Honest Dr John
@honestdrjohn.bsky.social
Retired public health doctor
November 17, 2025 at 9:05 PM
This is no plaice for fish puns.
November 17, 2025 at 7:53 PM
This is no plaice for fish puns.
Please don't cite common sense in support of your view. It's the weakest justification for any opinion, right or wrong.
The swivel eyed loonies you rightly oppose are sure their views are common sense too.
Common sense is about as convincing as "'sobvious innit?"
Common sense is a logical fallacy.
The swivel eyed loonies you rightly oppose are sure their views are common sense too.
Common sense is about as convincing as "'sobvious innit?"
Common sense is a logical fallacy.
November 17, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Please don't cite common sense in support of your view. It's the weakest justification for any opinion, right or wrong.
The swivel eyed loonies you rightly oppose are sure their views are common sense too.
Common sense is about as convincing as "'sobvious innit?"
Common sense is a logical fallacy.
The swivel eyed loonies you rightly oppose are sure their views are common sense too.
Common sense is about as convincing as "'sobvious innit?"
Common sense is a logical fallacy.
November 15, 2025 at 5:48 PM
November 15, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Land in common ownership? It's been tried.
November 15, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Land in common ownership? It's been tried.
Trump certainly wants to get as much money as he can out of politics. Well, he was shite at business, so it's his last hope.
November 14, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Trump certainly wants to get as much money as he can out of politics. Well, he was shite at business, so it's his last hope.
November 14, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Hey!
It was pre-Thatcher, so lots of stuff was better.
It was pre-Thatcher, so lots of stuff was better.
November 14, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Hey!
It was pre-Thatcher, so lots of stuff was better.
It was pre-Thatcher, so lots of stuff was better.
You think you've got problems! In the UK we have to try to be millimetre accurate with our left hand.
Touchscreens are shite, and Tesla ones are really shite.
Why a third of the (minimally customisable) screen should be taken up with what I can see through the windscreen is a mystery.
Touchscreens are shite, and Tesla ones are really shite.
Why a third of the (minimally customisable) screen should be taken up with what I can see through the windscreen is a mystery.
November 14, 2025 at 5:42 PM
You think you've got problems! In the UK we have to try to be millimetre accurate with our left hand.
Touchscreens are shite, and Tesla ones are really shite.
Why a third of the (minimally customisable) screen should be taken up with what I can see through the windscreen is a mystery.
Touchscreens are shite, and Tesla ones are really shite.
Why a third of the (minimally customisable) screen should be taken up with what I can see through the windscreen is a mystery.
November 14, 2025 at 5:38 PM
I think your maths is a bit iffy.
I was 17 in 1970, and unless I nodded off, I'm only 72 now.
I was 17 in 1970, and unless I nodded off, I'm only 72 now.
November 14, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I think your maths is a bit iffy.
I was 17 in 1970, and unless I nodded off, I'm only 72 now.
I was 17 in 1970, and unless I nodded off, I'm only 72 now.
It was better in the sense that Thatcher hadn't trashed the post-war consensus and flogged off the nations assets cheap to her cronies.
November 14, 2025 at 3:45 PM
It was better in the sense that Thatcher hadn't trashed the post-war consensus and flogged off the nations assets cheap to her cronies.
Aren't they risking arrest for being in possession of offensive weapons?
November 14, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Aren't they risking arrest for being in possession of offensive weapons?
With the exception of Judy Garland and Lisa Minnelli.
November 13, 2025 at 9:07 PM
With the exception of Judy Garland and Lisa Minnelli.
Is anyone surprised? The trick will be nailing the slippery bastard.
November 12, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Is anyone surprised? The trick will be nailing the slippery bastard.
He should have been Dumbledore.
November 12, 2025 at 10:09 PM
He should have been Dumbledore.
Can I nominate 'left, right, and centre' as a red flag for bollocks along with 'way, shape, or form' and 'doom and gloom'.
And twice in one interview?
Wazzock.
And twice in one interview?
Wazzock.
November 12, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Can I nominate 'left, right, and centre' as a red flag for bollocks along with 'way, shape, or form' and 'doom and gloom'.
And twice in one interview?
Wazzock.
And twice in one interview?
Wazzock.
Have spent numerous glorious September weekends in the Rectory. My wife looking out of the front door, and a view from the Rhossili Arms.
November 12, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Have spent numerous glorious September weekends in the Rectory. My wife looking out of the front door, and a view from the Rhossili Arms.
#ASongOrMovieForTypesOfSoup
The Potage of Innocence
Cullen Skinky Boots
Minestrone Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Bouillabaseic Instinct
Gazpacho'liver!
Consommé Like it Hot
Broth Where Art Thou
Grueldorado
The Potage of Innocence
Cullen Skinky Boots
Minestrone Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Bouillabaseic Instinct
Gazpacho'liver!
Consommé Like it Hot
Broth Where Art Thou
Grueldorado
November 12, 2025 at 11:58 AM
#ASongOrMovieForTypesOfSoup
The Potage of Innocence
Cullen Skinky Boots
Minestrone Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Bouillabaseic Instinct
Gazpacho'liver!
Consommé Like it Hot
Broth Where Art Thou
Grueldorado
The Potage of Innocence
Cullen Skinky Boots
Minestrone Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Bouillabaseic Instinct
Gazpacho'liver!
Consommé Like it Hot
Broth Where Art Thou
Grueldorado