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John Appleton

@oddbodd13.bsky.social
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Poet, actor, director, photographer. A heathen, conceivably - but not, I hope, an unenlightened one.

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John Appleton @oddbodd13.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Rochemback with the greatest free kick since Father Ted invited Bishop Brennan round, and Alves managing to score 3.
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Sian Berry MP @sianberry.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I have said before and will again: any electoral reform commission must NOT rule out a change of system BEFORE the next election if needed. We cannot risk a minority vote handing a huge majority to any party that would take a shredder to democracy itself.
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John Appleton @oddbodd13.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
East Fife four, Fairford five so far.
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Chris Limb @catmachine.com · 28/09/2026
People REALLY don’t like being told they’re wrong. What the far right have done is weaponise this and tell people that the feelings of bigotry that they’re secretly ashamed of are actually good. And if deployed cunningly this works on far more people than you'd think, which is exhausting.
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R.E.M. @remhq.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
👹 Monster was released on this day in 1994. “What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?,” “Bang and Blame,” “Strange Currencies,” “Crush With Eyeliner,” “Tongue” — and a run of music videos that makes this one especially fun to look back on. Share your favorite song in the comments…
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John Appleton @oddbodd13.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I know we're all thinking it, but even if Man City get a massive points deduction or relegation several divisions, they'll somehow still finish above Spurs.
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John Appleton @oddbodd13.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Do this at the beginning of next season. Then even if they win every single game, they'll finish on exactly zero.
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Philip Stafford @staffordphilip.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"As far as I'm concerned, the first thing you can do for me is to chuck all your medals into the biggest bin you can find, because you've never won any of them fairly."
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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Happy Kicked In The Head By A Horse Day, to all who celebrate. It's the 7th anniversary of this absolute banger.
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John Appleton @oddbodd13.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Might be one to watch this lad. Takes Root's wicket in his first international in any format, plus another two. Odd run-up, but obviously effective.
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Helen Ceri Clarke @helenceri.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Oh i don't know, i found this hilarious.
T shirt saying "are they bowling to earn soup or bowling on behalf of soup?" Seen at download festival
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ᴡᴇ ʙᴜɪʟᴛ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴄɪᴛʏ @webuiltthiscity.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This genuinely made me laugh out loud today
HOW AM I DRIVING?
HOW DOES AN ENGINE EVEN WORK?
HOW CAN A LOVING GOD CAUSE SUCH AGONY
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Ray Newman @raynewman.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
A fun, affordable hobby is: 1. Turning up in random well-to-do Cotswold villages wearing a hi-vis vest with a picture of a wind turbine on it, and a hard hat. 2. Taking measurements of the village green and any other open space, and enthusiastically writing notes on a clipboard.
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Xero Reynolds 41/100 on Patreon @artificer-ind.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Still patiently waiting to be "left behind" by AI rather than it chasing me across every damn space like a slasher in a low budget flick.
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John Appleton @oddbodd13.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
We all live in an orange gimp regime An orange gimp regime An orange gimp regime
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John Appleton @oddbodd13.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
FFS Boro, I turn my back for one bloody moment.
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
No, by 'revealed' we mean a) verified the source beyond doubt b) gave a right to reply to those implicated c) had legal checks to validate our fact-checking and ensure there were no unfair defamatory inferences In other words, time-consuming and professional journalism
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Nick Burdett @nickburdett.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Buying flags to support the RNLI during WW1. How times have changed.
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John Appleton @oddbodd13.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Cabin Pressure was the best. Perfect casting all round.
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Alice Averlong 🏳️‍⚧️ @alice.averlong.com · 18/09/2026
the worst part about not having a cat is that a cat never wanders into your room in a kind of "hey whats going on in here?" kind of way
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Nick from Toy-Fu @toyfu332.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Ian Hislop from @privateeyenews.bsky.social pointed out that during WW2 the RNLI rescued German and Italian crews, because their remit is the preservation of human life. They rescued people who were actively at war with our country, and they didn't face this level of hostility. This shit must stop!
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Ian Miles Schlong @tedcruznipples.com · 10/09/2026
Some of those that work forces Are the same that fuck horses
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John Appleton @oddbodd13.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Why does this photo look like a still from a searing new biopic of Boris Johnson's university days?
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Rory Blank @roryblank.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
And that's not how inspiration works. You can't brute force it. Just because it generates an idea doesn't make it a good idea, and if all you want is something to bounce off of, you're just as well off buying Oblique Strategies or going for a walk. Just allow yourself to be bored for 10 minutes.
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Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Trump creates history as the first orange man to call for a united Ireland.
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Nick Pettigrew @nick-pettigrew.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I just think that risking your life at a moment's notice to save people you've never met in exchange for no money is a better expression of patriotism than dressing up like a Poundshop paramilitary and intimidating families with kids trying to get onto a ferry.
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Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Farage agrees to cooperate with the Metropolitan Police if he can choose the officers to lead the investigation.
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John Appleton @oddbodd13.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Glamorgan: 69 all out Also Glamorgan : Hold my beer
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Ilikecaketoo (UK) @ilikecaketoo.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Disgraceful that the RNLI have to say this today, but here we are 😞. If you would like to donate👇🏻. rnli.org/support-us/g... #RNLI #RNLISavesLives
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Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Surprising this story isn't getting more coverage...
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Protestors confuse Pakistan cricket team for migrants after gathering at hotel
Misinformation caused groups of people to gather at The Marriott Hotel
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Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Bill Bryson on the RNLI in "The Road to Little Dribbling : more notes from a small island" (2015)
I had never really stopped to consider what an extraordinary thing the Royal National Lifeboat Institution is. Think about it. A troubled ship calls for help, and eight people - teachers, plumbers, the guy
who runs the pub - drop everything and put to sea, whatever the weather, asking no questions, imperilling their own lives, to try to help strangers. Is there anything more brave and noble than that? The RNLI - I looked this up later - is an organization run by volunteers, supported entirely by public donations. It maintains 233 stations around the coast of Britain and averages twenty-two call-outs per day. It saves 350 lives a year on average.
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David Osland @davidosland.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The RNLI isn't subsidised by the taxpayer. Some people seem to be getting them mixed up with Eton, Harrow and Winchester.
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John Appleton @oddbodd13.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
What's an example of perfect casting? (this one on both counts)
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Bary Garlow @beansinyourbum.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Just seen an American right winger on TikTok calling reading festival a lefty thing and later in the comments admitted that they thought it meant like reading a book festival
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R.E.M. @remhq.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Crank it up! “What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?” was released as the first single from Monster on this day in 1994. Video directed by Peter Care.
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Susan @sufondue.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
All these "right-wing protestors" will be putting their poppies on soon and never thinking about the fact that their great grandads were fighting against everything their idiot descendants stand for
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John Appleton @oddbodd13.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Vulgar fractions - a thread. One-fifth:
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John Appleton @oddbodd13.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Freddie Mercury would have been 80 today. This was released about a month before he died. www.youtube.com/watch?v=t99K...
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Queen - The Show Must Go On (Official Video)
YouTube video by Queen Official
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John Appleton @oddbodd13.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Wonder how many of the balaclava buttheads have previously supported a ban on face coverings in public (but OBVIOUSLY not because of niqabs and that).
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Cat 🐈 @mrsbadcrumble1975.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
This is such fun!! #ReformUK #Nigelfarage
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Get To Know Nature @gettoknownature.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
For the #BirdOfTheDay theme of #Contrast I managed to find both a dark bird against a light background and a light bird against a dark background in the same photo! Poking around in my archives is fun (Cormorant and Snowy Egret) #birds 🌿
Two birds perch in a bare tree. A cormorant is dark against the light sky  while a white egret stands out against the dark tree trunk.
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John Appleton @oddbodd13.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
I'm probably not the only one who read the question in Father Jack's voice.
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John Appleton @oddbodd13.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
If you see this, post your getaway vehicle
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John Appleton @oddbodd13.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Fulham's away kit inspired by a squashed Maoam sweet from the bottom of a kid's schoolbag.
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John Appleton @oddbodd13.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Fella's thicker than his own make-up.
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John Appleton @oddbodd13.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
It's 2034. The ECB's new tournament "The 12", featuring 2-ball overs bowled by Gogglebox stars, is hailed a success after London Influencers beat Northern AI Slop by 4 Facebook likes in the final. Meanwhile, the county Championship will be over by Christmas.
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John Appleton @oddbodd13.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
So we're back to U and Non-U language? "Yookay" is "Lanyardian", but "Britain" is, er.....Non-Yoo?
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Tyler, from the Internet @tylerfromtheinternet.com · 23/08/2026
genspark ai ad on a subway, ONE PROMPT, JOB DONE but someone has glued a G to it so it says ONE PROMPT, JOB GONE
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John Appleton @oddbodd13.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Turns out it was just Dennis Wise.
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John Appleton @oddbodd13.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
The Boro's back on form then. #UTB
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