In Canada, cricket doesn't exist, so that's helpful.

Meanwhile my 9yo daughter is really curious about the line in the Taylor Swift song, 'Wood' "His love was the key that opened my thighs." I have dodged giving an answer to that so far. Nor am I looking forward to explaining the previous line: "Redwood tree, it ain't hard to see"

My 8yo so just asked what a "Boner" is. I suddenly had something to do in the other room. And then my wife suddenly had something to do in the other room. So my son clicked the microphone search option on the TV, and Google told him exactly what a boner is. Now he's shouting boner. Repeatedly.

46/50 Jungle - Keep Moving (UK, 2021) If you want a super funky pop song, that you could do a lot worse than this. #TheTwen2ie5 youtu.be/7-lWzQd_xeQ?...

45/50 Marco Bailey & David Schwarz - Black Pearl (Belgium, 2022) Bailey, normally known for techno, has dropped the beats, but this isn't ambient, more like a sonic wall. Maybe ambient techno? IDK. Either way, pretty full on. #TheTwen2ie5 youtu.be/F2H9uGJ3ZzE?...

If you want to see the sexiest images on Bluesky, follow this account. Be warned, you may let out some NSFW sounds.

Tenuous, but it's enough of an excuse to-share this classic youtu.be/VkwToyFf4EQ?...

44/50 Bonobo - Tides (ft Jamila Woods) (UK, 2021) Another typically smooth release from Bonobo. Electronic music's Mr Consistent. Ms Woods vocals suit the Bonobo's music better than fish suites chips. #TheTwen2ie5 youtu.be/PctUKuCVCD8?...

Amaze Amaze Amaze #IYKYK

97th minute, can't be arsed to run anymore. Fuck it, score worldie instead. Take a bow son!

43/50 Fred Again + The Blessed Madonna - Marea (We've lost dancing) (UK/USA, 2021) Bonus - 12 points So here it is the best tune from the last 5 years - IMO. The song summed up the despair of the Covid lockdowns, but was also a message of hope. #TheTwen2ie5 youtu.be/yMJswjcD8Fg?...

Anyone else think Bessent heard of 'cattle class' on airplanes and got entirely the wrong idea?

42/50 Burial - Dark Gethsemane (UK, 2021) If you know Burial for Arch Angel, then this is not what you might expect; this is anthemic. Feels like several songs merged into one, individually all outstanding, collectively - wow. Bonus - 11 points. #TheTwen2ie5 youtu.be/nORcDjx-Dvg?...

Labour MP Brian Leishman: "The Government has surrendered to... the vile rhetoric of Reform. Does the Home Secretary not see that removing the legal obligation to support asylum seekers who will be otherwise destitute, is as far away from Labour Party principles and values as we can get?"

Good to see not all Labour MPs have a hard-on for performative cruelty. I sincerely hope more Labour MPs stand up and speak out like Nadia Whittome has here.

All round great chat, but gets very interesting around the 44 minute mark. While they didn't use the word, this starts to touch on a thought I have been having around leadership. Bar Lange, we have cleared out every leader from the club last compared to last season.

Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy:

What are the 5 top movie genres: 1. Main character is about to retire but gets pulled back in for 1 last job. 2. Characters in an unnecessarily remote spot & something goes bump. 3. Comedy b/c characters don't know to communicate properly. 4. ZomRomCom 5. Shit blows up. People have lots of fights.

If a man said what Megyn Kelly said, you would assume he was a trafficker. This young lady is wise beyond her years, but she is still a “child”and she would like a word…

USED TO BE COYS: Troy Parrott post-match interview after Hungary vs Ireland ‘There’ll be a statue on Sheriff Street for Troy Parrott’

41/50 Blawan - Under Belly (UK, 2021) Bonus - 11 points (so close to 12) Two YT comments sums this up best: "Thomas the Tank engine on key" "perfect soundtrack to be murdered in an abandoned amusement park" Still can't wrap my head around this song. Genius. #TheTwen2ie5 youtu.be/Ayzv3kIwyuc?...

The Living Daylights #NotYourFavourite #MusucChallenge youtu.be/hR2OwmariWk?...

Somehow my 8yo has found out about N.W.A. 'Fuck Tha Police' and really wants to listen to it. Needless to say, I haven't read that particular chapter in the parental survival handbook on how to properly handle the situation. Having to go with a, "No, because I say so..." option.

What's your favourite song about rain? youtu.be/MLSGYZpsg9k?...

Another huge tune from back in the miminal days. #RaveYardShift youtu.be/CGBJVlY_yAY?...

Remember how a lot of minimal techno wasn't very exciting? This hits differently. Tiefschwarz getting worked over by Nathan Fake will do things to an added brain. #RaveYardShift youtu.be/cSOfvkK8wNg?...

40/50 KH - Looking at Your Pager (UK, 2022) KH aka Kieron Hendon aka FourTet had turned what appears on first listen a joyous house tune. Then I actually checked out the lyrics and it's darker than I first realised. Still, it slaps hard. Bonus - 11 points #TheTwen2ie5 youtu.be/71bjGbroIUk?...

The original Running Man is on Netflix. Frankenstein will have to wait.

What’s a bit that makes you laugh every time you see it?

Change a letter, make a singer less appealing: The Poo Fighters

Use the pronoun the person you are speaking to / or speaking about would want to be referred to. It's not hard. Not to do so, at best shows an unbelievable level of arrogance to assume you know better. At worst, clearly it's a slur.

39/50 Dua Lipa - Physical (UK, 2020) The 80s was the best decade for pop, and this is the most 80s sounding pop tune made outside of the 80s by a non-80s artist. Bonus: 11 points. #TheTwen2ie5 youtu.be/9HDEHj2yzew?...

Loved the original. But if ever a movie needs to be remade, this is it. Replace the unknown truck driver with an AI self-driving truck, and tap into a new found fear of AI

Friday the 14th horror story in picture format:

Donna Summer - I Feel Love Beginning of the End - Funky Nassau Teddy Pendergrass - You Can't Hide From Yourself

Kate Nash - GERM (UK, 2025) I can't remember who posted this as part of #TheTwen2ie5 but that was my introduction to the song. But instantly into my top 50, and that is also why I love these music challenges. youtu.be/q2MoQJP-PhA?...

The stadiums are gonna be full of Wall St wankers, trust fund babies, and over hyped influencers etc. There will be no real fans, no families. The atmosphere will be shit. They are bleeding their cash cow dry.

37/50 Joy Orbison + Overmono ft Abra - Blind date (UK, 2022) When the bass synth kicks in - chef's kiss. Every song sounds better on a big system, but that is not true of this than most songs. #TheTwen2ie5 youtu.be/7MbpTTsOeKY?...

I have had some reservations about Frank ball, but rather than be negative, I thought I'd make a suggestion on our style of play: We should be holding and giving the ball, at the right time. We can be slow, we can fast, but let's get to the line. They are going hit us. They are going to hurt us

Two Girls, One Cup Human Centipede Mysterious Skin Heretic

Repost with a fictional iconic band:

Idea: James Bond + The Sixth Sense. An international man of ghostly mystery, scaring the Living Daylights out unsuspecting terrorists / arm dealers and alike.

Every time this appears on my timeline I watch it and laugh every time.

John Cleese said What have the BBC ever given us? , 1986

If only!

36/50 The Chemical Brothers - No Reason (UK, 2021) My love of The Chemical Brothers continues with No Reason. Posting this remix here, as Ewan McVicar has added some nice old Skool pianos in this remix, not to the say the original doesn't also slap. #TheTwen2ie5 youtu.be/Pmo_YwS37cQ?...

‼️ Mexico's first woman president, Claudia Sheinbaum, just announced she's pressing charges after being groped in the street: “If they do this to the president, what happens to all the women in our country?”

I only have a superficial understanding of US politics, so can someone tell me; are the House Democrats and the Senate Democrats the same party? As an outsider looking in... They have the same name, but they don't seem to be on the same side. Seems odd.