I’ve just found out there is a place in the UK called Repton. I hope it’s full of diamonds and boulders.

The more I think about this Kit Kat theft, the more genius I think it is. SO much free publicity with other companies imitating it. They added a “checker” online so if you buy one you can see if it was stolen by checking the batch number. EBay is going to be full of “Stolen Kit Kat”s. I love it.

“Daddy, can you read me a bedtime poem?” “Of course, let’s read one from Animal Alphabet by Richard Digance, called The Goldfish.” “Yaaay!” Two minutes later, 😭😭😭😭😭 “Sweet dreams!” “😭😭😭😭”

Went to a colleagues leaving do this evening. Lovely to see @robbotron.bsky.social on the wall of the pub. Get tickets if you are nearby. John is incredible on stage.

There’s a lot of news nowadays, but none of it feels important. I think I feel whelmed by it all, but I’m not sure if I’m under or over.

A few weeks ago my TikTok account got banned. No idea why. I didn’t get an email explaining, I just got a pop-up message when I tried to access it saying I was banned. Turns out I’m now no longer banned. No email to let me know, but after trying again now I’m back in again.

The greatest of all the Party Mix is surely: 1st place: The Manhole Cover 2nd place: The Hollowed-out Chipstick 3rd place: The Pumpkin 4th place: The Plywood Sheet Prove me wrong.

Working on a tune. Could be quite catchy…

What does this symbol mean?

Wrote a joke today. What is Donald Trumps favourite bird? A MAGApie. #ImHereAllWeek #TryTheVeal

I’M Banksy, and so is my wife.

Sometimes Facebook’s “On This Day” feature reminds me of something cool, like the time Nestle sent me a personalised KitKat. Still got it, but it’s probably waaaay beyond edible now.

My TikTok account has been suspended for ten days now. Submitted an appeal but haven’t heard anything back. I wish I knew what the reason I’ve been suspended was! Ironically, I’m still getting notifications for it, some of which seem to be pertinent… You and me both, TikTok!

Opened up TikTok yesterday to find out my account had been banned. Where can I see the reason, though? I didn’t get an email and I’ve searched through my downloaded data, but I’ve found nothing. I mean, ah well, I’m sure I’ll cope, but I’d still like to know the reason.

Went to the newest Home Bargains in the UK this morning, and tried their cafe. Two teas, two teacakes, four quid! Bargain!

Some of the new Lego Smart Brick sets, due to be released on 1st March, are on the shelves at Sainsbury’s already! I picked up the AT-ST.

Loads of 80s film dioramas at Bricktastic this weekend. This was my favourite. #TheyLive

There was a HUGE 80s Lego city at Bricktastic yesterday. Absolutely gorgeous!

Got to play with the Lego Smart Brick yesterday at Bricktastic. It’s actually quite cool! I was thinking it would be more aimed at kids, but after putting it into an X-Wing and waving it about it the air, I was all “LISTEN TO R2-D2!”

Who was the best of the Banana Splits? Fleagle, for me.

Did you have pancakes today? I did. #Findus

Who do you get the most marketing emails from? For me it’s Whittard. One email offered “3 hot chocolates for £36 “and a few days later an email advertised “2 hot chocolates for £24.” These aren’t “offers”, this is just how maths works when you buy multiple £12 hot chocolates.

Got a few surprise Happy Birthdays from 80s people. 13 year old me would never have imagined getting birthday messages from a Radio 1 DJ, the voice of Lion-o, and Maggie from Fuzzbox.

A man goes into a nightclub with a goldfish on one shoulder and a tiny leopard on the other. Bolton is such an odd place.

You know the old Spectrum game Chaos? Did you ever set up an 8 player game in which it was just 8 CPU players fighting against themselves? I feel that’s what Twitter has turned into. Just bots tweeting with more bots following them, arguing amongst themselves.

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It's still a full month until Pancake Tuesday, but already the shops are full of flour, milk and eggs. How ridiculous!

If you thought you were going to make it through the day without seeing the word 'pamphlet', then think again. Sorry!

Typing. Like. This. Does. Not. Make. Your. Opinion. Stronger. It. Makes. You. Look. Like. Your. Phone. Has. Asthma.

Is this pub at Media City some sort of tribute to Douglas Adams?

That was good! I’ll be on BBC Radio 3 in a few weeks.

Today’s event is watching the Philharmonic orchestra at the BBC.

I looked at TikTok just now for the first time in yonks and there were loads of people streaming live. But they were all just listening to music and scrolling through their phones. And people were watching these people looking at their own phones, live. What have humans become?

Just got back from watching To Kill A Mockingbird at The Lowry. Fantastic! The guy sat next to us accused me of stealing his phone. He couldn’t find it after I squeezed past him. When he did find it, I said “Apology accepted” which seemed to annoy him even more. Also fantastic!

Of out tonight to watch our first play of the year, To Kill A Mockingbird at Lowry Theatre.

Transforming a transformable Transformers film case.

I’ve collected animation cels for many years. These hand drawn, hand coloured pieces of art have all been in cartoons on TV, and I’m still amazed by them. #Heman #RealGhostbusters #AeonFlux #SheRa #Hordak

Where did your best adventure take you when you were a child in the 80s? Did you ever end up somewhere unexpected? And was it your fault, or your mates fault? (Always blame your mate!) Some answers may appear on the 80sNostalgia website.

@robmanuel.b3ta.com Just scrolled down as far as I can on my old email address and found that I still have about 100 of these.

Question for the 80sNos website: What was the furthest you accidentally travelled on your own in the 80s? Did you ever go for a small wander on your own or with friends and end up in another town? Some answers may appear on the 80sNostalgia website.

Lego Back to the Future car and Lightning McQueen are in Costco, for £18 each! Both have sold out on the Lego website, and Lego shops are stupidly busy, so if you don’t want to fight the hordes Costco has you covered!

This is the content I’m here for. Fine work!

Thanks to everyone who replied last week about their favourite 80s games. I’ve shared my board game memories and a few of your replies on 80sNos. www.80snostalgia.com/board-games/ New question in a few days.

What’s your plans for today? Having a quiet one? We’re packing some of our Lego away, like my wife’s original 80s Lego castle, to make room to display the Lego we buy this year.

Happy New Year everyone, from me and the ZX Spectrum’s incredibly limited colour palette!

Picked up an old board game calledJiggle yesterday from a charity shop in town. Never heard of it before, but on BGG it says it’s from 1970. It’s a bit like a flat Tetris, in that you have to put different shapes on a board to fill it as much as possible without gaps.

Question for the 80sNos website: What was the board game you and your family used to play the most in the 80s? Did you have regular games nights? Was anyone in your family a really sore loser? Some answers may appear on the 80sNostalgia website.

You can tell how weird someone’s name is by how easy it was for them to get an email address without any numbers in it. If you’ve got numbers in your email address, your name is too common. You should probably change it.

What’s your tactic for Wordle? First words for me are always ASIDE and GHOUL, to get all the vowels. Then, I’ll try to get as many additional consonants as possible, so PRINT. 14 letters by guess 3 is usually enough to work it out, but I’ll use WOMBY if it’s a tricky one.

Didn’t get a fortune telling fish this year. Sad times.