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Sumarumi
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Cogito Ergo Sumarumi. I kill widows and orphans for money. “Sexy polymath” “Purveyor of tat” 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

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"You will be visited by three spirits."

The three spirits:
Monochrome photo of The Goons: Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe and Peter Sellers. Above it are the words THE GOON SHOW CLASSICS and below are the words BBC RADIO COLLECTION.
November 26, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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Something I treasure: an Apple PowerBook (I think) bag which I got from a trade show in London, around 1990 (with added lapel pin, top left).
November 24, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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I think The Wizard of Id deserves to be revisited as a commentary on our current times.
Paperback book cover for ‘Remember the Golden Rule’, one of a series of The Wizard of Id cartoons by Brant Parker and Johnny Hart. The King stands on the castle balcony, making a speech to the mass of peasants gathered below. KING: REMEMBER THE GOLDEN RULE! PEASANT 1: What’s that? PEASANT 2: Whoever has the gold makes the rules!
November 24, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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Looks like the ‘shortcut’ in the first episode of Hamish Macbeth.
November 24, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Repost with an iconic fictional band.
The French and Saunders house band, Raw Sex.
November 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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You want an International Man? I’ll give you THE International Man…
Peter Wyngarde wearing a green tunic with a silver belt and holding a glass of wine.
November 19, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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I can offer travel and dogs combined. On my trip to Romania we were supposed to be going on a bear watch, but it was cancelled. So I made do with snapping suitably fluffy local dogs and claiming they were bears. 🐕 🐻
A brown and tan bear (dog) standing on steps and gazing into the camera. A black bear (dog) is curled up on some wood alongside some pallets. Behind are some open wooden sheds/shelters and there is snow on the ground. Another black bear (dog) with a white chest lying by a building on a path leading to a pine forest. Black bear (dog) with white rug, chest and face stripe is lying on a rough mountainside of greenish-brown vegetation. Further down are fields with snow. Mountains and low clouds in the background.
November 18, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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It’s this one
November 17, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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I don’t believe this hottie wottie bottie is going to warm my jiggered back.
A cream coloured hot water bottle on a wooden kitchen top. The brand name in a panel in the centre says ‘Cassandra’.
November 16, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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#SundayPixPictures

Downloading a picture to my iPad.
A large framed photograph of a colourful Kora player in Gambia is hung on a wall above a shelf. Alongside it, on the shelf, is an iPad showing the same photo. A wire is plugged into the iPad, with the other end apparently ‘plugged’ into the picture on the wall, giving the illusion that they are connected for a download.
November 16, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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Let me know if you need any advice — I’m not just an expert, I’m exclusive.
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November 13, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Not a game I really want to play, however I recently re-read my favourite crime author’s last book, which is entitled with a metaphor for death that I rather like: To Study a Long Silence. It’s a quote from a play, but I’ll have to look that up later. #LongSilence #StudyALongSilence
To Study a Long Silence is the last book by V.C. Clinton-Baddeley to feature the character Dr. R. V. Davie. It was also his last novel as he died before it was completed. Clinton-Baddeley had the entire plot in a manuscript with only the last two chapters uncompleted. They were completed no by the author's nephew who had several descriptive passages and pieces of dialogue added to the work that his uncle had already completed.
November 11, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Well, with all the media’s claims about Reform making inroads, this is interesting:
Screenshot of results from a survey: YouGov If Reform UK win the next election and form a government, do you think the overall level of taxation will rise, fall or stay about the same? The level of taxation will rise a lot — 24% The level of taxation will rise a little — 20% The level of taxation will stay about the same — 16% The level of taxation will fall a little — 10% The level of taxation will fall a lot — 2% Don't know — 27%
November 4, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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Just too remind you
November 4, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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#SundayPixBooks
Proof copy of a friend’s book (alas, unpublished) which I always keep like this on the shelf.
A bookshelf with various books and ornaments. On book, entitled ‘Unbalanced’, is displayed tipping over.
November 2, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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#SundayPixBooks
A Sunday market in Barcelona: books; books of stamps; and books of coins; all subject to much inspection and discussion.
Two older men are facing each other over a market stall of stamp books, and looking closely at one large volume. The sun is bright, but all are protected by cream parasols over each stall. A fine display of beautifully bound books in many colours, set out on stalls with cream parasols. A woman and man are checking something out on the far stall. A route of men looking closely at a long run of books of coins, on a long run of tables with orange cloths. The sun is shine and two palm trees are in the background, in front of an elegant cream stone building.
November 2, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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#sundaypixbooks
My little bag, used morning and evening to carry my iPad, iPhone and book downstairs and back up again (plus any sundry bits and pieces that demand transportation).
A small, shiny dark blue bag with pale blue handles is sitting against a floral cushion. On it are the words: When I get a little money, I buy books. And if there is any left over, I buy food. – Desiderius Erasmus At the foot of the bag is the name of the bookshop it came from: BLACKWELL
November 2, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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I’m re-reading my most favourite crime series — little known but witty and delightful, and I came across this little joy of a description:
Extract from the page of a book: Mrs. Bazeley was a woman in her late fifties who contrived by the aid of makeup to look considerably older. —— Background info: For those who may be interested, there are just five books by V-C Clinton-Baddeley recounting the adventures of Dr RV Davie, an elderly (and discretely camp) Cambridge academic, with a penchant for Commedia dell’Arte and other rare operatic performances. The first is ‘Death’s Bright Dart’, introducing Dr Davie, and the set concludes with ‘To Study a Long Silence’ — a metaphor for death, made particularly poignant as Clinton-Baddeley died before he finished it. Fortunately, he left copious notes, and it was completed for publication by his nephew. I believe they have been out of print for a while, but 2nd hand copies may be found. The cover of a paperback book: ‘Only a Matter of Time’, by V. C. Clinton-Baddeley. The cover image is a jigsaw showing a person’s forearms, with their two hands grasping the iron hands of a large old clockface, such as you’d find on a church tower. The impression is of the person dangling. In the bottom right corner is a red panel with the words ‘An Arrow Classic Detective Story’ (the publisher).
November 1, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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As always, The Goons were there first when it came to technological advances in travel.
Extract from the script for an episode of The Goon Show, ‘Tales of Men’s Shirts – a Story of Down Under’. “Seagoon: At dawn we came to, off the coast of Germany. We prepared to swim ashore by electric plunging drawers. FX: [Electric plunging drawers sound, then a thud] Seagoon: Aaah! A short in my shorts!
October 26, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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#SundayPixWombie #SundayPixWombat #SundayPixWombat37

Before our Wombat began the weekly delight that is #SundayPix, in the days of Twitter yore, we had the occasional themed photo challenge from @Origami_Owl (Paul Groom).
Look closely at the contributors to find a familiar name (indeed, a few!).
A montage of photos on the theme Silhouettes & Shadows, curated and shared by Origami_Owl on Twitter (1 Nov 2012). Below the montage is a list of the contributors, including our lovely Wombat (and many others of us who are still active, now on Bluesky). A montage of photos on the theme Reflections, curated and shared by Origami_Owl on Twitter (1 Nov 2012). Below the montage is a list of the contributors, including our lovely Wombat (and many others of us who are still active, now on Bluesky).
October 26, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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Explain this screenshot from the Tesco website just a few seconds ago.
October 23, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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Re children being prioritised, read this thread: bsky.app/profile/warr...

And please detail exactly where butter is £8.50? 🤣
Today at Sainsbury’s it’s £1.99.
Screenshot from Sainsbury’s website today showing butter at £1.99 per 250gm pack (regular size)
October 23, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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Sometimes my Sky remote stops working and the only way I can get it going again is with Dreamies.
Scene: in my sitting room. The television is on the wall, with clutter on the sideboard below, including a Sky box on the right. A black cat 🐈‍⬛ (Zachariah) is sleeping on the Sky box because he likes the warmth, but his leg and tail are hanging down over the receptor for the remote. Only Dreamies will get Zach to move, without me having to get up, go over there and move his leg.
October 19, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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Try using Apple Mail. Before sending, it asks what size picture to attach.
Screenshot of iPhone about to send a photo, with pop-up offering different picture sizes. 12:00 Sent from my iPhone This message is 5.5 MB. You can reduce message size by scaling the image to one of the sizes below. Small (40.4 KB) Medium (153 KB) Large (1.4 MB) Actual Size (5.5 MB) Cancel
October 16, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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Unsolicited picks pics
People pick vegetables in a cultivated field Pick axe Lidl’s Pick of the Week (various fruit and veg) Toothpicks
October 11, 2025 at 11:03 PM