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The ancient historian reincarnated as a penguin. An apt and erudite apterydite.
An engineer is coming to inspect a sewerage problem tomorrow. I told Mrs P he was called “Rudolph Thered” and then added “because he knows drains, dear”.

I am now in trouble.
December 14, 2025 at 9:11 PM
@quiresandplaces.com can I have a #Harkageddon ruling please? I accidentally heard the Leroy Anderson “Christmas Festival” on Raido 3 earlier and the tune of HtH was in there. Am I out?
December 12, 2025 at 8:59 PM
🎶 Ichor mummy-leaking, Santa Claus.🎶
The bones of Santa have been leaking liquid for 1,700 years.
December 10, 2025 at 6:40 AM
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Ask your mall Santa to explain the difference between ὁμοούσιος and ὁμοιούσιος. If he can’t, he’s not the real St. Nicholas.
December 6, 2025 at 6:25 PM
#YorkshireInSongsOrFilms

Goole Runnings

Beverley Hills Cop
December 6, 2025 at 3:58 PM
#YorkshireInSongsOrFilms
Truly, Madly, Keighley
Look Ouse talking
No country for A1M
December 6, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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APPEAL TO THE PEOPLE OF COVENTRY….
On NOTW this week, with @merrynwalters.uk and I, we read an article about a character that lived in Coventry during the war. we can’t find anything also about him… anyone from the Cov area know anything? It would be great to find out.

linktr.ee/NewsOfTheWar
December 6, 2025 at 11:11 AM
It’s miss almost-17’s birthday party tonight. Aaargh! I’m a middle aged introvert - get me out of here!
December 6, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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Such a beautiful place.
December 1, 2025 at 5:51 PM
As it’s the season of children’s Christmas songs, I regret to inform you that Something Very Bad has happened “on the dusty road”…
(Picture from a recent trip to China)
December 1, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The background Muzak at Beijing Daxing airport is a mashup of Hymns Ancient and Modern arranged for session musicians.

“Abide with me” for Liberace style piano

“As with Gladness” for sax and bass

“Thou whose almighty word”
(tune: Moscow) in a particularly slushy arrangement for flute and harp.
November 28, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Evening sky
November 21, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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Enjoy the Sunday caption contest. Give away ❤️s, retweet to encourage more competitors (pretty please) & include #GirlsOwnCC
November 16, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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"What do we want?!"
"More foreign language classes in schools!"
"When do we want it?!"
"Pamplemousse!"
November 16, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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"The cat scratched my groin when he saw that woman from Strictly"
"Claudia Winkleman?"
"No, man, but it was close"
November 15, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Agave goes to the Theban self service supermarket checkout on her way to worship Dionysus.

Grapes - ping

Thyrsus -ping

Wineskin - verify over 18 years - ping

Pentheus’s head on a stick - UNEXPECTED ITEM IN BACCHANALIA
November 11, 2025 at 7:23 PM
You know how airlines use a video presentation to do the safety briefing? I just got off a flight where the screen at my seat wasn’t working. So in order to fulfil the legal requirements, the steward had to stand next to me and give me a personal safety tutorial.

It was a very odd experience.
November 8, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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Minority representation on TV causes outrage

From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
October 29, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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The reform party nativity scene.

No unmarried mothers. No Middle Eastern people. No refugees. No people seeking emergency accommodation.

And not a wise fvcking man in sight…
October 26, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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It is a little known fact that tonight's clock re-adjustment was pioneered by German-British artist Frank Auerbach, to the great dismay of the proponent of the original change, politician Konrad Adenauer
October 25, 2025 at 12:16 PM
I found where I can buy the kit I need to become a gladiator.
October 24, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Enjoying Berlin… but have just been evacuated from the hotel due to a fire alarm…
October 23, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Then fix it.
October 20, 2025 at 7:49 AM
If there are two of you, and you have six large suitcases, you probably shouldn’t be trying to take the rush hour train.
October 15, 2025 at 6:34 PM