Adso of Menk
@adsomenk.bsky.social
"If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world."
TTRPGs, miniature painting and wargaming, sprog-wrangler, reader and scoundrel
TTRPGs, miniature painting and wargaming, sprog-wrangler, reader and scoundrel
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Adso of Menk
@adsomenk.bsky.social
· Oct 17
a close up of a man 's face with the words " i miss my books and my armchair and my garden "
ALT: a close up of a man 's face with the words " i miss my books and my armchair and my garden "
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If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world." - J. R. R. Tolkien
God yes, Zoids were top tier.
I'm still looking for a way to 3d print kits of them
I'm still looking for a way to 3d print kits of them
January 7, 2026 at 2:57 PM
God yes, Zoids were top tier.
I'm still looking for a way to 3d print kits of them
I'm still looking for a way to 3d print kits of them
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Let's talk about generative AI, contaminated information, and rhubarb.
Once upon a time, Europe was at war.
Food was scarce, and the government of the quote-unquote United Kingdom looked for alternatives. 1/
Once upon a time, Europe was at war.
Food was scarce, and the government of the quote-unquote United Kingdom looked for alternatives. 1/
January 6, 2026 at 3:07 AM
Let's talk about generative AI, contaminated information, and rhubarb.
Once upon a time, Europe was at war.
Food was scarce, and the government of the quote-unquote United Kingdom looked for alternatives. 1/
Once upon a time, Europe was at war.
Food was scarce, and the government of the quote-unquote United Kingdom looked for alternatives. 1/
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"Who is the man who appears unexpectedly in an OS map..?"
January 7, 2026 at 11:43 AM
"Who is the man who appears unexpectedly in an OS map..?"
I just ran this through the B of E inflation calculator. This game would cost in 2026 pounds, the princely sum of £23.96.
40 years ago, the pet-eating-alien-lizard-invasion-show V was a big thing. Ocean bought the rights and produced a Spectrum version that received moderately favorable reviews, and C64 and Amstrad versions that got completely demolished. Typical Ocean mid-80s fare in other words.
January 7, 2026 at 12:13 PM
I just ran this through the B of E inflation calculator. This game would cost in 2026 pounds, the princely sum of £23.96.
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File under the ever-growing subgenre of my work which I’m calling ‘Inanimate Object Has A Massive Go At A Person For No Reason’
![Comic strip script:
Scene is a SUPERMARKET, a MAN is walking past a display of CREME EGGS with his trolley.
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MAN:
Tut
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CREME EGG [talking to him from the shelf]:
Excuse me - did you just tut at us?
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MAN:
W-what?
CREME EGG:
Tutting because you’ve seen ‘Easter eggs’ on January 11th, is it?
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MAN:
What? Well, y-yes, I -
CREME EGG:
Listen, Tut boy
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CREME EGG:
We are not Easter eggs. We are Creme Eggs.
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CREME EGG:
We are the shock troops of seasonal capitalism. Eldritch simulacra of rebirth. Fondant mockery of life.
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CREME EGG:
Not for us the grand safety of a cardboard box. Oh no.
They put us out here first, in our little foil uniforms, every January, to face the wrath of the nation.
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CREME EGG:
And what you gonna do about it? Tut? Snark about us on social media?
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CREME EGG:
Maybe you’ll write a little column in the Telegraph titled “It Is Sad That The Easter Eggs Are Out Already”.
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CREME EGG:
You tut because you know that unlike you, we will return, every January…
…forever.
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CREME EGG:
The eternal rebirth of mammon! The endless -
MAN:
Oh go on then
[He puts one of the Creme Eggs in his trolley]
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CREME EGG:
HA HA YOU WORM](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4m3we4apbjayclzcnhwe3pfp/bafkreigf4nleeln6m3pznu3n33mmk4m2f7uwxg7qh6khg4e5l65yycrdjy@jpeg)
January 7, 2026 at 11:23 AM
File under the ever-growing subgenre of my work which I’m calling ‘Inanimate Object Has A Massive Go At A Person For No Reason’
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🌀 Perspective from Marcus Tullius Cicero:
“If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.”
“If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.”
January 7, 2026 at 10:00 AM
🌀 Perspective from Marcus Tullius Cicero:
“If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.”
“If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.”
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If the UK government had a Culture Secretary, that person would be in a position to take a view about whether child porn on demand was a good thing, or a bad thing. thecritic.co.uk/brin...
January 7, 2026 at 9:49 AM
If the UK government had a Culture Secretary, that person would be in a position to take a view about whether child porn on demand was a good thing, or a bad thing. thecritic.co.uk/brin...
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January 6, 2026 at 8:02 PM
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The website for 38-year-olds leans forward in its chair
they're gonna need to dunk me in this scitechdaily.com/anti-aging-i...
Anti-Aging Injection Regrows Knee Cartilage and Prevents Arthritis
A treatment that blocks an age-related protein restored cartilage in aging and injured joints by reprogramming existing cells rather than using stem cells. Researchers at Stanford Medicine report that...
scitechdaily.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:14 PM
The website for 38-year-olds leans forward in its chair
You can't fool me, that's the Warden of Shawshank
January 6, 2026 at 8:03 PM
You can't fool me, that's the Warden of Shawshank
God, I love Morse.
John Thaw was 45 in this which makes me feel a lot better about how I look.
(As an aside, gutted I can't enjoy Lewis any more. Wanker)
John Thaw was 45 in this which makes me feel a lot better about how I look.
(As an aside, gutted I can't enjoy Lewis any more. Wanker)
'The Dead of Jericho', the first episode of Inspector Morse, was originally broadcast on this day in 1987.
January 6, 2026 at 6:34 PM
God, I love Morse.
John Thaw was 45 in this which makes me feel a lot better about how I look.
(As an aside, gutted I can't enjoy Lewis any more. Wanker)
John Thaw was 45 in this which makes me feel a lot better about how I look.
(As an aside, gutted I can't enjoy Lewis any more. Wanker)
One of the most incredible things ever put on telly.
40 YEARS AGO TODAY: Rik Mayall's expressive recital of George's Marvellous Medicine led to a lot of frothing Points Of View correspondence at the time but everybody who saw it justly remembers it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=niL_...
Rik Mayall - Jackanory - George's Marvellous Medicine, Part 1/5
https://rikmayallscrapbook.com/
Part One : The Marvellous Plan.
What a combination, Rik Mayall and Roald Dahl could it get any better?
Fantastic storytelling by Rik for the long running Childrens BBC…
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January 6, 2026 at 4:36 PM
One of the most incredible things ever put on telly.
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"Dress for the job you want, not the job you have, in the New Year," work said.
So now I'm sat in a HR meeting dressed as Theoden, son of Thengel, King of Rohan.
So now I'm sat in a HR meeting dressed as Theoden, son of Thengel, King of Rohan.
a man in armor is standing in front of a group of people and says death .
Alt: The magnificent Bernard Hill as Theoden looking, frankly, fucking majestic.
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January 5, 2026 at 8:54 PM
"Dress for the job you want, not the job you have, in the New Year," work said.
So now I'm sat in a HR meeting dressed as Theoden, son of Thengel, King of Rohan.
So now I'm sat in a HR meeting dressed as Theoden, son of Thengel, King of Rohan.
It's an excellent argument for better game design, mind
January 6, 2026 at 2:01 PM
It's an excellent argument for better game design, mind
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'Discourse' we need to go back to calling wank wank.
January 6, 2026 at 1:10 PM
'Discourse' we need to go back to calling wank wank.
Another snow day
a silhouette of a person standing on a fence with the words bbc group on the bottom
ALT: a silhouette of a person standing on a fence with the words bbc group on the bottom
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January 6, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Another snow day
That particular period of Les Edwards CoC illustrations are burned into my mind
January 6, 2026 at 10:17 AM
That particular period of Les Edwards CoC illustrations are burned into my mind
And that's the armour and air support finished and magnetised. #LegionsImperialis #IronWarriors
IRON WITHIN
IRON WITHIN
January 5, 2026 at 9:58 PM
And that's the armour and air support finished and magnetised. #LegionsImperialis #IronWarriors
IRON WITHIN
IRON WITHIN
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The Oxford University Press during the 17th century 📚
January 5, 2026 at 8:40 PM
The Oxford University Press during the 17th century 📚
"Dress for the job you want, not the job you have, in the New Year," work said.
So now I'm sat in a HR meeting dressed as Theoden, son of Thengel, King of Rohan.
So now I'm sat in a HR meeting dressed as Theoden, son of Thengel, King of Rohan.
a man in armor is standing in front of a group of people and says death .
Alt: The magnificent Bernard Hill as Theoden looking, frankly, fucking majestic.
media.tenor.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:54 PM
"Dress for the job you want, not the job you have, in the New Year," work said.
So now I'm sat in a HR meeting dressed as Theoden, son of Thengel, King of Rohan.
So now I'm sat in a HR meeting dressed as Theoden, son of Thengel, King of Rohan.
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January 5, 2026 at 7:24 PM