Prickly Ape
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Old films. Old music. Old books. Old.
I assume Christ is represented by one of the cruciferous vegetables?
December 25, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I assume Christ is represented by one of the cruciferous vegetables?
I must report there is horror here at the idea there may be peas involved as part of a Christmas dinner. Which I don't understand at all - peas and carrots seems standard to me.
December 25, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I must report there is horror here at the idea there may be peas involved as part of a Christmas dinner. Which I don't understand at all - peas and carrots seems standard to me.
And the new parlour game here is now: Can you name the 13 veg of Christmas? (We've only managed nine so far - assuming cranberries don't count as they're fruit?)
December 25, 2025 at 2:06 PM
And the new parlour game here is now: Can you name the 13 veg of Christmas? (We've only managed nine so far - assuming cranberries don't count as they're fruit?)
And he's also very well travelled.
December 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
And he's also very well travelled.
Would Charles Tolliver do? Downside: he's in his 80s now. Upside: he sounds kinda gravelly.
December 21, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Would Charles Tolliver do? Downside: he's in his 80s now. Upside: he sounds kinda gravelly.
That's probably a blocking offence, to be fair.
December 21, 2025 at 10:07 PM
That's probably a blocking offence, to be fair.
Beanos price sticker spotted!
December 12, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Beanos price sticker spotted!
Clicking on replies in the hope that this exchange is an endless loop.
December 5, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Clicking on replies in the hope that this exchange is an endless loop.
I mean, that's pretty wonderful anyway.
December 4, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I mean, that's pretty wonderful anyway.
Winter's Bone - hell yes! That's high on my re-watch list.
December 3, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Winter's Bone - hell yes! That's high on my re-watch list.
And I did eventually buy a physical copy of the album from his website, because I felt he deserved more than the tuppence Spotify was going to send him.
December 3, 2025 at 6:06 PM
And I did eventually buy a physical copy of the album from his website, because I felt he deserved more than the tuppence Spotify was going to send him.
One of them is an almost completely unknown Welsh singer-songwriter who is going to be wondering why someone has listened to his self-produced album of John Martyn-ish folk over 300 times this year.
December 3, 2025 at 5:30 PM
One of them is an almost completely unknown Welsh singer-songwriter who is going to be wondering why someone has listened to his self-produced album of John Martyn-ish folk over 300 times this year.
Spotify is incapable of understanding that parents have bedtime playlists for their kids. Thus mine is the same three albums which are mysteriously only ever played between 7:30 and 8:30pm.
December 3, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Spotify is incapable of understanding that parents have bedtime playlists for their kids. Thus mine is the same three albums which are mysteriously only ever played between 7:30 and 8:30pm.
I was hoping for Matthew Sweet but this is good choice too.
December 3, 2025 at 1:24 PM
I was hoping for Matthew Sweet but this is good choice too.
People need to talk about Art Farmer (and Benny Golson) more often. How about Meet the Jazztet?
November 28, 2025 at 6:21 PM
People need to talk about Art Farmer (and Benny Golson) more often. How about Meet the Jazztet?
Suddenly find myself having to learn to draw, because small children assume all adults can draw (nope!). And now here I am: drawing fish just to entertain myself. Look at my fish!
November 27, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Suddenly find myself having to learn to draw, because small children assume all adults can draw (nope!). And now here I am: drawing fish just to entertain myself. Look at my fish!
I have been informed that I will be spending a good chunk of tomorrow up a ladder.
November 21, 2025 at 5:41 PM
I have been informed that I will be spending a good chunk of tomorrow up a ladder.
The Good Samaritan parable updated for 2025.
November 20, 2025 at 10:32 AM
The Good Samaritan parable updated for 2025.
Looking forward to their opinion on raw milk after they've spent a week with a dose of Campylobacter.
October 25, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Looking forward to their opinion on raw milk after they've spent a week with a dose of Campylobacter.
I'm confused. Had she just glued bits of her own hair to her eyelids?
October 18, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I'm confused. Had she just glued bits of her own hair to her eyelids?
She's going to be furious when she finds out about the origins of fish and chips.
October 18, 2025 at 1:52 PM
She's going to be furious when she finds out about the origins of fish and chips.
Also the line from Picture in a Frame: "I'm gonna love you 'til the wheels come off. Oh yeah..."
October 12, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Also the line from Picture in a Frame: "I'm gonna love you 'til the wheels come off. Oh yeah..."