James Agnew
@jimi3001.bsky.social
Nerd & bibliophile with a surprising capacity for mashed potato
Finally. When I'm paying £80 for a game the last thing I want to do is actually play it myself.
January 6, 2026 at 10:51 AM
Finally. When I'm paying £80 for a game the last thing I want to do is actually play it myself.
Reposted by James Agnew
Here’s a fun top five: things that are consensus among historians but are essentially unknown by the public. Richard I, a bad king of England. Roman Empire, fell in 1453. Paul, more important than Jesus. Witch burning, a modern phenomenon not a medieval one. Britain last invaded in 1688. Yours?
As someone who wrote a dissertation on that damnable Frenchman; one can only hope.
January 5, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Here’s a fun top five: things that are consensus among historians but are essentially unknown by the public. Richard I, a bad king of England. Roman Empire, fell in 1453. Paul, more important than Jesus. Witch burning, a modern phenomenon not a medieval one. Britain last invaded in 1688. Yours?
ICE grabbing brown people out of the line to vote? What will it matter if they turn out to be citizens and get released 3 days later?
January 4, 2026 at 1:09 PM
ICE grabbing brown people out of the line to vote? What will it matter if they turn out to be citizens and get released 3 days later?
What does the last quotation even *mean*?
January 4, 2026 at 10:09 AM
What does the last quotation even *mean*?
A second stroke would be particularly welcome about now.
January 3, 2026 at 7:30 PM
A second stroke would be particularly welcome about now.
Was reading about a recent change to the point at which USPS postmarks mail, so it's dated only when sent on to a distribution centre. Might have a partisan effect on mail-in ballots come the midterms...
January 3, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Was reading about a recent change to the point at which USPS postmarks mail, so it's dated only when sent on to a distribution centre. Might have a partisan effect on mail-in ballots come the midterms...
My biggest achievement of 2025 was, about a week after explaining this exact joke to my (then) 6 y.o. my wife said she had to go to a local shop to pick up a parcel.
6.y.o.: To the shop? What is it?
Me: It's a big building where you can buy things, but that's not important right now
6.y.o.: To the shop? What is it?
Me: It's a big building where you can buy things, but that's not important right now
January 1, 2026 at 12:24 PM
My biggest achievement of 2025 was, about a week after explaining this exact joke to my (then) 6 y.o. my wife said she had to go to a local shop to pick up a parcel.
6.y.o.: To the shop? What is it?
Me: It's a big building where you can buy things, but that's not important right now
6.y.o.: To the shop? What is it?
Me: It's a big building where you can buy things, but that's not important right now
🎵 I say tomato, you say kidnap and deport brown people, let's call the whole thing off 🎶
December 31, 2025 at 3:11 PM
🎵 I say tomato, you say kidnap and deport brown people, let's call the whole thing off 🎶
No they got cancelled after people found out they had a strong connection to ICE
December 30, 2025 at 11:55 AM
No they got cancelled after people found out they had a strong connection to ICE
Was he pointing the pink pistol at the porcelain firing range?
a man wearing a life vest and glasses is making a funny face while holding his ears .
Alt: Nick Frost as Mike in tv series Spaced (here giving two thumbs up and smiling)
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December 30, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Was he pointing the pink pistol at the porcelain firing range?