JoeVSimp
@joevsimp.bsky.social
Essex boy in Berkshire, Chemist escaping the oil industry. RSC, Unite and GPEW member (pro-trans, pro-trams, pro-trains wing)
Presumably about the violent incidents in Amsterdam when Maccabi Tel Aviv played Ajax in 2024
January 14, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Presumably about the violent incidents in Amsterdam when Maccabi Tel Aviv played Ajax in 2024
"is the Doomsday prep larder It? Let's see, one, two, three, f-nope, nope nope! Wasn't it!"
January 11, 2026 at 7:11 PM
"is the Doomsday prep larder It? Let's see, one, two, three, f-nope, nope nope! Wasn't it!"
Driving lessons on Saturdays in Reading. Impossible to practice parallel parking anywhere on the test route.
January 8, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Driving lessons on Saturdays in Reading. Impossible to practice parallel parking anywhere on the test route.
I used to have one of those, perfect size for a bagel, doesn't work on induction though :( so I use a le cruset dish that I'm not sure of it's intended purpose
January 7, 2026 at 8:13 PM
I used to have one of those, perfect size for a bagel, doesn't work on induction though :( so I use a le cruset dish that I'm not sure of it's intended purpose
It says the album's a cobbled-together crock of shite and that's one of the best-known recordings of a well-known folk song.
January 3, 2026 at 8:10 PM
It says the album's a cobbled-together crock of shite and that's one of the best-known recordings of a well-known folk song.
Is this from the fifties introducing the concept or from the eighties saying please don't switch to tapes!?
December 29, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Is this from the fifties introducing the concept or from the eighties saying please don't switch to tapes!?
The First Annual Giovanni Infantino Award For Outstanding Achievement In The Field Of Excellence (apols if anyone's already done that one)
December 5, 2025 at 7:19 PM
The First Annual Giovanni Infantino Award For Outstanding Achievement In The Field Of Excellence (apols if anyone's already done that one)
Is nobody going to point out to them that this is actually a Brexit Benefit? (Unless the EU already reversed this while we weren't paying attention?)
December 3, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Is nobody going to point out to them that this is actually a Brexit Benefit? (Unless the EU already reversed this while we weren't paying attention?)
Disappointing, thought it would be a bobblehead!
November 24, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Disappointing, thought it would be a bobblehead!
Bird's or Ambrosia? Enquiring minds need to know.
November 7, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Bird's or Ambrosia? Enquiring minds need to know.
Are our policies bad? No it's the voters who are wrong...
November 1, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Are our policies bad? No it's the voters who are wrong...
Hey! Is not my fault that my favorite colour is blue and I got Ruud Gullit in my first pack of panini stickers, how's a nine year old supposed to know their fans were a bunch of Fash?!
October 31, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Hey! Is not my fault that my favorite colour is blue and I got Ruud Gullit in my first pack of panini stickers, how's a nine year old supposed to know their fans were a bunch of Fash?!
I was told (when a student) that a lock on a door means you need a separate TV licence, I'm sure we all did have our own 🤨
October 27, 2025 at 9:40 PM
I was told (when a student) that a lock on a door means you need a separate TV licence, I'm sure we all did have our own 🤨
Literally never needed that, but in my line of work as a physical chemist I could deffo use a °, a μ and occasionally an Å.
October 26, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Literally never needed that, but in my line of work as a physical chemist I could deffo use a °, a μ and occasionally an Å.
I have a leftover lamb leg with a bit of meat still on it in the freezer. Considered using it to make pottage but think I'll go Ragu alla Genovese instead
October 18, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I have a leftover lamb leg with a bit of meat still on it in the freezer. Considered using it to make pottage but think I'll go Ragu alla Genovese instead
I also lack deeper analysis and intellectual tradition; am I right in understanding this as something like "filthy casual, probably wouldn't recognise correct praxis if it sat on his head!"?
October 16, 2025 at 1:50 PM
I also lack deeper analysis and intellectual tradition; am I right in understanding this as something like "filthy casual, probably wouldn't recognise correct praxis if it sat on his head!"?
Random technical question: are you able to vote at a polling station in France? Or would you theoretically be there to cover the campaign, come back to London to vote at the embassy and then head straight back to cover the aftermath? (Or vote by post, but that's less fun!)
October 6, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Random technical question: are you able to vote at a polling station in France? Or would you theoretically be there to cover the campaign, come back to London to vote at the embassy and then head straight back to cover the aftermath? (Or vote by post, but that's less fun!)
I think she'll last longer, nobody else wants to be this generation's Hague/IDS and being leader would preclude then defecting to Reform
October 5, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I think she'll last longer, nobody else wants to be this generation's Hague/IDS and being leader would preclude then defecting to Reform
My wife is of Yorkshirese descent and has never forgiven my relatives for the Mickey taking she got for being the only one to ask for gravy at my cousin's wedding
October 4, 2025 at 8:50 PM
My wife is of Yorkshirese descent and has never forgiven my relatives for the Mickey taking she got for being the only one to ask for gravy at my cousin's wedding
I've been offline for a change, what have the Fabian Society allegedly done?
September 27, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I've been offline for a change, what have the Fabian Society allegedly done?
The 5800 was great though, my first smart phone, still feels word that : that, the first iPhone, or a flip phone were all equally valid choices at the same time
September 16, 2025 at 6:53 PM
The 5800 was great though, my first smart phone, still feels word that : that, the first iPhone, or a flip phone were all equally valid choices at the same time
Do people not realise that Hogwarts is *directly* based on British boarding schools and other grand Victorian public institutions?
September 14, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Do people not realise that Hogwarts is *directly* based on British boarding schools and other grand Victorian public institutions?
Don't have a picture of it, but my mum still has half of a nutmeg that my aunt brought back from holiday in Grenada in I think 1999! She insisted that it's still good to use and did so last week!
September 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Don't have a picture of it, but my mum still has half of a nutmeg that my aunt brought back from holiday in Grenada in I think 1999! She insisted that it's still good to use and did so last week!
Ok then, let's ban petrol cars because of Piper Alpha, makes much more sense
September 9, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Ok then, let's ban petrol cars because of Piper Alpha, makes much more sense