Ellen
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I got a gift voucher for Wool Warehouse from my brother’s family, so I think the time has come to knit myself a Love Note sweater, as I think I’m the only knitter in the world who’s not made one
December 26, 2025 at 10:56 PM
I got a gift voucher for Wool Warehouse from my brother’s family, so I think the time has come to knit myself a Love Note sweater, as I think I’m the only knitter in the world who’s not made one
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Sir Terry Pratchett is best understood as one of the most interesting, deeply ethical practical (I would say Pragmatist but I cede to actual experts) philosophers of the late 20th Century who just happened to work in deconstructed fantasy literature as his medium.
Discworld QOTD, from Hogfather
December 25, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Sir Terry Pratchett is best understood as one of the most interesting, deeply ethical practical (I would say Pragmatist but I cede to actual experts) philosophers of the late 20th Century who just happened to work in deconstructed fantasy literature as his medium.
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i had to drop what i was doing to make this
December 23, 2025 at 3:59 PM
i had to drop what i was doing to make this
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Really enjoying the sign on the lavatory door in my parents' church, which says:
"Jesus Christ has washed away your sins but you still need to wash your hands"
"Jesus Christ has washed away your sins but you still need to wash your hands"
December 25, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Really enjoying the sign on the lavatory door in my parents' church, which says:
"Jesus Christ has washed away your sins but you still need to wash your hands"
"Jesus Christ has washed away your sins but you still need to wash your hands"
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Ten years ago today my whole family was hammered and I received my gift from my brother.
December 25, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Ten years ago today my whole family was hammered and I received my gift from my brother.
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joseph and mary would have loved social media, the way they expected everyone to worship their child
December 25, 2025 at 11:21 AM
joseph and mary would have loved social media, the way they expected everyone to worship their child
When I was a kid, I used to eat sprouts out of the fridge. I just had a nibble of one while I was prepping some and it wasn’t bad
December 25, 2025 at 12:54 PM
When I was a kid, I used to eat sprouts out of the fridge. I just had a nibble of one while I was prepping some and it wasn’t bad
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still my favorite christmas post
December 25, 2025 at 1:08 AM
still my favorite christmas post
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Extremely funny to call the pope “holier-than-thou”
December 25, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Extremely funny to call the pope “holier-than-thou”
Still super proud of my Muppet jumper what I designed myself
December 24, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Still super proud of my Muppet jumper what I designed myself
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*Youth pastor voice* Let me tell you about another tiny Christmas guy who DID NOT die.
December 24, 2025 at 9:34 PM
*Youth pastor voice* Let me tell you about another tiny Christmas guy who DID NOT die.
I’m feeling emotional at “One More Sleep Till Christmas”, I’m going to be a fucking wreck when we get to the ducks on the river
December 24, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I’m feeling emotional at “One More Sleep Till Christmas”, I’m going to be a fucking wreck when we get to the ducks on the river
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Something you can say for Bluesky is that no other website is cranking out Muppet Christmas Carol Tiny Tim jokes like this place
December 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Something you can say for Bluesky is that no other website is cranking out Muppet Christmas Carol Tiny Tim jokes like this place
Watching Muppet Christmas Carol (obvs) and for years our copy of it was taped off the telly and I still expect the Quality Street ad idents
December 24, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Watching Muppet Christmas Carol (obvs) and for years our copy of it was taped off the telly and I still expect the Quality Street ad idents
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I'm a regular guy, I put my trousers on the same way as everyone else: falling into them through a hole in the ceiling via a contraction operated by my long suffering dog
December 24, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I'm a regular guy, I put my trousers on the same way as everyone else: falling into them through a hole in the ceiling via a contraction operated by my long suffering dog
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And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, was present at the end of the universe, having witnessed every black hole evaporate and every proton decay. Even so, Death would not come.
December 24, 2025 at 1:32 AM
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, was present at the end of the universe, having witnessed every black hole evaporate and every proton decay. Even so, Death would not come.
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Fun fact: when Michael Flatley drinks champagne he turns into Michael Bublé.
December 21, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Fun fact: when Michael Flatley drinks champagne he turns into Michael Bublé.
I excavated my dining table so I had room for the Christmas tree (not up yet) and now I’m wrapping presents while watching The Happiest Season where we all wonder why Kristen Stewart doesn’t go with Aubrey Plaza instead
December 21, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I excavated my dining table so I had room for the Christmas tree (not up yet) and now I’m wrapping presents while watching The Happiest Season where we all wonder why Kristen Stewart doesn’t go with Aubrey Plaza instead
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I feel like I'm going to get a lot of use out of this Pluribus screencap
December 21, 2025 at 12:59 AM
I feel like I'm going to get a lot of use out of this Pluribus screencap
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Rare footage of St Paul’s Cathedral testing its giant flamethrower
December 21, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Rare footage of St Paul’s Cathedral testing its giant flamethrower
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oomf who is a librarian had to take down the David Walliams poster at work today and said it felt like pulling down the big Saddam Hussein statue in Baghdad in 2003
December 20, 2025 at 8:04 PM
oomf who is a librarian had to take down the David Walliams poster at work today and said it felt like pulling down the big Saddam Hussein statue in Baghdad in 2003
I was about 5 minutes too late to catch one train, so I’ve done some gentle faffing at home and having to concentrate very hard not to almost miss the next one
December 20, 2025 at 1:33 PM
I was about 5 minutes too late to catch one train, so I’ve done some gentle faffing at home and having to concentrate very hard not to almost miss the next one
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