Rob Blundell
@blundell.eu
Legal stuff. Wind farms. Biotech. Sometimes agriculture.
I'm now suspecting your great grandfather wasn't the "honest to goodness, man of graft and toil, builder" claimed in family history, but perhaps was in another line of work.
a man in a red and gold uniform is dancing on a stage with a group of people .
Alt: The theatrical impresario in the Roberts family.
media.tenor.com
February 13, 2026 at 8:08 AM
I'm now suspecting your great grandfather wasn't the "honest to goodness, man of graft and toil, builder" claimed in family history, but perhaps was in another line of work.
And I thought you were from the Peoples' Independent Republic of Andover.
February 12, 2026 at 9:43 PM
And I thought you were from the Peoples' Independent Republic of Andover.
Reposted by Rob Blundell
Put it this way: if you are trying to predict Trump's actions, "what would a committed racist/minsogynst do?" will get you about a 95% hit rate. "What would a desperately insecure narcissist who is deeply afraid of weakness & drawn to bullying strength do?" will get you 100%.
February 12, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Put it this way: if you are trying to predict Trump's actions, "what would a committed racist/minsogynst do?" will get you about a 95% hit rate. "What would a desperately insecure narcissist who is deeply afraid of weakness & drawn to bullying strength do?" will get you 100%.
These McMansions are getting out of hand.
February 12, 2026 at 9:03 PM
These McMansions are getting out of hand.
I'm not fun of Ratcliffe but that headline trades on indignation to try and make a point that isn't there. The two halves are a non-sequitur: a business leader can be obnoxious whilst the company does things which are still permitted.
There is an illogical undercurrent.
There is an illogical undercurrent.
February 12, 2026 at 8:57 PM
I'm not fun of Ratcliffe but that headline trades on indignation to try and make a point that isn't there. The two halves are a non-sequitur: a business leader can be obnoxious whilst the company does things which are still permitted.
There is an illogical undercurrent.
There is an illogical undercurrent.
Does this mean that all the nutters who blocked me for following her will now unblock?
(I'll have to just find them and block them instead, weirdos)
(I'll have to just find them and block them instead, weirdos)
February 12, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Does this mean that all the nutters who blocked me for following her will now unblock?
(I'll have to just find them and block them instead, weirdos)
(I'll have to just find them and block them instead, weirdos)
I just read about it on wikipedia as I was shocked I hadn't heard before. What an awful tragedy.
February 12, 2026 at 7:17 PM
I just read about it on wikipedia as I was shocked I hadn't heard before. What an awful tragedy.
I need the sight of the sea viscerally. Don't want to go on it particularly, but if I spend too long away I need to go back for my fix of waves and spume.
(Yes, I said spume)
(Yes, I said spume)
February 12, 2026 at 5:34 PM
I need the sight of the sea viscerally. Don't want to go on it particularly, but if I spend too long away I need to go back for my fix of waves and spume.
(Yes, I said spume)
(Yes, I said spume)
"You going down The Wabe tonite?"
"Depends how mimsy I am"
"Depends how mimsy I am"
February 12, 2026 at 5:29 PM
"You going down The Wabe tonite?"
"Depends how mimsy I am"
"Depends how mimsy I am"
Round my way "blue badge" is what means you can park on the double yellows outside the chippy.
February 12, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Round my way "blue badge" is what means you can park on the double yellows outside the chippy.
given my domain, it is dangerously close to blue with yellow stars.
February 12, 2026 at 2:45 PM
given my domain, it is dangerously close to blue with yellow stars.
Take it back. You inspired me to sort it.
February 12, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Take it back. You inspired me to sort it.
It seems that he could get Grok to do it, so he set up Grok to train ChatGPT and, well....
www.youtube.com/shorts/AC8eb...
www.youtube.com/shorts/AC8eb...
Day 5…#grok teaches #chatgpt how to count…
YouTube video by FatherPhi
www.youtube.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:09 PM
It seems that he could get Grok to do it, so he set up Grok to train ChatGPT and, well....
www.youtube.com/shorts/AC8eb...
www.youtube.com/shorts/AC8eb...
Someone on here should have one for you.
Good luck!
Good luck!
February 12, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Someone on here should have one for you.
Good luck!
Good luck!
The other post doing the rounds this morning is "what famous person went to your school?"
Er... Me and... Charlie Dimmock.
(We didn't have a fencing club)
Er... Me and... Charlie Dimmock.
(We didn't have a fencing club)
February 12, 2026 at 10:45 AM
The other post doing the rounds this morning is "what famous person went to your school?"
Er... Me and... Charlie Dimmock.
(We didn't have a fencing club)
Er... Me and... Charlie Dimmock.
(We didn't have a fencing club)
This rant is now not about pubs, suits, or politicians; it's a rant against clouds, isn't it?
I think I'll go outside for a bit.
I think I'll go outside for a bit.
February 12, 2026 at 9:51 AM
This rant is now not about pubs, suits, or politicians; it's a rant against clouds, isn't it?
I think I'll go outside for a bit.
I think I'll go outside for a bit.
It means your photo "op" is no opportunity at all. People will use the photo to say you are not a man of the people, you might as well not be able to eat a bacon sarnie.
Is this rant not even about suits, but more about realism in politics?
Is this rant not even about suits, but more about realism in politics?
February 12, 2026 at 9:49 AM
It means your photo "op" is no opportunity at all. People will use the photo to say you are not a man of the people, you might as well not be able to eat a bacon sarnie.
Is this rant not even about suits, but more about realism in politics?
Is this rant not even about suits, but more about realism in politics?
I endorse this position.
On point 3, I'd say that Tim Martin is an objectionable twerp but he has come as near as dammit to making the UK answer to McDonald's, and honestly I'm impressed.
On point 3, I'd say that Tim Martin is an objectionable twerp but he has come as near as dammit to making the UK answer to McDonald's, and honestly I'm impressed.
February 12, 2026 at 9:44 AM
I endorse this position.
On point 3, I'd say that Tim Martin is an objectionable twerp but he has come as near as dammit to making the UK answer to McDonald's, and honestly I'm impressed.
On point 3, I'd say that Tim Martin is an objectionable twerp but he has come as near as dammit to making the UK answer to McDonald's, and honestly I'm impressed.
I'm not complaining. A win is a win!
February 12, 2026 at 9:22 AM
I'm not complaining. A win is a win!
I fenced epée. I was terrible.
I entered the British Open one year and only won one bout.
...against my own coach. Which probably explains it.
I entered the British Open one year and only won one bout.
...against my own coach. Which probably explains it.
February 12, 2026 at 9:10 AM
I fenced epée. I was terrible.
I entered the British Open one year and only won one bout.
...against my own coach. Which probably explains it.
I entered the British Open one year and only won one bout.
...against my own coach. Which probably explains it.
Not winter, but I was taught fencing by the Jamaican no.2 fencer.
He kept his rear car doors closed by a length of twine stretched in between the door handles.
He kept his rear car doors closed by a length of twine stretched in between the door handles.
February 12, 2026 at 8:52 AM
Not winter, but I was taught fencing by the Jamaican no.2 fencer.
He kept his rear car doors closed by a length of twine stretched in between the door handles.
He kept his rear car doors closed by a length of twine stretched in between the door handles.
Jokes on them. In my school it's me.
Eat that circularity, bots!
Eat that circularity, bots!
February 12, 2026 at 8:21 AM
Jokes on them. In my school it's me.
Eat that circularity, bots!
Eat that circularity, bots!
Or the actual income benefit of being an elite Biathlon Skier.
I once knew someone who was aiming to be the pinnacle of kayaking, before he realised it meant penury.
I once knew someone who was aiming to be the pinnacle of kayaking, before he realised it meant penury.
February 12, 2026 at 8:15 AM
Or the actual income benefit of being an elite Biathlon Skier.
I once knew someone who was aiming to be the pinnacle of kayaking, before he realised it meant penury.
I once knew someone who was aiming to be the pinnacle of kayaking, before he realised it meant penury.