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Robert Leponge @robertleponge.bsky.social · 10h

I'm a bloke, therefore can only see primary colours, and my shorts ALWAYS go with whatever t shirt I pull out that morning. However, I have a decoration question. Have bedside cabinets with hideous handles. Would these, varnished, be a good replacement?

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Robert Leponge @robertleponge.bsky.social · 12h

Navi Pillay, a South African woman of Indian heritage wins the Nobel Peace Prize. An absolute force of nature, she is everything the Orange Sex Pest loves, and I, for one, can't wait to hear him congratulating her for her sterling work through the years. #Nobel #NaviPillay

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Robert Leponge @robertleponge.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Dame Esther Rantzen leaves us. I thought her campaign in her last years was full of merit and done respectfully. However, its her scene with Sir Nicholas Winton that will always leave me with a tear.

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Robert Leponge @robertleponge.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

A visit to the oldest alms house in the country, apparently. Wonderful old place, St Cross Hospital near Winchester. Well worth a visit, beautiful garden, and don't forget to ask for your "dole," if you go.

Very old building with small castellated tower

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Robert Leponge @robertleponge.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Ahhh, the week is done, the weekend approacheth. What shall I do? I ask myself. I know, I'll have a shower, prepare some food and go to work for 12 hours. Huzzah.

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Robert Leponge @robertleponge.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Just come across that Esther Rantzen clip with Sir Nicholas Winton, again. As always, it reduced me to floods of tears. It's even more poignant now, with what is happening in the Middle East. What a remarkable man Sir Nicholas was.

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Robert Leponge @robertleponge.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you ....... September:

Christmas chocolates in a shop.
IN SEPTEMBER

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Robert Leponge @robertleponge.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

#Mondaynightfootball Tuned in for a sports programme, somehow ended up to a Maynard Keanes lecture

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Robert Leponge @robertleponge.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I'm proper old. I've just eaten a pomegranate for the first time. Utter nonsense of a fruit. That is all.

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Robert Leponge @robertleponge.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

35 minutes into a 12 hour night shift and already my eyes are closing. Going to be a long one.

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Robert Leponge @robertleponge.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Judging by the evidence of my eyes, I may be the only person in Amsterdam who comes into a coffee shop for a coffee.

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Robert Leponge @robertleponge.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

I suspect if I spent 25€ on weed I wouldn't be able to see said free drink.

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Robert Leponge @robertleponge.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Pick up new house keys Friday. Or I would have done, if I wasn't on the smash with my sister in Amsterdam. So back Saturday, sprint to estate agent for the keys before they close, then work out how I'm going to move stuff in a 2 seater sports car. The joys.

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Robert Leponge @robertleponge.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Franco Baresi. What a player. That is all.

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Robert Leponge @robertleponge.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Yesterday, had never ventured so far from home. Bit too windy once in open waters though, so came back.

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Robert Leponge @robertleponge.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Anybody know of a "wo/man with a van" type business in #Gosport #Fareham #Southampton? All ads I see online seem to be companies, I'm trying to find a 1 person band to give a bit of work to.

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Robert Leponge @robertleponge.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Enhorabuena a los Españoles, todos. Sin duda, el mejor equipo de esta torneo, más que merecido. Felicidades, con solo 1 gol contra, impresionante. #mundiales #worldcup

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Robert Leponge @robertleponge.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Tell me now that #Messi isn't capable of dragging a team through a tournament. The greatest to have ever laced up a pair of boots. 2-0 down with 9 minutes to go, and that little fucking genius dragged his team mates to victory.

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Robert Leponge @robertleponge.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Football (Played with feet) Is not a gentle watch It does not lead you #tenderly On a path to victory It grabs you It squeezes your heart Hurts your emotions Makes you cry But this morning In the café Watching the match again The tears coming down my face are joyful expressions of pride. #vss365

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Robert Leponge @robertleponge.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

A couple of hours sleep Saw my grandson leave for double history after we'd celebrated about 3 hours earlier. On reflection, I think that may be the best England performance I've seen in my lifetime. To a man, they were incredible. All of them, everything on the line. They won, IN THE AZTECA. #Tears

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Robert Leponge @robertleponge.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Cabo Verdi go home with their heads held high. In matches played over 90 minutes, after playing 3 (three) former World Cup winners, they haven't been beaten. Man, what a game

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Robert Leponge @robertleponge.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

CAPE VERDE???? ARE YOU SHITTING ME????? UN BE LIEVE A BLE What am I watching?

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Robert Leponge @robertleponge.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Argentina World champions Have Messi V Cape Verde Smallest nation to qualify Have a 40 year old keeper After 90 minutes 1-1 #stunning result. #vss365

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Robert Leponge @robertleponge.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Sat on my #boat last night, I watched a video about #sailing Yet it wasn't just sailing. It was leadership, teamwork, management, the underdog and a huge "fuck you," to The Establishment. Not seen a better documentary in years. I'd really recommend: "The Weekend Sailor," about 75 minutes. #DonCarlin

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Robert Leponge @robertleponge.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Siiiiii @Ecuador. Que guay Que puto guay Tan fuerte Tan sólido Tan unido Bonito a ver. Felicidades

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Robert Leponge @robertleponge.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Cabo Verde I love you That is all.

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Robert Leponge @robertleponge.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

#Caboverde I can't believe what I've just seen. With my own eyes. Unlikely they'll hold on, but man I'd love it, love it if they did.

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Robert Leponge @robertleponge.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

I'm writing this now, only now, at 2300hrs, because it's only now I've finally regained use of my faculties, having been stunned earlier today, when both my kids wished me a happy Father's Day before 1000hrs. Absolutely remarkable.

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Robert Leponge @robertleponge.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

I'd love to stick his #putter Where the sun don't shine Sideways Just to see if it would make his verbal diarrhoea easier to evacuate. #vss365

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Robert Leponge @robertleponge.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Well, this utter DIY klutz has a success to report. Yacht window removed, cleaned, frame cleaned, new butyl rubber seal attached, screwed back in, hosepipe test done, no leaks!! Huzzah. Will do the other one in the next few days. Well chuffed.

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Robert Leponge @robertleponge.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

As an Englishman, I NEVER thought I could EVER support an Australian team in anything. But The Orange Sexpest. So, Come on you Socceroos.

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Robert Leponge @robertleponge.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

YYEEEEESSSSSSSS #CaboVerde Greatest day in their footballing history. What a day for them. Their keeper too. Over 40 and outstanding. Irish born centre half, led his defence brilliantly. Man, I love sport.

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Robert Leponge @robertleponge.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Football is a game of 2 halves Not 4 fucking quarters Utter disgrace Don't give me "heat, water breaks." It's simply more adverts To pay more people That someone is getting a bung from Yet another reason the World Cup shouldn't have gone there whilst that shyster is involved.

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Robert Leponge @robertleponge.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Beers in the South Bank food market in the sun with the granddaughter. Whats not to love?

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Robert Leponge @robertleponge.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Finally. Arise Sir Kev! An incredible human being. #SirKev

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Robert Leponge @robertleponge.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

A trip down memory lane yesterday. I went to this skool when I was maybe 6 or 7 years old. I'm now north of 60 and it's the 1st time I've been back. Also saw the house I used to live in. Terrible times, to be honest, with a psychopath for a mother, but nice to see the area again, changed a lot mind

A closed gate behind which is a skool that can't be seen.

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Robert Leponge @robertleponge.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

The country's gone. As a squaddie in Aldershot, Friday afternoon I'd take my washing into The Posh Wash, go to The George, GT, the Ratpit or the Peggy, have a few beers, wander back, collect clean, dry, folded washing and pay a fiver, tops. Dropped it today, not ready till Monday AND £19 to boot.

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Robert Leponge @robertleponge.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Gets me Every single time I simply can't imagine how mind blowingly incredible it would be to play for my country at a home World Cup and hear my national anthem played at the first match of the tournament. I'd be wailing like a small child. #vivaMexico

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Robert Leponge @robertleponge.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Half way through a 12 hour night shift, I can confirm that first light is around 0345 and by 0405 (now) its absolutely light enough to not need a torch. Oh, and I'm tired.

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Robert Leponge @robertleponge.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

youtube.com/watch?v=S3jC... Sat alone, in a foreign land, gone 0230, and still wondering how I had never heard of this genius until so very recently.

youtube.com

Nick Drake - Northern sky (1970)

YouTube video by zoltec009

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Robert Leponge @robertleponge.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

A few years ago, when things were really bad, I'd count 12 hours without being shouted at as a #victory. They really weren't great days. #vss365

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Robert Leponge @robertleponge.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Just some dude showing off in Porto

Peacock with tail feathers fully expanded.

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Robert Leponge @robertleponge.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

#Instagram How can I just see the people I follow rather than the 12 metric tonnes of shit you push my way? Thanks in advance.

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Robert Leponge @robertleponge.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

At what point do politicians lose their capacity to understand that everyone in the world can see they are lying?

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