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damosays.bsky.social
Irish. Pass-remarkable. Here for speculative fiction, hero-less comics, dice games, audio dramas and sundry geekery. Scribbler.
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And yours, my friend šŸ‘‹
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Is this a Dub thing? No such phrase exists up here. Then again, itā€™s colder up here so we rarely get urges of any kind.
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Things I learned today. Although, to be honest, I donā€™t think folks from where Iā€™m from will consider visiting the US for the foreseeable. Because of the beans, *obviously.* All that orange, unexpectedly reeking of pig.
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They contain what?? *Rushes to check* I think this must be a thing outside of the UK and Ireland. I bloody hope so. We tend to think of baked beans as vegan by default. But I shall be on the lookout henceforth. Not that Iā€™m vegetarian, even, but I pride myself on being picky.
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Yer good people, Mr W, and blessed with the auld words.
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Iā€™m 50 years old. There is a private greyhound track in a town 26 minutes drive from me. Not only have I never known of its existence, until searching now, Iā€™ve never been to any such track in Ireland. I didnā€™t even know we were, as a nation, remotely interested in this. For FIFTY years. Irish life?
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Iā€™ve been loving this. šŸ‘šŸ»
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Paul Holden: International man of mystery.
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ā€œFirst they came for the trans kids, and I wondered how I could cozy up and get me a position in this, 'they,' specifically so I could negotiate an exemption for my kid, when they came for them, under the table, where these guys love to make their deals, thatā€™s a lot less risky than opposition.ā€ šŸ˜ž
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I am put in mind of the great Hannah Gadsby, when writing their show Nanette. All hail not being the butt of oneā€™s own joke.
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Maybe better to ask why the post-war belief that weā€™re all still waiting on money being, ā€œsent home from Americaā€ to have enough to survive on is still so dominant in the social consciousness?
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True, but you can see whyā€”as villainsā€”our interest in any prospective prey is fairly intense. And we bite US in the neck. Never said it was laudable, just answering your question of why weā€™d care in the first place.
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And, thus, you have been lead to believe. QED
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Did you ever see, ā€œShooting Fish,ā€ the film Futterman did next? That manā€™s gift is 'asshole youā€™re required to root for.'
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Thatā€™s part of it. Alongside that, in 2024, the US bought roughly $72B of stuff from us and we bought $22B of stuff from them. Weā€™re watching a greedy maniac find ways to starve us of that $50B from our own economy, no matter what good or evil use that money is put to once we have it from them.
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Congrats to both of you x
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Phenomenal. Weā€™ve flown the coop now, sadly. Hope you get home safe.
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Sitting out front of the Green Room, up in the bleachers. If you spot us, flip us the bird. šŸ–•šŸ»šŸ˜œ
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Iā€™m all too aware of what I did, Ms F. Shame on the whole family. My poor wife! My kids are morto! But, sher, wood I do it again? ā€¦ Really? Still nothing?
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Sher, wood he not be fuminā€™? ā€¦ Iā€™ll get me coat.
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I have a starter pack of Irish SFF folk go.bsky.app/5Ch5fdz
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Iā€™m in Ireland and weā€™re also getting the dual bollocks.
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Absolutely class news. Canā€™t wait!
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My kid is there somewhere, B. If you pass him slumped on the floor anywhere, prop him back up for me, will ya? Enjoy the weekend. šŸŽ²
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Tool-using bacteria.
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Defying gravity is very au courant.
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Literally none of us are fooled, you Jovian scamp.
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Without an ounce of irony, and despite all evidence to the contrary, Tchaikovsky.