On This Day, 21 May
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RT @harryo: She should do a humanity awareness course first, fuck the speeding fine.
RT @Maladroithe: This is just an IMMACULATE use of Reddit. Peak app performance. https://t.co/e5N9Kmxmm2
2022
@benohonestly @Ocado Glad I'm not alone at least! Started doing it for me on virtually every page load in the last week.
2021
@nosila_63 @Lucyvfreeman Current status. https://t.co/MmXM9zDRgo
RT @rhodri: Herewith a video in which I go on for TWO MINUTES about a magical chord in a Whitney Houston song, for the benefit of the gener…
RT @bbcrb: WOW - the Six Sisters are complete! 🎨 North Street in #Bedminster is looking BRIGHTER today ☀️ These murals have all been don…
RT @ChrisArnoldInc: On Monday morning I took a photo of a man eating a fry up. It’s just been shown on Have I Got News For You. https://t.c…
2020
2019
@RellyAB Amen.
@johnroderick I have earworm sympathy. Every time I hear that damn song, I'm transported straight back to being drunk in a bar at Warwick University in 1991, where the jukebox stuck and for 20 minutes we got RED RED WI— RED RED WI— RED RED WI— RED RED WI— RED RED WI— RED RED WI—
You’ll be missed, D Wayne. https://t.co/sOnIzDnJFp
RT @sam_bambs: Theresa May as bottles of Tresemmé. A thread: https://t.co/vEjHEHveSG
RT @WhiteZoey: Favourite form of address ever heard in court is now ‘Alright My Judger’ NB: Needs to be pronounced in your best Bristoli…
2018
@tyronem I’m enjoying the Nokia HR Steel watch, but I don’t know how the capabilities compare to the Fitbit.
2017
RT @mathowie: I didn't feel old until I learned I'm older than the concept of ethernet cables https://t.co/DMme9zOVwU
@chubbybannister Poor everyone listening. *cringe*
@Kavey I'd wait and see if there's a society to look back on it before we give it a nostalgic name.
@BabsBat Oh. Well, that's scuppered *my* plans.
@waiyeehong Same here. If all this person's friends probably have Medjool dates lying around, we move in very different circles.
@waiyeehong Maybe I'll just have a salt and pepper salad.
Impulse buy. https://t.co/ZFWjaoDwAS
Market Vista - https://t.co/FM1jdtLTg6 https://t.co/BF6LVMt6k4
Mixed messages. https://t.co/ZE05tQFGKh
That thing where your washing machine packs in and you find you *did* renew the warranty! #winning
@emmachampion6 *Sensible five*
@jukesie Can't see that view without expecting Airwolf to emerge from her secret lair.
@emmachampion6 No. If this had happened in my twenties I'd have been forced to go to a launderette and of course me… https://t.co/77GcQE8VP5
@emmachampion6 …as it is now I just phone John Lewis up and they send a man round.
@OvercastFM Oh! I wondered what was doing that. How on earth did you manage to crash Springboard!?
Ah. Have we broken our run of good #doctorwho eps?
I’ve used a many approaches to debugging code over the years, but I don’t think I’ve ever mailed a complete strange… https://t.co/krD8UzMLu0
@OpinionatedGeek Could you trace yours to Stack Overflow? I have got an answer up on SO for that specific error.
@deacongusset I have my suspicions about Gyles Brandreth, but I can’t prove anything at the moment.
@shezza_t I don’t really have a job in mind but I’ve been meaning to play with some for years.
@shezza_t Oooh! But you’ve just made me think I might be able to fix the wobbly table in the bathroom.
@shezza_t Yur. Definitely going to be doing a few things that can't be seen first!
@ChloeLeePhoto I didn't. Until you said that. Damn.
RT @hello_im_nik: 'Shoe-shi' anyone? 😅 https://t.co/UEsjS3WYji https://t.co/B0rru2Ibgj
@frozenreeds @Andr6wMale Assange As A Service. Could catch on. https://t.co/lF75mLlsuy
Interesting branding, but I sadly found it better than the beer itself. https://t.co/gQd1UUZj2H
@RedQueenCoder Huh. I never thought of putting rice in it.
2016
@CharlieEsq_ Not sure I’m fully awake yet. Is is the peacock or the man who’s riding it doing coke with the police in your alley?
Just cleaned by bedroom carpet with a Vax for the first time. You know the dark matter the physicists have been looking for?
RT @stephen_collins: Mindfulness techniques for coping with a Trump presidency: my @guardianweekend comic #Trump #Mindfulness #comics http…
RT @charlesarthur: Hey! Just put three topics in to https://t.co/Rn8Cm7YzYy and you get blogpost suggestions! @realdanlyons https://t.co/Hm…
@guriben I think it’s mostly in my U-bend now. Sigh.
Represent. https://t.co/RVlc5U5ATN
Must actually get out for a walk today, despite the weather.
Starting to wonder if I’ve reached the age where I shouldn’t be living in a city any more.
By which I mean, the more my upstairs neighbours stay up smoking dope until 2am, the more I want to go and live in a windmill somewhere.
@samsneed12 Did you try it? Went in first day; need to go back to give them a better chance, I think.
@samsneed12 Ah.
Local Colour 1/2 #bristol https://t.co/gNVeimgpyM
Local Colour 2/2 #bristol https://t.co/ZILpc9ncjB
Chocolate path sluice. https://t.co/43mpeWbCed
@tsunimee Amen, sister. And I’ve had the damn coffee.
Figgy. https://t.co/MDdhFArSpI
Personal trinity. https://t.co/IV6KVKxQW3
Bit brooding out there today. https://t.co/rSDIDiTe4v
@clairenelson @faerietalefoody I could have a quick shufti if you’re okay sharing your login/admin details?
@driverminnie Look out! There’s a giant jelly baby behind you!
What the hell’s all the noise in #bristol about? It’s not fireworks night already, is it?
Okay, those are some awfully loud and long fireworks for 10am in May. What the hell’s going on, #bristol?
@rbrwr They sound reasonably close to Hotwells, but it’s very hard to tell.
RT @hayles: Apparently the fireworks are at Ashton Court, so if I can hear them in Emersons Green, I can’t imagine how bad they are for the…
@hayles That would explain why they’re so very loud for me. Do we know what they’re *for*?
RT @earlydayfilms: Amazing view of #fireworks in #Bristol tonight. Lighting up.the clouds... https://t.co/B06yrxBjjp
2015
Sigh. @BristolCouncil’s “renew your RPS parking permit online”! Has turned into ten minute phone call with advice to…
.@BristolCouncil …print out the paper form for a different zone, cross out the bits for that zone, and post it in with crossed fingers.
@Iriniriri Nope, sorry. That was the only one I took. The boat’s still in Bristol, though, so there may be more opportunity.
@ahnlak “Winning”.
Sad to see that @EvolutionStores has closed. They was pretty much the only reason I ever went to The Galleries. #Bristol
Crumpled. https://t.co/HY6OMUg3Jq
Criminals pretend to be the control tower, talking airliners to their doom. No, I’m not watching Die Hard 2…
…it’s the plot of this 1962 episode of _The Avengers_. http://t.co/inCWUhLKmo
2014
Lush lunch in @No12Easton. Thanks folks! Don’t polish that award too much, you’ll wear it out :)
RT @steveklabnik: "Write someone a program and you'll solve their problems today. Teach someone to program, and they'll have problems the r…
Teletext is alive and well and delivering football scores in Greek bars :) http://t.co/bnxvwPo7il
2013
Strikes me that $1.1bn is a lot to pay just to get infinite scrolling for Flickr...
Hrm. Flickr seems to be dead. *pokes with a stick*
@skeddy Seems to be back up now. You were going to downgrade?
@skeddy Ah, gotcha. I was lucky enough to be grandfathered in to recurring pro sub, so I'll be paying the same (and not seeing ads...)
@paul_a_young You're probably one of the few people on the planet where "eat some chocolate" isn't a good solution for that problem.
2012
@TIMJ_Neil thanks! Yup, chuffed, and very pleased that I'm apparently ache (and blister) free, too ;)
Roight. Bed beckons.
@stillawake Fab! Well done. I missed Mersina, no idea how! Must've been distracted by @jorence and @theshinythings on the other side :)
@Bristol_Culture @stillawake Dressed as a rainbow! I probably just couldn't believe my eyes, then :)
Typically Bristol. http://t.co/b6QGstTy
Satisfactory warranty. http://t.co/O5FEue29
In BTP, having a bacon bagel. #cultureclash
Archaeologists will dig back through our fallen civilisation and wonder about UK landfills' "plastic Union Jack bunting" layer...
RT @ChribHibble: The best thing about alcohol hand gel in hospitals isn't the hygiene, but that everyone walks around like they're hatch ...
@ShabbyBean Hurrah! Will do :)
RT @guriben: Hello. Quick question. How old were you when (if at all) you were taught to use a soldering iron? Pls RT. Ta
@guriben Hrm. Remember it being before we moved house when I was 11, but don't know how long before.
@guriben Before then, it was those spring-and-wire no-solder "100 in 1"-type electronics kits. :)
@ShamashAlidina Er. Working fine here.
Nice nap. Now up, had coffee, going through my morning routine. What? Yes, I know it's ten to midnight...
2011
RT @Dru_Marland: Big party thing on Bristol Downs tomorrow http://www.avongorge.org.uk/whatson.php?ContentID=13
RT @nigellegg: Dirty money, smoking music, and painted walls - Bristol UK as seen by James Koch. http://youtu.be/rEv-uJjhmeA. I love thi ...
RT @jonwynedwards: @Schofe People are making Rapture jokes like there's no tomorrow.
@boagworld Hint: If you are actually seeing awesome monkeys, it's possible you are still asleep.
So many beautiful interior-y things in Clifton Village. Can someone lend me £5,000 to put the finishing touches on my lounge? Ta.
Well done, Boston Tea Party. Nice selection, too! @ Boston Tea Party, Clifton http://instagr.am/p/EhULY/
@twittl3s They make caramel Magnums? I wish you hadn't told me that.
@malvernrunner Three hours? Arse. Is God going to be compensating for daylight saving time, or am I going to miss Doctor Who?
@twittl3s DAMN YOU.
So, is it just me, or has anyone else had Blondie's _Rapture_ stuck in their heads for 3 days?
@twittl3s Luckily, I couldn't find one. Unfortunately... http://lockerz.com/s/103532473
@twittl3s Verdict: pretty damn nice. Good chocolate.
Right. Lunch done. Back to work.
@jo_whit @twittl3s And if you could run about 7K afterwards for me, that'll mean I don't have to get up early tomorrow... Thanks!
Then, suddenly/Like a fly in a cup of tea/I'm stirred and no longer free/To fly away #thedamned #lyrics #genius
@BlackDogDays Excellent. I love decorating.
Fiddling with video during a break.
@BlackDogDays Nice! Big changes are exciting. I'm still glad I went from dull beige to "Spanish Rose" red in the bathroom :D
My view from Boston Tea Party's window this lunchtime. Sped up a bit. #bristol http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCGR5zsx3SA
@ruskin147 It is astounding how annoyingly annoying Adobe makes it for people to GIVE THEM MONEY.
@ruskin147 (My first draft of that had less alliteration and more swears.)
@guriben Thanks :) Want to do a proper long time lapse at some point, sped up so fast you can see the clouds roaring past!
@42lbstolose Well done!
Seagulls: Pretty much on top of everything in Bristol, including the food chain, and George III. http://flic.kr/p/9KuhjX
@AndrewGirdwood It's probably good practice for rapture, what with requiring the patience of a saint.
@Kanga_Rue We're okay. Unless God is on daylight saving time.
The life expectancy of data stored in the cloud is three years, or when nobody cares about it any more, whichever comes last.
Oooh, #drwho.
New rule: once you start doing banoffee flavour, you are no longer allowed to call your product "yogurt".
@42lbstolose You'll be fine. Take it slow and steady :)
I tidied up for about three minutes, then decided to try on all my medals. #mrt #jimmysaville #procrastination http://twitpic.com/50r23w
@misslo I'm sure you'll be fine once you get going :) Good luck!
@hayles I should have one made. I definitely deserve it.
@misslo Well, it's different, a race. If it's any help, I'm normally a lot more worried the day before than when I'm at the start line!
@floyduk I walked towards a beautiful light that stirred some kind of long-lost race memory. Turned out to be something called the "sun".
http://twitvid.com/FIT4R - Getting better at this one, I think. Happy 70th for next week, Bob :)
2010
@jorence One stays indoors, with the blinds closed. And if one has to venture outside, one travels slowly, preferably with a punka wallah.
Okay. Lots of stuff done this morning. Boston Tea Party time.
At Boston Tea Party. Current guest coffee really nice.
@tsunimee I don't use Tweetdeck. Too complicated for my needs, and I don't like the way it looks. Does it do British English spelling yet?
Royal York Crescent http://yfrog.com/eujohj
@philsherry Twitpic? That's what's giving me mine...
@matthew_roach Ooop. Sorry, must've missed each other. I was outside.
I now have a significant amount of DailyBooth. http://bit.ly/cHg9bz <-- Experimental web code; may look odd.
@chrismarquardt The English version -- "2-4-6-8- Motorway" -- is not quite the same.
Now _that_ was one of the best pieces of television I've seen in ages. #ashestoashes
The Sofa is Not Enough #lesserfilms
@philsherry Ah. Yes, even more annoying when it could be one's own fault.
Uncle Tom's Garden Shed #lesserbooks
@rabidbee Minicab Driver #lesserfilms
@rabidbee Yup. Oh, _fuck_, it makes noise? That's NOT RIGHT, GOOGLE.
The Whole Nine Metres #lesserfilms
@kshack22 This one that's shaped to my buttocks now is probably enough.
@archidave Get Cartman #unlikelycrossovers
2009
When I'm Freecycling stuff, I wait for a reply that uses punctuation and some capital letters. Does that make me a snob?
http://twitpic.com/5mlzm - Lovely bit of timely marketing by the Futon Company :) #expenses
The new Star Trek film must be good. It's been a long time since I've seen non-geeks make the "live long and prosper" sign...
2008
The older I get, the more my friends' LiveJournal entries sound like the beginning of an episode of House.
2007
Just added "circumstances/context" recording to http://www.uniquesentence.com/