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Paul Tonner @paultonner.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

'There Is No Antimimetics Division' is quite an extraordinary book. Sci-Fi and horror blended in a mindbending way. Quite a trip. I listened to the audiobook which was excellently done.

There Is No Antimimetics Division by QNTM
book cover.

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Paul Tonner @paultonner.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Best Star Trek crew, wrong answers only.

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Paul Tonner @paultonner.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

More of these pulsating,, strobing striplights in an Asda car park. Is this art or am I just a weirdo in a multi storey car park? #videoart #art Epilepsy ⚠️ Warning - contains flashing lights.

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Paul Tonner @paultonner.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Sort of got transfixed by these pulsating, probably faulty, striplights in an Asda car park. Is this art? #videoart #art Epilepsy ⚠️ Warning - contains flashing lights.

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Paul Tonner @paultonner.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

No proper eclipse, no Perseids tonight, and the Cosmos update didn't drop for No Man's Sky. Rubbish. Here's my floof hanging around in the garden wondering what the fuss was all about. No, she's not a Dalek.

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Paul Tonner @paultonner.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Not even a sacrifice to Nuada is going to help us see the #eclipse in central Scotland. Shite.

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Paul Tonner @paultonner.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Oh. That's interesting to know. Thanks for that information. Found some more yesterday

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Paul Tonner @paultonner.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

It bears mentioning that these comparatively modern mini-henges are not emulating more ancient megaliths and symbolic places. They have been placed / dumped there for purely cosmetic and practical reasons. These are here primarily to stop local youths turning this open space into a football pitch

An excellent scattering of mini-henges on an open space in Currie, nr Edinburgh. What will far future archeologists think of them. A place of worship or burial for the long gone tribes that built their dwellings around them?

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Paul Tonner @paultonner.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Has anyone made a study of modern urban megaliths? Many mid to late 20th century urban spaces and housing estates have rock piles like these. This spectacular array in Currie,nr Edinburgh is only enhanced by this magnificent tree remnant. #megaliths #stonecircles #folklore @stoneclub.bsky.social

Urban Rock piles in housing estate in Currie, nr Edinburgh.

A spectacular tree remnant amidst urban rock piles in Currie, nr Edinburgh.

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Paul Tonner @paultonner.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Sad times. In the 1970s I had a Budgie (Aka: Baby Chopper), a real Chopper and then a Grifter, Raleigh's attempt at a BMX, but the designers had only ever seen a photo of a BMX. It weighed a ton. Many a grazed knee and elbow coming off a bit of wood propped up on bricks, DIY Evel Kinevel style.

My childhood. Yes, I remember when everything was in black and white. That's not me on the right.

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Paul Tonner @paultonner.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

I thought it was an artwork made up by @willmac23.bsky.social just for the book. That’s really cool. And there it is, track 10 on Led Zeppelin II.

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Paul Tonner @paultonner.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

"How much more blackened could they be. The answer is none. None more blackened"

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Paul Tonner @paultonner.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Yeah. I've put the name in the ALT text. It's not very nice.

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Paul Tonner @paultonner.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Screwdriver Lobotomy. I was struggling with this one. I looked up the event. Not sure if I can repeat the name. It's quite unpleasant.

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Paul Tonner @paultonner.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

DREICH has to be my favourite name for a Scottish death metal band. I have no idea what the name of the headline band is.

+6 Dreich is a traditional Scots word meaning wet, gloomy, and dreary, most often used to describe foul, grey, and miserable weather.

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Paul Tonner @paultonner.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Still looks pretty good though. The back to front, inverted thing always trips me up. So if you printed yours with gold ink on black paper it would be 'correct' ? That might be worth a try. Mine has a big black background which limits things. I could print on gold paper I suppose...

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Paul Tonner @paultonner.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

That Vulture! He’s all about the fine art Horses and Bulls these days. A great artist.

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Paul Tonner @paultonner.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

He also did a couple of pretty out there 2000ad covers that still stick in my memory. The first one reminds mo of Slaine going into a warpspasm.

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Paul Tonner @paultonner.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

They said the comic was complete in 2025. They had a pretty hefty chunk of it done in 2021 and published in Shift, so there’s no reason for this much of a delay. It’s sad, I’m a friend of Gary but there’s a time to call it quits. I’ve asked for a refund.

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Paul Tonner @paultonner.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

No. At the beginning . Mog gets so very tired...

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Paul Tonner @paultonner.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

She wrote a trilogy of young adult books based on that period of her life.

Judith Kerr's books on escape from Nazi Germany and being a refugee.

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Paul Tonner @paultonner.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

A great book. Most public libraries have a collection of books like this. Sometimes you have to ask the library assistant or librarian to show you them. They cover grief, sadness, having a parent with mental health problems, visiting food banks and many other subjects.

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Paul Tonner @paultonner.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

I'm pretty sure this bounty hunter guy from Star Wars is called Findo Gask. He's pals with Boba Fett and Fennec Shand.

Findo Gask, ruthless bounty hunter. Hangs out with Boba Fett, Dental, IG-88 and Jymye Sh'aand

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Paul Tonner @paultonner.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

My urban #meadow is looking great today. The wee beasties are going daft for the knapweed. Lots more to bloom. This is what gardening is all about.

My urban meadow. This is year 3. Seeds supplied by Meadowmania

Painted Lady Butterfly on a Common Knapweed bloom.

Buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)

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Paul Tonner @paultonner.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Happy Father's Got Himself A Ukulele And Why Bloody Not Day to me.

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Paul Tonner @paultonner.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

At the Reflecting Pool, and guys, this doesn't look right.

"I am the spirit of dark and lonely water: ready to trap the unwary, the showoff, the fool..." intones the voiceover, "...and this is the kind of place you'd expect to find me. But no-one expects to find me here. It seems too ordinary", as the scene switches to a group of children playing on the muddy edge of a murky pool. A boy is teetering on the steep, slippery bank attempting to retrieve a football from the pool with a stick. "But that pool is deep. The boy is showing off...the bank is slippery," says the spirit, approaching from behind...

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Paul Tonner @paultonner.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Sort of you after telling your bosses to go fuck themselves and then walking out with a big box of stolen stationery and someone else's pot plant that you always secretly coveted.

Stock image of a happy human making good life choices.

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Paul Tonner @paultonner.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Thanks buddy. It looks better the other way. Most of it is salvaged or plants from garden centre 'search and rescue' corners. It's been a bit of work.

Ladder to nowhere, my Singing Ringing Tree, and meadow.

Rockery and meadow. Guardian Gnomes protecting the hosta from slugs.

Bargain Buddah corner behind the shed with secondary Sitabooterie.

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Paul Tonner @paultonner.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

I have too much drying weather. I'll send some down. My problem is too much drying weather= too much ironing.

My garden. Yeah. The grass is meant to be like that. I'm helping the bees. They love the clover and Devil's Paintbrushes.

That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it.

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Paul Tonner @paultonner.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

@commandermac.bsky.social Some old photos from a Gerry Anderson exhibition. Maybe the 1980s or 1990s going by the shell suits.

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Paul Tonner @paultonner.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Nope. He was still using the quotes from Frazer Brown at his appearance at LiCAF in 2025, in a lovely fluorescent green frame. Call me suspicious, but I would suggest that this outsider comicbook edgelord is trying to be deliberately provocative.

Still using Frazer Brown quotes in 2025 right in the middle of one of the UKs biggest comic conventions. Get in the sea.

Proudly using a Red Cabin repost on his Instagram page.

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Paul Tonner @paultonner.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Sorry, John. Wouldn't touch this with a bargepole. It's one thing to stand against cancel culture, but to still be using Frazer Brown review quotes to plug your products is unforgivable. I recall he was also linked to contributing to Brown's #TFTQ 'sequel'. The British comic community remembers.

To still be using Frazer Brown as a positive review source is unacceptable.

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Paul Tonner @paultonner.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Very nice. People need to look up a bit more. They miss so much. You're not far from another cool beer and food place once the chic place for arty types to hang out; La Fleur en Papier Doré.

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Paul Tonner @paultonner.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

I always knew that he was a monster. Here he is with his freaky looking weirdo pals lowering a poor child into some sort of death pit. #rupert

Cover of The Monster, Rupert. A Rupert The Bear Book

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Paul Tonner @paultonner.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

I'm worried that we're on course for a Reform national government because of Labour's failures. Those arseholes aren't going to let us have independence either. What a horrorshow.

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Paul Tonner @paultonner.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

I'm not really a big drinker myself, but when in Bruges. I loved that I could have small beers so I could try a lot of the beer menu. They do have a good range of bottled 0% beer so you'll be fine. Enjoy your time in Bruges. It's a great place.

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Paul Tonner @paultonner.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Best authentic Belgian beer place? 't Brugs Beertje. Great atmosphere. Lots of beers. Nice historic food stop? Bruges oldest hangout. Vlissinghe Café. You can really feel the 500 years. Lovely garden too. I just stumbled on both of these places. It's one of those magical cities. Enjoy.

Tucked up a wee side street. t'Brugs Beertje is really cool.

Vlissinghe Café. Great food, not expensive. Steeped in history.

It has a nice quiet beer garden at the back.

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Paul Tonner @paultonner.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

I was in Bruges a couple of months ago. As a fan of weird I ended up accidentally venerating the 'holy blood' of Jesus at the Sepulchre of the Holy Blood. Sat in the wrong place and ended up in the queue for venerating. It's just behind the main square, tucked in a corner.

Upstairs for the holy blood, downstairs for the crypt.

A painting of the Holy Blood relic. You can't really get a photo of the Holy Blood relic itself but join the queue if you want to see it up close. Be prepared for a bit of kneeling and crossing when you get up to it. I'm a lapsed catholic so I was okay with it. It comes out a couple of times a day for venerating purposes.

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Paul Tonner @paultonner.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Yeah. He got completely called out on it by a bunch of comics folk. I 'WTF'-ed him and he blocked me.

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Paul Tonner @paultonner.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

"HELLO? I'M AT STONEHENGE! YEAH, IT'S JUST ROCKS AND THERE'S LITTLE HOUSES EVERYWHERE. IT'S RUBBISH!"

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Paul Tonner @paultonner.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Close up images, bottom half.

BOTTOM LEFT : Avebury - William Stukeley’s 1724 "Ground plot of the British Temple, Now the Town of Avebury, Wilts"

BOTTOM MIDDLE : Avebury - William Stukeley’s 1724 "Ground plot of the British Temple, Now the Town of Avebury, Wilts"

BOTTOM RIGHT : Avebury - William Stukeley’s 1724 "Ground plot of the British Temple, Now the Town of Avebury, Wilts"

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Paul Tonner @paultonner.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Lucky find while taking a break from sightseeing the Roman rubble of Northumberland to visit the charity shops of Whitley Bay. Spotted this old print in the 50p bargain bin near the door. I gave them a pound. @megalithic.bsky.social @stoneclub.bsky.social #stonecircle #avebury #history #folklore

Framed print of William Stukeley’s 1724 "Ground plot of the British Temple, Now the Town of Avebury"

Supplied by Selwood Art, Worcester England.

William Stukeley’s 1724 "Ground plot of the British Temple, Now the Town of Avebury, Wilts"

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Paul Tonner @paultonner.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Don't worry friends. It's one of those Blu-ray covers you can flip. That one is sure to be better in every way. @warringtonruncorn.com

The alternative cover for the new 4k Threads Blu-ray

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Paul Tonner @paultonner.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Just flicking through channels on TV and landed on this scene from Emmerdale. What the hell is that on the wall?! There's something a bit #BrokenVeil about their choice of artwork. @gralefrit.bsky.social @willmac23.bsky.social ?

A cute family scene from tonight's Emmerdale.

What the absolute hell is that? Some kind of doomscape?

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