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Paul B 〓〓

@whatsmellslikeblue.bsky.social
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Beer, cricket, books, photography and the odd loosely coherent rant...

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Paul B 〓〓 @whatsmellslikeblue.bsky.social · 10h
Just seen how much Cineworld are charging for this! They are not cheap at the best of times but by labelling it an "event" they've up the price to £20 a ticket!
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Uncle Rickie @richardgatley.bsky.social · 20h
Andalucía in Cowes #photography
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Naomi Klein Is Spot On.......
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Bob Marshall @bobmarshall.co.uk · 02/10/2026
Depressing to read about these moronic attacks on the brave volunteers who give up their time and risk their lives to save others in peril at sea. Another good reason, as if one were needed, to log off Faecebook permanently.
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Pilot @pilotbeer.co.uk · 02/10/2026
Nothing worse than when you’re trying to siphon some milkshake IPA out of one car and into another and you accidentally suck some into your mouth.
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Paul B 〓〓 @whatsmellslikeblue.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
If you see this post a vampire that isn't Dracula.
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Somerset County Cricket Club @somersetccc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
CRAIG OVERTON WINS PCA PLAYER OF THE YEAR! 🙌🏆 A well deserved accolade for a Somerset legend 🫡 #YouAreSomerset #PCAawards
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Paul B 〓〓 @whatsmellslikeblue.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Placeholder Tory leader promises something... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Conservatives pledge 'tough love' benefit rules for under-25s
The party says it would bring in new work requirements for young people claiming Universal Credit.
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Paul B 〓〓 @whatsmellslikeblue.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Very sorry to hear this; Esther (and That's Life!) was required watching when I was growing up, and her work setting up Childline and latterly on assisted dying was invaluable. I hope that if an assisted dying law ever happens, that it called Esther's Law. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Dame Esther Rantzen dies aged 86
Rantzen, who fronted the BBC's That's Life for two decades, went on to found Childline, and in recent years had been a campaigner for assisted dying.
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Paul B 〓〓 @whatsmellslikeblue.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Is that to counter himself?
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Paul B 〓〓 @whatsmellslikeblue.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"Those topless bathers are back, Doctor." "I can see, Reuben, I can see..."
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The Amazing Worlds of Doctor Who @worldsofdrwho.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Fourth Doctor c/o "FANTASY EMPIRE" No.2 (1984). Art by Elby. #DoctorWho
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Paul B 〓〓 @whatsmellslikeblue.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
So true...
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Paul B 〓〓 @whatsmellslikeblue.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Firebox. Odney Manor, West Somerset Railway, 22/09/26. My Picture 📷
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The Amazing Worlds of Doctor Who @worldsofdrwho.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
29th September, 1979: "Doctor Who: City of Death" part 1. #DoctorWho
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New-Cleckit Dominie @ncdominie.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Great moments in Scottish engineering history: James Watt tries to work out how his phone attaches to his selfie stick.
Statue of James Watt. In his right hand he holds a telescopic stick with a frame at the top; in his left he holds a flat object about the size of a large smartphone. He is scowling at the possibly-not-a-smartphone as if he is tempted to yeet it into the sea. On that basis, it probably _is_ a phone.
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Paul B 〓〓 @whatsmellslikeblue.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Boy, did they pick the wrong lane to go dogging! www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c6...
bbc.co.uk
RAF Fairford suspects to be released on bail, head of counter-terror police says
Laurence Taylor says the five men arrested on Sunday are still under investigation as police consider multiple lines of inquiry, including the possible involvement of a foreign state.
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Paul B 〓〓 @whatsmellslikeblue.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I see ITV are enlisting Noel Gallagher as an expert opinion on Man City. Probably says it all...
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Paul B 〓〓 @whatsmellslikeblue.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I love Ansel Adams.
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Paul Blinkhorn @paulblinkhorn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The best manager never to win the Premier League? That's a tough one, but I think I'm going to go with 'Pep Guardiola'
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Paul B 〓〓 @whatsmellslikeblue.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Even God is against him now... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Ed Sheeran concerts cancelled becuase of bad weather
The star's concerts in Massachusetts on Friday and Saturday are cancelled after severe weather warnings.
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Paul B 〓〓 @whatsmellslikeblue.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
If you want to read the words of football pundits and commentators who have even less of a clue than usual about what is going on... www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
bbc.co.uk
Man City charges latest: City found guilty of majority of 115 financial rule breaches
The club, which denies all wrongdoing, is accused of breaching the Premier League's financial rules between 2009 and 2018.
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Paul B 〓〓 @whatsmellslikeblue.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This is quite something.
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Paul B 〓〓 @whatsmellslikeblue.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"Topless bathers again, Doctor. I don't hold with it..."
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Paul B 〓〓 @whatsmellslikeblue.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
From a few weeks ago, this is how it started, and how it finished... Such a good kit! A few (minor) flaws, but for the price point this is well worth the money! #88mph
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Paul B 〓〓 @whatsmellslikeblue.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
What a difference a day makes. Was the only person in the pub in Minehead last night, now in a rammed brewery tap in Bristol. Excellent beer here, but I must be getting old, because I preferred the pub in Minehead!
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Paul B 〓〓 @whatsmellslikeblue.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Bacon.
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Pilot @pilotbeer.co.uk · 24/09/2026
Always knew these right wing grifters wanted to drag us back to the past but never realised that with their “repeatedly do something moronic then get their incomprehensibly gullible online fans to bail them out” schtick the very specific past they’re after is craft beer in 2016.
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Paul B 〓〓 @whatsmellslikeblue.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Looks more like a morning after the night before picture, to me! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Edinburgh Zoo's red panda goes to the vet for toothache
Red panda Bruce laid on his back under a general anaesthetic, as vets removed the problem tooth and checked him for other illnesses.
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The Amazing Worlds of Doctor Who @worldsofdrwho.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
24th September, 1977: "Doctor Who: Horror of Fang Rock" part 4. #DoctorWho
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Monica At The Movies @monicasmovies.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Time Bandits (1981) 🎬💙 Directed by Terry Gilliam
Time Bandits (1981) movie poster
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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 22/09/2026
Tyrannosaurus xkcd.com/3300/
Comic. [Person with long hair pointing to diagram with Tyrannosaurus Rex standing next to a person.] PERSON: We now believe the primary prey of Tyrannosaurus Rex was these humans who kept standing next to it for scale.
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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Things that aren't patriotic: - Racism - Moving abroad for tax purposes Things that are patriotic: - A love and sense of duty to your country, including paying taxes that contribute to it
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Lisa @barneyandjoan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
#Kent #Hops #Autumn
Kent Hops
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Paul B 〓〓 @whatsmellslikeblue.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I'm assuming it's We All Stand Together, and they unite over their hatred of it.
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Paul B 〓〓 @whatsmellslikeblue.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Apt name for the vape shop. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Seaford flats evacuated after car hits shopfront and catches fire
The vehicle fire spread to shops in Sutton Road in Seaford, causing significant damage, says police.
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Paul B 〓〓 @whatsmellslikeblue.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
A week off starts here! (And boy, do I need it...) @langhambrewery.bsky.social Hip Hop.
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Paul B 〓〓 @whatsmellslikeblue.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I don't know the truth of the matter, and I generally don't care, but an angry brother with an axe to grind is hardly going to be subjective or unbiased. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Earl Spencer defends Diana book claims about King Charles
Exclusive: Princess Diana's brother tells the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg that "we'll forget her soon enough" were "exactly" the words used by the then-Prince of Wales.
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Paul B 〓〓 @whatsmellslikeblue.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Just submitted my 'Doctor Who' tender bid.
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Paul B 〓〓 @whatsmellslikeblue.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
What scene makes you emotional no matter how many times you see it? 🖤 The end of Band of Brothers, when we hear Winters talk about what happened to the company. The series is still my favourite TV series ever. Epic stuff, but very human at the same time.
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Paul B 〓〓 @whatsmellslikeblue.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
There's a punk band playing in my local tonight. The rather elderly audience is slowly filing into the back room with their cups of coffee, making comments like "I hope there's enough seating..." Tempus fugit.
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Paul B 〓〓 @whatsmellslikeblue.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The problem for the residents of Piddington is that they will have to import everything, and their only export is self-satisfied sh*t eating grins.
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Sarah Dempster @dempster2000.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
“Pissport to Piddington”
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Lord Arse! 🕹️ @lordarse.com · 16/09/2026
The legend that was Sir Clive Sinclair died five years ago today. RIP Uncle Clive.
Sir Clive Sinclair
30 July 1940 - 16 September 2021
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Sarah Dempster @dempster2000.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
“Piddington”
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John Rain🥇 @johnrain.co.uk · 15/09/2026
Ed Sheeran's tour bus.
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Paul B 〓〓 @whatsmellslikeblue.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I hope they do. I hope they all do... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Piddington in Oxfordshire votes to leave UK over asylum plans
Piddington residents vote over proposals to house up to 1,256 male asylum seekers nearby.
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Paul B 〓〓 @whatsmellslikeblue.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
"We're making apocalyptic end-of-the-world technology you should be afraid of, but hey! Trust us!" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
OpenAI's Sam Altman says world 'right to be afraid' but 'should trust' AI firms
Sam Altman and other tech CEOs say there are incentives to limit advancements in AI, as fears grow over the threats it poses to humanity.
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Paul B 〓〓 @whatsmellslikeblue.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
...ocaine are better.
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Paul B 〓〓 @whatsmellslikeblue.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
...rrogated iron underwear.
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