"Stone Cold" Steve Cobden
@stephencobden.bsky.social
Not doing a "posh idiot" routine, just a posh idiot. History buff. Classic cinema lover. Formerly resident of Alexandria, Dublin, Sofia and Los Angeles. Enjoys the odd video game. Great War Living Historian. Heritage Railway porter. Penguin.
Cis. He/him
Cis. He/him
Hold the fucking phone, Walker's American equivalent use the correct colour for Salt & Vinegar?
November 4, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Hold the fucking phone, Walker's American equivalent use the correct colour for Salt & Vinegar?
Cometh the hour, cometh the man
October 28, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Cometh the hour, cometh the man
I was somewhat partial to the gloriously hideous Jeepney:
October 16, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I was somewhat partial to the gloriously hideous Jeepney:
Post a picture from of you from a different era.
In both sense of the word.
In both sense of the word.
October 13, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Post a picture from of you from a different era.
In both sense of the word.
In both sense of the word.
I think I got too close to getting him to realise that his desire to ethnically cleanse somewhere on account of the fact he refused to acknowledge that foreigners have agency might make him a racist.
October 13, 2025 at 11:52 AM
I think I got too close to getting him to realise that his desire to ethnically cleanse somewhere on account of the fact he refused to acknowledge that foreigners have agency might make him a racist.
Kevin Henderson is very much of the opinion that the more mundane a cat's name is, the better/
October 7, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Kevin Henderson is very much of the opinion that the more mundane a cat's name is, the better/
Ben Kingsley, best known for playing Royale in Barry Newman vehicle "Fear is the Key"
September 4, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Ben Kingsley, best known for playing Royale in Barry Newman vehicle "Fear is the Key"
The ultimate version is the, of course, the original book of HG Well's Jeff Waynes' War of the Worlds.
August 17, 2025 at 10:35 AM
The ultimate version is the, of course, the original book of HG Well's Jeff Waynes' War of the Worlds.
In case it goes down, for posterity.
July 13, 2025 at 6:11 PM
In case it goes down, for posterity.
I mean, there are worse tankers jackets
July 11, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I mean, there are worse tankers jackets
One of mine, Kevin Henderson
July 8, 2025 at 10:31 PM
One of mine, Kevin Henderson
The Kingdom is saved, but only just. Not sure why the front of the King's Windsor uniform is so short - it's not a tradition with this mode of dress. Macron a lot better than most foreign dignitaries, but there is enough iffy there for the King to win.
July 8, 2025 at 8:39 PM
The Kingdom is saved, but only just. Not sure why the front of the King's Windsor uniform is so short - it's not a tradition with this mode of dress. Macron a lot better than most foreign dignitaries, but there is enough iffy there for the King to win.
I feel left out. I seem to be the only preppy in the replies.
July 8, 2025 at 11:35 AM
I feel left out. I seem to be the only preppy in the replies.
This is why I stick to the book. HG Well's Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds:
June 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM
This is why I stick to the book. HG Well's Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds:
I know deep in my heart that the only inaccuracy with this is that Marcus Brody is a far more intelligent character than I am
May 19, 2025 at 10:24 AM
I know deep in my heart that the only inaccuracy with this is that Marcus Brody is a far more intelligent character than I am
Most important part of the report
April 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Most important part of the report
Apologies, some slight misremembering of the passage:
March 20, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Apologies, some slight misremembering of the passage:
I prefer the 1960s solution
March 17, 2025 at 11:13 AM
I prefer the 1960s solution
For all the talk all the talk of "dressing to meet the President", we would do well to remember at the last state dinner, Trump turned up in an attempt at white tie that looked like it came straight from a school's Year 9 production of "My Fair Lady".
March 9, 2025 at 11:36 AM
For all the talk all the talk of "dressing to meet the President", we would do well to remember at the last state dinner, Trump turned up in an attempt at white tie that looked like it came straight from a school's Year 9 production of "My Fair Lady".
His layout is of a North American city.
And it is really fucking amazing.
And it is really fucking amazing.
March 6, 2025 at 11:14 PM
His layout is of a North American city.
And it is really fucking amazing.
And it is really fucking amazing.
RIP submission number F156 ur with angles now with Jade Goody n Princess Di
March 6, 2025 at 10:48 PM
RIP submission number F156 ur with angles now with Jade Goody n Princess Di
Courtesy of the wonderful XKCD, natch
March 6, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Courtesy of the wonderful XKCD, natch
Of course, Cunard's prejudice towards the RAF is such that they only allow one rank, Wg Cdr, to enquire at their website...
February 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Of course, Cunard's prejudice towards the RAF is such that they only allow one rank, Wg Cdr, to enquire at their website...
A picture of me, all dressed up
February 7, 2025 at 11:48 PM
A picture of me, all dressed up