A Valiant Tart
@janusxuk.bsky.social
Engineering: Wizardry with hammers. Our spells are cast in concrete and said in Anglo Saxon. Likes a pie.
He/Him/OyYou mainly, but sometimes She/Her/Ms.
Recently described as, and here I quote directly, "northern but eloquent"
He/Him/OyYou mainly, but sometimes She/Her/Ms.
Recently described as, and here I quote directly, "northern but eloquent"
Last Christmas, I gave you my nib
The very next day, you put it away
This year, to save me from tears
I'll use a Bic, don't heckle.
Sorry, George.
The very next day, you put it away
This year, to save me from tears
I'll use a Bic, don't heckle.
Sorry, George.
Have not found nib.
I don’t think I’ve actually seen it since last Christmas, when I used it for the 2024 Inkvent calendar.
Damn and blast.
I don’t think I’ve actually seen it since last Christmas, when I used it for the 2024 Inkvent calendar.
Damn and blast.
Where is the nib of my Hocoro dip pen?
I have the pen handle, but not the nib.
🎶Where is the nib? Where is the ni-ii-iib? Where is the NIB?🎵
I have the pen handle, but not the nib.
🎶Where is the nib? Where is the ni-ii-iib? Where is the NIB?🎵
November 29, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Last Christmas, I gave you my nib
The very next day, you put it away
This year, to save me from tears
I'll use a Bic, don't heckle.
Sorry, George.
The very next day, you put it away
This year, to save me from tears
I'll use a Bic, don't heckle.
Sorry, George.
He'd leave his as well.
Tennant is so totally the guy who'd do it.
Actors can be nuts, man. A dude (André Tchaikowsky) left his skull to the Royal Shakespeare Company to play Yorick in future productions. No one felt comfortable doing it until David Tennant played Hamlet.
November 29, 2025 at 6:23 PM
He'd leave his as well.
This is the least of it in this thread...
So, happy 50th anniversary to Melody Maker’s review of Bohemian Rhapsody: “Queen, with a suitably baroque vocal orchestration, contrive to approximate the demented fury of the Balham Amateur Operatic Society performing The Pirates of Penzance”
November 29, 2025 at 12:22 PM
This is the least of it in this thread...
Speaking as a GU Pudding Ramekin Hoarding Woke Leftie we are the antidote to the I'm Not A Racist But wankers.
Someone said “Gu pudding ramekin hoarder woke lefties “ or something like that and I feel seen
November 29, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Speaking as a GU Pudding Ramekin Hoarding Woke Leftie we are the antidote to the I'm Not A Racist But wankers.
In about 6 months' time, an intern at @privateeyenews.bsky.social will get their first byline with the news that this story was from the hoaxer behind the school fees story.
But his retirement plans are now in “disarray” and “ruined” cos he’s going to have to find an additional £208.33 per month?
He has £2-4 million in savings/investments but claims he is not “cash-rich” and his house was his only “pension”
Seriously @Telegraph, where do you find these people?🤣🤣🙄
9/9
He has £2-4 million in savings/investments but claims he is not “cash-rich” and his house was his only “pension”
Seriously @Telegraph, where do you find these people?🤣🤣🙄
9/9
November 29, 2025 at 12:09 PM
In about 6 months' time, an intern at @privateeyenews.bsky.social will get their first byline with the news that this story was from the hoaxer behind the school fees story.
Its like @dreadships.bsky.social did theme parks
As the weekend kicks off, some of you may be considering a trip to a theme park or fair. Spare a thought for leisure seakers of the last century...
The entrance to a circus attraction from France, 1920. A kind of weird, creepy catterpillar ride. I'm intrigued but I wouldn't go in! 🐛
#nothanks
The entrance to a circus attraction from France, 1920. A kind of weird, creepy catterpillar ride. I'm intrigued but I wouldn't go in! 🐛
#nothanks
November 29, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Its like @dreadships.bsky.social did theme parks
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London film lovers!
The Regent Street Cinema is doing 50% off a membership until 1st December, making it just *£12.50* for the whole year
For this excellent price, you get:
2 free tickets
25% off tickets
15% off bar
No booking fees
AND
40% off an annual MUBI subscription
RUN, don't walk...
The Regent Street Cinema is doing 50% off a membership until 1st December, making it just *£12.50* for the whole year
For this excellent price, you get:
2 free tickets
25% off tickets
15% off bar
No booking fees
AND
40% off an annual MUBI subscription
RUN, don't walk...
November 29, 2025 at 12:02 PM
London film lovers!
The Regent Street Cinema is doing 50% off a membership until 1st December, making it just *£12.50* for the whole year
For this excellent price, you get:
2 free tickets
25% off tickets
15% off bar
No booking fees
AND
40% off an annual MUBI subscription
RUN, don't walk...
The Regent Street Cinema is doing 50% off a membership until 1st December, making it just *£12.50* for the whole year
For this excellent price, you get:
2 free tickets
25% off tickets
15% off bar
No booking fees
AND
40% off an annual MUBI subscription
RUN, don't walk...
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That’s a horrible thing to say about Oxfordshire.
November 29, 2025 at 7:55 AM
That’s a horrible thing to say about Oxfordshire.
So many managers don't get this. And yet when you do, and the team see it and feel it throughout their soil, they will follow you anywhere, through anything and achieve greater than they ever thought possible.
Shame the current job has a boss who throws people under a bus for sport.
Shame the current job has a boss who throws people under a bus for sport.
I do think this is what so many people get wrong about management.
You're not getting paid more because you are somehow nebulously better.
It is compensation for accepting responsibility.
Shit stops with you. Even when you know someone else did it. You manage that shit.
You're not getting paid more because you are somehow nebulously better.
It is compensation for accepting responsibility.
Shit stops with you. Even when you know someone else did it. You manage that shit.
November 29, 2025 at 7:54 AM
So many managers don't get this. And yet when you do, and the team see it and feel it throughout their soil, they will follow you anywhere, through anything and achieve greater than they ever thought possible.
Shame the current job has a boss who throws people under a bus for sport.
Shame the current job has a boss who throws people under a bus for sport.
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WORD OF THE DAY.
Napalm.
How a gentleman of Scottish heritage dining in an Italian restaurant responds to a waiter who asks whether he’d like Parmesan cheese on his pasta.
Napalm.
How a gentleman of Scottish heritage dining in an Italian restaurant responds to a waiter who asks whether he’d like Parmesan cheese on his pasta.
November 29, 2025 at 7:21 AM
WORD OF THE DAY.
Napalm.
How a gentleman of Scottish heritage dining in an Italian restaurant responds to a waiter who asks whether he’d like Parmesan cheese on his pasta.
Napalm.
How a gentleman of Scottish heritage dining in an Italian restaurant responds to a waiter who asks whether he’d like Parmesan cheese on his pasta.
Introduce yourself with 5 cars you've owned
Ford Capri
Ford XR3i
Saab 900
BMW E36 Cab
Alpina B4
Ford Capri
Ford XR3i
Saab 900
BMW E36 Cab
Alpina B4
Beetle
VW golf driver
Subaru Impreza WRX estate.
Honda FRV
Toyota Rav 4.
VW golf driver
Subaru Impreza WRX estate.
Honda FRV
Toyota Rav 4.
I'm in...
'87 LHD BMW E30 320i
VW Jetta MK2
'89 Seat Ibiza 1.2 (most fun car ever)
B8K A4 Quattro TFSi
E46 BMW Compact
'87 LHD BMW E30 320i
VW Jetta MK2
'89 Seat Ibiza 1.2 (most fun car ever)
B8K A4 Quattro TFSi
E46 BMW Compact
November 29, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 cars you've owned
Ford Capri
Ford XR3i
Saab 900
BMW E36 Cab
Alpina B4
Ford Capri
Ford XR3i
Saab 900
BMW E36 Cab
Alpina B4
Bring back Jeeves
November 29, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Bring back Jeeves
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Does anyone want a survivorship bias shortbread
November 29, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Does anyone want a survivorship bias shortbread
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This boat, now in IWM London, came from a vessel that was attacked by a German naval raider in 1940. The raider's captain ordered his men to fire on survivors in other boats. He was later convicted of war crimes and died in prison.
Something certain people might like to reflect on.
Something certain people might like to reflect on.
November 28, 2025 at 9:57 PM
This boat, now in IWM London, came from a vessel that was attacked by a German naval raider in 1940. The raider's captain ordered his men to fire on survivors in other boats. He was later convicted of war crimes and died in prison.
Something certain people might like to reflect on.
Something certain people might like to reflect on.
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Discworld QOTD, from Sourcery
“‘I’m not going to ride on a magic carpet!’ he hissed. ‘I’m afraid of grounds!’
‘You mean heights,’ said Conina. ‘And stop being silly.’
‘I know what I mean! It’s the grounds that kill you.’”
“‘I’m not going to ride on a magic carpet!’ he hissed. ‘I’m afraid of grounds!’
‘You mean heights,’ said Conina. ‘And stop being silly.’
‘I know what I mean! It’s the grounds that kill you.’”
Discworld QOTD, from Interesting Times
“‘Am I alone in thinking, by the way, that it doesn’t add to the status of the University to have an ape on the faculty?’
‘Yes,’ said Ridcully flatly. ‘You are. We’ve got the only librarian who can rip off your arm with his leg. People respect that.’”
“‘Am I alone in thinking, by the way, that it doesn’t add to the status of the University to have an ape on the faculty?’
‘Yes,’ said Ridcully flatly. ‘You are. We’ve got the only librarian who can rip off your arm with his leg. People respect that.’”
Discworld QOTD, from The Color of Magic
November 28, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Sourcery
“‘I’m not going to ride on a magic carpet!’ he hissed. ‘I’m afraid of grounds!’
‘You mean heights,’ said Conina. ‘And stop being silly.’
‘I know what I mean! It’s the grounds that kill you.’”
“‘I’m not going to ride on a magic carpet!’ he hissed. ‘I’m afraid of grounds!’
‘You mean heights,’ said Conina. ‘And stop being silly.’
‘I know what I mean! It’s the grounds that kill you.’”
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Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.
November 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.
The true meaning of Whamaggeddon is trying to avoid me telling my story about the time I met Fat George Michael.
The problem with that Whamageddon thing is that Last Christmas is a stone cold banger and trying to avoid it proves that you don't truly understand the meaning of the season, to celebrate our Lord and Savior, Saint George Michael.
November 28, 2025 at 9:59 PM
The true meaning of Whamaggeddon is trying to avoid me telling my story about the time I met Fat George Michael.
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I love this idea. My dad died when I was three and I had to figure out simple things like how to tie a tie and even shave on my own. Please retweet this because I know there are a lot of kids out there who could use some help with day to day life.
November 26, 2025 at 10:46 PM
I love this idea. My dad died when I was three and I had to figure out simple things like how to tie a tie and even shave on my own. Please retweet this because I know there are a lot of kids out there who could use some help with day to day life.
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only Labour could ban books not because they were subversive, or critical of the government, but because the author might donate her own money to a cause she believes in
presumably we're gonna ban J K Rowling from selling books in the UK as well?
no?
astounding, whomst could have forseen etc
presumably we're gonna ban J K Rowling from selling books in the UK as well?
no?
astounding, whomst could have forseen etc
November 27, 2025 at 11:58 PM
only Labour could ban books not because they were subversive, or critical of the government, but because the author might donate her own money to a cause she believes in
presumably we're gonna ban J K Rowling from selling books in the UK as well?
no?
astounding, whomst could have forseen etc
presumably we're gonna ban J K Rowling from selling books in the UK as well?
no?
astounding, whomst could have forseen etc
Taylor Swift
New Order
Springsteen
Bonnie Tyler
Bon Jovi
New Order
Springsteen
Bonnie Tyler
Bon Jovi
Introduce yourself with five concerts you have seen
Black Sabbath
Cowboy Mouth
Weird Al
Flogging Molly
The Pillows
Black Sabbath
Cowboy Mouth
Weird Al
Flogging Molly
The Pillows
Introduce yourself with five concerts you have seen.
Garbage (Sept 98, SLC)
They Might Be Giants (multiple times)
Gogol Bordello (2016, Showbox SoDO, Seattle)
The Cure (multiple times including HSFest)
New Order/Pet Shop Boys Unity tour (last year)
Garbage (Sept 98, SLC)
They Might Be Giants (multiple times)
Gogol Bordello (2016, Showbox SoDO, Seattle)
The Cure (multiple times including HSFest)
New Order/Pet Shop Boys Unity tour (last year)
November 28, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Taylor Swift
New Order
Springsteen
Bonnie Tyler
Bon Jovi
New Order
Springsteen
Bonnie Tyler
Bon Jovi
Get them to Download
I regret to inform you that this slaps.
Klingon Doomgrass
youtu.be/cSwHobtSijA?...
youtu.be/cSwHobtSijA?...
November 28, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Get them to Download
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Myers Briggs test for Irish men:
November 27, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Myers Briggs test for Irish men:
Your reminder that although he punched Nazis, by interfering in the way he did he prevents the Ark from killing Hitler...
We are now further away from the theatrical release of Raiders of the Lost Ark (June 12, 1981) than it was from the year it takes place in (1936). We have reached the Indiana Jones event horizon.
November 28, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Your reminder that although he punched Nazis, by interfering in the way he did he prevents the Ark from killing Hitler...
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I found this terribly sad. A young woman with her life ahead of her, and she becomes one of the last American victims of the Long War.
November 28, 2025 at 2:07 AM
I found this terribly sad. A young woman with her life ahead of her, and she becomes one of the last American victims of the Long War.