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Andy, the Maintainer @spreadsheetmonkey.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Happy Michaelmas, to those that celebrate. Tell Marks and Spencer to put the St. Michael back on their sandwiches, none of this secular "M&S Food"

Stained glass window at Anglican church of Saint Michael and Saint Mary Magdalene (westernmost window on the north side of the chancel) by Hardman, 1875; it depicts St Michael defeating the Devil with a big ol' spear.

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Andy, the Maintainer @spreadsheetmonkey.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The activities in Fairford appear to be an overconfident, poorly planned, operation to steal large quantities of fuel oil. But enough about the US Military

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Ben Elton's Politics Bit

Alt: Early 1989s Ben Elton,with long hair, making a joke about a little bit of politics

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Andy, the Maintainer @spreadsheetmonkey.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I can still remember the sound the air conditioning would make as it wound down during a power cut, then silence, signifying that if you hadn't recently saved your work on the PC, it was lost

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Andy, the Maintainer @spreadsheetmonkey.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

"Unfortunately, due to a miscommunication in the MoD, and a typographical error..."

An enormous floating duck is pulled along dockyard cranes by a small tug.

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Museum of Twitter @museum-of-twitter.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Once I interviewed a guy who brought one piece of chocolate cake, one ice cream cone, one pickle, one slice of Swiss cheese, one slice of salami, one lollipop, one piece of cherry pie, one sausage, one cupcake, and one slice of watermelon. I hired him but he immediately used his 2 weeks of PTO.

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Andy, the Maintainer @spreadsheetmonkey.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

"So that's all I need to ask. Do you have any questions about the role?" "Yes, as part of my responsibilities... <Opens briefcase to reveal Margherita machine> ...where should I plug this in?!" <samba music starts playing, carnivale dancers burst in>

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Andy, the Maintainer @spreadsheetmonkey.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Excellent thread. I now want a "Frasier" title card with outlines of Minas Tirith, Barad-Dur and so on

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Andy, the Maintainer @spreadsheetmonkey.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Took the girls down The Range to get some papier mache animals to paint but they didn't have any so we looked for letters for their initials but they didn't have any so they saw numbers so they both got their ages Upshot is I now have "88" visibly on display in my house. #LiveLaughAnnexSudatenland

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Andy, the Maintainer @spreadsheetmonkey.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Reading my old favourite "The Queen's Nose" by Dick King Smith to my daughter and have already had to explain large 50p pieces, tea chests and encyclopaedias. All in a book younger than me <crumbling to dust.gif>

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Andy, the Maintainer @spreadsheetmonkey.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

"The most important thing we've learned, So far as children are concerned, Is never, NEVER, NEVER let Them near your television set -- Or better still, just don't install The idiotic thing at all." From "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl

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Andy, the Maintainer @spreadsheetmonkey.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I heard there was a fighter plane Only thirteen built to it's name Too draggy and too heavy to pursue you The fire control was Thermionic Though electrical faults were quite chronic An unreliable APU too, yeah Airacuda...

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Steven (with a PH) @sjksalisbury.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Christening a baby is nothing like christening a ship. I know that now. Once again I can only apologise.

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Andy, the Maintainer @spreadsheetmonkey.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Never mind the being-voiced-by-a-female-actor voice discourse, will the Chronicles of Narnia adaptation perpetuate the oft-repeated error of trying to rhyme "teeth" with "breath". Charles Staples should have been laughed out of the Bird and Baby for that

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Andy, the Maintainer @spreadsheetmonkey.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Dear BBC. Less Ratcliffe, more Radcliffe, please

Kombucha girl meme
Dislikes Sir Jim Ratcliffe on the radio
Likes Mark Radcliffe on the radio

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waltydunlop @waltydunlop.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

First publicity photo of Doctor Who and their new companion announced. Nobody seems to know which way round it is though.

The Robert Lenkiewicz painting of Judi Speirs, sitting in a wooden chair with Gus Honeybun on her lap.

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Andy, the Maintainer @spreadsheetmonkey.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Never, ever, criticise the RNLI for going out to rescue people at sea. And never, ever, forget the story of the Solomon Browne.

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Andy, the Maintainer @spreadsheetmonkey.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Yay, the Proms are over, #TOTP is back on at 7pm! <Looks at list of songs on year 2000 episodes> Hmm, maybe see you all at 8pm

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Andy, the Maintainer @spreadsheetmonkey.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

She'd better be playing keys. If she's just singing "The Sun Always Shines on TV" with a backing track, I'm not interested

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Andy, the Maintainer @spreadsheetmonkey.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

WAFR Indeed. The 2002 Brit awards mashup with Blue Monday is the definitive version for me youtu.be/Ysn_Lad-zsg?...

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Kylie Minogue - Can't Get You Out of My Head (Live Brit Awards 2002) HD

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Andy, the Maintainer @spreadsheetmonkey.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Bah-weep-Graaaaagnah wheep ni ni bong to all those that celebrate #PrimeDay

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Andy, the Maintainer @spreadsheetmonkey.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Who could support Ed Sheeran on his US Tour?

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Ceryl @politicdormouse.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Veronica Innes #pilot 1939 learnt to fly w' Civil Air Guard. #WWII flew 4 Air Transport Auxiliary #ATA. 1st woman to fly operational jet fighter when ferried Meteor to RAF Moreton Valence #OTD 15 Sep 1945. Later delivered Tempest fighters 2 Pakistan 5000 miles flight en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veronic...

Veronica Innes standing tall in her Air Transport Auxiliary #ATA. trouser uniform incl furry gloves and boots

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Andy, the Maintainer @spreadsheetmonkey.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Received a lovely signed letter from the Community Relations team. I admit I've used scanned-and-printed signature jpeg files, but at least they identified as being from me, a real person As sincere as the Heath-Robinson automated greeting hat raising device

Signature of a letter with "Yours faithfully Community Relations" cursively calligraphed as though it were a person's signature

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Andy, the Maintainer @spreadsheetmonkey.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Mouse, my name is Charlie Cook. Let me tell you about the Paper Dolls Initiative

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Andy, the Maintainer @spreadsheetmonkey.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Another visit by Reynard Poopoo, Compte de Merde, last night. Stepped in just as the kids were going out the door. If you need me I'll be washing my hands, then considering joining the urban wing of The Countryside Alliance #UpShitCreek #ClimbShitDoorsteps #AccrossShitDoormat #AlongShitHallway

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Andy, the Maintainer @spreadsheetmonkey.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

My podcast app seems to have been tuned to Acast Grampian region, advertising Scottish politics pods and pr puffs about electricity investment 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Richard Littler @richardlittler.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

#NowPlaying some classic John Barry.

Front and back sleeve. The Ipcress File by John Barry

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ChrisP @wordsmithgetxo.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

At a time when the RNLI is being called into question by some despicable people, here’s Seth Lakeman’s song about the Penlee lifeboat disaster. Look it up if you’re not familiar with the story. youtu.be/YdGWJ7ATRJA?...

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Solomon Browne Seth Lakeman Live At The Minack

YouTube video by qwertyuiopasdfgh5936

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Andy, the Maintainer @spreadsheetmonkey.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Went to see the new 360degree lecture room at the Temple Meads campus. Try not to get stuck behind a pillar

Seminar room at new university building, featuring two large concrete columns and chunky steel truss beams. The room is surrounded by individual seats, untiered

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Tim Worthington @outonbluesix.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I'm normally loath to speak about anyone like this bar world leaders but Jeremy Vine makes his entire living from passive aggressive 'what-me-guv?' well-poisoning. I detest that show and everything it stands for and the ideal solution is not to listen to it. The problem is that people still do.

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Andy, the Maintainer @spreadsheetmonkey.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Ones heavily based on North American appearances, the other is a throwback to the fifties, has a reputation for smoking, requiring lots of money to operate, popular in the East of England and has occasional fiery eruptions

Nigel Farage in a powder blue suit, white shirt and red tie

The prototype DELTIC locomotive, powder blue with pale yellow stripes and red buffer beam

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Andy, the Maintainer @spreadsheetmonkey.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Whereas they should be remembering you for having got no knees

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Andy, the Maintainer @spreadsheetmonkey.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Victorian railway tunnels don't echo. The uneven stone walls and ballast reflect sound in different directions. The soot deposits from steam trains absorb it. Starts to feel weird after a while

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Andy, the Maintainer @spreadsheetmonkey.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

"Crimbo Prep" sounds an Eton nickname for a private junior school

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Andy, the Maintainer @spreadsheetmonkey.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Imagine no proofreaders It's easy if you try No subs to spike or fact check It's all done by A.I.

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Andy, the Maintainer @spreadsheetmonkey.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Four years ago I was a part of the greatest shared cinema experience I've ever known. Michael Flatley's "Blackbird" in IMAX. We started laughing at the "Dance Lord Productions" vanity plate and barely stopped. A magnificent folly, the Citizen Kane of self-made movies #Blackbird #MichaelFlatley

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David Quantick @quantick.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

"AND IT'S GOODNIGHT FROM ME AND IT'S GOODNIGHT FROM HIM AND IT'S GOODNIGHT FROM ME AND IT'S GOODNIGHT FROM HIM AND IT'S GOODNIGHT FROM ME AND IT'S GOODNIGHT FROM HIM AND IT'S GOODNIGHT AND IT'S GOODNIGHT FROM ME AND IT'S GOODNIGHT FROM HIM AND IT'S GOODNIGHT FROM ME AND IT'S GOODNIGHT FROM HIM AND

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