Hamburglar Humblebrag
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Carer who likes gardens, wildflowers, guinea pigs, cats, supernatural fiction and films where Nicolas Cage finds a treasure map.
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There's no downside to stopping using outdated ableist terms like id***, m***n, cre***, imbe***e. It costs nothing not to use them & if you're in the habit of using them as shorthand for a type of behaviour that exasperates you, try to identify & describe what it is that has irked you.
Rescinding what I said about not wanting to see the new Superman film because I'm hotter than the surface of Venus and I just remembered cinemas have air conditioning.
July 11, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Rescinding what I said about not wanting to see the new Superman film because I'm hotter than the surface of Venus and I just remembered cinemas have air conditioning.
95% of Victorian ghost stories begin 'Having been thrown into utmost poverty by missteps outwith my control, I had been forced to take a tiny old cottage, & live there in utmost squalor & obscurity, with only 4 maids, a cook, 2 gardeners and a groom, this last of whom lodged beside the orangery.'
July 11, 2025 at 8:30 AM
95% of Victorian ghost stories begin 'Having been thrown into utmost poverty by missteps outwith my control, I had been forced to take a tiny old cottage, & live there in utmost squalor & obscurity, with only 4 maids, a cook, 2 gardeners and a groom, this last of whom lodged beside the orangery.'
Love the idea of a Manchester Underground.
a subway train is pulling into a station with a yellow curb
Alt: a subway train is pulling into a station with a yellow curb
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July 10, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Love the idea of a Manchester Underground.
A lilting Welsh child saying 'don't be silly, things like that only happen in stories' from a 1980s children's BBC drama serial I can remember absolutely no further details of, except that it was broadcast on Wednesdays.
What's the most random/obscure thing you quote?
In "The Stand' by Stephen King (complete/uncut ed iirc), a character called The Kid would sometimes say "how do you like that happy crappy?" and I often say that to myself/out loud for various reasons lol.
In "The Stand' by Stephen King (complete/uncut ed iirc), a character called The Kid would sometimes say "how do you like that happy crappy?" and I often say that to myself/out loud for various reasons lol.
July 10, 2025 at 8:26 AM
A lilting Welsh child saying 'don't be silly, things like that only happen in stories' from a 1980s children's BBC drama serial I can remember absolutely no further details of, except that it was broadcast on Wednesdays.
Just spent 10 minutes trying to remember what TK Maxx is called while my brain insisted that the only two options were TFI Friday or TJ Hooker.
July 9, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Just spent 10 minutes trying to remember what TK Maxx is called while my brain insisted that the only two options were TFI Friday or TJ Hooker.
Saw the trailer for the new Superman. Was onboard until Krypto turned up. Turns out I'm fine with flying dudes but flying dogs get me all 'what in the cartoon nonsense?'.
July 8, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Saw the trailer for the new Superman. Was onboard until Krypto turned up. Turns out I'm fine with flying dudes but flying dogs get me all 'what in the cartoon nonsense?'.
I'm incapable of remembering what milquetoast means. Every time I read it I just feel hungry.
July 7, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I'm incapable of remembering what milquetoast means. Every time I read it I just feel hungry.
Going to tell my grandkids this was a 650 mile coastal walk I did with my dead homeless husband.
July 7, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Going to tell my grandkids this was a 650 mile coastal walk I did with my dead homeless husband.
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[Americans in 1348] oh no creg's got the pleg
July 7, 2025 at 10:46 AM
[Americans in 1348] oh no creg's got the pleg
I didn't know Candyman was based on a Clive Barker short story but here I am four paragraphs in (brutalist estate, graffiti, a visitor called Helen) going 'ooh! Ooh! I know this one!'
July 6, 2025 at 9:17 PM
I didn't know Candyman was based on a Clive Barker short story but here I am four paragraphs in (brutalist estate, graffiti, a visitor called Helen) going 'ooh! Ooh! I know this one!'
One of our neighbours is blasting Nothing Compares 2 U out of their house at a volume that implies they're Going Through Some Stuff.
July 6, 2025 at 8:52 PM
One of our neighbours is blasting Nothing Compares 2 U out of their house at a volume that implies they're Going Through Some Stuff.
I love how rain makes summer gardens look extra lush and sharp.
July 6, 2025 at 11:27 AM
I love how rain makes summer gardens look extra lush and sharp.
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Live Nation are allegedly behind the removal of Bob Vylan from Radar Festival in Manchester this weekend.
David Dremaine, the frontman of Disturbed, signed bombs that were dropped on Palestine, but Live Nation are actively promoting his UK tour including a show at the AO Arena, Manchester.
David Dremaine, the frontman of Disturbed, signed bombs that were dropped on Palestine, but Live Nation are actively promoting his UK tour including a show at the AO Arena, Manchester.
July 3, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Live Nation are allegedly behind the removal of Bob Vylan from Radar Festival in Manchester this weekend.
David Dremaine, the frontman of Disturbed, signed bombs that were dropped on Palestine, but Live Nation are actively promoting his UK tour including a show at the AO Arena, Manchester.
David Dremaine, the frontman of Disturbed, signed bombs that were dropped on Palestine, but Live Nation are actively promoting his UK tour including a show at the AO Arena, Manchester.
Bonus wildflowers in my garden that didn't make the collage cut.
July 5, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Bonus wildflowers in my garden that didn't make the collage cut.
Wildflowers in my garden just now.
July 5, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Wildflowers in my garden just now.
Hi @plantlifeuk.bsky.social I can't seem to join without confirming I'm a taxpayer - the join button won't go live unless I do. I'm an unpaid carer so can't claim gift aid. What would you suggest?
July 4, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Hi @plantlifeuk.bsky.social I can't seem to join without confirming I'm a taxpayer - the join button won't go live unless I do. I'm an unpaid carer so can't claim gift aid. What would you suggest?
Baby's breath and crimson flax have both come into flower this week in my garden.
July 4, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Baby's breath and crimson flax have both come into flower this week in my garden.
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A 2% wealth tax on assets over £10m could raise £8.6bn from the top 40 billionaires on the Sunday Times Rich List alone.
That could cover the cost of keeping PIP disability benefits AND scrapping the two-child benefit cap.
So why make cuts when you can tax the richest?
That could cover the cost of keeping PIP disability benefits AND scrapping the two-child benefit cap.
So why make cuts when you can tax the richest?
July 2, 2025 at 3:09 PM
A 2% wealth tax on assets over £10m could raise £8.6bn from the top 40 billionaires on the Sunday Times Rich List alone.
That could cover the cost of keeping PIP disability benefits AND scrapping the two-child benefit cap.
So why make cuts when you can tax the richest?
That could cover the cost of keeping PIP disability benefits AND scrapping the two-child benefit cap.
So why make cuts when you can tax the richest?
Honeywort, pink hawksbeard, echium and red clover in my garden.
July 1, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Honeywort, pink hawksbeard, echium and red clover in my garden.
The crows I feed through my kitchen window (to the distaste of the fancier residents of the posh street one along) are now bringing their fledglings along to the meal.
July 1, 2025 at 8:21 AM
The crows I feed through my kitchen window (to the distaste of the fancier residents of the posh street one along) are now bringing their fledglings along to the meal.
John Mulaney back in The Bear. Hooray!
June 28, 2025 at 6:10 PM
John Mulaney back in The Bear. Hooray!
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Editor: You get those photos of Pedro Pascal?
Photographer: Sure did boss, looking like a four year old telling his parents that he's had an accident and needs new pajama bottoms, just like you asked.
Editor: what
Photographer: Sure did boss, looking like a four year old telling his parents that he's had an accident and needs new pajama bottoms, just like you asked.
Editor: what
June 25, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Editor: You get those photos of Pedro Pascal?
Photographer: Sure did boss, looking like a four year old telling his parents that he's had an accident and needs new pajama bottoms, just like you asked.
Editor: what
Photographer: Sure did boss, looking like a four year old telling his parents that he's had an accident and needs new pajama bottoms, just like you asked.
Editor: what
Slightly disturbing message exchange with the friend I used to lodge with. I hope I don't end up dead from Floor Dust.
June 25, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Slightly disturbing message exchange with the friend I used to lodge with. I hope I don't end up dead from Floor Dust.
Based on personal experience, I think the phrase 'swears like a trooper' should be updated to 'swears like an East Lothian taxi driver'.
June 25, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Based on personal experience, I think the phrase 'swears like a trooper' should be updated to 'swears like an East Lothian taxi driver'.
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Where does this narcissistic weirdo creep get the money for these hinky stunts? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Where does this narcissistic weirdo creep get the money for these hinky stunts? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Jacky Jhaj: British man charged over mock Disneyland wedding to child had been investigated by BBC
Jacky Jhaj, a convicted paedophile, has staged several elaborate productions involving children and young people since he was released from prison.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 25, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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Where does this narcissistic weirdo creep get the money for these hinky stunts? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Where does this narcissistic weirdo creep get the money for these hinky stunts? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...