LJ
@crumster93.bsky.social
Scottish, sarcastic and sometimes silly
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someone once accused me of having the levels of self-confidence of a privately educated white man and.....I mean I'll take that actually yeah, cheers
What's an insult you'll never forget?
December 26, 2025 at 10:11 AM
someone once accused me of having the levels of self-confidence of a privately educated white man and.....I mean I'll take that actually yeah, cheers
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Overheard in the supermarket. Two teenagers.
1: 'Where's Dad?'
2 (with ineffable weariness): 'In the cheese aisle, having the time of his life.'
1: 'Where's Dad?'
2 (with ineffable weariness): 'In the cheese aisle, having the time of his life.'
December 15, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Overheard in the supermarket. Two teenagers.
1: 'Where's Dad?'
2 (with ineffable weariness): 'In the cheese aisle, having the time of his life.'
1: 'Where's Dad?'
2 (with ineffable weariness): 'In the cheese aisle, having the time of his life.'
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This is pretty striking and makes me wonder exactly what Labour have been up to in making policy seemingly in response to / fear of the former rather than the middle group.
Why do people think England flags have been raised on lampposts?
White adults
National pride: 26%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 49%
Both: 19%
Ethnic minority adults
National pride: 15%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 55%
Both: 20%
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
White adults
National pride: 26%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 49%
Both: 19%
Ethnic minority adults
National pride: 15%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 55%
Both: 20%
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
November 22, 2025 at 8:01 PM
This is pretty striking and makes me wonder exactly what Labour have been up to in making policy seemingly in response to / fear of the former rather than the middle group.
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Remember to take rest days!!! An important part of being productive is making time for yourself to feel guilty about not being productive!
November 9, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Remember to take rest days!!! An important part of being productive is making time for yourself to feel guilty about not being productive!
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Someone in a Teams meeting just said “It’s the old chicken and the egg question isn’t it? Why did they cross the road?” then realised what they’d said and turned their camera off.
November 4, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Someone in a Teams meeting just said “It’s the old chicken and the egg question isn’t it? Why did they cross the road?” then realised what they’d said and turned their camera off.
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
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oh my god I've just remembered
last night I dreamt that the Tories said they would ban garlic as it was "unbritish"
hahahahahaha
last night I dreamt that the Tories said they would ban garlic as it was "unbritish"
hahahahahaha
October 24, 2025 at 9:49 AM
oh my god I've just remembered
last night I dreamt that the Tories said they would ban garlic as it was "unbritish"
hahahahahaha
last night I dreamt that the Tories said they would ban garlic as it was "unbritish"
hahahahahaha
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I know statistics are poorly understood and are misused. But facts matter
Between the 1991, 2001, 2011 and 2021 Census *every* ethnic group in the UK has become *less* geographically segregated and *all* groups, majority and minorities, are more likely to interact with people not like them
Between the 1991, 2001, 2011 and 2021 Census *every* ethnic group in the UK has become *less* geographically segregated and *all* groups, majority and minorities, are more likely to interact with people not like them
October 7, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I know statistics are poorly understood and are misused. But facts matter
Between the 1991, 2001, 2011 and 2021 Census *every* ethnic group in the UK has become *less* geographically segregated and *all* groups, majority and minorities, are more likely to interact with people not like them
Between the 1991, 2001, 2011 and 2021 Census *every* ethnic group in the UK has become *less* geographically segregated and *all* groups, majority and minorities, are more likely to interact with people not like them
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Couldn’t agree more with this para from @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
October 4, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Couldn’t agree more with this para from @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91
October 1, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91
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Okay, funny bookstore category
September 30, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Okay, funny bookstore category
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Seeing the right now admit that all this is revenge because for ages the left has been hurting their fee-fees is bizarre. I never thought they'd come right out and say it!
September 18, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Seeing the right now admit that all this is revenge because for ages the left has been hurting their fee-fees is bizarre. I never thought they'd come right out and say it!
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this is, hands down, the best video I've seen on men's influencer content and it's not close either
September 14, 2025 at 1:50 AM
this is, hands down, the best video I've seen on men's influencer content and it's not close either
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Man-made mass starvation. Today’s @theage @smh cartoon
July 26, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Man-made mass starvation. Today’s @theage @smh cartoon
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incredible collection of sentences www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
July 15, 2025 at 9:49 AM
incredible collection of sentences www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Dear woman in a sundress getting yelled at by her boyfriend in the grocery store parking lot, you can do better, discover bisexuality today
June 29, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Dear woman in a sundress getting yelled at by her boyfriend in the grocery store parking lot, you can do better, discover bisexuality today
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Pedro is right. Be more like Pedro
April 23, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Pedro is right. Be more like Pedro
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Easygoing. www.savagechickens.com/2025/04/easy...
April 2, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Easygoing. www.savagechickens.com/2025/04/easy...
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Me in the last fifteen minutes of making a roast dinner for the family that I volunteered to make because it’s Mother’s Day and I love cooking
March 30, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Me in the last fifteen minutes of making a roast dinner for the family that I volunteered to make because it’s Mother’s Day and I love cooking
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Look I have zero excuses for this, but the idea popped into my head and now it's in your head, sorry
March 20, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Look I have zero excuses for this, but the idea popped into my head and now it's in your head, sorry
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Anyone who specifically refers to themselves as a “high value” person or refers to others as “high value” in the context of dating should be referred to Prevent
March 15, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Anyone who specifically refers to themselves as a “high value” person or refers to others as “high value” in the context of dating should be referred to Prevent