Simon McGarr
@tupped.bsky.social
Solicitor, consultant, artist, writes TheGist.ie newsletter.
Visiting Lecturer. External Examiner in Data Protection law.
Visiting Lecturer. External Examiner in Data Protection law.
Gonna strongly talk up this BiBimBap delivered to my table by No 1 Son over the weekend.
November 24, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Gonna strongly talk up this BiBimBap delivered to my table by No 1 Son over the weekend.
Checking out the new Hoxten (aka the Central Hotel).
It is so freshly opened you can smell the fresh paint and the staff are friendly and thoughtful, but not acclimatised to actual customers yet.
It is so freshly opened you can smell the fresh paint and the staff are friendly and thoughtful, but not acclimatised to actual customers yet.
November 23, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Checking out the new Hoxten (aka the Central Hotel).
It is so freshly opened you can smell the fresh paint and the staff are friendly and thoughtful, but not acclimatised to actual customers yet.
It is so freshly opened you can smell the fresh paint and the staff are friendly and thoughtful, but not acclimatised to actual customers yet.
Son’s desk notepad does not look the same as mine.
November 23, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Son’s desk notepad does not look the same as mine.
Apple Bough, by Gráinne Dowling
November 21, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Apple Bough, by Gráinne Dowling
Chocolate Orange Chocolate cake.
November 21, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Chocolate Orange Chocolate cake.
Gay Byrne Celebratory Late Late Show Departure CallCard
November 21, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Gay Byrne Celebratory Late Late Show Departure CallCard
A sketch of my mother.
November 21, 2025 at 7:33 AM
A sketch of my mother.
The EU Court has found that we have failed to even bring in the laws we’d need to comply with our obligations to combat water pollution.
November 20, 2025 at 10:13 AM
The EU Court has found that we have failed to even bring in the laws we’d need to comply with our obligations to combat water pollution.
Incredibly lifelike, but how do I tell the time with it?
November 15, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Incredibly lifelike, but how do I tell the time with it?
- What time is it Daniel Roth.
*Daniel Roth, for some reason, is the Thing from Fantastic Four*
-Oh, it’s Time Telling Time!
*Daniel Roth, for some reason, is the Thing from Fantastic Four*
-Oh, it’s Time Telling Time!
November 15, 2025 at 10:11 AM
- What time is it Daniel Roth.
*Daniel Roth, for some reason, is the Thing from Fantastic Four*
-Oh, it’s Time Telling Time!
*Daniel Roth, for some reason, is the Thing from Fantastic Four*
-Oh, it’s Time Telling Time!
Ian in Accounts has one of these.
November 15, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Ian in Accounts has one of these.
“No, 1960s Batman, my Time Zepplin cannot be stopped!
Soon it will float above the People of Gotham moving them forward towards their deaths at exactly 1 minute per minute!!!”
Soon it will float above the People of Gotham moving them forward towards their deaths at exactly 1 minute per minute!!!”
November 15, 2025 at 10:08 AM
“No, 1960s Batman, my Time Zepplin cannot be stopped!
Soon it will float above the People of Gotham moving them forward towards their deaths at exactly 1 minute per minute!!!”
Soon it will float above the People of Gotham moving them forward towards their deaths at exactly 1 minute per minute!!!”
What if you could reproduce the wood veneer of a 1970s record player, but out of a piece of actual polished stone?
November 15, 2025 at 10:02 AM
What if you could reproduce the wood veneer of a 1970s record player, but out of a piece of actual polished stone?
“Forget how you have ever read a watch before. What you do is take one number and the subtract it from the number of dots on the edge and then multiply it by the number you thought of when you saw the second one”
Feck off. I refuse to learn anything. Just tell me the time.
Feck off. I refuse to learn anything. Just tell me the time.
November 15, 2025 at 10:00 AM
“Forget how you have ever read a watch before. What you do is take one number and the subtract it from the number of dots on the edge and then multiply it by the number you thought of when you saw the second one”
Feck off. I refuse to learn anything. Just tell me the time.
Feck off. I refuse to learn anything. Just tell me the time.
If I had this on my wrist I would get nothing done, as all my waking moments would be spent staring mesmerised at the dial.
November 15, 2025 at 9:58 AM
If I had this on my wrist I would get nothing done, as all my waking moments would be spent staring mesmerised at the dial.
This is like a Where’s Wally for Watches.
There are hands in here, telling the time. Can you spot them?
There are hands in here, telling the time. Can you spot them?
November 15, 2025 at 9:55 AM
This is like a Where’s Wally for Watches.
There are hands in here, telling the time. Can you spot them?
There are hands in here, telling the time. Can you spot them?
This is where we find out just how complicated a Fitbit is inside.
November 15, 2025 at 9:54 AM
This is where we find out just how complicated a Fitbit is inside.
In the category of They Really Sell A Lot of These, comes
*redoubled Jazz hands*
MORE DIALS!
*redoubled Jazz hands*
MORE DIALS!
November 15, 2025 at 9:52 AM
In the category of They Really Sell A Lot of These, comes
*redoubled Jazz hands*
MORE DIALS!
*redoubled Jazz hands*
MORE DIALS!
Ever wonder, what if you stuffed a ruler inside a Stopwatch and stuffed that inside a weighing scales?
Behold! The Time Turducken
Behold! The Time Turducken
November 15, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Ever wonder, what if you stuffed a ruler inside a Stopwatch and stuffed that inside a weighing scales?
Behold! The Time Turducken
Behold! The Time Turducken
*Jazz hands*
DIALS!
DIALS!
November 15, 2025 at 9:44 AM
*Jazz hands*
DIALS!
DIALS!
I unhesitatingly say the Bvulgari Octo Finessimo range is the snazziest watch design. No competition.
But for the life of me, I have no idea how to read the time on this.
But for the life of me, I have no idea how to read the time on this.
November 15, 2025 at 9:42 AM
I unhesitatingly say the Bvulgari Octo Finessimo range is the snazziest watch design. No competition.
But for the life of me, I have no idea how to read the time on this.
But for the life of me, I have no idea how to read the time on this.
Great.
Someone’s invented a clock that will eventually hatch into some terrible time demon.
Someone’s invented a clock that will eventually hatch into some terrible time demon.
November 15, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Great.
Someone’s invented a clock that will eventually hatch into some terrible time demon.
Someone’s invented a clock that will eventually hatch into some terrible time demon.