Love the big bash league commentators. Some Aussie bloke asked another "how was your Christmas?"
Reply "a fruitful one for the little ones, when I left today [to do commentary] the wife was on the sofa saying that trying to get them to calm down was like fighting a bush fire with a water pistol"
Reply "a fruitful one for the little ones, when I left today [to do commentary] the wife was on the sofa saying that trying to get them to calm down was like fighting a bush fire with a water pistol"
December 26, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Love the big bash league commentators. Some Aussie bloke asked another "how was your Christmas?"
Reply "a fruitful one for the little ones, when I left today [to do commentary] the wife was on the sofa saying that trying to get them to calm down was like fighting a bush fire with a water pistol"
Reply "a fruitful one for the little ones, when I left today [to do commentary] the wife was on the sofa saying that trying to get them to calm down was like fighting a bush fire with a water pistol"
Worried that by getting my kids toot toot track and accessories rather than more BRIO train stuff I am perpetuating car culture
December 22, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Worried that by getting my kids toot toot track and accessories rather than more BRIO train stuff I am perpetuating car culture
The shipping forecast goes hard throughout a large storm. Love the 7 to 9 coming out for Beaufort.
October 5, 2025 at 4:56 PM
The shipping forecast goes hard throughout a large storm. Love the 7 to 9 coming out for Beaufort.
Being slightly sleepy and just dozing on the sofa on a lazy Saturday is a new level of dad coded behaviour I have apparently unlocked
October 4, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Being slightly sleepy and just dozing on the sofa on a lazy Saturday is a new level of dad coded behaviour I have apparently unlocked
Sort of annoyed/baffled the BBC are showing the men's Hundred match this evening (18:30) but not the women's (14:30 start), especially when BBC one and BBC 2 are showing filler content
August 9, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Sort of annoyed/baffled the BBC are showing the men's Hundred match this evening (18:30) but not the women's (14:30 start), especially when BBC one and BBC 2 are showing filler content
Brutal: discovered a stash of OS maps on the bookshelf as we were packing up, after bringing our own 300 ood miles
August 7, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Brutal: discovered a stash of OS maps on the bookshelf as we were packing up, after bringing our own 300 ood miles
Sure, you have to listen to it through 8 layers of irony but Heavyweight Champion of the World is an absolute banger
July 24, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Sure, you have to listen to it through 8 layers of irony but Heavyweight Champion of the World is an absolute banger
Mumsnet post from 2004: here are five really useful tips for getting your kids involved with gardening
Mumsnet post from 2025: I remember beating my kids and it was good actually (also a jab at non-white people)
Mumsnet post from 2025: I remember beating my kids and it was good actually (also a jab at non-white people)
July 22, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Mumsnet post from 2004: here are five really useful tips for getting your kids involved with gardening
Mumsnet post from 2025: I remember beating my kids and it was good actually (also a jab at non-white people)
Mumsnet post from 2025: I remember beating my kids and it was good actually (also a jab at non-white people)
The combo of The Urge to go running but it's 28C outside. Did 20mins and saw the face of god (heat madness).
July 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The combo of The Urge to go running but it's 28C outside. Did 20mins and saw the face of god (heat madness).
Getting heat madness. Frankly about to consume an ice pole and have a cold bath between meetings. I'm not built for any temperature that isn't 18C overcast.
July 1, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Getting heat madness. Frankly about to consume an ice pole and have a cold bath between meetings. I'm not built for any temperature that isn't 18C overcast.
Oh no I have to get the train from moor street not new street. What a shame. I'll just have to go to this bizarrely well equipped time capsule from When Trains Were Good and have a nice time
June 26, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Oh no I have to get the train from moor street not new street. What a shame. I'll just have to go to this bizarrely well equipped time capsule from When Trains Were Good and have a nice time
God the Beatles were fucking cooking with Back in the USSR
June 26, 2025 at 8:04 AM
God the Beatles were fucking cooking with Back in the USSR
Becoming the kind of wanker that uses lavender in savoury dishes (in this case a leek/garlic/lavender jus made from a pot-roasted brisket)
April 20, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Becoming the kind of wanker that uses lavender in savoury dishes (in this case a leek/garlic/lavender jus made from a pot-roasted brisket)
Damn I really was cooking when I said "the a1m is the east coast mainline of driving"
April 17, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Damn I really was cooking when I said "the a1m is the east coast mainline of driving"
Why is Paddington bear (in the kids cartoon) voiced by twink Q?
April 15, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Why is Paddington bear (in the kids cartoon) voiced by twink Q?
It's a day ending in Y and I'm just cackling to myself on the train at the Boonta Vista "mystery liquids" intro (to the tune of Eleanor Rigby)
April 1, 2025 at 8:00 AM
It's a day ending in Y and I'm just cackling to myself on the train at the Boonta Vista "mystery liquids" intro (to the tune of Eleanor Rigby)
After playing "The Roottrees are Dead" I can only conclude there is something about that particular genre of puzzle games (Inc Obra Dinn) that just make me absolutely lock the fuck in
March 18, 2025 at 9:16 AM
After playing "The Roottrees are Dead" I can only conclude there is something about that particular genre of puzzle games (Inc Obra Dinn) that just make me absolutely lock the fuck in
After two years of growing broccoli in one veg bed, I'm now growing some broad beans. Having to learn crop rotation from first principles I guess....
March 1, 2025 at 1:09 PM
After two years of growing broccoli in one veg bed, I'm now growing some broad beans. Having to learn crop rotation from first principles I guess....
Actually having to go shopping for proper business casual for my first day at the new place (blazer and cords) rather than my normal attempt at business casual (hoodie and a lanyard)
March 1, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Actually having to go shopping for proper business casual for my first day at the new place (blazer and cords) rather than my normal attempt at business casual (hoodie and a lanyard)
Every time I pass through Whitechapel station I have to drop the most trite underground fact: it's Underground is over ground and it's Overground is under ground
February 27, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Every time I pass through Whitechapel station I have to drop the most trite underground fact: it's Underground is over ground and it's Overground is under ground
Bravely saluting my iron casserole dish, it got us through another winter 🫡🫡🫡🫡
February 23, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Bravely saluting my iron casserole dish, it got us through another winter 🫡🫡🫡🫡
Idk bizarre conservative undertones in the Bluey episode "Pass the Parcel"....
February 11, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Idk bizarre conservative undertones in the Bluey episode "Pass the Parcel"....
Ok, I'll say it. The Tubby Phone section of modern teletubbies really is just filler content, truly garbage in a sea of mediocre toddler content
January 9, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Ok, I'll say it. The Tubby Phone section of modern teletubbies really is just filler content, truly garbage in a sea of mediocre toddler content
Between Facebook being unusable (for the last 5+ years at least), Instagram just full of AI/non-friend content, Twitter being fully nazi-fied, and bluesky kind of being full of a particular kind of earnest lib, the Going On The Phone experience is definitely declining.
January 7, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Between Facebook being unusable (for the last 5+ years at least), Instagram just full of AI/non-friend content, Twitter being fully nazi-fied, and bluesky kind of being full of a particular kind of earnest lib, the Going On The Phone experience is definitely declining.