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Welsh Bollocks @welshbollocks.bsky.social · 14h

A very rare photo of the Welsh arriving in Patagonia in 1865. The first settler's joy is clear having been on board the Mimosa for weeks surviving on rations of stale Welsh cakes and cold glengette tea.

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Welsh Bollocks @welshbollocks.bsky.social · 18h

At 8 miles long Cefn Sidan is the longest beach in Wales.

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Welsh Bollocks @welshbollocks.bsky.social · 23h

Ok lads, I'm off to the Elvis festival in Porthcawl. Keith, you keep an eye on the south, Dave, if Putin rings tell him we're out of missiles 'til Christmas. If you all behave I'll bring you back some candyfloss...

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Welsh Bollocks @welshbollocks.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Swansea defeats Cardiff in the 2026 Welsh Boat Race.

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Welsh Bollocks @welshbollocks.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Not surprising at all if you're using a plumber to do the plastering.

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Welsh Bollocks @welshbollocks.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Sir Tom Jones with a very young Ed Sheeran - Ponty muni 1999

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Welsh Bollocks @welshbollocks.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Did you know how the JCB got its name? It's an acronym for Jac Codi Baw, which literally translates as Jack lifts dirt. The name was suggested by a farmer from Crymych in 1932, and the name stuck...

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Welsh Bollocks @welshbollocks.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

People worry that AI will cause society to collapse. After typing in "Max Boyce holding a leek", I have to agree.

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Welsh Bollocks @welshbollocks.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

One of the Welsh names for the jellyfish is "Cont y môr", however, a little know fact is the seagull is also known as "Cont y Sglods"

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Welsh Bollocks @welshbollocks.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

The "Foil Cape of Brynaman" is a 3rd century relic made from pure platinum which was, at the time, mined exclusively in the British Isles near Prestatyn. The cape was beaten from a single piece of platinum, probably using deer antler & conkers.

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Welsh Bollocks @welshbollocks.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Did anyone else visit Llangrannog in 1976. Despite the heatwave and drought we still had swimming lessons....

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Welsh Bollocks @welshbollocks.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

The notorious "Taro Tant" gang terrorised rural Wales during the 1920's. Led by Dwynwen Drwg, they would torture victims by singing cerdd dant until their ears bled before forcing them, feet first, through their harps...

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Welsh Bollocks @welshbollocks.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Gilfach Social Club and Institute are still smarting from their failed bid to host Eurovision 2023. All that parking opposite, and they'd ordered a beer tent for out the back. They're still working their way through 12,000 tins of hot dogs.

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Welsh Bollocks @welshbollocks.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Have you visited our new website welshbollocks.com? Links in our biogs

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Welsh Bollocks @welshbollocks.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Official opening of Llanelli Zoo on this day, 10th of October, 1973. The zoo closed on the 23rd of October when prize exhibit Meirion the Meerkat escaped. He was spotted the following year sunbathing in Saundersfoot.

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Welsh Bollocks @welshbollocks.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Dowlais..... But not Dowlais Top unless there's a free minibus.

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Welsh Bollocks @welshbollocks.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

"Dewi, you know those sheep you thought were missing? I think spot's found them"

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Welsh Bollocks @welshbollocks.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Doris Rees & Beti Llewellyn celebrating 65 years of membership with the Trimsaran branch of the W.I.

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Welsh Bollocks @welshbollocks.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Aberystwyth? Ffaberystwyth more like on a sunny Autumn day. You can see the sun shining off the National Library...

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Welsh Bollocks @welshbollocks.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

2 navy frigates have been dispatched from Portsmouth as Barry Island hold a referendum on independence from the Vale of Glamorgan.

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Welsh Bollocks @welshbollocks.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

The new Deadpool movie is being filmed in Wales. In it Deadpool meets his long lost cousin Pontypool as they take on the Mumbles Mile...

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Welsh Bollocks @welshbollocks.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The Police have demanded that Pont Abraham Services turn off the prices on display for Petrol and Diesel as it's distracting drivers who cannot believe their eyes, leading to a string of crashes.

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Welsh Bollocks @welshbollocks.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The Peoples Republic of Welshpool declared independence on this day in 1982, it didn't last long, they were annexed by Newtown 2 days later.

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Welsh Bollocks @welshbollocks.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The Peoples Republic of Welshpool declared independence on this day in 1982, it didn't last long, they were annexed by Newtown 2 days later.

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Welsh Bollocks @welshbollocks.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

It's been 9 years since the Wales flag emoji was launched. Due to its complex design, a supercomputer at the Shirley Bassey Sinclair Spectrum Institute in Splott was used to miniaturise the flag. Here's what it looks like under an electron microscope.

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Welsh Bollocks @welshbollocks.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I am a little collier and gweithio underground The rhaff will never torri when I go up and down It's bara when I'm hungry And cwrw when I'm dry It's gwely when I'm tired And nefoedd when I die #nationalpoetryday

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Welsh Bollocks @welshbollocks.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Steve Wright presented his last afternoon show on BBC Radio 2 on this day in 2022. His show ran for 67 years, airing first in 1955.

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Welsh Bollocks @welshbollocks.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Prince Charles and Lady Diana in happier times. 1985

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Welsh Bollocks @welshbollocks.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Castell Conwy built by Edward 1st between 12831-87. It withstood the siege of Madog ap Llywelyn in the winter of 1294–95, acted as a temporary haven for Richard II in 1399 and was held for several months by forces loyal to Owain Glyndŵr in 1401.

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Welsh Bollocks @welshbollocks.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Take on a Welsh dragon at your own peril..... bollocks.wales/products/fuc...

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Welsh Bollocks @welshbollocks.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

"Faster Dilwyn faster.... You can do it... I BELIEVE YOU CAN FLY...."

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Welsh Bollocks @welshbollocks.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

"Mickey Thomas" Oil in canvas, 2017. Self Portrait He's had more clubs than Tiger Woods and several scrapes with controversy.... Today he's a popular radio summariser and paints landscapes of Mochdre.

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Welsh Bollocks @welshbollocks.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The Llandudno Liberation Front on manoeuvres today. Rumours that Rhos on Sea could fall as early as Tuesday....

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Welsh Bollocks @welshbollocks.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

If you see this, post a vampire that isn't Dracula.

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Welsh Bollocks @welshbollocks.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

This barsteward has stolen my phone and is uploading selfies to my iCloud account. The location says he's outside Dolgellau. Recognise either of them? Diolch

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Welsh Bollocks @welshbollocks.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Bollocks.wales/collections/best-sellers

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Welsh Bollocks @welshbollocks.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Nandos have announced their first ever drive through is opening in Caersws next week

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Welsh Bollocks @welshbollocks.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Fflint Council has commissioned a new statue of Owain Glyndŵr. Standing over 50 feet high next to the expressway, it will flick the V's at motorists as they head towards Chester... 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿👍

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Welsh Bollocks @welshbollocks.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The lord was teased relentlessly as a child growing up in Aberystwyth 🍆

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Welsh Bollocks @welshbollocks.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

A young Mark Francois visiting St Fagans as leader of Croydon young Conservatives in 1976. He ate 57 Welsh cakes in one sitting, a record that stood until 1987 when Bryn Terfel reclaimed the crown for Wales.

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Welsh Bollocks @welshbollocks.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The "Trimsaran" was a very popular haircut during the summer of 1989. The Trimsaran craze swept across the country, reaching Pontyberem in the North, Pum Heol in the East and as far as Cydweli in the West.

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Welsh Bollocks @welshbollocks.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Sir Paul McCartney was spotted in Prestatyn today. Apparently, he's enjoying a long weekend in Talacre in his auntie's old caravan.

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Welsh Bollocks @welshbollocks.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

It's International Coffee Day today. A company in Caernarfon has launched the "Cofi Coffi", a coffee machine that makes a proper Welsh brew....

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Welsh Bollocks @welshbollocks.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The Welsh Hide and Seek team have returned to training following the disappointment of their elimination at this year's international hide and seek championships.

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Welsh Bollocks @welshbollocks.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

We've launched our new website... Check it out 👍 welshbollocks.com

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Welsh Bollocks @welshbollocks.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Pistyll Rhaeadr, one of Wales' national treasures and the best thing in Powys by miles.

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Welsh Bollocks @welshbollocks.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Ken Owen mayor of Holyhead signing article 51 formerly annexing puffin island in 1971. Puffin Island is today an independent puffin republic following the Great Puffin War of 1973.

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