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21st King of England (1154-1189). Me and my mate Thomas Becket, having a good time putting things right that once went wrong. Until he called me Tetchy. TETCHY? I'LL SHOW HIM TETCHY.

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Yawls.

09.03.2026 20:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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"At that moment the drums suddenly rolled, and the clarions filled the air with their inspiring notes. The regiments destined for the expedition began to debouch from the city."

09.03.2026 20:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Music legend Randy Edelman comes to the UK.
Get your tickets here:
www.theconcordeclub.com/product.php/...

09.03.2026 13:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Men are mere mortals not worth going to your grave for.

09.03.2026 13:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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08.03.2026 19:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Napoleon (card game) - Wikipedia

I'm learning so much today.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon_(card_game)

08.03.2026 15:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Cowrie-shell necklaces.

08.03.2026 15:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Chinese opium pipes.

08.03.2026 15:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Malay kreeses.

08.03.2026 15:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Here was a hookah, richly mounted, and with all due accessories, and there was a high Mexican saddle, on which he had ridden through the land of the Aztecs.

08.03.2026 15:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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and an American blowpipe with its little sheaf of poisoned arrows.

08.03.2026 15:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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In one corner was an Afghan matchlock, and a bundle of spears from the southern seas; in another a carved Indian paddle, a Kaffir assegai

08.03.2026 15:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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It was a very museum of curious objects brought from every part of the world.

They were his trophies of travel, battle and the chase.
From the bison rug and tiger skin upon the floor to the great Sumatran bat which hung, head downwards, as in the days of its earthly existence, from the ceiling.

08.03.2026 14:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Shirl.

07.03.2026 20:41 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ha! Yeah, i'm not a morning person either :D

07.03.2026 20:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

ooh, where are you up to?

07.03.2026 20:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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"He thought also of hurrying to the Community Centre and staying there till the place closed, so as to establish a partial alibi for the evening.
But that too was impossible. A deadly lassitude had taken hold of him."

07.03.2026 20:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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St Martins-in-the-field
Formally a church, it can be found in Victory Square, where it is now a propaganda museum.

07.03.2026 20:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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St Clement's Dane.

#OrangesAndLemons

07.03.2026 20:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Agate brooches.

07.03.2026 20:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Nice to see my demo effect "in the wild" on a real Electron. What can I say... it's magic! 😎

07.03.2026 16:28 πŸ‘ 41 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

I do like Porridge.

07.03.2026 16:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream

07.03.2026 07:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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People who call McDonald's "Mickey D's"

07.03.2026 06:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Got hold of a copy of the Jack Benny show from 1957 which isn't 8th generation, so you can actually see pre-fame Sean Connery's face, with him doing a terrible Italian accent.

07.03.2026 04:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Not to mention Tricia O’Neil !

06.03.2026 20:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve adored her since I first saw her on TNG. what a shining beautiful talent! 😍

06.03.2026 20:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

True. It's a shame she left before the show really found its feet. But I can totally understand why she went.

06.03.2026 19:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

And of course Denise Crosby originally was auditioning for Troi. I wonder if she'd have left if she was playing Troi in season 1.

06.03.2026 19:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I read an interview many years later where... i can't remember who, maybe Ira Steven Behr... say they wish this had been the first TNG movie.

06.03.2026 19:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0