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Health alert issued and warning of rise in deaths because temperature to fall to minus one tonight.
Minus one! A December heatwave for previous generations.
Minus one! A December heatwave for previous generations.
December 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Health alert issued and warning of rise in deaths because temperature to fall to minus one tonight.
Minus one! A December heatwave for previous generations.
Minus one! A December heatwave for previous generations.
Christmas was going so well until I woke up this morning to the Test score.
Need Bradford City to restore my faith in Santa Claus this afternoon.
Need Bradford City to restore my faith in Santa Claus this afternoon.
December 26, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Christmas was going so well until I woke up this morning to the Test score.
Need Bradford City to restore my faith in Santa Claus this afternoon.
Need Bradford City to restore my faith in Santa Claus this afternoon.
For many years I'd never heard of "pigs in blankets". Now it seems they're the be-all and end-all of Christmas. I call bacon and sausages on Christmas Day something else: breakfast
December 21, 2025 at 11:40 AM
For many years I'd never heard of "pigs in blankets". Now it seems they're the be-all and end-all of Christmas. I call bacon and sausages on Christmas Day something else: breakfast
When did our NHS resident doctors become greedy wankers?
December 17, 2025 at 5:38 PM
When did our NHS resident doctors become greedy wankers?
When the bid to take the World Cup to North America was lodged it stated that the cheapest seats would be 21 dollars. That's become 220 dollars. Blimey, either inflation is horrendous in the USA or it's further proof that FIFA is hopelessly corrupt. Shall I boycott it? Probably not.
December 13, 2025 at 10:43 AM
When the bid to take the World Cup to North America was lodged it stated that the cheapest seats would be 21 dollars. That's become 220 dollars. Blimey, either inflation is horrendous in the USA or it's further proof that FIFA is hopelessly corrupt. Shall I boycott it? Probably not.
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I just found this badge. THE MAN FROM UNCLE tv show was almost as big as Beatlemania back in the sixties.
Who else was a member of the fan club?
Who else was a member of the fan club?
December 7, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I just found this badge. THE MAN FROM UNCLE tv show was almost as big as Beatlemania back in the sixties.
Who else was a member of the fan club?
Who else was a member of the fan club?
Strange yellow object in the sky today. Extensive research suggests it is something called "the sun"
December 8, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Strange yellow object in the sky today. Extensive research suggests it is something called "the sun"
My home town (Skipton) is "officially" the happiest place in the UK. They obviously didn't survey the blokes in my local pub. I'm heading there this afternoon for my regular dollop of cynicism, gloom and moaning - usually about the tourists.
December 7, 2025 at 10:03 AM
My home town (Skipton) is "officially" the happiest place in the UK. They obviously didn't survey the blokes in my local pub. I'm heading there this afternoon for my regular dollop of cynicism, gloom and moaning - usually about the tourists.
Fine writing about the Ashes by Jarrod Kimber. This stands out about an England batter's display (can't remember which but it could be any except Root).
"His innings was a tweet but England needed an article".
If Bradford City don't win at Plymouth this lunchtime then my weekend is totally blootered
"His innings was a tweet but England needed an article".
If Bradford City don't win at Plymouth this lunchtime then my weekend is totally blootered
December 6, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Fine writing about the Ashes by Jarrod Kimber. This stands out about an England batter's display (can't remember which but it could be any except Root).
"His innings was a tweet but England needed an article".
If Bradford City don't win at Plymouth this lunchtime then my weekend is totally blootered
"His innings was a tweet but England needed an article".
If Bradford City don't win at Plymouth this lunchtime then my weekend is totally blootered
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We are pleased to say that the latest edition of the Ricardian Podcast is now available wherever you get your podcasts! This time we hear about the extraordinary life of Maximilian I, the Austrian archduke & Holy Roman Emperor, featuring guests Wendy Moorhen and @mattlewishistory.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 3:29 PM
We are pleased to say that the latest edition of the Ricardian Podcast is now available wherever you get your podcasts! This time we hear about the extraordinary life of Maximilian I, the Austrian archduke & Holy Roman Emperor, featuring guests Wendy Moorhen and @mattlewishistory.bsky.social
@oispooky.bsky.social At the risk of deluging you with too much info, heres a couple of cuttings from my research from the local paper. Second one has interesting info on how much Jem Mace was paid in 1884. If you want exact references let me know
December 1, 2025 at 2:53 PM
@oispooky.bsky.social At the risk of deluging you with too much info, heres a couple of cuttings from my research from the local paper. Second one has interesting info on how much Jem Mace was paid in 1884. If you want exact references let me know
My daughter, who teaches politics at A level has been told she can't invite her MP to talk to them about politics because it would be "too political"
November 25, 2025 at 6:11 PM
My daughter, who teaches politics at A level has been told she can't invite her MP to talk to them about politics because it would be "too political"
I'm just getting over the shock of that England performance on the Ashes. Maybe tomorrow I'll feel like facing the world again and leaving the house.
November 24, 2025 at 11:12 AM
I'm just getting over the shock of that England performance on the Ashes. Maybe tomorrow I'll feel like facing the world again and leaving the house.
Saw Google boss Sundhar Pichai on TV news. My verdict?
What a scruffy bastard. Someone buy him a pair of shoes.
What a scruffy bastard. Someone buy him a pair of shoes.
November 18, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Saw Google boss Sundhar Pichai on TV news. My verdict?
What a scruffy bastard. Someone buy him a pair of shoes.
What a scruffy bastard. Someone buy him a pair of shoes.
Started adjusting body clock to get in tune with Ashes cricket coverage.
Staying up till 3am tonight. If England are 60 for 4 on day one I shall be extremely annoyed.
Staying up till 3am tonight. If England are 60 for 4 on day one I shall be extremely annoyed.
November 18, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Started adjusting body clock to get in tune with Ashes cricket coverage.
Staying up till 3am tonight. If England are 60 for 4 on day one I shall be extremely annoyed.
Staying up till 3am tonight. If England are 60 for 4 on day one I shall be extremely annoyed.
I think if I hear the word "epic" on the BBC again today, I will swear.
November 15, 2025 at 8:19 AM
I think if I hear the word "epic" on the BBC again today, I will swear.
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Top work from the boffins at Exeter University’s Department of the Bloody Obvious.
Shout at seagulls to stop them taking your food, research suggests
Researchers tested 61 gulls by playing recordings of a male voice shouting, speaking and the neutral birdsong of a robin.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Top work from the boffins at Exeter University’s Department of the Bloody Obvious.
Lunch in Usk(Monmouthshire) where menu included rabbit pie, pheasant and partridge. Beat that Wetherspoons! Can't remember last time I had rabbit pie so that was my choice.
November 10, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Lunch in Usk(Monmouthshire) where menu included rabbit pie, pheasant and partridge. Beat that Wetherspoons! Can't remember last time I had rabbit pie so that was my choice.
My wise men in the pub reckon that in 20 years there'll be no such thing as Bonfire Night. It's all about Halloween. When I was a lad I'd never heard of Halloween. Grandkids interested in witches and ghouls. Not bothered about a freedom fighter 400 years ago.
Sic transit gloria mundi
Sic transit gloria mundi
November 5, 2025 at 6:36 PM
My wise men in the pub reckon that in 20 years there'll be no such thing as Bonfire Night. It's all about Halloween. When I was a lad I'd never heard of Halloween. Grandkids interested in witches and ghouls. Not bothered about a freedom fighter 400 years ago.
Sic transit gloria mundi
Sic transit gloria mundi
Just had my post on BBC website about the rugby union match removed for breaking their rules. It said "Rugby union is getting too technical. it's about fat blokes taking five minutes over a scrum". This it seems is either racist, misogynist or likely to cause offence. I could appeal but hey-ho.
November 3, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Just had my post on BBC website about the rugby union match removed for breaking their rules. It said "Rugby union is getting too technical. it's about fat blokes taking five minutes over a scrum". This it seems is either racist, misogynist or likely to cause offence. I could appeal but hey-ho.
England v Australia in second rugby league test today. Not a mention in the Times but two pages on Ireland v New Zealand, not part of UK last time I looked, and one page on two American footballers from Alabama. Fuck off Times, last time I buy it. I'll put up with the boring Guardian from now on.
November 1, 2025 at 2:25 PM
England v Australia in second rugby league test today. Not a mention in the Times but two pages on Ireland v New Zealand, not part of UK last time I looked, and one page on two American footballers from Alabama. Fuck off Times, last time I buy it. I'll put up with the boring Guardian from now on.
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October 29, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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October 27, 2025 at 10:25 AM
I'm astonished that the victims in the Grooming Gangs inquiry want Jess Phillips to quit. If I was in a corner and wanted someone on my side it would be her. Still, I'm way off the loop on this. Just can't see her as an establishment stooge.
October 23, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I'm astonished that the victims in the Grooming Gangs inquiry want Jess Phillips to quit. If I was in a corner and wanted someone on my side it would be her. Still, I'm way off the loop on this. Just can't see her as an establishment stooge.
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I would love to see more rich and famous people funding literary culture (they could still do something big with their names on it!) rather than pretending that they can write fiction.
October 22, 2025 at 10:02 PM
I would love to see more rich and famous people funding literary culture (they could still do something big with their names on it!) rather than pretending that they can write fiction.