Tim Byrne
@tbyrne75.bsky.social
Barrister, lefty, film & comic book lover. My children drive me crazy *and* keep me sane.
We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.
We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.
So I assume he has no problem with birth control, including abortion?
A 19-year-old Tory kid, still living off mummy’s Wi-Fi, is giving parental advice.
November 30, 2025 at 11:15 AM
So I assume he has no problem with birth control, including abortion?
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I showed this to Ms 13 last night and she *loved* it.
As a movie that basically invented podcasting in 1990, its aged pretty well.
As a movie that basically invented podcasting in 1990, its aged pretty well.
November 30, 2025 at 10:38 AM
I showed this to Ms 13 last night and she *loved* it.
As a movie that basically invented podcasting in 1990, its aged pretty well.
As a movie that basically invented podcasting in 1990, its aged pretty well.
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Name a film that was actually *better* than the source material.
November 29, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Name a film that was actually *better* than the source material.
Can confirm.
Getting a twelve year old boy to admit maybe he should put on a coat requires the severity of weather typically experienced only by Shackleton.
November 30, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Can confirm.
Today's the day when I finally approve of a Pauline Hanson policy.
November 30, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Today's the day when I finally approve of a Pauline Hanson policy.
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I think about this tweet a lot
November 30, 2025 at 4:23 AM
I think about this tweet a lot
Petty gripe about Disney's Aladdin -
The wife of a sultan is called a sultana, not a queen, and using the correct term would have made the movie 46% more fun.
The wife of a sultan is called a sultana, not a queen, and using the correct term would have made the movie 46% more fun.
jasmine from disney 's aladdin is wearing a necklace and earrings and looking at the camera .
ALT: jasmine from disney 's aladdin is wearing a necklace and earrings and looking at the camera .
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November 30, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Petty gripe about Disney's Aladdin -
The wife of a sultan is called a sultana, not a queen, and using the correct term would have made the movie 46% more fun.
The wife of a sultan is called a sultana, not a queen, and using the correct term would have made the movie 46% more fun.
When someone urges you to 'not let the perfect be the enemy of the good' they are usually proposing something which is not actually, you know, 'good'.
November 30, 2025 at 3:15 AM
When someone urges you to 'not let the perfect be the enemy of the good' they are usually proposing something which is not actually, you know, 'good'.
Post your favourite 'Transformers' character. Wrong answers only.
November 30, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Post your favourite 'Transformers' character. Wrong answers only.
My mother just used 'sext' in a game of Scrabble, and I think I need to go lie down.
November 29, 2025 at 11:09 PM
My mother just used 'sext' in a game of Scrabble, and I think I need to go lie down.
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“I don’t agree with trans people in society.”
“OK, well trans people do exist in society, but I respect your right to your beliefs so much I’m willing to move you out of society for as long as you hold those beliefs. What? You thought we should’ve moved them out? Why? These aren’t THEIR beliefs.”
“OK, well trans people do exist in society, but I respect your right to your beliefs so much I’m willing to move you out of society for as long as you hold those beliefs. What? You thought we should’ve moved them out? Why? These aren’t THEIR beliefs.”
November 29, 2025 at 11:00 PM
“I don’t agree with trans people in society.”
“OK, well trans people do exist in society, but I respect your right to your beliefs so much I’m willing to move you out of society for as long as you hold those beliefs. What? You thought we should’ve moved them out? Why? These aren’t THEIR beliefs.”
“OK, well trans people do exist in society, but I respect your right to your beliefs so much I’m willing to move you out of society for as long as you hold those beliefs. What? You thought we should’ve moved them out? Why? These aren’t THEIR beliefs.”
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"oh, don't forget to highlight, in bright red, the two-letter word in the tagline! the two letter word that's kind of the whole point of this clever ad campaign! the two letter word that links this show to the horror movie of the same name!"
"no problem boss. i'm on it"
"no problem boss. i'm on it"
November 29, 2025 at 8:51 PM
"oh, don't forget to highlight, in bright red, the two-letter word in the tagline! the two letter word that's kind of the whole point of this clever ad campaign! the two letter word that links this show to the horror movie of the same name!"
"no problem boss. i'm on it"
"no problem boss. i'm on it"
Happy 73rd birthday to Mandy Patinkin, who has always understood the assignment.
November 29, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Happy 73rd birthday to Mandy Patinkin, who has always understood the assignment.
Name a film that was actually *better* than the source material.
November 29, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Name a film that was actually *better* than the source material.
November 29, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Interesting genre - franchises that started with two good-to-great movies and have subsequently tried AGAIN and AGAIN for decades to recapture the magic.
November 29, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Interesting genre - franchises that started with two good-to-great movies and have subsequently tried AGAIN and AGAIN for decades to recapture the magic.
I feel this in my bones.
November 29, 2025 at 10:08 PM
I feel this in my bones.
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Computer, please summarize everything PG Wodehouse ever wrote in ten seconds
rich dudes got freakier after butlers fell out of fashion, like say what you will about having domestic servants but clearly it was some sort of moderating force on old rich dudes having a fancy man follow you around saying shit like "oh dear sir, that wouldn't be very becoming"
November 29, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Computer, please summarize everything PG Wodehouse ever wrote in ten seconds
Give me 5 (computer) games to get to know you.
Baldur’s Gate
Civilization
Gabriel Knight : Sins of the Fathers
Papers, Please
Tex Murphy : Pandora Directive
Baldur’s Gate
Civilization
Gabriel Knight : Sins of the Fathers
Papers, Please
Tex Murphy : Pandora Directive
Give me 5 games to get to know you:
-FF VIII
-Chrono Cross
-Civilization 6
-The Sims
-The Atelier Series
-FF VIII
-Chrono Cross
-Civilization 6
-The Sims
-The Atelier Series
Give me 5 games to get to know you:
-Disco Elysium
-Crusader Kings 2
-Civilization 6
-Dragon Quest XI
-Elder Scrolls: Oblivion
-Disco Elysium
-Crusader Kings 2
-Civilization 6
-Dragon Quest XI
-Elder Scrolls: Oblivion
November 29, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Give me 5 (computer) games to get to know you.
Baldur’s Gate
Civilization
Gabriel Knight : Sins of the Fathers
Papers, Please
Tex Murphy : Pandora Directive
Baldur’s Gate
Civilization
Gabriel Knight : Sins of the Fathers
Papers, Please
Tex Murphy : Pandora Directive
November 29, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Me waiting for my package to be delivered
November 29, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Me waiting for my package to be delivered