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I have a to-do list longer than a queue for a beachside bog on Boxing Day, but somehow I can find time for subjecting complete strangers to unsatisfyingly moderate opinions, lame jokes & nitpicks.
"And headmaster suspended for using big-faced child as satellite dish."
January 14, 2026 at 3:35 AM
"And headmaster suspended for using big-faced child as satellite dish."
Dull, repetitious & far too predictable was my conclusion. It might have worked had it had an actual *character,* but if you wanted a comic strip about an office worker who felt like an actual person, not an avatar of the author's grievances, you had Bristow, which, at its peak, was very endearing.
January 14, 2026 at 3:32 AM
Dull, repetitious & far too predictable was my conclusion. It might have worked had it had an actual *character,* but if you wanted a comic strip about an office worker who felt like an actual person, not an avatar of the author's grievances, you had Bristow, which, at its peak, was very endearing.
Electorates dislike govts who prove to be more effective at being the opposition than the actual opposition, & they dislike it when leaders are installed just to boost popularity. They'd need an alternative who's so good that both those effects would be counteracted.
Who could pull that off?
Who could pull that off?
January 14, 2026 at 3:19 AM
Electorates dislike govts who prove to be more effective at being the opposition than the actual opposition, & they dislike it when leaders are installed just to boost popularity. They'd need an alternative who's so good that both those effects would be counteracted.
Who could pull that off?
Who could pull that off?
Not the most important point here, but I seem to remember Nige being rather upset by unorthodox representations of flags. Was I just imagining that?
January 13, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Not the most important point here, but I seem to remember Nige being rather upset by unorthodox representations of flags. Was I just imagining that?
Trump is constantly desperate for history to say it was he who did [BIG THING]. The same mentality resulted in the Space Force silliness & the destruction of the East Wing to make way for a colossal monument to his ego.
January 9, 2026 at 7:33 AM
Trump is constantly desperate for history to say it was he who did [BIG THING]. The same mentality resulted in the Space Force silliness & the destruction of the East Wing to make way for a colossal monument to his ego.
Susceptibility to alcoholism is human nature.
A machine delivering free plonk to your house & pouring it into a glass in front of you is not that.
A machine delivering free plonk to your house & pouring it into a glass in front of you is not that.
January 7, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Susceptibility to alcoholism is human nature.
A machine delivering free plonk to your house & pouring it into a glass in front of you is not that.
A machine delivering free plonk to your house & pouring it into a glass in front of you is not that.
I did my back in for several painful weeks as a result bending over slightly but a bit awkwardly to tie a shoelace. I regularly did deadlifts in excess of 100 kg without feeling it, but tying a shoelace caused the most physically painful experience I've ever had.
January 6, 2026 at 6:10 PM
I did my back in for several painful weeks as a result bending over slightly but a bit awkwardly to tie a shoelace. I regularly did deadlifts in excess of 100 kg without feeling it, but tying a shoelace caused the most physically painful experience I've ever had.
Maggie had little valid reason to be pissed off, as Grenada ceased to be a UK territory in 1974. Pakistan's a Cwlth member, but Obama had no obligation to consult Cameron re the bin Laden assassination.
The lack of consultation with the Queen of Grenada was what he should have apologised for.
The lack of consultation with the Queen of Grenada was what he should have apologised for.
January 4, 2026 at 9:08 AM
Maggie had little valid reason to be pissed off, as Grenada ceased to be a UK territory in 1974. Pakistan's a Cwlth member, but Obama had no obligation to consult Cameron re the bin Laden assassination.
The lack of consultation with the Queen of Grenada was what he should have apologised for.
The lack of consultation with the Queen of Grenada was what he should have apologised for.
India's president is Droupadi Murmu, not Narendra Modi.
January 4, 2026 at 4:07 AM
India's president is Droupadi Murmu, not Narendra Modi.
Trump: misuses the term 'battleship' as a synonym of 'warship' because he doesn't know anything about the subject he's talking about.
WSJ: 'The "battleship" name harks back to the ships with large main guns.'
You do know we can SEE Trump's errors you keep concocting lame excuses for, right?
WSJ: 'The "battleship" name harks back to the ships with large main guns.'
You do know we can SEE Trump's errors you keep concocting lame excuses for, right?
January 4, 2026 at 3:47 AM
Trump: misuses the term 'battleship' as a synonym of 'warship' because he doesn't know anything about the subject he's talking about.
WSJ: 'The "battleship" name harks back to the ships with large main guns.'
You do know we can SEE Trump's errors you keep concocting lame excuses for, right?
WSJ: 'The "battleship" name harks back to the ships with large main guns.'
You do know we can SEE Trump's errors you keep concocting lame excuses for, right?
My plainclothed takes aren't up to much either, but I've bollocks to spout & spout it I shall, whatever its attire.
January 3, 2026 at 10:35 AM
My plainclothed takes aren't up to much either, but I've bollocks to spout & spout it I shall, whatever its attire.
It's Eric Prydz's 'Call On Me.' That's the right answer.
Terrible music though.
Terrible music though.
December 31, 2025 at 3:27 PM
It's Eric Prydz's 'Call On Me.' That's the right answer.
Terrible music though.
Terrible music though.
Good to see that BBC News is working hard to restore its reputation as a serious news organisation.
December 4, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Good to see that BBC News is working hard to restore its reputation as a serious news organisation.
I'm fascinated by the claim that the nation he leads has been destroyed & destroyed by a mere 100 000 or so immigrants in a population of 340 000 000. It puts his flag shagging racist cult in a bit of a bind.
December 4, 2025 at 5:47 AM
I'm fascinated by the claim that the nation he leads has been destroyed & destroyed by a mere 100 000 or so immigrants in a population of 340 000 000. It puts his flag shagging racist cult in a bit of a bind.
Tempting, but I can afford only one Christmas holiday & I already made my choice.
December 1, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Tempting, but I can afford only one Christmas holiday & I already made my choice.
I don't think I've seen a decent documentary that was made in the 21st century. They all seem to be written by children, for children, & full of mistakes about very basic facts of the subject matter, talking heads who witter on about what they imagine rather than what they know, & general sloppiness
November 29, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I don't think I've seen a decent documentary that was made in the 21st century. They all seem to be written by children, for children, & full of mistakes about very basic facts of the subject matter, talking heads who witter on about what they imagine rather than what they know, & general sloppiness
My dear fellow, that is not a rum cove, that is a bad egg, possibly even a bounder.
November 28, 2025 at 1:32 PM
My dear fellow, that is not a rum cove, that is a bad egg, possibly even a bounder.
Old men forget; yet all shall be forgot,
But he'll remember, with advantages,
What feats he did that day. Then shall our names,
Familiar in his mouth as household words -
Harry the King, Bedford and Exeter,
Warwick and Talbot, Salisbury and Charlie Brown -
Be in their flowing cups freshly rememb'red
But he'll remember, with advantages,
What feats he did that day. Then shall our names,
Familiar in his mouth as household words -
Harry the King, Bedford and Exeter,
Warwick and Talbot, Salisbury and Charlie Brown -
Be in their flowing cups freshly rememb'red
November 24, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Old men forget; yet all shall be forgot,
But he'll remember, with advantages,
What feats he did that day. Then shall our names,
Familiar in his mouth as household words -
Harry the King, Bedford and Exeter,
Warwick and Talbot, Salisbury and Charlie Brown -
Be in their flowing cups freshly rememb'red
But he'll remember, with advantages,
What feats he did that day. Then shall our names,
Familiar in his mouth as household words -
Harry the King, Bedford and Exeter,
Warwick and Talbot, Salisbury and Charlie Brown -
Be in their flowing cups freshly rememb'red
What I Iike about Mila Jovovic is that she's famous solely for appearing in schlock (&, yes, I include T5E in that category) while still being classy.
Her & Christopher Lee: 🤜🤛.
Her & Christopher Lee: 🤜🤛.
November 23, 2025 at 8:11 PM
What I Iike about Mila Jovovic is that she's famous solely for appearing in schlock (&, yes, I include T5E in that category) while still being classy.
Her & Christopher Lee: 🤜🤛.
Her & Christopher Lee: 🤜🤛.
Late gen X'er here. Can anyone tell me exactly when nostalgia & antiquarian value began applying to CRT TVs? I ask because to me these are just regular, contemporary appliances, not dated junk. Mine still work - why would I throw them away?
I just want to know when I officially became An Old Man.
I just want to know when I officially became An Old Man.
November 23, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Late gen X'er here. Can anyone tell me exactly when nostalgia & antiquarian value began applying to CRT TVs? I ask because to me these are just regular, contemporary appliances, not dated junk. Mine still work - why would I throw them away?
I just want to know when I officially became An Old Man.
I just want to know when I officially became An Old Man.