Ben Poole
@benjaminbump.bsky.social
Freelance writer. American Studies Leicester uni/ODU grad. Suede-listening, cake-baking, cake-eating, Everton-suffering soul. 🧑💻🚶🪴🧀🍰🫖🍷🏈⚽️🏏🎟️🚂📱
My feet had forgotten about smart shoes… until today 🩸 🥴
November 25, 2025 at 9:33 AM
My feet had forgotten about smart shoes… until today 🩸 🥴
Tomorrow holds the prospect of a Thanksgiving lunch and then American BBQ for dinner… so if you see someone at English Teacher who is completely spherical, that’ll be me! 😅
November 24, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Tomorrow holds the prospect of a Thanksgiving lunch and then American BBQ for dinner… so if you see someone at English Teacher who is completely spherical, that’ll be me! 😅
This DPD window of 11.06-12.06 is delivering as well as the England cricket team 😠
November 22, 2025 at 1:24 PM
This DPD window of 11.06-12.06 is delivering as well as the England cricket team 😠
*Strong* ChatGPT vibes in today’s PLURIBUS ep 😂
November 21, 2025 at 7:57 PM
*Strong* ChatGPT vibes in today’s PLURIBUS ep 😂
In the words of Bloc Party, it's so cold in this house 🥶
November 21, 2025 at 2:21 PM
In the words of Bloc Party, it's so cold in this house 🥶
Lovely sunny day to be traipsing into London town for some lunch 😎
November 20, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Lovely sunny day to be traipsing into London town for some lunch 😎
Well done, Scotland football 👏
November 18, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Well done, Scotland football 👏
THE IRIS AFFAIR is entertaining enough, but it is rather like stretching out one Dr Who story over 8 eps. On which note, Niamh Algar would make an excellent Doctor 😃
November 15, 2025 at 11:26 PM
THE IRIS AFFAIR is entertaining enough, but it is rather like stretching out one Dr Who story over 8 eps. On which note, Niamh Algar would make an excellent Doctor 😃
Proper BLADERUNNER fog out this morning 🤗
November 15, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Proper BLADERUNNER fog out this morning 🤗
Are you effing joking?! Well yes, I guess you are #Taskmaster
November 13, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Are you effing joking?! Well yes, I guess you are #Taskmaster
Funny old webinar moderation just now... wore a tie but forgot my glasses 😳😂
November 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Funny old webinar moderation just now... wore a tie but forgot my glasses 😳😂
Reposted by Ben Poole
The best short ghost story ever.
October 17, 2025 at 7:35 AM
The best short ghost story ever.
PREDATOR BADLANDS is a fun ol’ time at the movies, folks
November 12, 2025 at 10:34 PM
PREDATOR BADLANDS is a fun ol’ time at the movies, folks
Sunny Saturday! Perfect for strolling into town for a pub lunch ☀️ 😎
November 8, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Sunny Saturday! Perfect for strolling into town for a pub lunch ☀️ 😎
Hard to beat the Interlagos circuit for F1 👌
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November 7, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Hard to beat the Interlagos circuit for F1 👌
🏎️💨💨💨
🏎️💨💨💨
“They filmed The Omen at Guildford Cathedral”
November 7, 2025 at 11:30 AM
“They filmed The Omen at Guildford Cathedral”
And in their final traitorous act, they got their victims to feel sorry for them… 🙄
November 6, 2025 at 10:07 PM
And in their final traitorous act, they got their victims to feel sorry for them… 🙄
"Your mission is to leak in plain sight..."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Celebrity Traitors final briefly uploaded a day early outside of the UK
The show was uploaded a day early by streaming service Crave in Canada, with hundreds able to watch.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 2:17 PM
"Your mission is to leak in plain sight..."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Halloween hangover 🎃
November 5, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Halloween hangover 🎃
The moral of my current predicament is, always take the earlier train if you can! 😩
November 4, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The moral of my current predicament is, always take the earlier train if you can! 😩
Worth saying that the train pulled over in Huntingdon (LNER never stops there usually) so the attack didn’t happen there.
November 2, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Worth saying that the train pulled over in Huntingdon (LNER never stops there usually) so the attack didn’t happen there.
Edward Berger’s visual style is so mesmerising, I sometimes forget about the story in the film he’s directing 🎥 🍿
October 31, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Edward Berger’s visual style is so mesmerising, I sometimes forget about the story in the film he’s directing 🎥 🍿