Iain
@8letters.co.uk
British European living in Amsterdam. 8lettersuk on most other platforms. Allegedly a yuppen.
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Nice to visit the in-laws and was great to see the other guncles. Our nephews and nieces were very excited to have had the full set of guncles together for Christmas 🎄
I feel like a member of a minor boy and from the 90s
I feel like a member of a minor boy and from the 90s
December 27, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Nice to visit the in-laws and was great to see the other guncles. Our nephews and nieces were very excited to have had the full set of guncles together for Christmas 🎄
I feel like a member of a minor boy and from the 90s
I feel like a member of a minor boy and from the 90s
Hey EU now's your chance to do something really funny. Tell all the US tech companies they have to sell off the EU subsidiaries because if it's okay for the US then...
www.cnn.com/2025/12/18/t...
www.cnn.com/2025/12/18/t...
TikTok has signed the deal to spin off its US entity with American investor group | CNN Business
TikTok has signed the deal backed by President Donald Trump to spin off its US assets to create a new entity with a group of mostly American investors, CEO Shou Chew told employees in a memo Thursday.
www.cnn.com
December 27, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Hey EU now's your chance to do something really funny. Tell all the US tech companies they have to sell off the EU subsidiaries because if it's okay for the US then...
www.cnn.com/2025/12/18/t...
www.cnn.com/2025/12/18/t...
I find it incredibly weird that the US made China sell Grindr and Tik Tok in order to allow them access to the US market but somehow the EU fining US tech companies for breaking EU law is sanction worthy and not a single story about the double standards.
www.wired.com/story/us-for...
www.wired.com/story/us-for...
US Is Forcing a Chinese Firm to Sell Gay Dating App Grindr
Grindr has access to sensitive user data, including sexual preferences, geolocation, and HIV status–a potential goldmine for blackmailers.
www.wired.com
December 27, 2025 at 12:15 PM
I find it incredibly weird that the US made China sell Grindr and Tik Tok in order to allow them access to the US market but somehow the EU fining US tech companies for breaking EU law is sanction worthy and not a single story about the double standards.
www.wired.com/story/us-for...
www.wired.com/story/us-for...
Trying to avoid spoilers since we are away right now and this is not really a watch with your parents show.
December 26, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Trying to avoid spoilers since we are away right now and this is not really a watch with your parents show.
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Savvy countries will discover there’s a way to mitigate the harm incurred by Trump’s tariffs—and it’ll boost their own economies while making goods cheaper too. www.wired.com/story/us-tra...
US Trade Dominance Will Soon Begin to Crack
Savvy countries will discover there’s a way to mitigate the harm incurred by Trump’s tariffs—and it’ll boost their own economies while making goods cheaper too.
www.wired.com
December 26, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Savvy countries will discover there’s a way to mitigate the harm incurred by Trump’s tariffs—and it’ll boost their own economies while making goods cheaper too. www.wired.com/story/us-tra...
Okay so this now feels weird since its Boxing Day/Stephens Day
What a difference a day makes.
www.shazam.com/track/105382...
What a difference a day makes.
www.shazam.com/track/105382...
All I Want for Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey: Song Lyrics, Music Videos & Concerts
Listen to All I Want for Christmas Is You by Mariah Carey. See lyrics and music videos, find Mariah Carey tour dates, buy concert tickets, and more!
www.shazam.com
December 26, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Okay so this now feels weird since its Boxing Day/Stephens Day
What a difference a day makes.
www.shazam.com/track/105382...
What a difference a day makes.
www.shazam.com/track/105382...
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Being up early in someone else's house is confusing and fascinating. You have a legit reason to look in their kitchen cupboards (coffee? WHERE IS YOUR COFFEE?) and discover there are truly interesting combinations of contents that people store. Oh, this is the shoe polish and soup cupboard is it?
December 26, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Being up early in someone else's house is confusing and fascinating. You have a legit reason to look in their kitchen cupboards (coffee? WHERE IS YOUR COFFEE?) and discover there are truly interesting combinations of contents that people store. Oh, this is the shoe polish and soup cupboard is it?
Wealth hoarder here telling you to make a plan for free rather than paying someone to create the plan. Lol.
My issue is that everyone wants legislation and assumes it will just all work. It won’t. Too many vested interests. Too much need for AI to make it all work, which will scare people and make them question it more.
If you have a written path to get from here to them. Just email it to me
If you have a written path to get from here to them. Just email it to me
December 25, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Wealth hoarder here telling you to make a plan for free rather than paying someone to create the plan. Lol.
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Christmas Tree Lot Guy So Ready For Annual 46-Week Vacation https://theonion.com/christmas-tree-lot-guy-so-ready-for-annual-46-week-vaca-1849919748/
December 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Christmas Tree Lot Guy So Ready For Annual 46-Week Vacation https://theonion.com/christmas-tree-lot-guy-so-ready-for-annual-46-week-vaca-1849919748/
Festive fun after the ham and Turkey.
December 25, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Festive fun after the ham and Turkey.
My favourite Columbo episodes are the ones where the director decides to use a new TV effect for no reason apart from it was presumably new and cutting edge at the time. Like the 3 minute segment in Season 1 Episode 2 Death Lends a Hand where the Robert Culp storyline is a reflection in his glasses.
December 25, 2025 at 12:22 PM
My favourite Columbo episodes are the ones where the director decides to use a new TV effect for no reason apart from it was presumably new and cutting edge at the time. Like the 3 minute segment in Season 1 Episode 2 Death Lends a Hand where the Robert Culp storyline is a reflection in his glasses.
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Thinking of everyone, especially in the LGBT+ community, estranged from their parents; I hope you have made your own family with someone who loves you. Warm thoughts to you today from all at Maugham Towers.
December 25, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Thinking of everyone, especially in the LGBT+ community, estranged from their parents; I hope you have made your own family with someone who loves you. Warm thoughts to you today from all at Maugham Towers.
I'm at the in-laws for Christmas and I forgot that Ireland uses different sockets. I really have lived in Amsterdam too long. In other news I will spend the coming days searching for places to charge my phone.
Merry Christmas 🎄🎁
Merry Christmas 🎄🎁
December 25, 2025 at 9:28 AM
I'm at the in-laws for Christmas and I forgot that Ireland uses different sockets. I really have lived in Amsterdam too long. In other news I will spend the coming days searching for places to charge my phone.
Merry Christmas 🎄🎁
Merry Christmas 🎄🎁
Wealth hoarder complaining people don't just defer to his views because he has an opinion and aren't subservient enough.
Merry Christmas I guess. 🎄
Merry Christmas I guess. 🎄
No shock. This app has turned my mentions, and others, into mostly hate. But there are a few people worth connecting with
CRAZY how it's easier these days to have a real discussion on X, or threads, than on here.
CRAZY how it's easier these days to have a real discussion on X, or threads, than on here.
December 25, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Wealth hoarder complaining people don't just defer to his views because he has an opinion and aren't subservient enough.
Merry Christmas I guess. 🎄
Merry Christmas I guess. 🎄
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During Christmas, a time when so many people are spending time with family for the holidays, I always notice that a disproportionate number of service industry workers who are covering those days tend to be queer.
It always makes me a bit sad why this is likely the case.
It always makes me a bit sad why this is likely the case.
December 24, 2025 at 1:53 PM
During Christmas, a time when so many people are spending time with family for the holidays, I always notice that a disproportionate number of service industry workers who are covering those days tend to be queer.
It always makes me a bit sad why this is likely the case.
It always makes me a bit sad why this is likely the case.
Okay these are bite sized and it's the holidays so I might eat more than one.
December 24, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Okay these are bite sized and it's the holidays so I might eat more than one.
I almost spat out my drink at this part of Heated Rivalry episode 5. Lol.
December 23, 2025 at 8:07 AM
I almost spat out my drink at this part of Heated Rivalry episode 5. Lol.
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Canadian economy rallies as #1 export now Heated Rivalry
Canadian economy rallies as #1 export now Heated Rivalry
OTTAWA - Canada's economy, which has spent the year reeling due to American tariffs, is finishing the year strong thanks to the country's new chief export, the gay hockey-romance drama Heated Rivalry.
www.thebeaverton.com
December 19, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Canadian economy rallies as #1 export now Heated Rivalry
Dear EU he is not joking so don't treat this as if everything is normal it is not and it needs extraordinary measures.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
New Trump envoy says he will serve to make Greenland part of US
Denmark warns Washington to respect its sovereignty, while Greenland says it will decide its own future.
www.bbc.com
December 22, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Dear EU he is not joking so don't treat this as if everything is normal it is not and it needs extraordinary measures.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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An absolutely magnificent Freudian slip! 🤌🏼
December 21, 2025 at 12:10 PM
An absolutely magnificent Freudian slip! 🤌🏼
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Wedding Experts Say Engagement Ring Should Cost At Least Three Diamond Miners’ Lives https://theonion.com/wedding-experts-say-engagement-ring-should-cost-at-leas-1834915832/
December 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Wedding Experts Say Engagement Ring Should Cost At Least Three Diamond Miners’ Lives https://theonion.com/wedding-experts-say-engagement-ring-should-cost-at-leas-1834915832/