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@otisbear

Artistic Director at Arena Theatre, Theatre Director/Producer, 14/48UK, Cricket Badger, Converse Wearer. Views my own.

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This app is undefeated for earnest replies that completely misunderstand the joke

02.01.2025 09:42 πŸ‘ 3882 πŸ” 188 πŸ’¬ 115 πŸ“Œ 22
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As it’s a new year I should start watching something ne… … starts Peep Show again.

02.01.2025 17:31 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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25.12.2024 21:38 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Chapter 1 and I’m already crying… this is gonna be emotional.

#tailendersoftheworlduniteandtakeover #ThankYouJimmyπŸ‘πŸ»πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ‘πŸ»

25.12.2024 20:00 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Nat King Cole - The Little Boy That Santa Claus Forgot (Visualizer) YouTube video by NatKingColeVEVO

Before we settle in for the festivities, let’s all take a moment to enjoy the bleakest of all Christmas songs.

If you’re expecting a third verse redemption arc you’re going to be left wanting… like the little boy.

24.12.2024 14:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We have entered the season of no meal rules. Dessert is breakfast. Dinner is lunch. A snack is an entire honey-mustard ham

21.12.2024 18:42 πŸ‘ 11316 πŸ” 1483 πŸ’¬ 315 πŸ“Œ 111
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Highlights from this year’s Dark Tale in Winter.

Number 13 by MR James.

21.12.2024 16:21 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for coming. Twelve year old gets a bravery badge πŸ‘».

21.12.2024 07:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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First shameless plug on Bluesky.

Number 13 by MR James, adapted by Torrance and Beames. Performed by Lashonda Morgan and Magnus Gordon and Directed by Me!

Arena Theatre, Wolverhampton - 18th - 20th Dec at 7:30pm.

wlv.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

#ghoststories #folklore #victoriana

05.12.2024 14:26 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

An app but it just records all those things you thought β€˜I’ll google that later’ into a feed you can read at bedtime.

17.12.2024 00:29 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve written the five lines for when Scritti Pollitti feature in the line up of Never Mind the Buzzcocks

Scritti polliti
Shitty and gritty
Bit of a fitty
Sex and the city
Isn’t it a pity

#Buzzcocks #NeverMindTheBuzzcocks

15.12.2024 20:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Keep talking… 🏏

15.12.2024 11:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The AI videos of food turning into creatures can stop now.

14.12.2024 15:49 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

…

β€œSo what have you got now?”

β€œTwenty and twelve”

β€œSo what does that make?”

β€œErm….”

β€œTwelve is ten and two”

β€œYep, so what is twenty plus ten?”

β€œThirty”

β€œAnd what do you have left”

β€œTwo”

β€œSo what is 30+2?”

β€œ32”

β€œBingo, so what is 16+16?”

β€œ26”

πŸ€¦πŸ»β€β™‚οΈπŸ€·πŸ»β€β™‚οΈπŸ€¦πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ

14.12.2024 09:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Adventures in maths with a five year old.

β€œDaddy, what’s 16 + 16?”

β€œWhy don’t you work it out?”

β€œOk, 6+6 is 12.”

β€œYes, so what have you got left?”

β€œTwo ones”

β€œBut, they’re not two ones are they? What are they?”

β€œTwo tens.”

β€œOk, so what is 10+10?”

β€œTwenty”…

14.12.2024 09:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm tired of "feel good" movies. I wanna watch something that absolutely ruins my life.

12.12.2024 16:18 πŸ‘ 2644 πŸ” 250 πŸ’¬ 1092 πŸ“Œ 136

@thenewsagents.com

Suggestions for What ifs…

What if John Smith hadn’t died.

What if Al Gore had won the 2000 Presidency.

What if David Milliband had been elected Labour Leader.

What if the Brexit vote had been 52/48 in the other direction.

What if Farage hadn’t survived his plane crash.

11.12.2024 18:45 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ’ͺ🏻

07.12.2024 11:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

These days

07.12.2024 10:29 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It should be compulsory

07.12.2024 10:13 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Finished season 1 of The Bear yesterday. Ordered a blue apron, furiously researching Italian beef recipes, insisting everyone calls me β€˜Chef’, randomly shouting β€˜Hands’ around the house and calling the kids β€˜Cousin’. #TheBear

07.12.2024 08:53 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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I’ve never heard wind with bass tones before. #StormDarragh #NorthWales

07.12.2024 06:45 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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First shameless plug on Bluesky.

Number 13 by MR James, adapted by Torrance and Beames. Performed by Lashonda Morgan and Magnus Gordon and Directed by Me!

Arena Theatre, Wolverhampton - 18th - 20th Dec at 7:30pm.

wlv.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

#ghoststories #folklore #victoriana

05.12.2024 14:26 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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05.12.2024 14:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

S01E07 of The Bear. What a rush. Symphonic. #TheBear

03.12.2024 14:36 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Beethoven Blues by Jon Batiste on Apple Music Classical Listen in the app designed for classical.

My ghast has never been more flabbered

01.12.2024 16:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Costa coffee. Having a coffee. Good times.

28.11.2024 08:21 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Such an important article! Especially as we are gearing up for the next cluster programmes. Data often doesn’t tell the whole story.

27.11.2024 08:15 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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63*

27.11.2024 08:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Tumble out of bed and I stumble to the kitchen
Pour myself a cup of ambition
And yawn and stretch and try to come to life
Jump in the shower and the blood starts pumpin'

OH MY GOD THERES SO MUCH BLOOD COMING OUT OF THE SHOWERHEAD OH MY GOOOD

25.11.2024 17:06 πŸ‘ 1352 πŸ” 259 πŸ’¬ 42 πŸ“Œ 14