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ENtitled?
Copyeditor, proofreader and picture researcher. SFF über-geek. http://bluebamboo.org.uk
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ENtitled?
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Afraid you missed a double space there, mate.
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Timeshare Salt Gland is my next band name.
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FEWER shootings (OMG I corrected Stephen bloody King!).
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Fuck me, that is glorious.
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The next level for budgie smugglers.
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You can't park there, mate.
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Fuck me. They are bought and sold. Traitors to the cause.
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I honestly thought you'd misremembered Debussy's first name for the longest time. But then I realised that his name was, in fact, Maude.
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They only bean down to the warm ones. Who wants to save a civilisation whose planet is a bit on the chilly side?
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As it should be. You're doing God's work. But then, someone has to.
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You have – and I've thought this many times – WAY too much time on your hands.
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A similar story here, Simon. I picked up The Reality Dysfunction from a charity shop on a whim 20 years ago and was blown away. Bizarre to be working on his titles now. This one was huge fun – taut and accomplished.
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What gif pops up when you type your name?
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Do you need a Bondulance?
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The Life of Brian Die Hard Alien (That crap is indeed gonna eat through the goddam hull.)
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Ignore the Moomintrolls.
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My God, that cover! 😍
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Lol. Was that one of yours?
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You take their coin, you better dance to their tune. Despicable.
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It me. 😓
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Lemme guess - Byline?
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Aw, you got a little Vimes! Congrats to all.
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Seeing my name everywhere these days and starting to think I'm a lot more influential than I thought. 🤔
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Why? What did you have?
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WEST WING WEST WING WEST WING EVERYONE ELSE IS WRONG
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Oh god, another half-assed remedial act, nibbling around the edges, as a sop to the populace and stop them asking the totally fucking obvious question: WHY NO WEALTH TAX?
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Getting whiplash from reading that article. I haven't seen so many buts since Bicycle Race.
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Dobbie has received a gift! Dobbie is free!
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Oh, he's not unintelligent, but nothing that unprincipled pawn does is in any way congruent with his own moral code. He's bought, body and soul.
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Oh, great. I shall really enjoy relishing the benefits of this. 🙄
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So Israel gets to determine Palestinian statehood? This is the absolute opposite of self-determination. Shameful.
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Because they wouldn't bash him.
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Au contraire. I'm sure there are plenty of RW investors in companies based in Abu Dhabi, Singapore and China who are rather pleased with how it turned out.
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You've been waiting years to debut that one, haven't you? Admit it.
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I too once read that it stood for "For Unclean Carnal Knowledge" – or, as one typo had it, "For Unclean Canal Knowledge", which sounds much more interesting.
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STOP PLATFORMING CUNTS
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Attacking cherished institutions is a hallmark move of malign foreign interests. I wouldn't be surprised if Russian fingerprints were all over this.
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I shall look forward to paying that. 🙄
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Als make the best copyeditors (points at name). 😆
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Came here to say exactly that. 👏
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Came here to say this.
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Can confirm this mofo is an effing belter. Really enjoyed working on this one.
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This is deregulation by the back door. They'll replace it with either nothing or something even tamer. Just as they're doing with Ofwat.
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Points of Spew.
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"Must be Tuesday."
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Bet he eats a lot of custard.
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"Rope… yes, okay, you help too."
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Good news, but the cynic in me sees it as Labour shoring up their foothold for the next GE.
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And the Mail and the Telegraph welcome their rebellious sibling back into the fold. "We knew you'd join us eventually, brother." I have never seen such egregious RW pandering from an erstwhile sticking-up-for-the-little-guy paper. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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This one was an absolute blast, Tim. The cover warning needs a tweak, though: 'Not for resale… or the faint-hearted.'
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"…he did it twice" (RIP).
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It's distraction, plain and simple. Nothing compels someone so strongly to vote against their own interests than fear.
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Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Your arrival is eagerly anticipated and consequently bitterly cursed.
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See that vanishingly small dot in the distance, Gary? That's your comfort zone.
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THEN MAKE SOME FUCKING RESERVOIRS YOU UNUTTERABLY LARCENOUS GIMPS.
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"Hello, I am the new Guardian," says Telegraph-shaped media organ.
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…proofreading or editing OF online articles…
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Unless it tapper propristy. Nancy…the headaches…WHY GOD??
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QOTD
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That greengrocers' apostrophe is giving me hives.
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Cheek-by-jowl with Peter Hamilton, no less. Kudos, Laura. 👏
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Puppeteers pitting their playthings against each other to distract the electorate while they asset-strip the country.
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mttng thm s _ trck(y) mnvr.
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I fear she will be surprised, and a little disappointed, to learn that he only provides the voice for an octopus.
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*sigh* Happier times.
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I had totally forgotten about that. *adds to re-read pile*
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Me too, bunny, me too.
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A tale of one man's obsession with a great pink hippo.
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ARE YOU MORRISSEY?
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Firkin
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Hope they put you strait.
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My money's on the Vengaboys.
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Our privatised water system is broken - and water lobbyists have worked hard to shut down alternatives. In July the People’s Commission is launching a people-first vision for our water in Parliament. Your MP needs to hear about it: actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...
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You say that as if Starman doesn't exist.
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Or is it?
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Jesus, not now, world.
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Adge Cutler.
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Bet that's C.M.O.T. Dibbler.
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It is, in fact, very good.
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Oof. Surely that pun contravenes the Geneva Convention?
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Is it just me or is he saying, 'Fuck me, it's windy out there.'
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Little Chef will of course be handling the cremation.
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Polar centipede.
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Loved working on this one, Laura. Good luck with it.
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If I say I don't get it, can I pretend I'm not 53? Is that how this works?
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Grotbags once bought petrol off me at Sainsbury's.
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Tis a cracker, to be sure.
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Nae king! Nae quin! Nae laird! We willnae be fooled again!
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The Thingy
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Edited a biography of her, so yup.
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That owl is a MFing badass.
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The Frog
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Much Ado About Daleks
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After finally getting round to watching the excellent show, Cixin Liu's The Three Body Problem.
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I Am Leg End