Gautam Paul
@gautpaul.bsky.social
Husband, father, brother and cousin. Give me a stage.
Loves family and friends plus meeting/talking with new people.
Likes vodka - needs it quite often these days.
Loves family and friends plus meeting/talking with new people.
Likes vodka - needs it quite often these days.
Will ice call a draw?
Does anyone remember the classic "ICE vs The Viking in a Bathtub" sketch on Monty Python? Good times!
January 19, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Will ice call a draw?
No matter how much money you have, you cant take it with you.
This is why I want a funeral pyre when it's my time to go.
This is why I want a funeral pyre when it's my time to go.
January 17, 2026 at 10:44 PM
No matter how much money you have, you cant take it with you.
This is why I want a funeral pyre when it's my time to go.
This is why I want a funeral pyre when it's my time to go.
How many barrels of oil did she promise him?
Grinning like a 5-year old getting his participation trophy at the post-season T-ball pizza party.
January 16, 2026 at 3:44 AM
How many barrels of oil did she promise him?
Where it's illegal. WTF
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Elon Musk's X to block Grok from undressing images of real people
Grok will no longer allow users to remove clothing from images of real people in jurisdictions where it is illegal.
www.bbc.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Where it's illegal. WTF
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Giant video screen behind them, so obviously pre recorded with the same movements etc. The whole event was beautiful performance art.
there’s some weird perspectives going on in that photo
January 15, 2026 at 1:40 AM
Giant video screen behind them, so obviously pre recorded with the same movements etc. The whole event was beautiful performance art.
Thank you David Byrne and all the musicians/performers. What a great night. #Auckland #SparkArena
January 14, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Thank you David Byrne and all the musicians/performers. What a great night. #Auckland #SparkArena
Off to see David Byrne in Auckland.
Hopefully it isn't a road to nowhere.
Hopefully it isn't a road to nowhere.
January 12, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Off to see David Byrne in Auckland.
Hopefully it isn't a road to nowhere.
Hopefully it isn't a road to nowhere.
cazique
Whoever invented Scrabble was into some really word shit.
January 12, 2026 at 10:29 PM
cazique
I remember us talking about "Chariots of the Gods?"
Bloody aliens/astronauts coming over here and giving us all the legends and religions that we now believe as ours.
Bloody aliens/astronauts coming over here and giving us all the legends and religions that we now believe as ours.
I just saw Erich Von Daniken has died, pretty sure I read ‘chariots of the gods’ when I was a kid
did not know he was a hotel manager though lol
I’ll give SC a go, though I draw the line at illuminati
did not know he was a hotel manager though lol
I’ll give SC a go, though I draw the line at illuminati
January 12, 2026 at 4:28 AM
I remember us talking about "Chariots of the Gods?"
Bloody aliens/astronauts coming over here and giving us all the legends and religions that we now believe as ours.
Bloody aliens/astronauts coming over here and giving us all the legends and religions that we now believe as ours.
Excellent book. There's three: The universe next door, The trick top hat and The homing pigeons.
You'd like these. He also wrote about the Illuminati.
You'd like these. He also wrote about the Illuminati.
I don’t remember reading that, though it sounds right up my street. Is it holding up?
January 12, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Excellent book. There's three: The universe next door, The trick top hat and The homing pigeons.
You'd like these. He also wrote about the Illuminati.
You'd like these. He also wrote about the Illuminati.
First read Schrodinger's Cat back in 1985. Reading it again now
The incomparable Robert Anton Wilson died on this day (11 January) nineteen years ago. More than ever, read his books!
January 12, 2026 at 2:22 AM
First read Schrodinger's Cat back in 1985. Reading it again now
Reposted by Gautam Paul
Entire Palestinian refugee camps in the West Bank are being erased. Bulldozed, dismantled, disappeared. Here’s what’s happening and why it matters. mondoweiss.net/2026/01/isra...
Israel is quietly erasing Palestinian refugee camps from existence in the West Bank
Israel has begun implementing its plan to end the Palestinian refugee issue by demolishing its most important symbol: the refugee camp.
mondoweiss.net
January 10, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Entire Palestinian refugee camps in the West Bank are being erased. Bulldozed, dismantled, disappeared. Here’s what’s happening and why it matters. mondoweiss.net/2026/01/isra...
Kings of Neon
Poo Fighters.
I could go on and on and on
Poo Fighters.
I could go on and on and on
Slightly diminish a band:
Tin Zeppelin
Tin Zeppelin
Slightly diminish a band:
Butthole Floaters
Butthole Floaters
January 10, 2026 at 4:56 AM
Kings of Neon
Poo Fighters.
I could go on and on and on
Poo Fighters.
I could go on and on and on
The more I see and read, the less happy I feel.
Time to take the dogs for a walk, breathe in the fresh air, hear the birds and hold Suzanne's hand.
Time to take the dogs for a walk, breathe in the fresh air, hear the birds and hold Suzanne's hand.
January 9, 2026 at 8:43 PM
The more I see and read, the less happy I feel.
Time to take the dogs for a walk, breathe in the fresh air, hear the birds and hold Suzanne's hand.
Time to take the dogs for a walk, breathe in the fresh air, hear the birds and hold Suzanne's hand.
Reposted by Gautam Paul
A poet’s words heard for the first time
Are like something you already knew
A poet should say what needs to be said
A poet should speak it true
A poet should say what you need to hear
And you know she was a poet too
Minneapolis was yet another outrage
But this time she looked like you
Are like something you already knew
A poet should say what needs to be said
A poet should speak it true
A poet should say what you need to hear
And you know she was a poet too
Minneapolis was yet another outrage
But this time she looked like you
January 9, 2026 at 8:26 PM
A poet’s words heard for the first time
Are like something you already knew
A poet should say what needs to be said
A poet should speak it true
A poet should say what you need to hear
And you know she was a poet too
Minneapolis was yet another outrage
But this time she looked like you
Are like something you already knew
A poet should say what needs to be said
A poet should speak it true
A poet should say what you need to hear
And you know she was a poet too
Minneapolis was yet another outrage
But this time she looked like you
I'm off for today.
Wtaf
Wtaf
January 7, 2026 at 9:56 PM
I'm off for today.
Wtaf
Wtaf
I've never been to me.
I've actually never even been to a rodeo
January 7, 2026 at 5:54 PM
I've never been to me.
Sacrilegious.
Damn them. I bet they don't put chillies their food either.
Damn them. I bet they don't put chillies their food either.
There are people in this world who do not like olives
January 5, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Sacrilegious.
Damn them. I bet they don't put chillies their food either.
Damn them. I bet they don't put chillies their food either.
To quote another song "it's the end of the world as we know it"
Except, I don't feel fine.
Except, I don't feel fine.
January 3, 2026 at 6:22 PM
To quote another song "it's the end of the world as we know it"
Except, I don't feel fine.
Except, I don't feel fine.
From the Universe next door. Part of tge Schrodinger's Cat trilogy. Ty Robert Anton Wilson.
January 2, 2026 at 10:30 PM
From the Universe next door. Part of tge Schrodinger's Cat trilogy. Ty Robert Anton Wilson.
I'm a simple Punjabi. Like my food hot, and hot. My vodka, ice cold and people.
Happy new year y'all
Happy new year y'all
December 30, 2025 at 8:21 PM
I'm a simple Punjabi. Like my food hot, and hot. My vodka, ice cold and people.
Happy new year y'all
Happy new year y'all
What kind of accent would Jesus have had?
I never hear comedians doing sketches on it
I never hear comedians doing sketches on it
December 29, 2025 at 12:07 AM
What kind of accent would Jesus have had?
I never hear comedians doing sketches on it
I never hear comedians doing sketches on it