John Lister - johnlisterwriting.com
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Just fucking once in my life I would like to click on a link to visit a web page and then be able to see and read that web page without doing anything else.
January 5, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Just fucking once in my life I would like to click on a link to visit a web page and then be able to see and read that web page without doing anything else.
Christ, NJPW World's Android/TV app is worse than I remembered.
January 3, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Christ, NJPW World's Android/TV app is worse than I remembered.
Clearly driven entirely by the special offer price, but not bad for a 20 year old book.
January 3, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Clearly driven entirely by the special offer price, but not bad for a 20 year old book.
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January 3, 2026 at 11:49 AM
I hate Christmas/New Year TV. It's just nothing but repeats.
January 3, 2026 at 10:03 AM
I hate Christmas/New Year TV. It's just nothing but repeats.
Doing a NOW TV survey that has taken me 15 minutes to effectively say "I signed up to watch the new series of Monkey Life and when I'm done watching I'll cancel, and then I'll sign up again next year to watch the new series of Monkey Life."
January 2, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Doing a NOW TV survey that has taken me 15 minutes to effectively say "I signed up to watch the new series of Monkey Life and when I'm done watching I'll cancel, and then I'll sign up again next year to watch the new series of Monkey Life."
It's on *that* site, but Ben Corrigan's annual super-detailed live wrestling show stats thread is worth a look: x.com/BritWresAway...
Ben on X: "~~The @BritWresAwayDay 2025 Live Events Thread~~ Yayy, time for my annual look back at the wrestling shows I attended over the year, who I saw, where I sawe them, how much I paid, what it means, and what it might indicate. And, as ever, "it's all about the numbers"... [thread]" / X
~~The @BritWresAwayDay 2025 Live Events Thread~~ Yayy, time for my annual look back at the wrestling shows I attended over the year, who I saw, where I sawe them, how much I paid, what it means, and what it might indicate. And, as ever, "it's all about the numbers"... [thread]
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January 2, 2026 at 9:14 PM
It's on *that* site, but Ben Corrigan's annual super-detailed live wrestling show stats thread is worth a look: x.com/BritWresAway...
Unless the match is in the Tokyo Dome, where she'll beat her f*****cking ass.
January 2, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Unless the match is in the Tokyo Dome, where she'll beat her f*****cking ass.
My book "Turning The Tables: The Story of Extreme Championship Wrestling" is 99p on Kindle throughout January (UK only deal). Reposts much appreciated. www.amazon.co.uk/Turning-Tabl...
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January 2, 2026 at 3:15 PM
My book "Turning The Tables: The Story of Extreme Championship Wrestling" is 99p on Kindle throughout January (UK only deal). Reposts much appreciated. www.amazon.co.uk/Turning-Tabl...
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If you read twitter backwards it's about nazi pedophiles trapping Stephen fry in a lift
January 2, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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People will read old newspaper clippings
January 1, 2026 at 6:01 PM
People will read old newspaper clippings
Happy New Year. Dunno about you, but I'm starting 2026 with a glass of Pedro Ximenez and an episode of Monkey Life.
January 1, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Happy New Year. Dunno about you, but I'm starting 2026 with a glass of Pedro Ximenez and an episode of Monkey Life.
Rewatching The Wire and, yes, it's complex and you have to pay attention, but Coronation Street had a character get olives for Christmas with no explanation, relying on the viewer remembering a single scene from 13 years and approximately 2,000 episodes ago for context and meaning.
December 31, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Rewatching The Wire and, yes, it's complex and you have to pay attention, but Coronation Street had a character get olives for Christmas with no explanation, relying on the viewer remembering a single scene from 13 years and approximately 2,000 episodes ago for context and meaning.
Every episode of Memphis TV starts with Lance Russell reading out a lineup for Monday at the Coliseum that sounds kinda blah and then 90 minutes later you want to buy a ticket for something from 40 years ago.
Memphis TV is great; it's almost always entertaining and easy to drop in and out whenever you want. Highly recommend checking it out(and the entire KrisPLettuce drive).
Decided to make the Memphis folder on my Drive open for everyone. YouTube is good but if you want to watch all of Memphis Wrestling in order from 1979-2000 in one place, this is where to do it:
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
December 30, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Every episode of Memphis TV starts with Lance Russell reading out a lineup for Monday at the Coliseum that sounds kinda blah and then 90 minutes later you want to buy a ticket for something from 40 years ago.
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Decided to make the Memphis folder on my Drive open for everyone. YouTube is good but if you want to watch all of Memphis Wrestling in order from 1979-2000 in one place, this is where to do it:
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
Memphis Wrestling - Google Drive
drive.google.com
December 30, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Decided to make the Memphis folder on my Drive open for everyone. YouTube is good but if you want to watch all of Memphis Wrestling in order from 1979-2000 in one place, this is where to do it:
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
I worked in an old age home on school holiday and many of the residents would tell me their age followed by "you know." I've never understood the "you know" bit but love it, so I use it whenever I give my age. "I'm 28, you know."
December 30, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Wisdom from the old man
December 27, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Wisdom from the old man
Watching an Iron Man match where you can win a fall by knockout. I have some serious questions for the head of medical in their kayfabe world.
December 28, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Watching an Iron Man match where you can win a fall by knockout. I have some serious questions for the head of medical in their kayfabe world.
Looked at the AEW YouTube clips, saw Moxley won the title, saw Joe was still in the match, spent ages working out how Moxley got added to the match, eventually worked out/remembered Moxley won the Continental, not World title.
December 28, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Looked at the AEW YouTube clips, saw Moxley won the title, saw Joe was still in the match, spent ages working out how Moxley got added to the match, eventually worked out/remembered Moxley won the Continental, not World title.
Nate Silver insisting the year 2000 was in the 20th century. Guaranteed he puts tomato in his fruit salad.
December 26, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Nate Silver insisting the year 2000 was in the 20th century. Guaranteed he puts tomato in his fruit salad.
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![Comic. [Banner: Mathematical Society: 2025 Meeting.] PERSON 1 with bun: Any other new developments from the year to cover before we wrap? PERSON 2: Oh, the teens picked a new funny number. PERSON 3 with short hair: Aww, I’m glad to hear they’re still doing that. PERSON 4 with ponytail: I’ll add it to the list. [List: 23 (skidoo!; 42; 69; 420; 1,337; 58,008; [circled]: 67]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreig43e2u4zzpifhq6fbf2iwplmva2lt5rokfg5uws5dysbe55up6wa@jpeg)
December 26, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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12YO girl signed up to do “stand up comedy” at the talent show. 13YO boy decided to heckle her. Teacher started to tell the boy to leave her alone, but the 12YO comedian said “no, no, let him go, this is the closest he’s ever going to get to having a conversation with a girl.”
What's an insult you'll never forget?
December 26, 2025 at 4:43 PM
12YO girl signed up to do “stand up comedy” at the talent show. 13YO boy decided to heckle her. Teacher started to tell the boy to leave her alone, but the 12YO comedian said “no, no, let him go, this is the closest he’s ever going to get to having a conversation with a girl.”