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thebaywindowgirl

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Maker of jewellery, taker of photographs, and baker of scones, treating you to a flake of my life. She/her. Rural Northumberland. Left leaning union member. Love the outdoors, politics and current affairs, books, art, and music. There will be pictures of sheep. And cake.
#Northumberland #Bookstodon #SheepOfMastodon #Walking

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thebaywindowgirl, to random
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I met this delightful ewe whilst out walking yesterday. She was a most appreciative audience for my special sheep song.
#Walking #SheepOfMastodon #Defaidodon #Northumberland

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@sarahdalgulls I think it’s basically a blackface, with a little bit of something else. The shepherd at the farm in our village refers to them as mules.

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@Ivor @sarahdalgulls Top sheep knowledge!

thebaywindowgirl,
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@Ivor @sarahdalgulls ooh, could you recommend a book?

thebaywindowgirl, to random
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It actually stopped raining long enough for me to get out for a proper walk . There was even a bit of blue sky at one point. Amazing.

Colour photograph of a stretch of rough moorland, bisected by a post and wire fence running diagonally through the frame. The sky is grey, with big puffy clouds.
Colour photograph of a stretch or moorland, rising gently away from the viewer. The sky is a tentative blue, with wispy high clouds.
Colour photograph of a Scottish blackface sheep, very fleecy, with black legs and face. It has quite large curved horns. It stands facing the viewer on a stretch of grass, with some trees visible behind.

eclectech, to random
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Warning! In order to find the following gif even remotely entertaining (or, indeed, comprehensible) you will probably need:

  1. Knowledge of a particular childhood song

  2. Understanding of the British summer picnic, with their combination of grumbling & determination

  3. To be familiar with a particular informal English word (I have no idea how common it is)

Basically this is a pretty awful niche joke & the funniest thing at the moment is me trying not to 'spoil' it with the 3 points above.

Photo based animation. Four sad looking teddy bears drop down in turn on to a blanket on a beach. Each moans about something as they drop in. The first holds a sandwich ("My sandwich is yukky. I don't like lettuce."). The second holds a shortbread biscuit ("This biscuit is wrong. I wanted a custard cream."). The third holds a banana ("My banana is too yellow. And bends too much."). The final one says "I've got sand in my pants. And not in a good way." Finally a picnic basket drops in along with the text "Because today's the day the teddy bears have their nitpick!"

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@eclectech Yay! I was brought up on Ed Stewart’s Junior Choice, so definitely meet condition 1.

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@eclectech I guess you could add a link to said childhood favourite, for those unfortunate souls who are unaware. I think it’s interesting to stumble across niche cultural references from other places.

eclectech, to random
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Oof. Just uploaded a terrible joke gif and the resulting file was HUGE.

First time I'm aware of where the transcode has inflated the size of a file.

Need a cup of tea to help work out what's going on there. I think I know some tweaks that might make it acceptable.

The filesize anyhow. The joke is awful.

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@eclectech I was do taken by the joke that I attempted to boost it, only to discover you’d already deleted it :(

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thebaywindowgirl, to random
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Can anyone please explain in simple terms what exactly this Bluesky bridge thing is, why it’s a Bad Thing, and what I need to do about it?

fkamiah17, to random
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Here's a more detailed list of brands and companies supporting Israel. I can't believe the Body Shop is on there. Anita Roddick must be turning in her grave.

https://theislamicinformation.com/news/list-of-brands-supporting-israel/

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@fkamiah17 Body Shop is going into administration in the UK, at least that’ll be one fewer on the list.

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@fkamiah17 I was shocked by how long it is.

purplepadma, to random
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Cancelled my trip. No one needs me coughing up gunk next to them in a train carriage. Plus I’m only getting about 3 hours of sleep and the idea of a five hour journey is like NOPE! It’s the right decision

thebaywindowgirl,
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@purplepadma Having been trapped on a coach from Northumberland to London and back with someone who sounded like every phlegmy explosion was going to be their last, I applaud your decision. I wish more people would just stay at home when they’re clearly unwell.

thebaywindowgirl,
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@purplepadma Additional thought - I wish more workplaces made it possible for unwell people to stay at home where they belong.

fkamiah17, (edited ) to uk
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Bloody hell - Ralph Fiennes foot in mouth shitty take twice in one day.
Edit: This was another thing he "raised" during his interview with Tory Laura this morning, starting his little screed with the classic line "when I was a kid ... " 🙄 😡

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2024/feb/11/ralph-fiennes-scrap-trigger-warnings-for-theatre-audiences

thebaywindowgirl,
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@fkamiah17 He’s apparently OK with warnings for things that affect people physically. What a delightful attitude towards mental wellbeing.

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@fkamiah17 just keep crossing ‘em off.

wibble, to TheArchers
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It's creeping up to 10 o'clock in Grim and Miserable Time, and thus , a radio soap in which a handful of actors (or one skilful impressionist) reads out a script against a wilfully curated background of allegedly agricultural noises.

Last week, IIRC, a sweet little doggy had eaten part of a publican, and I can't see them improving on that. But, being charitable, I'll suspend my disbelief, at least for one more week.

@thearchers

thebaywindowgirl,
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@wibble @thearchers
I stopped listening a few years back, so I greatly appreciate your succinct round-ups of the week’s action. Thus far, I haven’t felt the need to tune in again.

fkamiah17, to random
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@harriettmb I wish you could see this little clip I've just watched on the dark side. American tourist in Glasgow Central Station taking a video for some reason, comes across an old geezer at a stand, collecting for the PRA.
He asks a few questions about what he's doing and the old git babbles on, then the American says "are you guys the ones who killed all those people on Bloody Sunday? Go fuck yourself" 😂 ✊

thebaywindowgirl,
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@fkamiah17 @harriettmb Bet that doesn’t make it onto the final edit of the Inside Grand Central Station programme.

RolloTreadway, to random
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I've made it. Finally, a week off. I'm so utterly exhausted and broken. But at least I have a week off now

thebaywindowgirl,
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@sheepnik @RolloTreadway ooh yes, stock up on cheese.

purplepadma, to random
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Should I go to my training in my PJs? The top says “dreams” on it, so there’s no way I can pretend it’s not nightwear. Maybe I’ll just sling a bra and a top on and keep the PJs bottoms. I’ve really very few spoons

thebaywindowgirl,
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@purplepadma Comfy cosy top and PJ bottoms. Surely a bra isn’t strictly necessary?

thebaywindowgirl,
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@purplepadma mahoosive bazookas are something I can only dream of, so I’ll take your word for it.

fkamiah17, to random
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Today's edition of Daily Life As A Woman is on the subject of body image conditioning
No replies please men. You don't get it.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/feb/09/uk-fashion-retailer-missy-empire

thebaywindowgirl,
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@fkamiah17 I’ve never heard of this brand. It sounds delightful.

thebaywindowgirl,
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@fkamiah17 The benefits of being old and unfashionable.

sheepnik, to random
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How do you think this will go: sorry boss, I can't work today because I'm having too much fun watching two blackbirds popping in and out from under a car.

Anyway morning. It's Friday, and not Tuesday like I thought at some point during the night. Hurrah.

thebaywindowgirl,
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@sheepnik any reasonable boss would be fine with that.

fkamiah17, to random
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Today on Normal Island: more royal tragedy.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-68237452

thebaywindowgirl,
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@fkamiah17 Maybe Rishi shot it in a desperate last-ditch attempt to shift the news agenda.

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