David Quainton
@dqstuff.bsky.social
Writer, relentless witterer, the only me I know. Exuberance, LFC, cycling, and the surprisingly bearable lightness of being.
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David Quainton
@dqstuff.bsky.social
· Nov 15
Copying across some facts (a thread that will run on, and that is entirely true if you look it up):
1. Everest is not the tallest mountain on earth. It’s also not the furthest from the centre of the earth.
1. Everest is not the tallest mountain on earth. It’s also not the furthest from the centre of the earth.
This thread is great, so I will offer you a similar story about a guy I used to play football with who also only had one eye.
He would play at right-back because it meant he could see the whole pitch with his good eye, without his nose obscuring some of the view.
But that’s not the story…
He would play at right-back because it meant he could see the whole pitch with his good eye, without his nose obscuring some of the view.
But that’s not the story…
☠️MORTIFYING CHRISTMAS STORY TIME
Ahead of the big day tomorrow, here’s the story of The Worst Thing That Ever Happened At Christmas. A few years ago, the two of us were invited to a communal Xmas dinner at a friend’s house, where all the guests were to bring different Xmas dinner components. 1/
Ahead of the big day tomorrow, here’s the story of The Worst Thing That Ever Happened At Christmas. A few years ago, the two of us were invited to a communal Xmas dinner at a friend’s house, where all the guests were to bring different Xmas dinner components. 1/
a man in a santa suit is standing in front of a store with a sign that says ' ao ' on it
ALT: a man in a santa suit is standing in front of a store with a sign that says ' ao ' on it
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December 25, 2025 at 11:05 AM
This thread is great, so I will offer you a similar story about a guy I used to play football with who also only had one eye.
He would play at right-back because it meant he could see the whole pitch with his good eye, without his nose obscuring some of the view.
But that’s not the story…
He would play at right-back because it meant he could see the whole pitch with his good eye, without his nose obscuring some of the view.
But that’s not the story…
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Thread
☠️MORTIFYING CHRISTMAS STORY TIME
Ahead of the big day tomorrow, here’s the story of The Worst Thing That Ever Happened At Christmas. A few years ago, the two of us were invited to a communal Xmas dinner at a friend’s house, where all the guests were to bring different Xmas dinner components. 1/
Ahead of the big day tomorrow, here’s the story of The Worst Thing That Ever Happened At Christmas. A few years ago, the two of us were invited to a communal Xmas dinner at a friend’s house, where all the guests were to bring different Xmas dinner components. 1/
a man in a santa suit is standing in front of a store with a sign that says ' ao ' on it
ALT: a man in a santa suit is standing in front of a store with a sign that says ' ao ' on it
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December 25, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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This is the 15th year of #DuvetKnowItsChristmas, which is preposterous. Rules: if you find yourself dealing with unusual / claustrophobic / gaudy sleeping arrangements this Christmas Eve, share a picture with the world. Use the hashtag (with capitalisation) and cc me if you can be bothered.
December 24, 2025 at 7:35 PM
This is the 15th year of #DuvetKnowItsChristmas, which is preposterous. Rules: if you find yourself dealing with unusual / claustrophobic / gaudy sleeping arrangements this Christmas Eve, share a picture with the world. Use the hashtag (with capitalisation) and cc me if you can be bothered.
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Jamiroquai when Jamiro vewwy sad
December 23, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Jamiroquai when Jamiro vewwy sad
CMC should be MVP this year, and should’ve been two years ago. Saquon should’ve had it last year. And Donald should’ve had it at least twice.
Award aways going to QBs makes it about as valuable as the FIFA Peace Prize.
Award aways going to QBs makes it about as valuable as the FIFA Peace Prize.
The NFL is top to bottom ‘meh’.
Best player in the league right now is CMC.
Mahomes is out.
It’s the Niners year.
Best player in the league right now is CMC.
Mahomes is out.
It’s the Niners year.
December 23, 2025 at 6:33 AM
CMC should be MVP this year, and should’ve been two years ago. Saquon should’ve had it last year. And Donald should’ve had it at least twice.
Award aways going to QBs makes it about as valuable as the FIFA Peace Prize.
Award aways going to QBs makes it about as valuable as the FIFA Peace Prize.
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Breakthrough of the year? Renewable energy www.science.org/content/arti...
December 21, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Breakthrough of the year? Renewable energy www.science.org/content/arti...
Interesting Slot saying everyone will focus on the last ten minutes of the match and ignore before - it’s a classic example of peak-end bias (the peak-end rule), a heuristic that means people judge experiences based on how they felt at peak moments. Important to know about it when managing.
December 20, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Interesting Slot saying everyone will focus on the last ten minutes of the match and ignore before - it’s a classic example of peak-end bias (the peak-end rule), a heuristic that means people judge experiences based on how they felt at peak moments. Important to know about it when managing.
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With poverty levels being what they are and the proliferation of foodbanks around the country, it just makes feed the scousers chants in games involving Everton and Liverpool ever more nonsensical and perverse
December 20, 2025 at 8:25 PM
With poverty levels being what they are and the proliferation of foodbanks around the country, it just makes feed the scousers chants in games involving Everton and Liverpool ever more nonsensical and perverse
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This is why surgical light never cast a shadows.
December 19, 2025 at 10:26 PM
This is why surgical light never cast a shadows.
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Riding at 70 mph on the pavement 🤦♀️ Am I hallucinating?
“I do not believe that cyclists are a group of people who are more criminal than the rest of society or than any other road users. However, they are less accountable than people who drive buses and cars, and general deterrence theory does not work for them,” said former Met head Lord Hogan-Howe
“Arrogant” cyclists riding at 70mph are ignoring police and making pavements “as dangerous as the road”, House of Lords told
During a debate on the Crime and Policing Bill, former Met Police head Lord Hogan-Howe reiterated his calls for bike number plates, while other peers claimed that the “threat” had shifted from “Lycra ...
road.cc
December 19, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Riding at 70 mph on the pavement 🤦♀️ Am I hallucinating?
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Rob Reiner: I'm going to make a coming of age drama, a fantasy adventure story, a romantic comedy, a psychological horror and then a courtroom drama.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
December 15, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Rob Reiner: I'm going to make a coming of age drama, a fantasy adventure story, a romantic comedy, a psychological horror and then a courtroom drama.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
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When Rob Reiner was on his all-time epic run at the start of his career, he had an opportunity to read a script that was looking for a production partner, and he lost his mind for it. He decided Castle Rock had to have it, no matter what.
December 15, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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Philip Rivers has got real end-of-career Marino energy*. Less a quarterback, more a medieval trebuchet. It’s working though!
Absolutely the body of a 44-year-old grandad with ten kids.
Absolutely the body of a 44-year-old grandad with ten kids.
December 14, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Philip Rivers has got real end-of-career Marino energy*. Less a quarterback, more a medieval trebuchet. It’s working though!
Absolutely the body of a 44-year-old grandad with ten kids.
Absolutely the body of a 44-year-old grandad with ten kids.
What actor's facial expression in a tv show/movie will stay with you for the rest of your life?
December 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
What actor's facial expression in a tv show/movie will stay with you for the rest of your life?
Pluribus is magnificent telly. I’ve absolutely no clue where it’s heading, and that’s a good thing*.
Sci-fi, philosophical discussion about self-determinism, REM, and an excellent John Cena cameo. Lovely stuff.
*unless it’s like Lost and ultimately also doesn’t know where it’s going, but for now 👌
Sci-fi, philosophical discussion about self-determinism, REM, and an excellent John Cena cameo. Lovely stuff.
*unless it’s like Lost and ultimately also doesn’t know where it’s going, but for now 👌
a woman wearing a yellow jacket is looking down
ALT: a woman wearing a yellow jacket is looking down
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December 12, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Pluribus is magnificent telly. I’ve absolutely no clue where it’s heading, and that’s a good thing*.
Sci-fi, philosophical discussion about self-determinism, REM, and an excellent John Cena cameo. Lovely stuff.
*unless it’s like Lost and ultimately also doesn’t know where it’s going, but for now 👌
Sci-fi, philosophical discussion about self-determinism, REM, and an excellent John Cena cameo. Lovely stuff.
*unless it’s like Lost and ultimately also doesn’t know where it’s going, but for now 👌
Our ‘The Bourne Identity’
December 11, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Our ‘The Bourne Identity’
This about sums it up, for me
December 7, 2025 at 5:27 PM
This about sums it up, for me
Also agree with this
Won't be popular but thought Slot got it about right. Played well considering the state of the team's mentality. But Ibou's constant mistakes kill confidence and we collapse.
December 6, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Also agree with this
Konate yes, but Isak jogging over and not closing down allowing a bomb into the box that led to the corner that led to the corner they scored from annoyed me just as much. No excuse. He’d been on the pitch ten minutes.
December 6, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Konate yes, but Isak jogging over and not closing down allowing a bomb into the box that led to the corner that led to the corner they scored from annoyed me just as much. No excuse. He’d been on the pitch ten minutes.
And Arsenal’s. Odd season.
Earnestly a bit funny that Villa’s one loss in the last 10 came against Liverpool
December 6, 2025 at 3:19 PM
And Arsenal’s. Odd season.
If the US has anything about it at all currently - which it doesn’t - it will restage this and give her the chance to right this wrong.
December 5, 2025 at 7:22 PM
If the US has anything about it at all currently - which it doesn’t - it will restage this and give her the chance to right this wrong.
You know the ‘it’s not your fault’ scene in Good Will Hunting? Having been forced to sit through Thomas and the Magic Railroad I really want to do that to @marawilson.bsky.social.
Dear lord it’s heroically badly written. No-one stood a chance.
Dear lord it’s heroically badly written. No-one stood a chance.
December 5, 2025 at 6:46 PM
You know the ‘it’s not your fault’ scene in Good Will Hunting? Having been forced to sit through Thomas and the Magic Railroad I really want to do that to @marawilson.bsky.social.
Dear lord it’s heroically badly written. No-one stood a chance.
Dear lord it’s heroically badly written. No-one stood a chance.