@mrdanwalker Too late. We ate some with our afternoon tea. Waitrose Christmas Mince Pies, BBE 29 October 2025.
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David Edwards
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David Edwards
@BadlyDadly
My views are poorly considered and probably not my own.
London, UK Katılım Ocak 2014
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Is it too early or too late for a first mince pie of the year?
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@GylesB1 @therosebudpod Terrible photo. Have you still got a Nokia?
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Cheers!
Can you spot Rick Stein?
He’s front & centre here.
And on my @therosebudpod too - just out & both amusing & revealing …. enjoy!
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@MichaelRosenYes Because Israel is a bulwark against Johnny Saracen?
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Why exactly does the West need Israel as an ally? Isn't Israel a long way away from the West?
Haaretz.com@haaretzcom
It may not be a popular thing to say, especially when Israel is led by an unpopular leader, but the West needs Israel as an ally, and that is the real limit on any pressure to stop the war / @AnshelPfeffer haaretz.com/israel-news/20…
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@HugMonster7 @MirandaFrance1 - unless you buy a coffee, then it's free!
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@MirandaFrance1 ‘ Spent a penny’ will mean nothing to some people. When I go on holiday, later this month, it’s going to be ‘spent €1.5’ (per visit)
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Please say “died” and not “passed away”, @BBCRadio4, @Channel4News, unless you plan to introduce other euphemisms, like “spent a penny” or “came over funny”.
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@prodnose I saw them live at Ally Pally in the late 70s. Dreadful acoustics. But do give an ear to 'American Beauty' or 'Workingman's Dead'.
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This is exactly why I don't and have never have got The Grateful Dead.
Mild aimless boogie with lame vocals.
This is NOT the Allman Brothers.
Grateful Dead@GratefulDead
She had rings on her fingers and bells on her shoes 💃 Add some “Scarlet Begonias” to your day with this snippet of the tune from the Dead’s show at Rich Stadium in New York 34 years ago this month.
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@MichaelRosenYes Tories say "What about me?" and Labour say "What about them?".
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For discussion: some (many? most?) people vote Labour because they have some idea that a Labour govt will make things fairer? more equal? Lab get in. First vote is against making things easier for some people who are on benefits. Is this a sign of things to come?
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J D Vance, Trump’s running mate, is articulate & interesting (married to a woman of Indian background), but his opinions are slick, cynical & irreflective: Ukraine (which he says he doesn’t care about) is finished; Britain under Labour could be the first Islamist nuclear power.
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@Biffo183 @JDBakewell "Hello, Squeaky-breeks" said Dougal to Florence.
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@gunsnrosesgirl3 I once woke up in a house in Potter's Bar; I had no idea how I got there.
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@BritComSociety Is that the lovely Richard Wattis at the back?
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Old enough to remember Jokers Wild? Hosted by comedy legend Barry Cryer, the gag-cracking panel game from Yorkshire Television marks its 55th anniversary tonight. comedy.co.uk/tv/jokers_wild/
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I've just thought of the most intimate question you can ask someone: if you use those little coloured interdental brushes to clean out the spaces between your teeth, what colour is your favourite and/or ideal one?
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@ninapaley Is Yard Work the same as gardening? Isn't that a pleasure?
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So much of life is just doing chores. Laundry. Shopping. Cooking. Cleaning. Yard work. Vacuuming. Home maintenance. How do people have full time jobs on top of this?
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Yup. I’m in Tbilisi. Got something to say?
Egor Mikhaylov 🦤@lampimampi
If I had a nickel for every time I see Armando Iannucci on the streets of Tbilisi I'd have two nickels which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice
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The cancer scan revealed a few changes in lymph nodes and my cancer marker is going up - it’s not dramatic but with the new changes she wants to get ahead of the game and put me on a new chemo to challenge the disease - we won’t won’t ever beat it but we can keep treating it
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