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Rob H&ynes @robonabike.eurosky.social · 3h
@secondmentions.com "The Paisley Park polymath"
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Martin @martin67.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
@secondmentions.com the Maggie May legend
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Mary Novakovich @marynovakovich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Marvellous, isn't it? I can rarely resist a bit of amusing alliteration.
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Second Mentions @secondmentions.com · 28/09/2026
Lovely alliteration too!
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Mary Novakovich @marynovakovich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"Perplexed pinniped pup" – calling @secondmentions.com.
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Peter Hewitt @petehewitt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"iconic meaty morsels" you may be interested in this @secondmentions.com
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StefMcDef @stefmcdef.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
@secondmentions.com "iconic meaty morsels" is top-tier second-mentioning
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Twm @twm-barlwm.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Explains "Intergluteal clefts .... £350.00" on my builders' invoice.
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Second Mentions @secondmentions.com · 25/09/2026
Excellent second mention in @thetimes.com Anneka Rice - "the jumpsuited blonde" www.thetimes.com/article/282f...
thetimes.com
Anneka Rice: ‘I haven’t exorcised all my demons’
The presenter became famous as a TV action woman — the jumpsuited blonde who made it in a man’s world. So why did she step away at the height of her fame?
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Second Mentions @secondmentions.com · 25/09/2026
🚨 Second mention of the week 🚨 Bum crack is "the intergluteal cleft" in @thetimes www.thetimes.com/article/5481...
thetimes.com
Bottom’s up! Bum cleavage is back in high fashion
More than 30 years after Alexander McQueen debuted his ‘bumsters’, the intergluteal cleft is again being celebrated as ‘the most erotic area of the body’
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Richard Matley @richardmatley.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"adorable betrunked quadruped" is definitely one for @secondmentions.com
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gooneruk @gooneruk.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
An absolutely delightful @secondmentions.com in this Athletic article by @conor-oneill.bsky.social: a player specialising in long throw-ins is a "touchline trebuchet". www.nytimes.com/athletic/760...
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Sumarumi @sumarumi.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
@secondmentions.com “the furry dam builders”
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Paul Hayward @paulhayward.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The "much-married" Earl. Don't you just love a Buckingham Palace counter-briefing.
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A J Mitchell @mitchal.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Cc @secondmentions.com
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Richard Francis @linguafrancis.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
@secondmentions.com Beavers - the furry dam builders
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Palmnation @palmnation.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
@secondmentions.com
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Juan Peces @juanpeces.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Dan Chatterton, "the eccentric radical pamphleteer, slum dweller, birth control advocate and public ranter", aka the publication naming mastermind and @secondmentions.com candidate.
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What good are notebooks? @whatgoodrnotebooks.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Not sure this mention in a standfirst quite counts as a @secondmentions.com but "mostly defunct 24-hour diner chain and its nostalgic hexagonal storefronts" is a banger if it does
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Eleanor G @zaichishka.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Paging @secondmentions.com with "the water-hungry staple"!
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William French @wtfrench76.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
"The behatted one" is also an excellent @secondmentions.com.
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David Firn @davidfirn.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Is 'the recently reinvigorated experimental synth pop band' a @secondmentions.com if you get it in before the first mention of Globo?
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Robert Wilfort @robertwilfort.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
@secondmentions.com "the proud, wind-swept outcrop"
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Second Mentions @secondmentions.com · 14/09/2026
Samphire: "the saline greens" (from Waitrose Food magazine)
Samphire goes local

It's notable for it's knobbly-bobbly stems, crunchy texture and salty taste, which dunks your taste buds straight into the sea. But these particular samphire spears are making history: thanks to some nifty hydroponic technology, British growers are now able to produce the saline greens year-round instead of relying on international sources.
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gergrobots.bsky.social @gergrobots.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
@secondmentions.com "The threatened mollusc": www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Zoos help to save snail found in only one lake in Wales
Once prevalent across the UK, this mollusc is now only found in one lake in Wales.
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Spank The Monkey @spanktm.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Popular phone app struggling to find new ways to say 'phone". @secondmentions.com
Notification message from Falstaff, the Duolingo bear: "While you're looking at your flashy rectangle, keep your 1255 day streak"
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John Brown @johnbrown1325.eurosky.social · 11/09/2026
1) impressive fish species research in this article 2) there’s a canned fish reviewer on Instagram?! 3) @secondmentions.com for “the oily fish”
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Luke Dones @lukemeister.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
@secondmentions.com 🦫
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Martin @martin67.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
@secondmentions.com
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Andy, the Maintainer @spreadsheetmonkey.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
"Rotund green psittaciformes" for @secondmentions.com, there
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Adam Chapman @adamchapman.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
@secondmentions.com 'rubber-stomached rodents', a masterpiece.
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Rodger Kibble @rodgerkibble.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
@secondmentions.com "vitamin C rich fruit"
Man hurls fruit at bus

AN angry man ran after a bus pelting it with oranges after a near miss in Camden Town. The man drew all six pieces of his vitamin C rich fruit from a Sainsbury's bag as he chased the 29 bus down Camden High Street on Friday.
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Alix Kroeger @alixkroeger.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
@secondmentions.com Toast ="the sturdy slice"
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Sam Gregory – Sheffield journo @sammgreg.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
@secondmentions.com 2 x "the precious metal" and 1 x "the shiny stuff". A missed opportunity here
bbc.co.uk
Why are European countries moving their gold out of North America?
The Netherlands has relocated 86 tonnes of the shiny stuff - what's going on?
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bleary (feat. Akon) @bleary.off-the-records.com · 05/09/2026
@secondmentions.com
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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 04/09/2026
The chain-smoking stringbean is simply too impulsive and short-sighted for politics. His supporters would do well to recognise this before he leads them down the garden path yet again.
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Mike Hulley @mgh0406.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
That's a great @secondmentions.com
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Dave Matthews (aka WiltonSpinach) @wiltonspinach.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
@secondmentions.com a shop selling"France's favourite fat"
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Martin @martin67.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
@secondmentions.com “the ‘Maddenesque’ Massapequan”
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John Nurick @jmnurick.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Ghastly drink, "autumn sipper" not bad, @secondmentions.com.
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Laura Pearle @vennlibrarian.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
@secondmentions.com “the autumn sipper”
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James Ingram @ingyingram.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
@secondmentions.com "this hungry, handsome hound"
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The Dreaded Lurgy @thedreadedlurgy.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
@secondmentions.com much to love here
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Jeff Vogt @jeff-vogt.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
@secondmentions.com “the loamy byproduct”
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Second Mentions @secondmentions.com · 28/08/2026
Hairy legs: "hirsute male lower limbs" www.thetimes.com/article/d7eb...
thetimes.com
Shamed for hairy ‘dad legs’, men are smoothing things over
Tokyo office workers forced into shorts by scorching summers are at the mercy of women horrified by ‘shin harassment’. The Gorilla Clinic has a high-tech solution
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Second Mentions @secondmentions.com · 28/08/2026
Tomatoes: "the red fruit" www.thetimes.com/article/3a83...
thetimes.com
The man who persuaded Britain to pay more for tinned tomatoes
Francesco Mutti transformed a family business into an €800 million tomato empire and his succession plans are now causing a stir
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Second Mentions @secondmentions.com · 25/08/2026
RIP Dolly Parton 💔 🎙️ "The music icon" 🎸 "The country legend" 👏 "The legendary singer-songwriter and 11-time Grammy winner" ♥️ "The big-haired, big-hearted blonde" Share your favourite second mentions!
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épinards & caramel @epinardscaramel.eu · 25/08/2026
Voir : @secondmentions.com
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Loz Kaye. @lozkaye.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
@secondmentions.com "the furry visitor"
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Second Mentions @secondmentions.com · 25/08/2026
We are! 👏👏
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