Matt Gibson (@gothick)

Hotwells, Bristol

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

January 2019

kitlovelace Oh, not much. Just looking at this website which lets people make WEARABLE CLONES OF THEIR BELOVED PETS TO STICK THEIR FEET INTO… cuddleclones.com/product/plush-… pic.twitter.com/g6QJ42TtzU

via Twitter Web Client (retweeted on 10:19 PM, Jan 31st, 2019 via Twitter for iPad)

GR_Morgan Guys, I think I found my favourite object on display in @sciencemuseum! pic.twitter.com/woaefr5eAb

via Twitter for Android (retweeted on 7:19 PM, Jan 31st, 2019 via Twitter for iPad)

katieheart Sometimes when I’m really bored I search for pictures of bloggers on my car pic.twitter.com/g4Z6kJz7Xt

via Twitter for iPhone (retweeted on 5:56 PM, Jan 31st, 2019 via Twitter for iPad)

dangusset Florida sinkhole is tunnel leading to bank, says FBI theguardian.com/us-news/2019/j…

via Twitter Web Client (retweeted on 1:36 PM, Jan 31st, 2019 via Twitter Web Client)

duretti dear managers, here’s a list of 10 items you should stop doing! love, your no. 1 best programmer pal, duretti

1. putting 10 minutes on my calendar for a “quick chat” with no context. it makes me think i’m gonna get fired
2. heck, just messaging and saying “have a minute?”

via Twitter Web Client (retweeted on 7:15 AM, Jan 31st, 2019 via Twitter Web Client)

MrKennethClarke I have a confession. I have helped accelerate the deterioration of the Palace of Westminster & I must apologise to the estates team. At the end of each working day I have picked a wall and continuously banged my head on it for approximately 10mins, sometimes longer. Forgive me.

via Twitter for iPhone (retweeted on 7:12 AM, Jan 31st, 2019 via Twitter Web Client)

nick_kapur Something incredible is happening on reddit. I’m tempted to say these people have way too much time, but this is legit amazing. pic.twitter.com/mr8jHjTbnV

via Twitter Web Client (retweeted on 11:26 PM, Jan 30th, 2019 via Twitter for iPad)

@hayles Say, have you done a Brexit tat survey like your Royal Wedding tat one? pic.twitter.com/gcS1iWMNle

via Twitter for iPad

@hayles @basil_gg You’re in the US now. Surely it should be per half cup or something?

via Twitter for iPad in reply to hayles

OpinionatedGeek You know what I want? A fucking LED tax. If someone wants to put an LED in a device, make it cost an extra five quid. Five quid for each LED should stop the fuckers putting fucking LEDs in every fucking thing.

via Tweetbot for Mac (retweeted on 7:32 PM, Jan 30th, 2019 via Twitter for iPad)

East-facing lounge FTW on a day like this. pic.twitter.com/ZjWoweQvf3

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marcoarment “It is much more important to work on the right thing than it is to work many hours. Most people waste most of their time on stuff that doesn’t matter.” —@samaablog.samaltman.com/how-to-be-succ…k

via Tweetbot for iΟS (retweeted on 9:53 PM, Jan 28th, 2019 via Twitter Web Client)

Wild Arctic Fox Walks Up to Landscape Photographer to Check Out Camera petapixel.com/2019/01/28/wil…

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For the youngsters, the most credulity-stretching part of Bandersnatch must be seeing someone happily and voluntarily go shopping in a WH Smith.

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You know you’ve watched too much science fiction when you see a picture of a Bermuda hotel and think, “Wow. People travel a *long* way to get there.” brightbazaarblog.com/2019/01/bermud… pic.twitter.com/cmnhKnVo3f

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KateAronoff If I owe you an email, please find some comfort in the fact that my every waking hour is haunted by my debt to you

via Buffer (retweeted on 2:45 AM, Jan 27th, 2019 via Twitter Web App)

@petedrinks “I’m just going to do a wash load. I may be Some Time.”

via Twitter Web App in reply to petedrinks

@petedrinks But surely you’ve moved into a house with an even bigger whisky cupboard, so it’s okay to buy a few more?

via Twitter Web Client in reply to petedrinks

The worst thing is, I’ve had “declutter books” on my to-do list for six months, but if I finally get to it now everyone’ll think I’ve been watching Marie Kondo.

via Twitter Web Client

simongerman600 “The Arteries of the World” Map shows every river watershed in Britain in a different colour. Source: buff.ly/2WidkSz pic.twitter.com/2l9GdnnYLk

via Buffer (retweeted on 4:42 PM, Jan 25th, 2019 via Twitter Web Client)

ianduhig Classical mythology explained.

via Ar-Mari Rubenian pic.twitter.com/GnWdHMm4Nr

via Twitter Web App (retweeted on 1:07 PM, Jan 24th, 2019 via Twitter Web Client)

Taco_Lad It’s designed for open plan offices because you are a fucking beast of burden to your employer and by God you’ll wear a halter and chaff bag before we give you your own stall. twitter.com/cheddar/status…

via Twitter for Android (retweeted on 9:38 PM, Jan 23rd, 2019 via Twitter for iPad)

DickKingSmith When conducting covert surveillance on a target, ensure operatives are ‘situation-aware’ (looking over-their-shoulders) for hostile agents. pic.twitter.com/B7SwSdTlRr

via Twitter Web Client (retweeted on 4:21 PM, Jan 23rd, 2019 via Twitter Web Client)

@holly Hey, if they’re going Parcelforce at least you stand twice the chance of actually getting a delivery through.

via Twitter Web Client in reply to holly

@Lucyvfreeman Surely he would just shout “Potato! Hot! On the double!” at your friend…

via Twitter Web Client in reply to Lucyvfreeman

@sugarenia I don’t think my career coach’s career coach has a career coach. Yet.

via Twitter Web App in reply to sugarenia

JayHulmePoet Alright, let’s talk about that time the Victorians accidentally burned down the houses of Parliament because they were too busy burning historical records to consider the fact that they were in a wooden building with long drafty corridors and should maybe think about fire safety.

via Twitter Web Client (retweeted on 1:12 PM, Jan 22nd, 2019 via Twitter Web App)

lauralexx Shit magnet has been purchased! Now we will always remember our trip to Crabonela. pic.twitter.com/tLJ95s7fMo

via Twitter for iPhone (retweeted on 9:58 AM, Jan 22nd, 2019 via Twitter Web Client)

williamhanson Either there’s a @netflix glitch or @MarieKondo’s methods have escalated. pic.twitter.com/yzfR1bbC69

via Twitter for iPhone (retweeted on 2:15 PM, Jan 21st, 2019 via Twitter Web App)

beng Posted without comment. pic.twitter.com/OWqNxhnQrz

via Twitter Web Client (retweeted on 2:11 PM, Jan 21st, 2019 via Twitter Web App)

Brisk out, but pretty. Shooting at night with @Avon_Stories. 1/2 pic.twitter.com/8IQslGf8Jb

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@AthanSpod I’m now past the point of caring what it’s like, as long as it’s actually sodding POST.

via Twitter Web App in reply to AthanSpod

I think Facebook may be trying to tell me something. pic.twitter.com/0X86IZcwLw

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@_pigeons_ Well done. You have now joined me in doing with TV what I only used to do with books. *Rearranges the order of his “unread” pile*

via Twitter Web Client in reply to _pigeons_

I’m waiting for the sequel, Super Wolf Blood Moon II: Even Bloodier More Super Big Wolf Blood Moon. twitter.com/NYDailyNews/st…

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claytonhickman At the request of @purves_peter I’ve added a splash of colour to this beautiful shot from ‘War of God’, the first episode of and the Massacre (of St Bartholomew’s Eve, if you insist😜), taken on the Parisian tavern set in Riverside Studio 1 on Friday 21st January 1966. pic.twitter.com/OR2d81MLJr

via Twitter Web Client (retweeted on 5:09 PM, Jan 19th, 2019 via Twitter Web Client)

mattatfamous Best policeman name ever goes too…..👮🏼‍♂️ pic.twitter.com/GhVtOFEMP5

via Twitter for iPhone (retweeted on 11:25 PM, Jan 18th, 2019 via Twitter Web Client)

@_pigeons_ Just don’t blame me when you get a vitamin-D deficiency or have to be surgically removed from your sofa.

via Twitter Web Client in reply to _pigeons_

The modern reading experience on the web is just so enjoyable. pic.twitter.com/eOBDhTavjH

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@WeirdBristol There’s definitely a Doctor Who episode to be had from this one.

via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to WeirdBristol from Bristol

MicroSFF “People who bemoan the lack of secret passages in modern homes and offices,” a voice behind me said, “never think about the meaning of the word ‘secret’.”
The wall behind me is solid. At least, I was sure it is solid.

via Hootsuite Inc. (retweeted on 3:24 PM, Jan 17th, 2019 via Twitter Lite)

openculture Stream 72 Hours of Ambient Sounds from Blade Runner: Relax, Go to Sleep in a Dystopian Future openculture.com/?p=1034081 pic.twitter.com/MEnrUwUnGF

via TweetDeck (retweeted on 5:53 AM, Jan 17th, 2019 via Twitter Lite)

daniel_barker If you think Gillette’s ad is part of a massive corporate plot to subjugate men through social engineering you might want to try using Occam’s razor instead.

via Twitter Web Client (retweeted on 5:06 PM, Jan 16th, 2019 via Twitter Web Client)

@psidnell @tumblr It’s okay, they reversed the decision on appeal, so I guess it’s… all ova now?

via Twitter Web Client in reply to psidnell

…I think I’ll be okay on appeal as the eggs don’t have female-presenting nipples. Plus they’re health-related.

via Twitter Web Client in reply to gothick

Ahahah! @tumblr have flagged one of my years-old posts as violating their new “adult content” policy. It’s, erm, a picture of my breakfast. pic.twitter.com/SPPEUo9jO4

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neilhimself The best thing about the I-Hate-This-Book-and-British-People-Aren’t-Funny Joe Queenan review was that we put “A direct descendant of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. @nytimes” on the paperback book cover, and sold shedloads of extra copies. twitter.com/neilhimself/st…

via Twitter for iPhone (retweeted on 11:39 PM, Jan 15th, 2019 via Twitter Lite)

OFalafel If you fold a £5 note back on itself it looks like the Queen has locked herself out of her front door pic.twitter.com/4NuHiZ3LdP

via Twitter for iPhone (retweeted on 8:17 AM, Jan 15th, 2019 via Twitter Web Client)

@ahnlak “The Seals of Roddickton”. Sounds a bit more HP Lovecraft to my ears.

via Twitter Web Client in reply to ahnlak

@rands “Sapid”. Or possibly “lustrum”.

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@DigitalJonathan @MovenpickHotels Is it possible that you have actually died and gone to heaven? (If not, consider buying a lottery ticket.)

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Andr6wMale Whole Twitter account devoted to retweeting people who think George Orwell wrote Animal House. twitter.com/dmandl/status/…

via Twitter Web Client (retweeted on 1:31 PM, Jan 12th, 2019 via Twitter Web Client)

The trouble with seals… BBC News - Stranded seals wreak havoc in Canadian town bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-…

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SlenderSherbet When you lied on your CV about having previous sheepdog experience. pic.twitter.com/rSxInp2JBz

via Twitter Web Client (retweeted on 9:14 AM, Jan 12th, 2019 via Twitter Web Client)

AdamRutherford I can hardly believe it. twitter.com/jordipaps/stat…

via Twitter for iPhone (retweeted on 9:10 AM, Jan 12th, 2019 via Twitter Web Client)

quantick Just like “So what” and “Shat wo”. twitter.com/Fact/status/10…

via Twitter Web Client (retweeted on 9:10 AM, Jan 12th, 2019 via Twitter Web Client)

doodlebeth The new wedding shop in town has a wheelchair using mannequin and it shouldn’t be exciting but it’s the first time I’ve ever seen disability portrayed in a shop window. pic.twitter.com/N5sco2fLJf

via Twitter for iPhone (retweeted on 11:44 AM, Jan 11th, 2019 via Twitter Web Client)

@Avon_Stories @saltwateritch @porthjess @thefionagilmour Smart! I had no idea the Instagram website allowed uploads, even from mobile devices.

via Twitter Web Client in reply to Avon_Stories

@saltwateritch @porthjess @Avon_Stories @thefionagilmour Sorry, tried a Mac one a few times but it couldn’t keep up with Instagram’s new features. Always going to be tough writing a good app for a platform that deliberately doesn’t support posting from third-party apps :(

via Twitter Lite in reply to saltwateritch

_pigeons_ Huge thanks to @gothick for taking me to see the @UkStarlings murmuration at @RSPBHamWall last Friday.
Photos taken with the “wrong” cameras - DSLR 50mm, & my XA2 point&shoot (no zoom, 400iso film)
flickr.com/photos/knautia…

via Twitter Web Client (retweeted on 5:27 AM, Jan 11th, 2019 via Twitter Lite)

edlavaCNN My man Miro wins the day in , . pic.twitter.com/vBD5jaGm4v

via Twitter for iPhone (retweeted on 9:30 PM, Jan 10th, 2019 via Twitter Web Client)

phlaimeaux the Hairy Enya is going on tour for the next few months. Dublin, Cork, Derry, London, Sydney, Belfast, Melbourne, Wrexham and many of the places in between. Tickets are here: phlaimeaux.tumblr.com/shows pic.twitter.com/HpBF0FDrvY

via Twitter Web Client (retweeted on 9:02 PM, Jan 10th, 2019 via Twitter Web Client)

Going to check the UK news brings to mind the trepidation felt when gingerly raising the lid of the toilet in the lone cubicle of a A-road services at 3am.

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IntrovertDoodle When you’re having a bad mental health day but really want to accomplish something important… pic.twitter.com/bLidkEP1Lj

via Twitter for iPhone (retweeted on 5:29 PM, Jan 10th, 2019 via Twitter Web Client)

@MatManferdini Oh, it’s not just me, then. Good. Only happens occasionally, but it’s oddly insistent about a word once it’s taken against it.

via Twitter Web Client in reply to MatManferdini

richardosman I see Amazon boss Jeff Bezos’ wife is leaving him. With a neighbour, presumably.

via Twitter for iPhone (retweeted on 2:08 PM, Jan 10th, 2019 via Twitter Web Client)

sarahzhang This is such an incredible bit of sleuthing.

Scientists found mysterious blue particles in a 1000-year-old woman’s dental plaque, only to realized they had stumbled into a forgotten history of female scribes.

theatlantic.com/science/archiv…

via Twitter Web Client (retweeted on 7:31 PM, Jan 9th, 2019 via Twitter Lite)

Rotarywings1 Unbelievable flying and landing at that slope to rescue an injured skier
By French mountain police 👏 pic.twitter.com/zmNld40XuG

via Twitter for Android (retweeted on 1:09 PM, Jan 9th, 2019 via Twitter Web Client)

@neskatxa @UrsulaWJ THE COMMUNITY ART WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MORALE IMPROVES

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pitchfork Update: It has been confirmed that @Sleater_Kinney’s new album, produced by @st_vincent, will be released this year p4k.in/UgdgdGc pic.twitter.com/NW5TiGfAus

via Twitter Web Client (retweeted on 8:54 PM, Jan 8th, 2019 via Twitter Web Client)

neskatxa “The community have improved the look of this building to enhance the town centre” pic.twitter.com/UvNyXXZhMU

via Twitter for iPhone (retweeted on 6:50 PM, Jan 8th, 2019 via Tweetbot for Mac)

@dangusset @davidallengreen Gosh. I was just thinking “Yakety Sax”.

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jckarter I figured out the stock price issue once and for all. Expect a podcast shortly pic.twitter.com/aQMiY2BbfC

via Twitter Web Client (retweeted on 11:03 PM, Jan 7th, 2019 via Twitter Web Client)

@UrsulaWJ Believe me, I went through several similar efforts to yours (it’s a *giant* bloody chimney hole behind there, and I couldn’t block it internally even with the “extra large” chimney-stopping inflatable thing I bought!) before I headed for B&Q :)

via Twitter Web Client in reply to UrsulaWJ

@UrsulaWJ Heh. After last winter I finally got creative with some steel plate and a window latch. pic.twitter.com/9paaiW17KJ

via Twitter for iPad in reply to UrsulaWJ

manytypesoftea Your Smiths album name is the mildest complaint you had about the last dining experience you had outside of your home. Mine is The Potatoes Weren’t All I Expected

via Twitter for Android (retweeted on 6:10 PM, Jan 7th, 2019 via Twitter for iPad)

UrsulaWJ Rough translation: late train scarf. Each stripe knitted measures the lateness of the train. This is both and . twitter.com/sara__weber/st…

via Twitter for Android (retweeted on 6:09 PM, Jan 7th, 2019 via Twitter for iPad)

tompeck In ten years at the Indy, I’ve been taught literally how to ride a bike by an Olympic cycling coach. I’ve entered my dog in Crufts. I’ve trained as a Wimbledon ball boy. I’ve never been on an assignment anywhere near as stupid as this. pic.twitter.com/TEHOAxn87x

via Twitter Lite (retweeted on 5:42 PM, Jan 7th, 2019 via Tweetbot for Mac)

So, er, @LinkedInHelp, wouldn’t it be more sensible to localise automated messages in the language of the recipient, rather than the sender? pic.twitter.com/yd933IUpU9

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@RellyAB @cdutson The whole finding thing is bobbins. I searched a grass verge near my house whilst terribly hung over one morning. Eventually gave up, disconsolate. Discovered them safely nestled in the pocket of my apron the next time I cooked! 😂🔫

via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to RellyAB from Bristol

@benjohnbarnes What’s *underneath* the window? Is it that colour? :)

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@adambanksdotcom @jonhoneyball @fryselectronics Does anyone know whether it’s perfume or iPhones that have a higher markup per ounce?

via Twitter for iPad in reply to adambanksdotcom

DanaSchwartzzz If you pay me $50 I’ll show up to your funeral but stand really far away, holding a black umbrella regardless of the weather, so that people think you died with a dark and interesting secret.

via Twitter Web Client (retweeted on 9:54 PM, Jan 4th, 2019 via Twitter for iPad)

jeremybornstein Recently a Japanese monk was issued a citation for driving while in his traditional robes and in response, other monks are demonstrating that they can safely perform other physical actions in robes. The hashtag to search is ; the below is one of my favorites. twitter.com/bayashi567/sta…

via Twitter Web Client (retweeted on 8:58 PM, Jan 4th, 2019 via Twitter for iPad)

xAKTx Critics are giving it 5 stars pic.twitter.com/KayIo7Xv22

via Twitter for iPhone (retweeted on 8:48 PM, Jan 4th, 2019 via Twitter for iPad)

@BudgetsAreSexy I’ve cut down over the last few years. Only twelve now.

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Went to RSPB Ham Wall this afternoon with @_pigeons_. Saw a starling or two. pic.twitter.com/AWGvZBP9Lg

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My favourite image in this year’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year is Tom Kennedy’s “Smoke Bath”. I do love a corvid. On at @mshedbristol until 24th Feb. nhm.ac.uk/visit/wpy/gall…

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tweethue Currently we are having an issue with remote connectivity (Out of Home, voice commands), and we’re working hard to resolve it ASAP. Your local connection via Wi-Fi is not affected by this. We’ll keep you posted!

via Twitter Web Client (retweeted on 6:29 PM, Jan 3rd, 2019 via Tweetbot for iΟS)

@RikyRik @tweethue It ain’t just you, if that helps.

via Tweetbot for iΟS in reply to RikyRik from Bristol

Scott_Helme When a lack of automated certificate renewal costs you £100,000,000 ($130,000,000 USD)! 😮
bbc.co.uk/news/business-…

via Twitter for Android (retweeted on 3:05 PM, Jan 3rd, 2019 via Tweetbot for Mac)

@genericgaystuff @ChristinaMcMc Hey, if it went where you wanted, it wouldn’t be Microsoft Word-compatible.

via Twitter for iPad in reply to genericgaystuff

@philwithadrill *imagines what the A-team would fashion from this raw material*

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thenib We found him, the smartest person on Earth. 🖋 by @Lubchansky pic.twitter.com/pKmnmNYv4B

via TweetDeck (retweeted on 11:32 AM, Jan 3rd, 2019 via Twitter for iPad)

@BereftStatistic @ormondroyd @openspacer I am now imagining Brexit being delivered by a juggling clown on a unicycle wearing a large cuboid backpack.

via Twitter for iPad in reply to BereftStatistic

MissPiggy New Year, New Moi? HA!! As if. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, sweetie. pic.twitter.com/g10bfiUEWU

via Sprinklr (retweeted on 9:52 AM, Jan 3rd, 2019 via Twitter Web Client)

@Dru_Marland Even if it’s not, it’s going to be satisfying. Now excuse me, I’m going to use my Leuchtturm and fountain pen to write something which I’m *certain* will improve my efficiency. *Coos gently with sensory pleasure*

via Tweetbot for Mac in reply to Dru_Marland

beardedjourno First Bus is running a Saturday service this week. You didn’t know? Me neither. They put the information on their website on Christmas Eve. pic.twitter.com/TTmEkzH4DU

via Twitter for iPhone (retweeted on 8:31 AM, Jan 3rd, 2019 via Twitter Web Client)

whatterz How much of the Internet is fake? Turns out, a lot of it, actually, writes @max_read

nymag.com/intelligencer/…

via Twitter for iPhone (retweeted on 8:27 AM, Jan 3rd, 2019 via Twitter Web Client)

GreggsOfficial @piersmorgan Oh hello Piers, we’ve been expecting you

via Twitter Web Client (retweeted on 6:38 PM, Jan 2nd, 2019 via Twitter Web Client)