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So this is a football club putting out an AI statement to mark the death in a car crash of one of their current players at the age of 21, then
"The deep mental scars elicited from Ethan's passing will undeniably never heal – but one thing is for sure, and that is Ethan's vibrant legacy will never fade, no matter how much time passes in the future," the club added.
December 17, 2025 at 5:42 PM
artie.gay
For what seat, Clacton? Why would Zach Polanski be running in Clacton, and why would I have moved there to be voting in that election?
Who would you vote for: Zack Polanski or Nigel Farage? Zack's approval rating tops the leaderboard in a new poll, beating Reform leader Nigel by 11 points. Which man would get your vote?
December 15, 2025 at 10:58 AM
artie.gay
Speech bubble meme: American alcoholic, misogynist and, lamentably, occasionally author of true genius, Jack Kerouac, saying the quoted skeet.
December 13, 2025 at 8:51 PM
artie.gay
Speech bubble meme: Martin Scorsese (in a really artsy picture in a suit sitting against a red background) saying the quoted skeet. This is a funny post if you're one of like six people who has seen The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
December 7, 2025 at 8:24 PM
artie.gay
These day-night Tests have gone too far #TheAshes 🏏
First Test in Perth: Play starts at 2.30am. Lunch at 4.30am to 5.10am. Tea at 7.10am to 7.30am. Close of play at 9.30am (or 10am if making up for lost overs). (Image was posted by someone else who didn't alt text).
November 20, 2025 at 7:51 PM
artie.gay
If you've found a small boat full of people bringing over cars, that's the ferry
Home Office sources here rule out the seizing of items of sentimental value, such as wedding rings. But the Home Office minister Alex Norris has suggested that cars and e-bikes could be fair game.
November 17, 2025 at 1:52 PM
artie.gay
The ATR 72-600 sure is an aeroplane you can legally fly in, but that's as much as I'm willing to say for it
An ATR 72-600, in all its 'are you are this is a good idea?' glory, coming into land somewhere, landing gear half extruded.
November 12, 2025 at 6:55 PM
artie.gay
Poster shinolavolume1 making my humidifier and dehumidifier participate in a cruel and pointless war Poster starjasmines innocent soldiers fighting to benefit only war profiteers (electric company)
November 8, 2025 at 7:37 PM
artie.gay
Speech bubble meme one: former F1 World Champion Nico Rosberg saying the quoted skeet Speech bubble meme 2: Former US Vice President and no time F1 World Champion Aaron Burr saying the quoted skeet
November 2, 2025 at 12:57 PM
artie.gay
The Labour Party and the EHRC: Sports must be aggressively gender segregated for women's own good.

The Labour Party and the EHRC when Muslim-organised sport is aggressively gender segregated:
MP Steve Reed said blocking women was "absolutely unacceptable" and that the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) would investigate.
October 15, 2025 at 6:05 AM
artie.gay
Speech bubble meme: the Facebook logo saying the quoted skeet. Yes, thanks, I'm fine. Why do people keep asking me that?
October 5, 2025 at 9:19 AM
artie.gay
The feed this showed up from made it funnier
The quoted skeet – headed From Quiet Posters (feed).
October 5, 2025 at 7:54 AM
artie.gay
Frinkiac meme: Hans Moleman on a bench, caption "No one's solved the case for Möllemann"
October 2, 2025 at 12:58 PM
artie.gay
Now I may just be a small town carrot eater and not one of your big shot city slicker vegetable scientists, but it sure seems to me like a lot of folks out there are saying the Dutch had something to do with it:

web.archive.org/web/20230728...
There is a theory that orange carrots were promoted by the Dutch, who bred them in honour of William of Orange, the leader of a 16th-century revolt against the Spanish Habsburg monarchy that ruled over a swathe of north-western Europe. Whatever the truth of that particular idea, the orange carrot did eventually become associated with the House of Orange. According to Simon Schama, a historian, the conspicuous display of orange carrots at market was at one time deemed to be a provocative gesture of support for an exiled descendent of William, by the movement that drove out the monarch during the 18th century. But this contempt for orange carrots failed to inspire a consumer revolution: almost all modern European carrots descend from a variety originally grown in the Dutch town of Hoorn.
October 2, 2025 at 7:54 AM
artie.gay
I got ya
"What a nice sheep," I think as I gaze out at a field. The sheep, facing away, starts to raise its head. I stare in mounting horror as the head keeps rising, rising, neck elongating in some cursed spectacle that roots me to the spot in fear until I realise, oh, it's an alpaca.
October 2, 2025 at 5:42 AM
artie.gay
In celebration of England's World Cup win, everyone's gender to be Hannah Botterman for one week
Hannah Botterman, a fucking icon, wearing her England rugby shorts and a t-shirt with the sleeves cut off that reads 'We did it for the girls', and the meme sunglasses in real life, doing some kind of ridiculous dance in the dressing room.
September 27, 2025 at 8:16 PM
artie.gay
Speech bubble meme: famed librettist WS Gilbert (of And Sullivan fame) saying the quoted skeet.
September 22, 2025 at 3:06 PM
artie.gay
Did not know that – I suppose given how Europeans normally named animals in other places they're fortunate not to be Aussie Hedgehogs
An echidna, living its best 'not called an Aussie hedgehog' life.
September 21, 2025 at 6:33 AM
artie.gay
I'm sure Bluesky will be completely normal about this old drinking bowl
Vintage cast iron drinking bowl has the motto "Drink Puppy Drink" embossed on the side.
September 20, 2025 at 11:57 AM
artie.gay
What did she mean by this?
Ralph Wiggum laying on the floor amidst broken glass having been fenestrated, saying "I'm a brick".
September 18, 2025 at 11:06 AM
artie.gay
Charlie Kirk promoted a world view that the migration of non-white people, the toleration of LGBTQ people, and women's rights were all schemes of a shadowy Jewish elite designed to replace white people, or if you're the BBC:
Kirk was a strong supporter of gun rights, vehemently opposed abortion, was critical of transgender rights and promoted false claims about Covid-19. His supporters said he was relatable and understood their concerns. But his views drew fierce liberal criticism, with his detractors calling his comments deeply offensive to some minority groups, including LGBT people and Muslims.
September 15, 2025 at 6:29 AM
artie.gay
The Sunday Times (paywalled) has a fairly neutral headline about the far-right rally, and doesn't mention Kirk for so far down the page I was briefly hopeful the fever was breaking, until I saw this:
In this ugly world, Charlie Kirk is killed and we’re told he’s the problem You look at his family pictures and think, we’re meant to hate this?
September 14, 2025 at 6:54 AM
artie.gay
Final nail frontrunner in race for coffin
Phillipson is the frontrunner in the race to replace Angela Rayner
September 10, 2025 at 6:01 AM
artie.gay
Tony Blair and Bill Clinton smiling together all friendly and happy as Larry.
September 8, 2025 at 8:14 PM
artie.gay
Fascinated by this decoration on a Greek vase which is apparently a 'maid taking offerings to the temple'. Offerings of what is left as an exercise for the reader
Greek vase – a clocky but hot maid is carrying a tray of 'offerings', which are tubes, heavy enough to droop over the sides of the tray. The tubes have rounded ends. Some of the tubes are leaking.
September 7, 2025 at 9:05 AM