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Grateful Dead and other quality music, Theatre, Cinema, Food, Cocktails, Cats, Birds, History, Rugby (particularly Edinburgh). A new Scot in favour of an Independent Scotland. Likely to post cat pictures and about music rather than anything else.

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TwaJokers @twajokers.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Also, search for "Iain M Banks" as author in Abe Books - generally around £3.35 per book.
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TwaJokers @twajokers.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
"Well, you do you".
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TwaJokers @twajokers.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Oh yes, just the first one that leaped to mind, having seen him again a couple of weeks ago.
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TwaJokers @twajokers.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Steve Earle! The absolute opposite of jingoism.
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TwaJokers @twajokers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Oh yes. The Waterboys and Steve Earle are playing it live on the current "Fisherman's Blues Revue" tour.
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TwaJokers @twajokers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galway_...
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Galway Girl (Steve Earle song) - Wikipedia
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TwaJokers @twajokers.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Vinegar in a little bowl, add a tomato half, cover with clingfilm, punch holes in the clingfilm so the flies can scent their way in (and can't then get out).
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TwaJokers @twajokers.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lines_o...
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Lines on the Antiquity of Microbes - Wikipedia
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TwaJokers @twajokers.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
We were wondering, too, and my wife's superior googling skills found the answer: kerryhillsheepsociety.com
kerryhillsheepsociety.com
Kerry Hill Sheep Society – kerryhillsheepsociety.com
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TwaJokers @twajokers.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
True: but trying for the upside.
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TwaJokers @twajokers.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
That will have to wait until the former guy is again the former guy, and his associates are not in power. I'd love to try it, though, and loved the New York coal-fired pizzas when we were there. This is one from our Edinburgh local wood-fired old-school restaurant, The Jolly.
SICILIANA: Tomato, olives, capers, garlic & anchovies

Note: no cheese.
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TwaJokers @twajokers.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
And yet, cheeseless pizza can be delicious: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pizza_m...
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Pizza marinara - Wikipedia
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TwaJokers @twajokers.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Good luck to you both.
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TwaJokers @twajokers.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
My bad: "Libbey".
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TwaJokers @twajokers.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Bought four of the same after having them in a bar. Found the brand on the underside. "Libby" brand, in our case: toughened glass, absolutely solid and haven't chipped so far (8? years in use...)
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TwaJokers @twajokers.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
I once had this conversation on a broiling hot day in Dallas-Fort Worth Airport, on a shuttle bus. The lack of a blackboard / whiteboard didn't help.
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TwaJokers @twajokers.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Us too!
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TwaJokers @twajokers.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Here's a history of them. buttondown.com/theswordandt... And my Dad lived near Bassenthwaite Lake for over 30 years, so you have my sympathy on that one.
buttondown.com
Notable Sandwiches #130: Panini
Welcome back to Notable Sandwiches, the feature where my intrepid editor David Swanson and I take our seats at the big strange table that is Wikipedia’s List...
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TwaJokers @twajokers.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Well, I hope they turn up for you. Our local deli has a revolving selection, so we grab what we can when we can.
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TwaJokers @twajokers.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
There is also a hot mustard version, which I think just edges the Honey and Mustard as the best crisp EVER.
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TwaJokers @twajokers.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Mabel, Maisie's sister, a sweet but odd cat.
Mabel, a black / cream point Siamese with huge blue eyes. She is doing the loaf. A pair of feet and a footstool are visible in the background.
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TwaJokers @twajokers.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Hamish ("Small Sir") who's 7 and runs the house.
Hamish, a VERY handsome seal point cat, reclining on a heap of clothes that he now owns.
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TwaJokers @twajokers.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
And has a strong resemblance to the OP!
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TwaJokers @twajokers.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Maisie, not Daisies. I hate autocorrect.
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TwaJokers @twajokers.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Daisies, from Fife in Scotland. She lives with her sister, Mabel (seal and cream point) and Hamish, the seal point.
A blue and cream point Siamese cat.
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TwaJokers @twajokers.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
That sequence - Terrapin > Estimated Prophet > EOTW > NFA > GDTRFB > Around and Around, then Uncle John's Band, has been one of my absolute favourite Dead live sequences for the last 15+ years (I got a SBD download ages before the Dave's Pick, though I have that too). It's Just Exactly Perfect.
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TwaJokers @twajokers.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Where do you start from? Not joking, just some point of reference so not as to go wrong. Also, Grateful Dead ;-)
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TwaJokers @twajokers.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Thank you - Kashmiri chilli powder is a stock item for Felicity Cloake's Vindaloo. I shall experiment accordingly.
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TwaJokers @twajokers.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Looks good enough to ask for the recipe... ... and "slightly hotter than intended" should be the default.
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TwaJokers @twajokers.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Indeed! I recognised the tartan upholstery, and the gilded windows.
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TwaJokers @twajokers.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
The Hebrides, Market Street ...I'm a regular ScotRail user :-)
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TwaJokers @twajokers.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
There are several very good second hand bookshops on the West Port, a short walk from the castle.
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TwaJokers @twajokers.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Definitely hoping that's a Boulevardier...
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TwaJokers @twajokers.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Natural Born Killers Lost Highway Repo Man
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TwaJokers @twajokers.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
I know it's a webpage. Nonetheless, the BBC are still promoting the press, and the right wing press at that.
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TwaJokers @twajokers.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
I beg to differ: this is a link to today's Scottish newspapers review. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Scotland's papers: Ambulance delays and Yes group 'missing £1.5m' probe
A review of the front page stories from the daily newspapers in Scotland.
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TwaJokers @twajokers.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Kentucky? Please try again, using Fried Chicken...
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TwaJokers @twajokers.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Well, we're not on a standard RM route, so we get whoever's left at the end of the shift, and quite often get mail that's not for us (and our neighbours get the same). And we also have the delivery problem that they won't use the door bell or the knocker, they just tap gently so we don't hear them.
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TwaJokers @twajokers.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Same. And that's the second rebrand - Home Delivery Network / HDNL in 2010 - though I had to look that up. All delivery companies are awful - though DPD have a couple of delivery drivers who actually know their routes. Though if we don't get them, we don't get deliveries from DPD either.
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TwaJokers @twajokers.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Description of the difference between Heat Exhaustion and Heat Stroke.
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TwaJokers @twajokers.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
I have seen that graphic before - in Phoenix, Arizona. Presumably taken over by the woke, too. (The temperature was over 100F every day that we were there, and dropped to about 85F at night). It's a useful graphic, and worth remembering, as it might save a life.
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TwaJokers @twajokers.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
The end-to-end Water of Leith walk - from Balerno to Leith, downhill is much easier - makes for a delightful day.
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TwaJokers @twajokers.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Maybe wait to find out one way or another before jumping in with both feet?
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TwaJokers @twajokers.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
I don't know if he does, but I do. Do you think I should be looked up, just in case?
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TwaJokers @twajokers.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
We have one of his in our kitchen! A little bit of the bay in Scotland.
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TwaJokers @twajokers.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Also Happy Birthday. I love the "Chez Panisse" picture.
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TwaJokers @twajokers.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
www.goodsidepizza.com This place was very good, and might be the bar closest to Deep Ellum metro stop.
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Home - Good Side Pizza Pub - Pizza Restaurant in Dallas, TX
Good Side Pizza Pub in Dallas, TX. Top-rated Dallas pizza joint with incredible sides, salads, and, of course, the best thin-crust tavern-style pizza in the Big D. Chill vibes and a full bar makes Goo...
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TwaJokers @twajokers.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Best days out that we did in a week, apart from the obvious (Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza) were the historical buildings at City Park www.dallasparks.org/684/City-Park , the Art Deco Pavilions at Fair Park www.fairparkdallas.com (plus Four Corners Brewery) and our day trip to Fort Worth.
dallasparks.org
City Park | Dallas Parks, TX - Official Website
Dallas' first park, established in 1876. Visit the historical buildings, reserve space to host an event, or check out one of our events.
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TwaJokers @twajokers.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
I do hope that you end up in "The Londoner Pub" near SMU / Mockingbird on Blue / Orange / Red, because we looked at it and didn't do it. It seemed a little much when we were trying to find Texas things rather than London!
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TwaJokers @twajokers.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
You should do the TRE line just because it's fun (we did it in 2023, though we did not get off and buy pints at intermediate stations, because...)
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