Flying Squid 🇺🇳🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
@flyingsquid.bsky.social
A squid that flies. Interested in comedy and archaeology, doesn't shy away from left-wing politics, recent American emigre to the UK. Occasionally says something funny, but people rarely notice.
Ally to the queer community, proud father of a lesbian teen.
Ally to the queer community, proud father of a lesbian teen.
"I AM BUGGED! Beyond recall."
November 17, 2025 at 6:36 AM
"I AM BUGGED! Beyond recall."
Post your favourite Star Trek character. Wrong answers only.
November 15, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Post your favourite Star Trek character. Wrong answers only.
They also can undergo a metamorphosis into what looks like an entirely different (and much less cute) animal under the right conditions.
November 14, 2025 at 2:12 PM
They also can undergo a metamorphosis into what looks like an entirely different (and much less cute) animal under the right conditions.
All early Europeans had dark skin. Moreover, the first black man in Britain was recorded in the Doomsday Book in 1241. I think maybe dark-skinned people have established themselves after more than half a millennium.
November 14, 2025 at 6:37 AM
All early Europeans had dark skin. Moreover, the first black man in Britain was recorded in the Doomsday Book in 1241. I think maybe dark-skinned people have established themselves after more than half a millennium.
It's another one of those limited time re-releases, huh?
November 13, 2025 at 4:20 AM
It's another one of those limited time re-releases, huh?
The cenotaph in Middlesbrough is dedicated to "the glorious dead," which I feel romanticises death in war far too much.
November 9, 2025 at 11:52 AM
The cenotaph in Middlesbrough is dedicated to "the glorious dead," which I feel romanticises death in war far too much.
Don't worry, for culinary horrors, there's still...
November 9, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Don't worry, for culinary horrors, there's still...
We were all surprised about it, no one more so than Julia Sweeney herself, and yet...
November 8, 2025 at 6:32 PM
We were all surprised about it, no one more so than Julia Sweeney herself, and yet...
"Excuse me, sorry to bother you, but my name is A'ah. Lots of people get that mixed up, so I'm not upset or anything..."
November 5, 2025 at 8:48 PM
"Excuse me, sorry to bother you, but my name is A'ah. Lots of people get that mixed up, so I'm not upset or anything..."
What would a UK government led by Reform look like?
November 5, 2025 at 7:40 AM
What would a UK government led by Reform look like?
I know I shouldn't have, but sometimes I can't help but see how dumb they are. Liza never looked like that before or since, as far as I know, so I had to see.
Google was able to figure it out though.
Google was able to figure it out though.
November 5, 2025 at 6:33 AM
I know I shouldn't have, but sometimes I can't help but see how dumb they are. Liza never looked like that before or since, as far as I know, so I had to see.
Google was able to figure it out though.
Google was able to figure it out though.
Imagine fewer people voting for you than the guy who had officially dropped out.
November 5, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Imagine fewer people voting for you than the guy who had officially dropped out.
![Two panels from an X-Men comic.
First panel.
Beast and Spider-Man are looking at something, presumably something with a button.
Yellow text box in the corner: "I sure hope the others know what they're doing up there!"
Beast: I'm sure it's that red button in the back!
Spider-Man: Absolutely!
Beast: You really think so?
Spider-Man: My spider-sense would be buzzing if it wasn't. [Second balloon with small text] Maybe.
Second panel.
Cyclops, Jean Grey and Ice-Man angrily yelling at them simultaneiously.
All three: WILL YOU JUST PUSH THE BUTTON?!?!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:wn2pxdghv5ibn2f27bmj3x4b/bafkreicbs7kadzouvhc4g2c55uny6qsg5p2op3uwcusuhxspafngfgcup4@jpeg)
November 4, 2025 at 8:40 AM
George Orwell literally talks about this type of product as an indictment of the modern era in his book Coming Up for Air.
November 1, 2025 at 4:27 AM
George Orwell literally talks about this type of product as an indictment of the modern era in his book Coming Up for Air.
Middlesbrough this evening.
October 31, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Middlesbrough this evening.
I have a dog who likes to bolt out the door if I'm not careful and really hates it when people come to the house. Also, I should not have to deal with this holiday in Britain.
October 31, 2025 at 7:18 AM
I have a dog who likes to bolt out the door if I'm not careful and really hates it when people come to the house. Also, I should not have to deal with this holiday in Britain.
Second nomination: Frank Thornton. After all, he was THE BBC.
October 29, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Second nomination: Frank Thornton. After all, he was THE BBC.
I give the world permission to show people this photo I took once in Burbank, California if someone asks what irony means.
October 29, 2025 at 11:39 AM
I give the world permission to show people this photo I took once in Burbank, California if someone asks what irony means.