Jon South
@phlebasjon.bsky.social
Christian, dad, programmer, cook, reader, listener, watcher, player. (he/him)
I'd be surprised if it was that young. Not sure about 'Christmas Adam', though.
December 23, 2025 at 2:20 PM
I'd be surprised if it was that young. Not sure about 'Christmas Adam', though.
A friend who once met "A from Balmoral" described him as "nasty and thick". So, yeah.
December 23, 2025 at 2:09 PM
A friend who once met "A from Balmoral" described him as "nasty and thick". So, yeah.
Bleak but good work, sir. Pretty sure Briggs would have approved hard.
December 23, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Bleak but good work, sir. Pretty sure Briggs would have approved hard.
Is this one not on the playlist? Mine goes straight from "I Sing of a Maiden" to "O Virgo Virginum".
December 23, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Is this one not on the playlist? Mine goes straight from "I Sing of a Maiden" to "O Virgo Virginum".
I think it's time to stop pretending I'll manage to catch up, but I look forward to reading the rest at leisure.
December 23, 2025 at 11:38 AM
I think it's time to stop pretending I'll manage to catch up, but I look forward to reading the rest at leisure.
Get someone to tie your hands behind your back and pretend you're on Crackerjack.
December 23, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Get someone to tie your hands behind your back and pretend you're on Crackerjack.
Graphics were one of the last things I learned, because the wonderful Usborne books I learned BASIC from had listings that could be used on all the popular 8-bit home computers (with only minor changes shown in footnotes). Graphics were too different between machines, so there were none.
December 22, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Graphics were one of the last things I learned, because the wonderful Usborne books I learned BASIC from had listings that could be used on all the popular 8-bit home computers (with only minor changes shown in footnotes). Graphics were too different between machines, so there were none.
"We're here to save the world."
December 19, 2025 at 5:54 PM
"We're here to save the world."
I'm familiar with this one entirely from annual quiz tournaments on certain Adventure game sites. Is there any way to play it these days?
December 19, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I'm familiar with this one entirely from annual quiz tournaments on certain Adventure game sites. Is there any way to play it these days?
I spent half the episode thinking "I know that voice, I'm sure I know that voice" then jumped out of my seat when I realized.
December 19, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I spent half the episode thinking "I know that voice, I'm sure I know that voice" then jumped out of my seat when I realized.
None of your newfangled cockapoo-in-a-helicopter shenanigans!
December 19, 2025 at 11:50 AM
None of your newfangled cockapoo-in-a-helicopter shenanigans!
We had Deutsch Heute. It was about 20 years later when I discovered that Die Toten Hosen were a real band and not just made up for the examples in the book.
December 17, 2025 at 4:30 PM
We had Deutsch Heute. It was about 20 years later when I discovered that Die Toten Hosen were a real band and not just made up for the examples in the book.
Looks good and sticky!
December 17, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Looks good and sticky!
Shame the other writers couldn't make it.
December 17, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Shame the other writers couldn't make it.
Didn't Oolon Colluphid's work also appear in Density of the Daleks?
December 16, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Didn't Oolon Colluphid's work also appear in Density of the Daleks?
Were you? And was it the right choice? I once ordered port in a pub and they asked if I was sure and it turned out I should not have been sure.
December 15, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Were you? And was it the right choice? I once ordered port in a pub and they asked if I was sure and it turned out I should not have been sure.