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@northernwrites

Former knife swallower Unlikely to be the Chris King you are looking for. Unless I am. Then I am currently unable to take your call.

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He's reinventing Gartner

12.03.2026 19:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Is the Straight of Hormuz Trump's Suez Canal disaster. Says man who knows very little about the Suez Canal.

12.03.2026 19:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Putting the effort in once, is right. Making things again, is foolish at best.

12.03.2026 16:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Tetrarchy on the streets
Joke posts in the Skeets

12.03.2026 15:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Got beat there playing bowls for Lancashire against Northumberland. In summary: crap place.

12.03.2026 15:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

American leaders: If you remove the head, the beast will die.

People familiar with Disney's Hercules: If you remove the head, two grow back in its place

12.03.2026 13:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I hope you are all ready for the inevitable:
1. Photos of head chefs cuddling their kitchen porters to show they care
2. People claiming to never having wanted to go to Noma
3. Lots of people saying the industry is fucked up, as if that is OK.

12.03.2026 13:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A very long hose; syphon.

12.03.2026 10:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Our local family run, Italian restaurant in the suburbs of Leeds has now gone over the ยฃ20 mark for some of their mains. Lovely team, great food - now a treat, rather than a "tratorria" as it once was.

12.03.2026 10:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

KILL JIRA KILL JIRA KILL JIRA

12.03.2026 09:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I blame @oddthisday.bsky.social for dragging up the diamond heist.

11.03.2026 22:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Balance it out

11.03.2026 22:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Is it Paul Putner?

11.03.2026 21:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Binging and now up to an episode of Poirot with a young Polly Walker (gif for all ages of Polly Walker)

11.03.2026 21:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Poirot only looks good because of the assassination job Christie did on Hastings.

11.03.2026 20:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Some of the clubs with just men on the table bidding on female players

11.03.2026 16:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This Hundred auction is both stuffy and quite shambolic

11.03.2026 16:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Jonas wearing tights over shorts is FASHION! #Cycling #ParisNice

11.03.2026 15:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Did Milan get confused as to where the finish line was?

11.03.2026 15:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's what I went straight to when I saw the word singing ahead of bouef...

11.03.2026 14:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That's just the way it is.

11.03.2026 14:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Rigoletto and Don Giovanni @operanorth.co.uk this winter?

In your face, Chalamet!

11.03.2026 13:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Today I learn that men carry tote bags in a weird way.

11.03.2026 11:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You can only peel so much of society away, before you are confronted with your own prejudices

11.03.2026 08:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

David Sedaris - Happy Go Lucky

On sale. Picked up because of mentions here of Sedaris. Know very little about him. Equally funny and uncomfortable. Fantastic writing. Challenging subjects.

18/

10.03.2026 22:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Spence playing like someone who knows any effort could result in Tudor lasting another week

10.03.2026 21:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

At least we don't have Matterface on Comms

10.03.2026 20:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Spurs getting Ledley King ready to step in as interim interim

10.03.2026 20:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Our players are all in those shitty blades studs

10.03.2026 20:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Out of curiosity, is Kolo Muani the answer to anything?

10.03.2026 20:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0