Alistair Smith

Alistair Smith @alistairsmith.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 10, 2024 at 19:39 UTC

Last one I read was La Debacle about ten years ago. Have done about 7 of the 20 in English. Need to get my game back on. Read Germinal in French at Uni.

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Alistair Smith @alistairsmith.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 10, 2024 at 18:08 UTC

The challenge is to choose 20 books that greatly influenced you. One book per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews. Just covers. 1/20

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Alistair Smith @alistairsmith.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 10, 2024 at 18:03 UTC

Great book. Need to restart my mission to read all Zola’s Rougon-Macquart novels.

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Alistair Smith @alistairsmith.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 10, 2024 at 16:54 UTC

I have a long standing prejudice against elves.

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Alistair Smith @alistairsmith.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 13:59 UTC

Great model and great paint job. Love the elf head.

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Alistair Smith @alistairsmith.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 13:58 UTC

I’d be asleep in the afternoon if I did that.

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Alistair Smith @alistairsmith.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 06, 2024 at 10:02 UTC

Pretzels and beer barrels don’t feel too fash and look ace. If you’d gone for skulls or lightning I’d be 100% with you.

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Alistair Smith @alistairsmith.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 16:52 UTC

He’ll have fallen out with the others in about 3 months, then he’ll join another party. Probably Galloway’s gang of nutters.

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Alistair Smith @alistairsmith.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 22:02 UTC

100%

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Alistair Smith @alistairsmith.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 21:45 UTC

Drokkin’ awesome.

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Alistair Smith @alistairsmith.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 17:30 UTC

Finally took a picture of the duck gang. Such great figures.

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Alistair Smith @alistairsmith.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 29, 2024 at 22:32 UTC

Wouldn’t surprise me.

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Alistair Smith @alistairsmith.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 29, 2024 at 20:58 UTC

Was once pitched to by one of Crosby’s agencies. All v dubious.

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Alistair Smith @alistairsmith.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 29, 2024 at 10:27 UTC

A very good question. I suspect it didn’t even occur to them that that’s what it looks like.

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Alistair Smith @alistairsmith.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 29, 2024 at 07:47 UTC

Don’t think they’re the most professional outfit. We got this flyer in the post this week. Problem: we’re not in the Twickenham constituency. Suspect org performance declines after lunchtime. They take their lead from Nige, so a few pints with a sandwich.

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Alistair Smith @alistairsmith.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 17:55 UTC

Very very bad people.

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Alistair Smith @alistairsmith.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 20:43 UTC

What’s in that then.

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Alistair Smith @alistairsmith.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 20:43 UTC

You have uncovered the Council of Thirteen’s next cunning plot. Clever human yes yes.

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Alistair Smith @alistairsmith.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 14:46 UTC

Ian McKellan’s Richard III

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Alistair Smith @alistairsmith.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 14:36 UTC

Beautiful set up.

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Alistair Smith @alistairsmith.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 14:35 UTC

Not crazy money, but still £3-10 depending on quality and vintage. Esp the v early ones. Worth looking on EBay to see what they go for.

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Alistair Smith @alistairsmith.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 14:33 UTC

I made the same foolish mistake about ten years ago. Now replacing with key ones.

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Alistair Smith @alistairsmith.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 12:33 UTC

Some reading to get done.

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Alistair Smith @alistairsmith.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 12:18 UTC

Complete aside, but when rewatching the first episode of Green Wing yesterday evening, I spotted John Oliver in a supporting role.

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Alistair Smith @alistairsmith.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 26, 2024 at 07:45 UTC

Shogun (Chamberlain/Mifune) By The Sword Divided Not the Nine O’Clock News Homicide: Life on the Streets The Wire The Shield The West Wing The Sopranos Green Wing Line of Duty

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Alistair Smith @alistairsmith.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 23, 2024 at 19:15 UTC

Great album. Saw Therapy a few times.

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Alistair Smith @alistairsmith.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 22, 2024 at 19:26 UTC

Thank you. Absolute genius. I loved the Gruffalo when my son was little. 🥲

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Alistair Smith @alistairsmith.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 22, 2024 at 19:21 UTC

Not sure I need those daft views in my life. My 40k is diverse, even tho the Empire are clearly baddies. They’ll love the couple of black guys in my Space Wolves unit.

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Alistair Smith @alistairsmith.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 22, 2024 at 10:05 UTC

Yet they don’t get challenged on any of it, or on the damage done by Brexit. They just get to criticise and suggest there are easy answers. If it wasn’t for the BBC, Farage would be nothing.

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Alistair Smith @alistairsmith.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 21, 2024 at 17:58 UTC

It will however mean he’s well placed for his next annual review with his paymasters.

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Alistair Smith @alistairsmith.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 21, 2024 at 17:58 UTC

100%. Has had a lot of cash out of the Russians over the years.

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Alistair Smith @alistairsmith.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 21, 2024 at 09:13 UTC

Love the skelli rat.

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Alistair Smith @alistairsmith.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 20, 2024 at 06:24 UTC

Waiting to intro jnr to The Sopranos and The Wire. He’s going to love them.

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Alistair Smith @alistairsmith.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 16, 2024 at 15:41 UTC

B

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Alistair Smith @alistairsmith.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 16, 2024 at 15:13 UTC

Just as well the Aussies were there to save England’s bacon 😉

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Alistair Smith @alistairsmith.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 15, 2024 at 21:24 UTC

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Alistair Smith @alistairsmith.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 15, 2024 at 21:15 UTC

Its so distracting when the dialogue doesn’t feel of its time.

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Alistair Smith @alistairsmith.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 15, 2024 at 04:48 UTC

Totally on brand.

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Alistair Smith @alistairsmith.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 13, 2024 at 15:39 UTC

I knew my son would love RPGs when, in his first game of The One Ring, he immediately set off in a different direction to that the scenario envisaged. Also has a heartening aversion to killing.

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Alistair Smith @alistairsmith.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 11, 2024 at 21:22 UTC

I have him too. Great figure. Have some other renaissance boys too. Lots of fun going full Landsknecht on their clothes colours.

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Alistair Smith @alistairsmith.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 11, 2024 at 17:03 UTC

That renaissance skeleton is fantastic.

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Alistair Smith @alistairsmith.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 10, 2024 at 20:54 UTC

Me too.

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Alistair Smith @alistairsmith.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 10, 2024 at 20:51 UTC

Had a very long argument with a German friend in the 1990s who refused to believe they were both the same person. Pre Internet we ended up going and asking a book shop owner in Stirling to confirm. Toby was so surprised.

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Alistair Smith @alistairsmith.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 10, 2024 at 20:47 UTC

My dad made it to 49 so I’ve overshot him so far. Always sad to think of all of our life events he’s missed and how long Mum has been without him.

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Alistair Smith @alistairsmith.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 09, 2024 at 18:51 UTC

Cities with only bikes feel very happy places.

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Alistair Smith @alistairsmith.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 09, 2024 at 12:49 UTC

An opinion pollster I spoke to recently said that two issues come out more than any other when focus groups are asked about the Tories. Party gate and the Truss financial debacle. So the idea the solution is the embodiment of the first of those is beyond delusional.

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Alistair Smith @alistairsmith.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 09, 2024 at 08:36 UTC

Roll a d3.

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Alistair Smith @alistairsmith.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 09, 2024 at 08:31 UTC

Not sure our world actually needs Professional Golfer let alone Dragonbane’s world.

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Alistair Smith @alistairsmith.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 08, 2024 at 21:39 UTC

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Alistair Smith @alistairsmith.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 08, 2024 at 02:58 UTC

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