387 tiny paper buildings, made in the 1950s / 60's by Austrian insurance clerk Peter Fritz. socks-studio.com/2013/12/06/t... They were stored in a plastic bag, before ending up in a junk shop where Oliver Croy found them in the early 2010s.

Sorry I'm late, I popped onto Instagram to DM one person and before I knew it an hour had passed.

Lads, amazing news!

Watching Jamie Carragher talking about the Arsenal match, I note with a wry smile that he's putting the emphasis on the wrong syllable when pronouncing "Hincapié," a word that means "emphasis" in Spanish. Chuckle. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVlY...

Other countries' lists of the 100 greatest books are something I find fascinating en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Mond...

singer Anthony Kiedis astutely commented "hibble dibble Donnie, a cheeto and a wrongie, California money gonna flibble with my honey"

I have finished writing my novel, 48, which takes place simultaneously in the 48 barrios of Buenos Aires at about ten to nine on 17 February, 2012. If any of you fancy being beta-readers, do drop me a line.

George Orwell's 1984 gets a lot of stuff right, but it fails to predict that all albums in 1984 only had 8 or 9 tracks. When Winston Smith talks to the old guy in the pub who complains about litres and half-litres, he should have brought up the decrease in CD length too. Other than that, 9/10.

Today the biggest challenge facing writers is the overpowering urge to wander through a misty and forlorn moor, dressed up in full period costume, keening for your demon lover.

I watched the second Harry Hill podcast. It wasn't as funny as the first, but I laughed nevertheless. It strikes me that people under 50 aren't all that funny, and I say that as a 49-year-old.

Tragically, Jean-Paul Sartre would have lived to enjoy the release of "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" but not the "The Game" album the song appears on.

I want to kiss you in Paris I want to hold your hand in Rome I want to run naked in a rainstorm Make love in a train cross-country You put this in me So now what? So now what? Wanting Needing Waiting For you to justify my text (My love) Hoping (My love) Praying For you to justify my text

My sister's birthday is on the 28th and 40 years ago she pointed out that Andrew Ridgeley from Wham's birthday is the 26th of January so EVERY YEAR I remember Andrew Ridgeley from Wham's birthday. This is weird. It's also my friend Cathy's 50th today and I forgot BUT remembered Andrew Ridgeley's.

This is like when Russ Abbot joined Last of the Summer Wine.

Even when there’s no accountability, the record matters. Credit to the Wikipedia editors maintaining this page.

I've been busy, so it took almost 2 wks to read "The Raptures" by @jancarsonwrites.bsky.social. which is no reflection on the book, just my time management. This is a story from rural Northern Ireland where schoolchildren begin to die mysteriously... More in Alt text.

WHAT A FUCKING GOAL

A lot of you are talking about Gorton and Denton, but I've actually BEEN to Gorton and Denton. Awful place. We have Argentine friends there. She's a dentist, he's a judge. God knows why they live in Denton.

Cats…

Well that was a fun first day in charge at Labour NEC, had to make some tricky decisions but I think I did pretty well! Time to put my feet up and check my socials.

A tram! In Buenos Aires!

The book review spambots are getting aggressive

Fox/wolf update: I have once again confused the zorro and the lobo in Spanish.

Yesterday Josefina was REVOLTED to hear on the radio that there are people who keep a knife behind their toilet so as to cut up any effluent that won't flush down. But that's not a bad idea. It's literally a life "hack".

Just had an urge to watch Roy Castle tap dancing.

this ad is so badass and is relevant whether you're in the UK or in the USA

If you ask me what has made me laugh more than anything in the last 5 months, it's Harry Hill's "castle designer" joke.

Although the word "junta" in Spanish has a broad meaning, such as a board of directors or council, in English word is firmly associated with dictators and military governments, so it's pleasing that the Spanish-speaking world has gone with "junta de la paz" as the translation of "board of peace".

Just seen Manchester City referred to as "VARchester Cheaty" and I've got to be honest, I don't think that'll catch on.

This Board of Peace is like setting up a Board of Anti-Noncing and appointing Jimmy Savile, Ian Brady, Roy Whiting, Sidney Cooke, John Earle off of Tom Tom and the President of the United States.

I was wondering why "women" is pronounced "wimmin" www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9NA...

Tremendous work from @michaelspicer.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDIj...

I am younger than all the Spice Girls BUT older than Manchester United's last 10 managers

You would all be speaking German if it wasn’t for the US. He says to a room in German speaking Basel Switzerland.

Just reading that story about Robert Smallbones which you'll have seen on here. What's also interesting is that he wrote in 1938: "The explanation for this outbreak of sadistic cruelty [persecution of Jews] may be that sexual perversion, in particular homo-sexuality, are very prevalent in Germany."

We watched Sometimes I Think About Dying and it was good and odd but good www.youtube.com/watch?v=idtC...

There is a chance that not only will we not move to back to England but also move back to Concepción del Uruguay, my wife's home town where we lived 2015-2021. I'm not mad on the idea BUT I will be able to revive my idea for a web series called "Uruguayenses in Vehicles Drinking Mate" in which I...

There is a chance that not only will we not move to back to England but also move back to Concepción del Uruguay, my wife's home town where we lived 2015-2021. I'm not mad on the idea BUT I will be able to revive my idea for a web series called "Uruguayenses in Vehicles Drinking Mate" in which I...

Fellas, are you putting all the investments in gold for 2026 or are you staying firm?

I've found AI is really bad at translating transcriptions of informal interviews for subtitles and I really should have charged double what I'm charging for this job...

😆😆😂😂 Voice like a pet shop fire.

Reminded me of my late father-in-law, loved DIY, could never find hsi tools. One day he was sanding the whole of the outside of the house to paint it, couldn't find the electric sander. "I lend things to people, they never give them back. I bet Arturo took it"

Yes but did she put it in its proper place? I bet she put it in the wrong drawer.

The only thing I ever read of AA Gill was in something where he said "The women of Buenos Aires are Catholic so won't sleep with you but will dance the sensual tango with you on every street corner" and I refused to ever read anything else by AA Gill

Do you ever do a repost and then you get notifications that people liked it and reposted it and it makes you a little bit proud that you had the good taste and foresight to report somebody else's post?

No idea how long The Harry Hill Show podcast has been on for, but today, Stewart Lee is the guest and i've laughed out loud three times in the first 9 minutes www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhJx..., mostly at the phrase "mechanically reclaimed meat"

So... I have a question about camouflage...

Newman!

Flags already up!