Bit of 'old meets new' in the City today...

"Mum.... dad....I can't sleep." "Go back to bed, Bruce. You're twenty three, mate."

Wondering if the surfeit of songs mentioning moonlight in the 1970s (Moonlight Feels Right, Dancing in the Moonlight, Moondance, Moon Shadow) is related to the Three Day Week and all the power cuts at the time.

The rational explanation here is simply a timeslip through which the sound of Erasure’s A Little Respect had fallen.

Charity shop cursed image of the day:

Nigel Farage walking, but with the St Trinian's Flash Harry music added. 👌🏻

me in 1997: i can't wait for the future when microsoft word fixes all the issues and it becomes a more user-friendly piece of software me in 2026: any day now

I've finally worked out the colour coding system used for cream: Double Cream - Blue = Relax, this is proper cream. Single Cream - Red = Warning. Not really cream, but useful in an emergency. Sour Cream - Pink or purple = Danger. This is not cream. Avoid. #creams

"That's a nice Strait you got there. We wouldn't want anything to happen to it...".

UK trials for an Ebola vaccine are taking place. Scientists at the University of Oxford developed it in just eight weeks.

I've finally worked out the colour coding system used for cream: Double Cream - Blue = Relax, this is proper cream. Single Cream - Red = Warning. Not really cream, but useful in an emergency. Sour Cream - Pink or purple = Danger. This is not cream. Avoid. #creams

This is what drives me nuts about this slop, no designer would get away with such mistakes, the client would’ve said “WTF is this crap, go away & fix it”, but because they can do it cheaply themselves it’s somehow OK, it just needs the right feel on a macro level

Sam Neill on tackling depression and imposter syndrome when you’re between jobs.

Bugger it. Sam Neill was just one of those people who always seemed like A Good Sort

Oh no Sam Neill 😔 Brilliant actor, who managed to bring something unexpected to every role. And a truly funny man- here’s his priceless response when asked about his ideal murder method.

Godspeed, Mr. Neill. ❤️

This next one's called "Nightclubbing". Yeeeeeeeeeah"

a glory hole but for neck massages

If I had the ear of Coogan I'd say "Saxondale Podcast" and he could tell fantastical tales of being a roadie for imaginary bands and review classic albums.

Status...

Never change, South London

Wishing a happy birthday to Neil who is 72 today! Photo: Chris #PetText

Two episodes in on Funboys on iPlayer. Amazing comedy, new to me, loving it.

CEO Reveals How He Used AI To Build One-Person Company That's $1.3 Billion In Debt

Looks like I picked the wrong day to make Harrisa Paste in my scuba gear.

On this day in 1981, Richard Cobb got an honorary degree from the University of Essex. That may not seem significant to you, but it makes this afternoon the 45th anniversary of one of the finest graduation addresses ever delivered 🧵

If you find yourself stuck in the heatwave without any water, is it acceptable to start drinking your own pee, a survival technique I've seen Bear Grylls advocate? Shouldn't our government issue yellow updates to let us know when this is ok? Asking for a friend, I've got a water bottle, obviously.

RIP 'The Welsh Warbler'.

Legendary beef

@simoninsuffolk.bsky.social Here's a new 20-minute film from Simon Knott and Cameron Self about The Fens. It contains glorious aerial shots and some gentle home truths about our neck of the woods, or what's left of them. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlRT... #FenlandOddfellows #WaterlandFilms #TheFens

Oh great, guess I have to start worrying about rabies again like it's the 1970s.... @scarredforlife.bsky.social

Early in our relationship I signed a note to my wife "always and forever" as a joke referencing Kip's 'I Love Technology' song in 'Napoleon Dynamite.' Anyway, she took it super seriously and all of our written notes/cards back 'n forth have been signed "always and forever" since.

Pixel Skylines - cityscapes in old video games. pixelskylines.tumblr.com So good

Can't get over how tragic it is that King Henry VIII missed out on potatoes by just a few brief years. He would have bloody loved chips. 😞

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Just saw two chaps walking along, casually crunching on whole bell peppers like they were apples. One red, one yellow, if you're asking

I agree there's a lot of reasons these glasses are a terrible idea, I also think if you're suffering from blindness or deteriorating vision, have a learning disability or a whole load of other practical reasons, this tech could be life enhancing. Could we not, you know, make them less pervy?

Losing my mind at this Murder, She Wrote promo

Let's hope Farage announces his death.

Commiserations to America on being kicked out of the World Cup and also for your president being a lying, cheating fuckwit.

i literally burst out laughing holy fuck

Imagine picking fights then being humiliated by both Iran and Belgian? He’s like Gripper Stebson.