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Have you ever done a thread on Leif “Shetland” Larsen and his fellows who operated the Shetland Bus in WW2? Strong Absolute Lad energy there
January 14, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Have you ever done a thread on Leif “Shetland” Larsen and his fellows who operated the Shetland Bus in WW2? Strong Absolute Lad energy there
Applicable in the circumstances
January 14, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Applicable in the circumstances
Buffy is rebooting with Sarah Michelle Gellar. Hopefully they can resurrect Cordelia
January 13, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Buffy is rebooting with Sarah Michelle Gellar. Hopefully they can resurrect Cordelia
Good choices made all round
January 13, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Good choices made all round
The photo makes it look like they’ve appointed a cabbie
January 13, 2026 at 11:07 AM
The photo makes it look like they’ve appointed a cabbie
“HOW VERY DARE YOU?!?”
January 13, 2026 at 9:37 AM
“HOW VERY DARE YOU?!?”
“Clearly remiss in house protection duties. You should evict”
January 8, 2026 at 6:47 PM
“Clearly remiss in house protection duties. You should evict”
The Lion, The Witch, the Wardrobe and Some Chilly Balls
January 8, 2026 at 3:31 PM
The Lion, The Witch, the Wardrobe and Some Chilly Balls
“I’m sure I left it here…”
January 7, 2026 at 6:49 PM
“I’m sure I left it here…”
Gestures with paw at paper: “Well that’s certainly a bold interpretation”
January 7, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Gestures with paw at paper: “Well that’s certainly a bold interpretation”
Granary Square was where you went if you were looking for a prostitute/drugs/to be murdered
January 7, 2026 at 11:34 AM
Granary Square was where you went if you were looking for a prostitute/drugs/to be murdered
Old enough to remember when the Bloomsbury Waitrose was a Safeway…
January 7, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Old enough to remember when the Bloomsbury Waitrose was a Safeway…
They’re open until 11 tonight
January 6, 2026 at 8:51 PM
They’re open until 11 tonight
Lost property at most mainline station is handled by the Excess Baggage Company who also do the bag storage for Left Luggage - there’s a good chance they’d have it if the train staff found it, it usually goes straight to them
January 6, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Lost property at most mainline station is handled by the Excess Baggage Company who also do the bag storage for Left Luggage - there’s a good chance they’d have it if the train staff found it, it usually goes straight to them
I dread to think what they’d think about Major General Sir Nils Olaf III at Edinburgh Zoo, proud Colonel in Chief of the Norwegian Kings Guard
January 6, 2026 at 7:06 PM
I dread to think what they’d think about Major General Sir Nils Olaf III at Edinburgh Zoo, proud Colonel in Chief of the Norwegian Kings Guard
“My tongue is stuck to my lip. Urgent application of more treats required”
January 6, 2026 at 5:53 PM
“My tongue is stuck to my lip. Urgent application of more treats required”
She was a remarkably poor judge of character and almost invariably allied herself to the wrong faction at pretty much every stage of her life. She definitely got played by those around her but she wasn’t good enough at plotting for the plots she tried to pull off.
January 6, 2026 at 2:58 PM
She was a remarkably poor judge of character and almost invariably allied herself to the wrong faction at pretty much every stage of her life. She definitely got played by those around her but she wasn’t good enough at plotting for the plots she tried to pull off.
Mary had a spectacularly bad habit of backing the wrong horse - pretty much every relationship she had was with the worst person she could ally herself to, from Diane de Poitiers vs Catherine de Medici onwards. Absolutely terrible at plotting.
January 6, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Mary had a spectacularly bad habit of backing the wrong horse - pretty much every relationship she had was with the worst person she could ally herself to, from Diane de Poitiers vs Catherine de Medici onwards. Absolutely terrible at plotting.
I’ve been listening to Margaret Macmillan’s two books, on the lead up to WW1 and the peace conference and it’s fascinating to learn that nationalism is such a new concept. All of these “national identities” would have boggled the minds of our ancestors!
January 5, 2026 at 11:11 PM
I’ve been listening to Margaret Macmillan’s two books, on the lead up to WW1 and the peace conference and it’s fascinating to learn that nationalism is such a new concept. All of these “national identities” would have boggled the minds of our ancestors!
“Cannot BELIEVE you traded me in for them, at least I went to Teams meetings as your deputy”
January 5, 2026 at 11:09 AM
“Cannot BELIEVE you traded me in for them, at least I went to Teams meetings as your deputy”
“Haz dis under control”
January 4, 2026 at 7:53 AM
“Haz dis under control”
“And that’s one of the reasons I wouldn’t let her borrow my panzerschreck”
January 3, 2026 at 8:04 PM
“And that’s one of the reasons I wouldn’t let her borrow my panzerschreck”
OMG his markings give him the nose of a Picasso painting!
January 3, 2026 at 3:36 PM
OMG his markings give him the nose of a Picasso painting!
“You will be receiving angry letter as soon as I learn how to write”
January 2, 2026 at 12:41 PM
“You will be receiving angry letter as soon as I learn how to write”
I like to think that if Ukraine does manage to get Putin they’ll do something much funnier than attacking his house with drones - an exploding toilet at the very least.
December 31, 2025 at 9:33 AM
I like to think that if Ukraine does manage to get Putin they’ll do something much funnier than attacking his house with drones - an exploding toilet at the very least.