Phil S
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"Phil has confused ‘being lumpenly offensive’ with ‘a great sense of humour and big personality’."
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Do you like beef? Do you like cocaine? You're going to love Barry's lozenges!
Advert, Cyclists’ Touring Club Gazette, May 1882: “Cyclists ride 100 miles ... without fatigue by the use of
BARRY'S BEEF & COCA LOZENGES,
Which are composed of the Finest Extract of English Beef, combined with the Concentrated Preparation of [cocaine].”
BARRY'S BEEF & COCA LOZENGES,
Which are composed of the Finest Extract of English Beef, combined with the Concentrated Preparation of [cocaine].”
January 3, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Do you like beef? Do you like cocaine? You're going to love Barry's lozenges!
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In Agadoo did Kubla Khan
Push pineapples, shake the tree
Push pineapples, shake the tree
January 1, 2026 at 5:37 PM
In Agadoo did Kubla Khan
Push pineapples, shake the tree
Push pineapples, shake the tree
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This is silly and probably unfair to the people of Hebden Bridge, but the first thing I always associate with the name of that town is this absolute classic, photographed at a mini-library in a nearby village (photo not my own):
![Some books, accompanied by a note in the window:
NOTICE
WHOEVER IS PLACING THE COPYS OF PORNOGRAPHIC LITERATURE IN HERE, STOP! CORNHOLME IS A GOOD GOD FEARING CHRISTIAN VILLAGE. IF THIS FILTH IS TO YOUR LIKING MAY WE SUGGEST THAT YOU MOVE TO THECESS [sic] PIT THAT IS
HEBDEN BRIDGE](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7fcwf57r5irkkg26eg3q7rip/bafkreiabowqo4pdsfg47hxrxjk4jfgw5zaitacvchwsfwepiqnv4a45t3m@jpeg)
December 27, 2025 at 9:40 PM
This is silly and probably unfair to the people of Hebden Bridge, but the first thing I always associate with the name of that town is this absolute classic, photographed at a mini-library in a nearby village (photo not my own):
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another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
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Just in case you never saw this on Twitter, it’s a masterpiece of a thread.
The most stressed out I've ever been about Christmas was when I was 16 and I got my first ever job, working at M&S in Dundrum. As soon as I started I kept hearing these myths about the Christmas Eve Waste Sale, where all the food that wasn't sold on the 24th was marked down 90%.
November 27, 2024 at 7:42 AM
Just in case you never saw this on Twitter, it’s a masterpiece of a thread.
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in which vein, I think we should all embrace go stick your head in a pig as the default response to being presented with AI
December 23, 2025 at 10:04 AM
in which vein, I think we should all embrace go stick your head in a pig as the default response to being presented with AI
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A colloquial German word about someone viewed as low on intellect, especially popular in the 1990s, was Teletubbyzurückwinker. It means “one who waves back at the Teletubbies.”
December 19, 2025 at 12:38 PM
A colloquial German word about someone viewed as low on intellect, especially popular in the 1990s, was Teletubbyzurückwinker. It means “one who waves back at the Teletubbies.”
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Just so I'm clear on this, computer memory has tripled in price because a bunch of it that hasn't been produced yet has been ordered to populate GPUs that aren't installed in data centers that aren't built yet in order to service a demand that doesn't exist to make profits that don't happen.
December 15, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Just so I'm clear on this, computer memory has tripled in price because a bunch of it that hasn't been produced yet has been ordered to populate GPUs that aren't installed in data centers that aren't built yet in order to service a demand that doesn't exist to make profits that don't happen.
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—I’ve been asked to baptise the King of Spain’s daughter
—Infanta?
—No, holy water as usual. Weird thing to ask honestly
—Infanta?
—No, holy water as usual. Weird thing to ask honestly
December 15, 2025 at 1:08 PM
—I’ve been asked to baptise the King of Spain’s daughter
—Infanta?
—No, holy water as usual. Weird thing to ask honestly
—Infanta?
—No, holy water as usual. Weird thing to ask honestly
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Really? The greatest opportunity ever to call yourself Focaccia in the Rye and you didnt take it?
December 13, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Really? The greatest opportunity ever to call yourself Focaccia in the Rye and you didnt take it?
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You are ABSOLUTELY NOT going to regret listening to this bird:
A male rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) in winter plumage.
Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word.
A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).
Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word.
A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).
December 6, 2025 at 5:10 PM
You are ABSOLUTELY NOT going to regret listening to this bird:
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The idea adults currently unable to work, or unable to find work, living with mental ill-health are a kind of reserve workforce just ready to be activated by the right application of sticks and reduction of carrots is a beloved one of people who see mental ill-health as a category not an experience
December 5, 2025 at 1:56 PM
The idea adults currently unable to work, or unable to find work, living with mental ill-health are a kind of reserve workforce just ready to be activated by the right application of sticks and reduction of carrots is a beloved one of people who see mental ill-health as a category not an experience
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Streeting to next launch inquiry into “over-diagnosis” of left-handedness.
“Never used to be like this,” he insists.
“Never used to be like this,” he insists.
December 4, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Streeting to next launch inquiry into “over-diagnosis” of left-handedness.
“Never used to be like this,” he insists.
“Never used to be like this,” he insists.
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"Could this be a scam?" asked the bank pop-up when I tried to buy toner for the printer.
Yes, but not in the way you're thinking...
Yes, but not in the way you're thinking...
December 2, 2025 at 4:43 PM
"Could this be a scam?" asked the bank pop-up when I tried to buy toner for the printer.
Yes, but not in the way you're thinking...
Yes, but not in the way you're thinking...
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techbros: we have created AGI
cognitive scientists: you fucked up a perfectly good spreadsheet is what you did. look at it. it's got anxiety
cognitive scientists: you fucked up a perfectly good spreadsheet is what you did. look at it. it's got anxiety
November 28, 2025 at 9:52 AM
techbros: we have created AGI
cognitive scientists: you fucked up a perfectly good spreadsheet is what you did. look at it. it's got anxiety
cognitive scientists: you fucked up a perfectly good spreadsheet is what you did. look at it. it's got anxiety
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Great illustration of the austerity ratchet in Britain - restoring the pre-Osborne welfare state treated like wild-eyed radicalism
Aside from anything else, the benefit cap was introduced in 2013. Claiming that going back to 2012, to a benefit system designed by Tories but missing some of the most egregious and punitive excesses, is a sign of a "return" to even the real 1970s let alone the media boogeyman 1970s, is bollocks.
Look. This isn't analysis of any stripe. That this absolute fucking hogwash is presented as clever, sensible moderate stuff should be considered just as much propaganda as the tabloid screaming about benefits street.
November 28, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Great illustration of the austerity ratchet in Britain - restoring the pre-Osborne welfare state treated like wild-eyed radicalism
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Every single person in Britain: "the chippy" or, if we're being fancy, "the chip shop"
The New York Times: "the french fry restaurant"
The New York Times: "the french fry restaurant"
new favourite New York Times term for a British thing just dropped
November 26, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Every single person in Britain: "the chippy" or, if we're being fancy, "the chip shop"
The New York Times: "the french fry restaurant"
The New York Times: "the french fry restaurant"
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Putting an out of office on that just says “fingies cold”
November 20, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Putting an out of office on that just says “fingies cold”
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‘what if torture and inhumane and degrading treatment was fine sometimes’ – the Labour Party
If you currently rely on the European Court of Human Rights for your minority group to *not* be targeted, you're in trouble...
November 16, 2025 at 11:36 AM
‘what if torture and inhumane and degrading treatment was fine sometimes’ – the Labour Party
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I'll be giving a public performance lecture at Dance City in Newcastle on Thu 27th November as a follow up to my Artist Residency. Sign up (for free!) for all things #TouretteSyndrome, affect, and pom pom-related!
www.dancecity.co.uk/performance/...
#PerformanceArt #Dance #AcademicSky
www.dancecity.co.uk/performance/...
#PerformanceArt #Dance #AcademicSky
November 12, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I'll be giving a public performance lecture at Dance City in Newcastle on Thu 27th November as a follow up to my Artist Residency. Sign up (for free!) for all things #TouretteSyndrome, affect, and pom pom-related!
www.dancecity.co.uk/performance/...
#PerformanceArt #Dance #AcademicSky
www.dancecity.co.uk/performance/...
#PerformanceArt #Dance #AcademicSky
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Got these new trainers today but I can't get it out of my head that they look like fuckin DC Tosh Lines from The Bill
November 9, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Got these new trainers today but I can't get it out of my head that they look like fuckin DC Tosh Lines from The Bill
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Remember, remember
The 5th of November,
Sparklers and hotdogs and hats.
Go watch an organised display,
And stop scaring dogs, you twats.
The 5th of November,
Sparklers and hotdogs and hats.
Go watch an organised display,
And stop scaring dogs, you twats.
November 5, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Remember, remember
The 5th of November,
Sparklers and hotdogs and hats.
Go watch an organised display,
And stop scaring dogs, you twats.
The 5th of November,
Sparklers and hotdogs and hats.
Go watch an organised display,
And stop scaring dogs, you twats.