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@stravale @Judging_Jester I was most impressed to discover that my grandad used olive oil in his shaving soap. His one luxury. about 10 hours ago via Echofon in reply to stravale
@Judging_Jester That's the one, precisely. about 12 hours ago via Echofon in reply to Judging_Jester
@Judging_Jester It's the lubrication strip that winds me up. about 12 hours ago via Echofon in reply to Judging_Jester
@Judging_Jester What, not the best a man can get? about 12 hours ago via Echofon in reply to Judging_Jester
@pulpthorn Ha ha. We are colonial governors, keeping the barbarians away from the meagre harvest. Beatrix Potter meets J.M. Coetzee. about 13 hours ago via Echofon in reply to pulpthorn
@pulpthorn I'm scared to go outside now. about 13 hours ago via Echofon in reply to pulpthorn
Martin Rowson on Jeremy Hunt's appearance at the Leveson inquiry. Dark stuff. guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/… about 13 hours ago via Echofon
john_self “Explain this exam question to Michael Gove in very simple terms.” gu.com/p/37pqz via @MartinShovel about 14 hours ago via Tweetbot for iOS Retweeted by Christopher_R and 1 other
@janiceharayda I certainly do. What a great exhibition that seems to be. Thanks for the link. about 14 hours ago via Echofon in reply to janiceharayda
janiceharayda @Christopher_R Bet you agree: "Beer ... is one of those small things through which large forces can be discerned" nyti.ms/NYHSbeer. about 17 hours ago via web Retweeted by Christopher_R
This piece on The Great Gatsby and the financial crisis by @sarahchurchwell is excellent. guardian.co.uk/books/2012/may… 3:25 AM May 25th via web
@donmcallister I'm surprised Omnigroup haven't implemented the sync server in Omnioutliner, as for Omnifocus. 2:59 AM May 25th via web in reply to donmcallister
@Sarah_Peverley This is classic exam marking weather, so that's what I'm doing. 2:46 AM May 25th via web in reply to Sarah_Peverley
@Allotment_Man Far to late to worry about that I'm afraid. 2:27 AM May 25th via web in reply to Allotment_Man
@Allotment_Man You'll never take me alive. 1:19 AM May 25th via Twitter for Android in reply to Allotment_Man
I am almost 44 years old and wearing shorts. I apologise. 12:43 AM May 25th via Echofon
OthertonAleman #ff some of the great bloggers I met at #EBBC12 - @broadfordbrewer @Filrd @GeekLeeds @baron_orm @bryan_gb @Christopher_R @BeerBeauty ... 12:00 AM May 25th via TweetCaster for Android Retweeted by Christopher_R and 1 other
@OthertonAleman Cheers for that. 12:08 AM May 25th via Twitter for Android in reply to OthertonAleman
Wife says Mexican border is too far. Have to make it across the border into Powys. 4:17 PM May 24th via Twitter for Android
AbercrombySq Someone has left the lights on in the education library on the north side of the square. Looks nice. #yourfeespaytheelectricbill 3:55 PM May 24th via Twitter for iPhone Retweeted by Christopher_R

Name Chris Routledge
Location Liverpool
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Bio Writer, editor, blogger, university lecturer. Currently inhabiting mentally a nineteenth-century whale ship off the coast of Greenland.