Mark A
@maruku25.bsky.social
"Plan F" unfortunately was short for something
November 15, 2025 at 5:20 PM
"Plan F" unfortunately was short for something
Maybe Samuelson and Arrow used to make fun of him at family get-togethers.
November 12, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Maybe Samuelson and Arrow used to make fun of him at family get-togethers.
Newark and DCA have at least been done up a bit so they're nicer places to wait out the massive delays (as long as you avoid reading stories about air traffic control fuckups while you're waiting..)
November 11, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Newark and DCA have at least been done up a bit so they're nicer places to wait out the massive delays (as long as you avoid reading stories about air traffic control fuckups while you're waiting..)
Tangentially related - the bone-deep happiness I felt when I walked into the new Barnes & Noble in Georgetown the other day and saw a Waterstones.
November 10, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Tangentially related - the bone-deep happiness I felt when I walked into the new Barnes & Noble in Georgetown the other day and saw a Waterstones.
Fresh from my US morning commute routine of dodging speeding and/or phone-reading idiots driving through pedestrian crossings, I say track and fine them all. The DC cops certainly aren't going to.
November 6, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Fresh from my US morning commute routine of dodging speeding and/or phone-reading idiots driving through pedestrian crossings, I say track and fine them all. The DC cops certainly aren't going to.
Didn't they stop that recently?
November 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Didn't they stop that recently?
First time I went my North Antrim Presbyterian jaw was on the floor (but my devoutly Catholic mother-in-law loves it).
November 5, 2025 at 3:54 PM
First time I went my North Antrim Presbyterian jaw was on the floor (but my devoutly Catholic mother-in-law loves it).
Derry Girls...
Also the cool baristas in my local DC coffee shop spent a long time practicing their TOWIE accents on us.
Also the cool baristas in my local DC coffee shop spent a long time practicing their TOWIE accents on us.
October 30, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Derry Girls...
Also the cool baristas in my local DC coffee shop spent a long time practicing their TOWIE accents on us.
Also the cool baristas in my local DC coffee shop spent a long time practicing their TOWIE accents on us.
I unwisely asked my Dutch colleague about the election just as I was getting ready to leave the office yesterday..
October 30, 2025 at 1:33 PM
I unwisely asked my Dutch colleague about the election just as I was getting ready to leave the office yesterday..
Even the regular season is made up of 3-4 game series (and there are a lot more of them than, say, County Championship matches).
October 28, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Even the regular season is made up of 3-4 game series (and there are a lot more of them than, say, County Championship matches).
Also I think the OP is American
October 26, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Also I think the OP is American
Europe's secret weapon
October 23, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Europe's secret weapon
I'm happy enough that the only comic my local newsagent stocked consistently was 2000AD but still..
October 21, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I'm happy enough that the only comic my local newsagent stocked consistently was 2000AD but still..
Imagine Fionn MacCumhail getting used to the idea of Fianna Fáil..
October 20, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Imagine Fionn MacCumhail getting used to the idea of Fianna Fáil..
The polydactyls have just shapeshifted so they can better infiltrate our homes..
October 18, 2025 at 12:03 PM
The polydactyls have just shapeshifted so they can better infiltrate our homes..
Ah be fair, Amazon are also good at advertising the last thing I bought from them to me.
October 17, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Ah be fair, Amazon are also good at advertising the last thing I bought from them to me.
I was a bit taken aback to learn that I'm as old as Fields of Athenry..
October 15, 2025 at 1:04 AM
I was a bit taken aback to learn that I'm as old as Fields of Athenry..
If you turn the logo upside down and squint a bit it makes total sense...
October 9, 2025 at 12:23 PM
If you turn the logo upside down and squint a bit it makes total sense...
Would have been a bit embarrassed if I hadn't got this in one.
October 9, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Would have been a bit embarrassed if I hadn't got this in one.
Stranraer is not for anyone's good.
October 9, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Stranraer is not for anyone's good.
Quite often just to the bushes in St James' Park
October 9, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Quite often just to the bushes in St James' Park
Keynes was definitely not getting to bed by 10pm.
October 9, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Keynes was definitely not getting to bed by 10pm.
This is bringing back difficult childhood memories of long afternoons in Stranraer..
October 9, 2025 at 11:36 AM
This is bringing back difficult childhood memories of long afternoons in Stranraer..
I do though think economics degrees should use one week to teach some accounting..
October 8, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I do though think economics degrees should use one week to teach some accounting..