Grobian Syboe
@grobiansyboe.bsky.social
welcome to my webpage
Scholar of Wise Principles and associated virtues
I am urging restraint at this time
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Scholar of Wise Principles and associated virtues
I am urging restraint at this time
🏴
Pinned
If I’m out and about, or even sitting down in my house, if something occurs to me you can be sure to read about it here on my webpage.
Cheers then.
- Grobian
Cheers then.
- Grobian
Just who is "the saucy little Savoyard" I refer to in my memoirs?
An ASTUTE reader would not bother with such questions.
Truly,
Grobian
An ASTUTE reader would not bother with such questions.
Truly,
Grobian
November 25, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Just who is "the saucy little Savoyard" I refer to in my memoirs?
An ASTUTE reader would not bother with such questions.
Truly,
Grobian
An ASTUTE reader would not bother with such questions.
Truly,
Grobian
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We can see the process by which America attempts to resolve its contradictions through the development of "miniseries"
November 24, 2025 at 4:11 PM
We can see the process by which America attempts to resolve its contradictions through the development of "miniseries"
"ooh lovely boy,
gentle lovely boy" - something to say to an anxious coworker
gentle lovely boy" - something to say to an anxious coworker
November 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
"ooh lovely boy,
gentle lovely boy" - something to say to an anxious coworker
gentle lovely boy" - something to say to an anxious coworker
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So excited! They’re trialing a 5 day work week at the workhouse! It’ll increase efficiency and bring down operating costs because we won’t get fed on Saturdays 🥰
July 27, 2023 at 7:30 PM
So excited! They’re trialing a 5 day work week at the workhouse! It’ll increase efficiency and bring down operating costs because we won’t get fed on Saturdays 🥰
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I laughed for the first time in 2017, after I saw “The Vulnerable Comic” performing his heartfelt routine in front of a crowd of 5 at the Edinburgh fringe festival.
It’s so important so support up and coming entertainers from Cambridgeshire, even if they are a bit too quirky for the mainstream!
It’s so important so support up and coming entertainers from Cambridgeshire, even if they are a bit too quirky for the mainstream!
November 12, 2024 at 11:24 PM
I laughed for the first time in 2017, after I saw “The Vulnerable Comic” performing his heartfelt routine in front of a crowd of 5 at the Edinburgh fringe festival.
It’s so important so support up and coming entertainers from Cambridgeshire, even if they are a bit too quirky for the mainstream!
It’s so important so support up and coming entertainers from Cambridgeshire, even if they are a bit too quirky for the mainstream!
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Instead of a "hi-5" or a "fist bump" you can try "The Net of Salutation". Splay your fingers out and touch your finger tips together with the other person, then touch foreheads. DO NOT smile.
September 10, 2023 at 2:46 PM
Instead of a "hi-5" or a "fist bump" you can try "The Net of Salutation". Splay your fingers out and touch your finger tips together with the other person, then touch foreheads. DO NOT smile.
They have upped the amount to £10
I cannot be bought.
I cannot be bought.
"Grobian, download our app and get £5 off your next purchase!"
Hmm...No.
Hmm...No.
November 24, 2025 at 2:57 PM
They have upped the amount to £10
I cannot be bought.
I cannot be bought.
smelling deeply of a beautiful rose, swirling it around between my thumb and forefinger, inbetween contended sighs you can hear me mumble "the simple pleasures of life"
November 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
smelling deeply of a beautiful rose, swirling it around between my thumb and forefinger, inbetween contended sighs you can hear me mumble "the simple pleasures of life"
I dress like a normal man who is covered in dirt
November 24, 2025 at 2:48 PM
I dress like a normal man who is covered in dirt
Salivating over the thought of a nutrition dense puck soaked in lukewarm water
November 23, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Salivating over the thought of a nutrition dense puck soaked in lukewarm water
If one of my mates is about to tell an anecdote I like to big it up by saying something like "prepare for a laugh-a-minute comedy romp through the mind of a genius"
November 23, 2025 at 5:37 PM
If one of my mates is about to tell an anecdote I like to big it up by saying something like "prepare for a laugh-a-minute comedy romp through the mind of a genius"
Computer, load mournful ballads, subject: dead bonnie boy (misadventure/violent).
November 23, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Computer, load mournful ballads, subject: dead bonnie boy (misadventure/violent).
I'm sort of experiencing the benefits of a kind of universal energy I call "Oif", which you can learn all about in my new book "Beyond Paradigms: Entering the Age of Oif"
November 23, 2025 at 11:23 AM
I'm sort of experiencing the benefits of a kind of universal energy I call "Oif", which you can learn all about in my new book "Beyond Paradigms: Entering the Age of Oif"
You have violated the Weights & Measures act!!!!
November 22, 2025 at 4:45 PM
You have violated the Weights & Measures act!!!!
Just taught your granny to suck eggs and she's absolutely thrilled x
November 22, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Just taught your granny to suck eggs and she's absolutely thrilled x
Search engine optimisation written by LLMs, when you are subjected to it, really does feel contemptuous.
I can never get on board with this technology. You are an obstacle to be overcome with the minimum effort possible for the realisation of needless ends, and it makes an absolute mess.
Uncouth.
I can never get on board with this technology. You are an obstacle to be overcome with the minimum effort possible for the realisation of needless ends, and it makes an absolute mess.
Uncouth.
November 22, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Search engine optimisation written by LLMs, when you are subjected to it, really does feel contemptuous.
I can never get on board with this technology. You are an obstacle to be overcome with the minimum effort possible for the realisation of needless ends, and it makes an absolute mess.
Uncouth.
I can never get on board with this technology. You are an obstacle to be overcome with the minimum effort possible for the realisation of needless ends, and it makes an absolute mess.
Uncouth.
Wow, you have got to try this "chap stick" stuff. Honestly mate.
November 22, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Wow, you have got to try this "chap stick" stuff. Honestly mate.
I'm about to "flip the script" on my detractors
November 22, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I'm about to "flip the script" on my detractors
Right so theres the horrible flower bed out front sorted, tore out all the "zero maintenance" plants that were half dead. Now it's ready for soil improvement and planting for the spring.
Chuffed
Chuffed
November 22, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Right so theres the horrible flower bed out front sorted, tore out all the "zero maintenance" plants that were half dead. Now it's ready for soil improvement and planting for the spring.
Chuffed
Chuffed
My most recent album "Thick Woolen Socks" has gone platinum
November 22, 2025 at 9:50 AM
My most recent album "Thick Woolen Socks" has gone platinum
Sarcasm with a side of snark?
Listen, we are both adults here and we need to cooperate if we're ever going to escape this evil mansion.
Listen, we are both adults here and we need to cooperate if we're ever going to escape this evil mansion.
November 22, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Sarcasm with a side of snark?
Listen, we are both adults here and we need to cooperate if we're ever going to escape this evil mansion.
Listen, we are both adults here and we need to cooperate if we're ever going to escape this evil mansion.
Jean Redpath's peerless interpretation of "Lowlands Away" is enough to get you pacing the room with hands clasped at your back
November 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Jean Redpath's peerless interpretation of "Lowlands Away" is enough to get you pacing the room with hands clasped at your back
"Rich in music sweet, strings and voice combining, Yet bitter is thy tongue; thy friends and foes aligning.""
November 21, 2025 at 5:09 PM
"Rich in music sweet, strings and voice combining, Yet bitter is thy tongue; thy friends and foes aligning.""