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This is a link post Tweeted Love I made this!
Twitter in all its diversity - from mundanity to perversity - "sings" Soft Cell. A solo pun jam this time. Who knew there were so many tweeting merps?
(merkinhead poos sideways, Mon 20 Jul 2015, 21:55, , Reply)
This is a normal post Haha!
That is gloriously silly and must have taken ages.
 (I helped save b3ta! thecrapgatsby isn't listening LALALALALALA, Mon 20 Jul 2015, 22:35, , Reply)
This is a normal post Best one so far in my view!

(I helped save b3ta! Varmint, Mon 20 Jul 2015, 22:41, , Reply)
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(I helped save b3ta! cowcat Bituminous squeegee, Mon 20 Jul 2015, 23:09, , Reply)
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Yay!

can't sleep Pat Knight.
 (I helped save b3ta! cowcat Bituminous squeegee, Mon 20 Jul 2015, 23:11, , Reply)
This is a normal post Brill, as always. \o/

(I helped save b3ta! kitaro is all, like, "Nifty Biscuits" 'n that..., Tue 21 Jul 2015, 2:14, , Reply)
This is a normal post great stuff !

(I helped save b3ta! amoebaboy chose for death by unga bunga on, Tue 21 Jul 2015, 8:52, , Reply)
This is a normal post I still want to say
that knowing what is coming takes half the fun out of it. But it doesn't. Have a click.
 (I helped save b3ta! TheSundaeLunch I'm a fucking shrub, alright?, Tue 21 Jul 2015, 12:25, , Reply)
This is a normal post Very clever

(I helped save b3ta! An Egg ,D, Tue 21 Jul 2015, 13:39, , Reply)
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Cheers all. This one's gone a bit mental on Twitter today after RTs from Al Murray, Richard Osman, Caitlin Moran and Al Murray. Not sure how to react to 10K vies in 24h after 15-odd years struggling to get double-digit views for my nonsense. It'll all have died down in a day or two, I'm sure.
 (merkinhead poos sideways, Thu 23 Jul 2015, 0:25, , Reply)
This is a normal post Taken down :(
Meh. Video was taken down from YT yesterday after a demand from the song's publisher. (The record company that owned the rights to the Soft Cell recording, on the other hand, had already allowed the video to remain live in most countries, and were monetising it, so I thought we were okay.) Now have a © strike against my account so have had to disable the other vids in the series too, as more can come in quick succession. I'd argue they're all "fair use" under US law and "fair dealing" under UK law, but have spoken to a lawyer and the position is murky. Our sort of parody, which requires taking the original audio *in its entirety* to work, was not envisioned when they brought in the parody exceptions, so its legality is unclear. I can't afford to be a "test case" and lose. This came 2 days after the video was used as the playout on BBC Newsnight. Takedown request was a manual one, not automated. VIdeo was a vIctim of its success, I guess. Mulling over options, but fear this series of videos may be scuppered. (Still seems to be working on here, oddly, but guess it's just cached on my machine). Shame, 'cos we were just putting the finishing touches to a killer follow-up. :(
 (merkinhead poos sideways, Fri 31 Jul 2015, 12:46, , Reply)