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Mark Willoughby @willoughbywrite.bsky.social · 51m

That's a legitimate hobby of huge cultural and historical significance!

A gentleman in a frankly astonishing knitted jumper and beret combo

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Mark Willoughby @willoughbywrite.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

How did I get to this age without knowing about bacon block? This changes everything!

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Mark Willoughby @willoughbywrite.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

I was half expecting to see General Carla of the Women's Army

General Carla of the Women's Army from the film The Magnificent Two.

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Mark Willoughby @willoughbywrite.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

What you're missing is the Dutch Spam equivalent, which is called Smac.

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Mark Willoughby @willoughbywrite.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Anyone alive in the eighties who would voluntarily enter something called Threads really has to question their judgement.

Scene from the TV programme Threads, showing the iconic bandaged traffic warden.

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Mark Willoughby @willoughbywrite.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Commander Ivanova is here, no doubt to bring sense and order to things...

Cladia Christian as Commander Ivanova from Babylon 5

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Mark Willoughby @willoughbywrite.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Michael Nouri did all the jobs that Chris Sarandon was too expensive for.

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Mark Willoughby @willoughbywrite.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

First film of the night. Not watched it since I went to the pictures to see it in the late eighties. I'm sure it will be entirely unproblematic.

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Mark Willoughby @willoughbywrite.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Bring me your most gaming adjacent beer!

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Mark Willoughby @willoughbywrite.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

About 10-15 minutes fron Notre Dame is Bouillon Racine. This restaurant tries to stay very traditional and is not so expensive for where it is (€40 for the a la carte). I didn't have it, but I'm told that the Creme Brulet is amazing. maps.app.goo.gl/5xxuFE4EYnP2...

Four person table at Bouillon Raccine, a traditional 1900's restaurant in Paris.

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Mark Willoughby @willoughbywrite.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

This evening I have watched Barbarian. Now looking forward to a good night's sleep.

Banner movie poster for Barbarian (2022)

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Mark Willoughby @willoughbywrite.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

Spending my Sunday writing a proposal for work. Listening to the Conan soundtrack to help me power through. To crush my funding body, see them driven before me and hear the lamentations of their spreadsheets.

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Mark Willoughby @willoughbywrite.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Matrons of Mystery at Dice on the Borderlands. Niamh got cake for us during the mid session break. This is the new high watermark for player contribution to game experience excellence. Thanks to @bonhomiegames.bsky.social for awesome organisation and thanks to @chaosium.bsky.social for their support

Lovely people having cake while gaming at Chepstow castle

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Mark Willoughby @willoughbywrite.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

To those of you in the UK, if you have local elections today, don't forget to vote. Also, don't forget your photo id otherwise they'll send you away. If you're in the Runcorn area, there's a parliamentary by election which would benefit from a good turn out.

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Mark Willoughby @willoughbywrite.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Had a fun time at the Dragonmeet event yesterday. My I-Spy Grogs book was sparse, but of outstanding quality @pookie-uk.bsky.social, Niamh and Robert Carnel (both of whom I should be following but can't find). My non-grog highlight of the day was playing Battletech Alpha Strike

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Mark Willoughby @willoughbywrite.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Oh Google AI search results, truly you are the most advanced of all technologies and well worth the ruinous energy costs. The original question was "distance Oxford to San Francisco". The answer: very great 🫤

Google AI result that tells us that the distance between Oxford, UK and San Francisco, USA is very great

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Mark Willoughby @willoughbywrite.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

...and now the Wicker Man has come to life.

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Mark Willoughby @willoughbywrite.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

There's a festival going on at the Castle in Perilous Lands. Grogmeet 2025

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Mark Willoughby @willoughbywrite.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

My family thought I might like these from the hamper we were given. That's love, looking at an aged relative and thinking "there's a man who'd enjoy Ass Blasters".

Ass blasters picked onions with chillies

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Mark Willoughby @willoughbywrite.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

It has a picture of a kindly old man on it, how dangerous can it be?

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Mark Willoughby @willoughbywrite.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

The DR7 has a bag of tricks up its sleeve, but the brave boys of the RFC are not daunted!

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Mark Willoughby @willoughbywrite.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Wings of Glory. Oh my lord, is that a DR7?

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Mark Willoughby @willoughbywrite.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Wings of Glory. Oh my lord, is that a DR7?

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Mark Willoughby @willoughbywrite.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

South Bank food market comes up trumps again. Half chicken, half pork rice bowl.

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Mark Willoughby @willoughbywrite.bsky.social · 15/10/2024

I enjoyed this book immensely. Opening line: "Being murdered is a surprisingly effective way of losing weight."

Book cover for the perpetual astonishment of johnathon fairfax by Christopher Shelvin

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Mark Willoughby @willoughbywrite.bsky.social · 20/09/2024

Just been to Thirsty Meeples to pick up one box of Battletech minis.

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Mark Willoughby @willoughbywrite.bsky.social · 15/09/2024

#OBaWS farewell for another year. Thanks to all the great GMs who put up with me and special thanks to @matthewbroome.bsky.social for putting it all together.

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Mark Willoughby @willoughbywrite.bsky.social · 26/06/2024

I have devoured this book over the last few days. It could use an edit, but I'm a sucker for cast and crew stuff like this. It's pretty much all in their own words, so expect the odd bit of "old fashioned" attitude and language.

Cover of Blake's 7 An Oral History Of The Classic UK Sci-Fi Series

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Mark Willoughby @willoughbywrite.bsky.social · 24/06/2024

Watched The First Great Train Robbery for Sutherland. 1. It might just be the perfect rpg caper 2. Count the number of combats 3. Wayne Sleep playing a character called Clean Willy still makes me giggle.

Poster for the First Great Train Robbery starring Sean connery, Donald Sutherland and lesley-anne down

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Mark Willoughby @willoughbywrite.bsky.social · 15/06/2024

Why do I keep ending up at the royal oak?

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Mark Willoughby @willoughbywrite.bsky.social · 11/06/2024

Life after showbiz: Dusty Bin working at Heathrow these days.

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Mark Willoughby @willoughbywrite.bsky.social · 31/05/2024

For a mobile home you want the Herkimer Battle Jitney, accept no substitute!

Herkimer battle jitney from the film Mystery Men

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Mark Willoughby @willoughbywrite.bsky.social · 11/04/2024

Sculpture display at Blenheim Palace looking like a lost Dr Who episode.

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Mark Willoughby @willoughbywrite.bsky.social · 10/04/2024

These genetically modified foods are getting out of control.

Tesco Online shop shows Broccoli as Brown Onions

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Mark Willoughby @willoughbywrite.bsky.social · 19/03/2024

So much happiness in such a small bag!

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Mark Willoughby @willoughbywrite.bsky.social · 08/03/2024

Part 2 of my power armour trilogy reread. Published 16 years later than Starship Troopers, but feels 50 years more contemporary. Nice levels of science without looking like an inserted lecture, good action, great on the big ideas. Are the other books worth a go? Next John Steakley's Armor.

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Mark Willoughby @willoughbywrite.bsky.social · 26/02/2024

Phase one of the power armour triumvirate (Starship Troopers, The Forever War and Armor) reread. I now find Heinlein a bit "dad at the dinner table" on politics and military matters, but the man could write. Onto the definitive version of Forever War (not what I read as a kid)

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Mark Willoughby @willoughbywrite.bsky.social · 03/02/2024

After enjoying the brilliantly bonkers Paul Verhoeven in Robodoc, I've returned to an early english work of his.

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Mark Willoughby @willoughbywrite.bsky.social · 03/02/2024

This morning I have been watching Royal Flash for reasons as yet undisclosed. I thought to myself "Blimey, Oliver Tobias was a better actor than I remembered", before realising/remembering that it was Alan Bates.

Oliver Reed and Alan Bates in Royal Flash

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Mark Willoughby @willoughbywrite.bsky.social · 20/01/2024

Seen today at Gunnersby Park museum, a remorseless killer. Also pictured, a Voc.

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