Tim Hall
@topicaltim.bsky.social
I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.
We have an invented tradition i.e. the pigs in blankets pizza and I apologise for nothing
October 18, 2025 at 10:45 AM
We have an invented tradition i.e. the pigs in blankets pizza and I apologise for nothing
seemingly inevitable course, isn't it, good new food concept > gets popular > expands > taken over by private equity > turns to shit
September 27, 2025 at 5:13 PM
seemingly inevitable course, isn't it, good new food concept > gets popular > expands > taken over by private equity > turns to shit
For someone who has been silenced, he certainly gets to speak a great deal
August 19, 2025 at 1:26 PM
For someone who has been silenced, he certainly gets to speak a great deal
A big quiz event in Manchester last week allowed me to add an excellent taproom crawl which I'd never have done otherwise. Sometimes it's good to be dragged away from the familiar.
August 10, 2025 at 5:42 PM
A big quiz event in Manchester last week allowed me to add an excellent taproom crawl which I'd never have done otherwise. Sometimes it's good to be dragged away from the familiar.
you need to practise saying "do you want a flake in that, love" in the appropriate accent
July 23, 2025 at 6:45 PM
you need to practise saying "do you want a flake in that, love" in the appropriate accent
yup, can picture Grandad Stainer describing a "starlet" as "like a young Virginia Bottomley", checks out
July 17, 2025 at 8:57 PM
yup, can picture Grandad Stainer describing a "starlet" as "like a young Virginia Bottomley", checks out
To be fair, Ives was a horrible little nerk though
June 17, 2025 at 9:47 PM
To be fair, Ives was a horrible little nerk though
It's definitely in the "none more Wes Anderson" category but helpfully was also funny
June 8, 2025 at 8:17 AM
It's definitely in the "none more Wes Anderson" category but helpfully was also funny
My experience of freecycle is that there is always one person who responds within half an hour. That person will involve you in a lengthy exchange of increasingly detailed messages, none of which you are interested in, and will end up not taking your item. People.
June 2, 2025 at 9:16 AM
My experience of freecycle is that there is always one person who responds within half an hour. That person will involve you in a lengthy exchange of increasingly detailed messages, none of which you are interested in, and will end up not taking your item. People.
This is exactly what Marconi had in mind when he legged it down to the patent office.
May 10, 2025 at 10:22 AM
This is exactly what Marconi had in mind when he legged it down to the patent office.
Depends if it's prefaced by the words "randy" and "Scouse", I guess.
April 25, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Depends if it's prefaced by the words "randy" and "Scouse", I guess.
I remember when this test was applied to NFL players, and as a result I still pronounce Tony Romo this way
March 15, 2025 at 12:21 PM
I remember when this test was applied to NFL players, and as a result I still pronounce Tony Romo this way
In my glorious rule, failure to publish stage times will attract severe penalties against venues
March 6, 2025 at 9:24 AM
In my glorious rule, failure to publish stage times will attract severe penalties against venues
misread the word "pens", which is your fault not mine
February 28, 2025 at 4:14 PM
misread the word "pens", which is your fault not mine
(and I'm glad about the bonuses, I always feel it's a waste when they're so difficult that most people don't get any of them at all, making them a bit pointless as a tie-break)
February 1, 2025 at 2:23 PM
(and I'm glad about the bonuses, I always feel it's a waste when they're so difficult that most people don't get any of them at all, making them a bit pointless as a tie-break)
Cheers. And LOL. Moral is be careful when you're out shopping
February 1, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Cheers. And LOL. Moral is be careful when you're out shopping
I'd be glad to hear how you got on (unless you reallly hated it, in which case feel free to draw a veil over the experience and we'll never speak of this again).
February 1, 2025 at 11:35 AM
I'd be glad to hear how you got on (unless you reallly hated it, in which case feel free to draw a veil over the experience and we'll never speak of this again).