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    Rewatching True Blood and debating the operation of the iStakes. “They should go off when you go out of range,” says the Snook, “like the shopping trolleys.” 😂



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    RT @AdiShavit: Mathematician and genius John Conway, inventor of The Game of Life has succumbed to COVID-19 today. What a terrible loss for…


    Uh oh, finally one it got wrong! https://t.co/Ck37dqQ7RX


    The Snook and I started exploring the possibility of moving overseas for a while. Yeah, that’s working out well for us now. https://t.co/xgBbehInef


    @hannahyanfield I certainly hope so!


    RT @glamoureptile: I’m not coming out of my cage nor am I doing just fine


    Back to I, Claudius… and hey @hannahyanfield, baby Caligula just appeared! https://t.co/aIXQwzIqLY


    @hannahyanfield “And only I knew that the number 17 upset him dreadfully…”

    What. https://t.co/3Dovmi06q1


    Rodd: “And who do you think stole Germanicus’s lucky charm?”
    Me: “How should I know? Oh right. Evil little shit Caligula.” https://t.co/uqs8KpXUjf


    Rodd: Is that… Nursie??

    Holy crap, it is! Martina the Poisoner is Nursie from Blackadder! https://t.co/EAKRz5aAUx


    I mean, who hasn’t thrown an orgy to celebrate the birth of a grandchild? https://t.co/yyrL5ZEwwU


    Just a little Poisoner’s Book Club… https://t.co/Is1wh79CTY


    RT @chadloder: Coronavirus has revealed that 40% of us can work from home without the world falling apart, and the other 60% should honestl…


    Whoa. Real bummer of a way to end a dinner party – a tale of prostitution, bestiality, filth, obscenity, capped off with a stabbing. 😳 https://t.co/Y50AMaX3lF


    Yay, it’s John Hurt! So creepy. Gifting porn to his uncle. 🤮 https://t.co/GQsFBXRpp0


    Wow. Patrick Stewart is nailing Claudius’s sister, and got her to roofie her husband. Next step MURDER. (Ew, he’s super hairy!) https://t.co/a2o40o2272


    I’ve been doing a rewatch of True Blood, and earlier today the Snook rolled his eyes at how silly and campy it was. I have now just pointed out the irony while watching “I, Claudius.” IT’S THE SAME. (He concedes the point.)


    John Hurt is AMAZING and SO CREEPY. (That’s his great-grandma btw.) https://t.co/MQ49bfcFq2


    RT @andrehenry: It’s like we’re living in Pride Rock when Scar took over


    @hannahyanfield FINALLY!! ❤️


    “Goodbye Grandmother…” Farewell Livia, Queen of Heaven! https://t.co/JKOeP0K2s1


    @hannahyanfield BUT ROGER MOORE


    Ned Kelly by Sidney Nolan. I can’t explain why – I just love it. https://t.co/IdQepz9X2u https://t.co/8Z1HXvhRNq


    Me: Oh no. Tim Brooke-Taylor died of corona.
    The Snook: …. Well, that’s bullshit. 😢 https://t.co/wqnq2S7KBA


    @gilmae @hannahyanfield PatStew as Sejanus is giving him a run for his money tho…


    @hannahyanfield @gilmae But did you SEE Roger Moore skiing down a hill to California Girls while being shot at by machine guns??


    @hannahyanfield @gilmae And Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (both of which are from books by Ian Fleming!). #uselesstrivia


    @gilmae @hannahyanfield Hand on heart, I woke up with Duran Duran’s “A View to a Kill” in my head and just made Spotify play it. Legit banger.



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    Crispy pulled pork, coleslaw, and sweet corn. 😍 https://t.co/uzlwlExUfg


    And here we go again… Least sexy gladiators EVER. 😳 https://t.co/cDxqdkcxrH


    As a tall woman, I feel triggered. https://t.co/u5yykdinS0


    “We’ll talk when I get back…” I’m getting a real Ned Stark vibe from Augustus here… https://t.co/CFhbUZiadI


    Bad figs. “If you berate me on my death bed,” says the Snook, “I’ll HAUNT you.” https://t.co/BWuEwuFALc


    Yay, Picard! In a curly wig! And he just stone cold stabbed a dude. https://t.co/HS5OFJsJuw



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    Crispy pulled pork, coleslaw, and sweet corn. 😍



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    Crispy pulled pork, coleslaw, and sweet corn. 😍

    Crispy pulled pork, coleslaw, and sweet corn. 😍


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    @pwcc Yeah, I spent the night convinced I was getting sick. Feel fine today, thankfully.


    RT @RonanDunneVZ: Another powerful visual demonstration of the effect of social distancing via Ohio Dept of Health https://t.co/iZ9SajAliP


    RT @tamaradull: @AWScloud announced that it’s making available an #AWS #COVID19 dataset, which it says is a centralized repository of data…


    @lemon_lime LOLLLLLL


    @julielerman @dylanbeattie I’m currently tracking Other Kris Howard’s Lush delivery. Maybe she’s stressed – I hope it helps. 🤷‍♀️



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    RT @airandspace: On this day in 1993, Ellen Ochoa become the first Hispanic woman to fly in space: https://t.co/TcfrydAx4h #BecauseOfHerSto…


    @pwcc I came back from Coles today seething. I got everything I wanted, but people did just NOT grok the 1.5m thing. I resolved to next time carry a 1.5m stick and start poking people with it.


    RT @MeatMechSuit: @AwfulyPrideful https://t.co/9xiXE9Clre


    @angelabeechan I’d say separation of church and state, but really, they get very few public holidays at all to be honest.


    Of course I see the recipe for Dole Whip *after* I get back from the grocery store. 😩🍍 https://t.co/MiMnOmB9H0


    RT @hunter_hhhh: dont make me tap the sign https://t.co/fH3lNw0o1u



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    @gabehollombe Season 1 of VM is one of the best standalone seasons of TV ever. Quality thereafter gets a bit more variable, but I still love it.


    @gabehollombe If you watch it, you’ll have to message me after each ep and tell me your predictions for the various mysteries. 🙂


    @minxdragon @BugHunterSam Sam probably can’t pull it off, but I’m sure you and I could add “All y’all” to that list. 😜


    RT @SchittsCreek: Catherine O’Hara was just live on Instagram and THIS is how she signed off. https://t.co/bexHLDmEyu


    Just watched the #SchittsCreek finale and sobbed my eyes out, in the best way. I needed that. ❤️ Well done @danjlevy @annefrances @Realeugenelevy @olreid @emilyhampshire @PopTV @SchittsCreek 👏👏👏


    Back to the Claudians…

    Me: Who are these kids now? How many years have we jumped?!
    Rodd (singing): They’re going to dooooo eeeeet… https://t.co/yEM5nvMxJF


    Me: Julia’s making out with Abed!
    Rodd: That’s Herod the younger. https://t.co/TUmxkz1zK1


    That’s not a wolf… it’s a puuuuuppy! 🐺❤️ https://t.co/ToIJH2FFJk


    Did she just grab Herod by the…? Yup. https://t.co/JanMRI9F3A


    Perfect Pan Pizza, homemade by the Snook! (Recipe from @kenjilopezalt at @seriouseats.) ❤️🍕 https://t.co/zVYadEQelH


    WAIT. He’s not Herod. I was misled! (He’s hot though. I see why Julia hit that.) https://t.co/knNFkovz9s


    LOL. Bachelors are “murderers of their own posterity.” https://t.co/KCmsvtw1eE


    ORGY PANFLUTE. https://t.co/KgPrCcTHU9


    “Did you sleep with my daughter?” “Not… sleep.” 😂 https://t.co/LxUJRbBQSC


    Now I’m getting bummed out by classical slutshaming. 🙁 https://t.co/Q3wDJ4Cdgs


    Me: “LOL. Old Augustus looks like Boss Nass.”
    Rodd: “He WAS Boss Nass!”
    Me: “WHATTTTTT” https://t.co/nmKh4ei4H1


    @unixbigot I feel like I did, a very long time ago, but I don’t remember much…


    @unixbigot SAME!!


    @darthted I’m as disappointed in myself as you are.


    @darthted OH MY GOD we are now listening to the I Podius podcast and @hodgman just mentioned the Boss Nass thing. HOW DID I MISS THIS


    @hannahyanfield It’s the series “I, Claudius”. It’s very long so we’re watching in bits. (Caligula does turn up later!)


    @crankymate @darthted @hannahyanfield Ha. On the I, Podius podcast they talk about how there are an entire generation of us with that experience. 😂


    Staying in this Autumn suddenly got a whole lot comfier… https://t.co/zpJnXosDcb


    RT @HamillHimself: Red 5 standing by… https://t.co/dNs2xwWQTH


    @sundress Yup. Ordered yesterday for delivery next week, but they turned up TODAY! https://t.co/UakADSwTq6


    RT @FangirlTennant: Got myself dolled up and locked up in Quarantine. Still waiting for the rescue. https://t.co/Zi9zDrnsSl


    @gilmae @hannahyanfield And live-tweeting it.



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    Just watched the Schitt’s Creek finale and sobbed my heart out, in the best way. ❤️😢 Such a fantastic show…


    Perfect Pan Pizza, homemade by the Snook! (Recipe from @kenjilopezalt at @seriouseats.) ❤️🍕


    Staying in this Autumn suddenly got a whole lot comfier…



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