Stuart Houghton
@stuarthoughton.bsky.social
Writer. Geek. Mononippled gadabout.
I made SWEARDLE http://sweardle.glitch.me You're welcome.
Listen to or read the play what I wrote http://erislabs.net/stu/nigel/
I am hagbardsapple on B3ta.
I made SWEARDLE http://sweardle.glitch.me You're welcome.
Listen to or read the play what I wrote http://erislabs.net/stu/nigel/
I am hagbardsapple on B3ta.
Pinned
If you want to listen to or read my play MAKING PLANS WITH NIGEL - as broadcast on Radio 4 - you can now do so here: erislabs.net/stu/nigel/
It's a comedy drama about those never-not-hilarious topics - breast cancer and Brexit. Starring Mark Benton , Sally Lindsay & Lewis MacLeod.
It's a comedy drama about those never-not-hilarious topics - breast cancer and Brexit. Starring Mark Benton , Sally Lindsay & Lewis MacLeod.
Zucchero is a bit 'homeless Jack White'
January 3, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Zucchero is a bit 'homeless Jack White'
Real LAN Party energy to these pics
They’ve got Twitter up on the big screens in Trump’s Mar-a-Lago makeshift “situation room.”
Photos from Trump’s Truth Social account.
Photos from Trump’s Truth Social account.
January 3, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Real LAN Party energy to these pics
When my grandad was in prison he used to dish out his own brand of justice to sex offenders BUT he was fastidious and would thoroughly reconsider all the evidence first.
His motto was, "Measure twice, cut nonce."
His motto was, "Measure twice, cut nonce."
January 3, 2026 at 2:34 PM
When my grandad was in prison he used to dish out his own brand of justice to sex offenders BUT he was fastidious and would thoroughly reconsider all the evidence first.
His motto was, "Measure twice, cut nonce."
His motto was, "Measure twice, cut nonce."
"Cuh. What's he like, eh?🙄" - Downing Street source
January 3, 2026 at 12:16 PM
"Cuh. What's he like, eh?🙄" - Downing Street source
Non-zero chance that the reason these dickheads write RETVRN isn't cod-Latin typography, but that their AI can't render the word properly
I know, yeah, it's AI, but it just utterly wild to me, speaking as someone who grew up *in London in the time period being depicted here* that people are doing nostalgia for *London in the 90s*!
London in the good old days - before everyone's feet pointed forwards.
January 3, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Non-zero chance that the reason these dickheads write RETVRN isn't cod-Latin typography, but that their AI can't render the word properly
Privately, some White House officials worry the Venezuelan adventure will prove a distraction from President Trump's focus on the real mission - destroying the coca fields of Greenland
January 3, 2026 at 10:28 AM
Privately, some White House officials worry the Venezuelan adventure will prove a distraction from President Trump's focus on the real mission - destroying the coca fields of Greenland
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Forgot to post this one
![[Scene is KEIR STARMER as FATHER CHRISTMAS in his factory, with RACHEL REEVES as an awkward-looking Head Elf]
1
FATHER KEIR:
Well, well, well!
[Elf Reeves is holding an enormous sack of letters]
2
FATHER KEIR:
Look at all these letters of membership cancellation!
ELF REEVES:
More than ever this year
3
[Father Keir reads one out:]
“Dear Father Keir
I am writing to cancel my Labour Party membership…”
Awww how sweet
4
“I have truly believed for 40 years, but now I’ve had enough.”
5
“Please please please this year can you deliver some policies that aren’t craven right wing bullshit?”
6
FATHER KEIR:
Well, I think we know what to give this good boy don’t we?
Elf Mahmood!
7
[Show SHABANA MAHMOOD as an elf poking her head round a doorway to afactory full of busy elves, above the door is a wooden sign reading CRAVEN RIGHTWING BULLSHIT FACTORY]
ELF MAHMOOD:
What.
8
FATHER KEIR:
Do we have any performatively cruel immigration stuff left?
9
ELF MAHMOOD:
We've got ‘stealing their belongings and a 20-year wait for settled status’…?
10
FATHER KEIR:
In the sack, please!
[Elves Mahmood and Reeves push the big sack into the sleigh as father Keir climbs in the driver’s seat]
11
And off we goooo!
[He wooshes off into the snowy polar night]
12
[Cut to a person’s LIVING ROOM - a man and a woman are looking in their stockings - the man looks disappointed]
WOMAN:
Is it not what you wanted
MAN:
Not really, no
[Ends]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4m3we4apbjayclzcnhwe3pfp/bafkreid3i66ptsq5hvcwqftxwpr5hetglcixslpbskhsigu7t6c7bng3uq@jpeg)
January 2, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Forgot to post this one
Reposted by Stuart Houghton
In the space of a few minutes Anderson Cooper manages to articulate so many things that I've felt in the years since my parents passed away.
'You are not alone': Anderson Cooper talks grief on New Year's
YouTube video by CNN
youtube.com
January 2, 2026 at 11:58 PM
In the space of a few minutes Anderson Cooper manages to articulate so many things that I've felt in the years since my parents passed away.
Someone needs to explain to the government that the supposed reach they think they have over Twitter/X is illusory and quickly being whittled down to a self-selecting audience of political extremists, bad actors and fans of CSAM
January 2, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Someone needs to explain to the government that the supposed reach they think they have over Twitter/X is illusory and quickly being whittled down to a self-selecting audience of political extremists, bad actors and fans of CSAM
Reposted by Stuart Houghton
The best part of the Pluribus season finale is when Carol dropped this bomb. Absolute masterclass from Gilligan.
December 31, 2025 at 4:22 PM
The best part of the Pluribus season finale is when Carol dropped this bomb. Absolute masterclass from Gilligan.
"What was your biggest impact on the Internet?"
Probably when I made a clone of Wordle called SWEARDLE that got me interviewed on NPR and I explained the word 'pish' to over a million Americans
Probably when I made a clone of Wordle called SWEARDLE that got me interviewed on NPR and I explained the word 'pish' to over a million Americans
"What was your biggest impact on the Internet?"
By the time you find out it'll be too late.
By the time you find out it'll be too late.
January 2, 2026 at 9:00 AM
"What was your biggest impact on the Internet?"
Probably when I made a clone of Wordle called SWEARDLE that got me interviewed on NPR and I explained the word 'pish' to over a million Americans
Probably when I made a clone of Wordle called SWEARDLE that got me interviewed on NPR and I explained the word 'pish' to over a million Americans
Reposted by Stuart Houghton
fuck it HURTS that I understand this
Scott Adams is the Dave Sim of Jim Davises.
January 2, 2026 at 12:11 AM
fuck it HURTS that I understand this
Hugo may have a poker face for traitorousness but he is completely unable to hide his crush on Claudia
January 1, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Hugo may have a poker face for traitorousness but he is completely unable to hide his crush on Claudia
Just dropped and done 25 press-ups. Feel brilliant and not like I'm dying at all. What a great new year's resolution 10/10 no notes
January 1, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Just dropped and done 25 press-ups. Feel brilliant and not like I'm dying at all. What a great new year's resolution 10/10 no notes
If you are a fan of PLURIBUS you might want to see this very early performance by Rhea Seehorn in the tutorial for the Magic The Gathering PC game. Try not to think or say the words 'Kill Jester' while watching. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jp4...
Tutorial Videos - Magic the Gathering 1997 (Shandalar)
YouTube video by John Locksley
www.youtube.com
January 1, 2026 at 12:41 PM
If you are a fan of PLURIBUS you might want to see this very early performance by Rhea Seehorn in the tutorial for the Magic The Gathering PC game. Try not to think or say the words 'Kill Jester' while watching. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jp4...
Reposted by Stuart Houghton
Outlook for the new year ...
December 31, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Outlook for the new year ...
*Eldest son walks in to see Ronnie Wood duetting with Rod Stewart at Glastonbury*
"Has Ozzy Osborne split in two?"
"Has Ozzy Osborne split in two?"
January 1, 2026 at 2:06 AM
*Eldest son walks in to see Ronnie Wood duetting with Rod Stewart at Glastonbury*
"Has Ozzy Osborne split in two?"
"Has Ozzy Osborne split in two?"
Jasper Conran has had a few cold drinks
January 1, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Jasper Conran has had a few cold drinks
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I saw Goody Proctor boogieing at the Hootenanny
January 1, 2026 at 12:18 AM
I saw Goody Proctor boogieing at the Hootenanny
It's actually amazing how willfully stupid these people are. The urge to slap the books out of the nerd's hands completely overriding even the faint feeling at the edge of their minds that maybe some of this stuff might be useful or even valuable one day
January 1, 2026 at 12:16 AM
It's actually amazing how willfully stupid these people are. The urge to slap the books out of the nerd's hands completely overriding even the faint feeling at the edge of their minds that maybe some of this stuff might be useful or even valuable one day
I can't wait to see the Nacy Drew Blumhouse cash-in slasher flick
The original Betty Boop, the first four Nancy Drew books and Greta Garbo's first talkie are among the many works from 1930 that will be free to use, share and remake starting on Jan. 1.
The cultural works becoming public domain in 2026, from Betty Boop to Nancy Drew
The original Betty Boop, the first four Nancy Drew books and Greta Garbo's first talkie are among the many works from 1930 that will be free to use, share and remake starting on Jan. 1.
n.pr
January 1, 2026 at 12:12 AM
I can't wait to see the Nacy Drew Blumhouse cash-in slasher flick
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Made myself an absolutely FILTHY Martini to see in the New Year.
Have a great 2026 everyone x
Have a great 2026 everyone x
December 31, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Made myself an absolutely FILTHY Martini to see in the New Year.
Have a great 2026 everyone x
Have a great 2026 everyone x