Martin Smith
@transmithim.bsky.social
The opposite of whatever a bon vivant is. First person in Britain to eat a Toblerone. Officially the third best Visionaries fan. Probably joking but who knows.
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Paramount +’s section on Sky has a Zorro series. Cool!
Except there’s absolutely nothing on there to warning you it’s French.
But that’s fine, I’m ok with subs and it stars Jean Dujardin!
Except it’s not subtitled either. Just a raw, entirely French TV show up there. Which is certainly a choice.
Except there’s absolutely nothing on there to warning you it’s French.
But that’s fine, I’m ok with subs and it stars Jean Dujardin!
Except it’s not subtitled either. Just a raw, entirely French TV show up there. Which is certainly a choice.
February 1, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Paramount +’s section on Sky has a Zorro series. Cool!
Except there’s absolutely nothing on there to warning you it’s French.
But that’s fine, I’m ok with subs and it stars Jean Dujardin!
Except it’s not subtitled either. Just a raw, entirely French TV show up there. Which is certainly a choice.
Except there’s absolutely nothing on there to warning you it’s French.
But that’s fine, I’m ok with subs and it stars Jean Dujardin!
Except it’s not subtitled either. Just a raw, entirely French TV show up there. Which is certainly a choice.
I really enjoyed new Mock Of The Week (even despite not usually liking two of the panel).
Definitely worked at an hour’s length, especially as the weird little rounds that always used to get cut made it to broadcast.
Definitely worked at an hour’s length, especially as the weird little rounds that always used to get cut made it to broadcast.
February 1, 2026 at 10:42 PM
I really enjoyed new Mock Of The Week (even despite not usually liking two of the panel).
Definitely worked at an hour’s length, especially as the weird little rounds that always used to get cut made it to broadcast.
Definitely worked at an hour’s length, especially as the weird little rounds that always used to get cut made it to broadcast.
The smartest contestant by far on the Floor is the guy who picked potatoes as his category. No-one is going to challenge that. He just has to bide his time and swoop in at the end.
February 1, 2026 at 8:55 PM
The smartest contestant by far on the Floor is the guy who picked potatoes as his category. No-one is going to challenge that. He just has to bide his time and swoop in at the end.
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Obviously, this #SCTVSaturday will be a tribute to Catherine O'Hara. Over the course of the day. this thread will be links to previous posts, with maybe some new clips later on.
To start, Andrea Martin and Catherine O'Hara talking about writing on SCTV, and the "good old fashioned male chauvinism"
To start, Andrea Martin and Catherine O'Hara talking about writing on SCTV, and the "good old fashioned male chauvinism"
January 31, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Obviously, this #SCTVSaturday will be a tribute to Catherine O'Hara. Over the course of the day. this thread will be links to previous posts, with maybe some new clips later on.
To start, Andrea Martin and Catherine O'Hara talking about writing on SCTV, and the "good old fashioned male chauvinism"
To start, Andrea Martin and Catherine O'Hara talking about writing on SCTV, and the "good old fashioned male chauvinism"
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JK Rowling and her team "protecting women and girls" by inviting convicted sex offender Epstein to the opening of her Harry Potter play.
It certainly is an interesting approach to child protection.
It certainly is an interesting approach to child protection.
February 1, 2026 at 7:34 PM
JK Rowling and her team "protecting women and girls" by inviting convicted sex offender Epstein to the opening of her Harry Potter play.
It certainly is an interesting approach to child protection.
It certainly is an interesting approach to child protection.
I don’t know why Mornflake feel the need to have three separately branded versions of the same cereal (these, Chocolatey Squares, the Sidemen one), but lads, Pixels are the closest any of them have tasted to Magic Squares since the 90s. We are so back.
February 1, 2026 at 9:50 AM
I don’t know why Mornflake feel the need to have three separately branded versions of the same cereal (these, Chocolatey Squares, the Sidemen one), but lads, Pixels are the closest any of them have tasted to Magic Squares since the 90s. We are so back.
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One of my favorite tidbits from this development is that not only did grass start growing in the desert for the first time, but that it grew so tall to the point it started covering the solar panels and becoming a massive issue, and the best solution was to just let sheep eat the grass.
January 31, 2026 at 9:13 PM
One of my favorite tidbits from this development is that not only did grass start growing in the desert for the first time, but that it grew so tall to the point it started covering the solar panels and becoming a massive issue, and the best solution was to just let sheep eat the grass.
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So an odd thing here is that if you say "an unidentified man dressed in a Batman costume" your point is to communicate "it is not really Batman" but the problem is that the real Batman, within the fiction of the comic book "Batman", is also, literally, an unidentified man dressed in a Batman costume
An unidentified man dressed in a Batman costume angrily confronted Santa Clara city officials during a joint meeting of the City Council, city authorities, and the Santa Clara Stadium Authority on Monday, using his public comment to condemn the city’s stance on cooperation with ICE.
January 31, 2026 at 9:52 PM
So an odd thing here is that if you say "an unidentified man dressed in a Batman costume" your point is to communicate "it is not really Batman" but the problem is that the real Batman, within the fiction of the comic book "Batman", is also, literally, an unidentified man dressed in a Batman costume
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a single ad on ITVX for something other than another ITV show, which makes you wonder what the point is.
January 31, 2026 at 3:11 PM
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a single ad on ITVX for something other than another ITV show, which makes you wonder what the point is.
I’d say this is a good time for normal, non-idiot people to buy shares in these companies, but they’re still pretty pricey.
Video game stocks are suddenly crashing today with the launch of Google's Project Genie as investors think games will start magically getting made with AI
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#GoogleGemini #TakeTwo #CDProjektRED #Roblox #videogames
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#GoogleGemini #TakeTwo #CDProjektRED #Roblox #videogames
January 30, 2026 at 8:00 PM
I’d say this is a good time for normal, non-idiot people to buy shares in these companies, but they’re still pretty pricey.
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RIP catherine o’hara, she has many phenomenal roles but obviously one of my favorites is her guest role in 30 rock as kenneth’s mother
January 30, 2026 at 6:52 PM
RIP catherine o’hara, she has many phenomenal roles but obviously one of my favorites is her guest role in 30 rock as kenneth’s mother
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Instead of renting a hotel room for 2 hours I hear amorous couples are booking tickets to see MELANIA for complete privacy
January 29, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Instead of renting a hotel room for 2 hours I hear amorous couples are booking tickets to see MELANIA for complete privacy
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President Trump has filed a lawsuit against the IRS, in which he demands that the IRS, which he as president controls, pay him $10 billion.
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January 30, 2026 at 12:56 AM
President Trump has filed a lawsuit against the IRS, in which he demands that the IRS, which he as president controls, pay him $10 billion.
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I really enjoyed Wonder Man. Such a great take on the character and Trevor worked surprisingly well long form.
Baffling that Marvel/Disney seem almost ashamed of it and burned it off in one drop instead of weekly.
Baffling that Marvel/Disney seem almost ashamed of it and burned it off in one drop instead of weekly.
January 30, 2026 at 12:58 AM
I really enjoyed Wonder Man. Such a great take on the character and Trevor worked surprisingly well long form.
Baffling that Marvel/Disney seem almost ashamed of it and burned it off in one drop instead of weekly.
Baffling that Marvel/Disney seem almost ashamed of it and burned it off in one drop instead of weekly.
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I'm sorry, but the reaction to Brianna Ghey being murdered by people she knew offline *because she was transgender* becoming 'we should stop teenagers from being on social media' rather than 'we should deal with the recent horrifying rise of transphobia in the UK' is unbelievably fucking bullshit.
January 28, 2026 at 6:32 PM
I'm sorry, but the reaction to Brianna Ghey being murdered by people she knew offline *because she was transgender* becoming 'we should stop teenagers from being on social media' rather than 'we should deal with the recent horrifying rise of transphobia in the UK' is unbelievably fucking bullshit.
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ARE YOU SCARED OF A FUCKING WHISTLE DAWG
one of the agents said “okay we know” when we were whistling so i leaned in and whistled louder and he threatened to pepper spray me. i then said “are you scared of a fucking whistle dawg” and he very meekly said “no i’m not scared of a whistle”
January 28, 2026 at 5:08 PM
ARE YOU SCARED OF A FUCKING WHISTLE DAWG
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I don't know, those places are regularly full of wankers.
If I had a pound for every football league ground I'd wanked in, I would have £2. Which might not sound like much but I'd imagine it's more than you'd have.
January 28, 2026 at 2:05 PM
I don't know, those places are regularly full of wankers.
Evolution is not always a straight line. Sometimes it's a circle. Or kind of an oval. Maybe a straight line that kinda loops back on itself at the end, which I guess would be some kind of semi-circle.
Anyway, here's a load of Michelangelo figures from through the decades.
Anyway, here's a load of Michelangelo figures from through the decades.
January 28, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Evolution is not always a straight line. Sometimes it's a circle. Or kind of an oval. Maybe a straight line that kinda loops back on itself at the end, which I guess would be some kind of semi-circle.
Anyway, here's a load of Michelangelo figures from through the decades.
Anyway, here's a load of Michelangelo figures from through the decades.
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Thank fuck! I'll finally be able to learn how to use the pizza app that lets me know how many people are eating at the simple price of being able to scan your face ID everyone uses instead of an actual password they've made up. I assume the course will be distributed via UMD disc?
BREAKING: Free AI training will be offered to every adult in the UK, with short courses to teach people how to use simple AI tools effectively in the workplace.
Technology Secretary Liz Kendall tells #BBCBreakfast about the scheme
Technology Secretary Liz Kendall tells #BBCBreakfast about the scheme
January 28, 2026 at 9:16 AM
Thank fuck! I'll finally be able to learn how to use the pizza app that lets me know how many people are eating at the simple price of being able to scan your face ID everyone uses instead of an actual password they've made up. I assume the course will be distributed via UMD disc?
Been playing Return To Monkey Island the past few days and really enjoying it, despite my hesitation over Ron Gilbert games after Thimbleweed Park.
Just finished it and my immediate reaction was a loud “oh fuck off”. 😒
Think I’m done with Gilbert’s pseudo-intellectual wankery.
Just finished it and my immediate reaction was a loud “oh fuck off”. 😒
Think I’m done with Gilbert’s pseudo-intellectual wankery.
January 27, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Been playing Return To Monkey Island the past few days and really enjoying it, despite my hesitation over Ron Gilbert games after Thimbleweed Park.
Just finished it and my immediate reaction was a loud “oh fuck off”. 😒
Think I’m done with Gilbert’s pseudo-intellectual wankery.
Just finished it and my immediate reaction was a loud “oh fuck off”. 😒
Think I’m done with Gilbert’s pseudo-intellectual wankery.
Ey, I finally managed to find that Thundercats x MOTU Battle Cat Man figure for a decent price.
Admittedly from Rarewaves, so it’s a crapshoot if they a) fulfil the order and b) correctly, but fingers crossed.
Admittedly from Rarewaves, so it’s a crapshoot if they a) fulfil the order and b) correctly, but fingers crossed.
January 27, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Ey, I finally managed to find that Thundercats x MOTU Battle Cat Man figure for a decent price.
Admittedly from Rarewaves, so it’s a crapshoot if they a) fulfil the order and b) correctly, but fingers crossed.
Admittedly from Rarewaves, so it’s a crapshoot if they a) fulfil the order and b) correctly, but fingers crossed.
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Calling transphobia a 'gateway drug' to the far right undersells it. It's pure accelerant. Grimly fascinating to guess what crankery becomes any famous transphobe's secondary obsession, cos they all have one: 15 minute cities are fascism! Grok noncing is cool! ICE are good! We should kill all dogs!
January 27, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Calling transphobia a 'gateway drug' to the far right undersells it. It's pure accelerant. Grimly fascinating to guess what crankery becomes any famous transphobe's secondary obsession, cos they all have one: 15 minute cities are fascism! Grok noncing is cool! ICE are good! We should kill all dogs!
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Their lies are so funny that I legitimately now think he has days to live
January 26, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Their lies are so funny that I legitimately now think he has days to live