tube
Anything that is hollow and cylindrical in shape.
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Agreed. I have the 42mm tube. I will make a version for the 33mm tube. It’s only the clamp portion which needs changing.
Yep. If it's a hose clamp like system then it will also work on slightly different (round) tube as well
I dated a Tatler cover model for a while. She lived on Slone Square, and had _never_ taken the tube. We'd go to the jazz club on the Lots road with an Eastwood* every now and then. *I can never remember the name, bu…
The Rapida is a race bike, from aerodynamic profiling across the tube shapes to the fully integrated cockpit, at the right price. bit.ly/4ws5ffs
I was sitting next to a man on the Tube this morning who was reading the Daily Fail rag. I saw a 2 page spread on the “rampant” antisemitism in The Green Party. Sigh.
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Anything that is hollow and cylindrical in shape.
A tube of toothpaste.
“I travelled to Switzerland and back using multiple trains without a single delay. My first tube back is delayed at every point”
— Bluesky· May 2026“8am Tuesday #London #commuter update Tube BA:😁 CE:🤨⌚ CI:😁 DI:😁 HA:😁 JU:😁 ME:🤨⌚ NO:😁 PI:😁 VI:😁 WA:😁 Over LIB:😁 LIO:😁 MIL:😁 SUF:😁 WEA:😁 WIN:😁 Others DLR:😁 Liz:🤨⌚ Full status board on the website”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Das bescheidene Leben der Milliardäre, wie wird die Presse beeinflusst und was macht eigentlich NIUS? 🤔 Diese Themen werden heute von Oliver Kalkofe bei Fun Facts besprochen! Schaut rein!! 🚀 tube.funfacts.de/w/76Pi4WVxmM...”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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An approximately cylindrical container, usually with a crimped end and a screw top, used to contain and dispense semiliquid substances.
I took the tube to Waterloo and walked the rest of the way.
“Agreed. I have the 42mm tube. I will make a version for the 33mm tube. It’s only the clamp portion which needs changing.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Yep. If it's a hose clamp like system then it will also work on slightly different (round) tube as well”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I dated a Tatler cover model for a while. She lived on Slone Square, and had _never_ taken the tube. We'd go to the jazz club on the Lots road with an Eastwood* every now and then. *I can never remember the name, but he had big hands. Yes the son of that one.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“The Rapida is a race bike, from aerodynamic profiling across the tube shapes to the fully integrated cockpit, at the right price. bit.ly/4ws5ffs”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I was sitting next to a man on the Tube this morning who was reading the Daily Fail rag. I saw a 2 page spread on the “rampant” antisemitism in The Green Party. Sigh.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(British, colloquial, often capitalised as Tube, a trademark) The London Underground railway system, originally referred to the lower level lines that ran in tubular tunnels as opposed to the higher ones which ran in rectangular section tunnels. (Often the tube.).
He took the tube to Westminster and disappeared.
“5pm Tuesday #London #commuter update Tube BA:😁 CE:🤨⌚ CI:😁 DI:😁 HA:🤨⌚ JU:😁 ME:😁 NO:😁 PI:😁 VI:😁 WA:😁 Over LIB:😁 LIO:😁 MIL:😁 SUF:😁 WEA:😁 WIN:😁 Others DLR:😁 Liz:😁 Full status board on the website”
— Bluesky· May 2026“It really isn't fair for him but he's done super well since the surgery and his hospital stays atleast Just hope one day we'll be able to get him to try more foods so they wont have to change his tube size”
— Bluesky· May 2026“The drag legend appears to be wearing a nasogastric tube in the image.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Sorry about your back!! Did you at least get to enjoy the weird dance remix the giant magnets make? It’s weird in the tube…”
— Bluesky· May 2026“We canceled Amazon and all other streaming services. We will be doing more reading. My grandfather always called the TV a "Boob Tube". He was 100% right.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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