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chrisbell

  1. The boy brought a bass guitar home from school. Yes, of course. I plugged it in and played Waiting Room like its 1992 again. about 19 hours ago via Twitter for iPad
  2. Remind me. Tomorrow morning I'm lending my white tie to an 18 year old who is going to his prom in top hat and tails. #CoolAsFuck 3:29 PM May 31st via Twitter for iPad
  3. Greenfinch! I win. 12:02 AM May 31st via Twitter for iPad
  4. John Cooper Clarke on yer digitised telly-boxes now. 1:59 PM May 30th via TweetDeck
  5. Huzzah for John Cooper Clarke guardian.co.uk/music/2012/may… 3:44 PM May 29th via Twitter for iPad
  6. “British People In Hot Weather” by The Fall is my new jam. ♫ t.thisismyjam.com/chrisbell/_1tg… 8:38 AM May 29th via This Is My Jam
  7. Yay! My screwfix order has shipped! See what happens when you don't watch shite TV? Screwfix send you stuff. Now, what shite's on TV? 1:40 PM May 27th via Twitter for iPhone
  8. @herbkim You're welcome. Saved me going downstairs to pick the paper off the door mat. 12:22 AM May 27th via Twitter for iPad in reply to herbkim
  9. Is Twitter broken, or is everyone tweeting about Eurovision? 1:25 PM May 26th via Twitter for iPhone
  10. @PatsyJ Spotted seven yesterday evening without really paying attention. 12:40 AM May 26th via TweetDeck in reply to PatsyJ
  11. I shall spend this afternoon reprinting my patio. Rock and bloody roll... 11:25 PM May 25th via Twitter for iPad
  12. New new game: Rush in to pubs, shops, etc with upside down flags shouting, "I'm here to help! Nobody panic!" Do 1,000, win an MBE. 10:58 PM May 25th via Twitter for iPad
  13. The thick white stripe goes at the top of the flag pole. An upside down flag means "Send Help", so... 10:56 PM May 25th via Twitter for iPad
  14. New game - Upside-down Union Flag spotting. Instagram 1000 upside-down flags, win an MBE. 10:54 PM May 25th via Twitter for iPad
  15. @timd So on the one hands it's innovative renewable energy, but on the other hand it's golf. Thorniest of thorny dilemmas... 4:19 PM May 25th via Twitter for iPad in reply to timd
  16. Does Your iPad Lose its Battery-life on the Bedpost Overnight? 4:12 PM May 25th via Twitter for iPad
  17. Is there some arcane rule that golf can only be played while wearing man-made fibres? 3:34 PM May 25th via Twitter for iPad
  18. Dave Whelan has been a relative ethical bright star in the football pantheon. Would be a shame if Martinez rewarded loyalty by walking out. 11:34 PM May 24th via Twitter for iPhone
  • Name Chris Bell
  • Location Sheffield, UK
  • Web http://plain-advi...
  • Bio Founder of Plain Advice, teaching technologists to speak vividly. One half of @irkafirka, teaching the world to tweet vividly.
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