Matt Gibson (@gothick)

Hotwells, Bristol

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

February 2017

“It’s not Trumpton; I don’t know *everybody*.”

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That thing where you’re wondering what you can watch and then remember you recorded Broadchurch last night. pic.twitter.com/G3gdzzaxkp

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@C_J_Fox Were you wearing it last night? Or could battery have been sapped by being colder?

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@hayles If you have pancakes this evening, you might want to be careful not to squeeze the lemon directly into your eyeball.

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*Eats pancakes*
“Why don’t I do this more often!?”
*Feels a bit sick*
*Does washing up, which takes twice as long as eating pancakes*
“Oh.”

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@MarkSkinner_ I’m getting better at visualising that stuff. Slowly. Oh, and measuring _before_ shopping :D

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@MarkSkinner_ B&Q, oddly. Decent lampshade selections seem very thin on the ground in Bristol. B&Q Cribbs had tons.

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In other news, I have a new lampshade. I hope you can all contain your excitement. pic.twitter.com/OvgEyWtexr

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Joe_Wegner Amazon be like pic.twitter.com/2PkfjOEOzL

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(There may be another pancake photo appearing whenever AWS/S3/IFTTT is back up. Apologies in advance if you see a double-post…)

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If I were Amazon, I’d unplug a few things every now and again just to remind everyone how reliable my service normally is.

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TechCrunch Amazon AWS S3 outage is breaking things for a lot of websites and apps tcrn.ch/2mpOdPd by @etherington pic.twitter.com/eOjq1DRyuM

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swissmiss Moby just released 4 hours worth of music for meditation and Yoga, for free. swiss-miss.com/2017/02/moby-r…

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Not least because my dislike of that terrible late-70s-early-80s synthesiser incidental music has grown constantly since that era.

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I really shouldn’t have left it this long before I watched Apocalypse Now.

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Sometimes all it takes a stark contrast of priorities to make me unfollow someone. pic.twitter.com/0N2pnnWGA8

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liftoffpodcast SpaceX making an announcement. Rumor is it’s moon-related. livestream.com/accounts/16944…

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alistaircoleman “Do you think people will know that says arise?”

“Yeah, go for it” pic.twitter.com/LoJiMoCmoh

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Sue Ryder on Park St also have one of the prettiest light meters ever, if anyone needs one. pic.twitter.com/qo6perijiE

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Well, it’s cheaper than an XPan. But still a bit rich for my blood. pic.twitter.com/BMGNKckjM0

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@beccamagnus Good old fashioned cough drops that taste of cinnamon & cloves. Friend of mine found some in vintage sweet shop recently. Ace.

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@imyke When will you be watching Terminator 2? Hearing you talk about the original really made me want to re-watch T2 myself!

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@EffBeeee I think that’s six more than I’ve managed.

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colleenhagerty A full bottle of wine just rolled out from under a subway seat and now these 2 strangers popped it open & are drink..twitter.com/i/web/status/8…Vr

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The panicky moment you come out of your trance and dash around the house turning off Desert Island Discs.

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I’m will Gill on Citizen Kane. Reminded me I’ve never seen The Third Man, though..rs

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sbstryker These 13 seconds of girls getting a rat out of the house have:
— Character Development
— Major Plot Twist
— Pass Btwitter.com/i/web/status/8…Qz9L4

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@daraobriain Of course, then there’s the lurking fear that this may already have happened, and nobody told *us*.

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hackaday What the Flux: How Does Solder Work Anyway? wp.me/pk3lN-10Wm

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endtwist @joshu butter overflow

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I think the driver of this boat may not be in the best of health. pic.twitter.com/W16sBEWOvJ

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@fourfoot Oooh! Ta, you just reminded me I still have Garibaldis in the cupboard.

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Nine years ago, I clearly had about nine times as much energy as I do now. twitter.com/gothick/status…

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doctorow BC town votes to install imaginary GPS trackers in criminals
boingboing.net/2016/02/26/bc-… pic.twitter.com/ypsuxXtJeO

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@askvirginia @rstevens Yeah. The pub here isn’t a “cat pub”; it’s just a pub with a landlord who really likes cats.

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@askvirginia @rstevens …on the other hand, there may be a country without such insane politics to run to.

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@askvirginia @rstevens Yup. I have a pub with many cats within walking distance, and I hear there’s a cat café opening here soon…

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@AlasdairStuart Oh! Okay, was only at end of first ghost scene. Will switch to extended. Thanks!

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TheNextWeb YouTube’s favorite hydraulic press takes on indestructible Adamantium tnw.me/KOE1QfP pic.twitter.com/bxO2AfTaQA

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@Kavey “…for years”, says the Instagram text. Bloody auto-elision.

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When the name of a biscuit comes up in a crossword and you think, “Oh, I’ve not had those ..ift.tt/2mtfpZeZpic.twitter.com/0gcRcHlxBkBk

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taviso Cloudflare have been leaking customer HTTPS sessions for months. Uber, 1Password, FitBit, OKCupid, etc. bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero…

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“Say, just out of curiosity, did you tell anyone else you were coming here to interview me?” twitter.com/alexisthenedd/…

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TheAVClub Depeche Mode tells “lifelong fan” Richard Spencer to fuck off trib.al/yTQs7oQ pic.twitter.com/03hro9ITPK

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@toddmotto MORGAN FREEMAN: Little did Todd know that my experiments in mind control were starting to bear fruit.

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I had never before linked my irrational dislike of lotus seed heads and Peugeot 307 CC lamp clusters…twitter.com/i/web/status/8…4f

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@hayles This is very true. And I was doing it regularly a year ago. But the transition back will be interesting.

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@hayles …and it makes me wonder if I could ever do that regularly again.

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@hayles Every now and again I completely forget what time it is and accidentally go somewhere in Bristol at rush hour…

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I think it’s safe to say, Twitter, that if I hadn’t by now..pic.twitter.com/3KgPnSvE1z1z

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StewartMcDonald I have written to the HMRC Minister concerning allegations that @mooboo_uk are asking applicants to work an unpaid..twitter.com/i/web/status/8…Ho

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@hayles Oh, crap. That must be fun. Have the buses had a meltdown?

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@AthanSpod @sans_isc Someone should probably tell Yahoo! twice.

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@hayles Everywhere I went seemed unusually deserted earlier. Is it just the storm keeping everyone indoors?

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liveindetail Love how A380s hang in the sky in much the same way that bricks don’t twitter.com/Rainmaker1973/…

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@RichStanton @charlesarthur Please deselect the opposite action of not unchoosing First Great Western for an eternity not burning in hell.

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@AlasdairStuart D’you think I should try picking season one back up again? Gave it a few episodes, from what I remember…

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Perfect move, for me. OmniOutliner is one of those beautiful apps I’ve sadly never used more than 5% of, so never w..twitter.com/i/web/status/8…CF

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Perhaps today is not the day for a harbourside walk. twitter.com/BristolFerry/s…

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sndrmusic “NASA found seven planets that are similar to earth and three of them are most likely habitable” pic.twitter.com/3gWEnLQIRl

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@Phooto “bacaba” and “baccae” were both in /usr/dict/words, but were a fairly ugly muddy green. Pretty obscure words, too, so I chucked ‘em!

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Playing with dictionary words that also happen to be HTML colours. pic.twitter.com/ao6LeB0mpo

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How have I never tried this? (Or heard of it, for that matter…) twitter.com/MarkTaylorFood…

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@BristolFerry I think you should add 10% surcharge for the fun factor.

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BristolFerry It’s getting a bit lush out here.. shouldn’t stop our service but will update you accordingly.. follow..twitter.com/i/web/status/8…S5

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Ah, yes, when you make sure both your Mac and your NAS are on gigabit network connections, it can indeed improve your backup times.

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Crap! I left the dust caps off… Oh. No, that’s okaypic.twitter.com/jHpdKCpTdMdM

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@AndyCarolan Make sure you document the report. It’ll be useful when we’re claiming PPI advert trauma compensation in 2028.

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FrizFrizzle If I had £1 every time I opened up the Clock app instead of the Calculator app, I’d have 12.13pm.

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Well, I guess that’s conclusively answered that question. twitter.com/gothick/status…

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GraemeDemianyk When you forget your PE kit and have to make do with lost property pic.twitter.com/3Ikpps17OR

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flashboy intense drama, strong characters, powerful narrative arc, iconic final shot twitter.com/iatemuggles/st…

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Galloping through a Robin Hobb.

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mrnickharvey HALT-WRITE pic.twitter.com/T5YDiwqfjq

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Are you annoyed when apps ask you questions like this?

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@paulwaugh Should hope so. You’d want it framed, right? Downstairs loo, I’m thinking.

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@talkie_tim Ta! Grr. This is what happens when you try to do it manually instead of leaving the robots to it.

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@chrisphin Tittle! What a great word. *files away*

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@thomasvenables Yeah, I’d say so. And I wasn’t even drinking.

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I just watched _Mad Dog Time_ and thought it was rather fun. Might be in a minority. pic.twitter.com/MSfKgtBFzF

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Pandamoanimum Just a reminder that if you squash a marshmallow rabbit then the end result is Kim Jong-un. pic.twitter.com/pJUbcjH68w

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aligarchy DR: you have this disease
ME: oh no
DR: but you can cure it with a healthy diet and exercise
ME: OH NO

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RikerGoogling how to defeat holographic gazebo

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Some of you will know this road as soon as you see the Callicarpa dichotoma. ift.tt/2ltTd40 pic.twitter.com/KdpdvMXaoj

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@Bristolvor *Good* picture framing is expensive. Which is why most of mine are IKEA frames stuffed by my own fair hands…

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Just to double-check: NASA *have* seen The X Files, right? twitter.com/Telegraph/stat…

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@Gary_Bainbridge I thought Paul Nuttall said he was doing it?

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@drwave Can you drag a delete key there? I’ve only played with someone else’s magic foobar for five minutes ;)

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franceinnyc Tu or Vous? Here’s a handy (and roundabout) chart to help clarify the distinction. ..twitter.com/i/web/status/8…kV

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robmanuel I’ve written some important Javascript that turns all images into sausages. Here’s a google image search for Paul N..twitter.com/i/web/status/8…SW

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@benjohnbarnes !!! It’s one of the best, and pretty crucial to the season 6 plotline.

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Well, I *would* go to bed, but look which episode just rolled around. pic.twitter.com/4HoVKimYlB

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_pigeons_ I can’t believe I’m listening to @gothick tell @Bingo_Little about how he had to upgrade the firmware in his lightbulbs…

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@robmanuel …I’d also assume that I’d seen Ed Byrne do the gag live and forgotten all about it.

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@robmanuel Yet another example of the internet ruining everything! Also, my memory’s so bad these days that if it’d happened to me…

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@shezza_t Thank you! One that probably wouldn’t have arrived without the desperation a photo-a-day project causes :D

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holly This incredibly scientific investigation into a USB mug warmer’s claims is the greatest Amazon review of all time..twitter.com/i/web/status/8…NE

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Well, I’ve never actually seen it… pic.twitter.com/uv0PNIsZsB

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@sanspoint …when the original prediction was delivery next Thursday. Mind you, mine have only made it as far as Kazakhstan so far!

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@sanspoint Assuming mine do, in fact, arrive tomorrow, they came a little faster than predicted. Ordered 12th Jan, shipped Sunday.

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@olebegemann What does it look like if you turn your small screen sideways?

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Roses are red
Violets are blue
Valentines from web apps
Are making me throw up a little in my mouth. Please stop.

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ismh This honest, open look at the outage is refreshing. medium.com/making-instapa…

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Odd, how even a pretty place can look better when you can’t see so much of it. pic.twitter.com/lYxfwWe271

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LibyaLiberty Spoiler: they’re just scarves and we’ve been buying them from department stores for years. twitter.com/imamsonline/st…

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@ahnlak Well, there is a very short video in the blog…

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juliaindelicate Hey does anyone put on gigs in Bristol? Do you want @theindelicates to come and play at one in say May/ June?

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In Spring I write a
Wikipedia haiku
Citation needed

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theyearofelan My mother said her phone was out of memory and I asked her to see it and this is what I discovered pic.twitter.com/YIfwUyytCP

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Bloggity: mostly pictures of my recent guitar pedal build.
gothick.org.uk/2017/02/13/ped…

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theroyalfactor Ukip councillor demonstrates beyond doubt he is not fit to hold a public role. I mean, who would put an apostrophe..twitter.com/i/web/status/8…L0

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@KinetaHill If it’s not snowing, then I consider the world to be faulty, not my weather station.

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@shezza_t I chose it from an entire rainbow wall of colour at a graffiti supplies shop (as you do.) :D

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NetworkString The Investigatory Powers Act powers are subject to strict safeguards.

Meanwhile; twitter.com/copwatcher/sta…

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Pedal case looking a bit more professional now. pic.twitter.com/QfMQI04qmy

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dangusset Rarebeasts Machine No:12 youtu.be/5OLtCqilCm4

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So here I am, on the phone to my bank. Yet again.

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The company I’m trying to pay holds the record for highest annual profit in recorded history. I’m guessing they’re okay at taking payments.

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Every time I try to buy something online from a particular company, my bank declines the payment. Every time.

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@hayles I don’t think this person is terribly turned on to intelligent marketing. pic.twitter.com/TjOFwZhb7d

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The guts of the guitar pedal kit are still waiting on me to finish off the case… ift.tt/2kY8DO1 pic.twitter.com/tUaZkl0Pvy

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They were just cleaning their racism, and it went off. twitter.com/blackvoices/st…

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Normally the worst I can expect is a poor night’s sleep.

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Just wobbled home from the pub to see the US president tweeting in all caps with a comma splice. Christ.

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@Kavey I have my first extension tubes. Expect to see more pictures of small things ;)

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larsloving they got elected twitter.com/PoliticalLine/…

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If I were Queen Victoria, I don’t think I’d be amused by staring at the Radisson all day long. pic.twitter.com/Z65ixkgnUm

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Danacea Giant Batarang appears on the South Bank… pic.twitter.com/QqXbiD1HNN

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It is, by the way, bloody freezing in Bristol today. Wish I’d brought my gloves.

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@shortchlo Does it say something for my expectations that my first thought was, “Well, at least they’re in the library.”

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jbrownridge Would anyone like to have this on their CV? northeastjobs.org.uk/job/Cold_blood… @RichardWiseman

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@kluepfel I respectfully suggest that there is *always* something worse than can surprise you, just around the corner.

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@andybeebristol I did consider my oldest fountain pen, but I’m thinking individual items here, and the guitar tuner is older than the pen!

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@UrsulaWJ Sawbones. Consulting Physician to the Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle, according to his obit. threesixfive.gothick.org.uk/2017/01/29/und…

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@UrsulaWJ Belonged to my great-great-uncle Stewart. Nice to have an heirloom around.

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@davidcaolo I have managed to resist so far. That’s a floodgate my bank balance probably couldn’t cope with me opening.

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@davidcaolo Having ended up with two straight Echoes and a Dot, I think I may be a fellow sufferer.

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@UrsulaWJ I think this is the only comparable thing I have, but I don’t use it regularly! pic.twitter.com/5nHnnvwBJf

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@UrsulaWJ I did consider my fountain pen as a contender—most excellent technology—but I think the tuner is slightly older!

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@UrsulaWJ Oh, gawd, yes. But on an *individual* basis, all my cups are newer than this guitar tuner :D

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@davidcaolo Putting it in? What, it’s not contactless? (Though I think I got used to chip & PIN quite quickly, back all those years ago.)

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@davidcaolo Jesus. Are you still *signing* for things over there?

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Sainsbury’s car park “ChipCoin”. Or to give it its full name, “ChipOHFUCKHOWMANYPEOPLEHAVEHADTHISTHINGINTHEIRMOUTHS..twitter.com/i/web/status/8…im

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This may be the oldest piece of technology I use on a regular basis. ift.tt/2ktfmyr pic.twitter.com/FDkCbDiY0t

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