@lrbudd.bsky.social
THAT'S WHY I"M DOING IT!
December 24, 2025 at 4:32 PM
THAT'S WHY I"M DOING IT!
I'm screenshotting that
December 24, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I'm screenshotting that
Conversely, my brother claims the quality of a Mountain Rescue response is in inverse proportion to the number of doctors on a team ("We've just got the one. Edale have *fourteen*.")
December 23, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Conversely, my brother claims the quality of a Mountain Rescue response is in inverse proportion to the number of doctors on a team ("We've just got the one. Edale have *fourteen*.")
He'd be well advised to think about why Exxon stopped putting their own name on tankers.
December 23, 2025 at 7:02 AM
He'd be well advised to think about why Exxon stopped putting their own name on tankers.
It usually takes me a line or so to work those out, but I got that one in the first three notes. And yes, arrrgh.
December 17, 2025 at 1:37 PM
It usually takes me a line or so to work those out, but I got that one in the first three notes. And yes, arrrgh.
I am downright terrified about what happens when people start using AI summaries to learn (or check) the International Regulations for the Prevention of Collision at Sea.
December 16, 2025 at 1:03 PM
I am downright terrified about what happens when people start using AI summaries to learn (or check) the International Regulations for the Prevention of Collision at Sea.
It used to be tradition that every time somebody in the office sat one, all the rest of us would go through the current practice questions to see how badly we'd fail. (The director of publications and I had Opinions about who the test listed as great British writers).
December 16, 2025 at 12:57 PM
It used to be tradition that every time somebody in the office sat one, all the rest of us would go through the current practice questions to see how badly we'd fail. (The director of publications and I had Opinions about who the test listed as great British writers).
I'm not sure I would have passed that. Congratulations!
December 16, 2025 at 11:24 AM
I'm not sure I would have passed that. Congratulations!
How fortunate that all the stops were in teh right place, too
December 15, 2025 at 12:40 AM
How fortunate that all the stops were in teh right place, too
Me, I was shouting "organs don't work like that!" (but also, yes)
December 15, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Me, I was shouting "organs don't work like that!" (but also, yes)
Wait. You haven't read A Time of Gifts? Run, don't walk (ironically).
December 10, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Wait. You haven't read A Time of Gifts? Run, don't walk (ironically).
Good. Choice. (I was lucky, someone told me I had it in time to get the antivirals, I thought it was a cracked rib. It was still utterly miserable).
December 8, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Good. Choice. (I was lucky, someone told me I had it in time to get the antivirals, I thought it was a cracked rib. It was still utterly miserable).
Let's just say that if they try that one on me they'll find out exactly how weak and delicate women are.
December 8, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Let's just say that if they try that one on me they'll find out exactly how weak and delicate women are.
Without the recipe I'm going to assume that's just an excuse to post the swan mug.
December 7, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Without the recipe I'm going to assume that's just an excuse to post the swan mug.
I still never have
December 5, 2025 at 9:51 AM
I still never have
I'll take your 2p and make it 36.
November 30, 2025 at 12:19 PM
I'll take your 2p and make it 36.
And yet, I like tiramisu! And Portuguese custard tarts! Just... not cold, solidified Birds (hot's another matter)
November 30, 2025 at 12:19 PM
And yet, I like tiramisu! And Portuguese custard tarts! Just... not cold, solidified Birds (hot's another matter)
Not a trifle fan, so that one passes me by! (maybe good trifle would be nice, but to me it's red jelly and cold custard, a thing of horror).
November 30, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Not a trifle fan, so that one passes me by! (maybe good trifle would be nice, but to me it's red jelly and cold custard, a thing of horror).
The stuff you use for seasonal regifting is not-terribly-good sherry, surely?
November 30, 2025 at 11:36 AM
The stuff you use for seasonal regifting is not-terribly-good sherry, surely?
Me too! Am slightly regretting not buying one when I went into the Italian deli for coffee this morning.
November 30, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Me too! Am slightly regretting not buying one when I went into the Italian deli for coffee this morning.
You'll regret it when in four years time one of your students earnestly writes you an essay on the topic
November 29, 2025 at 6:21 PM
You'll regret it when in four years time one of your students earnestly writes you an essay on the topic
I was thinking That German pasta salad (you know the one) minus pasta, but this sounds more plausible.
I quite like frozen peas in their frozen state, but ...not thawed in mayonnaise.
I quite like frozen peas in their frozen state, but ...not thawed in mayonnaise.
November 29, 2025 at 11:06 AM
I was thinking That German pasta salad (you know the one) minus pasta, but this sounds more plausible.
I quite like frozen peas in their frozen state, but ...not thawed in mayonnaise.
I quite like frozen peas in their frozen state, but ...not thawed in mayonnaise.
Oh, ruddy hell, *hips*.
November 28, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Oh, ruddy hell, *hips*.