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Mumbling nerd, career button-presser, occasional parrot-worrier and myopic beard-owner. May contain traces of apathy and pictures of critters.

London
Joined May 2009
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30 years ago, this antagonistic Nintendo ad appeared in UK SEGA mags of the era. While it felt like a dagger to the heart for SEGA fans, it was ultimately bollocks. Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition hit the Mega Drive a year later. But it was a very long year for sure.
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Today is my 73nd birthday, meaning I’m now 72 years old. I have to count 0 as a birthday too. 72 is a poetic number. 2 * 2 * 2 * 3 * 3 (2 ^ 3) * (3 ^ 2) Actually, the Earth is in the same position around the sun as when I was born, tomorrow, August 12. See you next year!
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Merry birthday to Alexei Sayle 🎂
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Just once I'd like to see an article like "Extroverted? Here's Some Tips on How to Be Quiet and Reflective"
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"That man is … odd," I dared say to William. "He is, or has been, in many ways a great man. But for this very reason he is odd. It is only petty men who seem normal." [The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco] #books #comedy
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Where will he go?
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Snitches get stitches
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Speccy Blob retweeted
You may be cool, but you'll never be @IggyPop's parrot dancing to @sleafordmods cool, let's face it... Iggy's cockatoo (yep!) is the internet's new favourite... clashmusic.com/news/watch-ig…
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black. black! BLACK! Like the endless blackness of space that leads to the chasm of clams!
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"Johnson is driven by a restless sense of his own entitlement to be at the apex of power and a conviction that rules are a trap to catch weaker men, and honour is a plastic trophy that losers award themselves in consolation for unfulfilled ambition." theguardian.com/commentisfre…
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this chess rabbit hole led me to this astounding clip. why did they make this kid fight a dark souls boss complete with boss music 😭
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So here we go. For the first time ever. The official story of the TV Show that strode the 90s like a winking colossus, from the folk who made it and celebrities who appeared. Foreword by Robbie Williams. Very proud of what we've done here. Have a look. kickstarter.com/projects/dar…
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three cats
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I once got to meet Umberto Eco—who was very memorable. But this film clip of him tracking down a book in his personal library makes him seem all the more impressive. xitter.gq/_LuisRoso/status/13511…
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Dear Grauniad, I agree with you that it is a shame there is no less unwieldy phrase than "anti anti fascist"
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Did not have "the Fonz publicly calls for the president to be hanged at a gas station" on my First Week of 2021 bingo card but here we are
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しんどい時あったらこのティガレックスもどき見て笑お
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Got this ear worm stuck in my head
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