Ben
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Yelled “Get off the pavement” at one cyclist who nearly ran me down, and later refused to move out of the way of another, telling him “Cycle on the road like a grown-up”
Aged 50 years over the weekend 🤦♂️
Aged 50 years over the weekend 🤦♂️
homer simpson from the simpsons is holding a cup in front of a picture
ALT: homer simpson from the simpsons is holding a cup in front of a picture
media.tenor.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Yelled “Get off the pavement” at one cyclist who nearly ran me down, and later refused to move out of the way of another, telling him “Cycle on the road like a grown-up”
Aged 50 years over the weekend 🤦♂️
Aged 50 years over the weekend 🤦♂️
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Sorry I’m late. I had to scroll to my birth year on an app.
November 7, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Sorry I’m late. I had to scroll to my birth year on an app.
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Conservative Man Proudly Frightened Of Everything
Conservative Man Proudly Frightened Of Everything
FLOWER MOUND, TX—Condemning the “woke left” for what he called the “modern evisceration of masculinity,” local conservative man Hank Daniels confirmed Monday that he was never going to stop being prou...
theonion.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Conservative Man Proudly Frightened Of Everything
This is the root problem. Trump was fairly elected by the people of America (twice!), and there’s no guarantee they won’t choose similarly again. It’s the American *people* who now can’t be trusted to keep the lunatics out
I say this a lot. There is no possible deal a country can make with America. Even if Trump leaves office and a sensible person takes over, they could elect another crazy guy who will blow up the deals and start making threats.
🚨🚨Things are just getting worse. 🧵
www.politico.eu/article/us-a...
www.politico.eu/article/us-a...
November 3, 2025 at 2:09 PM
This is the root problem. Trump was fairly elected by the people of America (twice!), and there’s no guarantee they won’t choose similarly again. It’s the American *people* who now can’t be trusted to keep the lunatics out
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Japan's "Mundane Halloween" costume contest is back!
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
November 2, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Japan's "Mundane Halloween" costume contest is back!
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
October 4, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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This article manages to name her husband before it names… her.
October 3, 2025 at 11:15 AM
This article manages to name her husband before it names… her.
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Next time Farage or one of his mates is on Question Time getting applause for stopping/reversing immigration, may I suggest the following riposte:
'Everyone who just applauded needs to think hard what they were applauding. Without significant immigration, this country will become a catastrophe.' /1
'Everyone who just applauded needs to think hard what they were applauding. Without significant immigration, this country will become a catastrophe.' /1
September 30, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Next time Farage or one of his mates is on Question Time getting applause for stopping/reversing immigration, may I suggest the following riposte:
'Everyone who just applauded needs to think hard what they were applauding. Without significant immigration, this country will become a catastrophe.' /1
'Everyone who just applauded needs to think hard what they were applauding. Without significant immigration, this country will become a catastrophe.' /1
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My most centrist dad take is that most governing politicians deserve sympathy because almost every policy that's actually any good for the country is unpopular, and almost every popular policy is probably bad.
Johnson's Brexit approach was far worse than Chequers IMHO but 20ppts more popular 1/
Johnson's Brexit approach was far worse than Chequers IMHO but 20ppts more popular 1/
September 16, 2025 at 7:44 AM
My most centrist dad take is that most governing politicians deserve sympathy because almost every policy that's actually any good for the country is unpopular, and almost every popular policy is probably bad.
Johnson's Brexit approach was far worse than Chequers IMHO but 20ppts more popular 1/
Johnson's Brexit approach was far worse than Chequers IMHO but 20ppts more popular 1/
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Reform UK: “Free speech! You can’t say anything these days!”
Also Reform UK: “You’re banned from reporting on our council because we don’t like what you said.”
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Also Reform UK: “You’re banned from reporting on our council because we don’t like what you said.”
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reform UK Nottinghamshire council leader bans local newspaper's reporters
The Nottingham Post describes the ban as
www.bbc.co.uk
August 28, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Reform UK: “Free speech! You can’t say anything these days!”
Also Reform UK: “You’re banned from reporting on our council because we don’t like what you said.”
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Also Reform UK: “You’re banned from reporting on our council because we don’t like what you said.”
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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fundamentally the problem is that if you think "hotels are where I stay on holiday and I like being on holiday so living in a hotel must be fun and it's not fair others get to do it and not me" then you have the intellectual reasoning of a little child and it's going to be hard to engage with you
August 21, 2025 at 12:23 PM
fundamentally the problem is that if you think "hotels are where I stay on holiday and I like being on holiday so living in a hotel must be fun and it's not fair others get to do it and not me" then you have the intellectual reasoning of a little child and it's going to be hard to engage with you
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Policeman: Name?
Woman: Cheryl Cole
Policeman: Your FULL name
Woman: (Quietly) Chernobyl Coleslaw
Woman: Cheryl Cole
Policeman: Your FULL name
Woman: (Quietly) Chernobyl Coleslaw
July 3, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Policeman: Name?
Woman: Cheryl Cole
Policeman: Your FULL name
Woman: (Quietly) Chernobyl Coleslaw
Woman: Cheryl Cole
Policeman: Your FULL name
Woman: (Quietly) Chernobyl Coleslaw
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12 points to Gryffindor
July 16, 2025 at 5:04 PM
12 points to Gryffindor
Couldn’t be prouder 🇬🇧🤬
Britons are more regular swearers than Australians or Americans, but what are their top swear words?
Britons
F*ck: 67% use regularly
Sh*t: 65%
Bloody: 54%
Australians
Sh*t: 61%
F*ck: 56%
Bullsh*t: 52%
Americans
Damn: 55%
Sh*t: 54%
F*ck: 47%
👇 more in chart below
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
Britons
F*ck: 67% use regularly
Sh*t: 65%
Bloody: 54%
Australians
Sh*t: 61%
F*ck: 56%
Bullsh*t: 52%
Americans
Damn: 55%
Sh*t: 54%
F*ck: 47%
👇 more in chart below
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
July 15, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Couldn’t be prouder 🇬🇧🤬
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Penniless and homeless, Raynor and Moth Winn found fame with their story of their 630-mile walk to salvation. The Salt Path became a global bestseller and was adapted into a major film.
But we can reveal it wasn’t the whole truth.
@chloehadj.bsky.social
Read more:
But we can reveal it wasn’t the whole truth.
@chloehadj.bsky.social
Read more:
The real Salt Path: how the couple behind a bestseller le...
Penniless and homeless, the Winns found fame and fortune with the story of their 630-mile walk to salvation. We can reveal it was far from the truth
observer.co.uk
July 6, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Penniless and homeless, Raynor and Moth Winn found fame with their story of their 630-mile walk to salvation. The Salt Path became a global bestseller and was adapted into a major film.
But we can reveal it wasn’t the whole truth.
@chloehadj.bsky.social
Read more:
But we can reveal it wasn’t the whole truth.
@chloehadj.bsky.social
Read more:
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Hungary banned anything that “promotes homosexuality,” which means Pride.
However, today over 500,000 people in Budapest told the government to fuck off. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
However, today over 500,000 people in Budapest told the government to fuck off. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
June 28, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Hungary banned anything that “promotes homosexuality,” which means Pride.
However, today over 500,000 people in Budapest told the government to fuck off. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
However, today over 500,000 people in Budapest told the government to fuck off. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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sometimes when I'm sad I go on my photos from seven years ago from a holiday to Portugal when I saw two stuffed lions who look like Neil and Christine Hamilton
June 8, 2025 at 7:58 PM
sometimes when I'm sad I go on my photos from seven years ago from a holiday to Portugal when I saw two stuffed lions who look like Neil and Christine Hamilton
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Everything you need to know about the British voting public
June 2, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Everything you need to know about the British voting public
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they’re called hooves, dummy🙄
August 17, 2023 at 2:27 PM
they’re called hooves, dummy🙄
The #NHS is scruffy and often overstretched but over the last week it gave me and my family on separate occasions:
- Expert neurology consultation
- Fast, efficient A&E treatment
- Same-day nurse advice
Staff were kind, patient, thoughtful and not a penny was handed over (I pay my taxes!)
- Expert neurology consultation
- Fast, efficient A&E treatment
- Same-day nurse advice
Staff were kind, patient, thoughtful and not a penny was handed over (I pay my taxes!)
May 26, 2025 at 10:49 AM
The #NHS is scruffy and often overstretched but over the last week it gave me and my family on separate occasions:
- Expert neurology consultation
- Fast, efficient A&E treatment
- Same-day nurse advice
Staff were kind, patient, thoughtful and not a penny was handed over (I pay my taxes!)
- Expert neurology consultation
- Fast, efficient A&E treatment
- Same-day nurse advice
Staff were kind, patient, thoughtful and not a penny was handed over (I pay my taxes!)
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Great news! Quite right too.
Public does have right to wild camp on Dartmoor, Supreme Court rules
Public does have right to wild camp on Dartmoor, Supreme Court rules
The public has the right to wild camp on Dartmoor, the Supreme Court has ruled.
news.sky.com
May 21, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Great news! Quite right too.
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SORRY. Sorry.
Have we seen this *incredible* news video coming out of Queensland? Wait for the witness/witnesses statement
Have we seen this *incredible* news video coming out of Queensland? Wait for the witness/witnesses statement
April 21, 2025 at 2:38 PM
SORRY. Sorry.
Have we seen this *incredible* news video coming out of Queensland? Wait for the witness/witnesses statement
Have we seen this *incredible* news video coming out of Queensland? Wait for the witness/witnesses statement