Expat Cat
@expatcat.bsky.social
The Thoughts of Chairman Meow.
I'm a ten-year old Scottish emigré.
Official Cat of the Northern Territory.
I'm a ten-year old Scottish emigré.
Official Cat of the Northern Territory.
The central message of Up is dealing positively with the burden of grief, something that would be kind of missed if you only watch the first ten minutes.
December 24, 2025 at 11:11 PM
The central message of Up is dealing positively with the burden of grief, something that would be kind of missed if you only watch the first ten minutes.
Always keep a bottle of champagne on standby. You'll know when is the time.
December 22, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Always keep a bottle of champagne on standby. You'll know when is the time.
It could Happen: on the toilet; in the middle of a televised speech; halfway through a tweet; or on a golf course.
December 16, 2025 at 3:33 AM
It could Happen: on the toilet; in the middle of a televised speech; halfway through a tweet; or on a golf course.
A Dutch news agency did this with the incoming Trump-appointed ambassador to the Netherlands. "That is what we call fake news", he said, denying he'd claimed there were no-go zones in NL. So they played him the tape of him saying it.
December 16, 2025 at 1:17 AM
A Dutch news agency did this with the incoming Trump-appointed ambassador to the Netherlands. "That is what we call fake news", he said, denying he'd claimed there were no-go zones in NL. So they played him the tape of him saying it.
He laid and baited his trap... and she walked right into it.
December 12, 2025 at 3:00 AM
He laid and baited his trap... and she walked right into it.
Aw, come on. This can't be real, can it? Can it?
December 9, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Aw, come on. This can't be real, can it? Can it?
That was one of the three hours.
December 9, 2025 at 12:04 AM
That was one of the three hours.
Wait, Prez is retiring?
December 8, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Wait, Prez is retiring?
Apparently the Australian federal government has texted me from a private number in Tunisia, telling me to log in to a website in Germany.
December 6, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Apparently the Australian federal government has texted me from a private number in Tunisia, telling me to log in to a website in Germany.
Or 13:13, if we include plays (West Side Story).
November 28, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Or 13:13, if we include plays (West Side Story).
I thought I'd check: between 1940 and 1965 (Golden Age, I guess), 26 movies won Best Picture (best guess at classic) at the Oscars. 14 were original stories, and 12 were based on books. So you can feel vindicated.
November 28, 2025 at 4:20 AM
I thought I'd check: between 1940 and 1965 (Golden Age, I guess), 26 movies won Best Picture (best guess at classic) at the Oscars. 14 were original stories, and 12 were based on books. So you can feel vindicated.
See also: motorcycling
November 28, 2025 at 12:15 AM
See also: motorcycling
In the UK, this is called "doing a Ratner", after Gerald Ratner, who single-handedly destroyed his jewellery business overnight with similar comments.
November 26, 2025 at 4:55 AM
In the UK, this is called "doing a Ratner", after Gerald Ratner, who single-handedly destroyed his jewellery business overnight with similar comments.
Take care, Rebecca. Glad to hear you're on the mend.
November 21, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Take care, Rebecca. Glad to hear you're on the mend.
To put this comment in context, it was made during a major fall-out between Bannon and Trump. Epstein seems to be implying he has dirt on Trump he's prepared to share with Bannon.
November 17, 2025 at 11:25 PM
To put this comment in context, it was made during a major fall-out between Bannon and Trump. Epstein seems to be implying he has dirt on Trump he's prepared to share with Bannon.
It didn't resurface this week. That article is from 2021, which is when the verbal attack took place.
November 17, 2025 at 2:09 AM
It didn't resurface this week. That article is from 2021, which is when the verbal attack took place.
Logo glows orange* if contents are poisoned with polonium.
* may not work.
* may not work.
November 13, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Logo glows orange* if contents are poisoned with polonium.
* may not work.
* may not work.
Emails. It's always the emails that get them.
November 13, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Emails. It's always the emails that get them.
Hubba-hubba... er, I mean, what a gloriously elegant costume.
November 2, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Hubba-hubba... er, I mean, what a gloriously elegant costume.
One of those rare cases where reading the book after seeing the movie leads to disappointment: youtu.be/kqiUGjghlzU&...
Monty Python - The Semaphore Version of Wuthering Heights
YouTube video by Caio Badner
youtu.be
October 28, 2025 at 12:19 AM
One of those rare cases where reading the book after seeing the movie leads to disappointment: youtu.be/kqiUGjghlzU&...