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Spank The Monkey
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Australopithecine specialising in arts and entertainment reviews. Longer-form babbling available at https://spank-the-monkey.co.uk.
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An alternative theory that popped up on this morning's timeline:
Tweet from YourFavoriteGuy: 'Kid Rock was the alternate name for Epstein Island'
February 9, 2026 at 8:39 AM
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How about a newspaper pun riffing on another classic newspaper pun?
The front page of the Edinburgh Evening News from August 13th 2014, a story about the Caledonian Hotel and their plans to introduce outdoor seating. The headline reads SUPER CALEY GOES BALLISTIC, THESE CHAIRS ARE ATROCIOUS.
January 27, 2026 at 10:19 AM
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Photo of Dave Lee Travis
January 20, 2026 at 10:50 AM
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Oh dear. I appear to have just bought my 40th @vizcomic.bsky.social annual.
A bookshelf containing copies of the Viz annuals (reading right to left because that's how Google Lens did it): THE WRESTLER'S NECK THE GUARD'S PARCEL THE BARBER'S POLE THE ZOOKEEPER'S BOOT THE COPPER'S TORCH THE WIZARD'S SLEEVE THE TRUMPETER'S LIPS THE PIEMAN'S WIG THE JESTER'S SHOES THE BOOKIE'S PENCIL THE OTTER'S POCKET THE CLEVELAND STEAMER THE FULL TOSS THE TURTLE'S HEAD THE BIG BELL END THE CAMEL'S TOE THE BILLPOSTER'S BUCKET THE PORKY CHOPPER THE FISH SUPPER THE SAUSAGE SANDWICH ON THE BONE THE THICK REPEATER THE SPUNKY PARTS THE RUSTY SHERIFF'S BADGE THE DOG'S BOLLOCKS THE BIG PINK STIFF ONE THE BIG HARD NUMBER TWO THE DUTCH OVEN THE BIG HARD ONE THE ONE-STRING BANJO THE BUTCHER'S DUSTBIN THE COUNCIL GRITTER THE LAST TURKEY IN THE SHOP THE PEARL NECKLACE THE PAN HANDLE THE FIVE KNUCKLE SHUFFLE THE BEAR TRAPPER'S HAT THE BAG OF SLUGS THE CLOWN'S PIE THE HANGMAN'S NOOSE And I just hope somebody appreciates the alt text.
January 13, 2026 at 12:25 PM
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New thrill: here's a 19-year-old blogpost that I thought it would be fun to revisit, featuring Japanese big beat maestro Halfby. Contains very silly videos. spank-the-monkey.co.uk/2026/01/10/h...
Incredibly stylised illustration of a man on a horse leading a parade of people down a street, watched by several wild animals.
January 10, 2026 at 10:32 AM
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Monoglot Movie Club: pleased to report that Benoit Delepine is still making strangely hilarious movies, and his latest one is shot in a 3.7:1 aspect ratio.
Poster for the movie Animal Totem, featuring a man in a black suit pulling a wheeled suitcase across a field.
December 29, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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About to find out if you really can adapt *any* film into a stage musical.
The merch stand for the Paris stage production of La Haine.
December 27, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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(plus our backup plan if that didn't work)
Poster for Bob L'Eponge: Le Film
December 25, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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Monoglot Movie Club outing for Christmas Day.
Poster for the film Vie Privee
December 25, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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hold my beer
December 3, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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If you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it.
Cover of Who Killed The JAMs? (1988)
November 8, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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ooohhhh shit
A badge on Untappd illustrated with a big number 500 and reading "LEGENDARY. Your beer tastes are legendary. That's over 500 different brews!"
October 24, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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giving the films a miss this evening, lads
At the Royal Albert Hall, waiting for the sumo to start.
October 15, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Introducing #LFF 2025 by reviewing the trailer. spank-the-monkey.co.uk/2025/10/08/l...
The words 'EVERYONE IS INVITED' on top of a luridly coloured background, as seen in the LFF 2025 trailer.
October 8, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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End of thread.
Sunset over Lockwood Way.
October 4, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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And here's what you get for doing that in one day.
A can of Harvestfest beer made by the nice people at Pretty Decent.
October 4, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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Yes, that's all nine bars on the Mile.
A Blackhorse Beer Mile card with stamps from all nine bars on the route.
October 4, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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9) Signature Brew
A half of Roadie in front of the tanks at Signature Brew.
October 4, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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8) Pretty Decent Beer Co
Half of Don Westie at Pretty Decent. Just one more to go after this...
October 4, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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7) Exale
A half of Fermie Sanders in the Exale taproom. (Note the mittens on the pump clip.)
October 4, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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6) Borough Wines
A glass of Tre Monti Albana Orange from the benches outside Borough Wines.
October 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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5) 40ft Brewery
Half of Stargirl at 40ft Brewery.
October 4, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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4) East London Brewing Co
Half of Jamboree outside the all-new East London Brewing Co taproom.
October 4, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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3) Renegade Wines
Glass of Courtney at Renegade Wines. Zoom in for more info.
October 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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2) Big Penny Social
A half of Two Flints' Santiago on a table at Big Penny Social, with a guy on the left stopping me from getting the whole of the sign in the background.
October 4, 2025 at 2:06 PM