Nigel
@ncw8.bsky.social
Long time resident of Switzerland, fan of SF and Alternate History, and occasional purveyor of dad jokes.
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Nigel
@ncw8.bsky.social
· Apr 17
We had a great time at @bridgecommand.bsky.social last night. Many thanks to @tomblack.uk and the rest of the team!
“Are we the Baddies?”
January 5, 2026 at 10:27 AM
“Are we the Baddies?”
"SNU year, SNU me" - a flux of solar neutrinos, probably
"gnu year, gnu me" - a wildebeest, probably
"Pneu year, pneu me." - lungs, probably
January 5, 2026 at 10:23 AM
"SNU year, SNU me" - a flux of solar neutrinos, probably
My dad would have been better at this. His claim to fame was that he went to school with Arthur Tolcher, the star of Morcambe and Wise’s longest running joke
youtu.be/tc-9mBt0XZA?...
youtu.be/tc-9mBt0XZA?...
December 29, 2025 at 8:31 PM
My dad would have been better at this. His claim to fame was that he went to school with Arthur Tolcher, the star of Morcambe and Wise’s longest running joke
youtu.be/tc-9mBt0XZA?...
youtu.be/tc-9mBt0XZA?...
Just don’t try this at Tiffany’s
A PSA as folks deal with holiday leftovers: Anything is, legally, “breakfast” if you slap a fried egg on it.
December 29, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Just don’t try this at Tiffany’s
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT dye, as he is a natural blond
December 25, 2025 at 8:41 AM
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT dye, as he is a natural blond
The #1 movie when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 is going to go.
December 23, 2025 at 10:41 AM
The #1 movie when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 is going to go.
Before the invention of the Crowbar, crows had to drink at home
December 21, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Before the invention of the Crowbar, crows had to drink at home
The influence of Happy Xmas (War is Over) might also be why Stop the Cavalry is often counted as a Christmas song. The lyrics do mention Christmas, but it’s really an anti-war song
3) As a result of these two things, in 1971 John Lennon and Yoko Ono write "Happy Xmas (War is Over)", with a melody inspired by Harrison's song, and Spector produces it.
It's released in the US too late to be a big hit, and only charts moderately.
It's released in the US too late to be a big hit, and only charts moderately.
December 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The influence of Happy Xmas (War is Over) might also be why Stop the Cavalry is often counted as a Christmas song. The lyrics do mention Christmas, but it’s really an anti-war song
Hope they had some suitable carols
🎶
We three kings of Orient are
Without valid visas, we travel afar
Moor and Mountain, Field and Fountain
In search of our ILR
🎶
We three kings of Orient are
Without valid visas, we travel afar
Moor and Mountain, Field and Fountain
In search of our ILR
The UK far right is increasingly infiltrating the Anglican church so this is bang on trend.
December 13, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Hope they had some suitable carols
🎶
We three kings of Orient are
Without valid visas, we travel afar
Moor and Mountain, Field and Fountain
In search of our ILR
🎶
We three kings of Orient are
Without valid visas, we travel afar
Moor and Mountain, Field and Fountain
In search of our ILR
No sooner does an American get elected Pope than it’s Turkey for Thanksgiving
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Pope Leo visits Turkey and warns humanity at stake from high level of conflict - BBC News
The Pope makes his first foreign trip to Turkey and says a third world war is being "fought piecemeal".
www.bbc.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:26 PM
No sooner does an American get elected Pope than it’s Turkey for Thanksgiving
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
To the last, I grapple with thee; from hell’s heart, I stab at thee; for hate’s sake, I spit my last breath at thee, Charlie Brown
Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die, Charlie Brown.
My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius, commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Felix Legions, loyal servant to the true emperor, Marcus Aurelius, father to a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife, and I will have my vengeance, Charlie Brown, in this life or the next.
November 24, 2025 at 7:57 AM
To the last, I grapple with thee; from hell’s heart, I stab at thee; for hate’s sake, I spit my last breath at thee, Charlie Brown
She was someone who was truly ahead of her time. Some of her music wouldn’t sound out of place on the Nineties techno scene
#DoctorWho
#DoctorWho
Delia Derbyshire (1937- 2001) UK musician/composer, pioneer of electronic music, working at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop 1960s, she created the arrangement of the theme music for UK science-fiction TV series #DoctorWho
#WomensArt
#WomensArt
November 24, 2025 at 7:52 AM
She was someone who was truly ahead of her time. Some of her music wouldn’t sound out of place on the Nineties techno scene
#DoctorWho
#DoctorWho
When your collection of herbs jumps from Saffron to Savory
Problematic Sage gap
Problematic Sage gap
When your movie library jumps from Raising Arazona to National Treasure
problematic Cage gap
problematic Cage gap
When the other knight has a way taller kid carrying their swords
problematic Page gap.
problematic Page gap.
November 20, 2025 at 6:52 AM
When your collection of herbs jumps from Saffron to Savory
Problematic Sage gap
Problematic Sage gap
The real answer to the Bond continuity issue is to take a page from Heinlein’s book
This page in particular:
This page in particular:
November 12, 2025 at 5:55 AM
The real answer to the Bond continuity issue is to take a page from Heinlein’s book
This page in particular:
This page in particular:
Perry wishes you all the best
November 4, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Perry wishes you all the best
Reposted by Nigel
FIRST LISTEN! 👂 Sticks and stones may break your bones but words can really hurt you... Click bgfn.sh/dareu to find out more about December's terrifying new Ninth Doctor Adventure.
October 28, 2025 at 11:59 AM
FIRST LISTEN! 👂 Sticks and stones may break your bones but words can really hurt you... Click bgfn.sh/dareu to find out more about December's terrifying new Ninth Doctor Adventure.
Adverts should be representative of traditional British families
October 28, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Adverts should be representative of traditional British families
Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only
October 21, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only
If you see this, quote post with your favorite Pokémon (wrong answers only.)
October 16, 2025 at 5:40 AM
If you see this, quote post with your favorite Pokémon (wrong answers only.)
Reposted by Nigel
Dad’s books are full of empathy, common sense, and a healthy suspicion of the powerful. But at its heart his work is also about how systems keep people poor while pretending it’s their own fault. So I hope Kemi’s taking notes as well as reading the jokes.
Kemi Badenoch claiming Terry Pratchett as her favourite author is wild
October 7, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Dad’s books are full of empathy, common sense, and a healthy suspicion of the powerful. But at its heart his work is also about how systems keep people poor while pretending it’s their own fault. So I hope Kemi’s taking notes as well as reading the jokes.
I’ve got a Hobbit joke here, in one of my pocketses
I was telling a Foundation joke and then the bloody Mule ruined my punchline
I want to make an Elric of Melniboné joke, but it's soul sucking.
September 28, 2025 at 8:19 AM
I’ve got a Hobbit joke here, in one of my pocketses
Quote with a character that could survive in warhammer 40k!
The Doctor’s faced far worse
The Doctor’s faced far worse
September 19, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Quote with a character that could survive in warhammer 40k!
The Doctor’s faced far worse
The Doctor’s faced far worse
September 13, 2025 at 4:52 AM