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Trent Bridge legend, socialist hero, Chris Read fanboy. Lifelong Seattle Orcas fan. Lord's is fine, but Lauderhill has better curry goat. For E.M. Petersen, read Petersen, E.M.
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Come for the cricket chat, stay for the spiraling mental deteoriation.
I said that in these difficult times, I will only live with Angered people. I'm now relocating to southwest Gothenburg.
Went on an Angers Management Course by mistake and now I'm mayor of a town in France.
February 12, 2026 at 10:17 PM
I said that in these difficult times, I will only live with Angered people. I'm now relocating to southwest Gothenburg.
I knew there were lots of things wealthy people just don't have or need. Didn't know that included keys.
RFK Jr: I'm not scared of a germ. I used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats.
February 12, 2026 at 10:08 PM
I knew there were lots of things wealthy people just don't have or need. Didn't know that included keys.
"Let's have unity" is never, ever followed by "so here's what my side is willing to offer." The unity brigade doesn't suggest unity in order to enter into negotiation, they only do it to tell other people to sit down and shut up.
BREAKING: Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has called for "stability" and "unity" across the Labour Party following the Mandelson scandal
“For all its political challenges I believe this government has in fact drawn a line and taken Britain into this new political era”
“For all its political challenges I believe this government has in fact drawn a line and taken Britain into this new political era”
February 11, 2026 at 9:36 PM
"Let's have unity" is never, ever followed by "so here's what my side is willing to offer." The unity brigade doesn't suggest unity in order to enter into negotiation, they only do it to tell other people to sit down and shut up.
I love it when the Guardian finds a Guardian way of doing stuff that feels a bit Daily Mail somehow.
Spanish is clearly now the world’s coolest language. So why do we push British children to learn French? | Gary Nunn
Spanish is clearly now the world’s coolest language. So why do we push British children to learn French? | Gary Nunn
As Bad Bunny showed at the Super Bowl, español is the coming thing. No wonder it’s now the top GCSE language choice, says journalist Gary Nunn
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:42 AM
I love it when the Guardian finds a Guardian way of doing stuff that feels a bit Daily Mail somehow.
I find British folks frustrating on this. Dudes, the reason you see fewer unhoused people in London than, say, Seattle is that the latter has made a decision to allow a level of high-profile, central encampments. Try setting up tents in Russell Square and see how the Met lets you get on.
There are particularly American problems: homelessness is not one of them. It is more shameful in a rich country but it’s not unique.
February 9, 2026 at 9:44 PM
I find British folks frustrating on this. Dudes, the reason you see fewer unhoused people in London than, say, Seattle is that the latter has made a decision to allow a level of high-profile, central encampments. Try setting up tents in Russell Square and see how the Met lets you get on.
Well, I saw Livorno beat Bra in extra time in what was undoubtedly today's most thrilling Serie C match, and then the team I loved as a kid won the Super Bowl. Fun day of sport.
February 9, 2026 at 3:50 AM
Well, I saw Livorno beat Bra in extra time in what was undoubtedly today's most thrilling Serie C match, and then the team I loved as a kid won the Super Bowl. Fun day of sport.
If I ran ICC outreach, we'd go to all the olive oil European countries with a pitch centered around beating the English at their thing and stopping twice a day for meals.
Maybe we can get them into Test cricket? I bet they would approve of a game that stops for meals.
February 8, 2026 at 9:01 AM
If I ran ICC outreach, we'd go to all the olive oil European countries with a pitch centered around beating the English at their thing and stopping twice a day for meals.
In Italy for work and I am sad to report that T20 World Cup Fever doesn't seem to have taken hold as thoroughly as we might have hoped.
February 8, 2026 at 7:39 AM
In Italy for work and I am sad to report that T20 World Cup Fever doesn't seem to have taken hold as thoroughly as we might have hoped.
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Calling the first six overs of a t20 "LAUNCH" feels like when every Sci-fi movie comes up with a new name for coffee
February 8, 2026 at 7:25 AM
Calling the first six overs of a t20 "LAUNCH" feels like when every Sci-fi movie comes up with a new name for coffee
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I really want to write to the publisher of Chiropractic Weekly magazine, to ask them if they have any back issues
February 4, 2026 at 2:26 PM
I really want to write to the publisher of Chiropractic Weekly magazine, to ask them if they have any back issues
Honestly? This could be the last straw for me with this guy.
February 3, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Honestly? This could be the last straw for me with this guy.
I thought a john pond was what a town has when it's too small to justify an industrial wastewater treatment facility.
February 2, 2026 at 3:20 PM
I thought a john pond was what a town has when it's too small to justify an industrial wastewater treatment facility.
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"I no longer feel an obligation to think of peace."
January 19, 2026 at 7:40 PM
"I no longer feel an obligation to think of peace."
If I have hope for a NATO future, it involves a future Democrat president on a Let's Be Friends Again tour and European leaders weighing (entirely legit) trust issues against the fundamental changes that come with spending US-style money on the military.
A thousand times this.
If we want to take defence spending from circa 2.5% of GDP to circa 3.5-4% of GDP the question isn’t “how do we pay for it?”. That’s the easy bit - a combination of taxes and borrowing.
The real question is about real resources and what do we want to do less of?
If we want to take defence spending from circa 2.5% of GDP to circa 3.5-4% of GDP the question isn’t “how do we pay for it?”. That’s the easy bit - a combination of taxes and borrowing.
The real question is about real resources and what do we want to do less of?
There's a lot of talk about rearmament and breaking US dependence. I understand the logic completely. But I wonder if people have fully absorbed the economic/consumption implications of serious rearmament, especially when we also consider the state of public opinion and the information environment.
January 19, 2026 at 6:15 PM
If I have hope for a NATO future, it involves a future Democrat president on a Let's Be Friends Again tour and European leaders weighing (entirely legit) trust issues against the fundamental changes that come with spending US-style money on the military.
In baseball, the American League brought in the designated hitter after a season when only one team hit above .250. Today, Perth put up 219. The Bash is probably fine without this.
"Our new rule is about giving teams more strategic options and creating new dynamics for fans to enjoy."
Big Bash continues spirit of innovation with rule introduction | The Cricketer
The men's Big Bash has introduced a designated batter rule from the start of next season
www.thecricketer.com
January 15, 2026 at 6:47 PM
In baseball, the American League brought in the designated hitter after a season when only one team hit above .250. Today, Perth put up 219. The Bash is probably fine without this.
Ah lovely. They hate Wrexham in Mansfield, they hate them on the north side of the Trent and now a new bunch of Nottinghamshire football fans gets to hate them.
January 9, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Ah lovely. They hate Wrexham in Mansfield, they hate them on the north side of the Trent and now a new bunch of Nottinghamshire football fans gets to hate them.
I love a theory of Why England Lost that, for it to work, must also imply that Australians are now teetotal altar boys who get to bed at 9:30 after a nice warm cocoa.
January 9, 2026 at 8:02 PM
I love a theory of Why England Lost that, for it to work, must also imply that Australians are now teetotal altar boys who get to bed at 9:30 after a nice warm cocoa.
Any Hundred criticism that doesn't consider this and respond to it isn't worth reading.
"The Hundred has been such a wonderful addition to the cricket landscape and provided so many wonderful opportunities for the further development of the women's game."
Ellyse Perry set for fourth season in The Hundred | The Cricketer
Ellyse Perry has been signed up by Birmingham Phoenix for what will be fourth season in The Hundred.
www.thecricketer.com
January 7, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Any Hundred criticism that doesn't consider this and respond to it isn't worth reading.
As a man, you haven't lived until a big burly Nottingham bus driver calls you duck. ("Duckeh" for the peak Notts points.)
Post brought to you because someone said you cant call her bro! she's a girl!!
First off fuck you
Secondly she's from california
Thirdly I'm from new zealand
This is a recognised cultural exchange
First off fuck you
Secondly she's from california
Thirdly I'm from new zealand
This is a recognised cultural exchange
December 30, 2025 at 9:01 PM
As a man, you haven't lived until a big burly Nottingham bus driver calls you duck. ("Duckeh" for the peak Notts points.)
Good morning from Florida, where is 5:30am and I've been up for a bit because police found a guy in the street who seems to have been doing rather a lot of meth.
December 30, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Good morning from Florida, where is 5:30am and I've been up for a bit because police found a guy in the street who seems to have been doing rather a lot of meth.
"Americans would never watch Test cricket on TV." Let me tell you a little story about what Americans will watch on our sport TV channels.
December 26, 2025 at 10:13 PM
"Americans would never watch Test cricket on TV." Let me tell you a little story about what Americans will watch on our sport TV channels.
The galling thing is, Broad was right. This is the softest Australian side in some time. But the outside of the Twinkie doesn't have to be hard to make the Twinkie work, it just has to be made of former stuff than the filling.
December 26, 2025 at 5:30 AM
The galling thing is, Broad was right. This is the softest Australian side in some time. But the outside of the Twinkie doesn't have to be hard to make the Twinkie work, it just has to be made of former stuff than the filling.
Watching this, I cannot help but agree that Americans will never understand three-day cricket.
December 26, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Watching this, I cannot help but agree that Americans will never understand three-day cricket.
I was not a cricket fan in the '80s or "90s, so it's really fun for me to experience classic hits like The Inspired England Performance When The Ashes Are Already Lost.
December 26, 2025 at 1:10 AM
I was not a cricket fan in the '80s or "90s, so it's really fun for me to experience classic hits like The Inspired England Performance When The Ashes Are Already Lost.