.social league game of the season. Real Bedford already confirmed as champions and hadn't lost all season. Well they have now.

Dulwich Hamlet women celebrate after beating Real Bedford 3-1 in Ryan Dempsey's last match as manager

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Jon Cudby @joncudby.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Happy International Goalkeeper Day to all who celebrate.

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Jon Cudby @joncudby.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

I've always loved this sign at the Brick Lane Beigel shop. There is no variation in price however many you buy. All those words and numbers when all it needs to say is "45p per beigel"

Price list at Brick Lane Beigel Bake detailing the cost of every quantity of beigels, going from half a dozen at £2.70 up to 16 dozen at £86.40.
Every single price works out at 45p per beigel.

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Jon Cudby @joncudby.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

At the Young V&A, the first Lime Bike I've ever seen parked responsibly.

A Lime bike behind glass in a display at the Young V&A

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Jon Cudby @joncudby.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

Always a treat to see Spurs lose. When it's your team beating them in a semifinal under blue skies, it's even better.

The Dulwich Hamlet women's team celebrating on the pitch after beating Spurs Academy in the Capital Cup semifinal.

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Jon Cudby @joncudby.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Reading Demon Copperhead and delighted to find it is as good as everyone says it is.

An excerpt from Demon Copperhead, by Barbara Kingsolver. The text reads:

"She knew that. "Kids aren't the problem. It's parents. There's this whole little Armstrong haters' club that's practically a task force of the PTA. They won't admit to being bigots, so they want him fired for be-ing a communist. Like they even know what a communist is!"

I said probably they were just scared he was going to put ideas in our heads.

She smiled. "Imagine that. A teacher, putting ideas in kids' heads."

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Jon Cudby @joncudby.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Happy Bentley Month to all who celebrate.

My late dog, Bentley, looking glorious in this year's Hamlet Hounds calendar.

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Jon Cudby @joncudby.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

If we can't take power from the millionaires, I will settle for eating their shortbread.

A frankly obscene millionaire's shortbread from Eric's in East Dulwich.

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Jon Cudby @joncudby.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

My new best mate, Yoshi, arrived today and let's just say it's a good job I don't have any plans.

A man (me) laying down on a sofa with a miniature Yorkshire Terrier (Yoshi) on his chest.

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Jon Cudby @joncudby.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

"Fizzy cookie flavoured". How could I resist?

A can of Oreo-flavoured Coke. Surprisingly good actually.

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Jon Cudby @joncudby.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

That's my kind of fusion cuisine

A restaurant in Maryland, East London called "Thai Pie".

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Jon Cudby @joncudby.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

I'm trying not to order anything from Amazon, but it's hard when its algorithm is so well tuned. It almost knows me too well.

An alert from the Amazon app suggesting I might like Katy Perry t-shirts and hoodies. I wouldn't.

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Jon Cudby @joncudby.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

My local shop sells the best panettone. Every Christmas I treat myself. And every year my mother-in-law brings an inferior panettone that I feel obliged to eat instead. Today we open the good panettone. Happy Christmas, everyone!

A fancy Milanese panettone that I have been waiting a month for.

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Jon Cudby @joncudby.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Elf on the shelf is over; it's time for the tooth on the roof.

A model of a tooth on top of a building, promoting a dentist's business.

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Jon Cudby @joncudby.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

The true meaning of Christmas: fighting off a hangover to stand in the cold. Still, a Hamlet home win feels like a Christmas miracle.

Dulwich Hamlet men beating Carshalton 1-0. Happy Christmas everyone!

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Jon Cudby @joncudby.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Last minute Christmas shopping at my favourite shop in the world.

A not inaccurate sign outside Rye Books, East Dulwich, which promises, "Books, Books, Books, Dog, Books, Books, Books, Books, Books, Coffee, Coffee, Books".
What else could you possibly need?

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Jon Cudby @joncudby.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

🎶"If you're blue and you don't know where to go to, why don't you go where fashion sits?"🎶

A Christmas pudding on top of a box of Ritz crackers. No, it wasn't worth the effort.

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Jon Cudby @joncudby.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

My home for the night. They'll see me when I'm sleeping; they'll know when I'm awake...

A sign showing the way to the Sleep Disorders Centre.

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Jon Cudby @joncudby.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

I know there are incredible productions of the Tempest and Macbeth running in London right now, but Catford panto is where it's at.

The stage of the Broadway Theatre, Catford before tonight's performance of Sleeping Beauty

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Jon Cudby @joncudby.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Well, I don't like what they've done to Charles Hawtrey.

An advert for the Netflix film, Carry-on.

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Jon Cudby @joncudby.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

A frustrating draw for @dhfcw.bsky.social against Seaward today. Any disappointment more than offset by my new Hamlet Hounds calendar though, which features this tribute to Bentley, my glorious dog who died in the summer. I might spend all of 2025 in March.

March of next year's Hamlet Hounds calendar, showing my late dog, Bentley.

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Jon Cudby @joncudby.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

Have something pink and blue. @dhfcw.bsky.social under an appropriate coloured sky.

Dulwich Hamlet women's team under a pink sky.

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Jon Cudby @joncudby.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

Must be Christmas. The wolves are running.

The opening credits of The Box of Delights

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