Glothy
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'nigel farage is in the lobby' he is so out of his depth in the house of commons. So uncomfortable he can't even enter the room. Tice is loving it though, bless him.
Keir Starmer had a hilarious Christmas message for Reform UK and it was so good even people who don’t like the PM were cheering
www.thepoke.com/2025/12/17/keir-starmer-had-a-hilarious-festive-message-for-reform-uk-and-it-was-so-good-even-people-who-dont-like-the-pm-were-cheering/
www.thepoke.com/2025/12/17/keir-starmer-had-a-hilarious-festive-message-for-reform-uk-and-it-was-so-good-even-people-who-dont-like-the-pm-were-cheering/
December 17, 2025 at 5:08 PM
'nigel farage is in the lobby' he is so out of his depth in the house of commons. So uncomfortable he can't even enter the room. Tice is loving it though, bless him.
3 reports to complete and a party for unhinged children to arrange in the next 2 days. Lord help me 🙏🏻
December 17, 2025 at 2:50 PM
3 reports to complete and a party for unhinged children to arrange in the next 2 days. Lord help me 🙏🏻
I've had a whole weekend off parenting for the first time ever. 4 complete days from Saturday midday to Wednesday afternoon. Feels like respite. Even thought it was Tuesday already. Still two whole nights to myself. Incredible.
December 15, 2025 at 12:02 PM
I've had a whole weekend off parenting for the first time ever. 4 complete days from Saturday midday to Wednesday afternoon. Feels like respite. Even thought it was Tuesday already. Still two whole nights to myself. Incredible.
Ahh I remember seeing this many years ago. Can't remember if it was this exact pub but definitely somewhere near Cambridge.
15th December 2022
The centuries-old game of 'Ringing the Bull' — the aim of which is to send a metal ring dangling on a cord from the ceiling onto a metal hook on the wall — is in full swing at The Blue Ball in Grantchester.
Picture from my new book 'Cambridge - Light & Shade'.
The centuries-old game of 'Ringing the Bull' — the aim of which is to send a metal ring dangling on a cord from the ceiling onto a metal hook on the wall — is in full swing at The Blue Ball in Grantchester.
Picture from my new book 'Cambridge - Light & Shade'.
December 15, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Ahh I remember seeing this many years ago. Can't remember if it was this exact pub but definitely somewhere near Cambridge.
This is so interesting. What was the financial arrangement here? Id love to know the facts. Evelyn Waugh's previous mansion rented for £250 per annum, through a company, run by a friend of the tenants, which then went bust.
December 15, 2025 at 9:48 AM
This is so interesting. What was the financial arrangement here? Id love to know the facts. Evelyn Waugh's previous mansion rented for £250 per annum, through a company, run by a friend of the tenants, which then went bust.
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So I was checking out an address for friends who have moved to a newish estate... and all the names of the streets are tv detectives.
December 14, 2025 at 12:33 AM
So I was checking out an address for friends who have moved to a newish estate... and all the names of the streets are tv detectives.
Got back from seeing friends in Bristol at 1am. Dont plan to get dressed. Might watch a Christmas film. Lovely relaxing day well earned.
December 14, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Got back from seeing friends in Bristol at 1am. Dont plan to get dressed. Might watch a Christmas film. Lovely relaxing day well earned.
The more stories I read about out of control kids (my own kid is out of control) the more I wonder if parents circa 2015 - 2020 were exposed to something they shouldn't have been. Just cannot imagine my grandparents generation being so wild at such a young age. But maybe they were. I wouldn't know.
December 13, 2025 at 11:43 AM
The more stories I read about out of control kids (my own kid is out of control) the more I wonder if parents circa 2015 - 2020 were exposed to something they shouldn't have been. Just cannot imagine my grandparents generation being so wild at such a young age. But maybe they were. I wouldn't know.
Me on parenting days V me on non parenting days.
December 13, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Me on parenting days V me on non parenting days.
Remember that article that was something like 'Liz Truss rejected me and it ruined my marriage.' what on earth was the point of that?
December 13, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Remember that article that was something like 'Liz Truss rejected me and it ruined my marriage.' what on earth was the point of that?
A client I didn't think was going to pay (only a few hours work) has actually paid me, albeit 3 weeks late. Still, a nice surprise.
December 12, 2025 at 9:11 AM
A client I didn't think was going to pay (only a few hours work) has actually paid me, albeit 3 weeks late. Still, a nice surprise.
Going to have to drag myself through another working day. Not in the mood.
a cartoon of spongebob standing in front of a window with his hands in the air
ALT: a cartoon of spongebob standing in front of a window with his hands in the air
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December 12, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Going to have to drag myself through another working day. Not in the mood.
I need to start dating again. God knows when I would ever have the time to meet someone or socialise, but I can't be a recluse my entire life. Or can I? Maybe I can.
Maybe I should.
Maybe I should.
December 11, 2025 at 11:12 PM
I need to start dating again. God knows when I would ever have the time to meet someone or socialise, but I can't be a recluse my entire life. Or can I? Maybe I can.
Maybe I should.
Maybe I should.
Researching carcinogenic meat 😭
December 11, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Researching carcinogenic meat 😭
We've created a world where people with ADHD and autism aren't valued or accepted and now the government is wondering why there's a crisis. Lol.
December 11, 2025 at 6:54 AM
We've created a world where people with ADHD and autism aren't valued or accepted and now the government is wondering why there's a crisis. Lol.
This was absolutely brilliant. Interestingly it says not for sale in the US on the back but it did become available there at some point in the last 32 years.
December 10, 2025 at 9:55 PM
This was absolutely brilliant. Interestingly it says not for sale in the US on the back but it did become available there at some point in the last 32 years.
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“I am so bored by AI. One of the things I love about the theatre is AI can’t do it.”
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
December 9, 2025 at 8:36 PM
“I am so bored by AI. One of the things I love about the theatre is AI can’t do it.”
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
Managed to splice the Christmas tree lights back together after the rabbits chewed through them. Impressed with myself.
December 10, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Managed to splice the Christmas tree lights back together after the rabbits chewed through them. Impressed with myself.
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Wow -- Russia reportedly plotted last year to plant bombs on US-bound flights (gift link) giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
December 9, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Wow -- Russia reportedly plotted last year to plant bombs on US-bound flights (gift link) giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
![Huxley outlined several major concerns: the difficulties and dangers of world overpopulation; the tendency towards distinctly hierarchical social organisation; the crucial importance of evaluating the use of technology in mass societies susceptible to persuasion; the tendency to promote modern politicians to a naive public as well-marketed commodities.[62] In a December 1962 letter to brother Julian, summarizing a paper he had presented in Santa Barbara, he wrote, "What I said was that if we didn't pretty quickly start thinking of human problems in ecological terms rather than in terms of power politics we should very soon be in a bad way](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4n55wmgwff74vedk7tv5ezyq/bafkreie2x7kplcbfx4ukgfx5fk2j5cyl2ijplsbeugtvk4thleaole7hey@jpeg)
This is what it's all about ❤️ (menial labour)
When I met my husband, the date wasn't great, the sex was also mediocre but he made the bed in the morning and then made me breakfast. Married for 36 years now.
December 9, 2025 at 1:30 PM
This is what it's all about ❤️ (menial labour)
I like the idea. I just think it would have been better if they hadn't used AI. Like when CGI was absolute dog shit and use of props was apparently too old hat even though the visual quality was infinitely better. What's the point of doing it this way? Where's the benefit?
McDonald's has released an AI-generated Christmas ad
The studio behind it says they 'hardly slept' for several weeks while writing AI prompts and refining the shots — 'AI didn't make this film. We did'
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The studio behind it says they 'hardly slept' for several weeks while writing AI prompts and refining the shots — 'AI didn't make this film. We did'
Comments have been turned off on YouTube
December 9, 2025 at 7:51 AM
I like the idea. I just think it would have been better if they hadn't used AI. Like when CGI was absolute dog shit and use of props was apparently too old hat even though the visual quality was infinitely better. What's the point of doing it this way? Where's the benefit?
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Bought a nice pudding for Christmas that only has 4 days until the use by date. Oops.
a man in a military uniform with a mustache is wearing a beret and making a funny face .
ALT: a man in a military uniform with a mustache is wearing a beret and making a funny face .
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December 8, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Bought a nice pudding for Christmas that only has 4 days until the use by date. Oops.
Designed that way so you have to pay someone to fix things. Designed user incompetence. Same with reliance on purchasing to problem solve.
For a while, they said if you needed tech help, ask a 10yo. But current 10-20yos didn't have to explore and click around and futz with things to get them to work, so if it's not immediately obvious, they can't do it.
Basically if you're 30-50 you're just doing tech support for everyone forever.
Basically if you're 30-50 you're just doing tech support for everyone forever.
What we say is their kids know the tech of a phone. If it’s not on the phone they struggle
December 8, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Designed that way so you have to pay someone to fix things. Designed user incompetence. Same with reliance on purchasing to problem solve.