Sam
@samdeane.bsky.social
I don’t do drama or tea and I don’t like cats - no, not even yours. I like France, colour, sun, podcasts, language, wit, cities, NYT games, #TheArchers, walking, baking, knitting, dogs, general snark. If I want your advice I’ll ask for it.
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Sam
@samdeane.bsky.social
· Nov 18
You're not going to believe what I'm about to tell you - The Oatmeal
This is a comic about the backfire effect.
theoatmeal.com
For many years this was my pinned tweet so probably right it should be here too. If you read this and think ‘yeah, I get that - I’m going to bear that mind’ we’ll probably get on theoatmeal.com/comics/believe
The second of the tripod legs of friendship that keep me upright is visiting tonight. Expect champagne, beige party food and staying-over pants
December 27, 2025 at 9:18 AM
The second of the tripod legs of friendship that keep me upright is visiting tonight. Expect champagne, beige party food and staying-over pants
I would join in but the reality is actually my father saying 'nobody will ever want you because you're too difficult' which is kind of a bummer and part of why I've been in therapy so long
What's an insult you'll never forget?
December 26, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I would join in but the reality is actually my father saying 'nobody will ever want you because you're too difficult' which is kind of a bummer and part of why I've been in therapy so long
Been on Bluesky over 2.5 years but never felt I had truly arrived until I got this scolding. Blessed
December 26, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Been on Bluesky over 2.5 years but never felt I had truly arrived until I got this scolding. Blessed
Instagram thinks I want to see reels of people taking down their Christmas decorations at 4pm on Christmas Day. Maybe if they hadn't put them up in fucking October they wouldn't be quite so sick of them
December 26, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Instagram thinks I want to see reels of people taking down their Christmas decorations at 4pm on Christmas Day. Maybe if they hadn't put them up in fucking October they wouldn't be quite so sick of them
You might think you're wasting your life, but are you 'posting plot holes in a Minions film' level wasting it?
December 26, 2025 at 2:51 PM
You might think you're wasting your life, but are you 'posting plot holes in a Minions film' level wasting it?
Decided to carry on knitting in front of a film this afternoon. But will be it be Oppenheimer or Minions: The Rise Of Gru? Decisions, decisions...
December 26, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Decided to carry on knitting in front of a film this afternoon. But will be it be Oppenheimer or Minions: The Rise Of Gru? Decisions, decisions...
Third time was a charm and I have finished the brioche section
December 26, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Third time was a charm and I have finished the brioche section
I hadn't had Ferrero Rocher for years. They're not all that, are they?
December 26, 2025 at 11:46 AM
I hadn't had Ferrero Rocher for years. They're not all that, are they?
That effing doormat is going to have to go by the back door or it will piss me off so much every time I step outside the house
December 26, 2025 at 8:58 AM
That effing doormat is going to have to go by the back door or it will piss me off so much every time I step outside the house
I declare before you all that everything I eat, drink or do over the next week will be followed by '...just as the baby Jesus would have wanted for his birthday season'
Today, Ferrero Rocher for breakfast, just as the baby Jesus would have wanted for his birthday season
Today, Ferrero Rocher for breakfast, just as the baby Jesus would have wanted for his birthday season
December 26, 2025 at 8:22 AM
I declare before you all that everything I eat, drink or do over the next week will be followed by '...just as the baby Jesus would have wanted for his birthday season'
Today, Ferrero Rocher for breakfast, just as the baby Jesus would have wanted for his birthday season
Today, Ferrero Rocher for breakfast, just as the baby Jesus would have wanted for his birthday season
First Christmas in I don’t know how long where I was neither ill nor cried. Chalking that up as a win
December 25, 2025 at 9:51 PM
First Christmas in I don’t know how long where I was neither ill nor cried. Chalking that up as a win
The only family member who buys me presents got me a doormat which is so on the nose my therapist will be buying a Tuscan villa on the proceeds
December 25, 2025 at 8:30 AM
The only family member who buys me presents got me a doormat which is so on the nose my therapist will be buying a Tuscan villa on the proceeds
My social media principle has always been one of benign dictatorship - if you're going to be in my timeline I have to either find you useful or believe you to be beautiful. So if I'm following you, you should know that I really value you, your words, your friendship. Happy Christmas special people
December 25, 2025 at 7:48 AM
My social media principle has always been one of benign dictatorship - if you're going to be in my timeline I have to either find you useful or believe you to be beautiful. So if I'm following you, you should know that I really value you, your words, your friendship. Happy Christmas special people
OK, look, I'm just going to say this to get it out of my system - I'm very very grateful to have a beloved friend and her family to be with tomorrow but year after year I say 'maybe the next one I'll be in a relationship where we can make our own traditions' and tonight I'm sad that I'm not, again
December 24, 2025 at 7:17 PM
OK, look, I'm just going to say this to get it out of my system - I'm very very grateful to have a beloved friend and her family to be with tomorrow but year after year I say 'maybe the next one I'll be in a relationship where we can make our own traditions' and tonight I'm sad that I'm not, again
Made an epic macaroni cheese just as the baby Jesus would have wanted for his birthday
December 24, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Made an epic macaroni cheese just as the baby Jesus would have wanted for his birthday
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a woman who boasts about her brioche knitting will balls it up so spectacularly on the next row that she has to undo at least 4 to get it back to a clean state
December 24, 2025 at 12:52 PM
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a woman who boasts about her brioche knitting will balls it up so spectacularly on the next row that she has to undo at least 4 to get it back to a clean state
Reposted by Sam
2025 Top Ten. No.1 – After the Arrows. I've taken all the 'usual' pictures of this incredible display team. But this summer, I found something completely different.
December 24, 2025 at 11:06 AM
2025 Top Ten. No.1 – After the Arrows. I've taken all the 'usual' pictures of this incredible display team. But this summer, I found something completely different.
Shocking #WhenIsBins scenes as people have their black bins out on a Weds when it would normally be Friday. SURELY they’re not coming early? I am shaken to my very core
December 24, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Shocking #WhenIsBins scenes as people have their black bins out on a Weds when it would normally be Friday. SURELY they’re not coming early? I am shaken to my very core
Christmas Eve work attire
December 24, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Christmas Eve work attire
Reposted by Sam
Parents & anyone else up early on Christmas morning: there’s a bright pass of the International Space Station over the UK, just after 6.15.
Well, I say it’s the ISS. Could be Santa heading home…
Exact timings for where you are at www.heavens-above.com/PassSummary....
Well, I say it’s the ISS. Could be Santa heading home…
Exact timings for where you are at www.heavens-above.com/PassSummary....
ISS - Visible Passes
Satellite predictions and other astronomical data customised for your location.
www.heavens-above.com
December 24, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Parents & anyone else up early on Christmas morning: there’s a bright pass of the International Space Station over the UK, just after 6.15.
Well, I say it’s the ISS. Could be Santa heading home…
Exact timings for where you are at www.heavens-above.com/PassSummary....
Well, I say it’s the ISS. Could be Santa heading home…
Exact timings for where you are at www.heavens-above.com/PassSummary....
Well here we go: www.madebyolof.com/bluesky-wrap...
samdeane.bsky.social's Bluesky Wrapped 2025
Check out samdeane.bsky.social's year on Bluesky!
www.madebyolof.com
December 23, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Well here we go: www.madebyolof.com/bluesky-wrap...
I imagine there are some nerds having some very big capital-F Feelings seeing Vicky C M dressed as a barmaid #OnlyConnect
December 23, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I imagine there are some nerds having some very big capital-F Feelings seeing Vicky C M dressed as a barmaid #OnlyConnect
I should not be obliged to work on any day where it’s necessary to put indoor lights on during the hours of nominal daylight
December 23, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I should not be obliged to work on any day where it’s necessary to put indoor lights on during the hours of nominal daylight
Absolute carnage as the ‘Trose has run out of boozy cream. Am I honestly expected to just rawdog a mince pie like some kind of medieval peasant?
December 23, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Absolute carnage as the ‘Trose has run out of boozy cream. Am I honestly expected to just rawdog a mince pie like some kind of medieval peasant?
Absolute carnage as the ‘Trose has run out of boozy cream. Am I honestly expected to just rawdog a mince pie like some kind of medieval peasant?
December 23, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Absolute carnage as the ‘Trose has run out of boozy cream. Am I honestly expected to just rawdog a mince pie like some kind of medieval peasant?