Facial recognition software must be pretty bad news for Superman.

New favourite cartoon landed.

Polyphonic. Being surrounded by many parrots.

Polygon. A crime where some utter bastard steals your parrot.

This isn't true.

Box of cola seems pretty happy today.

It's always fun to find out what your partner has inexplicably never seen. Mine's never seen The Matrix.

A Bluesky experiment, to guage the groups that have made it over here. Anyone else following the England -New Zealand #cricket test match?

Must have stung. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

this is the greatest Christmas movie ever made and if you disagree you're wrong

Heidi Alexander’s appointment as transport secretary means the cabinet is now 100% state-educated for the first time in history - great stat from @georgeeaton.bsky.social

Given energy prices, it's the assisted drying bill that worries me.

Idea. Instead of another parenting podcast, how about an anti-parenting podcast? Just some non-parents getting together to chat about how f**king annoying parents are.

One thing I appreciate about Parliament is that it can move straight from debating assisted dying onto discussing ferrets.

Blackbird singing in the dead of night? Probably an owl.

Dance like nobody's judging your obvious lack of rhythm.

23 million

Theory: the shorter your Wikipedia 'Personal Life' section is, the happier your existence.

I have, of late, from wherefore I know not, lost all my Smurfs.

*Whispers* Wicked isn't a very good musical is it...?

Bluesky is such a mouthful. Can we just start calling this place "Blusk"?

Do you ever wonder if Romantasy is just bad fantasy writing papered over with sex, or vice versa?

One of life's worst experiences, when you ask somebody how they are and they answer honestly.

It was the Busta Rhymes It was the Wusta Rhymes

All time best cover band name? Jeff Leopard.

Named a great non-fiction book. I'll go first. One River - Wade Davis

A big hello to all new book-loving Bluesky-ers! (If you already follow us, (i) thank you, and (ii) a re-post would be very appreciated, to let people know we're here...) (In other UK news, there's no snow here. It's very sad.)

All hail the sky potato.

No change in Wales.

Make way for the one-armed, those with pet monkeys and swordfighters.

Do you have to wait until December before you can watch Christmas films?

Anti Dutch Angles, anti the cause of Dutch Angles.

Ruin a book by changing a letter. Lady Chatterley's Dover.

Just finished American Dirt. Generally enjoyed it and obviously a great subject for a novel. But felt it could have done with at least one or two more edits to make the writing a bit tighter. The opening couple of hundred pages certainly could have been trimmed down. What did others think?

Recently visited Welsh Patagonia. I wondered what could have persuaded 180 Welsh people to travel halfway around the world to settle in a bleak, unfriendly land. Then I saw a photo of their leader. I think anybody would do anything for this man.

Why do I now own c10,000 tote bags?

I suspect some people's aim of a network only of those who agree with them might not be the great thing they're expecting.

Petition to require all oven cooked meals to use the same temperature settings.

To celebrate 2,000 BlueSky followers, I'm going to do a little giveaway. Repost and follow and I'll pick one lucky person at random to win a 12-month Gift Subscription at Bert's Books worth OVER £100. You have until noon on Sunday 17th November

Why always the desire for new books, rather than to read the many, many unread books already on my shelves?

Petition to allow you to retake your work ID photo every year.

Improve doubles tennis by adding one extra player who can join the team of their choice according to immediate preference.

Starter pack for everyone who sings along with "no cheeses for us meeces" when watching The Muppet Christmas Carol.

And everyone who says "sheeps" when they see a flock.

What a name.

Rather wonderful brooding and beautiful photo of my walk in Essex today. Southern England has some really lovely countryside, not necessarily dramatic but perhaps more touching for that.

Yesterday is not a good film.

The number of people wilfully learning nothing today is quite spectacular.

Young Frankenstein. Now there's a great film.