David Stainer
@davidstainer.bsky.social
Father, tax advisor, reader, quizzer. Posting in personal capacity.
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rich dudes got freakier after butlers fell out of fashion, like say what you will about having domestic servants but clearly it was some sort of moderating force on old rich dudes having a fancy man follow you around saying shit like "oh dear sir, that wouldn't be very becoming"
November 29, 2025 at 6:43 AM
rich dudes got freakier after butlers fell out of fashion, like say what you will about having domestic servants but clearly it was some sort of moderating force on old rich dudes having a fancy man follow you around saying shit like "oh dear sir, that wouldn't be very becoming"
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How delightfully quaint some of these old Devon village names are, their etymologies lost in the mists of time.
November 17, 2025 at 3:24 PM
How delightfully quaint some of these old Devon village names are, their etymologies lost in the mists of time.
If you see this, post a record cover with a motor vehicle on it.
November 8, 2025 at 10:18 PM
If you see this, post a record cover with a motor vehicle on it.
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My girlfriend just said I was rubbish at describing her. She's got a cheek.
November 6, 2025 at 8:27 PM
My girlfriend just said I was rubbish at describing her. She's got a cheek.
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Just saw that Pizza Hut in the UK could be folding. I think that officially makes it Calzone Hut. Eyethangewe. I’m here all week. Try the veal.
October 20, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Just saw that Pizza Hut in the UK could be folding. I think that officially makes it Calzone Hut. Eyethangewe. I’m here all week. Try the veal.
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CHOTINER: So you're attending a No Kings protest today.
ME: That's right.
CHOTINER: But according to Steam, you've played over 450 hours of Crusader Kings 3.
ME: Okay, well- Now hold on. That's sort of unfair.
CHOTINER: Oh?
ME: Sometimes I play as a duke or a count.
CHOTINER: I see.
ME: That's right.
CHOTINER: But according to Steam, you've played over 450 hours of Crusader Kings 3.
ME: Okay, well- Now hold on. That's sort of unfair.
CHOTINER: Oh?
ME: Sometimes I play as a duke or a count.
CHOTINER: I see.
October 18, 2025 at 5:04 PM
CHOTINER: So you're attending a No Kings protest today.
ME: That's right.
CHOTINER: But according to Steam, you've played over 450 hours of Crusader Kings 3.
ME: Okay, well- Now hold on. That's sort of unfair.
CHOTINER: Oh?
ME: Sometimes I play as a duke or a count.
CHOTINER: I see.
ME: That's right.
CHOTINER: But according to Steam, you've played over 450 hours of Crusader Kings 3.
ME: Okay, well- Now hold on. That's sort of unfair.
CHOTINER: Oh?
ME: Sometimes I play as a duke or a count.
CHOTINER: I see.
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Born this day, Lee Harvey Oswald 🎂
@barneyfarmer.bsky.social
@barneyfarmer.bsky.social
October 18, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Born this day, Lee Harvey Oswald 🎂
@barneyfarmer.bsky.social
@barneyfarmer.bsky.social
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after careful study, I believe only people born between 1975 and 1995 should be allowed to use the internet
October 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
after careful study, I believe only people born between 1975 and 1995 should be allowed to use the internet
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How is it that I've never seen this image before?
September 29, 2025 at 5:13 PM
How is it that I've never seen this image before?
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Here you are:
william-golding.co.uk/william-gold...
william-golding.co.uk/william-gold...
William Golding and Star Wars - William Golding
In his unpublished journals, William Golding writes that on Saturday 18th September 1982, he watched Star Wars six times with his grandchildren: ‘Star Wars is entrancing the grown-ups […] […]
william-golding.co.uk
September 27, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Here you are:
william-golding.co.uk/william-gold...
william-golding.co.uk/william-gold...
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If you have two followers, you are ahead of half of all Bluesky accounts.
If you have 400 followers, you are in the top 1%.
bsky.jazco.dev/stats
If you have 400 followers, you are in the top 1%.
bsky.jazco.dev/stats
September 21, 2025 at 1:47 AM
If you have two followers, you are ahead of half of all Bluesky accounts.
If you have 400 followers, you are in the top 1%.
bsky.jazco.dev/stats
If you have 400 followers, you are in the top 1%.
bsky.jazco.dev/stats
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Wake up Babe, a new euphemism for students getting drunk just dropped
September 18, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Wake up Babe, a new euphemism for students getting drunk just dropped
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We've recently learned that no England men's international was born in 1976. But what would an England team only of players born that year look like?
www.footballtriviagroup.co.uk/england-1976/
www.footballtriviagroup.co.uk/england-1976/
September 18, 2025 at 7:09 PM
We've recently learned that no England men's international was born in 1976. But what would an England team only of players born that year look like?
www.footballtriviagroup.co.uk/england-1976/
www.footballtriviagroup.co.uk/england-1976/
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I’ve been waiting for a really long time for Sqwerv to be on Nugs. I can’t believe it’s finally here
September 14, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I’ve been waiting for a really long time for Sqwerv to be on Nugs. I can’t believe it’s finally here
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Big news everyone: Sqwerv is on Nugs
September 14, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Big news everyone: Sqwerv is on Nugs
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Trying unsuccessfully to work out the correct conclusion to the syllogism
September 13, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Trying unsuccessfully to work out the correct conclusion to the syllogism
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Q: What is Bluesky’s business model?
A: Bluesky doesn’t need a business model. It was founded by the billionaire Bluford Skynard. He filled this site with slightly problematic posts as a riddle. Whoever replies to each one with a minor quibble will solve the puzzle and inherit his fortune
A: Bluesky doesn’t need a business model. It was founded by the billionaire Bluford Skynard. He filled this site with slightly problematic posts as a riddle. Whoever replies to each one with a minor quibble will solve the puzzle and inherit his fortune
September 1, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Q: What is Bluesky’s business model?
A: Bluesky doesn’t need a business model. It was founded by the billionaire Bluford Skynard. He filled this site with slightly problematic posts as a riddle. Whoever replies to each one with a minor quibble will solve the puzzle and inherit his fortune
A: Bluesky doesn’t need a business model. It was founded by the billionaire Bluford Skynard. He filled this site with slightly problematic posts as a riddle. Whoever replies to each one with a minor quibble will solve the puzzle and inherit his fortune
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Mathematicians get their kicks on 8.1240384
August 8, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Mathematicians get their kicks on 8.1240384
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Patient, sobbing: But Doctor, I AM Pagliacci!
ChatGPT: Apologies. I didn't realise when recommending Pagliacci's epic show to cure your depression that you were the genius himself. I'm impressed! With regards to your initial question, I can recommend seeing the Great Clown Pagliacci.
ChatGPT: Apologies. I didn't realise when recommending Pagliacci's epic show to cure your depression that you were the genius himself. I'm impressed! With regards to your initial question, I can recommend seeing the Great Clown Pagliacci.
August 7, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Patient, sobbing: But Doctor, I AM Pagliacci!
ChatGPT: Apologies. I didn't realise when recommending Pagliacci's epic show to cure your depression that you were the genius himself. I'm impressed! With regards to your initial question, I can recommend seeing the Great Clown Pagliacci.
ChatGPT: Apologies. I didn't realise when recommending Pagliacci's epic show to cure your depression that you were the genius himself. I'm impressed! With regards to your initial question, I can recommend seeing the Great Clown Pagliacci.
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Catastrophic subtitling on the 1941 movie "Love on the Dole".
(It should read "She's a strange lass, is our Sal"...)
(It should read "She's a strange lass, is our Sal"...)
August 3, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Catastrophic subtitling on the 1941 movie "Love on the Dole".
(It should read "She's a strange lass, is our Sal"...)
(It should read "She's a strange lass, is our Sal"...)
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Love old papers. Fancy having such a list today!
July 30, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Love old papers. Fancy having such a list today!
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I said I fancied doing an evening class, so my wife booked me on an "Eat Like A Snake” course.
That'll teach me to open my big mouth.
That'll teach me to open my big mouth.
September 12, 2023 at 3:14 PM
I said I fancied doing an evening class, so my wife booked me on an "Eat Like A Snake” course.
That'll teach me to open my big mouth.
That'll teach me to open my big mouth.
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There’s a small estate in Colchester commemorating the leaders of the WW2 Allies - Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin. The council has asked the residents of Stalin Road several times if they want to have it renamed, but the answer has always come back ‘No’.
July 13, 2025 at 9:27 AM
There’s a small estate in Colchester commemorating the leaders of the WW2 Allies - Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin. The council has asked the residents of Stalin Road several times if they want to have it renamed, but the answer has always come back ‘No’.