Duty Torturer
@dutytorturer.bsky.social
Torturer by appointment to his majesty Wulfhelm, Bretwalder of the Angli and ruler of #Wulferhampton. Brews Beer, Rides Bikes, Hates Tories / Reform etc, Loves a good footnote. Profile pic courtesy of @HappyToast
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@dutytorturer.bsky.social
· Dec 25
Since there seems to be a degree of misapprehension amongst the newer arrivals concerning my role in Wulferhampton here is a short PSA :
For todays Part 2, I'm not saying Aussies have a warped view of Xmas, but this is the third Antipodean entry on the list.
A quietly melancholic piece from The Triffids, made more so by the death of the singer David McCombs in 1999.
The Triffids : Save what you can
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUQy...
A quietly melancholic piece from The Triffids, made more so by the death of the singer David McCombs in 1999.
The Triffids : Save what you can
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUQy...
December 16, 2025 at 5:09 PM
For todays Part 2, I'm not saying Aussies have a warped view of Xmas, but this is the third Antipodean entry on the list.
A quietly melancholic piece from The Triffids, made more so by the death of the singer David McCombs in 1999.
The Triffids : Save what you can
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUQy...
A quietly melancholic piece from The Triffids, made more so by the death of the singer David McCombs in 1999.
The Triffids : Save what you can
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUQy...
Monday pulled its usual shite so today is a twofer.
First up, Tim Minchin with a song that managed to piss off the Religious Establishment in Australia despite being on a charity album raising money for the Salvation Army.
Tim Minchin : White Wine in the Sun
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCNv...
First up, Tim Minchin with a song that managed to piss off the Religious Establishment in Australia despite being on a charity album raising money for the Salvation Army.
Tim Minchin : White Wine in the Sun
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCNv...
December 16, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Monday pulled its usual shite so today is a twofer.
First up, Tim Minchin with a song that managed to piss off the Religious Establishment in Australia despite being on a charity album raising money for the Salvation Army.
Tim Minchin : White Wine in the Sun
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCNv...
First up, Tim Minchin with a song that managed to piss off the Religious Establishment in Australia despite being on a charity album raising money for the Salvation Army.
Tim Minchin : White Wine in the Sun
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCNv...
Sunday, a day of rest, relaxation and The Long Dark Teatime of the Soul.
This should perk you up though. It’s Korn doing their tuned down thing to
Danny Elfman’s soundtrack to The Nightmare Before Xmas.
Korn : Kidnap the Sandy Claus
youtu.be/popPQmikR9w...
This should perk you up though. It’s Korn doing their tuned down thing to
Danny Elfman’s soundtrack to The Nightmare Before Xmas.
Korn : Kidnap the Sandy Claus
youtu.be/popPQmikR9w...
December 14, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Sunday, a day of rest, relaxation and The Long Dark Teatime of the Soul.
This should perk you up though. It’s Korn doing their tuned down thing to
Danny Elfman’s soundtrack to The Nightmare Before Xmas.
Korn : Kidnap the Sandy Claus
youtu.be/popPQmikR9w...
This should perk you up though. It’s Korn doing their tuned down thing to
Danny Elfman’s soundtrack to The Nightmare Before Xmas.
Korn : Kidnap the Sandy Claus
youtu.be/popPQmikR9w...
Halfway there (ish) and the nested quotes haven't broken anything, yet.
A beautiful melodic song about how relationships can suffer because of the expectations of Xmas and the impact of seasonal depression.
Sufjan Stevens : Did I Make You Cry on Christmas Day?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kp0A...
A beautiful melodic song about how relationships can suffer because of the expectations of Xmas and the impact of seasonal depression.
Sufjan Stevens : Did I Make You Cry on Christmas Day?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kp0A...
December 13, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Halfway there (ish) and the nested quotes haven't broken anything, yet.
A beautiful melodic song about how relationships can suffer because of the expectations of Xmas and the impact of seasonal depression.
Sufjan Stevens : Did I Make You Cry on Christmas Day?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kp0A...
A beautiful melodic song about how relationships can suffer because of the expectations of Xmas and the impact of seasonal depression.
Sufjan Stevens : Did I Make You Cry on Christmas Day?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kp0A...
Tom Waits was never one to put a positive spin on anything, unless that spin was the twisting of a knife.
One of his best songs from an underrated album. Here's the live version for a bit of extra Xmas Angst.
Tom Waits : Christmas Card From a Hooker in Minneapolis
www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1v7...
One of his best songs from an underrated album. Here's the live version for a bit of extra Xmas Angst.
Tom Waits : Christmas Card From a Hooker in Minneapolis
www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1v7...
December 12, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Tom Waits was never one to put a positive spin on anything, unless that spin was the twisting of a knife.
One of his best songs from an underrated album. Here's the live version for a bit of extra Xmas Angst.
Tom Waits : Christmas Card From a Hooker in Minneapolis
www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1v7...
One of his best songs from an underrated album. Here's the live version for a bit of extra Xmas Angst.
Tom Waits : Christmas Card From a Hooker in Minneapolis
www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1v7...
A little late today but jus5 to make up for it it’s a return to the misery of bleak winter in the north.
the ideal accompaniment to staring at a Lowrey painting while eating a marked down supermarket turkey sandwich.
Lindesfarne : Winter Song
youtu.be/Yg_dsk7u26A...
the ideal accompaniment to staring at a Lowrey painting while eating a marked down supermarket turkey sandwich.
Lindesfarne : Winter Song
youtu.be/Yg_dsk7u26A...
December 11, 2025 at 8:37 PM
A little late today but jus5 to make up for it it’s a return to the misery of bleak winter in the north.
the ideal accompaniment to staring at a Lowrey painting while eating a marked down supermarket turkey sandwich.
Lindesfarne : Winter Song
youtu.be/Yg_dsk7u26A...
the ideal accompaniment to staring at a Lowrey painting while eating a marked down supermarket turkey sandwich.
Lindesfarne : Winter Song
youtu.be/Yg_dsk7u26A...
The present Mrs DT is making an Xmas door wreath.
She may not have thought it through…
She may not have thought it through…
December 10, 2025 at 6:54 PM
The present Mrs DT is making an Xmas door wreath.
She may not have thought it through…
She may not have thought it through…
Maybe I'm going soft in my old age, or maybe I'm just lulling you into a false sense of security.
Here's another not entirely anti-Xmas tune that also answers the age old question. What would happen if Lemmy, Billy Gibbons and Dave Grohl did a christmas song?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxl3...
Here's another not entirely anti-Xmas tune that also answers the age old question. What would happen if Lemmy, Billy Gibbons and Dave Grohl did a christmas song?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxl3...
December 10, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Maybe I'm going soft in my old age, or maybe I'm just lulling you into a false sense of security.
Here's another not entirely anti-Xmas tune that also answers the age old question. What would happen if Lemmy, Billy Gibbons and Dave Grohl did a christmas song?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxl3...
Here's another not entirely anti-Xmas tune that also answers the age old question. What would happen if Lemmy, Billy Gibbons and Dave Grohl did a christmas song?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxl3...
OK, so it's not entirely taking the piss out of Xmas and all the commercial crap. Instead todays track is a rather gentle song about a guy in jail writing to his family, but as a bonus it's got a decent recipe for gravy in the lyrics.
Paul Kelly : How to make Gravy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYqI...
Paul Kelly : How to make Gravy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYqI...
December 9, 2025 at 10:04 AM
OK, so it's not entirely taking the piss out of Xmas and all the commercial crap. Instead todays track is a rather gentle song about a guy in jail writing to his family, but as a bonus it's got a decent recipe for gravy in the lyrics.
Paul Kelly : How to make Gravy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYqI...
Paul Kelly : How to make Gravy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYqI...
Released as a single in a deliberate attempt to upset the Xmas charts and cash in on the holiday period it ended up being a flop, only making it to number 97. Still a Dam(ned) good song though.
The Damned : There ain't no Sanity Clause.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhf2...
The Damned : There ain't no Sanity Clause.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhf2...
December 8, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Released as a single in a deliberate attempt to upset the Xmas charts and cash in on the holiday period it ended up being a flop, only making it to number 97. Still a Dam(ned) good song though.
The Damned : There ain't no Sanity Clause.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhf2...
The Damned : There ain't no Sanity Clause.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhf2...
Something more restrained for a Sunday is probably in order.
Probably.
This isn't it.
King Diamond : No Presents for Christmas
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5a5f...
Probably.
This isn't it.
King Diamond : No Presents for Christmas
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5a5f...
December 7, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Something more restrained for a Sunday is probably in order.
Probably.
This isn't it.
King Diamond : No Presents for Christmas
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5a5f...
Probably.
This isn't it.
King Diamond : No Presents for Christmas
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5a5f...
Been wondering what happened to @liztrussmp.bsky.social ? No, me neither. But just in case you were:
👉 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
👉 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
The Liz Truss Show review – hapless ravings from a cupboard
Britain’s briefest PM kept her fans waiting before launching her latest plea for Maga attention in the form of a ham-fisted YouTube talk show
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Been wondering what happened to @liztrussmp.bsky.social ? No, me neither. But just in case you were:
👉 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
👉 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
There's a lot of Nostalgia for Christmases gone by. Lots of people* think life was better "back then". It wasn't, it was still shite, we just don't remember the shite bits.
The Futureheads : Christmas was better in the '80's
*Mostly Gammon Faced Reformers.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHNp...
The Futureheads : Christmas was better in the '80's
*Mostly Gammon Faced Reformers.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHNp...
December 6, 2025 at 10:34 AM
There's a lot of Nostalgia for Christmases gone by. Lots of people* think life was better "back then". It wasn't, it was still shite, we just don't remember the shite bits.
The Futureheads : Christmas was better in the '80's
*Mostly Gammon Faced Reformers.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHNp...
The Futureheads : Christmas was better in the '80's
*Mostly Gammon Faced Reformers.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHNp...
And today we go from the Sublime to the Ridiculous.
No notes needed.
Monty Python : It's Christmas in Heaven
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kntQ...
No notes needed.
Monty Python : It's Christmas in Heaven
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kntQ...
December 5, 2025 at 9:12 AM
And today we go from the Sublime to the Ridiculous.
No notes needed.
Monty Python : It's Christmas in Heaven
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kntQ...
No notes needed.
Monty Python : It's Christmas in Heaven
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kntQ...
A classic for todays alternative Xmas, even though it gets played to death every year.
Written as a protest against commercialism with a video highlighting that even at Xmas we still try to bomb the shit out of eachother.
Greg Lake : I believe in Father Christmas
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfY4...
Written as a protest against commercialism with a video highlighting that even at Xmas we still try to bomb the shit out of eachother.
Greg Lake : I believe in Father Christmas
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfY4...
December 4, 2025 at 12:13 PM
A classic for todays alternative Xmas, even though it gets played to death every year.
Written as a protest against commercialism with a video highlighting that even at Xmas we still try to bomb the shit out of eachother.
Greg Lake : I believe in Father Christmas
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfY4...
Written as a protest against commercialism with a video highlighting that even at Xmas we still try to bomb the shit out of eachother.
Greg Lake : I believe in Father Christmas
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfY4...
Todays tune comes from the grumpiest man in pop, Mark E. Smith, he of The Fall.
The Fall had so many members over the years there's a chance someone in Wolverhampton was in the band.
Johns not getting any prezzies this year.
The Fall : No Xmas for John Quays
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgd3...
The Fall had so many members over the years there's a chance someone in Wolverhampton was in the band.
Johns not getting any prezzies this year.
The Fall : No Xmas for John Quays
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgd3...
December 3, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Todays tune comes from the grumpiest man in pop, Mark E. Smith, he of The Fall.
The Fall had so many members over the years there's a chance someone in Wolverhampton was in the band.
Johns not getting any prezzies this year.
The Fall : No Xmas for John Quays
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgd3...
The Fall had so many members over the years there's a chance someone in Wolverhampton was in the band.
Johns not getting any prezzies this year.
The Fall : No Xmas for John Quays
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgd3...
And todays tune to keep us in the Xmas spirit* is a jaunty little number from cheeky Finnish Glam Rockers, Hanoi Rocks with Dead by X-Mas
youtu.be/vD9VD6xT1FA...
Can I keep this up till the 25th? Who knows? Who cares? But I do have a track in mind for the Big Day.
*Meths
youtu.be/vD9VD6xT1FA...
Can I keep this up till the 25th? Who knows? Who cares? But I do have a track in mind for the Big Day.
*Meths
December 2, 2025 at 9:42 AM
And todays tune to keep us in the Xmas spirit* is a jaunty little number from cheeky Finnish Glam Rockers, Hanoi Rocks with Dead by X-Mas
youtu.be/vD9VD6xT1FA...
Can I keep this up till the 25th? Who knows? Who cares? But I do have a track in mind for the Big Day.
*Meths
youtu.be/vD9VD6xT1FA...
Can I keep this up till the 25th? Who knows? Who cares? But I do have a track in mind for the Big Day.
*Meths
Following on from His Holy Popetatoeness @ashashman1.bsky.social 's #Whamaggedon thread how about some alternative Xmas tunes.
Starting with Carter U.S.M. and Shoppers Paradise.
"Top floor, Shoppers' Paradise
We've got a drunk Father Christmas and The Antichrist"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DviT...
Starting with Carter U.S.M. and Shoppers Paradise.
"Top floor, Shoppers' Paradise
We've got a drunk Father Christmas and The Antichrist"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DviT...
Carter USM - Shoppers' Paradise
YouTube video by Dave Dinsdale
www.youtube.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Following on from His Holy Popetatoeness @ashashman1.bsky.social 's #Whamaggedon thread how about some alternative Xmas tunes.
Starting with Carter U.S.M. and Shoppers Paradise.
"Top floor, Shoppers' Paradise
We've got a drunk Father Christmas and The Antichrist"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DviT...
Starting with Carter U.S.M. and Shoppers Paradise.
"Top floor, Shoppers' Paradise
We've got a drunk Father Christmas and The Antichrist"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DviT...
Cheese and Onion Hula Hoops are the best Hula Hoops.
I will not be taking questions at this time.
I will not be taking questions at this time.
November 30, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Cheese and Onion Hula Hoops are the best Hula Hoops.
I will not be taking questions at this time.
I will not be taking questions at this time.
Time for an upgrade to the MeadHall?
November 25, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Time for an upgrade to the MeadHall?
In today’s episode of “How can we bastardise a British literary classic and shoe horn in an American for the lead role”
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watson_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watson_...
Watson (TV series) - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 24, 2025 at 6:43 PM
In today’s episode of “How can we bastardise a British literary classic and shoe horn in an American for the lead role”
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watson_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watson_...
Haddock Spunk Facial.
Three words I never expected. To hear I the same sentence, let alone have that sentence make swnae in any way.
Three words I never expected. To hear I the same sentence, let alone have that sentence make swnae in any way.
November 22, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Haddock Spunk Facial.
Three words I never expected. To hear I the same sentence, let alone have that sentence make swnae in any way.
Three words I never expected. To hear I the same sentence, let alone have that sentence make swnae in any way.
I try to avoid politics on here, I prefer it to be a nice place to chill and have a bit of fun but this is just 😙
November 15, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I try to avoid politics on here, I prefer it to be a nice place to chill and have a bit of fun but this is just 😙
Morning all,
Remember...
Remember...
November 10, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Morning all,
Remember...
Remember...