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Ben Jackson
@jacksobc.bsky.social
Welsh. Former central banker. Mostly skeeting about my cooking and LFC. Mostly. He/him. Almost died once and I wrote about my accident and the role Zwift had in my rehabilitation:

https://zwiftinsider.com/the-fresh-puncheur-of-watopia/
You can tell you’re in the Baltics when the airport lounge has a Jäegermeister dispenser.

Next to all the spirits there is just a series of shot glasses, no tumblers.
January 25, 2026 at 1:04 PM
It’s amazing the number of people that believe this. I got into a bit of an argument with a colleague about my refusal to travel to the US. It descended into this. I found it so funny that the typical IQ range could be considered as having read a lot of books…
January 25, 2026 at 10:45 AM
This cabin safety pamphlet feels like it’s been Fight Club’d. Buddy, if you’re ditching at that angle I ain’t bracing for shit.
January 15, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Scott Adams was a piece of shit, and he once wrote a Dilbert that colleagues asked if I had somehow commissioned it.
January 13, 2026 at 6:34 PM
A pork mince ramen with ginger and toasted garlic. Perfect for winter’s evening. 🍽️🍜 #foodsky
January 9, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Season 2 of Landman is great. The whole of the Taylor Sheridan Televisual Universe is pretty terrific. Just need an Avengers style crossover episode. However, it’s such a shame it’s all on the Nazi channel, Paramount+. #series #TV #Landman 📺
January 5, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Mad that the odds on a football commentator getting the job are so short, but I put nothing past the Manchester United board.
January 5, 2026 at 11:35 AM
Trump is out of control and there is no saying how this ends.
January 3, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Justifiably. It’s weird wanting a World Cup to be a failure because the pricing of tickets is outrageous. As you say, nothing will actually change unless people do speak out (or don’t buying tickets)

On the surge pricing on cat 4 tickets, most of the time it’s hard to find any cat 4 tickets at all!
December 13, 2025 at 4:38 PM
London pubs can do one. 🍺🍻
December 11, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Connections
Puzzle #909
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Picked up the badge for 350 games getting purple first.
December 6, 2025 at 10:05 AM
I know it says it’s about screenwriting and things that are interesting to screenwriters, but it’s so much more. If you have any interest in Film & TV, or writing in any form, this is fascinating stuff. @johnaugust.bsky.social and @clmazin.bsky.social have produced a great book. 📚📖 #booksky
December 3, 2025 at 11:29 PM
In Egypt, travellers seemingly need telling not to hang clothes on sprinklers. It’s so high that I, at 6’4”, can’t reach it. But someone must have done it to prompt the sign, right?
December 2, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Ancient relic found in The Egyptian Museum in Cairo. #LFC #YNWA
November 28, 2025 at 1:08 PM
This is why Rachel Reeves has an impossible task. You already pay national insurance on your pension contributions. For most people this won’t change anything. If you currently do a salary sacrifice—receiving a lower salary and saving both income tax and NI contributions—then you’ll be hit by this.
November 26, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Here’s the context from the paragraph before it:
November 25, 2025 at 11:42 PM
But this is just about salary sacrifice contributions, right? This doesn’t impact the standard minimum 3% employer and 5% employee contributions. This is only if you opt to contribute more in a salary sacrifice scheme.
November 25, 2025 at 11:33 PM
One magical animal, and some roast potatoes/garlic. 🍽️🍜 #foodsky
November 23, 2025 at 6:20 PM
What a guy #LFC #YNWA
November 18, 2025 at 11:26 PM
What are travellers in Germany doing with the kettles?!
November 14, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I ate this grilled octopus at Versículo d'O Faia and it was worth the trip for this alone.
November 11, 2025 at 9:52 PM
An FT article engineered to trigger @michaelhobbes.bsky.social. It argues that Wikipedia is left-leaning because it claims the lab leak theory is controversial. We need something like Grokipedia because 2/3rds of Americans believe COVID-19 originated in a lab… on.ft.com/47m6GBB
November 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Luchador wresting at the York Hall tonight.
November 2, 2025 at 12:44 AM
My brother is staying so I cooked him a big plate of lamb chops with chilli and salt. 🍜🍽️ #foodsky
October 16, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I was fascinated by this bit. He’s a self-proclaimed dimwit, but smart enough so it’s not immediately obvious what side he comes down on with the flag wavers, although if he’s upset with someone being arrested for xenophobic tweets, I’ve got a good guess…
October 16, 2025 at 1:31 PM