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@alids74.bsky.social

Live in the UK, fan of Chicago Bears, Harlequins RFC, MotoGP and being excellent to each other.

created November 16, 2024

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Growing up one of my true sporting heroes. Along with Daley Thompson.

1/9/2025, 5:25:30 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Hey, you will absolutely hit it out of the park.

29/8/2025, 7:51:55 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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But the wise men of Gotham only pretended to be fools.

28/8/2025, 4:09:03 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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25/8/2025, 5:39:21 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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In his case I'm thinking NFI stands for no fucking interest.

24/8/2025, 1:41:03 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Actually this is eerily similar to Quartararo in yesterday's sprint.

24/8/2025, 1:33:42 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The whole season has been a procession.

24/8/2025, 1:25:58 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The bigger a gobshite you are, the more likely this government will listen to you.

23/8/2025, 9:34:02 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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For me, the content isn't as important as the tone of the coverage. Discuss and analyse whatever happens with Da Bears but let's all keep it in perspective. Keep a sense of humour and the ability to laugh at ourselves as well as the Packers.

22/8/2025, 6:24:15 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Hey it works for the Jets.

20/8/2025, 3:21:11 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I think that's awfully generous to Putin. That's a man who definitely gives out the small dick vibe.

15/8/2025, 5:45:42 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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My alcohol consumption is most definitely not down.

14/8/2025, 5:54:34 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Unless a huge darts tournament is set up in the US, that is likely to be the only use of Dartmania in human history.

13/8/2025, 2:08:01 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Is that not a personal foul?

12/8/2025, 5:54:06 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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On a scale of 1 - 10 with 10 being the worst, how bad did Joe Milton look for the Cowboys?

11/8/2025, 7:19:12 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Was that his mother?

11/8/2025, 3:29:59 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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He's nailed on for the new room at Canton. Pre-season HoF.

10/8/2025, 4:01:02 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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2/8/2025, 8:44:51 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Fair enough. If the rest of the league rates him as high as the media, then he'll command a high price.

2/8/2025, 8:21:52 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Then trade him. See what the market thinks he's worth.

1/8/2025, 9:30:49 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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He's an elite professional athlete. When he's treated and paid as an elite professional athlete, he will be working out and playing.

1/8/2025, 8:57:43 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Working hard is a good example. Prioritising work over family is not.

31/7/2025, 2:58:59 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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RIP Ozzy.

22/7/2025, 7:33:22 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I love the smell of sanctimony in the morning.

19/7/2025, 4:22:47 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Amen

13/7/2025, 8:00:05 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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On a totally unrelated topic the trophies are hideous. Unless there's a celebratory BBQ after mounted skewers are naff.

13/7/2025, 1:02:11 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Is there a genuine issue with turn 1 that needs addressing?

13/7/2025, 12:38:02 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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If a race is red flagged for a crash then any riders involved in it are excluded from the results. Otherwise whoever is leading at 2/3rds race distance will just drop the bike in the gravel and stay down apparently injured.

13/7/2025, 11:18:50 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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If he's not then it's FUBAR.

11/7/2025, 7:55:02 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It is also known for being below average when not at home and when the weather is not perfect.

8/7/2025, 7:41:03 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I'd confiscate bad drivers cars and make them drive a penalty car in the style of an 80s Lada Riva with hazard warning bad driver livery. drive that ok for 6 months and you get your own car back.

8/7/2025, 1:58:12 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I'm guessing you may not want to hear this, but when that happened to me, I was deported to Rwanda.

6/7/2025, 5:04:04 PM | 17 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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His NIL money is going to be huge.

4/7/2025, 7:07:10 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Bad hair day but for the very best of reasons.

30/6/2025, 9:01:03 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The crotch slider. Not just the next safety equipment but also the next sponsorship opportunity. Only Fans and Monster will be all over it.

27/6/2025, 2:45:00 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis...

17/6/2025, 4:06:21 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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You too my friend.

13/6/2025, 2:48:20 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Thanks for making me laugh on a Friday after a long week.

13/6/2025, 2:20:15 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Great stuff. Love it.

13/6/2025, 2:18:08 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Wow. Are you like the King?

13/6/2025, 2:14:05 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Exactly. They find plastic magical and are still looking for the plant it comes from.

13/6/2025, 2:10:34 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Just remember to pronounce it Burr-min-um. Like the original.

10/6/2025, 2:14:02 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Down with this sort of thing.

6/6/2025, 8:00:02 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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You considered Onlyfans?

4/6/2025, 11:28:07 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Personally my mother does that.

3/6/2025, 10:47:57 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Could have saved that Xmas cracker joke for the Boxing Day Ashes test.

3/6/2025, 3:15:06 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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27/5/2025, 3:56:33 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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27/5/2025, 3:06:48 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The anagram sounds like the title of the latest reality dating show.

27/5/2025, 11:18:28 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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27/5/2025, 7:24:53 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Tim Tebow

15/5/2025, 3:45:21 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I totally fucked the poor.

9/5/2025, 10:11:31 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Surely there's a rich vein of jokes to mine from Arizona.

7/5/2025, 3:14:27 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I know I'm just an ignorant limey. But it's just a number. I don't give a fuck.

6/5/2025, 9:04:14 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Bogie Nights.

3/5/2025, 9:07:09 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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All quit on the western front.

3/5/2025, 9:03:07 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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1/5/2025, 5:57:21 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Pity there's just one for sale. Would be better as a pair.

29/4/2025, 3:35:59 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Is the gorilla Grodd?

28/4/2025, 8:24:14 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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27/4/2025, 6:03:47 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Fubar.

16/4/2025, 3:46:39 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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May I add The Princess Bride and Labyrinth into the mix?

16/4/2025, 3:14:29 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Old wisdom: Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts and murders itself. There is never a democracy that did not commit suicide. John Adams, letter, 15 April 1814

15/4/2025, 9:03:06 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Old Wisdom: If anyone feels secure, satisfied with what he thinks of as his established position in life, he is a fool. The forces that control our lives are as unpredictable as the behaviour of idiots. There is no such thing as certain happiness. Euripodes c.415BC

13/4/2025, 4:46:12 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Sacrilege. The holy trinity is beer, pizza and football. Here endeth the lesson.

7/4/2025, 5:41:24 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I'm assuming that's a yes to the ring question. Even if you say your words were taken out of context.

5/4/2025, 1:57:46 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Firstly, I wondered if Dara anticipated a link to erotic French literature. Now I'm wondering if he wears a Triskelion ring.

5/4/2025, 1:26:17 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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To prepare cut in half remove the stone and white inner skin. Peel off the outer skin if eating raw, but leave on if cooking (slip it off later). Vanilla or lemon and rosewater syrup go with loquats. Unripe loquats make jams and jellies.

1/4/2025, 8:27:39 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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As a total guess, given the location close to modern Istanbul, it's a jibe at Alexandria and the Pharos lighthouse.

1/4/2025, 12:43:31 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I like "I have Estonian dessert powder two." How many Estonian dessert powders are there? What's wrong with number 2? Is it a slur on Angel Delight?

1/4/2025, 10:14:15 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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18/2/2025, 9:10:17 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Have you tried keeping the chocolate chips in the freezer? Ice cold they should set better in the melted chocolate. Just make sure they are in an airtight container or they can go a bit funky.

17/2/2025, 6:46:46 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Caution is the child of experience but not the parent of the future.

17/2/2025, 11:04:01 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The first 3 hours would be Brian trying to persuade Jerry that his first name isn't Marty. The final 2 hours would be Jerry trying to persuade Brian to change it to Marty.

23/1/2025, 6:04:47 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Probably overexcited about 6 wins in a row. A loss will sort it out.

7/1/2025, 5:12:03 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Unbeaten in 2025.

5/1/2025, 9:21:48 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Before I sink ever deeper into my bottle of christmas rum. Merry Christmas to you all. I hope you all have a wonderful time.

24/12/2024, 6:28:32 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The Alas Cowboys does have a certain ring to it. Not a SB ring though.

15/12/2024, 7:41:21 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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This is Fenella from the UK. Ready for Christmas.

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15/12/2024, 3:23:49 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The headline. I see what you did there.

9/12/2024, 9:53:25 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It's almost as if given time and patience plus a degree of decent coaching a high draft QB considered hugely talented could have some success. Radical.

9/12/2024, 8:15:40 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Admirable to be more dog in your outlook. Just don't extend it to personal grooming.

6/12/2024, 10:31:10 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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29/11/2024, 5:31:53 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It happened.

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29/11/2024, 5:28:14 PM | 63 6 | View on Bluesky | view

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Does a Bears shit in the woods? Yes, but not as often as the Bears head coach shits on the field.

28/11/2024, 9:51:12 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Plus the longer he stays the higher the draft pick.

28/11/2024, 9:44:34 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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If Matt Eberflus isn’t fired tomorrow, then Poles should also be fired at the end of the season

28/11/2024, 9:12:04 PM | 1 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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Eberflus version. All shit.

28/11/2024, 9:10:44 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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14 days later. Ditto. Ditto #FireEberflus #Bears

28/11/2024, 9:10:01 PM | 1 2 | View on Bluesky | view

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On the bright side Eberflus screwed the pooch so badly that even the Bears mismanagement can't keep him.

28/11/2024, 9:07:44 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Any other Bears fan wondering how they're going to find a new way to break our hearts?

28/11/2024, 8:48:04 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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This game is the full Eberflus experience.

28/11/2024, 7:46:21 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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If you're going to break all the going to bed rules then take a packet of biscuits next time.

28/11/2024, 7:41:06 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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28/11/2024, 7:29:12 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The thing about Matt Eberflus is that he's a shit HC.

28/11/2024, 6:38:05 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Been a tough couple of days for you on the sporting front. Don't take it too hard. Just get pissed.

25/11/2024, 10:02:41 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Genius. Spreading the cap hit over multiple years is one thing, but that is taking it to the max.

25/11/2024, 5:11:25 PM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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There are numerous choices I could make that would harm my physical or mental well-being, and fortunately, I have family and friends who would stage an intervention and try to save me from myself. Except for being a Bears fan. I'm on my own with that.

25/11/2024, 4:40:25 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Make it Irish. It's OK on a Monday morning.

25/11/2024, 2:56:53 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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But you did remember the coffee. Silver linings.

25/11/2024, 2:53:42 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view