Peter Byrne (@fat-boy-pete.bsky.social)

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[Peter Byrne (@fat-boy-pete.bsky.social) @fat_boy_pete]

@OctopusEnergy once again my battery was full by early afternoon and I am giving electricity to the grid for free. Why has it been over 5 weeks since I paid for and submitted my online form for an export tariff from you. 'Outstanding Customer Service ' this is not!

[Barney Davis @BarneyDavisMET]

Spare a thought for Tony Hill who has been working at break neck speed in blazing hot sun to rebuild the Southport mosque wall before the far right can return.
He said: “And if we have to build it again afterwards we will do just that.”

[Kennys Bookshop & Art Gallery @KennysBookshop]

In the late forties, a young lady came into our shop, spent a few hours immersed in the books and left, empty handed. The following day, she was back, again immersed herself in the books and this time, bought two books. Our mother was intrigued by her and asked, /1

[Aaron Smith @aaronsmith]

You probably know the start of this Olympic story, but do you know how it finished?

This photo is of Eric Moussambani, aka 'Eric the Eel' from Equatorial Guinea, competing in the 100m Freestyle event at the Sydney 2000 Olympics, alone.

Why?

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[Capitol Hill Books @chbooksdc]

🚨🚨 Childless Cat Lady Special 🚨🚨

Any childless ladies who show us pictures of their cat at checkout this Saturday & Sunday get 10% off their in-store purchase.

[David Baddiel @Baddiel]

No it isn’t.

[Anna Lapwood @annalapwood]

GOOD LUCK @England - from me and the @RoyalAlbertHall organ ❤️ #EURO2024

[General Boles @GeneralBoles]

"get in the lamp, we're going to Berlin"

"but master, you promised some time off"

"get in the lamp"

[Josh Fenton-Glynn MP @JoshFG]

In year 7 at Calder High School Mrs. Gardner was one of my most fun teachers. I don’t think either of us imagined that years later we’d both be part of a new intake of fantastic Labour MPs @AllisonCGardner

[Tim Farron @timfarron]

We have recalled Agent Truss from the field, her work is complete.

[LucyMangan @LucyMangan]

FUCKITY BYE

[Peter Byrne (@fat-boy-pete.bsky.social) @fat_boy_pete]

@EssexHundred May not be the answer sought, but there was definitely a centre circle, which I watched occasionally for over 40 years 😁

[Peter Byrne (@fat-boy-pete.bsky.social) @fat_boy_pete]

@ishkolhatkar Crikey, exactly where I ended up. Centrist Dad unite!

[Jim Pickard 🐋 @PickardJE]

the ultimate “Lunch with the FT” anecdote

[Brian Cox @ProfBrianCox]

Honestly - a few of the replies to this little tribute to engineering excellence exhibit a level of stupidity that suggests to me that it won’t be long before our spacecraft are the only thing that remains of our increasingly dim-witted civilisation. Until recently my guess has been that the answer to the Fermi Paradox might be found in biology - complex biological systems are rare. I’m increasingly of the view that the reason for The Great Silence is that civilisations are inevitably crushed by the weight of nobheads shortly after inventing the internet.

[Philip Hensher @PhilipHensher]

Despite the BBC’s utter dereliction in making its archive available, Dennis Potter’s astonishing 1979 play Blue Remembered Hills is currently on iPlayer. It’s hidden away though - search for Play for Today to find one of the great dramas of childhood.

[Dr Helen Ingram @drhingram]

Not sure whether he has a question or he’s about to invade Poland

[Peter Byrne (@fat-boy-pete.bsky.social) @fat_boy_pete]

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[Peter Byrne (@fat-boy-pete.bsky.social) @fat_boy_pete]

@BBCTomEdwards @SouthEastRailGp @SpeedySticks007 @LevelBoarding To nail that myth, stand on Stratford station, watch the freight trains pass on platform 10 while you wait to board your Swiss built train to Norwich on the level. No step, no gap. Or go to Liverpool to see Merseyrail.