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Mr Nimmo @nimmo1492.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

How the hell is it taking Windows an hour to download .net Framework over a 2Gbps connection? I just want to play an old game, dammit.

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Mr Nimmo @nimmo1492.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

How badly do you have to fuck up for your actual soap to be full of bacteria?

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The Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Occasionally, I'm reminded of my all time favourite piece of internet: this Reddit post from 12 years ago in which a guy claims he ruined dinner with his girlfriend's parents by refusing to admit he knew what a potato was.

TIFU by enraging the parents of my girlfriend by pretending not to know what a potato is.
Let me tell you that I have made a bad mistake this evening.

My girlfriend (who let me tell you is only my 2nd girlfriend of all time) said I am "invited to dinner" with her and her parents. I was very aghast, nervous, and bashful to be invited to such a situation. But I knew it must be done.

I met them nicely, I should tell you, and it started off in a good way. The idea slapped my mind that I should do a comic bit, to make a good impression and become known to them as a person who is amusing.

When I saw that baked potatoes were served I got the idea that it would be very good if I pretended I did not know what potatoes was. That would be funny.

Well let me tell you: backfired on my face. I'll tell you how.

So first when the potato became on my plate, I acted very interesting. I showed an expression on my face so as to seem that I was confused, astounded but in a restrained way, curious, and interested. They did notice, and seemed confused, but did not remark. So I asked "This looks very interesting. What is this?"

They stared at me and the mother said "It's a baked potato." And I was saying "Oh, interesting, a baked....what is it again?"

And she was like "A potato."

And I was like "A 'potato', oh interesting. Never heard of a potato, looks pretty good."

And then they didn't see I was clowning, but thought I really did not know what is a potato. So I knew I would be very shamed, humiliated, depressed, and disgusted if I admitted to making a bad joke, so what I did was to act as if it was not a joke but I committed to the act of pretending I didn't know what a potato is.

They asked me, VERY incredulous, did I really not know what a potato is? That I never heard of a potato. I went with it and told them, yes, I did not ever even hear of a potato. Not only had I never eaten a potato I had never heard the word potato.

This went on for a bit and my girlfriend was acting very confused and embarrassed by my "fucked up antics", and then the more insistent I was about not knowing what a potato is was when them parents starting thinking I DID know what a potato was.

Well let me tell you I had to commit 100% at this point. When I would not admit to knowing what a potato was, the father especially began to get annoyed. At one point he said something like "Enough is enough. You're fucking with us. Admit it." And I said "Sir, before today I never heard of a potato. I still don't know what a potato is, other than some kind of food. I don't know what to tell you."

Well let me tell you he got very annoyed. I decided to take a bite of the potato, and when I did I made a high pitched noise and said "Taste's very strange!"

That is when the father started yelling at me, and the mother kept saying "What are you doing?" and my girlfriend went to some other room.

Finally the father said I should "Get the fuck out of his house" and I said it was irrational to treat me like this just because I never heard of a potato before. Well let me tell you he didn't take that kindly.

Now in text messages I have been telling my girlfriend I really don't know what a potato is. The only way I can ever get out of this is for them to buy that I don't know what a potato is.

I wish I never started it but I can't go back. I think she will break up with me anyway.

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Mr Nimmo @nimmo1492.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Gomez Addams is unironically personality goals. He has endless passion for life and everything and everyone in it. And he has a kickass model railway.

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Mr Nimmo @nimmo1492.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Make a band edible: Guns N Cadbury Roses Quality Street Preachers Iron Minute Maiden Oreo Speedwagon Jefferson Starburst

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Mr Nimmo @nimmo1492.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

25 years ago today, I was at home waiting to attend recruit selection for the Army, and we were spending the day redecorating the living room. We got a call from my grandad telling us to turn the TV on because "the World Trade Centre is on fire". We hooked the TV back up and turned it on

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Mr Nimmo @nimmo1492.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Took 2 nurses 6 attempts to get a blood test sample from me this morning, so now I feel like a dartboard.

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Mr Nimmo @nimmo1492.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Post a picture of you from another era. Look, we all did crazy things when we were teenagers, and 2001 was a hell of a year.

A very young me, wearing army combat gear, holding a rifle and kneeling.

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Mr Nimmo @nimmo1492.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Downgrade a movie. Star Trek: The Discovered Country

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Mr Nimmo @nimmo1492.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

We'll finally see Mackems in Milan!

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Mr Nimmo @nimmo1492.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

We need to protect Weird Al at all costs.

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Mr Nimmo @nimmo1492.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Behold, the most gloriously hammy delivery of the most unhinged line ever. A line so amazingly silly, it made Tim Curry laugh in the take they decided to keep! youtu.be/U_U59u69tys?...

youtu.be

Tim Curry as Premier Cherdenko - Space!

YouTube video by Athrun Talan

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Mr Nimmo @nimmo1492.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Ah shit, the passing of Dolly is devastating. Truly a wonderful human being, whom we can all stand to be a little more like.

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Mr Nimmo @nimmo1492.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

This seems like a fitting time for the Pompeii Survivor's Fund to finally pay out to @hadenoughnow.bsky.social. Don't you think so, @sirmichael.bsky.social?

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Fun @funkelly.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

the good news is that, for at least the foreseeable future, these humanoid robots can be easily defeated by utilizing any number of foiling tactics demonstrated in your run-of-the-mill looney tunes cartoon.

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Mr Nimmo @nimmo1492.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

If @countbinface.bsky.social needs a new pledge for his next manifesto, may I suggest "Election and by-elections can only be won by candidates that show up to the results, otherwise the victory is awarded to the highest-polling attendee"?

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Cheesemeister @cheesemeister.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Today is the only day you can read this story in real-time.

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Mr Nimmo @nimmo1492.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

This will become apparently when, shortly after the thing we all want to happen happens, he will mysteriously post on Truth Social because an intern didn't get the memo in time.

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Mr Nimmo @nimmo1492.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Film you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli.

static.klipy.com

Final Destination 2 Log Truck Accident

Alt: Final Destination 2 Log Truck Accident

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Mr Nimmo @nimmo1492.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

New hand dryer pledge just dropped!

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Mr Nimmo @nimmo1492.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Weird Al continues to be a flawless human being.

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Stevie Kilner @1steviekilner.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

If anyone would like to see a short video of a dog using their tail as a rotar blade, this is your lucky day.

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Mr Nimmo @nimmo1492.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

So, that Bellingham, he's a bit good isn't he?

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Mr Nimmo @nimmo1492.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

I propose a change to the Laws Of The Game to state that penalty kicks must consist of a single uninterrupted run-up followed immediately by a kick with no stutter and no pause.

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Mr Nimmo @nimmo1492.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Oh that Belgium-USA result is sweet, sweet karma

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Mr Nimmo @nimmo1492.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

So, who do we reckon will be the next England manager?

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Uncle Duke @uncleduke1969.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

"What's the lesson here, guys?" "We don’t know.” "C’mon, think about it." "Don't be assholes?" "Don’t be assholes. Especially to…” "To the guy with the thumbs?" "To the guy with the thumbs."

Two cats look up at the camera. In front of each of them is a a bowl containing a sealed can of food.

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Mr Nimmo @nimmo1492.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

12 months ago, we won promotion back to the Premier League after a long time in the doldrums. Today we qualified for the Europa League. What a turnaround, what a team, what a manager, what an owner, what a club. #SunderlandAFC #EuropaLeague #HWTL

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Mr Nimmo @nimmo1492.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

I feel like this would be a top 10 episode

Star Trek Voyager title card saying "The Needs Of The One"

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Mr Nimmo @nimmo1492.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

You'd have thought, with their binoculars, that Southampton would have seen that coming.

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Mr Nimmo @nimmo1492.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Slightly diminish a book: Murder On The 8:22 Northern Rail service to Middlesbrough, calling at Hartlepool, Seaton Carew, Billingham, Stockton and Thornaby.

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Mr Nimmo @nimmo1492.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Ah yes Wowcher, that IS the perfect way to spend a half term holiday.

Half Term Activities, somehow including a professional will writing service.

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Dom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com · 05/05/2026

Someone out there decided it would be a good idea to put a German Shepherd in charge of babysitting a bunch of Doberman puppies and they were 100% correct

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Mr Nimmo @nimmo1492.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Slightly diminish a book: Life, The Universe, and Some Other Stuff

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Natasha Devon @natashadevon.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Lots of things can be true at once- - if the Golder’s Green attacker attacked one person known to him that was Muslim and two strangers who were visibly Jewish then that’s still v probably an antisemitic attack. - BUT it’s troubling that the third victim has been left out of media coverage…

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Andrew McGrae @tgnprofessor.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

“Kicking people in the head is good, except when they do it.”

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Mr Nimmo @nimmo1492.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

As a man who is also completely oblivious (as my partner will absolutely attest), this makes me smile.

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Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Not once in the 80s, 90s or 00s do I recall a politician urging the public to embrace email, mobile phones, texting, two factor authentication, online banking, air fryers, or to replace all their cassette collection with a CD collection. So forgive me if I smell a rat.

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