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davidallengreen.bsky.social
Seems the difference between ‘protestors’ and ‘terrorists’ is that protestors wear balaclavas while terrorists hold placards.
September 5, 2026 at 10:53 AM
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I didn’t make any jokes about the story because it was clearly complicated and also piling on just felt like bullying. Being front page news for days on end must have been shattering. A sad ending to a sad story, horribly told.
August 14, 2026 at 7:54 PM
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brianbilston.bsky.social
SHAKESPEAREAN HAIKU

Shall I compare thee
To a summer’s day? Alright –
Thou art very hot.
June 26, 2026 at 1:03 PM
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the bus. you've once again invented the bus.
May 29, 2026 at 9:55 PM
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brianbilston.bsky.social
Today’s poem is called ‘An Invention of Collective Nouns’.
An Invention of Collective Nouns   A reckoning of spreadsheets. A distraction of smartphones. A prattle of podcasts. A mispronunciation of scones.   A clique of photographers. A heard of precedents. An enjambment of poets. A grope of presidents.   A pile of haemorrhoids. A bunion of personal trainers. A bout of estimations. A condescension of mansplainers.   A stroke of geniuses. A spot of adolescents. An embarrassment of Richards. A collection correction of pedants. Brian Bilston
April 22, 2026 at 8:22 AM
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brianbilston.bsky.social
Today’s poem is about trying to get around the UK by train. It’s called ‘The Poet Now Standing at Platform 3A’.

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The Poet Now Standing at Platform 3A   The poet now standing at platform 3A is the delayed 14.30 speaker for the Wits’ End Poetry Festival, calling at: Longwaite; Anguish; Bleakside; Much Wallowing-in-the-Mire; Little Hope; Hangdog Manor; High Dudgeon; Irk; Fuckham; Mope; Doldrum Parkway; Wearyside Central; and Wits End.                                                   We are sorry to announce this poet is delayed by approximately one hour and fifteen minutes. Please listen for further announcements. We apologise for the inconvenience this may cause.   The poet now standing at platform 3A is the delayed 14.30 speaker for the Wits’ End Poetry Festival. Please note, this poet will now NOT be stopping at: Great Ease; Serenity Junction; or Arrival-on-Time. This poet has been delayed by approximately one hour and forty-eight minutes. Customers are advised to stand well back from the poet, who’s on edge. Please listen for further announcements. We apologise for the disruption to your journey today.   The poet currently standing at platform 3A is the delayed 14.30 speaker for the Wits’ End Poetry Festival. This poet consists of nine elements: oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, tedium, delirium, odium, caffeine, shortbread, and despair. A trolley service, featuring mild palpitations and a selection of hot and cold sweats, is trundling through this poet. This poet has been delayed by approximately two hours and twenty-three minutes. Please listen for further disruptions. We apologise for the announcements to your journey today. There has been a platform altercation. The agony at platform 3A does not stop here. The 14.30 speaker for the Wits’ End Poetry Festival has been disrupted. Customers should not bore the poet at this time.   The platform now standing on poet 3A has been delayed by approximately three hours and forty-two minutes. We apologise for the apologies to your disruptions today. If you hear an announcement that doesn’t sound right, seek your stash. Or text a local dealer on 61016 to help you through this. He’ll sort it. Seek it. Pay it. Snorted. Please note that for your safety and comfort this station operates a no trains policy.   The festival now standing at poet 14.30 is the delayed 3A speaker for the Wits’ End Poetry platform. We are sorry to announce that this poet has been waylaid by approximately four hours and twenty-two minutes. Will passengers intending to travel on this service make their way to the platform as the poet is now ready to jump.   Please note that longings must not be left unattended at this station. Any hope left unattended may be removed without warning, or destroyed.   This is a customer announcement. The 14.30 speaker for the Downbeat Poetry Festival has terminated here. A bard replacement service will be in operation. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. Brian Bilston
March 31, 2026 at 9:34 AM
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thehistoryguy.bsky.social
I reckon the last time the son of a sovereign was taken into custody in Britain was the Duke of Monmouth in 1685.
February 19, 2026 at 10:21 AM
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brianbilston.bsky.social
These are a few of my favourite words …
My Favourite Words    Pipette and plectrum, obumbrate and flimsy,  balderdash, spatchcock, flapdoodle and whimsy,  obnubilation and nontrepreneur – these are a few of my favourite words.    Sachet, humdudgeon, haboob, hurly-burly,  scroddled and dottle, goluptious and surly,  mumpsimus, tawdry, decumbent and blurb – these are a few of my favourite words.    Susurrus, zephyr, rubescent, boondoggle,  reboant, gaggle, hubris and hornswoggle,  plethora, refulgent, plinth and perturb – these are a few of my favourite words.    When the rose droops  When the branch snags  When I’m lachrymose  I simply remember my favourite words  and then I don’t feel morose.  Brian Bilston
December 17, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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mattgreencomedy.com
Trump sues Everybody!
November 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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solarham.bsky.social
Incoming coronagraph imagery by GOES-19 CCOR confirms a halo CME is associated with the M2.7 flare and appears to be Earth directed. I would expect a passage past Earth within 48-72 hours and at least a minor (G1) or even a moderate (G2) geomagnetic storm watch to be issued
August 30, 2025 at 10:05 PM
grandsire5040.bsky.social
the second half.
June 21, 2025 at 5:13 PM
grandsire5040.bsky.social
Today's venue.
June 21, 2025 at 5:13 PM
grandsire5040.bsky.social
Rather pleased to score this.
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1264 Plain Bob Major rung at Bristol (48 Swiss Road)
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April 25, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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grahambett.bsky.social
"Like a dog with the garden hose".

@mattgreencomedy.com at his best!
mattgreencomedy.com Matt Green @mattgreencomedy.com · Apr 11
Why did Trump pause the Tariffs?
April 11, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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larryandpaul.bsky.social
👋🏻 GOODBYE USA: The World Bids Farewell To America.

👇🏻 Please watch, like and share this celebratory #BrokenNews report.

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Goodbye, USA - #BrokenNews
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April 7, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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stephenkb.bsky.social
It's finally happened. An American political cartoonist has written something that isn't massively over-elaborated and unnecessarily annotated.
thetnholler.bsky.social The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Mar 24
CARTOON OF THE DAY

(From @MatttDavies)
March 24, 2025 at 11:43 PM
grandsire5040.bsky.social
Quarter peal outing in East London. Some good ringing on some interesting bells.
January 25, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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themerl.bsky.social
we're thrilled to share that we've started the year with a new addition to our team! he's extremely smart, capable, charming, persuasive, and boasts a wealth of museum experience
Feathers McGraw (a penguin with a rubber glove for a hat, or a chicken depending on who you ask) stands outside the entrance of The Museum of English Rural Life.
January 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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explodingheads.bsky.social
Pep Guardiola on course to win League 2 trophy 🏆
December 1, 2024 at 6:23 PM
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brianbilston.bsky.social
Today’s poem takes the form of a series of “Uninspirational Quotes”.

#mondaymotivation
Uninspirational Quotes   “No matter how big the challenge ahead, it’s never too late to run away.”   “Every morning is another chance to have an even less productive day.”   “Don’t be overawed by your own inadequacies – embrace them with a passion.”   “If at first you don’t succeed, then it will probably never happen.”   “There is no task that is too immense – the word itself says “I’m mense”.   “Think of Life not as a competition, more as a sequence of non-events.”   “If the breakthrough doesn’t come today, don’t worry – we’ll all soon be dead.”   “It may be too late to begin again, but it’s never too early to go to bed.”   “It takes seventeen muscles to form a smile but only three to look at your phone.”   “Should you ever think your work is no good, just remember: you’re not alone.” Brian Bilston
November 25, 2024 at 9:06 AM
grandsire5040.bsky.social
First post!!
A busy week of ringing, most of it good, with this as a bit of a highlight.
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1344 Spliced Surprise Major (6m) rung at Congresbury (St Andrew), Somerset
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November 26, 2024 at 6:38 AM
grandsire5040.bsky.social
Coffee break, Dvorak 7 afterwards.
November 18, 2024 at 8:47 PM