Roger Bridgman
@rrabbitt.bsky.social
Former graphic designer, electronics designer and museum curator. Still trying to get the hang of being a grown-up. Random posts, slightly left skewed. No DMs, please.
I ordered a kilo of flour. They substituted a caterpillar-shaped children's birthday cake. If I was working at night for minimum wage picking stuff of shelves I might be tempted to do something similar.
December 21, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I ordered a kilo of flour. They substituted a caterpillar-shaped children's birthday cake. If I was working at night for minimum wage picking stuff of shelves I might be tempted to do something similar.
Both my children, on separate occasions, found a £5 note in the street. They weren't specially impressed. I mean, when you're only three, how would you know this didn't happen every day?
December 16, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Both my children, on separate occasions, found a £5 note in the street. They weren't specially impressed. I mean, when you're only three, how would you know this didn't happen every day?
What a frightful liar he is. His nanny should smack him.
December 16, 2025 at 2:45 PM
What a frightful liar he is. His nanny should smack him.
They do that. Makes no difference. Plus, when you do it you can blame them.
December 11, 2025 at 2:21 PM
They do that. Makes no difference. Plus, when you do it you can blame them.
Ah, I get it! It's two separate tests. That's why there are two tick-boxes. I guess it's clear when properly administered.
December 10, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Ah, I get it! It's two separate tests. That's why there are two tick-boxes. I guess it's clear when properly administered.
I would definitely score 29 or less on this because the first test is utterly impenetrable.
December 10, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I would definitely score 29 or less on this because the first test is utterly impenetrable.
Printers would work fine if people didn't insist on putting paper in them.
December 8, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Printers would work fine if people didn't insist on putting paper in them.
No. The law can enforce cruelty.
December 4, 2025 at 2:45 PM
No. The law can enforce cruelty.
It's not cruelty, it's legality. Girlguiding requires Girl Guides to be girls. As a charity, it is covered by the Equality Act and is therefore obliged to follow the ruling of the Supreme Court as to the definition of "girl".
December 4, 2025 at 12:01 PM
It's not cruelty, it's legality. Girlguiding requires Girl Guides to be girls. As a charity, it is covered by the Equality Act and is therefore obliged to follow the ruling of the Supreme Court as to the definition of "girl".
I had a chemistry teacher who pronounced trough as truff. It made us all laugh. He came from Birmingham.
December 4, 2025 at 11:37 AM
I had a chemistry teacher who pronounced trough as truff. It made us all laugh. He came from Birmingham.
I liked the response of the CEO of Lotus when Clarkson criticised them: "Mr Clarkson is an entertainer. We make cars." Same applies to politics.
November 30, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I liked the response of the CEO of Lotus when Clarkson criticised them: "Mr Clarkson is an entertainer. We make cars." Same applies to politics.
Many well paid jobs do not require great intelligence. I have noticed, for instance, that solicitors doing routine work need a good memory but very little problem solving ability.
November 24, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Many well paid jobs do not require great intelligence. I have noticed, for instance, that solicitors doing routine work need a good memory but very little problem solving ability.
"An insubordinate question." How revealing.
November 18, 2025 at 8:52 PM
"An insubordinate question." How revealing.
Only appealing when polysyllabic. Moon is too ordinary.
November 18, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Only appealing when polysyllabic. Moon is too ordinary.
It depends what you agree at the start. Many volunteers will accept the same conditions as paid employees, particularly if they are retired people who miss regular work.
November 17, 2025 at 8:20 AM
It depends what you agree at the start. Many volunteers will accept the same conditions as paid employees, particularly if they are retired people who miss regular work.
The organisation needs what it needs. Its customers want what they want. A donation of time, however well meant, is useless if it doesn't meet these needs and wants.
November 16, 2025 at 7:19 PM
The organisation needs what it needs. Its customers want what they want. A donation of time, however well meant, is useless if it doesn't meet these needs and wants.