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Oh the coast.

[mark ponsonby @mrpritfw]

@thebowlerhatman And mine - it was the first time I filled in a wall chart with the results. I have a wall chart up in our living room for this tournament. Should I be doing this at the age of 60? You bet!

[mark ponsonby @mrpritfw]

@AndrewMarr9 Are you sure?

[mark ponsonby @mrpritfw]

@almurray Something important. The Spanish for they are going to Iran is “Iran a Iran”.

[mark ponsonby @mrpritfw]

@prodnose I have just noticed that their lead guitarist is left handed. So is the guitarist in the Cars. I don’t know the significance, but I love both bands.

[Today I Learned @TodayiLearrned]

That’s the highest level of creativity.

[mark ponsonby @mrpritfw]

@JeffStelling @talkSPORT Good luck in your retirement 🤠

[mark ponsonby @mrpritfw]

@al_antdp @adamboultonTABB I take it this is a spoof?

[mark ponsonby @mrpritfw]

@terrychristian You were lucky to get a point.

[mark ponsonby @mrpritfw]

@jacksonhinkle @terrychristian 71%? I can’t believe it’s that low.

[mark ponsonby @mrpritfw]

@RhonddaBryant Jamaica Inn is worth a read as well.

[mark ponsonby @mrpritfw]

@Feargal_Sharkey You’ve aged man 🤠

[mark ponsonby @mrpritfw]

@JohnCleese 30

[John Sweeney @johnsweeneyroar]

This is shocking.

Nigel Farage was not right wing.

He was neo-Nazi.

[Matt Lucas HQ @RealMattLucas]

good morning

[mark ponsonby @mrpritfw]

@ArfurSmith Did you use any green paint?

[mark ponsonby @mrpritfw]

@thebowlerhatman @HughCornwell I have Nosferatu. Still play it. I saw the Stranglers in 1981, they and as individuals are still a large part of my life.

[Rick ☆ @RickChapterTwo]

My dad left my mom for another woman on Christmas Eve when I was eight years old. This left my mom with three boys to raise.

There was a small grocery store in our neighborhood owned by Mr. Thomas. My parents actually stopped at his store while bringing me home from the hospital and he weighed me on his butcher scales. When he heard that my dad had left, he set my mom up with a small charge account which she promptly paid on or paid off every payday. It allowed us kids to walk to the store and buy that baloney, milk, cat food or even cigarettes for my mom without having a penny in our pocket.

As I got older, my brother worked for Mr. Thomas. He found out that Mr. Thomas and his wife were "accidentally" losing some of my mom's charge slips, which were just pieces of paper in a file. I later realized that this could be why we got a toy for Christmas or a new pair of pants every now and then.

When I turned 19, I found out that Mr. Thomas was going to die soon. I made a point to go to his house and visit with him. I told him that I knew what he and his wife did to help my mom. He seemed embarrassed but humbly admitted to it. I walked over to his bed and hugged him for what seemed like several minutes. We were both crying at the end of it.

But I never got a chance to tell him how much of a foundation that set for me for the rest of my life.

I guess what I'm saying is that one kind action, one you have no idea is being observed, can change a person's life. And you don't even know it unless someone tells you.

That's it. End of story.

[Today I Learned @TodayiLearrned]

Human eyes vs other creatures eyes

[Feargal Sharkey @Feargal_Sharkey]

Still brilliant.

[charlie higson @monstroso]

It’s very difficult to do books on TV but Between the Covers got it right. Just the sort of show the BBC should be doing. I know they’re short of funds but this is a real shame.