Matt Gibson (@gothick)

Hotwells, Bristol

The below is an off-site archive of all tweets posted by @gothick ever

June 2016

@lukeredpath They’re a little bit Brexcitable, that’s all.

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richard_littler I read that highly-educated immigrants in the UK will be poached by the US & EU. Bloody foreigners coming over here stealing our foreigners.

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@claytoncubitt Ironically, the British call it “French leave”, and the French call it “filer à l’anglaise”. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_le…

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This somewhat confirms that I live in a geographical bubble within a geographical bubble; three quarters in my ward voted Remain.

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IainWalker44 Bristol EU referendum result broken down by council ward here pic.twitter.com/IzhpexXMhX

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SnoozeInBrief Ada just came in miaowing like crazy. She is very proud that her hunting skills have caught an apple. pic.twitter.com/5J3ncXM6gb

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@CharlieEsq_ You should buy an expensive cat hotel so it can properly ignore it and sleep on your favourite cardi.

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@saltwateritch Erm. Wasn’t it Jimmy Savile who told us that?

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Starting to remember John Major quite fondly.

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Executive summary of the Conservative leadership contest so far. gph.is/298ujiG pic.twitter.com/m1VKjVMQ9e

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@Uncivil_S @jimwaterson @euanmccolm My exact reaction! I wonder if this puts us in a very small club together.

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@jimwaterson Urm. On the one hand, I don’t know where Kettering is. On the other, I don’t know who Lindsay Lohan is.

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Think I’d prefer more bread, less circuses.

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@feelinglistless @C_J_Fox At least someone’s helping. What’s that, about two solid months before we have to watch the news again?

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feelinglistless In case you hadn’t noticed, Netflix UK just uploaded the whole of Star Trek. Enterprise, TOS, Animated, TNG, DS9 AND Voyager. Blimey.

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@charlesarthur Indeed. This is not an either-or choice, damn it.

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@FelicityMorse Christ, I wouldn’t pay *that* much for it.

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I know nothing about birds, but this is a nice accompaniment to my work this morning. moby.to/gn4gui

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@OpinionatedGeek Holy moley. The whole YM/YPM set is only £15 on Amazon. *Clicks “buy”*

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The UK was very dejected
At a choice to which it was subjected
There’s no room to sway
Between Boris and May
Either way, it’ll be unelected.

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@beccamagnus If it’s not called Bot-ticelli I’ll be very disappointed.

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bristol247 Councils have decided on historic deal for a new “metro mayor” for the Bristol region: bristol247.com/channel/news-c… pic.twitter.com/au7oYkMRgz

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Everything has become political. I was going to “love” this random colour, then thought, “Oh. But it’s a bit UKIP.” twitter.com/everycolorbot/…

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@libbymiller Careful. Last time I watched that much TNG I ended up having to tap an imaginary com-badge before I spoke.

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@Aiannucci Someone must be terrified, to generate news so bad it could bury that.

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@paulwaugh I figured if he was that interested in leading he’d have tried for it last time…

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helenlewis We had a hard time deciding the @NewStatesman cover for such a big moment in British politics. But this summed it up pic.twitter.com/aHlV3dv3oF

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@hotdogsladies @danbenjamin Wait. You mean you *can’t* hear me screaming at the podcast in your heads?

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paulwaugh I’ve never seen a PM ever tell leader of the Opposition to quit. Was that a clever attempt to mobilise Labour members to rally behind JC?

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*Peers outside* *Decides against lunchtime walk* pic.twitter.com/lGNd5eX5Ow

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bunnnybabe why does my sister look exactly like the pope pic.twitter.com/mE1PcAn1jb

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@chubbybannister Gawd. Sorry, am I being rubbish and failing to spot friends again? Snapping takes my brain to a different place.

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@hotdogsladies “I changed my *ICON*…” 🔔🔔🔔

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Hrm. @BristolPound seems to be getting slower. Worrying four minutes there on @GrainBarge wondering if I’d successfully paid or not!

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@RachaelDadd *waves* Lovely to see you all today!

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@carl_richards Passed the SQL Server developer exam, now onto the admin exam.

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@ismh I have one that won’t mount on my laptop unless the laptop’s plugged into the mains. Gets me every time.

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Things I’ve learned about since the referendum but wish I hadn’t, #4782: the Channel 4 News website’s headline font. pic.twitter.com/cm2wdX52gV

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@amyengineer Which of the ports do all the cat videos come out of?

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@arobertwebb I’m thinking “Mute the egg-man” to the tune of “Catch the pigeon…”

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DickKingSmith “I do what I want.”
- Sincerely, cat. pic.twitter.com/lwMltZKJJW

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@ahnlak Luckily mine are still very much in the pre-danger stage. pic.twitter.com/05w6yIovr2

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@ahnlak I’ll remember that for the future, just in case I become an idiot.

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@uliwitness It’s always “before my first cup of coffee” somewhere on the planet :D

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mcelhearn FFS, will this hipster crap ever end?
twitter.com/CambridgeAudio…

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@majicDave As far as I’m concerned getting the fscking camera to point in the right direction qualifies you immeidately.

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@chubbybannister I am abstaining on the grounds I have no idea of the answer.

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The good news is that we haven’t *really* lost until we invoke UEFA’s article 50.

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@spyou Yeah. Afraid I’ve spent the last few months doing exactly the wrong things. Bugger.

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@scorpioattackb7 What are you trying to do, pick a lock while you’re pissed?

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@spyou There’ll be a real dearth while the dust settles — which could kill a lot of contractors.

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@spyou In the medium term the transition will generate a lot of software work. Very, very *dull* work, I’m afraid, but work nonetheless.

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AP BREAKING: Ratings agency Standard & Poor’s strips UK of top credit grade in wake of EU vote.

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@robsmallshire I shouldn’t really criticise until I’ve walked a furlong in their clogs, I suppose.

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BBC News reporting “two and a half dozen” shadow cabinet MPs resigned. Or “thirty”, as we knew it while we were using the decimal system.

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On the plus side, all this kerfuffle has me listening to the Today programme again. And apparently my telly has settings other than Netflix.

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Wondering if I should try to get the jump on things by panic-stockpiling food and water now.

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@CharlieEsq_ Not sure I’d blame anyone for that today.

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@CharlieEsq_ Presumably she just quit as shadow minister for sonething-or-other, rather than giving up being an MP in general disgust?

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@ovationchris Pushed by high sales in the Westminster area?

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My plan: we join when it hits exactly 1:1. Saves a hell of a lot of calculations & software changes. twitter.com/dazwright/stat…

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arthurmacmillan BBC programming has caught the zeitgeist pic.twitter.com/Mh0emIO5Ml

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Cross-cultural “nodding” dog. Ace. pic.twitter.com/VCiRXGxyiR

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chronicleherald This weekend’s Editorial Cartoon by @CH_Cartoon herald.ca/ezg pic.twitter.com/bkxc2dgziV

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pourmecoffee I can’t even imagine what the pressure to come up with new BuzzFeed quiz ideas is like pic.twitter.com/1YksqHkH09

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Just put the phone down on her, Phoebe.

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@CafeWatcher Thanks. Small St. Espresso makes a good backdrop!

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@Kavey I think we’ve been there, but perhaps before they started collecting gin.

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LewieP Yes Nigel why do other countries get to have an Independence Day? pic.twitter.com/Hf17Aorg92

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Well done Pump House. This is what a ploughman’s should be. Simple ingredients, each excellent in their own right. pic.twitter.com/GJQLPMLuWJ

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@bexxi I am now in a place that truly respects food. Expecting a great ploughman’s to get me back on track ;)

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@bexxi Bread rolls served so hot tearing them open risked burns. Rest of plate mediocre. No butter for bread.

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The awful version was a cheese ploughman’s from Tobacco Factory. You should not have to wait for a ploughman’s to cool down before you eat.

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About to try redeeming a dish. By which I mean I had a godawful version of a meal recently and now I want a good one to cancel the memory.

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itvlondon Met officer proposes to his partner in the parade at
bit.ly/28VyZwp pic.twitter.com/0i8iP9IsRB

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The Pump House now has approximately 670 gins. (I am not joking.)

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@chubbybannister Me too. This is unusual in a can’t-quite-figure-it-out-but-it’s-growing-on-me way ;)

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“Gin and tonic, please.” “Any particular type of gin?” At the Pump House, that’s something of a loaded question. pic.twitter.com/KHDffgpH9J

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@AlasdairStuart We could try putting him under a volcano. No secret base; just under a volcano.

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LordHyperbole Rare birds of prey stealing underwear from skinny dippers, Shocking stuff! telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/2…

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@danbarker Which is pleasingly circular, as of course that’s why people did that, thus making it true.

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@Truman_Black @stuvlog They’re building a third entrance. The British will all have to limbo-dance under a low sign that says “Idiots.”

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@djelibeybi_meg Damn it! I was trying to cheer people up! :D

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mattround You’d perhaps assume that an otter would eat like a cat or dog? THINK AGAIN pic.twitter.com/fy52bV6Qva

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@djelibeybi_meg I was just trying to work that out. Passport valid to 1993, and I *think* it was a five-year one, which would make me 15.

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@anna_c_smart It’s the fringe that really brings the whole look together.

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*Might* need to update the photo, too :D pic.twitter.com/0sdFUNAz9P

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So, what’s the drill? Did they save all the cut off corners from the old ones? pic.twitter.com/WbaQentdYd

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@TechCorrect Will you be doing an EU referendum special? I know it’s not very tech; I’m just imagining that you may have some things to say…

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@BinaryBad …though it might help me, as I already own a house, and am saving for a bigger one. Depends how screwed my savings are, though.

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@BinaryBad Can’t quite see how that helps the right people…

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ChrisMasonBBC BREAKING: a motion of no confidence in Leader of the Parliamentary Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn has been tabled

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SoVeryBritish Pub?

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@floyduk Step 5: Realise you can’t move to the moon as your passport isn’t good for European Space Agency shuttles.

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@ShaneHudson Strange. Both have been staunchly “remain” for me. I suppose most of my Facebook friends are London and Bristol…

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bskipper27 NOT NOW DOROTHY PERKINS twitter.com/Dorothy_Perkin…

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@BinaryBad But wouldn’t the only reason for a house price crash be that people can no longer afford to buy them?

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@_pigeons_ @Bingo_Little Home safe ;) Hopefully we’ll all be safe tomorrow too! Xx

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Expanding my lounge wall gallery but the actual prints haven’t arrived yet! One day my prints will come. pic.twitter.com/KzlCXuLyyk

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paulwaugh Westminster tube pic.twitter.com/RfvPqYJmPL

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@beccamagnus My modesty is second to none. Tell your friends.

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Ah. That would explain the buzzing phone. That bamboo photo got Explore-d flic.kr/p/JmzqvN

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adamgasson Bristol roads spookily quiet, I’m guessing everyone’s off to Glastonbury.

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@bexxi @CharlieEsq_ …I suspect the owners of the other flats in the same building may have waited for the first guy to leave this AM!

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@bexxi @CharlieEsq_ PS: This morning I went to vote and the big “leave” poster had been replaced with 3 “remain”s…

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Spaced_Cowboy00 I caught two kids smoking pot outside my office. Fifteen minutes later my boss caught me and two kids smoking pot outside my office.

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@adamgasson *Buys hat* *Shaves scrubby beard into goatee* *Becomes baddest basil dealer on the west side*

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Law_and_policy Sets up column on Tweetdeck
Clicks “images only”
Enjoys rest of referendum day.

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j_c_fitz The ’90s Web Site for New Restaurant Salazar Is So Bad It’s Pure Gold - Los Angeles - lamag.com/digestblog/90s…

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@labfoo @skattyadz I try not to store anything important in Apple’s cloud, but even trivia is a pain to lose if there’s lots of it :(

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@labfoo I had to change my password last year. Took about six weeks before everything was working again :(

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@AlongsideWild @shezza_t Probably better for their backs in the long run, too.

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@danvesma There’s probably a workaround. Are they the same height?

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@ismh Serial? I was hoping for Centronics.

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@ccMick We told you not to download the beta version of carOS.

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@CharlieEsq_ I can’t see anything that rules it out. Probably is in/on the station itself, but this is house railings opposite.

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FrogAvalanche Baby Lawyer: Did you steal the victim’s nose?
Accused: No. *cries into palms
Baby Judge: O, great, he’s disappeared again.

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Hmm. Guy down the end of the road fixing a big VOTE LEAVE sign just opposite the polling station entrance.

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@docbones43 Hi! Feel free to get in touch—I’m gothick@gothick.org.uk—but I’m quite pressed for time at the mo!

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Law_and_policy Referendum Banning Act 2016

1. The holding of a referendum is hereby prohibited.

2. This Act can only be repealed by referendum.

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everycolorbot 0x650769 pic.twitter.com/G1LcNnJKPX

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Erm. This brilliant “new” crime thriller was published in 2004, and Reginald Hill died in 2012, @AmazonUK :( pic.twitter.com/026an1fbOA

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@toddmotto But I can’t stretch one over the course of an hour while I do the crossword! Like a nice slow start, me :)

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@RellyAB I think “Catering forensics investigator Dr Harold Tabbouleh” was the point I started doubting the veracity.

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@jephjacques Woo! The first time where Twitter got to me before RSS :D

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StephanieChan Well played, Miniature Calendar, well played. pic.twitter.com/RY5GbJTNew

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@benorgan I’m going to sign up again and see how it goes. Thanks for mentioning it!

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@ClaudiaLives You know, I think that’s a very worthy cause and I’d be happy to do that. What’s the best way of making that happen?

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benhorsleyco Left for work in thermals, woolly hat, scarf, and emergency foil blanket. Came home in Speedos and flip-flops, sipping on a cocktail.

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@RealDramRob @petedrinks Now starting a Very Scientific Experiment by taking advantage of Oddbins’ beer fridge! pic.twitter.com/VJvwUSMz75

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@RealDramRob @petedrinks No way I’m drinking Bristol Beer Factory Milk Stout at room temp! Lacking a wine fridge, I’ll take 5C over 20C!

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@petedrinks @RealDramRob See, there’s a sensible compromise — my favourite solution to most debate ;)

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@petedrinks @RealDramRob …certainly seems to suit the Southville Hop, say.

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@petedrinks @RealDramRob I’m guessing my favourites may have been brewed with cold serving in mind…

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@RealDramRob The beer I drink from the fridge seems to have bucketloads of flavour.

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@warriorgrrl Take the opportunity to improve the world by inventing a combination crutch/biscuit tin.

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@RealDramRob I like a cold stout, personally. I generally fridge my beer.

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@adambanksdotcom I was very lucky to have chosen and generally loved Lightroom from the start.

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Getting closer to have a @BetterFoodCo branch I can walk to on the flat — or take a ferry to! :Dpic.twitter.com/498g1Z36a66

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Today’s test shot suggests I may have a few too many Dock icons. pic.twitter.com/FY2LpzRx2t

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@extractcoffee No problem! Didn’t cause me any issues, and I’m very sure I will :)

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Amazing how Lightroom manages to always sort newly-imported photos in a different order, yet never the one I want.

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@Cookwitch Well, it’s like they had much room to go further down in my estimation.

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Alain_Tolhurst MPs on all sides decked out in white roses as Corbyn pays tribute to Jo Cox pic.twitter.com/r9FbCOrqV2

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Very British. Sorry, person who just drove past with a cheery beep and wave of recognition. No idea who you were, but I waved back anyway.

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liveindetail @gothick It’s EVERYWHERE. I found part of my kitchen had been closed off yesterday so an unnecessary lane could be put next to the fridge

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All this bloody Metrobus work now seems like the interminable, muddy noisy background to my every outside moment in .

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