@cottonmouthmcr.bsky.social
Stuff and nonsense said the bear.
Best sculpture in Manchester to my mind.
Not that we're good at such things (Peel is okay)
Not that we're good at such things (Peel is okay)
In the lobby of the Britannia, Manchester, a memorial for the dead of SJ Watts, the textile firm for whom the building was built. Also memorials for WW2 and Korea.
(Very well cared for, being cleaned as I took photos).
The sculpture is by Jagger who did the Horse Artillery sculpture in London
(Very well cared for, being cleaned as I took photos).
The sculpture is by Jagger who did the Horse Artillery sculpture in London
November 11, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Best sculpture in Manchester to my mind.
Not that we're good at such things (Peel is okay)
Not that we're good at such things (Peel is okay)
In the lobby of the Britannia, Manchester, a memorial for the dead of SJ Watts, the textile firm for whom the building was built. Also memorials for WW2 and Korea.
(Very well cared for, being cleaned as I took photos).
The sculpture is by Jagger who did the Horse Artillery sculpture in London
(Very well cared for, being cleaned as I took photos).
The sculpture is by Jagger who did the Horse Artillery sculpture in London
November 11, 2025 at 7:43 AM
In the lobby of the Britannia, Manchester, a memorial for the dead of SJ Watts, the textile firm for whom the building was built. Also memorials for WW2 and Korea.
(Very well cared for, being cleaned as I took photos).
The sculpture is by Jagger who did the Horse Artillery sculpture in London
(Very well cared for, being cleaned as I took photos).
The sculpture is by Jagger who did the Horse Artillery sculpture in London
Yeah, you dont want to 'put in the Louvre' cos it'll get nicked, innit?
Found the tweet that Joyce Carol Oates bodied Elon Musk with and it's so beautiful in its eloquent, simple take down. So much so he's crashing out trying to prove he reads books now. Put this in the Louvre.
November 10, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Yeah, you dont want to 'put in the Louvre' cos it'll get nicked, innit?
You've just died. The 6th pic in your gallery is what killed you.
November 9, 2025 at 4:57 PM
You've just died. The 6th pic in your gallery is what killed you.
Re-watching Children of Men. Didn't realize it was a documentary. 2027 Britain full of litter and graffiti, broken streets, illegal immigrants in cages, tuktuks cluttering up London, and of course moribund birth rate.
Will Clive Owen be along to save is tho?
Will Clive Owen be along to save is tho?
November 9, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Re-watching Children of Men. Didn't realize it was a documentary. 2027 Britain full of litter and graffiti, broken streets, illegal immigrants in cages, tuktuks cluttering up London, and of course moribund birth rate.
Will Clive Owen be along to save is tho?
Will Clive Owen be along to save is tho?
Yeah, but its also non-slate candidates who are nothing to do the the RT that have no chance of getting in.
As the 'threat' from RT fades, perhaps the @nationaltrust.org.uk should look to end its North Korean election system
As the 'threat' from RT fades, perhaps the @nationaltrust.org.uk should look to end its North Korean election system
Participation peaked in 2023 as Restore Trust mobilised their support & their opponents
Energy dropping now
Endorsed slate
35k (2025)
42-43k (2024)
80k+ (2023)
Restore Trust campaign
12-13k (2025)
17,500 - 20,000 votes (2024)
46k-48k (2023)
Non-slate candidates have little or no chance now
Energy dropping now
Endorsed slate
35k (2025)
42-43k (2024)
80k+ (2023)
Restore Trust campaign
12-13k (2025)
17,500 - 20,000 votes (2024)
46k-48k (2023)
Non-slate candidates have little or no chance now
November 9, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Yeah, but its also non-slate candidates who are nothing to do the the RT that have no chance of getting in.
As the 'threat' from RT fades, perhaps the @nationaltrust.org.uk should look to end its North Korean election system
As the 'threat' from RT fades, perhaps the @nationaltrust.org.uk should look to end its North Korean election system
Delighted to do a little thing on Manchester and Sheffield...and thanks to @danhayesjourno.bsky.social and co for knocking into shape...
"Sheffield can’t emulate Manchester. And it shouldn't try.
"It was always smaller, more isolated, more independent and idiosyncratic. These are things the city can sell on a global scale, should it choose to.
"Sheffield can be Portland next to Manchester’s Seattle."
✍️ @cottonmouthmcr.bsky.social
"It was always smaller, more isolated, more independent and idiosyncratic. These are things the city can sell on a global scale, should it choose to.
"Sheffield can be Portland next to Manchester’s Seattle."
✍️ @cottonmouthmcr.bsky.social
A tale of four cities
How Manchester stole a march on Sheffield, and how we can fight back
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Delighted to do a little thing on Manchester and Sheffield...and thanks to @danhayesjourno.bsky.social and co for knocking into shape...
New profile pic
October 30, 2025 at 2:01 PM
New profile pic
Paris. Le Worhammah!
October 28, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Paris. Le Worhammah!
Idly wondering if Vigee-Lebruns portrait of Mme Grand (Mrs Talleyrand) was effectively the first ahegao shot
October 27, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Idly wondering if Vigee-Lebruns portrait of Mme Grand (Mrs Talleyrand) was effectively the first ahegao shot
Right Paris travel, thats what a train ticket is...
October 26, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Right Paris travel, thats what a train ticket is...
Siege of Yorktown. Yes, yes, you beat us for once...but at what cost?
October 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Siege of Yorktown. Yes, yes, you beat us for once...but at what cost?
Not very specific...
October 26, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Not very specific...
This is typically excellent. Once upon a time iD (or was it Muzik?) magazine asked me to do a top ten of industrial dance. Test Dept's Fuckhead was top of course, albeit the editorial assistant wasn't happy saying the word when she fact-checked
New article, recalling the intriguing and challenging Test Dept. Includes an archive interview with the band. davehaslam.substack.com/p/the-unconv...
The unconventional wonders of Test Dept.
One of the most thought-provoking acts of the 1980s.
davehaslam.substack.com
October 21, 2025 at 5:47 PM
This is typically excellent. Once upon a time iD (or was it Muzik?) magazine asked me to do a top ten of industrial dance. Test Dept's Fuckhead was top of course, albeit the editorial assistant wasn't happy saying the word when she fact-checked
October 19, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Like Simon, I cant do accents as a GM. Most of my games are set London because my family are either posh English or east end so I can do those (I'm okay at Devonian too).
can do Irish & Welsh, but I get trapped in them and my beloved once had to ban me from the house until I child stop the oirish
can do Irish & Welsh, but I get trapped in them and my beloved once had to ban me from the house until I child stop the oirish
#TTRPGTHOUGHTS
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You got any weaknesses as a TTRPG Referee?
Unusually last weekend at the Furnace convention - and I’m sitting here now feeling withdrawal from not having had a con THIS weekend - I PLAYED all weekend.
During my last game, I was in the queue for coffee during a break….
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You got any weaknesses as a TTRPG Referee?
Unusually last weekend at the Furnace convention - and I’m sitting here now feeling withdrawal from not having had a con THIS weekend - I PLAYED all weekend.
During my last game, I was in the queue for coffee during a break….
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October 19, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Like Simon, I cant do accents as a GM. Most of my games are set London because my family are either posh English or east end so I can do those (I'm okay at Devonian too).
can do Irish & Welsh, but I get trapped in them and my beloved once had to ban me from the house until I child stop the oirish
can do Irish & Welsh, but I get trapped in them and my beloved once had to ban me from the house until I child stop the oirish
So it turns out the evil baddie imperial leader on Andor is played by an evil baddie in real life. Wonder if thats why she was cast
October 19, 2025 at 12:10 PM
So it turns out the evil baddie imperial leader on Andor is played by an evil baddie in real life. Wonder if thats why she was cast
Paris in a week, so better starting re-reading Citizens. All 800 pages of it
October 19, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Paris in a week, so better starting re-reading Citizens. All 800 pages of it
Okay, go on then, an afternoon in front of 49th Parallel it is @warmovietheatre.bsky.social . Not a Blimp, Death or Going, but top of the second division (old style) of PnP.
And Leslie Howard going full English (even as a Hutterite)
And Leslie Howard going full English (even as a Hutterite)
October 19, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Okay, go on then, an afternoon in front of 49th Parallel it is @warmovietheatre.bsky.social . Not a Blimp, Death or Going, but top of the second division (old style) of PnP.
And Leslie Howard going full English (even as a Hutterite)
And Leslie Howard going full English (even as a Hutterite)
Couple of pipes left on the master's grave
October 17, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Couple of pipes left on the master's grave
Lovely first run into @grahamwalmsley.bsky.social 's Cosmic Dark...thanks to @goatmajor.bsky.social , @jonac.bsky.social and Josh for being my rock-mining guinea pigs
October 16, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Lovely first run into @grahamwalmsley.bsky.social 's Cosmic Dark...thanks to @goatmajor.bsky.social , @jonac.bsky.social and Josh for being my rock-mining guinea pigs
And Detwiler immediately blocked me.
Not sure if you're THAT thin-skinned you're going to survive anything, and calling for civil war isn't really a great move :)
Not sure if you're THAT thin-skinned you're going to survive anything, and calling for civil war isn't really a great move :)
When you've spent WAY too long writing scenarios about conspiracies and underground government (with associated bouts of extreme violence)
Not altogether sure ttrpg designers would fair that well in a civil war tbh...
Not altogether sure ttrpg designers would fair that well in a civil war tbh...
October 16, 2025 at 2:49 PM
And Detwiler immediately blocked me.
Not sure if you're THAT thin-skinned you're going to survive anything, and calling for civil war isn't really a great move :)
Not sure if you're THAT thin-skinned you're going to survive anything, and calling for civil war isn't really a great move :)
When you've spent WAY too long writing scenarios about conspiracies and underground government (with associated bouts of extreme violence)
Not altogether sure ttrpg designers would fair that well in a civil war tbh...
Not altogether sure ttrpg designers would fair that well in a civil war tbh...
October 16, 2025 at 2:35 PM
When you've spent WAY too long writing scenarios about conspiracies and underground government (with associated bouts of extreme violence)
Not altogether sure ttrpg designers would fair that well in a civil war tbh...
Not altogether sure ttrpg designers would fair that well in a civil war tbh...
Still need one more to play Cosmic Dark, Thursday evening fortnightly for 2 or so hours, 6pm BST...if anyone's interested!?
October 15, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Still need one more to play Cosmic Dark, Thursday evening fortnightly for 2 or so hours, 6pm BST...if anyone's interested!?
The ravens* are waiting for me
*rooks
*rooks
October 12, 2025 at 7:11 AM
The ravens* are waiting for me
*rooks
*rooks