Phil Purnell

@PhilPurnell
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Blow in from Twitter. Quizmaster to the stars*. E^3 (Eng'g, Env, Econ). Ranty and cynical. #pafc #qvql *terms and conditions apply
Round 2 of the 2023 #QVQL Individual #Quiz challenge starts at 2100. Ian Bayley currently top of the leaderboard. Can you knock him off? Heats written by me, final curated by @tilsit. Newbies welcome DM for link. Oldbies don't make me @ you.
In case you were wondering, yes we will be doing #QVQL Individual #Quiz Challenge tomorrow. Details to follow on the bird app.
"It felt like a vindication of everything that the band had set out to do" -- Terry Hall on seeing Saffiyah Khan wearing a Specials t-shirt when she faced down the EDL. ✊🏻✊🏿

Struggling to process this. The Specials were my generation's Elvis, Beatles, Ramones and Pistols rolled into one. I hope you're at peace now.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-64029430

Terry Hall of The Specials dies aged 63

His distinctively dour voice can be heard on hits like Ghost Town, Gangsters and Too Much, Too Young.

BBC News

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Been a long day. And they keep getting longer. Christmas can do one for a bit. I'm watching Lock Stock... and getting in the outside of a few tins of Britney.
Nice to be screaming into a different void.
That's me deleting Teams off my mobile then.
The soup pump was always a terrible design. It should have been peristaltic for a start. #clangers #grandadduty
I’ve been busy last few days so haven’t explored Mastodon properly. Sorry if I haven’t yet replied to comments or followed back - but I will! First impressions are that it’s a much kinder, less toxic site than the other place.
The petulant, narcissistic manchild appears to have destroyed Twitter, which is really sad. It’s a relief and very comforting therefore, that I can see so many Twitter friends have made the move over.
Love to all. Chris xx