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jeffpickthall.bsky.social
Possessor of opinions. Crate digger. Likes a pint. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
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I wish the News Quiz would go back to being witty.

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Dreary busking needs to be banned. Busking should be jaunty.

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Some much-needed good news.

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These two charts expose Nigel Farage’s immigration myths writesbright.substack.com/p/these-two-...

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I am disappointed to find Netflix’s production of One Hundred Years of Solitude is overdubbed in horrible American accents.

submitted 15 days ago • 1 comment

Hayfever-induced brain fog caused me to forget the term “brain fog”.

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No shit, Sherlock.

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'Don't you dare try to invest in our area or create jobs'. Just imagine this lot in charge of the country

submitted 21 days ago • 420 comments

How can Labour defeat a man whose biggest idea has been an abject failure; who endorsed the Truss Budget; and who has supported one of the most toxic political figures the western world has seen for decades? It's a real puzzle.

submitted 22 days ago • 20 comments

Anyone know if The Sparrow in Bradford is still open?

submitted 23 days ago • 2 comments

“We are now approaching into Leeds”. Ouch. Redundant words grind my gears.

submitted 24 days ago • 1 comment

I was just round the corner drinking Landlord outside the Dog & Duck. I saw the blast wave across the end of the street. The sound arrived a second later.

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@worldbollardassoc.bsky.social www.instagram.com/reel/DItopS1...

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Farage is shit when faced with a tough questioner.

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Farage ducking and diving to dodge the questions on R4 Today.

submitted 32 days ago • 1 comment

I'm gripped by the ever-increasing bling in Trump’s Oval Office. What does it mean? Yes, Trump has bad taste. But also something else. Here’s an art historical view. 🧵 1/

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‘I once imposed tariffs on an island only populated by penguins’

submitted 52 days ago • 37 comments

The world’s wrongest man, Dan Hannan.

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An admirable local institution close to where I live. (I am, however, disconcerted by its fondness for margarine).

submitted 56 days ago • 1 comment

I was there! www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cp...

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It would be fair to say there is a lively mood in the pub tonight. #toonarmy

submitted 70 days ago • 0 comments

Get in!

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submitted 75 days ago • 154 comments

Yes, yours

submitted 78 days ago • 17 comments

I’m still annoyed Brazil gets carnaval, New Orleans gets Mardi Gras but we get sodding pancakes.

submitted 82 days ago • 1 comment

Yay! Blue Note questions on #universitychallenge. I got them all right.

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