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When the headline doesn't quite match the story.
December 8, 2025 at 2:57 PM
When the headline doesn't quite match the story.
So Netflix will own what was BT Sport?
December 5, 2025 at 2:56 PM
So Netflix will own what was BT Sport?
Thanks for the clarification.
December 5, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Thanks for the clarification.
43 years on, Jim Breaks still getting heat.
December 3, 2025 at 11:43 PM
43 years on, Jim Breaks still getting heat.
For some reason, I can't find "Somebody came in with 10 minutes left in the film and I'm 99 % sure they deposited some form of feces a couple of rows behind me."
December 2, 2025 at 7:03 PM
For some reason, I can't find "Somebody came in with 10 minutes left in the film and I'm 99 % sure they deposited some form of feces a couple of rows behind me."
Explain Like I'm Fifty:(
December 2, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Explain Like I'm Fifty:(
TIL: the WWF had a very strange way of warming up the crowd at the first Saturday Nights Main Event taping.
November 29, 2025 at 9:33 PM
TIL: the WWF had a very strange way of warming up the crowd at the first Saturday Nights Main Event taping.
Masterful clickbait. The story is that two BT Sports pundits agreed Slot shouldn't be sacked. It would almost be perfect if it wasn't obvious Slot actually being fired wouldn't be covered with such a clunky wording.
November 28, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Masterful clickbait. The story is that two BT Sports pundits agreed Slot shouldn't be sacked. It would almost be perfect if it wasn't obvious Slot actually being fired wouldn't be covered with such a clunky wording.
Me putting somebody on snooze for 30 days on Facebook for sharing iffy content.
November 27, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Me putting somebody on snooze for 30 days on Facebook for sharing iffy content.
Just tried uploading it myself and, yep, it's the trainee library issue:
November 26, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Just tried uploading it myself and, yep, it's the trainee library issue:
Delighted to see which article is unexpectedly among the five most read on my site:
November 26, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Delighted to see which article is unexpectedly among the five most read on my site:
The Day Today, series 32.
November 25, 2025 at 12:24 PM
The Day Today, series 32.
Changing a Labour leader involves a contest. That's literally how it works.
November 25, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Changing a Labour leader involves a contest. That's literally how it works.
I think this is the worst overall record. His one "win" was a six-man where he was pinned and eliminated. (Very well respected by his peers though!)
November 20, 2025 at 8:58 PM
I think this is the worst overall record. His one "win" was a six-man where he was pinned and eliminated. (Very well respected by his peers though!)
I mean, if they aren't, this is a bit of a weird story to run.
November 19, 2025 at 10:32 PM
I mean, if they aren't, this is a bit of a weird story to run.
I'm sure California would love to undo its own gerrymander to level the playing field, but sadly that would mean defying a ballot initiative, so the net result of the Republican shenanigans appears to be Dems +5.
November 19, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I'm sure California would love to undo its own gerrymander to level the playing field, but sadly that would mean defying a ballot initiative, so the net result of the Republican shenanigans appears to be Dems +5.
Seems legit.
November 19, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Seems legit.
The thing about Bargain Hunt is that it's all about the game, and how you play it.
November 17, 2025 at 12:27 PM
The thing about Bargain Hunt is that it's all about the game, and how you play it.
Spot the difference.
November 16, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Spot the difference.
25 years after Kenny McBride started transcribing TV Times back issues... and 60-something years after the likes of Ray Plunkett began collecting results... the ITV wrestling run is finally a structured dataset.
And now we get to work on the database tool...
And now we get to work on the database tool...
November 16, 2025 at 3:50 PM
25 years after Kenny McBride started transcribing TV Times back issues... and 60-something years after the likes of Ray Plunkett began collecting results... the ITV wrestling run is finally a structured dataset.
And now we get to work on the database tool...
And now we get to work on the database tool...
"You can't wrestle as Steve Logan! That's one of the most famous names in British wrestling and you're just a teenage kid!"
"I can wrestle as Steve Logan, because that's my real name. And he's retired, so nobody will ever confuse us."
"I can wrestle as Steve Logan, because that's my real name. And he's retired, so nobody will ever confuse us."
November 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
"You can't wrestle as Steve Logan! That's one of the most famous names in British wrestling and you're just a teenage kid!"
"I can wrestle as Steve Logan, because that's my real name. And he's retired, so nobody will ever confuse us."
"I can wrestle as Steve Logan, because that's my real name. And he's retired, so nobody will ever confuse us."
Yeah, it's going slowly:
November 13, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Yeah, it's going slowly: