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.
Good grief. This week's The Chair Company was *deranged* from start to finish. The coke bar! The head dent! The sound FX in Mike's apartment! The porn Christmas Carol! Incredible stuff.
November 11, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Good grief. This week's The Chair Company was *deranged* from start to finish. The coke bar! The head dent! The sound FX in Mike's apartment! The porn Christmas Carol! Incredible stuff.
Elon: I have invented the Slap Drone from the classic Iain M Banks sci-fi novel, I Have Already Invented The Fucking Slap Drone, You Fascist Idiot
in a long life filled with saying stupid shit this is may be the stupidest shit he's ever said
November 11, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Elon: I have invented the Slap Drone from the classic Iain M Banks sci-fi novel, I Have Already Invented The Fucking Slap Drone, You Fascist Idiot
The Southampton Man
November 11, 2025 at 7:16 PM
The Southampton Man
After some consideration the Board has decided to give Trump double what he asked for and let JD Vance have a go on the One Show sofa
BBC boss urges ‘fight’ for its journalism as board considers Trump threat on.ft.com/3WPN1E0
BBC boss urges ‘fight’ for its journalism as board considers Trump threat
Tim Davie’s comments come after US president says he will sue for $1bn if he does not get an apology and compensation
on.ft.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:13 PM
After some consideration the Board has decided to give Trump double what he asked for and let JD Vance have a go on the One Show sofa
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NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
edition.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Once again the 'if someone starts doing dunk QTs, just block them' rule is undefeated
November 11, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Once again the 'if someone starts doing dunk QTs, just block them' rule is undefeated
Moneypenny: Is it true sir, is Commander Bond returning to work?
M: Yes. Things are going to be a little confusing while we re-add him to the system. I did tell HR that hiring someone called Jamez Bohnd as his temporary replacement would cause problems but they wouldn't have it. Bloody idiots.
M: Yes. Things are going to be a little confusing while we re-add him to the system. I did tell HR that hiring someone called Jamez Bohnd as his temporary replacement would cause problems but they wouldn't have it. Bloody idiots.
November 11, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Moneypenny: Is it true sir, is Commander Bond returning to work?
M: Yes. Things are going to be a little confusing while we re-add him to the system. I did tell HR that hiring someone called Jamez Bohnd as his temporary replacement would cause problems but they wouldn't have it. Bloody idiots.
M: Yes. Things are going to be a little confusing while we re-add him to the system. I did tell HR that hiring someone called Jamez Bohnd as his temporary replacement would cause problems but they wouldn't have it. Bloody idiots.
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"Get him Joyce"
"Drag his ass!"
"Drag his ass!"
November 11, 2025 at 11:43 AM
"Get him Joyce"
"Drag his ass!"
"Drag his ass!"
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Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round
November 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round
Cor. This is brilliant. They should definitely do an album together - full Songs For Della back & forth
November 11, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Cor. This is brilliant. They should definitely do an album together - full Songs For Della back & forth
For me this is illustrative of a wider problem - people expecting stories to be consistent and 'real'. Myths don't have a canon. Give us an Absolute Bond where he grows up on a council estate. Give us a Bond musical, or Comrade Bond who was raised in the USSR. It's fine.
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
November 11, 2025 at 11:13 AM
For me this is illustrative of a wider problem - people expecting stories to be consistent and 'real'. Myths don't have a canon. Give us an Absolute Bond where he grows up on a council estate. Give us a Bond musical, or Comrade Bond who was raised in the USSR. It's fine.
MI6 briefing room. M pauses the end of No Time To Die just as the missiles hit. "You see, 007? All our simulations show this sort of outcome if you continue to brood on your past. The Ministry's view is that you either retire or accept you need therapy."
"It's nothing a stiff drink won't fix, sir."
"It's nothing a stiff drink won't fix, sir."
November 11, 2025 at 10:50 AM
MI6 briefing room. M pauses the end of No Time To Die just as the missiles hit. "You see, 007? All our simulations show this sort of outcome if you continue to brood on your past. The Ministry's view is that you either retire or accept you need therapy."
"It's nothing a stiff drink won't fix, sir."
"It's nothing a stiff drink won't fix, sir."
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Trump Threatens To Sue BBC Over Misleading Edit Of ‘The Vicar Of Dibley’ https://theonion.com/trump-threatens-to-sue-bbc-over-misleading-edit-of-the-vicar-of-dibley/
November 10, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Trump Threatens To Sue BBC Over Misleading Edit Of ‘The Vicar Of Dibley’ https://theonion.com/trump-threatens-to-sue-bbc-over-misleading-edit-of-the-vicar-of-dibley/
@petefrasermusic.bsky.social please take this as a sign - Down I Go for Eurovision 2026
I somehow missed this but it is excellent - the Chilean entrant to Miss World won her national heat in part due to her performance in the Talent round... as a death metal singer www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZXu...
MIss World Chile Contestant Sings Death Metal
YouTube video by REVOLVER
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:26 AM
@petefrasermusic.bsky.social please take this as a sign - Down I Go for Eurovision 2026
I somehow missed this but it is excellent - the Chilean entrant to Miss World won her national heat in part due to her performance in the Talent round... as a death metal singer www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZXu...
MIss World Chile Contestant Sings Death Metal
YouTube video by REVOLVER
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:15 AM
I somehow missed this but it is excellent - the Chilean entrant to Miss World won her national heat in part due to her performance in the Talent round... as a death metal singer www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZXu...
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Wait do I have it correct that Joyce Carol Oates said Musk was a shell of a man with no joy in his life and he totally saw it and said "No I'm not" and now he's searching the titles of different movies he likes and replying "great movie"
November 10, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Wait do I have it correct that Joyce Carol Oates said Musk was a shell of a man with no joy in his life and he totally saw it and said "No I'm not" and now he's searching the titles of different movies he likes and replying "great movie"
Finally, the episode set on a bus
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November 10, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Finally, the episode set on a bus
Yes very good. Now, why did you skin Sam the Eagle and why are you now wearing him as a hat?
#MorningVibe
“We’re a community of humans, and we gotta have each other’s back. That’s how you survive.” 💖 Cyndi Lauper
“We’re a community of humans, and we gotta have each other’s back. That’s how you survive.” 💖 Cyndi Lauper
November 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Yes very good. Now, why did you skin Sam the Eagle and why are you now wearing him as a hat?
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all this, in my opinion, began when they cancelled bonekickers
November 10, 2025 at 1:04 PM
all this, in my opinion, began when they cancelled bonekickers
People on the Right insist the BBC is biased against them. If they get their way it will be dissolved and replaced by something more right wing.
People on the Left insist the BBC is biased against them. If they get their way it will be dissolved and replaced by something more right wing.
People on the Left insist the BBC is biased against them. If they get their way it will be dissolved and replaced by something more right wing.
November 10, 2025 at 11:33 AM
People on the Right insist the BBC is biased against them. If they get their way it will be dissolved and replaced by something more right wing.
People on the Left insist the BBC is biased against them. If they get their way it will be dissolved and replaced by something more right wing.
People on the Left insist the BBC is biased against them. If they get their way it will be dissolved and replaced by something more right wing.
(person who has only seen and only cares about The Boss Baby) Huh. Getting a lot of Boss Baby vibes from this Tim Davie resignation.
Suzanne Moore, who would rather be locked up than pay her BBC licence fee because the BBC is too nice to trans people for her liking.
November 10, 2025 at 9:25 AM
(person who has only seen and only cares about The Boss Baby) Huh. Getting a lot of Boss Baby vibes from this Tim Davie resignation.
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Acceptable to a Labour Government and the right wing papers, you say?
November 9, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Acceptable to a Labour Government and the right wing papers, you say?
The BBC needs somebody neutral at the helm like Chris Mason or Laura Kuenssberg or Skeletor
November 9, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The BBC needs somebody neutral at the helm like Chris Mason or Laura Kuenssberg or Skeletor