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Laura S

@pickersnext.bsky.social
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Film lover, avid reader, recovered baker, your permanent "phone a friend" for trivia

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Laura S @pickersnext.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Picture of an eagle in front of an American flag listing: can dive at 160km/h, can Wright up to 14 lbs, large talons oft prey.  Picture of an Australian Wedge tail eagle listing can dive at 70km/h, Australia's largest bird of prey, can lift large prey items.  Picture of a Canada Fucking Goose listing: fast enough to catch you, big enough to destroy you, it can see you, right now, RUN FOR YOUR DAMN LIFE
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Laura S @pickersnext.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
As Always: (available at the Beaverton store)
Red brick coloured t-shirt that reads "I thought The Beaverton was Satire" in black
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Laura S @pickersnext.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Perennial:
Reddish t-shirt with "I thought the Beaverton was supposed to be satire" with the Beaverton logo in the center in red
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Laura S @pickersnext.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
This dog is currently in her teenage period, and is aggressively applying "selective listening"
Young golden retriever sitting at a table in a chair facing a blank Scrabble board
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Laura S @pickersnext.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
And again... the-beaverton.myshopify.com/products/i-t...
Pink t-shirt stating "I thought the Beaverton was Satire"
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Laura S @pickersnext.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
This is my pinned post with alt text competed. If you're going to complain about our government, know who's responsible for managing what
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Laura S @pickersnext.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
So, I missed Duck Pic day, so here is my contribution (i'm blaming time zones)
A yellow rubber duck on what looks like a news paper (is actually a Rosetta Stone bag from the British Museum) rubber duck is masquerading as the Sphinx
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Laura S @pickersnext.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
I just slather my hair in Strictly Curls from John Freida and clip it up
Woman in purple framed glasses and a grey fuzzy sweater with very curly brown hair
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Laura S @pickersnext.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
I got this and am deeply suspicious:
Blue-beige screen with the Merriam-Webster logo in the upper right followed by "You're 2026 word" and in black at the center of the screen is the word 'golden'
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Laura S @pickersnext.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Listened to that one on Friday when we decorated the tree:
Christmas tree in front of a window with decorations and blue/white lights
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Laura S @pickersnext.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
After discovering the Christmas tree doesn't taste like the outside trees, nap time #holidays
Golden Retriever puppy with a red collar curled up on a two tone grey dog bed
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Laura S @pickersnext.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
We are fully expecting this chaos demon to loose her shit as soon as the rearranging of the living room to make room for the tree begins:
Golden Retriever puppy seated at a chair  in front of a wood table with a laptop in front of them
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Laura S @pickersnext.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
I can't be goth:
Picture of a snow covered yard with a golden retriever in the foreground, sniffing at the snow on the ground
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Laura S @pickersnext.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
Have you met Davis Schneider?
Text above a picture of a white man in blue baseball gear, safety goggles, and an impressive mustache reading "Davis Schneider looks like a vice cop who's forced to bat in a World Series game due several ducked up circumstances occurring while he's working undercover in a bad 90s movie I rented at Blockbuster"
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Laura S @pickersnext.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Who Robbed the Louvrr? Right Answers Only #Taskmaster
A brunette woman, seated at an electronic keyboard with a rose stem between her teeth, wearing a hard hat and a high vis vest
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Laura S @pickersnext.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
I made this over the summer (and made another batch later that is jn my freezer) Zucchini & Basil Soup (both fresh from the garden)
White bowl with a silver spoon in a very bright green soup with darker green swirls.
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Laura S @pickersnext.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
I feel a bit bad now:
Courier font text on a blackboard reading " The global leader board is updated each week on the Friday following the show.  Below you will find your current score and ranking along with a link to the full leader board on the Taskmaster.tv website.
You are currently ranked 826 with a score of 11"
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Laura S @pickersnext.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
This is now really a Dungeons & Dragons bag! Thanks @dropout.tv !
Blue backpack with 11 metal pins (a yellow waving standard, a pink shield with crossed swords, picture pin of Gilear Faeth The Lunch Lad, a chest with a tongue out with 'Don't be Suspicious' above and below, a cat surrounded by sharks saying 'It's fine. I'm fine.  Everything's fine", a dnd stat showing sarcasm +5 with 20 in a small bubble, a black d20 with gold numbers, a blue knight's helmet, an orange trumpet, Animal (the Muppet) holding a green pumpkin of Fozzie, and a rat holding a staff in front of a stained glass depiction saying "where ever you are Rat Jesus, I love you"
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Laura S @pickersnext.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
I just need to finish making the salad for a BBQ tomorrow
Container filled with yellow corn. White beans, red pepper, cherry tomatoes, a pompano pepper, green onion, and Cojita cheese
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Laura S @pickersnext.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
I got to visit the Mobile Closet last weekend! Totally worth the 8 and half hours in line
Woman holding 3 blu-rays in front of a corner of shelves lined with more movies
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Laura S @pickersnext.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Had an amazing day with the @criterion.bsky.social closet at #TIFF50 ! A LONG day, but an a fantastic one! Thanks to Ellen, Noor, John, and the rest of the team for setting up and running such a great experience!
Polaroid of a smiling lady in a pink shrug and black clothes holding 3 blu-ray films in front of a corner with shelves of blu-rays and other movies
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Laura S @pickersnext.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Fresh made with locally grown spinach, zucchini from the next door neighbours, and basil from my garden #soup
Overhead shot of a black interior pot with a wood and gray spoon resting in a very bright green soup
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Laura S @pickersnext.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
Hey, i saw this just out and about yesterday
A large inflatable Santa on a front lawn, behind a tree
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Laura S @pickersnext.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
I gotta do more than just a BLT with this:
Grey garden box with a large tangle of green plants (they are two tomato plants) and, not visible, a basil bush
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Laura S @pickersnext.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
I have a large basil plant in here, but the tomatoes make it difficult to see:
Grey box on a lawn with a massive if green plants (some small green tomatoes are visible)
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Laura S @pickersnext.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
No raspberries here. Just a tomato jungle: I swear there's only two plants of tomatoes in there and there's also a large basil bush- I swear!
A Grey box in a yard with a tangled of green plants (tomato plants)
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Laura S @pickersnext.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
This is still the champion of out of touch, on the rug photos:
Exceptionally oily Gavin Newsome (Pre-Governor days) and his (at the time) wife, Kimberly Guilfoyle (pre Mar-A-Lago face) for a Harper's Bazaar photo shoot
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Laura S @pickersnext.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
I love it
Newspaper typeface in headline format reading: Mamdani's Use of Oxford Comma Raises Questions Amid No Record of Attendance
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Laura S @pickersnext.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
Sadly, all but one if the carrots we planted were dug up by her:
Golden retriever puppy. Lying on its back on grass with its tongue out
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Laura S @pickersnext.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Which is worse for an adorable being to do: farther or get Car sick?
Mabel, the baby golden retriever who is fine at home, but gets very car sick even on short trips
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Laura S @pickersnext.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
The new puppy at my house
Golden retriever Mabel sleeping on the patio
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Laura S @pickersnext.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
And always remember which level of government is responsible for what activities:
Chart outlining which levels of government are responsible for what fields in Canada
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Laura S @pickersnext.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Knowing my history, visiting a Catholic Church on Friday the 13th hits a bit different
Front altar of the Notre Dame Basillica in Montreal
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Laura S @pickersnext.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
No waffles, but I swear there's French Toast under there:
Mound of cotton candy, whipped cream, and strawberries with Lucky Charms sprinkled over it
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Laura S @pickersnext.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
@goingmedieval.bsky.social want to come get dressed up?
Reproductions of noble ladies' dresses of circ. 1535 & 1470 at the Montreal Museum of Archeology
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Laura S @pickersnext.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Flower in my yard
Large red hibiscus in a close up
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Laura S @pickersnext.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Rembrandt's "My Name's Not Mom anymore. She ran way"
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Laura S @pickersnext.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Picture of a whippet dog and a second whippet dog wearing a Devo red hat, with the words "whippet.  Whippet good" below
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Laura S @pickersnext.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Blonde woman smoking a cigarette with "Sarah Connor watching you use AI for everything " above in text
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Laura S @pickersnext.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Have you found Janelle Monáe yet?
Janelle Monáe in a black and red suit at the 2025 Met Gala
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Laura S @pickersnext.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
Can you lick the science?
A reddit post summary of whether or not you should lock various science fields of study
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Laura S @pickersnext.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
Three rabbits!
Three rabbits in a garden
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Laura S @pickersnext.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
It's all over but the counting (& a bit more voting time locally)
Interior of a bar space, lots of wood.  Red & white ballons, election results on TV and a red sign saying "re-elect Peter Fragiskatos"
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Laura S @pickersnext.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
You co-authored a book? (Which is quite excellent despite the glaring factual error about Joe Wilkinson cheating)
Picture of the front cover if the Taskmaster book "An Absolute Casserole" featuring Alex Horne sitting on Greg Davies' lap
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Laura S @pickersnext.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
Voting done! Ready to work Get Out the Vote on Election Day! #cdnpoli
Out door Yellow Elections Canada VOTE sign with arrow pointing to the right side of the frame
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Laura S @pickersnext.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
I find this works...
Cartoon Death at a Claw Machine
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Laura S @pickersnext.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Olli Wermskog (Norwegian Taskmaster (Kongenbefaler) Assistant:
Norwegian Taskmaster Assistant Olli Wermskog
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Laura S @pickersnext.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Admittedly, I am always team WTF. I have put my boots away and they are not coming back out. I refuse
A snow dusted, coved patio and a snowy yard
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Laura S @pickersnext.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
@dropout.tv are we really pretending that the Rooster 🐓 isn't winning the bracket?
Screenshot of 8 Dropout pins with "Pinner's Circle" bracket  in the centre
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Laura S @pickersnext.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
I am happy I can easily share niche history and mythology memes with my boss.
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