Pipeski
@pipeski.bsky.social
We had the choice, and in 2016 we decided we didn't want Europeans any more. People weren't asked to consider where else they thought people might migrate from when we needed able bodies to staff hospitals, care for our elderly and deliver our Amazon orders. So here we are.
December 10, 2025 at 5:45 PM
We had the choice, and in 2016 we decided we didn't want Europeans any more. People weren't asked to consider where else they thought people might migrate from when we needed able bodies to staff hospitals, care for our elderly and deliver our Amazon orders. So here we are.
Every year on my birthday: "Any nice presents this year?" "The usual - socks, some chocolate and an update on how long John Lennon's been dead."
December 8, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Every year on my birthday: "Any nice presents this year?" "The usual - socks, some chocolate and an update on how long John Lennon's been dead."
It says something pretty awful that I read it and though "that's fairly moderate language for the Home Office"
December 6, 2025 at 7:11 PM
It says something pretty awful that I read it and though "that's fairly moderate language for the Home Office"
These are people who write "I have a passion for Search" in their CV and actually mean it.
December 5, 2025 at 11:27 AM
These are people who write "I have a passion for Search" in their CV and actually mean it.
Some Like it Hot Fuzz
December 4, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Some Like it Hot Fuzz
There's a good number of boxes, for sure. One day I'll have a proper sort through. Miss the time when you could find all of that stuff for 20p or 50p a book.
December 2, 2025 at 1:46 PM
There's a good number of boxes, for sure. One day I'll have a proper sort through. Miss the time when you could find all of that stuff for 20p or 50p a book.
Used to buy carrier bags full of them from a market stall in Leeds every weekend in the late 90s. Didn't quite manage to a full set of Michael Moorcock's early pulp fantasy, but came pretty close. Will have to have a runmmage in the loft.
December 2, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Used to buy carrier bags full of them from a market stall in Leeds every weekend in the late 90s. Didn't quite manage to a full set of Michael Moorcock's early pulp fantasy, but came pretty close. Will have to have a runmmage in the loft.
Being very online is liable to do that to a lot of people - it's a very human weakness. I mean, I'm quite content to have a couple of dozen followers on social media - if it were a thousand, I worry I'd turn into some kind of fucking monster.
November 30, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Being very online is liable to do that to a lot of people - it's a very human weakness. I mean, I'm quite content to have a couple of dozen followers on social media - if it were a thousand, I worry I'd turn into some kind of fucking monster.
Was quite pleased to catch this on ours yesterday.
November 30, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Was quite pleased to catch this on ours yesterday.
That's a rather occult relationship to have with one's digestive system.
November 28, 2025 at 9:37 AM
That's a rather occult relationship to have with one's digestive system.
Like a massive fig roll from a packet that's been open a week.
November 26, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Like a massive fig roll from a packet that's been open a week.
Next up: hearing aids supplied through the NHS to be made to look like the big beige ones from the 1970s.
November 25, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Next up: hearing aids supplied through the NHS to be made to look like the big beige ones from the 1970s.
It's nice to know the broad strokes of what a party plans to do with its time in power. But the idea that even the most misguided promises must be honoured unto death is tiring from both government and the media.
November 23, 2025 at 3:12 PM
It's nice to know the broad strokes of what a party plans to do with its time in power. But the idea that even the most misguided promises must be honoured unto death is tiring from both government and the media.
Conversely, if he did actually know the term, it's a well-placed nod to the audience to make the host clarify the meaning.
November 21, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Conversely, if he did actually know the term, it's a well-placed nod to the audience to make the host clarify the meaning.
I really despised it. I didn't despise despising it, however. I suppose I probably do despise being despised, even if that's not the healthiest reaction.
November 18, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I really despised it. I didn't despise despising it, however. I suppose I probably do despise being despised, even if that's not the healthiest reaction.
It's a massive thing in Nottingham, what with having the National Ice Centre. Always see loads of people around town wearing the weirdly oversized shirts.
November 18, 2025 at 11:40 AM
It's a massive thing in Nottingham, what with having the National Ice Centre. Always see loads of people around town wearing the weirdly oversized shirts.
"I was in a pub and saw a minimalist composer violently assault another patron."
"Philip Glass?"
"He did, yes."
"Philip Glass?"
"He did, yes."
November 16, 2025 at 9:24 PM
"I was in a pub and saw a minimalist composer violently assault another patron."
"Philip Glass?"
"He did, yes."
"Philip Glass?"
"He did, yes."
A Who's Who of Who the Fuck are You?
November 16, 2025 at 9:16 AM
A Who's Who of Who the Fuck are You?
Well, quite. And for those old enough, how do you separate it from the nostalgia for a 50-years-younger body and mind?
November 14, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Well, quite. And for those old enough, how do you separate it from the nostalgia for a 50-years-younger body and mind?
Maybe it's impersonators all the way down.
November 13, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Maybe it's impersonators all the way down.
Had a friend at uni who'd started dating a 30+ year old when she was 15. She called him her 'little boy'. Seemed very off to me even in 1990. Apparently her parents really liked him.
November 13, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Had a friend at uni who'd started dating a 30+ year old when she was 15. She called him her 'little boy'. Seemed very off to me even in 1990. Apparently her parents really liked him.
I can see why you might be eyeing up the dead mouse.
November 11, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I can see why you might be eyeing up the dead mouse.
It's not a conspiracy, Damien. They're just all a bit bonkers.
November 11, 2025 at 2:50 PM
It's not a conspiracy, Damien. They're just all a bit bonkers.
Yes Paul, but I can't remember which ones I've read and which I haven't. Any chance you could come over and help get all the boxes of damp paperbacks down from the loft?
November 11, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Yes Paul, but I can't remember which ones I've read and which I haven't. Any chance you could come over and help get all the boxes of damp paperbacks down from the loft?