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I think I remember this one. Wasn’t there a big Bertie Bassett type creature in it? At least that’s what 9 year old me remembered of it
November 9, 2025 at 11:08 PM
I think I remember this one. Wasn’t there a big Bertie Bassett type creature in it? At least that’s what 9 year old me remembered of it
I have never been able to work out which way is East or West, without saying “never eat Shredded Wheat”. (But North and South are intuitive to me)
November 1, 2025 at 8:02 AM
I have never been able to work out which way is East or West, without saying “never eat Shredded Wheat”. (But North and South are intuitive to me)
That does sound like most of the GPs I’ve ever been to. “Not sure what it is but if it’s not better in a few weeks, make another appointment”
October 22, 2025 at 10:34 AM
That does sound like most of the GPs I’ve ever been to. “Not sure what it is but if it’s not better in a few weeks, make another appointment”
If you think toddlers should be forced to cycle in the road then it’s pretty safe to ignore your opinions in general.
October 17, 2025 at 9:11 AM
If you think toddlers should be forced to cycle in the road then it’s pretty safe to ignore your opinions in general.
But the law is clearly wrong and people ignore it because it is illegal for children of any age to cycle on the pavement. Which is stupid
October 17, 2025 at 8:16 AM
But the law is clearly wrong and people ignore it because it is illegal for children of any age to cycle on the pavement. Which is stupid
Bowler hats were originally a working class item of headwear. A protective item for gamekeepers who didn’t want to get bashed by tree branches
October 16, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Bowler hats were originally a working class item of headwear. A protective item for gamekeepers who didn’t want to get bashed by tree branches
I agree, but pretty much everything is tribalistic. Sport, politics, culture
October 16, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I agree, but pretty much everything is tribalistic. Sport, politics, culture
To be fair to religion, we’ve no idea whether those battles would have happened anyway. It’s likely most would have just picked a different thing to fight about
October 16, 2025 at 2:02 PM
To be fair to religion, we’ve no idea whether those battles would have happened anyway. It’s likely most would have just picked a different thing to fight about
The AI bubble bursting will be like when the dot-com bubble burst. There’s still loads and loads of dot-coms afterwards and they are even larger than the ones before
October 15, 2025 at 9:03 AM
The AI bubble bursting will be like when the dot-com bubble burst. There’s still loads and loads of dot-coms afterwards and they are even larger than the ones before
The first 5 minutes of Bad Guys is one of the best musical openings of a film ever
October 9, 2025 at 2:28 AM
The first 5 minutes of Bad Guys is one of the best musical openings of a film ever
The type of people who hate HR are the type of people who get in trouble with HR a lot
September 28, 2025 at 2:11 PM
The type of people who hate HR are the type of people who get in trouble with HR a lot
The union is only there to protect the union. They will only defend your rights as far as is good for the union. No union would ever harm itself for the benefit of a member
September 28, 2025 at 2:09 PM
The union is only there to protect the union. They will only defend your rights as far as is good for the union. No union would ever harm itself for the benefit of a member
I like how three of the horsepowers are roughly the same, and then one is suddenly an order of magnitude bigger
September 28, 2025 at 10:24 AM
I like how three of the horsepowers are roughly the same, and then one is suddenly an order of magnitude bigger
I’m starting to suspect that in 100 years time it’ll turn out that everyone is autistic and “normal” people are just those who’ve been most aggressively hiding it, or who are closeted about it
September 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
I’m starting to suspect that in 100 years time it’ll turn out that everyone is autistic and “normal” people are just those who’ve been most aggressively hiding it, or who are closeted about it
My dearest wish is to be able to buy slightly faster versions of the iPhone SE every two years for the rest of my life
September 16, 2025 at 2:02 PM
My dearest wish is to be able to buy slightly faster versions of the iPhone SE every two years for the rest of my life
> "At what point are folks going to try literally any other tactic than condescending rants?”
That feels like it could apply to a large part of modern political discourse
That feels like it could apply to a large part of modern political discourse
September 8, 2025 at 8:12 AM
> "At what point are folks going to try literally any other tactic than condescending rants?”
That feels like it could apply to a large part of modern political discourse
That feels like it could apply to a large part of modern political discourse
In Budapest they have beer huts next to the playgrounds. You can take your beer into the playground in a plastic glass. It’s probably the pinnacle of civilisation
September 7, 2025 at 8:25 PM
In Budapest they have beer huts next to the playgrounds. You can take your beer into the playground in a plastic glass. It’s probably the pinnacle of civilisation
I played for the city under x Rugby team and was always one of the bigger boys, but we didn’t play often enough that I knew all the other players. A new boy came to have a go, but no one told me he was new. I tackled him properly in training and dislocated his knee. Still feel bad about it
September 6, 2025 at 11:01 PM
I played for the city under x Rugby team and was always one of the bigger boys, but we didn’t play often enough that I knew all the other players. A new boy came to have a go, but no one told me he was new. I tackled him properly in training and dislocated his knee. Still feel bad about it
I remember at primary school we had do some cutting out felt and glueing it, so I made a Count Duckula.
It’s the one thing from my childhood I wish I still had. I did a really good job of that. And it would be quite retro cool now
It’s the one thing from my childhood I wish I still had. I did a really good job of that. And it would be quite retro cool now
September 6, 2025 at 10:09 PM
I remember at primary school we had do some cutting out felt and glueing it, so I made a Count Duckula.
It’s the one thing from my childhood I wish I still had. I did a really good job of that. And it would be quite retro cool now
It’s the one thing from my childhood I wish I still had. I did a really good job of that. And it would be quite retro cool now
If we solved our dependency on oil, a lot of very rich people would suddenly become poor people.
September 4, 2025 at 6:47 PM
If we solved our dependency on oil, a lot of very rich people would suddenly become poor people.
I’ve only just realised how much Kylo Ren looks like Snape
September 4, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I’ve only just realised how much Kylo Ren looks like Snape
I’m reading Pratchett chronologically as well, but started from the beginning as I couldn’t exactly remember which ones I’d read before. I’m just finishing Mort now. I’m slightly slowed by the fact that I feel I have to buy them in order from charity shops. Makes it feel like Fate has a say in it
August 29, 2025 at 12:13 AM
I’m reading Pratchett chronologically as well, but started from the beginning as I couldn’t exactly remember which ones I’d read before. I’m just finishing Mort now. I’m slightly slowed by the fact that I feel I have to buy them in order from charity shops. Makes it feel like Fate has a say in it
Gin is just middle-class vodka for people who don’t like to admit they have a drinking problem (and I say that as a gin-drinker)
August 25, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Gin is just middle-class vodka for people who don’t like to admit they have a drinking problem (and I say that as a gin-drinker)