Rich
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Happy 5 year anniversary to Edward Colston's statue getting thrown into Bristol Harbour :D
June 7, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Happy 5 year anniversary to Edward Colston's statue getting thrown into Bristol Harbour :D
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the 'C' in "USB-C" stands for "cloaca" because it's one hole that does just about everything
February 28, 2025 at 9:16 PM
the 'C' in "USB-C" stands for "cloaca" because it's one hole that does just about everything
Unlikely similes #143
"As quiet as a scaffolder"
"As quiet as a scaffolder"
December 19, 2024 at 11:57 AM
Unlikely similes #143
"As quiet as a scaffolder"
"As quiet as a scaffolder"
"Blobby sits on a chair in the corner of Thomas’s room [..] like a more upbeat Jeremy Bentham."
Magnificent.
Magnificent.
I humbly submit that this is probably the greatest celebrity profile any magazine has done this century.
www.the-fence.com/mr-blobby-ha...
www.the-fence.com/mr-blobby-ha...
Mr Blobby Has a Cold
On a Gay Talese tip.
www.the-fence.com
January 25, 2024 at 10:31 AM
"Blobby sits on a chair in the corner of Thomas’s room [..] like a more upbeat Jeremy Bentham."
Magnificent.
Magnificent.
Of all the professional headshots taken for his official photo, he picked the one where he’s getting a surprise prostate examination.
Sunak urged to suspend whip from pensions minister accused of misusing taxpayer funds
Yet another dodgy Tory MP? Surely not…..
Yet another dodgy Tory MP? Surely not…..
PM urged to suspend whip from pensions minister accused of misusing taxpayer funds
Paul Maynard under investigation by MPs’ expenses watchdog over claims he charged taxpayers for political campaign services
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2024 at 12:01 PM
Of all the professional headshots taken for his official photo, he picked the one where he’s getting a surprise prostate examination.
Classic misdirection.
Story: government drops long talked up Brexit ’plan’ for restoration of imperial measures after 98.7% of consultation respondents prefer metric.
Govt PR: “Look! Pints of wine!”
News editors: “Pints of wine! 🥂 “
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Story: government drops long talked up Brexit ’plan’ for restoration of imperial measures after 98.7% of consultation respondents prefer metric.
Govt PR: “Look! Pints of wine!”
News editors: “Pints of wine! 🥂 “
www.gov.uk/government/n...
'Pints' of wine stocked on Britain's shelves for the first time ever
'Pint’ size wine stocked on Britain’s shelves for the first time ever thanks to new freedoms from leaving the European Union
www.gov.uk
December 27, 2023 at 11:44 AM
Classic misdirection.
Story: government drops long talked up Brexit ’plan’ for restoration of imperial measures after 98.7% of consultation respondents prefer metric.
Govt PR: “Look! Pints of wine!”
News editors: “Pints of wine! 🥂 “
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Story: government drops long talked up Brexit ’plan’ for restoration of imperial measures after 98.7% of consultation respondents prefer metric.
Govt PR: “Look! Pints of wine!”
News editors: “Pints of wine! 🥂 “
www.gov.uk/government/n...
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It's getting better!
December 18, 2023 at 1:24 AM
It's getting better!
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Guillotines are highly-specialized and hard to transport devices that require regular maintenance and a specialist operator -
Have we grappled with the possibility that fetishizing the guillotine as a means of revenge against the elite is, in itself, an expression of rank elitism and classism??
Have we grappled with the possibility that fetishizing the guillotine as a means of revenge against the elite is, in itself, an expression of rank elitism and classism??
December 8, 2023 at 8:42 PM
Guillotines are highly-specialized and hard to transport devices that require regular maintenance and a specialist operator -
Have we grappled with the possibility that fetishizing the guillotine as a means of revenge against the elite is, in itself, an expression of rank elitism and classism??
Have we grappled with the possibility that fetishizing the guillotine as a means of revenge against the elite is, in itself, an expression of rank elitism and classism??
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When I was a child, poppies were symbols of the terrible loss of war. We were told how they'd grown over the land churned up by fighting, the unmarked graves of so many men, that nothing so terrible should ever happen again, and we should reflect on that.
When did it become this jingoistic bollocks?
When did it become this jingoistic bollocks?
November 9, 2023 at 9:47 AM
When I was a child, poppies were symbols of the terrible loss of war. We were told how they'd grown over the land churned up by fighting, the unmarked graves of so many men, that nothing so terrible should ever happen again, and we should reflect on that.
When did it become this jingoistic bollocks?
When did it become this jingoistic bollocks?