Mike Ingram
@mrpike.bsky.social
Formerly: linguist and shipping lawyer
Lapsed: cyclist and political activist
Occasional: gig-goer, bird watcher, and real Ale enthusiast
Currently: Ombudsman and greyhound owner
Lapsed: cyclist and political activist
Occasional: gig-goer, bird watcher, and real Ale enthusiast
Currently: Ombudsman and greyhound owner
You're all a few weeks behind the curve with the whole conclave/convlex thing
Hold on, conclave is when you’re voting a pope in, and convlex is when you’re voting a pope out.
April 22, 2025 at 8:42 AM
You're all a few weeks behind the curve with the whole conclave/convlex thing
Nobody ever accused me of being cool, retroactively or otherwise. All these still get the occasional spin, usually on vinyl.
March 19, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Nobody ever accused me of being cool, retroactively or otherwise. All these still get the occasional spin, usually on vinyl.
It turns out I am the Best Husband Ever, so there.
February 14, 2025 at 11:38 AM
It turns out I am the Best Husband Ever, so there.
I see a report recommends expanding the definition of extremism and wonder if Reggie Perrin's brother-in-law was involved
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January 28, 2025 at 8:12 AM
I see a report recommends expanding the definition of extremism and wonder if Reggie Perrin's brother-in-law was involved
The only reason it wasn't in green ink is because it was from her lawyers and they had to draw the line somewhere.
Keir Starmer: "I got a letter this week from a Tory voter in a Labour seat... Liz Truss. It wasn't written in green ink but it might as well have been. She was complaining that saying she crashed the economy was damaging her reputation. It was crashing the economy that damaged her reputation."
January 15, 2025 at 3:42 PM
The only reason it wasn't in green ink is because it was from her lawyers and they had to draw the line somewhere.
Thank you for your cease and desist letter. Please refer your client to the response in Arkell v Pressdram.
Yours faithfully...
Yours faithfully...
January 9, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Thank you for your cease and desist letter. Please refer your client to the response in Arkell v Pressdram.
Yours faithfully...
Yours faithfully...
We are very close to being a cashless society. I know this because, in the post-Christmas tidy-up, the back of the sofa yielded half a dozen After Eight wrappers, the dog's Santa hat and a single sock. But no coins. I can usually count on being around 28p to the good at this stage.
January 4, 2025 at 1:56 PM
We are very close to being a cashless society. I know this because, in the post-Christmas tidy-up, the back of the sofa yielded half a dozen After Eight wrappers, the dog's Santa hat and a single sock. But no coins. I can usually count on being around 28p to the good at this stage.
The Dog wants you all to have a great Christmas, even the cats. And, yes, he's supposed to have a big nose, he's a greyhound.
December 24, 2024 at 9:26 PM
The Dog wants you all to have a great Christmas, even the cats. And, yes, he's supposed to have a big nose, he's a greyhound.
I put up a pergola last spring and, before you know it, someone's planted a hop, nurtured it, harvested the cones, taken them to the brewery and helped produce a Fuggles-filled 4.2% green hopped ale.
December 4, 2024 at 10:24 AM
I put up a pergola last spring and, before you know it, someone's planted a hop, nurtured it, harvested the cones, taken them to the brewery and helped produce a Fuggles-filled 4.2% green hopped ale.
It's that time of year when FB reminds me I may or may not have invented the beer advent calendar in 2012.
December 1, 2024 at 7:13 PM
It's that time of year when FB reminds me I may or may not have invented the beer advent calendar in 2012.
Introduce yourself in four footballers.
November 21, 2024 at 11:30 AM
Introduce yourself in four footballers.
