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Known to his enemies as Don't Douthat.
November 7, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Known to his enemies as Don't Douthat.
You're So Vain - Carly Simon:
"You're so vain, you probably think this song is about you."
Well, it IS, isn't it?
"You're so vain, you probably think this song is about you."
Well, it IS, isn't it?
November 6, 2025 at 5:17 PM
You're So Vain - Carly Simon:
"You're so vain, you probably think this song is about you."
Well, it IS, isn't it?
"You're so vain, you probably think this song is about you."
Well, it IS, isn't it?
For anyone who knows Matt Goodwin's work, 'author and academic' reads like a euphemism.
October 30, 2025 at 5:05 PM
For anyone who knows Matt Goodwin's work, 'author and academic' reads like a euphemism.
Just steer clear of 'Frenzy'. There are some scenes in that film that will haunt me to my grave.
October 26, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Just steer clear of 'Frenzy'. There are some scenes in that film that will haunt me to my grave.
Poppy Day - the next item on the Gammon Rage Calendar.
October 26, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Poppy Day - the next item on the Gammon Rage Calendar.
There is no ICE uniform, is there? These bozos are told to wear whatever baseball cap they have lying around, whatever dark glasses and whatever face covering. ANYONE can dress up as ICE.
October 26, 2025 at 6:06 PM
There is no ICE uniform, is there? These bozos are told to wear whatever baseball cap they have lying around, whatever dark glasses and whatever face covering. ANYONE can dress up as ICE.
I wonder what word the photographer asked him to say in order to capture such a perfect supercilious smirk. It couldn't have been 'cheese'.
October 26, 2025 at 11:22 AM
I wonder what word the photographer asked him to say in order to capture such a perfect supercilious smirk. It couldn't have been 'cheese'.
Philp's the one who makes all those flat-footed jokes about not appearing in his wife's wildest dreams, isn't he?
October 26, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Philp's the one who makes all those flat-footed jokes about not appearing in his wife's wildest dreams, isn't he?
Probably another moment of creative genius caught on camera.
October 26, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Probably another moment of creative genius caught on camera.
Yes, Idi Amin, Dr Hastings Banda, Jean-Bédel Bokassa, etc. how we scoffed condescendingly at all of them. And now look at us, in thrall to people as bad as if not far worse than they were.
October 26, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Yes, Idi Amin, Dr Hastings Banda, Jean-Bédel Bokassa, etc. how we scoffed condescendingly at all of them. And now look at us, in thrall to people as bad as if not far worse than they were.
"Fury at..."
If the thing in question is an objective outrage, the 'fury' of some unnamed individuals is irrelevant.
If the thing in question is an objective outrage, the 'fury' of some unnamed individuals is irrelevant.
October 25, 2025 at 11:25 PM
"Fury at..."
If the thing in question is an objective outrage, the 'fury' of some unnamed individuals is irrelevant.
If the thing in question is an objective outrage, the 'fury' of some unnamed individuals is irrelevant.
Initially, the dinosaur seems out of place in a post like this one, but you soon realise it's entirely appropriate.
October 21, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Initially, the dinosaur seems out of place in a post like this one, but you soon realise it's entirely appropriate.
English Teeth! HEROES' Teeth!
Hear them click! and clack!
Let's sing a song of praise to them -
Three Cheers for the Brown Grey and Black.
-- Spike Milligan
Hear them click! and clack!
Let's sing a song of praise to them -
Three Cheers for the Brown Grey and Black.
-- Spike Milligan
October 19, 2025 at 7:57 AM
English Teeth! HEROES' Teeth!
Hear them click! and clack!
Let's sing a song of praise to them -
Three Cheers for the Brown Grey and Black.
-- Spike Milligan
Hear them click! and clack!
Let's sing a song of praise to them -
Three Cheers for the Brown Grey and Black.
-- Spike Milligan
English Teeth, English Teeth!
Shining in the sun
A part of British heritage
Aye, each and every one.
English Teeth, Happy Teeth!
Always having fun
Clamping down on bits of fish
And sausages half done.
Shining in the sun
A part of British heritage
Aye, each and every one.
English Teeth, Happy Teeth!
Always having fun
Clamping down on bits of fish
And sausages half done.
October 19, 2025 at 7:56 AM
English Teeth, English Teeth!
Shining in the sun
A part of British heritage
Aye, each and every one.
English Teeth, Happy Teeth!
Always having fun
Clamping down on bits of fish
And sausages half done.
Shining in the sun
A part of British heritage
Aye, each and every one.
English Teeth, Happy Teeth!
Always having fun
Clamping down on bits of fish
And sausages half done.
As photogenic - and as thick - as they come.
October 8, 2025 at 10:52 PM
As photogenic - and as thick - as they come.