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Going over to the other place to share that clip from A Man for All Seasons. That should fix things
January 3, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Going over to the other place to share that clip from A Man for All Seasons. That should fix things
It's been a long time since I reviewed any books, cruelly or otherwise, so here's my verdict on everything I read this year:
1) Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell - Susanna Clarke a: Fantastic. An amazing vision, brilliantly realised. Everyone else should just go home.
1) Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell - Susanna Clarke a: Fantastic. An amazing vision, brilliantly realised. Everyone else should just go home.
January 2, 2026 at 4:30 PM
It's been a long time since I reviewed any books, cruelly or otherwise, so here's my verdict on everything I read this year:
1) Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell - Susanna Clarke a: Fantastic. An amazing vision, brilliantly realised. Everyone else should just go home.
1) Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell - Susanna Clarke a: Fantastic. An amazing vision, brilliantly realised. Everyone else should just go home.
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Nice lily you've got there. Be a shame if someone were to gild it
August 26, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Nice lily you've got there. Be a shame if someone were to gild it
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Happy Childermas to all who celebrate!
December 28, 2024 at 9:50 AM
Happy Childermas to all who celebrate!
Has anyone done a good Tiny Tim/Pagliacci mash up yet?
December 25, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Has anyone done a good Tiny Tim/Pagliacci mash up yet?
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Me and my friends would’ve killed Tiny Tim with hammers I can tell you that much
December 25, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Me and my friends would’ve killed Tiny Tim with hammers I can tell you that much
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He’s making a list
And he’s checking it twice
While he’s having a smoke
And she’s taking a drag
And he’s checking it twice
While he’s having a smoke
And she’s taking a drag
December 9, 2024 at 11:35 PM
He’s making a list
And he’s checking it twice
While he’s having a smoke
And she’s taking a drag
And he’s checking it twice
While he’s having a smoke
And she’s taking a drag
It's not their fault they do not know
The birdsong from the radio,
It's not their fault they often go
To Maidenhead
The birdsong from the radio,
It's not their fault they often go
To Maidenhead
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 6, 2025 at 5:15 PM
It's not their fault they do not know
The birdsong from the radio,
It's not their fault they often go
To Maidenhead
The birdsong from the radio,
It's not their fault they often go
To Maidenhead
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It's time to meet a traveller
Who's from an antique land
Who saw a shattered visage with a sneer of cold command.
It's time to rate the sculptor
Who well those passions read
And stamped them on the lifeless things: the hand; the heart that fed.
Who's from an antique land
Who saw a shattered visage with a sneer of cold command.
It's time to rate the sculptor
Who well those passions read
And stamped them on the lifeless things: the hand; the heart that fed.
My name is Ozymandias, King Of Kings. You looked on my works. Prepare to die.
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look on my works and no worries if not.
October 30, 2025 at 11:27 PM
It's time to meet a traveller
Who's from an antique land
Who saw a shattered visage with a sneer of cold command.
It's time to rate the sculptor
Who well those passions read
And stamped them on the lifeless things: the hand; the heart that fed.
Who's from an antique land
Who saw a shattered visage with a sneer of cold command.
It's time to rate the sculptor
Who well those passions read
And stamped them on the lifeless things: the hand; the heart that fed.
It's time to meet a traveller
Who's from an antique land
Who saw a shattered visage with a sneer of cold command.
It's time to rate the sculptor
Who well those passions read
And stamped them on the lifeless things: the hand; the heart that fed.
Who's from an antique land
Who saw a shattered visage with a sneer of cold command.
It's time to rate the sculptor
Who well those passions read
And stamped them on the lifeless things: the hand; the heart that fed.
My name is Ozymandias, King Of Kings. You looked on my works. Prepare to die.
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look on my works and no worries if not.
October 30, 2025 at 11:27 PM
It's time to meet a traveller
Who's from an antique land
Who saw a shattered visage with a sneer of cold command.
It's time to rate the sculptor
Who well those passions read
And stamped them on the lifeless things: the hand; the heart that fed.
Who's from an antique land
Who saw a shattered visage with a sneer of cold command.
It's time to rate the sculptor
Who well those passions read
And stamped them on the lifeless things: the hand; the heart that fed.
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The only senior minister who appears to recognise the scale of the threat is Ed Miliband - who was also one of the first leading politicians to challenge Rupert Murdoch.
This is what he said in his conference speech last month, before making it clear to journalists he thought govt should leave X.
This is what he said in his conference speech last month, before making it clear to journalists he thought govt should leave X.
October 29, 2025 at 10:11 AM
The only senior minister who appears to recognise the scale of the threat is Ed Miliband - who was also one of the first leading politicians to challenge Rupert Murdoch.
This is what he said in his conference speech last month, before making it clear to journalists he thought govt should leave X.
This is what he said in his conference speech last month, before making it clear to journalists he thought govt should leave X.
Visiting London this weekend. It's chamged beyond all recognition since I lived here. Loads of pubs have Murphy's on tap now
September 28, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Visiting London this weekend. It's chamged beyond all recognition since I lived here. Loads of pubs have Murphy's on tap now
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🎵 Mr Potato Head
She said "see ya later, head"
He wasn't spud enough for her
She said "see ya later, head"
He wasn't spud enough for her
September 24, 2025 at 6:32 AM
🎵 Mr Potato Head
She said "see ya later, head"
He wasn't spud enough for her
She said "see ya later, head"
He wasn't spud enough for her
Waugh, Wodehouse, doorstop historical biographies, Greek and Latin, real ale, scotch, Colman's Mustard, the countryside and the Universities (both of them)
What’s the most Tory-coded thing you actively love?
Me: Essex. Elgar. Country pubs.
Me: Essex. Elgar. Country pubs.
September 23, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Waugh, Wodehouse, doorstop historical biographies, Greek and Latin, real ale, scotch, Colman's Mustard, the countryside and the Universities (both of them)
(To the tune of Own Personal Jesus) John Julius Norwich
September 16, 2025 at 2:29 PM
(To the tune of Own Personal Jesus) John Julius Norwich
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Today's earworm is 'Isn't it Awfully Nice to Have a Penis' but to the tune of 'Kansas City' from Oklahoma!
August 24, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Today's earworm is 'Isn't it Awfully Nice to Have a Penis' but to the tune of 'Kansas City' from Oklahoma!
Nice lily you've got there. Be a shame if someone were to gild it
August 26, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Nice lily you've got there. Be a shame if someone were to gild it
I thought the funny little horses were a nod to that study that made a splash a few years ago. Then I realised it was filmed in Iceland and they just used whatever ponies were to hand
Not Even Wrong: my thoughts on the BBC's King and Conqueror. www.marcmorris.org.uk/2025/08/king...
August 25, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I thought the funny little horses were a nod to that study that made a splash a few years ago. Then I realised it was filmed in Iceland and they just used whatever ponies were to hand
All Fours by Miranda July is really fun, like if Patricia Lockwood wrote an Updike novel, but much more like if Miranda July wrote a Miranda July novel
August 24, 2025 at 9:50 AM
All Fours by Miranda July is really fun, like if Patricia Lockwood wrote an Updike novel, but much more like if Miranda July wrote a Miranda July novel
Today's earworm is 'Isn't it Awfully Nice to Have a Penis' but to the tune of 'Kansas City' from Oklahoma!
August 24, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Today's earworm is 'Isn't it Awfully Nice to Have a Penis' but to the tune of 'Kansas City' from Oklahoma!
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My high school guidance counselor told me that if somebody is making me angry I should change their name to Higgins Piggins in my phone
August 23, 2025 at 6:42 AM
My high school guidance counselor told me that if somebody is making me angry I should change their name to Higgins Piggins in my phone
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I said I fancied doing an evening class, so my wife booked me on an "Eat Like A Snake” course.
That'll teach me to open my big mouth.
That'll teach me to open my big mouth.
September 12, 2023 at 3:14 PM
I said I fancied doing an evening class, so my wife booked me on an "Eat Like A Snake” course.
That'll teach me to open my big mouth.
That'll teach me to open my big mouth.
The Star were so close to doing a solid headline here, but they seem to have bottled it? Why? IP reasons? Formatting
July 17, 2025 at 8:14 AM
The Star were so close to doing a solid headline here, but they seem to have bottled it? Why? IP reasons? Formatting