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Mad IT Tech From Hell, in case you were wondering. Infesting the 'net with random, incomprehensible gibberish since at least 2006...
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Poppy Rage is now over, so it must be time for "Taking the Christ out of Christmas" rage... 🙄

(And no, I'm not going to share a link to the Retch-ed article itself!)
Screenshot of a Birmingham Live Facebook share of an article headlined "Tesco shoppers slam 'woke' renaming of Christmas trees. At the time of writing, it had received 157 Like Reacts, 71 Angry Reacts, 50 Laugh Reacts and 2 Sad Reacts.
November 20, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Doing the rounds (again!), for obvious date-related reasons...
Doctored old photograph of Parliament Square, London, facing the Houses of Parliament; with a sign in front of a traffic light stating "Gunpowder deliveries first right".
November 4, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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The wonders of Retch plc - as of yesterday, Birmingham Live had opened an entire category devoted to Ozzy Ozbourne, and stuffed it with dozens of articles. Anyone get the impression they're milking his death for all they're worth?!

(Zealous Cropped in GIMP to remove the blank ad spots)
July 24, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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It's too hot...
30.1°C in my study, 26.0°C in the garden (more precisely, inside a wooden frame enclosing my water butts, so perpetually shady), 27.3°C in my porch and 28.9°C in the "shed" (brick outhouse).
June 30, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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From Private Eye - one of their columnists wrote a response to the Supreme Court ruling in the issue released a fortnight ago, and the responses in this week's edition...
"Difficult Transitions", the column from Private Eye's "Lady Justice", blaming politicians and "trans activist" groups for not listening to the "concerns" of Gender Criticals, so supposedly necessitating the Supreme Court case, albeit eventually acknowledging that it leaves questions about what facilities trans people are supposed to use until the EHRC's "third spaces" are built (if, indeed, it is possible to provide them)... Three letters in response critiquing the column / Supreme Court decision / interim EHRC guidance (plus one claiming that amending the signage on disabled toilets would solve that element of the problem, without acknowledging that some businesses / venues don't have separate disabled toilets, instead making accessible provision within the gendered toilets).
May 17, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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On a visit to Aberystwyth a week ago, they decided to take up a new career. Should I be worried? 😁
A Blåhaj, Blåvingad whale and Blåvingad dolphin wearing pirate hats and eyepatches, wielding (plastic!) cutlasses: side view. A Blåhaj, Blåvingad whale and Blåvingad dolphin wearing pirate hats and eyepatches, wielding (plastic!) cutlasses: front view. A Blåhaj, Blåvingad whale and Blåvingad dolphin wearing pirate hats and eyepatches, wielding (plastic!) cutlasses: other side view.
April 2, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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This is doing the rounds again - too funny not to reshare...
March 28, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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Hahaha. A satire posted in r/Brum - for context, Bearwood doesn't have a council IRL, it's in neighbouring Sandwell, with the border running down a section of Hagley Road.

Link in case anyone wants to view the original:

www.reddit.com/r/brum/s/egG...
(Satire) BREAKING NEWS A hostage situation has developed in Quinton, where local residents, irate at the ongoing bin strike in Birmingham, have abducted three binmen, who were dutifully emptying bins in Bearwood, bundled them across the Hagley Road into Quinton, and demanded that they empty their overflowing bins. We have sent Bearwood Council negotiators in to secure their safe release.
March 22, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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The latest Private Eye cover...
(For the uninitiated, the magazine always has a satirical cover) Headline: Russia demands to keep captured territory Image: Vladimir Putin engaged in a telephone call Speech bubble: Including the White House
March 20, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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Today's /usr/bin/fortune is somewhat unexpected...
NOBODY EXPECTS THE SPANISH INQUISITION!
February 10, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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Private Eye being absolutely glorious in its satire...
Private Eye, No. 1641 (24 January -6 Feb 2025), front page: DONALD TRUMP AN APOLOGY IN COMMON with all other media organisations, we may in the past have given the impression that we thought Mr Trump was a sleazy, deranged, orange-faced man-baby who was a threat to democracy and who should be in jail rather than the White House. We now realise, in the light of his return to supreme power, that he is in fact a political colossus, the voice of sanity, a champion of liberty, a model of probity and the saviour of the Western world. He is also slim, handsome and young. We would like to apologise unreservedly for any confusion caused by our previous statements and thank President Trump for his kind invitation to give him 94 million pounds to attend his inauguration event. This statement has not been fact-checked.
January 25, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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Blood donation #40 just completed!
View of my arm during the blood donation process.
January 25, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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@glubbable.bsky.social I really must get out of the habit of buying a few tubs with Code GLUB every payday... 😁 (stack on far right are empties, after taking this I found a tub of Dragonfruit Punch, then 1x tub + 2x cups were ordered the other day). And yes, the lot are decaff.
A shelf filled with 22 tubs of Gamersupps, plus two Waifu cups (Season 6, Ironmouse).
December 2, 2024 at 12:01 AM
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Something seems slightly off about this arrangement of Hark! The Herald Angels Sing... 😈
A melody line for an arrangement of Hark! The Herald Angels Sing. You know the tune and so do I...
November 28, 2024 at 6:12 PM
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For me, at least, it's now producing different AI Highlights - with slightly different text for "kyloren syndrome" and "Kylo Ren Syndrome", both largely based on summarising an article in "Philosophy Today" :
AI Overview of kyloren syndrome: Kylo Ren, a character from Star Wars, doesn't have a syndrome, but some mental health experts have suggested that he may have borderline personality disorder. Some of his traits that may support this diagnosis include: •Volatile moods: Kylo Ren has unpredictable moods and views of important people in his life. • Temper tantrums: Despite being an adult, Kylo Ren has destructive temper tantrums. • Insecurity and conflict: Kylo Ren is insecure and conflicted. However, it's difficult to diagnose Kylo Ren with a personality disorder because it's unknown how he acted before he became addicted to the dark side. The dark side may have caused him to act differently than he would have otherwise. AI Overview of Kylo Ren Syndrome: Kylo Ren, the villain from Star Wars: The Force Awakens, has many character traits that could be considered psychological issues, including: Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) Kylo Ren displays some traits of NPD, such as a lack of empathy and a belief that he is superior. People with NPD often have difficulty connecting with others on a deep emotional level. Insecurity and temperamental Kylo Ren is insecure, conflicted, and has a temper that leads him to throw destructive tantrums. Ambition and spite Kylo Ren is ambitious and spiteful, and feels that he can accomplish more than his family would want for him. Other possible psychological issues for Kylo Ren include borderline personality, psychopathy, intermittent explosive disorder, and addiction.
November 22, 2024 at 8:25 PM
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While on his other appointments, someone suggested this:
Mock Guardian headline: Trump picks copper merchant Ea-Nasir as Secretary of State for Metallurgy
November 20, 2024 at 11:56 PM
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So it turns out the cold I've been suffering from this week isn't a cold...
Photograph of a positive Covid test.
November 20, 2024 at 3:27 PM
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#uksnow B45 1/10 Ground temperature has evidently risen as a slow thaw has started (although the photo doesn't look significantly different to previous ones) - so just your typical "Blink and you'll miss it" snow.
Very slightly less snowy scene from my bedroom window.
November 19, 2024 at 12:32 PM
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#uksnow B45 2/10 Varying in intensity, but neither building up nor thawing - compare 9:13am with 11:31am:
Snowy avenue from my bedroom window at 9:13am. Snowy scene from my bedroom window at 11:31am - other than the timestamp, it looks identical.
November 19, 2024 at 11:38 AM
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Unsurprisingly with today's #uksnow, Scotland's punnily-named gritter fleet are on the move:

www.traffic.gov.scot/gritter-trac...
Map of Scotland, showing representations of the gritters - names include "Salty Claus", "Gritty Gritty Bang Bang", "Robert Brrrns", "Grit and Bear It", "Icetalavista Baby" and many more.
November 19, 2024 at 7:52 AM
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#uksnow B45 2/10 - very light flurries, patchy build-up, but decent thickness where it has laid.
Snowy landscape viewed from my bedroom window.
November 19, 2024 at 7:30 AM
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The deed is done over on 💀🐦 (aka 𝕏)...
Screenshot showing: "Deactivated / Your account is deactivated / Sorry to see you go. #GoodBye" Quick stats: 10.5K tweets, 2,589 Likes, 509 Blocked accounts, 3 Muted accounts, 3 Lists, 0 Moments. First ever Tweet: Mar 31, 2009: @radio4blog #radio4 new site much better design - looks nice and no longer need a magnifying glass to navigate! Last ever Tweet: Nov 13, 2024: Time to leave - see you on 🦋 or 🐘...
November 15, 2024 at 11:56 AM
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Can't park there mate! What's wilder is the screenshot below shows where the tracks diverge from the road, then just out of shot cross a grassy area before the ballast and sleepers start - so it's very difficult to accidentally get that far...

www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...
November 6, 2024 at 1:00 PM
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Graffito spotted last weekend - why travel by broomstick when you have a far more impressive means of transport available? 😀
Graffito depicting a witch (drawn in teal, with a yellow dress and hat, the hat having a red heart symbol on it) riding on the snout of a teal dragon (head and neck drawn, with a small grey horn between its eyes).
October 31, 2024 at 8:34 PM