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The suspicious object was probably a moment of administrative sanity.
January 12, 2026 at 11:28 AM
The suspicious object was probably a moment of administrative sanity.
Which must mean ITV is a bungalow. Only one story. (Sorry, it works better out loud.)
January 10, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Which must mean ITV is a bungalow. Only one story. (Sorry, it works better out loud.)
I chat with people most days in the comments section under the Times Daily Quiz. A chap there today says he once had a pint with Geoff Hurst and Terry Yorath at Tokyo Airport. It was 10:00am.
January 9, 2026 at 12:43 PM
I chat with people most days in the comments section under the Times Daily Quiz. A chap there today says he once had a pint with Geoff Hurst and Terry Yorath at Tokyo Airport. It was 10:00am.
Oh that was wonderful. Thank you. I’m the father of a former cathedral head chorister so I have been to many services over the years, but that’s the first time I’ve heard that piece.
January 6, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Oh that was wonderful. Thank you. I’m the father of a former cathedral head chorister so I have been to many services over the years, but that’s the first time I’ve heard that piece.
True dat, Paul. As people say nowadays…
January 4, 2026 at 3:56 PM
True dat, Paul. As people say nowadays…
The sooner the UK accepts it is no longer the world leading nation it once was, the sooner it will be comfortable in its own skin.
January 4, 2026 at 11:50 AM
The sooner the UK accepts it is no longer the world leading nation it once was, the sooner it will be comfortable in its own skin.
I have been to Shetland. It’s lovely. But I don’t know that in order to maintain storyline throughput, the families there have to take turns to commit a serious crime every week.
January 3, 2026 at 9:23 AM
I have been to Shetland. It’s lovely. But I don’t know that in order to maintain storyline throughput, the families there have to take turns to commit a serious crime every week.
Attacks on Iran will be next. Jingling keys and saying “Look over here, look over here!”
January 3, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Attacks on Iran will be next. Jingling keys and saying “Look over here, look over here!”
Also, in Scotland Hogmanay doesn’t end until somewhere in mid-February.
January 2, 2026 at 10:48 AM
Also, in Scotland Hogmanay doesn’t end until somewhere in mid-February.
I probably need to diet, which is why I am not running about right now.
January 2, 2026 at 10:45 AM
I probably need to diet, which is why I am not running about right now.
He was brilliant in those films. Brilliant. Such a loss.
January 2, 2026 at 10:34 AM
He was brilliant in those films. Brilliant. Such a loss.
I fill up every time I see this. Three of my absolute hero American women right there, plus a President who, like them, was and is a decent human being
January 1, 2026 at 5:38 PM
I fill up every time I see this. Three of my absolute hero American women right there, plus a President who, like them, was and is a decent human being
I remember the launch of the Spectrum. And as a computer journalist, I was at the UK press launches of the IBM PC and the Apple Mac.
December 30, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I remember the launch of the Spectrum. And as a computer journalist, I was at the UK press launches of the IBM PC and the Apple Mac.
I once heard the time between Christmas and New Year described as the winterval. Brilliant. Wish I’d thought of it.
December 27, 2025 at 12:31 PM
I once heard the time between Christmas and New Year described as the winterval. Brilliant. Wish I’d thought of it.
For the same reason, I once bought a can of diet chocolate fudge soda. It was… unusual.
December 26, 2025 at 6:21 PM
For the same reason, I once bought a can of diet chocolate fudge soda. It was… unusual.
21st-C Big Tech reminds me of the late-19th-C railroad barons. A law unto themselves, riding roughshod over communities and small businesses. Teddy Roosevelt may have been an imperialist, but he showed it’s possible to take the bullies on, and win.
December 26, 2025 at 6:19 PM
21st-C Big Tech reminds me of the late-19th-C railroad barons. A law unto themselves, riding roughshod over communities and small businesses. Teddy Roosevelt may have been an imperialist, but he showed it’s possible to take the bullies on, and win.
Both of these are great recommendations 😊👍
December 26, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Both of these are great recommendations 😊👍