Chris
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One of those ‘why is this a classic?’. Not a fan of Eco I’m afraid.
Currently reading The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco and getting irritated that he assumes he can break into Latin and the reader will know what he’s talking about. I’ll never guess whodunnit.
a man with a mustache says oh in a room
ALT: a man with a mustache says oh in a room
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February 22, 2025 at 1:19 PM
One of those ‘why is this a classic?’. Not a fan of Eco I’m afraid.
Currently reading The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco and getting irritated that he assumes he can break into Latin and the reader will know what he’s talking about. I’ll never guess whodunnit.
a man with a mustache says oh in a room
ALT: a man with a mustache says oh in a room
media.tenor.com
February 13, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Currently reading The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco and getting irritated that he assumes he can break into Latin and the reader will know what he’s talking about. I’ll never guess whodunnit.
Sorting a bank account for fourteen year old and it shouldn’t be this hard just because we have different surnames… It’s 2025, banks, come on.
a man in a suit and tie sitting in a chair
ALT: a man in a suit and tie sitting in a chair
media.tenor.com
February 12, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Sorting a bank account for fourteen year old and it shouldn’t be this hard just because we have different surnames… It’s 2025, banks, come on.
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Nor will it allow partnering and marriage with EU citizens - which is natural if young people are allowed to mix to give residence rights here.
Hence talented individuals will be more likely to set up abroad.
Hence talented individuals will be more likely to set up abroad.
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper on SkyNews is just plain wrong. The proposal for a youth mobility scheme falls far short of “free movement” because it only allows individuals to come for a limited period & does not allow them to settle in the UK or EU member state
February 2, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Nor will it allow partnering and marriage with EU citizens - which is natural if young people are allowed to mix to give residence rights here.
Hence talented individuals will be more likely to set up abroad.
Hence talented individuals will be more likely to set up abroad.
Credit: Bruce MacKinnon
(Grabbed from the other side but too good not to share)
(Grabbed from the other side but too good not to share)
February 3, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Credit: Bruce MacKinnon
(Grabbed from the other side but too good not to share)
(Grabbed from the other side but too good not to share)
Advice please.
Why they say ‘don’t buy American’.
(I’m not avoiding American yet but curious about this one).
So Heinz beans? American but made in the UK? This is still ok but my favourite tipple, Jack Daniels, isn’t as it’s made in the US?
Is this correct?
Why they say ‘don’t buy American’.
(I’m not avoiding American yet but curious about this one).
So Heinz beans? American but made in the UK? This is still ok but my favourite tipple, Jack Daniels, isn’t as it’s made in the US?
Is this correct?
February 3, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Advice please.
Why they say ‘don’t buy American’.
(I’m not avoiding American yet but curious about this one).
So Heinz beans? American but made in the UK? This is still ok but my favourite tipple, Jack Daniels, isn’t as it’s made in the US?
Is this correct?
Why they say ‘don’t buy American’.
(I’m not avoiding American yet but curious about this one).
So Heinz beans? American but made in the UK? This is still ok but my favourite tipple, Jack Daniels, isn’t as it’s made in the US?
Is this correct?
Really enjoyed the Wicked film (Ariana Grande surprisingly unannoying). I’m not liking the ‘book that inspired the hit musical’ though.
January 28, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Really enjoyed the Wicked film (Ariana Grande surprisingly unannoying). I’m not liking the ‘book that inspired the hit musical’ though.
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“Oh, I get it now,” I say when I don’t get it but I want the interaction to end.
January 28, 2025 at 12:58 AM
“Oh, I get it now,” I say when I don’t get it but I want the interaction to end.
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I'm telling my kid I baked these and it's being believed
January 24, 2025 at 9:47 AM
I'm telling my kid I baked these and it's being believed
My Spanish pal texted this morning to ask if it was true that an MP had posted a noose on Twitter re: the Southport killer. ‘Don’t be daft’ I replied, ‘we’re not that bad’.
Had a quick look and oh, there’s Lee-stupid-Anderson posting a noose re: the Southport killer.
This country.
Had a quick look and oh, there’s Lee-stupid-Anderson posting a noose re: the Southport killer.
This country.
January 24, 2025 at 9:50 AM
My Spanish pal texted this morning to ask if it was true that an MP had posted a noose on Twitter re: the Southport killer. ‘Don’t be daft’ I replied, ‘we’re not that bad’.
Had a quick look and oh, there’s Lee-stupid-Anderson posting a noose re: the Southport killer.
This country.
Had a quick look and oh, there’s Lee-stupid-Anderson posting a noose re: the Southport killer.
This country.
Sky News are frigging ghouls. At 8.30 I put it on and they’re obsessing over the Rudakubana sentencing like it’s imminent. OK, I’m sure I’ll hear it later - go for a shower, put dinner in the slow cooker, nipped to the shop. Three hours later and the sentencing still isn’t happening. Fucking mad.
January 23, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Sky News are frigging ghouls. At 8.30 I put it on and they’re obsessing over the Rudakubana sentencing like it’s imminent. OK, I’m sure I’ll hear it later - go for a shower, put dinner in the slow cooker, nipped to the shop. Three hours later and the sentencing still isn’t happening. Fucking mad.
Age yourself with a movie you saw in the cinema as a kid.
January 22, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Age yourself with a movie you saw in the cinema as a kid.
This was a very good read - Cry To Heaven by Anne Rice.
Based on the Italian castrati, something I don’t know much about and super-interesting. A bit overly wordy, but this is Anne Rice after all, fab story and characters. #BookSky
Based on the Italian castrati, something I don’t know much about and super-interesting. A bit overly wordy, but this is Anne Rice after all, fab story and characters. #BookSky
January 22, 2025 at 9:22 AM
This was a very good read - Cry To Heaven by Anne Rice.
Based on the Italian castrati, something I don’t know much about and super-interesting. A bit overly wordy, but this is Anne Rice after all, fab story and characters. #BookSky
Based on the Italian castrati, something I don’t know much about and super-interesting. A bit overly wordy, but this is Anne Rice after all, fab story and characters. #BookSky
If you see this, post something pink
January 20, 2025 at 9:25 AM
If you see this, post something pink
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Not to brag, but I just walked into another room and remembered exactly why I went there…
It was the bathroom, but still…
It was the bathroom, but still…
January 19, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Not to brag, but I just walked into another room and remembered exactly why I went there…
It was the bathroom, but still…
It was the bathroom, but still…
At this point I’m embarrassed to have even heard of America tbh… 😬🤦🏻♀️
I don't think I have ever read a sentence funnier than "tickets are now commemorative".
Yeah. You should frame the ticket you bought for $500 on craigslist, to a thing that you were excluded from. Because it is the perfect summary of the grift that is MAGA.
Yeah. You should frame the ticket you bought for $500 on craigslist, to a thing that you were excluded from. Because it is the perfect summary of the grift that is MAGA.
January 20, 2025 at 8:53 AM
At this point I’m embarrassed to have even heard of America tbh… 😬🤦🏻♀️
Had a lovely weekend in Chipping Norton, enjoyed it so much we booked the hotel for another weekend at the end of the month as we left!
Such a chill part of the country, it probably makes me officially middle aged but… just beautiful.
Such a chill part of the country, it probably makes me officially middle aged but… just beautiful.
January 20, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Had a lovely weekend in Chipping Norton, enjoyed it so much we booked the hotel for another weekend at the end of the month as we left!
Such a chill part of the country, it probably makes me officially middle aged but… just beautiful.
Such a chill part of the country, it probably makes me officially middle aged but… just beautiful.
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If they ban TikTok I guess I will have to go back to busking
January 16, 2025 at 11:22 AM
If they ban TikTok I guess I will have to go back to busking
My 14 year old has blagged a day off school today with a minor temperature from his Meningitis and Polio jabs yesterday. Little shit, legit acted the ‘I am dying of a vaccine injury’ scene brilliantly. Fine now. Weirdly.
Vaccines are among the best of inventions. There's a high chance that without them, and the herd immunity they can deliver, you'd either not be here or would face a lifelong disability: *whether or not you had them yourself*. It seems crazy to have to point this out, but we forget it at our peril.
January 16, 2025 at 1:48 PM
My 14 year old has blagged a day off school today with a minor temperature from his Meningitis and Polio jabs yesterday. Little shit, legit acted the ‘I am dying of a vaccine injury’ scene brilliantly. Fine now. Weirdly.
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getting booed offstage at the Efficiency Conference because nobody likes my presentation on employee productivity that, ironically, contains only a single-slide that says "pay people more money"
January 15, 2025 at 4:01 PM
getting booed offstage at the Efficiency Conference because nobody likes my presentation on employee productivity that, ironically, contains only a single-slide that says "pay people more money"
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A very interesting and comprehensive conversation between Andrew Feinstein and Alexei Sayle
Takes:
1) Starmer's useless people skills
2) Tony Blair's facilitation of Arms Trade corruption -at home and abroad - while in office.
... and much more..
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGXW...
Takes:
1) Starmer's useless people skills
2) Tony Blair's facilitation of Arms Trade corruption -at home and abroad - while in office.
... and much more..
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGXW...
Soundtrack to a Coup d'État (with Andrew Feinstein) VIDEO - ep.65
YouTube video by Alexei Sayle
www.youtube.com
January 5, 2025 at 7:05 PM
A very interesting and comprehensive conversation between Andrew Feinstein and Alexei Sayle
Takes:
1) Starmer's useless people skills
2) Tony Blair's facilitation of Arms Trade corruption -at home and abroad - while in office.
... and much more..
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGXW...
Takes:
1) Starmer's useless people skills
2) Tony Blair's facilitation of Arms Trade corruption -at home and abroad - while in office.
... and much more..
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGXW...
Oh. What a bloody good idea!
Recycle overripe bananas, hanging them up in your garden 👇
1. Attracts Beneficial Insects: 🐝, 🦋, & 🐞
2. Nutrient-Rich Compost: add it to your compost (soil).
3. Natural Fertilizer
4. Repels Certain Pests: like aphids & gnats.
5. Supports Earthworm Activity
Save pollinators 👉 change.org/SaveTheBee 🐝
1. Attracts Beneficial Insects: 🐝, 🦋, & 🐞
2. Nutrient-Rich Compost: add it to your compost (soil).
3. Natural Fertilizer
4. Repels Certain Pests: like aphids & gnats.
5. Supports Earthworm Activity
Save pollinators 👉 change.org/SaveTheBee 🐝
January 7, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Oh. What a bloody good idea!
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Growing up, cartoons made me think there would be more pies on window sills for me to steal.
January 5, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Growing up, cartoons made me think there would be more pies on window sills for me to steal.