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@weaversweek.eurosky.social
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Weaver's Week at ukgameshows.com As it's entirely clear the moderators here can't be arsed to moderate, I can't be arsed to post. You'll find me as @daweaver@mas.to Fun stuff lives on weaversweek.tumblr.com

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Weaver @weaversweek.eurosky.social · 18/10/2026
Reviewing The Box on ITV. It's the one where Gary Lineker gives famous people silly things to do, contestants guess what Lineker's thinking about. An acquired taste, with a wry sense of humour. I rather liked it, but can see why it would annoy people. www.ukgameshows.com/...
Ranvir Singh carefully balances an egg on her spoon, and walks down a horse racing course. Gary's in a crowd of people, waving a glowstick around and digging the cool vibes. Shakira Khan and John Bercow perform on stage, dressed in silver outfits. Jenny Ryan, JB Gill, and Danny Aarons sit around on yellow chairs, in a grassy field.
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Weaver @weaversweek.eurosky.social · 11/10/2026
"Wisdom of the Crowd", BBC1's saturday night show melding statistics and the comedian John Bishop. Doesn't quite work, and while it's interesting to explain why it doesn't work, the show's really annoying. www.ukgameshows.com/...
200 people sit in a large banked theatre rake; the sides, and a V-shaped cutout in the middle, have bright LED lights. Contestants' answers are arranged on a giant LED board; the average and the solo contestant's answer are picked out. John's a grey-haired white man in a blazer and open-necked tie; his mouth is open. The set behind him is stripes of purple, blues, and oranges.
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Weaver @weaversweek.eurosky.social · 27/09/2026
This week, a look at "I Kissed...", the queer dating show on BBC3. Young gays and lesbians see if they can form stable relationships. And talk about what it's like to be young and queer, conversations we don't see anywhere else on television. www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Weaver'...
Two young women lie on a sun lounger, one atop the other, wafting air with a rainbow-coloured paper fan.Two young men smooch and kiss; they're in front of a whitewashed farmhouse with arches and steps.
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Weaver @weaversweek.eurosky.social · 14/06/2026
"Nobody's Fool" from ITV. Fun little game, combining quiz and country pastimes, lying, and a little backstabbing. Plenty of nods to old game shows, and some serious efforts to organise a backstabby plot. Emily Atack and Danny Dyer hosted better than expected. www.ukgameshows.com/...
Show name in posh writing over a shot of the manor house. Billy, Ella, and (standing) Kamaal plot in the library to see if they can remove Harry from the game. On the conveyor belt are item 4, a toaster. Item 3, a cuddly toy... Tennis balls spell "Coniveing", which isn't the word they were expecting.
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Weaver @weaversweek.eurosky.social · 07/06/2026
A look at "The Way Out", shown recently on the Dave channel. Mel Giedroyc puts some comedians in a room, and makes them find their own escape. The results are usually entertaining, sometimes surprising, and generally worth watching. www.ukgameshows.com/...
Lou Sanders runs on a giant hamster wheel, for reasons too tedious to explain here.
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Weaver @weaversweek.eurosky.social · 06/06/2026
#TheN0ughtie5 d6 "Firefly" - Inme (2002) [NK] My first fifteen seconds of fame came in 2002, when i said on the MTV boards how lead singer Dave McPherson looked like "My So-Called Life"'s Angela Chase. Absolutely banging screamo tune. www.youtube.com/watc...
Dave McPherson stands by a science experiment; all dyed red hair, dark jacket, and innocent look.A close-up of Angela Chase's face, with dyed hair and a lost moodiness.
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Weaver @weaversweek.eurosky.social · 24/05/2026
Wrapping up this year's Eurovision Song Contest with the things i'll remember. The winner, and loads of great songs. The naff hosts, poor production. How repeating something often enough can give the illusion that it's true. But mostly the great songs. www.ukgameshows.com/...
The actual performance shows Dara sat in an office with four dancers, they perform a sharp visual routine matching with the song. The clock on the wall shows 1.06, which turned out to be the exact time the winner's reprise started on sunday morning. EBU/Sarah Louise Bennett
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Weaver @weaversweek.eurosky.social · 10/05/2026
"Celebrity Sabotage" gets the Week's review this week. Rather enjoyed it: they'd put plenty of effort and budget into the show, and some careful editing made sure we knew what was going on at all times. www.ukgameshows.com/... #CelebritySabotage #GameShows
Two figures in a field, both with identical straw hats, checked shirts, and dungarees. One is Sam Thompson from "Made in Chelsea", the other is a raggedy old scarecrow. At a glance, can't tell which is which.
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Weaver @weaversweek.eurosky.social · 03/05/2026
The trash heap has spoken.
Marjorie, the trash heap from Fraggle Rock. She's an anthromorphic pile of rubbish, mostly brown in colour, with colourful leaves and packets dotted about her edges, and a banana peel where her hair should be. Marjorie has a face, marked by pink-rimmed glasses and traces of lipstick around her mouth.

To the right, rat lieutenants Philo and Gunge prepare to amplify whatever pearl of wisdom Marjorie is about to give. Behind them is a dry stone wall, and some sort of miasma drifts up from Marjorie in a haze.
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Weaver @weaversweek.eurosky.social · 19/04/2026
The Hunt: Prey Versus Predator. Went out on Channel 4 recently. You didn't watch it. Nobody watched it. You missed some good tech, lots of Route One social gameplay. And *so many* unforced errors by the producers. Not sure i can recommend this show, that's how bad it was. www.ukgameshows.com/...
Contestants put on their hunt garb; Prey wear a visible light blue, Predators a harder-to-spot mid-red. They're in a wood-panelled room in the modernistic "headquarters" house.
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Weaver @weaversweek.eurosky.social · 03/01/2026
This is where our paths divide; you're on your own to keep a calendar from now. Today is SATURDAY 3 January. #XmasWhatDayIsIt
Trees are lit in purple and green, with a path leading through them.

Caption: SATURDAY 3 January
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Weaver @weaversweek.eurosky.social · 02/01/2026
A field of little flowers, glowing in all sorts of colours. Today is FRIDAY 2 January. #XmasWhatDayIsIt
Each of the little flowers is made out of curved wire, with a small light in the middle. They're scattered across the bank.

Caption: FRIDAY 2 January
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Weaver @weaversweek.eurosky.social · 01/01/2026
Into the tunnel of lights, into the new year! Today is THURSDAY 1 January 2026. #XmasWhatDayIsIt
An arched tunnel spans a path. It's illuminated with thousands and thousands of tiny white fairy lights, they combine to cast a soft glow over the scene.

Caption: THURSDAY 1 January 2026
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Weaver @weaversweek.eurosky.social · 31/12/2025
There's mushroom for parties, so long as you're a fun person. Today is WEDNESDAY 31 December. #XmasWhatDayIsIt
The foreground is a large blue mushroom, looking down almost directly over its stalk. In the background is a golden mushroom, growing quite tall.

A field of dots is in the background, leading to the tall conical tree we saw on the 25th.

Caption: WEDNESDAY 31 December
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Weaver @weaversweek.eurosky.social · 30/12/2025
Let's have a look at the snowmen on the doors, Miss Ford. Today is TUESDAY 30 December. #XmasWhatDayIsIt
A white door is decorated with the cloth outline of a snowman: one circle for its body, another for its head features two large googly eyes. The snowman wears a Santa hat with tinsel round the rim, and with a twig on one side.

The door is illuminated only from the bottom right, bleaching out the body and casting deep shadows over the creature's face. It's actually a little bit scary.

Caption: TUESDAY 30 December
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Weaver @weaversweek.eurosky.social · 29/12/2025
Is it a tribute to Toblerone, or to Tenable? Today is MONDAY 29 December. #XmasWhatDayIsIt
A path covered in triangular light fittings, all glowing in a strange and slightly eerie green light. The path itself is lit in a dusky purple.

Caption: MONDAY 29 December.
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Weaver @weaversweek.eurosky.social · 28/12/2025
The Sunderland fan club were happy to see this bauble. Today is SUNDAY 28 December. #XmasWhatDayIsIt
A bauble lit up in horizontal stripes of red and white.

Caption: SUNDAY 28 December
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Weaver @weaversweek.eurosky.social · 27/12/2025
Butterflies? In this weather? Today is SATURDAY 27 December. #XmasWhatDayIsIt
Wooden butterflies are clasped around the trunks of some small trees; the picture features one butterfly, with veins interrupting the orange hue.

Caption: SATURDAY 27 December.
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Weaver @weaversweek.eurosky.social · 26/12/2025
Ooooooooh, star of wonder, star of light. Star to tell us today is FRIDAY 26 December. #XmasWhatDayIsIt
A light display of a star arcing in across the picture, and exploding into a yellow centre with ten points of white light radiating out.

Caption: FRIDAY 26 December
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Weaver @weaversweek.eurosky.social · 25/12/2025
It's a lovely queer Christmas tree. Today is THURSDAY 25 December. #XmasWhatDayIsIt
A light display in the shape of a Christmas tree: pink at the bottom, blue and green patches as we work up, turning to yellow just beneath the star at the top.

Caption: THURSDAY 25 December.
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Weaver @weaversweek.eurosky.social · 24/12/2025
Hey, reindeer. You're not going to need any red-nosed chum tonight, not with your illuminations. Today is WEDNESDAY 24 December. #XmasWhatDayIsIt
A light display in the shape of a reindeer, complete with antlers - but no red nose!

Caption beneath: WEDNESDAY 24 December.
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Weaver @weaversweek.eurosky.social · 23/12/2025
What day is it? As in, what day of the week? Today is TUESDAY 23 December. #XmasWhatDayIsIt is an idea from Bother's Bar, who isn't on this site. This year, illustrated by twelve days of pictures from Chelsea Winter Illuminations.
People stand underneath a tall arch, built out of greenery and illuminated with strings of lights. The name "Chelsea Winter Illuminations" is on the top of the arch. Behind are some shacks, and a walk through trees illuminated by coloured lights.

Added at the top: TUESDAY 23 December.
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Weaver @weaversweek.eurosky.social · 20/11/2025
In performance, Nemo finds the camera every time. This looks like chaos, it is utterly controlled. No white men performed this song, so [NK] is not invoked. This ends the list of 50 songs from the heart. Starting tomorrow: 50 nominated by the head.
Nemo stands on a black podium, with a white sunburst behind them. The youngster is dressed in a pink-and-white coat, with pink furry boots beneath thick tights.

It's a stark image, Nemo's human form contrasts with the sharp geometric shapes.
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Weaver @weaversweek.eurosky.social · 13/11/2025
And I think this makes Rosa the most-nominated performer in this picture.
Rosa Linn (right) with Edward Sheeran, a ginger-haired bloke who is (apparently) a cousin of The Krypton Factor's Gordon Burns.
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Weaver @weaversweek.eurosky.social · 18/08/2025
#All50rts day 43 - THE TOP "Late at night" - Buffalo Tom From "Big Red Letter Day" 1993 12 points "If he doesn't want to be seen with me, then why did he ask me to meet him Friday night? To hear Buffalo Tom?" www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVVX... #BuffaloTom #MySoCalledLife
It's a song about ghosts, about nightmares, about things that creep into your subconscious to wake you from your dreams. Perhaps the guitar line is reminiscent of Bob Dylan's "I believe in you", perhaps the break in singer Chris's voice hits everyone right in the feels.

It's a song used in the greatest synch of all time, the right song with the right footage to evoke the right emotion. And these two facts are intertwined, to the point that actors Claire Danes and Devon Odessa were thanked on Buffalo Tom's singles collection (where this album track was included, natch).

"Late at night" was the romantic moment on "My So-Called Life", television's greatest one-series wonder. Angela Chase has been snogging Jordan Catalano in the boiler room, but he will not acknowledge her in public; the episode concludes with Jordan reaching the conclusion that Angela also has feelings.

MSCL's cast and crew grew up: Claire Danes to "Homeland", Wilson Cruz is the poster boy for gay rights, Winnie Holzman wrote the book for "Wicked!", AJ Langer is now the Duchess of Devonshire. Jared Leto never left his lothario character behind, there's always the one. But we won't let that put us off.

The show still holds up, with realistic dialogue, and unflinching attention to the issues of youth, and honest complex characters - both the titular teens and the adults. And the soundtrack is exactly where we were in the years after grunge. In my humble opinion, "Late at night" should have been a single; this once, I'm glad it wasn't.Three guys gaze at the camera, which has been placed behind the browning leaves of an under-watered plant. Bill, Tom, and Chris are white guys with short hair, and two of them have their heads at a strange angle.
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Weaver @weaversweek.eurosky.social · 09/08/2025
#All50rts day 34 BONUS "Seasons of love" - Original Broadway Cast From "Rent" 1996 11 points The opposite of war isn't peace, it's creation! Would have been top 20 in UncoolTwo50, except I couldn't see it was a single. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vVn... #Rent #JonathanLarson
"Rent", a rock musical based on Puccini's "La Boheme", translates the action to 1989 New York. It's set amongst the poverty, homelessness, spunky gay life, drag queens and punk Larson saw from his window; the tuberculosis of Puccini's original becomes the latter-day scourge AIDS. Larson had watched as three of his closest friends fell victim to HIV and ceaseless illnesses.

The show is often seen as a bit too earnest for mass audiences: it's heavy going throughout; sometimes they're draining the fun from a situation like a headmaster walking into a classroom. "Poignant" is the lead emotion, fleeting moments of joy are contrasted with tremendous loss, there is addiction and disease and racism and homophobia. And the found family, the group of ne'er-do-wells thrust together through circumstance, recognise pieces of their shared humanity.

To start the show's second act, the cast lines up to sing an affirmation to life. What is the value of a year? What is the value of a life? Money? Meals? What about love.

Originally written as an elegy for Angel, who dies later in the play, "Seasons of love" was moved up in the show as a tribute to Larson, who had died the day before previews opened. It's remained there ever since.

"Rent" has an important part in modern history, showing gay and queer relationships as a completely unremarkable part of life - this was completely transgressive in the late 1980s, and still a bit of a headrush in '96. These days, "Seasons of love" is part of the regular canon of tunes for performers, covered by everyone from Michael Ball to Donny Osmond.Background to the other image: four couples in flamboyant clothes, pictured against colourful backgrounds.
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Weaver @weaversweek.eurosky.social · 01/08/2025
#All50rts day 26 BONUS! "Going for gold" - Sandy McClelland & Hans Zimmer No commercial release, 1987 11 points "Going for Gold was a lot of fun. I just felt so lucky because this thing paid my rent for the longest time." www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnlJ... #HansZimmer #GoingForGold
"Going for gold" has a driving drumbeat. The tune begins with gathering, rising chord progressions, like the sun breaking through the clouds. Then the drums intensify, and a million people shout the title.

The main verse is - I think - sung by Sandy McClelland, a session singer from Glasgow; we heard him on "Shout" by Tears For Fears. His vocals are just a little yearning, he sings in hope rather than expectation.

And the words are strong: "people are coming, everyone's trying... reach for the sky 'cause the stakes are so high". These are simple words, a restricted language for people who know English as a second language.

The show "Going For Gold" was shown across Europe on Superchannel, daytime BBC1 came almost as an afterthought; the show was hugely popular and ran for ten years.

It's a perfect television theme, with bits that can be cut out and stand alone. The song has not yet been commercially released, but has been covered. Hans Zimmer went on to do some movie soundtracks; Sandy McClelland did backing vocals for Neneh Cherry.A montage of photos from the show's opening sequence: beads form up and land onto a gold disc, which is embossed with "Going for Gold" and turns over to reveal a map of Europe. In the middle is a tall gangly white man - Henry Kelly - holding a question card and spreading the fingers on an outstreched hand.
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Weaver @weaversweek.eurosky.social · 17/07/2025
This one? Metafilter thread about "utopian scholastic" design at www.metafilter.com/199450/Wayne...
Text: Waynely Farfield's GEOMAQUARIUM™ for MS-DOS

A picture of a coral reef, overlaid with a chequerboard in shades of blue. There's a large purple sphere, green cone, and a small yellow cube for no obvious reason.

Callout text: "Fiendishly clever... finally a PC game where Mom and Dad will be fighting the kids for a turn in the family computer room - Computer Lair magazine"

Includes: Twelve 3½ʺ Disks
250 page book: "The Philosophy of Geomaquarium"
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Weaver @weaversweek.eurosky.social · 17/07/2025
#All50rts day 17 "No matter what" - Meat Loaf B-side to "Is nothing sacred" 1999 BONUS! 11 points Mr. Loaf's version of the song from stage musical "Whistle Down the Wind", popularised by Boyzone. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-j2Z... #MeatLoaf #AndrewLloydWebber #Boyzone
#All50rts day 17
"No matter what" - Meat Loaf
B-side to "Is nothing sacred" 1999
BONUS! 11 points

"Just dull."

The pairing of lyricist Jim Steinmann and noteplayer Andrew Lloyd Webber was expected to make great entertainment. But their musical together "Whistle Down the Wind" surprised critics by its mediocrity, being somehow less than the sum of its parts.

"Whistle Down the Wind" tells the story of Swallow, a young girl struggling to come to terms with the death of her mother, who discovers a mysterious stranger whom she believes is Jesus (but is suspected of being an escaped murderer). The children fight to protect the stranger from an adult world determined to catch the fugitive hiding in their midst.

In the play, The Man tells the village's children a story. What's the moral, they ask; when The Man doesn't know, the children promise to love him no matter what.

The hit single was recorded by Boyzone, who were the pop world's equivalent of innocent stage-school children hitting the tune with gusto. Meat Loaf got to hear the song and thought, "I could do a better job". And he did.

Gone is the wall-of-sound from the stage show: we get an experienced performer who knows when to be loud and when to be soft. As the song builds, Loaf's voice swells, and he adds loads of experience and emotional heft to the words. And because there's just one person singing, it's an intimate performance, Meat Loaf could be singing just to you.

A great cover will unearth something missing from the original. Meat Loaf made a great cover of "No matter what".Meat Loaf, a large man in a big leather jacket. In the black-and-white photo, he stands in front of the BBC Radio 2 logo from about 2016.
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Weaver @weaversweek.eurosky.social · 05/07/2025
#All50rts day 5 "Independence day" - Gretchen Peters from "The Secret of Life" 1996 BONUS! 11 points This acoustic version from 2014. youtu.be/mx75be3OnRA The blurb discusses domestic abuse. #GretchenPeters
"Independence day" - Gretchen Peters
from "The Secret of Life" 1996
Bonus! flash.

"When your song is assigned an entire set of cultural values based on a false premise (it was never a song about America, it was always a song about a woman who was trying to save her own life and that of her child) it starts to feel tainted. It feels like words have been put in your mouth that you never said."

The CMA Song of the Year for 1995, for the hit single by Martina McBride. It was adopted by right-wing blowhards who didn't listen to the lyric, a bit like Bruce's "Born in the u s a".

Gretchen drew inspiration from the story of Francine Hughes; she'd set fire to her home in March 1977 after enduring 13 years of an abusive relationship, her ex-husband did not escape. A jury found Hughes not guilty of murder charges due to temporary insanity, recognising that being trapped can drive a person mad.

A call to independence from patriarchy, from a culture that would tell a woman, or any other person for that matter, to stand by an abusive partner at all costs. A day to speak freely, and criticise those who would control others' bodies. Independence Day for the strong women who escaped the oppressive strictures of unhealthy marriages and choose better lives. The independence to wake up every day and be our authentic selves.

Background is the next picture....Gretchen Peters is a blonde woman with a long face and a white guitar slung at her waist, the guitar neck pointing somewhat above the horizontal. She's signing a CD for a fan, a middle-aged woman wearing a red dress. Both women are smiling.

Behind Gretchen's shoulder is a hanging poster for her gig at the building we see in the background. A sunny day with shadows and a sliver of blue sky down the side of the building.
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Weaver @weaversweek.eurosky.social · 04/07/2025
#All50rts day 4 "Drive" - Melissa Ferrick from "Freedom" 2000 10 points Let me tell you a story about my best friend and a folk singer... #MelissaFerrick #MichiganPickGirl #InternationalJaedaDay
"Drive" - Melissa Ferrick
from "Freedom" 2000

April 2003, Ann Arbor in Michigan. A massive dump of snow has turned spring back into winter. Melissa Ferrick plays two concerts at The Ark. Two nights with my bestie Jaeda, and her babe, and some of the greatest folk music around.

Melissa was - and still is - a caring sharing rock star, and she'd end each concert by throwing the guitar pick into the crowd. On the first night, Jaeda caught the pick, got it signed in silver sharpie... and lost it between the stage door and the car.

So, she and E buy flowers for Melissa, take them back stage, and plead their case. Enamoured of their charm, Melissa took two guitar picks on stage that night: one to throw to the crowd, one to give to Jaeda at the meet-and-greet afterwards. The legend was born; every time Melissa saw Jaeda afterwards, it was "Hey, Michigan Pick Girl".

Jaeda came into my life twenty-five years ago tonight. She left this life in february last year. Happy International Jaeda Day, sweetheart.Melissa Ferrick is a white woman, wearing a short-sleeved grey top and with a massive guitar aiming towards us. She sits on a red couch, in front of a blackboard showing crotchets and quavers.
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Weaver @weaversweek.eurosky.social · 25/05/2025
A lot of words have been spoken about the televote at this year's Eurovision Song Contest. Being slightly contrarian, I choose to remember a lot of other things. Performers! Puffer jackets! Friends! Chandelier! Winner!! www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Weaver%... #Eurovision #ESC #GameShows #WeaversWeek
Baby Lasagna (left, in a blue puffer jacket) and Käärijä (right, in a green puffer jacket) stare at each other. Both look like they're holding back from bursting into laughter. EBU/Sarah Louise Bennett. Tommy Cash drinks from an espresso cup; he's shown almost entirely in silhouette, only his face and a post-it note stuck to his jacket are clearly visible. EBU/Alma Bengtsson. Kyle Alessandro, Klavdia, and JJ look out on the main stage from a balcony at the green room. They look rather like three friends watching the sun set from their hotel. EBU/Corinne CummingRemember Monday perform in front of a chandelier, fallen and slightly tilted. EBU/Sarah Louise Bennett.
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Weaver @weaversweek.eurosky.social · 28/01/2025
A bowl of bright pink petunias is falling through the air. Caption: "Oh no. Not again."
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Weaver @weaversweek.eurosky.social · 23/01/2025
"Move", said the Dark Knight.
The Dark Knight from Incredible Games: three children stand on the intersections of a board, and try to keep away from of a masked and robed figure.
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Weaver @weaversweek.eurosky.social · 16/01/2025
Last boost: I hear Scott's point, and I offer Caleb from Mission 2110. #MissionOn
A young man, perhaps with the hint of a cyborg's communcation device, sits on a metal staircase in a dark industrial place. He holds some red plastic buttons, and looks concerned. In the corner of the picture, a young recruit also looks concerned.

Caption: "Good luck. And to one of you, goodbye."
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Weaver @weaversweek.eurosky.social · 05/01/2025
Matters arising: 1) "Troika"'s natural pair would have been "Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!", but no version makes my 50. 2) I've got a theory.
Elmer Fudd, dressed in the brown outfit of a huntsman, and carrying a rifle almost as tall as he is. Elmer's in the outdoors, next to a forest filled with signs saying "Rabbit season".
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Weaver @weaversweek.eurosky.social · 03/01/2025
Today is FRIDAY 3 january. Last day of the working week, Top of the Pops moves into 1997. Shabbat Vayigash tonight, the closing part of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. #XmasWhatDayIsIt
A slightly out-of-focus picture of a row of cottage shops, their roof eaves decorated with greenery and baubles. Lights in the background reflect in the windows, there's a funfair ride and the outline of a Christmas tree. Sparkles on the pavement pick out a couple of people walking past.

Caption: Friday 3 January.
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Weaver @weaversweek.eurosky.social · 02/01/2025
Today is THURSDAY 2 january. Back to work for most of us, though not for readers in Scotland, where they treat newyear seriously. #XmasWhatDayIsIt
A large bowl of popcorn, some of which has spilled onto a blanket. And a mug of hot chocolate with a knitted mug-cosy. They're posing in front of a roaring log fire.

Caption: Thursday 2 January.
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Weaver @weaversweek.eurosky.social · 01/01/2025
Today is WEDNESDAY 1 january. ...bleh, morning all. Happy new year to everyone who marks it. Happy new Gladiators and Traitors to all. Shops may or may not be open, and in this weather I'm not going out to check. Final nights of Kwanzaa and Hannukah. #XmasWhatDayIsIt
Two dogs - one large, one small - sit on a fluffy blanket on an outdoors bench. They have small golden party hats on their heads.

In front of the dogs is a small table holding two glasses of wine, an unopened bottle, and an ice bucket. Party streamers float over its edge

Caption: Wednesday 1 January.
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Weaver @weaversweek.eurosky.social · 31/12/2024
Today is TUESDAY 31 december. New Year's Eve everywhere, except in Edinburgh where 2024 will be extended until the winds drop. Sixth day of Kwanzaa, seventh candle for Hanukkah. Whatever you're doing tonight, have a safe and enjoyable and wonderful time. #XmasWhatDayIsIt
A foil-plated horseshoe, tilted at a jaunty angle, with a plastic figure sitting in the bottom. It's dressed in top hat and tails, and has a broad smile.

Caption: Tuesday 31 December.
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Weaver @weaversweek.eurosky.social · 30/12/2024
Today is MONDAY 30 december. A working day for some, a shopping day for some. Perhaps a good day to dig out The Two Ronnies box set and put a load of washing through. That counts as a hard day's work, right? #XmasWhatDayIsIt
A wreath of greenery and pine cones, with baubles dotted around and fork handles at the corners. Ceramic decorations of a snowman and a cottage are blurred in the background.

Caption: Monday 30 December.
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Weaver @weaversweek.eurosky.social · 29/12/2024
Today is SUNDAY 29 december. Sunday trading hours, religious services of all flavours, including the sort played in football stadia. #XmasWhatDayIsIt
An old half-timbered building with decorative spires out the front. Small lights across the front give a subtle glow. In front of the house stands a Christmas tree, and we can make out a stone statue.

Caption covers up the blue sky: Sunday 29 December.
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Weaver @weaversweek.eurosky.social · 28/12/2024
Today is SATURDAY 28 december. Confuse the sports fan in your life, because it's Saturday and there's no senior football in England. #XmasWhatDayIsIt
Lights hang down, throwing some light into the corner of a room. There's a large window with paper snowflakes stuck to it, and we can vaguely see a string of baubles along the top of the window frame.

Caption: Saturday 28 December.
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Weaver @weaversweek.eurosky.social · 27/12/2024
Today is FRIDAY 27 december. Shops are open, gather supplies for the next Ball 35 Fan Club hoolie. Good luck to everyone in work, especially those in shops. Friday prayers, second night of Kwanzaa, third night of Hannukah and shabbat Miketz (Joseph has a dream). #XmasWhatDayIsIt
An abstract close-up of some blue baubles, gently glowing from inside.

Caption: Friday 27 December.
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Weaver @weaversweek.eurosky.social · 26/12/2024
Today is THURSDAY 26 december. Boxing Day all day. First day of Kwanzaa. First day and second night of Hanukkah. Big stores are open, though M&S and Waitrose are middle-class and closed. #XmasWhatDayIsIt
A late 19th century picture of two girls looking out of a window at a small balcony.

There's a fir tree on the balcony, and a large blue bird and a few sparrows are perched on its branches. Other birds are pecking at seed on the floor on the balcony.

Up in the top corner, a little wooden nesting box is inhabited by a matching pair.

There's ivy around the edges of the window, and a little snow on the tree branches.

Original caption: The Birds' Christmas Tree.

Modern caption: Thursday 26 December.
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Weaver @weaversweek.eurosky.social · 25/12/2024
Today is WEDNESDAY 25 december. Christmas Day all day. First night of Hanukkah. Whatever you're doing today, have a good one. #XmasWhatDayIsIt
A felt Santa Claus decoration, with oversided hat and a massive white beatd dominating his face.

Caption: Wednesday 25 December.
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Weaver @weaversweek.eurosky.social · 24/12/2024
Over the festive period, it can be difficult to remember what day of the week it is. Today is TUESDAY 24 December. Christmas Eve all day. #XmasWhatDayIsIt is based on an original idea by Nick G who I've not seen here.
A row of foil-wrapped chocolate Santa Clauses, alternating in designs with gold and red hats. Each Santa is designed with an enigmatic smile, full beard, and is carrying a present.

Caption: Tuesday 24 December.
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Weaver @weaversweek.eurosky.social · 23/12/2024
Is Nick here to do #XmasWhatDayIsIt? (Today is MONDAY 23 December; meant to be a working day for some of us. grump.)
An 1870s picture of a large mansion somewhere in New England. There's snow on the ground, covering the roof, and on the building's balconies.

A carriage and horse wait just outside, and a woman gazes at who is on the carriage.

Superimposed: the date, Monday 23 December.
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Weaver @weaversweek.eurosky.social · 17/11/2024
Oh my days.
Horse McDonald likes and reposts my earlier tribute to "Careful". At the time of writing, it is the only item on her feed.
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Weaver @weaversweek.eurosky.social · 01/11/2024
#UncoolTwo50 19 "Barcelona" - Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Cabaillé 1987 writers Freddie Mercury, Mike Moran Lord Lucan of Mercury sings in his natural baritone, Montserrat sings for tone. The result is such gloriously high camp they put it on top of Montjuic. weaversweek.tumblr.com/post/7657773...
Lord Frederick Lucan of Mercury sings, while Montserrat Cabaillé gestures towards him. Lord Mercury wears a blue suit, Cabaillé a glittering shimmering opera gown. They're in a mocked-up Roman patio, with pillars and flaming torches behind.
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