@herodotuspenguin.bsky.social
The ancient historian reincarnated as a penguin. An apt and erudite apterydite.
Evening sky
November 21, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Evening sky
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Enjoy the Sunday caption contest. Give away ❤️s, retweet to encourage more competitors (pretty please) & include #GirlsOwnCC
November 16, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Enjoy the Sunday caption contest. Give away ❤️s, retweet to encourage more competitors (pretty please) & include #GirlsOwnCC
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"What do we want?!"
"More foreign language classes in schools!"
"When do we want it?!"
"Pamplemousse!"
"More foreign language classes in schools!"
"When do we want it?!"
"Pamplemousse!"
November 16, 2025 at 1:09 PM
"What do we want?!"
"More foreign language classes in schools!"
"When do we want it?!"
"Pamplemousse!"
"More foreign language classes in schools!"
"When do we want it?!"
"Pamplemousse!"
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"The cat scratched my groin when he saw that woman from Strictly"
"Claudia Winkleman?"
"No, man, but it was close"
"Claudia Winkleman?"
"No, man, but it was close"
November 15, 2025 at 6:57 PM
"The cat scratched my groin when he saw that woman from Strictly"
"Claudia Winkleman?"
"No, man, but it was close"
"Claudia Winkleman?"
"No, man, but it was close"
Agave goes to the Theban self service supermarket checkout on her way to worship Dionysus.
Grapes - ping
Thyrsus -ping
Wineskin - verify over 18 years - ping
Pentheus’s head on a stick - UNEXPECTED ITEM IN BACCHANALIA
Grapes - ping
Thyrsus -ping
Wineskin - verify over 18 years - ping
Pentheus’s head on a stick - UNEXPECTED ITEM IN BACCHANALIA
November 11, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Agave goes to the Theban self service supermarket checkout on her way to worship Dionysus.
Grapes - ping
Thyrsus -ping
Wineskin - verify over 18 years - ping
Pentheus’s head on a stick - UNEXPECTED ITEM IN BACCHANALIA
Grapes - ping
Thyrsus -ping
Wineskin - verify over 18 years - ping
Pentheus’s head on a stick - UNEXPECTED ITEM IN BACCHANALIA
You know how airlines use a video presentation to do the safety briefing? I just got off a flight where the screen at my seat wasn’t working. So in order to fulfil the legal requirements, the steward had to stand next to me and give me a personal safety tutorial.
It was a very odd experience.
It was a very odd experience.
November 8, 2025 at 11:09 AM
You know how airlines use a video presentation to do the safety briefing? I just got off a flight where the screen at my seat wasn’t working. So in order to fulfil the legal requirements, the steward had to stand next to me and give me a personal safety tutorial.
It was a very odd experience.
It was a very odd experience.
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Minority representation on TV causes outrage
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
October 29, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Minority representation on TV causes outrage
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
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The reform party nativity scene.
No unmarried mothers. No Middle Eastern people. No refugees. No people seeking emergency accommodation.
And not a wise fvcking man in sight…
No unmarried mothers. No Middle Eastern people. No refugees. No people seeking emergency accommodation.
And not a wise fvcking man in sight…
October 26, 2025 at 4:17 PM
The reform party nativity scene.
No unmarried mothers. No Middle Eastern people. No refugees. No people seeking emergency accommodation.
And not a wise fvcking man in sight…
No unmarried mothers. No Middle Eastern people. No refugees. No people seeking emergency accommodation.
And not a wise fvcking man in sight…
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It is a little known fact that tonight's clock re-adjustment was pioneered by German-British artist Frank Auerbach, to the great dismay of the proponent of the original change, politician Konrad Adenauer
October 25, 2025 at 12:16 PM
It is a little known fact that tonight's clock re-adjustment was pioneered by German-British artist Frank Auerbach, to the great dismay of the proponent of the original change, politician Konrad Adenauer
I found where I can buy the kit I need to become a gladiator.
October 24, 2025 at 9:46 AM
I found where I can buy the kit I need to become a gladiator.
Enjoying Berlin… but have just been evacuated from the hotel due to a fire alarm…
October 23, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Enjoying Berlin… but have just been evacuated from the hotel due to a fire alarm…
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If there are two of you, and you have six large suitcases, you probably shouldn’t be trying to take the rush hour train.
October 15, 2025 at 6:34 PM
If there are two of you, and you have six large suitcases, you probably shouldn’t be trying to take the rush hour train.
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My friend Sascha is a professional musician and he's lost a viola bow on the way to Heathrow. Please signal boost to help him get it back.
October 11, 2025 at 7:17 PM
My friend Sascha is a professional musician and he's lost a viola bow on the way to Heathrow. Please signal boost to help him get it back.
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You were as amusing as ever in last Sunday’s caption contest.
🥇 @spacexecadet.bsky.social
🥈 @ancientnmodern.bsky.social
🥉 @erburyoldboy.bsky.social
4th @herodotuspenguin.bsky.social
and highly commended to @wolfyohare.bsky.social with even more to amuse you at #GirlsOwnCC
🥇 @spacexecadet.bsky.social
🥈 @ancientnmodern.bsky.social
🥉 @erburyoldboy.bsky.social
4th @herodotuspenguin.bsky.social
and highly commended to @wolfyohare.bsky.social with even more to amuse you at #GirlsOwnCC
October 11, 2025 at 10:56 AM
You were as amusing as ever in last Sunday’s caption contest.
🥇 @spacexecadet.bsky.social
🥈 @ancientnmodern.bsky.social
🥉 @erburyoldboy.bsky.social
4th @herodotuspenguin.bsky.social
and highly commended to @wolfyohare.bsky.social with even more to amuse you at #GirlsOwnCC
🥇 @spacexecadet.bsky.social
🥈 @ancientnmodern.bsky.social
🥉 @erburyoldboy.bsky.social
4th @herodotuspenguin.bsky.social
and highly commended to @wolfyohare.bsky.social with even more to amuse you at #GirlsOwnCC
@quiresandplaces.com
What is the answer to this if it’s Can and Dec trapped in a burning building?
What is the answer to this if it’s Can and Dec trapped in a burning building?
If Ant and Dec were trapped in a burning building and you only had the time to save one, most people would probably save Dec.
October 8, 2025 at 5:13 PM
@quiresandplaces.com
What is the answer to this if it’s Can and Dec trapped in a burning building?
What is the answer to this if it’s Can and Dec trapped in a burning building?
MALCOLM IS THE WEAKEST SCOTTISH REBEL EVER AND HIS PUNY FORCES WILL BE ARRESTED AND DEPORTED BEFORE THEY REACH DUNSINANE!!! THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.
October 8, 2025 at 2:05 PM
MALCOLM IS THE WEAKEST SCOTTISH REBEL EVER AND HIS PUNY FORCES WILL BE ARRESTED AND DEPORTED BEFORE THEY REACH DUNSINANE!!! THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.
Work edict: for security reasons when travelling on business, and working on trains or planes, try not to let people see your personal details and who you work for.
Microsoft: here’s a new start up process that puts your full name, company name, and login credentials on screen for a full minute.
Microsoft: here’s a new start up process that puts your full name, company name, and login credentials on screen for a full minute.
October 8, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Work edict: for security reasons when travelling on business, and working on trains or planes, try not to let people see your personal details and who you work for.
Microsoft: here’s a new start up process that puts your full name, company name, and login credentials on screen for a full minute.
Microsoft: here’s a new start up process that puts your full name, company name, and login credentials on screen for a full minute.
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To lose one government, M. Macron…
October 6, 2025 at 3:20 PM
To lose one government, M. Macron…
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A Snail of Two Cities
For Whom the Shell Tolls
The Adventures of Shell-lock Holmes
The Scarlet Pimpershell
Frankenslime
The Slime of the Ancient Mariner
You can fill in the rest...
For Whom the Shell Tolls
The Adventures of Shell-lock Holmes
The Scarlet Pimpershell
Frankenslime
The Slime of the Ancient Mariner
You can fill in the rest...
October 6, 2025 at 9:27 AM
A Snail of Two Cities
For Whom the Shell Tolls
The Adventures of Shell-lock Holmes
The Scarlet Pimpershell
Frankenslime
The Slime of the Ancient Mariner
You can fill in the rest...
For Whom the Shell Tolls
The Adventures of Shell-lock Holmes
The Scarlet Pimpershell
Frankenslime
The Slime of the Ancient Mariner
You can fill in the rest...
I just unloaded Mr19’s stuff on his return to uni. He celebrated the occasion by locking himself out of his room after bringing in only one bag.
October 5, 2025 at 12:09 PM
I just unloaded Mr19’s stuff on his return to uni. He celebrated the occasion by locking himself out of his room after bringing in only one bag.
The trains home from Euston are completely screwed up tonight due to “emergency services attending an incident at Watford”. So I’ve joined the queue of despondent commuters checking into the surrounding hotels.
October 2, 2025 at 8:39 PM
The trains home from Euston are completely screwed up tonight due to “emergency services attending an incident at Watford”. So I’ve joined the queue of despondent commuters checking into the surrounding hotels.
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I have ten of these PHYSICS FOR CATS pins to give away! Share the post below👇 for a chance to win one. (UK only: you can share from anywhere but I can't send you a pin).
October 2, 2025 at 10:09 AM
I have ten of these PHYSICS FOR CATS pins to give away! Share the post below👇 for a chance to win one. (UK only: you can share from anywhere but I can't send you a pin).
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My new book of science cartoons, PHYSICS FOR CATS is out in a week! Order a copy today from you local bookshop or at one of the links here: www.tomgauld.com/comic-books-v2
October 2, 2025 at 10:05 AM
My new book of science cartoons, PHYSICS FOR CATS is out in a week! Order a copy today from you local bookshop or at one of the links here: www.tomgauld.com/comic-books-v2