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A geologist and archaeologist by training, a nerd by inclination - books, films, fossils, comics, rocks, games, folklore, and, generally, the rum and uncanny... Let's have it!

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  • Yrtree.me - it's still early days for me in the Fediverse, so bear with me

  • Moment angry shopper smashes megaphone of vegan activists berating customers for buying Easter lamb

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  • That'd definitely be cooler than the reality.

    I was born in a European country much further to the east, escaped when there were soldiers on the street, ended up arriving in Britain not far from Whitby and have issues with sunlight, so....

  • Passenger plane forced into emergency landing after 'rabbit sucked into engine'

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  • (Your link is a bit malformed)

    Ah yes, the Lemmy UI goes a bit sideways when you try and post a new link into existing markup.

    I wonder if the police were right, and he had been (perhaps sexually) assaulted, but it was the 70s and men couldn’t quite talk about that, or something.

    Ufology is interesting, but because it may be more about us than aliens.

    That could definitely be a reason (my grandfather was gay in a time when it just wasn't possible to be open about it and it seriously impacted his life) although the damage to his trousers is unusual. I suspect the temporal lobe epilepsy explanation is right and he may have stumbled into a barbed wire fence or thorn bush.

  • Passenger plane forced into emergency landing after 'rabbit sucked into engine'

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  • Flying rabbit obviously.

  • Dear Americans, THIS is what an election in a mature democracy looks like. Yours, The UK

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  • Cosplay Parliament.

  • Moment angry shopper smashes megaphone of vegan activists berating customers for buying Easter lamb

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  • When I used to go to mass, we'd be told we were eating the body of Jesus and drinking his blood. And they were not as delicious as lamb.

  • Passenger plane forced into emergency landing after 'rabbit sucked into engine'

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  • I like to think it landed gently in a cabbage field, only lightly singed, wondered what the Hell just happened and it continued on with it's day doing rabbit stuff.

    I do sometimes wonder if some of the weirder UFO encounters, like this, might have a similar explanation.

  • Moment angry shopper smashes megaphone of vegan activists berating customers for buying Easter lamb

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  • Liverpool. Contrary to popular belief, there are quite a few thieves about.

  • Moment angry shopper smashes megaphone of vegan activists berating customers for buying Easter lamb

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  • Really? I haven't been to a supermarket without one in years. Perhaps it's a Liverpool thing.

  • Passenger plane forced into emergency landing after 'rabbit sucked into engine'

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  • Explains my lack of Easter eggs this year.

  • Moment angry shopper smashes megaphone of vegan activists berating customers for buying Easter lamb

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  • Retail workers aren’t paid enough to deal with some self important asshole who thinks that screaming at people through a megaphone is their right.

    That's what the security guard is there for.

  • is this the XFM Reddit equivalent

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  • I was going to say it is up to the Mods to define the scope of a community but there aren't any.

    I'd suggest this forum is a different beast to an XFM community but you can definitely discuss his radio show here.

  • What's good on now tv?

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  • There's this show that no-one is talking about: Adolescence.

    Two episodes into Doctor Who and it is a mixed bag - first episode was bad, second was great.

    Daredevil started strongly but Andor starts today, so I'll be hammering through that.

  • ‘Honest folk are paying for this’: the fight against Britain’s billion-pound energy heist

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  • there are also online tutorials which have prompted amateurs to carry out DIY interventions, with disastrous consequences.

    You really can learn anything on YouTube.

  • Disc market share for week ending in 2025-04-12: Mufasa still reigns supreme as 4K slides back down to 10%.

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  • I must admit, I was expecting it to be terrible but it is one of the Rock's best films of recent years. Damning with faint praise but still praise.

  • 'World's first sperm race' to be held in Los Angeles

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  • Pull the other one, it's got bells on.

  • Moment angry shopper smashes megaphone of vegan activists berating customers for buying Easter lamb

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  • No-one is gaining the moral high ground there.

  • A Working Man 4K Blu-ray

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  • They really shouldn't bother, it is really bad.

  • Starmer U-turns on previous position on trans women after gender ruling

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  • The SC ruling didn’t even say that trans people had to be excluded from single-sex spaces, only that they could.

    This is Lord Sumption's take on it and he reckons the ruling has been misinterpreted. As a former Supreme Court judge, I'm happy to go along with that as he is an expert on interpreting and writing such judgements.

    The speed with which some people have jumped on this and given their own, apparently wrong, reading of the law is worrying. Especially as one of them is Baroness Falkner who is threatening to write up "guidance" based on her misunderstanding of the judgement. Almost seems... opportunistic.

  • Trans women should use toilets based on biological sex, Phillipson says

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  • And who is going to police this?

    My understanding is that it isn't illegal for anyone to use any toilet and it is down to the establishment to decide who can go in what toilet. I've definitely been to theatres were women take over one of the gents. Also the gents in The Philharmonic pub in the middle of Liverpool is so splendid you can ask to be shown around no matter what you sex. I often lock both sets of toilets in my local if we have a late drink and that involves a quick check to make sure they are empty.

  • comicbooks @lemm.ee
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    All-new Youngblood #1 & other upcoming Image Comics titles previewed by creator Rob Liefeld

    screenrant.com /youngblood-2025-image-comics-legacy-rob-liefeld-interview/
  • Terrible Estate Agent Photos @feddit.uk
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    "Yes its a right dump, but its a large dump"

    www.rightmove.co.uk /properties/160695920
  • Horror movies @lemm.ee
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    "Sinners" is Certified Fresh with 99% on Rotten Tomatoes

  • British folk traditions @feddit.uk
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    Cheese rolling could be added to UK heritage list

    www.bbc.co.uk /news/articles/czrv6z6z1k7o
  • Comic Books @lemmy.world
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    Why digital comics are the only way to go

    www.howtogeek.com /digital-comics-are-the-only-way-to-go/
  • comicbooks @lemm.ee
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    Why digital comics are the only way to go

    www.howtogeek.com /digital-comics-are-the-only-way-to-go/
  • Scotland @feddit.uk
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    Archaeology wonder on Scottish isle is a treasure trove of human bones and artefacts

    www.dailyrecord.co.uk /scotland-now/archaeology-wonder-scottish-isle-treasure-35058025
  • British Archaeology @feddit.uk
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    Archaeology wonder on Scottish isle is a treasure trove of human bones and artefacts

    www.dailyrecord.co.uk /scotland-now/archaeology-wonder-scottish-isle-treasure-35058025
  • Buy British @feddit.uk
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    UK consumers plan to ‘buy British’ as Trump’s trade war bites, survey shows

    www.ft.com /content/7c3fdb48-93d9-44b4-80f2-2c317333d5a5
  • Enough Musk Spam @lemmy.world
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    X’s UK profits collapsed the year after Elon Musk’s takeover

    www.theguardian.com /technology/2025/apr/15/x-twitter-profits-uk-collapsed-year-after-elon-musk-took-over
  • United Kingdom @feddit.uk
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    X’s UK profits collapsed the year after Elon Musk’s takeover

    www.theguardian.com /technology/2025/apr/15/x-twitter-profits-uk-collapsed-year-after-elon-musk-took-over
  • Home Video (VHS, DVD, Blu-ray, 4k) @feddit.uk
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    Cinema has a physical media problem and it just keeps getting worse

    faroutmagazine.co.uk /cinema-has-a-physical-media-problem/
  • UK Politics @feddit.uk
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    Iranian-backed criminal network sanctioned by UK Government

    www.independent.co.uk /news/uk/home-news/david-lammy-uk-government-europe-israeli-jewish-b2733126.html
  • London @feddit.uk
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    London’s Sycamore Gap? Fury as Toby Carvery fells ancient oak tree

    www.standard.co.uk /news/london/tree-felling-whitewebbs-wood-enfield-police-investigate-london-sycamore-gap-b1222509.html
  • UK Nature and Environment @feddit.uk
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    London’s Sycamore Gap? Fury as Toby Carvery fells ancient oak tree

    www.standard.co.uk /news/london/tree-felling-whitewebbs-wood-enfield-police-investigate-london-sycamore-gap-b1222509.html
  • Fuck AI @lemmy.world
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    ‘All-out war’: Jack Dorsey, Elon Musk call for an end to intellectual property laws

    www.musicbusinessworldwide.com /all-out-war-jack-dorsey-elon-musk-call-for-an-end-to-intellectual-property-laws/
  • Broligarchy Watch @lemm.ee
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    ‘All-out war’: Jack Dorsey, Elon Musk call for an end to intellectual property laws

    www.musicbusinessworldwide.com /all-out-war-jack-dorsey-elon-musk-call-for-an-end-to-intellectual-property-laws/
  • And Finally... @feddit.uk
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    Fintech founder charged with fraud after 'AI' shopping app found to be powered by humans in the Philippines

    techcrunch.com /2025/04/10/fintech-founder-charged-with-fraud-after-ai-shopping-app-found-to-be-powered-by-humans-in-the-philippines/
  • Broligarchy Watch @lemm.ee
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    ‘Silicon Six’ accused of avoiding almost $278bn in US corporation taxes over 10 years

    www.theguardian.com /us-news/2025/apr/15/silicon-six-accused-of-avoiding-almost-278bn-in-us-corporation-taxes-over-10-years
  • British Radio @feddit.uk
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    Lovecraft Investigations: Crowley

    www.kickstarter.com /projects/crowleyaudio/lovecraft-investigations-crowley