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Ian Ames

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I help multidisciplinary teams deliver services in a user centred way. Anagram of Amnesia.

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The whole "I don't want to explain gay stuff to my kids" is so stupid.

Here's how it went with our kids.

"Why does [girl who lives across the road] have two mummies?"
"Sometimes a woman loves another woman in the same way mummy loves daddy. Also sometimes a man might love another man."
"Oh. Ok."

10.03.2026 08:00 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
Drakes Island in Plymouth emerging out of the mist, in the foreground is a concrete spit with a girl standing at the end

Drakes Island in Plymouth emerging out of the mist, in the foreground is a concrete spit with a girl standing at the end

Afternoon!

08.03.2026 13:56 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Reggie licking his bits

Reggie licking his bits

Not even sorry

08.03.2026 08:38 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a picture of a cat with big teeth and the words smile written above it Alt: a picture of a cat with big teeth and the words smile written above it

Reggie has eaten all of the expensive cat dental snacks πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘

08.03.2026 08:33 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
The above list of people in a photo together from January 1994

The above list of people in a photo together from January 1994

Suede’s best lineup: Brett Anderson (vocals), Bernard Butler (guitar), Mat Osman (bass), Simon Gilbert (drums), Stephen Fry (euphonium), Ian McKellen (kazoo), Pam St Clement (vibes).

07.03.2026 09:01 πŸ‘ 212 πŸ” 71 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 7
Awkward Questions Engine

Asking Awkward Questions As A Service is back for IWD.

If you'd like me to ask an awkward question of your employer (or former employer) this weekend, nominate them here πŸ‘‡

iwd.momentusco.org

06.03.2026 14:39 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 3

Couldn't have been better, it was the week before the international festival of the sea and the launch of the Matthew so there were loads of beautiful boats around and lots to do to prepare. I chose to go and study Marine Navigation at Uni afterwards

06.03.2026 07:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Happy memories, I did my work experience at Bristol Harbour masters in 1995, managed to break the engine on poor old Albion 😬

06.03.2026 07:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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NEW ANALYSIS: UK emissions fell 2.4% in 2025 as coal fell to a 400-year low. Incredibly, we used less coal last year than than in 1600, when Queen Elizabeth I was on the throne and Shakespeare was writing Hamlet.

All the details in our article: www.carbonbrief.org/...

05.03.2026 18:05 πŸ‘ 923 πŸ” 396 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 29

Not gonna lie, I dance like Andrew Tate 😬😬😬😬😬

05.03.2026 17:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I. Fucking. Hate. Teams.

05.03.2026 09:05 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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BBC Four is repeating This Life to coincide with its 30th anniversary, beginning with a double bill on Wed 18 March with a new filmed intro from Daniela Nardini. #ThisLife

04.03.2026 16:26 πŸ‘ 232 πŸ” 66 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 64

Haha the till lady at Aldi asked what it was I said I _really_ like mash potato

04.03.2026 17:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Above Exeter is the North

04.03.2026 13:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A shiny new industrial paint stirrer

A shiny new industrial paint stirrer

Me: A person that likes to think I make rational decisions.
Me in Lidl: I definitely need an industrial paint stirrer

04.03.2026 13:14 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Fish Doorbell β€” The Fish Doorbell Did you spot a fish? Press the Fish Doorbell! This alerts our lock operator to let the fish through. The Fish Doorbell is in Utrecht, NL.

*bursts in, sweating, out of breath*

β€œDrop everything, fish doorbell’s back”

visdeurbel.nl/en/

02.03.2026 21:08 πŸ‘ 220 πŸ” 118 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 17
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πŸ“’Launched today at the Economist Impact's #WorldOceanSummit 🌊

Scientists are creating comprehensive maps of #VulnerableMarineEcosystems ( #VMEs ) across the #AtlanticOcean - using #AI to unlock decades of unexplored #DeepSea imagery: πŸ”— pml.ac.uk/news/deep-vi...

04.03.2026 08:31 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Making’ chess pieces from Lego. Wow !

Source / Creator: Greg Saniatan aka slopsmcgee, in collaboration with LEGO

01.03.2026 07:14 πŸ‘ 211 πŸ” 76 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 6
ian curtis rides a rollercoaster
ian curtis rides a rollercoaster YouTube video by Charizard X

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-Kv...

03.03.2026 20:14 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

"Why are you crying? It's just a kids movie."

The movie:

03.03.2026 04:28 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2
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A chocolate cornflake cake with mini eggs on top. Yes I am eating this a 9:40 in the morning

A chocolate cornflake cake with mini eggs on top. Yes I am eating this a 9:40 in the morning

Look upon my works ye mighty and despair!

02.03.2026 09:39 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Two Englishman are in a restaurant in Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch. One says to the waitress β€œcan you very slowly tell me the name of the place we’re in?” to which the waitress replies β€œ BUUUURRRRGGGGERRRR KIIIINNNNGGGG”.

01.03.2026 11:27 πŸ‘ 183 πŸ” 49 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 2
Map showing 40,001 entries on our map.

Map showing 40,001 entries on our map.

We've hit FORTY-THOUSAND entries on openbenches.org πŸ₯°

All contributed by people like you.

Thank you to all our wonderful supporters, brilliant photographers, and open source coders.

01.03.2026 17:08 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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28.02.2026 12:57 πŸ‘ 4815 πŸ” 802 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 20

They're playing Eternal now, order has been restored to the universe πŸ˜‚

01.03.2026 11:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

In a garden centre and they're playing the eels πŸ˜΅β€πŸ’«

01.03.2026 11:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Pic!

27.02.2026 08:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

okay, here it is, the five key takeaways from this by-election:

1. Denton Kebab House
2. The Crispy Cod, Denton
3. Reddish Tandoori, Gorton
4. Cottage Chippy, Gorton
5. The Continental Takeaway, Denton

27.02.2026 05:52 πŸ‘ 1075 πŸ” 270 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 12

Hannah Spencer walking into Westminster, sucking her teeth, tutting, and muttering "tell you what, you've had some cowboys in here."

27.02.2026 06:22 πŸ‘ 2737 πŸ” 706 πŸ’¬ 30 πŸ“Œ 24