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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

2 months

Loki is back and he's annoyed the wrong elf....

Walker Books

@WalkerBooksUK

2 months

Huge news! Loki: Tales of a Bad God, the World Book Day® book by @LouieStowell , is a NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER! To celebrate, we are delighted to share the cover for Loki: A Bad God’s Guide to Making Enemies, the fourth book in the hilarious series.

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

1 year

My current favourite archetype is angry middle aged women who won't take their coats off because they're not stopping

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

3 years

YES Iceland!

Four-day week 'an overwhelming success' in Iceland

The majority of workers in Iceland now look set to move to shorter hours for the same pay.

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Louie Stowell

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A distracted boyfriend, who’s suddenly smitten Pictures of Bernie in warm woollen mittens Wee baby Yoda with hot tea that steams These are a few of my favourite memes

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

5 years

A fairy cursed you at birth, but with a very minor, very petty curse, that serves to make your life just a little bit worse. What was that curse? What always seems to go wrong for you in a tiny way? Me? Shops and brands always seem to discontinue the flavours of crisps I like.

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

8 years

Alexander Hamilton & Zombies

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

3 years

Editors can you please for the love of aaaargh check children's books for casual fatphobia. So harmful to so many children.

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

4 years

If I see one more person equating reading comics with reading the back of a cereal packet/other worthless item I will flip over this table like moody Jesus. Comics are not a pathway to reading proper books. They are reading. They are proper books.

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

1 year

This is the first thing I've won since an old english prize at uni and i am MADE UP!!!

National Book Tokens

@book_tokens

1 year

And the Children’s Fiction Award winner is… @louiestowell for LOKI: A BAD GOD’S GUIDE TO BEING GOOD. Congratulations! 😈 #BAMBReadersAwards

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

10 months

Will someone please pay me to write a children's book based on these rabbits? I don't have an idea yet but look at them! It's watership down meets game of thrones! Ok maybe that's the pitch. Whether it's a GOOD pitch is another matter.

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

5 years

Nice of the council to add Thor’s hammer to the street sign.

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Louie Stowell

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1 year

Just thinking about why Gen X is the generation that goes under the radar. I think it's because we're all too traumatised by watching Watership Down to get involved in Discourse. Just sitting here, rocking quietly in a corner.

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

5 years

You can all go home, for this reply is the best.

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

3 years

The audacity of saying women don't go for smear tests out of shame or "cultural issues" when the issue with smear tests is THEY HURT A LOT. (Not saying I don't go but it's not gonna be shame that would put me off, it would be PAIN)

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Louie Stowell

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4 years

Gollum: what has it got in its pocketses? Female gollum: IT HAS POCKETSES? PRECIOUSSSSS.

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Louie Stowell

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7 years

Q: What is French Darth Vader's ideal order when eating a lot of baked goods? A: Pain pain pain, tarte tatin, tarte tatin.

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Louie Stowell

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2 years

A new Doctor deserves new villains

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Louie Stowell

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3 months

This truly is the greatest tweet in history and pissfingers is the most fully-formed fictional character in history to me.

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Louie Stowell

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2 years

Got a new terrible, monstrous dad joke. Ask someone if they want a brownie. Then hand them this....

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

4 years

#GeneralElection2019 #dogsatpollingstations Buffy says vote to get the Tories out!

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

6 years

“Why do you work in children’s publishing? You don’t have children!” Dunno mate. Why do you work in medicine? You don’t have cancer!

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Louie Stowell

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4 years

@Brainmage This cursed doll

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Louie Stowell

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4 years

@CasparSalmon Telephone calls that aren't to locate someone in a venue or planned ahead of time are the great unnecessary satan.

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

2 years

I'm delighted to announce a new celebrity* book deal! *Loki. I mean, he THINKS he's a celebrity...

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

2 years

Even if kids' books COULD make you gay, so what? That's only a problem if you're homophobic.

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

5 years

Brexit, in Buffy gifs. Let’s begin with Glory, on the British people:

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

5 years

You know you’ve worked in publishing too long when you see a grave and think, “Nice fonts!”

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

3 years

Nothing but respect for MY Gandalf

Ryan Haecker

@RyanHaecker

3 years

A French woman with her baguette and six bottles of wine, Paris, France, 1945. (Photo by Branson Decou).

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

3 years

The best thing just happened in my garden. This is all my dreams come true!

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

7 months

THIS. I published 4 books before one took off. Could just as easily have been more! Getting a hit with your first book is SO rare. It's so easy to see the few exceptions - the instant debut hits - and feel like a failure if that's not you. But they ARE exceptions, not the norm.

DA Children's Agency

@DA_Childrens

7 months

At this time of year it can be overwhelming, and you may think you need to do everything at once, but you are never too old, too slow, or too late to write. There may be sprint stars tearing out of the gates, but give it long enough and the marathon runners will win #DATips

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

6 years

May: Under £50k salary? It's a low-skilled job Publishing: YOUWHATNOW???

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

1 month

I'm going to glasgow then edinburgh in august and have 5 days spare in between. I'd love to go somewhere pretty in the meantime rather than go home. Any nice seasides/nature spots (that aren't midgey) either nearish glasgow or nearish edinburgh?

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

1 year

What childhood beefs do you carry with you to this day? I'm still furious my brass band turned into a general wind band.

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

3 years

And here it is. Middle Grade genres for writers...thanks for all the suggestions! Couldn't possibly fit everything in, but here we go...

Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

3 years

I'm gonna draw a diagram of MG genres to follow my age groups one. But first I need your help. What do YOU perceive the genres of MG to be? (No wrong answers, interested in a spread of views! Including joke answers :D )

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

21 days

Did @joelycett write this headline himself @thebookseller ?

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

5 years

Publication gift from the best wife ever! #thedragoninthelibrary Look, @Ortu_Ilustrador , your dragon art made out of a book!

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

9 months

You know how when a creative dies, people say how amazing they were? Well I'm resolving to tell all the creatives NOW. So I just wrote an email to a complete stranger telling them I love their work.

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

4 years

Let the owls run things tbh

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

2 years

Would anyone that follows me be interested in spending some social media time in a space focussed on UK children's book networking & discussions? It would be on Discord, and have a code of conduct with human moderators. So, less of a "bag of poo on fire" vibe than twitter can be.

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

1 year

Well, here's MY friday good news! Thrilled to be in such lovely company!

The Bookseller

@thebookseller

1 year

Congratulations to Jeff Kinney ( @wimpykid ), @louiestowell , @TolaOkogwu , @annabelwriter , @AdamSilvera , @whatSFSaid and @DaveMcKean , all shortlisted for Children’s Fiction! Supported by @theweekjunior #BritishBookAwards #Nibbies

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

4 years

Buffy vs Dracula is the best Dracula remake, I will not be taking questions at this time.

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

11 months

The way this is phrased makes it sound like it's a children's book award specifically for the god Loki and he is pleased.

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

5 years

Ironic that the one thing May is REALLY good at is remaining.

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

7 years

@aml1384 @hansmollman they were guided by female mathematicians.

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

4 years

So, there's a publisher in spain and every time they have a meeting where they decide to publish a book, it's a surprise. Why? Because NOBODY EXPECTS THE SPANISH ACQUISITIONS.

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

3 years

@zainabob @DanielleDASH Yoga = 99% me forgetting how to breathe.

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

5 years

Guys I'm in shock. I've discovered that the majority of my team think the orange and strawberry creams are the best in a box of quality streets. I don't know how to feel.

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

8 months

Publishing involves so much waiting and sitting on things. I've had this under my hat for a VERY long time. Honestly, I think MI5 should recruit me immediately for my ability to keep a lid on this. OK, I don't have any other spy skills but still. Can't wait for '24 #WorldBookDay

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

4 years

Was going to say not now 2020 but honestly at this point if the daleks invaded it might improve things, at least the Doctor would show up...

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

2 years

Signing a couple of books at @WalkerBooksUK today for @Waterstones .... So far...600 down, 2400 to go... @mollykh I've saved you a brownie.

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

6 months

I won an award and i met the worshipful lord mayor. I assume that means he worships Loki? Thanks for an incredible day! #BeLessLoki #LoveLibraries

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

3 years

Should we fill children's bedrooms with killer wasps? Should we drink bleach? Should we run with scissors?

Financial Times

@FinancialTimes

3 years

Should a 'big wave of infection' be allowed to flow through the UK once the most vulnerable have been vaccinated against Covid-19?

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

5 years

Today’s the day! #thedragoninthelibrary is out! Save the library, save the world! Happy book birthday to us, @Ortu_Ilustrador 🧡💚🐉📚

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

3 years

Since I started wearing glasses I am no longer surprised that Giles spent so long cleaning his glasses on Buffy. I am surprised he had time to do anything else.

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

2 years

I think what makes transphobes in publishing dangerous is that they GENUINELY believe they're the goodies. They believe they're fighting some kind of crusade. When all they're doing is being cruel to good people and tilting at windmills.

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

1 year

I chopped up and ate the flesh of bagpuss. That cat is like a stick of rock.

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

3 years

Welcome to #Otherland . Please meet the wonderful cover, illus by @georgermos , designed by Ray and Elisabetta at @NosyCrowBooks We've 3 proof copies to GIVE AWAY! For a chance to win: RT, follow & comment with your fav magical gif 🇬🇧+🇮🇪only. End midnight 26/2. 📚Pub date 6/5!

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

3 years

Woolwich tunnel is so nice and cool! Bit murdery but you can't have everything.

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

2 years

Surprise! Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Being Good is @waterstones Book of the Month! @jamiehammondd @NonPratt @mollykh

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

3 years

I have some exciting news I've been sitting on with ants in my pants...

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

5 years

I am out of the loop. Pls sum up the current state of Brexit for me in a gif?

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

4 years

As a teenager, I collected grocery products with rude or otherwise amusing names. During lockdown, my parents have unearthed it. A sampling....

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

3 years

When it's safe again I am going to go to SO many book launches. I miss them. Warm white wine. Flat prosecco. Crisps for dinner. All of it.

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

2 years

My incredible wife @KarenLawler at my launch last night. Creative partner in all things. Loki would probably still be trapped in my brain without her. ❤

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

3 years

I'm delighted to reveal the cover for my third book about Kit the Wizard with art by @Ortu_Ilustrador ! Kit, Alita and Josh discover a new library, with a very special resident... but their world is about to get darker and much more dangerous.

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

3 years

Having a book out when the bookshops are shut and publicity tours aren't an option (except via zoom) is tough. Lockdowns favour big names over smaller or newer authors. But here are some amazing things you can do to help authors ride this out...

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

2 years

Rode the tube until I found posters. Then made confused tourists take pics of me! Leicester Square and Tottenham Court rode...Will I find any more?

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

2 years

I'm calling it. this is going to be a cinematic masterpiece. Or the worst thing in the world. One of those things.

Film Updates

@FilmUpdates

2 years

First look at Ryan Gosling as Ken in Greta Gerwig’s BARBIE

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

2 years

👀👀👀👀👀

Walker Books

@WalkerBooksUK

2 years

Thorsome news! Loki: A Bad God’s Guide to Being Good by @LouieStowell is the UK’s #1 bestselling children’s book this week! Loki is delighted that everyone is loving his laugh-out-loud diary, and furious that for some reason he has to share the credit with Louie… #BeLessLoki

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

3 years

I've drafted a diagram of diferent age groups for kids books+ their word counts, for writers. Pls argue with my word counts before I draw it up again to add in a few more bits I'd forgotten. People always ask about this stuff so I thought having a diagram might be useful!

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

1 year

Children's book people! There's a discord server for children's book discussion! With moderation! Dm me if you'd like to join?

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

10 months

This @gemmacorrell comic is the best summary of being a creative imo.

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

2 years

Hey, are you an author with your debut coming out next year? Please enjoy some unsolicited advice from someone who's been through the debut milll (and beyond)...

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

7 years

I do sometimes wonder if @2000AD was being written and drawn by actual time travellers in the 80s.

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

3 years

This is not the message I was supposed to get watching Handmaid's Tale but every part of me was screaming IT GOES OVER YOUR NOSE TOO.

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

3 years

Today, amid all this, I have a new book out. It's called The Wizard in the Wood and it's brilliantly illustrated by @Ortu_Ilustrador . Thanks to @tombonnick and the whole Nosy Crow team for taking raw words and turning them into a beautiful object. You rock xx

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

4 years

In every couple there is one person who wants to put the heating on and one person who tells them to put on another jumper.

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

5 years

This is the face of a dog who conned her way into two breakfasts this morning.

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

2 years

Today is LAUNCH DAY for Loki! Buffy would like to celebrate by showing off the sprayed edges...and making a vaguely disgusted face. #BeLessLoki Get your sprayed edges version here or in your local waterstones! Edges by @jamiehammondd Tongue, Buffy's own.

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

2 years

Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Taking the Blame is out TODAY! If you spot a copy, I'd love a pic! This is my 6th (fiction) book, but it's still astounding that something I wrote (and, in this case, drew) ends up in a shop! #BeLessLoki

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

6 months

Omg!!!!!!!

School Library Association (SLA)

@uksla

6 months

We're pleased to announce that the Overall Judges' Winner of the 2023 Information Book Award is... ABC PRIDE 🏳️‍🌈 ✍🏼 Written by Dr Elly Barnes & @Louiestowell 🎨 Illustrated by @amythyst_art 📖 Published by @dkbooks Congratulations all! 👏🏼 #IBA23

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

4 years

How did they not go with thick thighs save lives though?

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

1 year

Mine is: brick lane bagels are only OK

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

1 year

Went to the "they're definitely just good friends or brothers" house in Pompeii and when you walk through the door...

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

3 years

Committee of vampires find vampires not to be evil predators.

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

2 years

Send whoever did this to The Good Place!

Ben Phillips

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2 years

Philosophers: the only way to solve the trolley problem is to kill one of these groups of imaginary people. Model railway dads:

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

3 years

I don't know why I have this saved but I'm glad I do

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

4 years

What's the worst piece of jargon or abuse of language for business purposes you've ever heard at work? I'm inclining towards "learning" as a noun. "What learnings can we get from this?" NO. WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED IS FINE.

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

1 year

Reminder: you don't have to finish ALL THE THINGS before Christmas. You just have to wrap up warm and survive the dark. Maybe eat some pie.

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

2 years

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Jo Clarke

@_jo_clarke

2 years

@Louiestowell @NonPratt @jamiehammondd OMG!!!! Look at you BOTM Congratulations Louie

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

11 months

And then there were three... three books for the elven kings under the sky. One for mortal Loki, doomed to....[spoilers] #BeLessLoki OUT TODAY!

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

4 years

My least favourite genre of tweet is the "I was X years old when I got my first break" tweet, invariably with an age like 35. Come back to me when you had your first big break at 60. Otherwise, you're not helping aspiring creators at all, you're just piling on pressure

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Louie Stowell

@Louiestowell

2 months

Is this the first time a film AND its sequel have won oscars the same year?