Paul B
@lostmertonian.bsky.social
Mostly harmless. Going through life, one social media network after another.
Can't help but admire Mariah Carey for starting that song with the line "I don't want a lot for Christmas" when she's literally demanding a human being for Christmas
December 18, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Can't help but admire Mariah Carey for starting that song with the line "I don't want a lot for Christmas" when she's literally demanding a human being for Christmas
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she’s a 10 but Excel thinks she’s October
November 13, 2025 at 8:08 AM
she’s a 10 but Excel thinks she’s October
@missmc.bsky.social I'm guessing you've already read this, but sharing in case not, as I thought it was interesting: naomialderman.substack.com/p/preparing-...
preparing for the working world in the age of AI
or: seven things to tell your kids when they ask what they should study now, or what the point of studying is
naomialderman.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:13 AM
@missmc.bsky.social I'm guessing you've already read this, but sharing in case not, as I thought it was interesting: naomialderman.substack.com/p/preparing-...
Intriguing that while he's lost all honours and titles, Andrew Mountbatten Windsor is still eighth in line to the throne.
So, there is still a way for him to salvage his personal position, but... it's going to be bloody.
So, there is still a way for him to salvage his personal position, but... it's going to be bloody.
October 31, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Intriguing that while he's lost all honours and titles, Andrew Mountbatten Windsor is still eighth in line to the throne.
So, there is still a way for him to salvage his personal position, but... it's going to be bloody.
So, there is still a way for him to salvage his personal position, but... it's going to be bloody.
@watsoncomedian.bsky.social Would be interested to hear your thoughts on how this guy's tour manager / agent approaches his craft
This is the maddest tour I've ever seen in my life. It seems like he's doing more gigs than there are days in the year.
October 7, 2025 at 7:58 AM
@watsoncomedian.bsky.social Would be interested to hear your thoughts on how this guy's tour manager / agent approaches his craft
@watsoncomedian.bsky.social Mark, what was the decision on this in the end? Or are they just going to include the whole lot in the end as of utmost importance?
Mark Watson, but at Christmas, but with a murder-mystery podcast
@watsoncomedian.bsky.social
· Jul 7
It will entertain some of you to hear that the BFI has asked to place an episode of No More Jockeys in an archive of 'important online works of the past 30 years' (!) Happy to pass on suggestions as to which episode.
July 29, 2025 at 8:35 PM
@watsoncomedian.bsky.social Mark, what was the decision on this in the end? Or are they just going to include the whole lot in the end as of utmost importance?
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FLIGHT ATTENDANT: attention passengers if anyone is a doctor please raise your hand
PASSENGERS:
FLIGHT ATTENDANT: okay if you are NOT a doctor please raise your hands
PASSENGERS: *raise hands*
FLIGHT ATTENDANT: now start flapping really fast
PASSENGERS:
FLIGHT ATTENDANT: okay if you are NOT a doctor please raise your hands
PASSENGERS: *raise hands*
FLIGHT ATTENDANT: now start flapping really fast
April 25, 2025 at 10:29 PM
FLIGHT ATTENDANT: attention passengers if anyone is a doctor please raise your hand
PASSENGERS:
FLIGHT ATTENDANT: okay if you are NOT a doctor please raise your hands
PASSENGERS: *raise hands*
FLIGHT ATTENDANT: now start flapping really fast
PASSENGERS:
FLIGHT ATTENDANT: okay if you are NOT a doctor please raise your hands
PASSENGERS: *raise hands*
FLIGHT ATTENDANT: now start flapping really fast
To quote a long-lost tweet: no thanks LinkedIn, I'd rather follow John McCririck into a windowless toilet after a heavy lunch
March 15, 2025 at 2:28 PM
To quote a long-lost tweet: no thanks LinkedIn, I'd rather follow John McCririck into a windowless toilet after a heavy lunch
All UK-born people under the age of 44 or over the age of 82 are a net drain on the public purse. I hope you're all happy with yourselves.
OBR publishes supplementarly analysis of fiscal impact of migration.
Confirms earlier analysis :
- the "average migrant" [in their data] earns slightly *more* than the UK average
- the "average migrant" makes a more +ve fiscal contribution than average resident
obr.uk/docs/dlm_upl...
Confirms earlier analysis :
- the "average migrant" [in their data] earns slightly *more* than the UK average
- the "average migrant" makes a more +ve fiscal contribution than average resident
obr.uk/docs/dlm_upl...
March 6, 2025 at 12:17 PM
All UK-born people under the age of 44 or over the age of 82 are a net drain on the public purse. I hope you're all happy with yourselves.
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The Bill Withers weather forecasts used to go on far too long.
February 11, 2025 at 11:18 AM
The Bill Withers weather forecasts used to go on far too long.
Serious lack of job gloves, though @watsoncomedian.bsky.social
February 10, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Serious lack of job gloves, though @watsoncomedian.bsky.social
@helenlewis.bsky.social Not as good as yours, but feel free to have a go. Any errors due to distraction due to being climbed on by my offspring at the time...
December 25, 2024 at 2:37 PM
@helenlewis.bsky.social Not as good as yours, but feel free to have a go. Any errors due to distraction due to being climbed on by my offspring at the time...
December 20, 2024 at 10:15 AM
I've spent a lot of this year going back to albums I loved in the 90s / 00s. I think this one still stands up best.
December 13, 2024 at 7:04 AM
I've spent a lot of this year going back to albums I loved in the 90s / 00s. I think this one still stands up best.
Some fairly intense mixing / mash-up action from Heart Radio this morning...
December 7, 2024 at 12:31 PM
Some fairly intense mixing / mash-up action from Heart Radio this morning...
@dankackroyd.bsky.social I mean, it's clearly about...
What’s the deal with this bit in Last Christmas where it suddenly becomes a James Bond film for one line?
November 24, 2024 at 2:23 PM
@dankackroyd.bsky.social I mean, it's clearly about...
Great to see The Entertainer striving to cover all bases for presents for the under-8s
November 24, 2024 at 2:18 PM
Great to see The Entertainer striving to cover all bases for presents for the under-8s
@watsoncomedian.bsky.social No More Jockeys flashback...
November 20, 2024 at 7:25 PM
@watsoncomedian.bsky.social No More Jockeys flashback...
Just realised what BlueSky's USP is. Lovely to be here.
November 20, 2024 at 7:25 PM
Just realised what BlueSky's USP is. Lovely to be here.