Ben Plouviez
@benplouviez.bsky.social
Retired and now tender of donkeys (2) and minder of cats (2) as well as reader of books (lots) and thinker of great thoughts (none really). Also maker of irritating jokes, so sorry (not sorry) about that.
Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
…which, one must recognise, is Daphne’s default position.
December 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
…which, one must recognise, is Daphne’s default position.
But surely NI *is* just like Iraq and Afghanistan - entities the British state has repeatedly fucked up but consistently failed to gain control of.
December 9, 2025 at 4:49 PM
But surely NI *is* just like Iraq and Afghanistan - entities the British state has repeatedly fucked up but consistently failed to gain control of.
Technically, anywhere beyond the North Circular (or south of the Thames) is furrin parts. I can be certain of this, because I was born in Marylebone.
November 29, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Technically, anywhere beyond the North Circular (or south of the Thames) is furrin parts. I can be certain of this, because I was born in Marylebone.
I’m trying to envisage the circumstances in which it is necessary or advisable to (so to speak) whip out your secret inner ring.
November 26, 2025 at 4:21 PM
I’m trying to envisage the circumstances in which it is necessary or advisable to (so to speak) whip out your secret inner ring.
Huh?? That makes no sense at all: “workspace” isn’t a sector and education is mostly public sector and… and…
Forms design and testing is one of the many skills that got trashed in the global rollout of Microsoft Word, and goodness does it show.
Forms design and testing is one of the many skills that got trashed in the global rollout of Microsoft Word, and goodness does it show.
November 21, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Huh?? That makes no sense at all: “workspace” isn’t a sector and education is mostly public sector and… and…
Forms design and testing is one of the many skills that got trashed in the global rollout of Microsoft Word, and goodness does it show.
Forms design and testing is one of the many skills that got trashed in the global rollout of Microsoft Word, and goodness does it show.
Me too! I assume people only ask it things in order to confirm its shittiness, but really we don’t need to see any more proof.
November 21, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Me too! I assume people only ask it things in order to confirm its shittiness, but really we don’t need to see any more proof.
Think I got lucky… Wordle 1,614 3/6
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November 19, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Think I got lucky… Wordle 1,614 3/6
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See also “sausage roll”.
November 18, 2025 at 12:42 PM
See also “sausage roll”.
Reposted by Ben Plouviez
The only part they planned was the racism
They didn't think to actually deal with the issues
They didn't think to actually deal with the issues
November 18, 2025 at 10:22 AM
The only part they planned was the racism
They didn't think to actually deal with the issues
They didn't think to actually deal with the issues
Or, possibly, both?
November 16, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Or, possibly, both?
They aren’t called Ice Ages for nothing.
November 16, 2025 at 6:08 PM
They aren’t called Ice Ages for nothing.