Jeff
@jeff-barrie.bsky.social
I’m on bluesky now as X is a dystopian hellsite full of chemtrail nutters.
U.K.: hey, want a cup of tea or coffee?
USA: sure..
U.K: flicks kettle, boiling water in minutes
USA:
USA: sure..
U.K: flicks kettle, boiling water in minutes
USA:
a cartoon character says witchcraft in front of a curtain
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December 30, 2025 at 11:16 PM
U.K.: hey, want a cup of tea or coffee?
USA: sure..
U.K: flicks kettle, boiling water in minutes
USA:
USA: sure..
U.K: flicks kettle, boiling water in minutes
USA:
My kids: so what’s the plot in Star Wars episodes. 7, 8 & 9
Me: can’t really remember, it’s too complicated & there’s lots of lens flare & explosions, but look at this wee cute janky puppet:
Me: can’t really remember, it’s too complicated & there’s lots of lens flare & explosions, but look at this wee cute janky puppet:
a cartoon character says i babu frik while holding a gun
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December 30, 2025 at 11:05 PM
My kids: so what’s the plot in Star Wars episodes. 7, 8 & 9
Me: can’t really remember, it’s too complicated & there’s lots of lens flare & explosions, but look at this wee cute janky puppet:
Me: can’t really remember, it’s too complicated & there’s lots of lens flare & explosions, but look at this wee cute janky puppet:
Why does Hss. marvel have arms when she’s a snake? Viper (kung fu panda) don’t need no arms..🐍
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December 30, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Why does Hss. marvel have arms when she’s a snake? Viper (kung fu panda) don’t need no arms..🐍
True, the global birth rate has been in decline since the 60s, but China, Hong Kong, Korea & Singapore are among the lowest (<1.0), US is 1.6 so not much better (world avg is 2.2) data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP...
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December 30, 2025 at 2:46 PM
True, the global birth rate has been in decline since the 60s, but China, Hong Kong, Korea & Singapore are among the lowest (<1.0), US is 1.6 so not much better (world avg is 2.2) data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP...
As of this year, 50% of the European population are over 60 years old. It’s mainly a combination of post-war population entering retirement coupled with millennials having kids much later in life.
December 30, 2025 at 11:28 AM
As of this year, 50% of the European population are over 60 years old. It’s mainly a combination of post-war population entering retirement coupled with millennials having kids much later in life.
According to muppet wiki it is a legitimately puppet (a body & a puppeteer), apparently the same guy who did facial animations for TMNT the movie; so I can only come to one logical conclusion on what lies beneath…
December 26, 2025 at 5:20 PM
According to muppet wiki it is a legitimately puppet (a body & a puppeteer), apparently the same guy who did facial animations for TMNT the movie; so I can only come to one logical conclusion on what lies beneath…
Men: do you agree with this sign?
Women:..
Women:..
December 25, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Men: do you agree with this sign?
Women:..
Women:..
‘Twas the night before Xmas, & all through the house, not a creature was stirring except…the four assholes coming in the rear in standard 2 x 2 formation..
a man in a white sweater is crying in the dark while wearing headphones .
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December 25, 2025 at 10:19 PM
‘Twas the night before Xmas, & all through the house, not a creature was stirring except…the four assholes coming in the rear in standard 2 x 2 formation..
Is that a tiny Gamera: Guardian of the Universe pretending to be a koala?
a turtle is walking across a metal beam
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December 24, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Is that a tiny Gamera: Guardian of the Universe pretending to be a koala?
I tend to rawdog a cinematic experience; eating is such a distraction (v expensive to go to cinema & get food in the UK). Possibly coffee if a morning matinee. Also partial to a sour patch kids.
December 23, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I tend to rawdog a cinematic experience; eating is such a distraction (v expensive to go to cinema & get food in the UK). Possibly coffee if a morning matinee. Also partial to a sour patch kids.
The overarching festive message from Die Hard is that the bad guys are not driven by ideology; but always money; and authorities get played. After 3 x films you would think they got the idea by now!
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December 23, 2025 at 8:38 AM
The overarching festive message from Die Hard is that the bad guys are not driven by ideology; but always money; and authorities get played. After 3 x films you would think they got the idea by now!
Die Hard 2 also 💪 🎄
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December 23, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Die Hard 2 also 💪 🎄
Well, it is claimed that ‘chicken tikka masala’ was invented in the U.K. to adapt to our sad palates; here is a handy diagram from Wikipedia that makes no mention of the British Empire/Raj but does say that the Brits have ‘a liking for gravy’ 🤦♂️ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken...
December 22, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Well, it is claimed that ‘chicken tikka masala’ was invented in the U.K. to adapt to our sad palates; here is a handy diagram from Wikipedia that makes no mention of the British Empire/Raj but does say that the Brits have ‘a liking for gravy’ 🤦♂️ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken...
U.K. history teachers: today we are learning about the battle of Hastings & the Bronze Age
Students: can we learn about the British Union, the Empire, Irish plantations, Indian independence & ww2 allied bombings in Hamburg/dresden?
U.K history teacher: no, but we can watch blackadder goes forth 🫡
Students: can we learn about the British Union, the Empire, Irish plantations, Indian independence & ww2 allied bombings in Hamburg/dresden?
U.K history teacher: no, but we can watch blackadder goes forth 🫡
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December 22, 2025 at 8:37 PM
U.K. history teachers: today we are learning about the battle of Hastings & the Bronze Age
Students: can we learn about the British Union, the Empire, Irish plantations, Indian independence & ww2 allied bombings in Hamburg/dresden?
U.K history teacher: no, but we can watch blackadder goes forth 🫡
Students: can we learn about the British Union, the Empire, Irish plantations, Indian independence & ww2 allied bombings in Hamburg/dresden?
U.K history teacher: no, but we can watch blackadder goes forth 🫡
U.K: our chocolate is pretty good isn’t it?
ROTW: yea it is, but you don’t grow cacao in Europe so where did you get it from?
U.K: uuum..
ROTW: and you also love tea too…
U.K: eeeer
ROTW: yea it is, but you don’t grow cacao in Europe so where did you get it from?
U.K: uuum..
ROTW: and you also love tea too…
U.K: eeeer
a man in a blue shirt and tie is standing in a kitchen with a comedy central logo
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December 22, 2025 at 8:24 PM
U.K: our chocolate is pretty good isn’t it?
ROTW: yea it is, but you don’t grow cacao in Europe so where did you get it from?
U.K: uuum..
ROTW: and you also love tea too…
U.K: eeeer
ROTW: yea it is, but you don’t grow cacao in Europe so where did you get it from?
U.K: uuum..
ROTW: and you also love tea too…
U.K: eeeer
He’s a romantic…
a close up of a statue of a bug with horns and sharp teeth
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December 22, 2025 at 6:29 PM
He’s a romantic…
See a lot of this in France, (Intermarche/Elecrec) if UK nimbys feel that solar farms are ruining the countryside they can’t really complain about a manky Morrisons car park; can they? 🤷♂️
December 22, 2025 at 10:15 AM
See a lot of this in France, (Intermarche/Elecrec) if UK nimbys feel that solar farms are ruining the countryside they can’t really complain about a manky Morrisons car park; can they? 🤷♂️
Totally, and it would have been a very different vibe if Han rocked around in a helmet & flight suit all the time 😂
December 18, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Totally, and it would have been a very different vibe if Han rocked around in a helmet & flight suit all the time 😂
My definition of a ‘good drawing’ is that it conveys or expresses your idea, regardless of its fidelity. If we rely too much on AI for cognitive visualisation we lose our ability to ideate or express individual creativity. We need AI for the shit, repetitive, boring stuff; not the fun stuff.
December 18, 2025 at 10:29 PM
My definition of a ‘good drawing’ is that it conveys or expresses your idea, regardless of its fidelity. If we rely too much on AI for cognitive visualisation we lose our ability to ideate or express individual creativity. We need AI for the shit, repetitive, boring stuff; not the fun stuff.
Everyone has their style, scrappy/rough/wrong-philip stark drew some crazy shit on a restaurant menu & sent it to his clients who went ‘WTF?’ The Alessi Juicy Salif is a 90s design icon.
December 18, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Everyone has their style, scrappy/rough/wrong-philip stark drew some crazy shit on a restaurant menu & sent it to his clients who went ‘WTF?’ The Alessi Juicy Salif is a 90s design icon.