Alison
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art history, TV, Sparks, film history, Marx Brothers
art history, TV, Sparks, film history, Marx Brothers
The second thing that dates the book is a rare reference to Sherlock Holmes being dead, as of course he was from 1893 to 1903
November 17, 2025 at 10:28 AM
The second thing that dates the book is a rare reference to Sherlock Holmes being dead, as of course he was from 1893 to 1903
I read the HG Wells book The Wheels of Chance, an 1895 cycling themed romcom. It's dated in two fun (to me) ways. At one point the protagonist describes seeing someone riding an "ordinary." This is what penny farthings were briefly known as when the safety bike first came in
November 17, 2025 at 10:28 AM
I read the HG Wells book The Wheels of Chance, an 1895 cycling themed romcom. It's dated in two fun (to me) ways. At one point the protagonist describes seeing someone riding an "ordinary." This is what penny farthings were briefly known as when the safety bike first came in
Wow, he looks just like him!
November 16, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Wow, he looks just like him!
Example of a child flicking the Vs in the opening credits. I like to look for examples of this to try and prove how far back it goes. This is no help really as the film's from 1971; 70 years after the earliest recorded example
November 12, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Example of a child flicking the Vs in the opening credits. I like to look for examples of this to try and prove how far back it goes. This is no help really as the film's from 1971; 70 years after the earliest recorded example
Winnie the Pooh, St Paul's Cathedral or the hovercraft?
November 8, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Winnie the Pooh, St Paul's Cathedral or the hovercraft?
If you keep your eyes open, the world will provide you with your mantra
November 6, 2025 at 6:09 PM
If you keep your eyes open, the world will provide you with your mantra
Oh no my worst fear: causing things to happen
November 5, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Oh no my worst fear: causing things to happen
Prediction: you'll be able to buy cushions that are already shaped like this soon and gradually the two sticky up bits will get taller and taller until, like ox bow lakes, the cushions will split in two
November 4, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Prediction: you'll be able to buy cushions that are already shaped like this soon and gradually the two sticky up bits will get taller and taller until, like ox bow lakes, the cushions will split in two
This is no fun, Relay. Please tell me warehouse locations, scan times - paint me a picture. The wondrous journey section of tracking is PART OF THE PLEASURE
November 2, 2025 at 7:27 PM
This is no fun, Relay. Please tell me warehouse locations, scan times - paint me a picture. The wondrous journey section of tracking is PART OF THE PLEASURE
Knew it - look at his eyes
Also whoa I need Kay Kendall's outfit
Also whoa I need Kay Kendall's outfit
November 2, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Knew it - look at his eyes
Also whoa I need Kay Kendall's outfit
Also whoa I need Kay Kendall's outfit
I saw this car this morning, stuck at the side of the road. I sort of wish I'd gone and said hello and asked about it but if I learned anything from Genevieve (1953), Kenneth More was about to turn the crank handle and lash out at bystanders
November 2, 2025 at 1:16 PM
I saw this car this morning, stuck at the side of the road. I sort of wish I'd gone and said hello and asked about it but if I learned anything from Genevieve (1953), Kenneth More was about to turn the crank handle and lash out at bystanders
Just watching this on Film 4+1 now and he doesn't seem to say parsnips or muffins in their copy. It's all very confusing
October 31, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Just watching this on Film 4+1 now and he doesn't seem to say parsnips or muffins in their copy. It's all very confusing
Outlook has updated on my phone and the new logo looks familiar
October 30, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Outlook has updated on my phone and the new logo looks familiar
I thought I was immune to the charms of Dennis out of Always Sunny, then I saw the episode where he gets a cat, calls him Jack Bauer and carries him everywhere because he loves him
October 29, 2025 at 11:03 AM
I thought I was immune to the charms of Dennis out of Always Sunny, then I saw the episode where he gets a cat, calls him Jack Bauer and carries him everywhere because he loves him
It is entirely my own fault that the headdress in the bottom left pic immediately made me think of Bob Mortimer's Wotsits wig
October 28, 2025 at 8:20 AM
It is entirely my own fault that the headdress in the bottom left pic immediately made me think of Bob Mortimer's Wotsits wig
Huh! This film predicted the Ring doorbell
October 27, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Huh! This film predicted the Ring doorbell
While looking for pics of Mary Pickford where she looks like Patricia Hodge, I stumbled on some of Douglas Fairbanks with a tan
October 27, 2025 at 11:17 AM
While looking for pics of Mary Pickford where she looks like Patricia Hodge, I stumbled on some of Douglas Fairbanks with a tan
Oh yes, I heard about the sign recently!
![Sign which reads:
Docklands Light Railway
Day tripper looking for the Beatles Pedestrian crossing?
Unfortunately you are at the wrong Abbey Road. However, we can work it out and help you get back to the correct location.
[it then gives directions that contain no song titles, followed by...]
Passengers need a ticket to ride](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2ki252kvurzk5bhpz7etxjpu/bafkreiata5blhfgp7itfts3ca7otl6skmqkmkdybqgx7hj2egd5fqkkv7q@jpeg)
October 27, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Oh yes, I heard about the sign recently!
The Mary Pickford Patricia Hodge continuum
October 26, 2025 at 9:38 PM
The Mary Pickford Patricia Hodge continuum
Tbf I would watch the hell out of a series of comedy films following the misadventures of these two
October 17, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Tbf I would watch the hell out of a series of comedy films following the misadventures of these two