Sb
@xtasbe.bsky.social
Former writer. Father of two children. I write long silly threads on old TV programmes. Have a look here https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jetelephone/posts
Oof that's a nasty gash
Tragically today, it’s the 1,985th anniversary of Roman emperor Caligula uttering his memorable last words: “I am alive”
They were shouted defiantly at his Praetorian Guard who were repeatedly stabbing him at the time 🧵
They were shouted defiantly at his Praetorian Guard who were repeatedly stabbing him at the time 🧵
January 24, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Oof that's a nasty gash
The infinite hotel paradox is shit. "Ah but imagine if it was INFINITE!" ok and what, you want a round of applause? Imagine if it was green. Piss off
January 24, 2026 at 4:54 PM
The infinite hotel paradox is shit. "Ah but imagine if it was INFINITE!" ok and what, you want a round of applause? Imagine if it was green. Piss off
Looks like the 15-year teaching career is over now I've moved to Wales
January 24, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Looks like the 15-year teaching career is over now I've moved to Wales
Those lads who chuck tennis balls into cups for ten hours a day to make videos, do you think they're happy? Maybe sometimes they just want to sit at a desk and do some Outlook
January 23, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Those lads who chuck tennis balls into cups for ten hours a day to make videos, do you think they're happy? Maybe sometimes they just want to sit at a desk and do some Outlook
Standing... ON HORSEBACK
January 23, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Standing... ON HORSEBACK
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It's also really obvious that as the series has got towards the end, his stress levels have increased which has made it worse for him. I haven't entered in to much discussion about the series beyond our own household because i don't understand why people get so worked up about contestants...
January 23, 2026 at 8:44 AM
It's also really obvious that as the series has got towards the end, his stress levels have increased which has made it worse for him. I haven't entered in to much discussion about the series beyond our own household because i don't understand why people get so worked up about contestants...
Might defend poor James on the Traitors, I think. It's interesting to me that everyone accepted Jessie's stammer and gave her space, but they were FURIOUS about James interrupting them when I don't think he even did it that much. He's the most ADHD human on earth. Some things we're ok accepting
January 23, 2026 at 8:39 AM
Might defend poor James on the Traitors, I think. It's interesting to me that everyone accepted Jessie's stammer and gave her space, but they were FURIOUS about James interrupting them when I don't think he even did it that much. He's the most ADHD human on earth. Some things we're ok accepting
Traitors prediction:
Faz murdered
Rachel: "Do you think I'd be that stupid?"
They are that stupid
Roxy asks Stephen and Rachel if they're traitors, they say no, she skips off
Everyone votes for James and Jade
Rachel bins Stephen
Faz murdered
Rachel: "Do you think I'd be that stupid?"
They are that stupid
Roxy asks Stephen and Rachel if they're traitors, they say no, she skips off
Everyone votes for James and Jade
Rachel bins Stephen
January 22, 2026 at 8:27 AM
Traitors prediction:
Faz murdered
Rachel: "Do you think I'd be that stupid?"
They are that stupid
Roxy asks Stephen and Rachel if they're traitors, they say no, she skips off
Everyone votes for James and Jade
Rachel bins Stephen
Faz murdered
Rachel: "Do you think I'd be that stupid?"
They are that stupid
Roxy asks Stephen and Rachel if they're traitors, they say no, she skips off
Everyone votes for James and Jade
Rachel bins Stephen
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Just looking into the history of America buying islands from Denmark, in 1917 they bought some for $25million in gold, which included this one.
January 21, 2026 at 6:55 AM
Just looking into the history of America buying islands from Denmark, in 1917 they bought some for $25million in gold, which included this one.
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If we resist a little longer we can pop this nonsense AI bubble and make a lot of nerds sad.
January 20, 2026 at 4:40 PM
If we resist a little longer we can pop this nonsense AI bubble and make a lot of nerds sad.
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'From a Hampstead Window' (1923) by Charles Ginner
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January 21, 2026 at 7:29 AM
'From a Hampstead Window' (1923) by Charles Ginner
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I'm worried I got everyone's hopes up
He might die tonight
January 21, 2026 at 6:51 AM
I'm worried I got everyone's hopes up
Party time at the Crucible as Bill Werbeniuk and David Taylor relax between frames
January 20, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Party time at the Crucible as Bill Werbeniuk and David Taylor relax between frames
"I have a letter here from Joe Maplin"
January 20, 2026 at 7:35 PM
"I have a letter here from Joe Maplin"
"big place, the world". Astonishing. We've never seen the likes of him
January 20, 2026 at 7:13 PM
"big place, the world". Astonishing. We've never seen the likes of him
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In 2011 I went to Chernobyl and got a better phone signal in Pripyat, a city that had been deserted for 25 years at that point, than l do in 2026 on a Cross Country train between Bristol and Manchester
January 20, 2026 at 7:12 PM
In 2011 I went to Chernobyl and got a better phone signal in Pripyat, a city that had been deserted for 25 years at that point, than l do in 2026 on a Cross Country train between Bristol and Manchester
"we were subsidising the entire world - big place, the world"
January 20, 2026 at 7:12 PM
"we were subsidising the entire world - big place, the world"
I know this isn't a particularly original observation, but he's nuts
January 20, 2026 at 6:57 PM
I know this isn't a particularly original observation, but he's nuts
"they're killers but they're insane"
January 20, 2026 at 6:53 PM
"they're killers but they're insane"
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"Is the whole book like this?"
Yes, yes it is.
Yes, yes it is.
the whaleman is wrapped by influences all tending to make his fancy pregnant with many a mighty birth.
January 20, 2026 at 12:13 PM
"Is the whole book like this?"
Yes, yes it is.
Yes, yes it is.
Idk maybe her mother knew her better than some rando online
January 19, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Idk maybe her mother knew her better than some rando online