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T'Other Simon @tothersimon.bsky.social · 4h

Just been told by someone on Facebook that I have a 'sexy mind' and - given my rapidly deteriorating physical state - I think it's the nicest compliment I'll ever get.

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T'Other Simon @tothersimon.bsky.social · 5h

Well the very idea of this conversation happening is a delight to me*. *The person who wrote that song.

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T'Other Simon @tothersimon.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

As we hurtle into Autumn, here's a reminder.

Honestly, it's hard to explain in text. There are some horse chestnuts and some hedgehogs and... probably just move on and let's forget this ever happened, yeah?

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T'Other Simon @tothersimon.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Delighted to discover that the second season/series of Traitors India is just as compelling as the first one. Ah man, it's *so* entertaining.

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T'Other Simon @tothersimon.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Yeah. We're having a lot of fun. It's such a buzz to dick about onstage in front of 400 people and have them crying with laughter. It's a privilege, really. And the novelty isn't yet showing signs of wearing off. I consider myself very fortunate indeed.

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T'Other Simon @tothersimon.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

It's really tough to gauge. We regularly gig to 'a few hundred' and - arguably - work best like that. But that's not to say we can sell hundreds of tickets on our own. And it's fair to say our audience has easily grown by a multiple of ten since Edinburgh. But who knows? It's always such a gamble.

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T'Other Simon @tothersimon.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I'm partly only writing that because we're about to announce the biggest show we've ever done*, and I'm a bit paranoid about it, and *really* don't want to have to post something like this as it gets close. *that isn't a mixed bill-type thing. It's just in our name.

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T'Other Simon @tothersimon.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Go and see Rachel, for heaven's sake.

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T'Other Simon @tothersimon.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Pictured: Merz, telling people to keep their hands inside the waltzers at all times.

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T'Other Simon @tothersimon.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Pffft... Those movies haven't been the same since Barbara Windsor left the cast.

Screenshot of a Thread saying 'Carrie on Prime is so good'.

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T'Other Simon @tothersimon.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Many years ago I started writing a song about those kitchen appliances that people buy and then leave in the cupboard to gather dust. It was called 'Sympathy for the Breville'. Somewhat fittingly I shelved it and never went back to it.

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T'Other Simon @tothersimon.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Daughter made me put on a false beard (as daughters do) - and there were cherry bakewells there, so I did the obvious thing.

Me, wearing a false beard and holding up bakewells like they're googly eyes. I'm forty six years old.

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T'Other Simon @tothersimon.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Jim Morrison: "This song is called 'Love Me Two Times'..." Me [shouting above the applause]: "I THINK YOU MEAN 'TWICE'."

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T'Other Simon @tothersimon.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

If I could crowbar 'carabiner' into a post I would but I can't.

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T'Other Simon @tothersimon.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I'm not saying that BBC News has a 'type' but...

The top three news stories on the BBC News site. All accompanied by pictures of balding, pink-faced old men in suits.

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T'Other Simon @tothersimon.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Maybe Freud's mum was just really fit. 🤷‍♂️

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T'Other Simon @tothersimon.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Music fact: It took 22 takes to record the opening line to Mel & Kim's 'Respectable'.

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T'Other Simon @tothersimon.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

"Thank you for calling Abseiling Advice - please hold the line".

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T'Other Simon @tothersimon.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

You'd need those funny little cycling shoes that clip on, I guess.

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T'Other Simon @tothersimon.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I think one of the worst things about being a Minotaur would be trying to find a cycling helmet that fits.

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T'Other Simon @tothersimon.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Interesting. Either way it's a glorious arrangement of letters.

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T'Other Simon @tothersimon.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I started to get the giggles onstage tonight, which you'll know - if you've ever seen us live - is a fairly catastrophic turn of events. Particularly as it was in a bit when I need to be at my grumpiest/most serious. I think I just about got away with it. Hope nobody in Lyme Regis noticed.

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T'Other Simon @tothersimon.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

A little tune for a Saturday morning.

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T'Other Simon @tothersimon.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Haha! I mimed kneading my eyes to my family too, and we were all laughing about it. 😂

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T'Other Simon @tothersimon.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Maybe it's when you look a bit kneady...

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T'Other Simon @tothersimon.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The thing that really stuck with me from last night's episode of Celebrity Traitors was the lady who said she was going to remain 'doughy-eyed'. Not 'doe-eyed' - having big eyes like those of a baby deer. 'Doughy-eyed' - having eyes that are all squidgy like dough. It's a hell of an image.

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T'Other Simon @tothersimon.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

It's one of their best. Top 30 at least. And that's quite impressive.

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T'Other Simon @tothersimon.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I don't know where the extra 'e' came from. I can only apologise.

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T'Other Simon @tothersimon.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Anyway - we'll be heading back to the same venue in February - to perform in the heats of the Musical Comedy Awards again. This time - yeah, this is the satisfying narrative arc bit - we'll be the headliners. *drops mic* *sheepishly picks mic up again and mouthes 'sorry!' to the sound engineer*

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T'Other Simon @tothersimon.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

5 years ago we played our first ever comedy gig. It was in one of the heats of the Musical Comedy Awards. After each of the heats, there's a headline act - in our case it was Jess Robinson (Last Leg, Horrible Histories, etc.) We didn't get voted through to the next round by the audience. Swines.

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T'Other Simon @tothersimon.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

😂 Great to finally meet you, Alanis.

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T'Other Simon @tothersimon.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Can't say I've ever seen it, to be honest. Also - that's not how irony works. But I get your point.

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T'Other Simon @tothersimon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Thanks. It's kinda made me feel like I'M the one who doesn't get it. I've had probably somewhere between 15 and 20 replies, nearly all complete nonsense. Threads seems to be populated with people who just don't 'get it'. It's quite odd.

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T'Other Simon @tothersimon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It has blown my mind to realise that so many simply don't understand the mechanics of a simple joke like that. Is it just me? I know I have a tendency to overthink things, but this seems like a *very* basic joke format. Yet *so* many people are fucking it up. Sorry. I just needed to vent.

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T'Other Simon @tothersimon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Lots of people have started replying with their own take on the joke, but almost all of them have missed the point. They're putting things like 'The most unclear band was easily Blur'. NO. STOP IT. THAT'S NOT HOW THE JOKE WORKS. READ WHAT YOU'VE WRITTEN, FFS.

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T'Other Simon @tothersimon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I've held off writing this, because I think it'll probably make me sound like a madman, but I recently posted a joke on Threads and the replies are *really* infuriating me - by joining in, but missing the joke entirely. I posted 'The most gullible 90s band was easily Suede'. I wrote it years ago.

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T'Other Simon @tothersimon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Good, innit? And they have them in lots of aquariums (god, I *really* wanted to write 'aquaria'). This was actually the Oceanarium in Bournemouth.

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T'Other Simon @tothersimon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This feels a lot like one of those 'didn't happen' posts. But it did happen. She's nearly 14 and *loves* a bit of wordplay. She's my daughter. Duh.

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T'Other Simon @tothersimon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Took my daughter to an aquarium recently. She was *delighted* to see this black and white fish. "Look Dad! It's FINDING EMO!".

A black and white clown fish. Maybe. Or some other sort of fish. I don't know. I'm not David bloody Attenborough.

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T'Other Simon @tothersimon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

And - to be clear - this isn't a one-off pop-up. It appears every time I use the app. Which is several times a day. And it has done for weeks. The options appear to be 'try it' or 'ask me again in an hour'. It's bloody relentless. I don't *want* to remove myself from engagement with my audience.

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