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Mike Chapman @mikechapman96.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Sounds wonderful. Doesn't life end up being a big collection of the little things?

Mike Chapman @mikechapman96.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

That is sad news. Glass raised. Eight years before the date on that issue, I was an avid reader of "Tiger and Scorcher". I'll look it up, but I assume a subsequent merger with "Speed" saw Scorcher drop off the masthead. Most importantly, such joy they brought. Roy, Billy's Boots, Hotshot Hamish

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Untypicalboro @untypicalboro.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

The night before battle: a poignant harmonica wavers on the wind. Teesside troopers share liquor, cigarettes, war stories & gallows humour. #Boro Bravado. Laughter. Nerves. Fear. Cynicism. A former steelworker proudly shows photos of a sweetheart. He's punching. #UTB

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Doorman and building staff may go on strike against building owners in NYC for the first time in 30 years+ next week, and I can say that among apartment building residents, there is a 50/50 divide between "Give them anything they want" and "Give them anything they want, you assholes."

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✙ Kullervo ✙ @kullervo.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Leaked video from the yesterday’s mar-a-lago election night watch party ..

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Mike Chapman @mikechapman96.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Oh how long those lifetimes can be. This is 23 years ago, Marquee club in London. Me on skins. Keep the dream alive!

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Mike Chapman @mikechapman96.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Milky Way, the sweet you can eat between meals.

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Untypicalboro @untypicalboro.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

FT: 1-2. #Boro were superb in a high-tempo, assertive first 45 & battered Millwall. Created six big chances but didn't make it count. Again. Second half sloppy. Again. Killer goal self-inflicted. Inevitable it was Coburn, screaming out what we are lacking: a striker. #UTB

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Mr Benn @thebowlerhatman.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Whenever I am at Nice airport, this story springs to mind. What a Fabulous man Roger Moore was.

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Dr Kate @forzaboro.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Shooting practice for the whole #boro team over the international break

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Untypicalboro @untypicalboro.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

FT: Nils. A frustrating cut & paste performance for blunt #Boro who pile up all the passing and possession stats but lack penetration and are flaccid up front. Another blank. A point and Ipswich/Millwall drew but losing momentum and swagger. Making hard work of it. #UTB

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Mike Chapman @mikechapman96.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Someone thought the same in the 1880s. Result? NFL baby. Just a series of set pieces. Global audience for the Superbowl? A whopping 150 million. Man city's last regular season league match? 600m. The people have spoken.

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🇨🇦 👊🇨🇦 @sorry-iamcanadian.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Some Swedish hockey players demonstrate various winter Olympic sports. 😁 (sound on) #Olympics

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Mike Chapman @mikechapman96.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

I don't want to trigger you, but I think he also played a very amusing character in a sitcom; one which was set in Paris, New York And Peckham. A hilarious man, sorely missed.

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Anon Opin @anonopin.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Is there a bigger downgrade than the daily doorstep milk delivery in recycled glass bottles from a local dairy on an electric vehicle to having to buy milk in plastic bottles from multi million pound supermarkets.

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Mike Chapman @mikechapman96.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

I live in the States and stream every game, home and away. I mute the volume and listen to the Radio Tees commentary. Biased? Possibly. But one less thing to get furious about. That said. Another glorious win! #UTB

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

We had congressional hearings when parents just suspected heavy metal was leading some kids to suicide.

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ScabusaurusRex 🇺🇲🇺🇦🇬🇪 @scabusaurusrex.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

And Southampton Dock... I cannot listen to this album without tears coming to my eyes. -- They disembarked in '45 And no one spoke and no one smiled There were too many spaces in the line They gathered at the cenotaph All agreed with hand on heart To sheath the sacrificial knives

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John Moe @johnmoe.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

What’s your boldest *unironic* I Actually Liked It take? The album or film or book that most other fans disregard or dismiss or actively dislike? But not you! Are you a Chinese Democracy defender? For me?

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Mike Chapman @mikechapman96.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

And where is the profit in that? It's all about the $$$

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Mike Chapman @mikechapman96.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Had the same issue. Gave up. Slapped Roku in one of the HDMI slots; problem solved instantly and for several years now. I'm sure Google or Amazon solutions would work as well. The smart TV model kinda fell apart. Though I saw Internet fridges trying to make a comeback.

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Mike Chapman @mikechapman96.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

They ended the practice of child sacrifice? Err. That wasn't a thing in 17th century England. They were religious extremists who fled the country to find a place where they could freely practice their nutty version of Christianity.

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

The US banks want nothing to do with propping up Argentina’s economy. The country has defaulted on its sovereign debt nine times. Yet we entered into a “currency swap” for their pesos that we will never get back.

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The Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net · 11/11/2025

The finale of the great TV comedy show Blackadder goes Forth. Back then I didn't expect one of the funniest programmes ever to end with a scene that makes me cry every time I see it. Every single time.

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Mike Chapman @mikechapman96.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

Went to what was known as Leicester Polytechnic in the 80s. Exactly the same story. Also, in reverse, me and my mates would cook up a post-fast feast for our Muslim friends so they could stuff their faces once they were done observing. Humans are not born with hate in their hearts.

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Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

When I worked in a Teesside College there were many Muslim students. They sent Christmas cards and were active participants in college Xmas functions. The flag shagging community need to be aware Jesus is a significant figure in Islam and the vast majority of Muslims enjoy Christmas.

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Mike Chapman @mikechapman96.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

I think it refers to 'the' sometimes being pronounced 'da'. As in "that was da best"

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Natasha Devon @natashadevon.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

I made a handy flow chart for confused men…

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The 70s Guy @stevenw888.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

George Best: "I spent a lot of money on booze, women and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." #GeorgeBest

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Anon Opin @anonopin.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

New York in the late 1970s was a much better setting for movies than now. It was gritty, grimy, and violent. New York has been beautified and has so much less crime it's hard to suspend disbelief when movies pretend it's a hell hole.

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Anon Opin @anonopin.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

One of the biggest losses in the UK has been our newspaper industry. Once the envy of the world, even when Murdoch owned most of it, now 95% is little more than dirt cheap, right-wing ragebait. Hard to believe that The Times was once called "The Thunderer".

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Mike Chapman @mikechapman96.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Proof that I once had hair. C. 1987

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Jane Casey @janecasey.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

I would like to see all sports played with cats, please.

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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

200th anniversary of the Stockton and Darlington Railway: 'It's terrific to remind the world it all started here.' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Stockton and Darlington Railway 200: Locomotion No 1 replica anniversary starts trip

A replica of the Locomotion No 1 is recreating the journey made by the real engine 200 years ago.

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Stuart Berman @stuberman.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

tfw when the band plays their biggest hit to close the set, which is a bit of obvious move, but that’s okay, because their biggest hit is also the greatest song of all time

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Anon Opin @anonopin.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Without a well resourced and skilled Civil Service the country would descend into anarchy within a fortnight, sure it can always do things better but this myth that politicians pedal that you can massively cut it and still get everything done is just a lie.

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Anon Opin @anonopin.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

The most frustrating thing about the climate crisis is that we have a lot of the solutions already, they just need implementing at scale, and the only thing that's stopping that happening is the fact that it would make a few very rich people a bit less rich

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SwearyCarol @robsoncarol.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Let's not mention PPE contracts

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 03/09/2025

enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits

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Anon Opin @anonopin.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

We should be allowed to take our partner to work for a day so they can put faces to the names of the people we moan about at home. Particularly so they can see for themselves what an absolute prick Stuart is.

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Praṇay Manocha @pranman.com · 30/08/2025

Nearly a million people marched against Brexit. Not front page news. 50 people gather outside a hotel. National news for weeks. "Fears of mass unrest", media says.

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