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Andy Smith @practicaleq.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Not so dramatic, I know, but Kate Bush always looks to me like she should be Welsh

3 photos of Kate Bush at various stages in her career

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Andy Smith @practicaleq.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

What scene makes you emotional no matter how many times you’ve seen it?

Aragorn refuses the ring when Frodo tries to give it to him #LoTR

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Andy Smith @practicaleq.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

What I think of when I hear "non fungible"

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Andy Smith @practicaleq.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Briefcase for boots. Marvellous. Isn't it?

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Andy Smith @practicaleq.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Could the zombie replace the vampire as the horror movie creature most associated with snooker?

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Andy Smith @practicaleq.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I liked the original Max Headroom. This new reboot sucks though

Donald fucking Trump with a stripy Max Headroom-style background

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Andy Smith @practicaleq.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

A rare treat, I think you'll agree

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Andy Smith @practicaleq.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Everyone's jumping on the bandwagon 😄

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Andy Smith @practicaleq.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

🎶 Who do you think you are kidding Mr Hilter? 🎵

John Cleese as 'Mr Hilter' in Monty Python's Flying Circus

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Andy Smith @practicaleq.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

What I (a boomer) feel like on seeing this stat 🙂

What, me? The 13th Duke of Wybourne? Here? On BlueSky? With my reputation? What on earth were they thinking? Oh well...

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Andy Smith @practicaleq.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Latest episode of the Positive Change Methods podcast is about how to use 'provocative propositions' in Appreciative Inquiry - mostly about team coaching but with some pointers for larger-scale organisational change as well. Full episode and transcript here: coachingleaders.co.uk/provocative-...

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Andy Smith @practicaleq.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

"These are struggling people of the working class."

The celebrated "You know... Morons" scene from 'Blazing Saddles'

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Andy Smith @practicaleq.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

I also saw parallels with Borges' 'Library of Babel' in that it's an infinite (maybe) building with variations. And the House seems like the etchings(?) of the actual Piranesi made real. Which also recalls Brian Aldiss' 'The Malacia Tapestry', inspired by (and illustrated by) the works of Tiepolo

A huge baroque interior by Piranesi, with giant statues in alcoves between columns

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Andy Smith @practicaleq.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

'Bond vigilantes' sounds way cooler than they actually are

James Bond 007, in a tux, holding a pistol

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Andy Smith @practicaleq.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Slight tangent: calling those guys "bond vigilantes" makes the sound way cooler than they actually are

Young(ish) Sean Connery as James Bond, in evening dress with a pistol

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Andy Smith @practicaleq.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Also, what? (I'm assuming this is a Bluesky glitch)

Notice added to Andy's comment saying "The post you're replying to is marked as being written in Japanese by the author. Would you like to reply in Japanese?"

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Andy Smith @practicaleq.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Of course there is the occasional exception to the 'physical strength' one

The Librarian of Unseen University, from Terry Pratchett's Discworld books. Once threw a troll off a bridge

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Andy Smith @practicaleq.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

The second extract suggests 'Claudia' might be motivated to join the 'Kill All Humans' movement to avenge the apparent 'deaths' of all her instances

Bender, the robot from Futurama, smoking a cigar and saying "Hey baby, wanna kill all humans?"

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Andy Smith @practicaleq.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Suddenly, on the doorbell cam

(louche aristocratic man in evening dress with bowtie untied)
It's the 13th Duke of Wybourne - here? At Jenny's door? at 8.25pm? With his reputation? Have they all gone quite mad?

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Andy Smith @practicaleq.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

'Bond vigilantes' makes them sound much cooler than they actually are

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Andy Smith @practicaleq.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

This is sort of a valid answer, given the economic dominance of the broligarchs in the US

Screenshot of Jonn's original post, 'View full thread', plus Jonn's comment 'as I understand it, the economics just didn't work'. This was an answer to a different question that came up in the thread

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Andy Smith @practicaleq.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

On a scale of Batman how are you feeling today?

A composite of 8 stills from Batman TV show in 1966 and various later Batman movies, getting darker and darker until the last one (2025) is solid black

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Andy Smith @practicaleq.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Looking forward to this gritty cop drama. Can DI Polanski and DS Spencer take down a far-right gang? (image by Misan Harriman)

Moody black and white image of UK Green Party leader Zack Polanski and Hannah Spencer MP. Image by Misan Harriman

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Andy Smith @practicaleq.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

This fighter pilot is clearly a musician

Jet aircraft high up drawing a treble clef with the vapour trail against a clear blue sky - above Treignac, France

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Andy Smith @practicaleq.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Someone posted this on FB - those sea god cults are everywhere!

A church pulpit in the shape of a huge fish or possibly sea serpent - the priest would stand in the serpent's open jaws

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Andy Smith @practicaleq.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Just found this, and hoping it isn't AI bullshit

Images of 'Ancestor: Ser Duncan the Tall' and 'Descendant: Brienne of Tarth' with the text:
Brienne of Tarth found a shield in her father's stores that bears an Elm tree with a shooting star. She describes it as bearing "the green leaves of the tree, and along the path of the falling star". I looked it up and GRRM actually confirmed that Ser Duncan the Tall is an ancestor of Brienne! The looks alone should have sold it.

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Andy Smith @practicaleq.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

Movie pitch: a remake of 'Christine', but this time she's a Mk 1 Renault Koleos in the snow

A European car (Mk 1 Renault Koleos) covered in snow. The way the show has settled on its bonnet/hood and grille makes it look very pissed off

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Andy Smith @practicaleq.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

"If you want him, come and fucking claim him"

Iconic scene from 'The Fellowship of the Ring', where Arwen faces the Nazgûl at the ford

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Andy Smith @practicaleq.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Behold, a great eyeless, earless bunny shall appear in the sky

The sun, with silhouetted pelican, but upside down. It looks a bit like a friendly yellow bunny's face, but just with a nose and mouth. Not as horrific as it sounds

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Andy Smith @practicaleq.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

Ocellus actually explains a lot about Britain in the late 90s and early 2000s

Tony Blair cartoon with one big mad staring eye

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Andy Smith @practicaleq.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Latest episode of the Positive Change Methods podcast is an interview with Wendy Burton, an Appreciative Inquiry practitioner helping struggling teams in the NHS to turn round. Here's a snippet - plus link to the full episode coachingleaders.co.uk/appreciative...

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