Simon Rogers

MAN STOLE TERRY THOMAS'S £2,000 HOLDER – POLICE THE £2,000 cigarette holder belonging to Terry-Thomas, the comedian, was mentioned at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court today when two men were remanded on bail until March 21. James J. Tarbuck (20), comedian, of Queen’s Drive, Liverpool, was accused of stealing a diamond studded cigarette holder, worth £2,000, belonging to Thomas Terry Hoare Stephens (Terry Thomas), on February 27, and Alan Williams (28), unemployed salesman, of Stockville Road, Liverpool, was accused of receiving two diamonds, total value £40, on March 11. Mr. J. W. Bonner, prosecuting, said Terry-Thomas was appearing in midnight variety performance at the Odeon Cinema, London Road, Liverpool. [subheading] Left in room. At 1.15 a.m. he went on the stage, leaving his cigarette holder in his dressing room. When he returned at 3.20 a.m. it was missing. Williams was seen yesterday by detectives Exley and Hammond in Whitechapel, Liverpool. Told that it was vas believed he had some diamonds, he was said to have replied: "I've only got two." It was alleged that he brought out from his pocket a jewel box containing two diamonds and said: "A man asked me to sell them for him." [subheading] ‘It was me’ Later the same day, Tarbuck was questioned by the detectives about stolen diamonds. He was alleged to have replied: "You seem to know all about it. It was me who took Terry-Thomas's cigarette holder." The detectives went with Tarbuck to his home, and there, the court was told, found hidden in a rolled-up carpet in the hall, were 40 diamonds and pieces of gold setting.

In showbiz news today, it’s the 66th anniversary of gap-toothed comedian Jimmy Tarbuck robbing gap-toothed comedian Terry-Thomas backstage at a theatre in Liverpool. He nicked a “custom-made cigarette holder ... decorated with 42 diamonds and a gold spiral band. It was insured for £2000” 🧵

Do you really mean that?

@kennethhite.bsky.social has run 13th Age set in ancient Greece using the gods as icons - I think that's a good match. The 13th Icon is a great name for the campaign, too!

Are you running this with 13th Age?

We are up at 50% power from renewables - this really needs to increase. Britain has a big problem with dependency on gas because of the nature of our housing stock, but we should at least have all houses properly insulated.

If I had to guess, I'd say the Greens alone have more paying members than Labour.

Malistic Bissiles is a banger.

Thank you - found it! This article also claims that Reform as 268,631 members, which I don't trust one bit. Honestly, I expected the Labour numbers to be lower by now.

See also - the Royal Navy.

What is your source for Labour Party membership? They have been super cagey about it since it collapse.

The conflation between economic migration and asylum is now ubiquitous. It's awful.

Pandora: So all I have to do is not open this box?

Alex Horne: All the information is on the task.

I read this as alt text.

Counterpoint: no it doesn't.

Post a pic you took, no context, to bring some zen to the feed.

That’s amazing! Apparently Britain didn’t get apples until the Romans brought them here.

Green Party ditches plan to 'reduce' childbirth interventions, as it pledges 'game-changing' £50bn for healthcare The Green Party confirmed on Sky News the controversial childbirth policy is being shelved until more expert advice emerges. It also today unveiled plans to pump £50bn into health and social care - fu...

The article this links to says the Greens are ditching the plan but they haven’t changed their minds.
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It’s not giving “son of a toolmaker“ vibe, that’s for sure!

The founder seems to have friends across most left wing parties rather than being factional. Their analysis is based on limited information, but that's all there is, so it seems sound.

Sleep evolved to give predators a sporting chance.

This is a perfect take. In a gane we publish called Ashen Stars you can get a Gun Nanny plug-in which stops you shooting people you shouldn’t.

This is my first watch-through on Netflix and the zat guns made me laugh, so I dived into the lor.

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In the deep lore they can open locked chests and cure people of mind control drugs.

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Too niche?

I want a zat gun to open tough jars. #Stargate

I've set up the app which controls the heating in my office, so I can press the little button on the way into work, knowing my office will be toasty when I get in.

If there is no reason for you to keep this company and their services private, can you please point us at their website?

Better than Shelob.

None of these are things you have delivered, they are all things you have announced.

In the UK, companies devised the Keep Britain Tidy campaign to individualise and offload their responsibilities. Same thing.