A Brief History of People Have Lost Their Sense of Humour 🧵

CUT TO ASTRONAUTS HIDING BEHIND A SOFA BACK AT MISSION CONTROL, GIGGLING TO THEMSELVES: "This is going to be the most epic April Fools prank EVER." CUT TO SPACE SUITS STUFFED WITH NEWSPAPER AND BALLOONS FOR HEADS IN THE ROCKET COCKPIT #Artemis

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CHESTER JAWS #FacebookNews

Oh so now copyright matters eh

UK Saturday Night Live should have Sweep as guest host and you know I’m right

It’s April Fools day, traditionally a day where Christian’s mocked those who adhered to a different calendar. Because throughout history Christians have always been a bit dickish when it comes to the beliefs of others.

This sign raises many questions, which probably should be answered by the sign but aren't

Sad to hear of the death of Tony Rivers -- NEMS artist, Beach Boys soundalike, Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads theme singer, Cliff Richard backing vocalist, friend of Keith Moon and the one who wasn't Elton John on all those budget Top Of The Pops soundalike records.

In some Asian Buddhist traditions the figure of the Lohan contrasts the ordinary mortal who gains enlightenment with the beautiful archetypal figures of Buddhas and bodhisattvas. Clearly this Lohan statue is in the form of a member of Kraftwerk.

Mark Lawson the first out of the traps to write about a BBC employee dismissed for allegations about personal conduct, who could have predicted that!!! 🤔 As usual, it's complete drivel written from the point of view of total cluelessness, don't waste your time. #MarkLawsonHasCommittedContent

The Dorman Musuem also has the huge golden cock that was on the roof of Winterschladen's off licence in Middlesbrough until 1975.

It's my own fault for using ChatGPT as a search tool, but this really made me laugh. "...with an important nuance..." is sublime 🤌

Oh it's so sad that Scott Mills is ruining the BBC family legacy started by his mother, Pebble.

If it's really bad, the headline 'Dark Satanic Mills' is available for the tabloids.

Reposted with ALT cos its funny . How using an algorithim to select photos for your news article is going:

I've had a brief count-up, and I've got well over 150 CDs worth of classical music still to retag. Essentially, I have to make sure that the TITLE and ARTIST titles are correct, that there's a WORK tag that points to the whole work, and that there's a CONDUCTOR tag if needed.

I have a Basic Fractal Benchmark on this Google Sheet: If anyone has cool computers with 80-columns and BASIC, try running this little program while timing it. Report back so I can add it to the leaderboard. docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Does it work properly? No. Are the people making it acting in good faith? No. Have they ensured it can't be used maliciously? No. Does it make people's lives better? No. Will it make people's lives better? No. Is it profitable? No. Is it popular? No. Is it harmless? No. The argument for AI.

wouldn't it be funny if EVERYONE blocked this Attie AI account @ bsky.app/profile/atti... before they could do anything with it

Spending this afternoon re-tagging more ripped music files from boxed sets and having to refer to the notes on the back of each CD's card envelope. As some of these CDs have many tracks with varied artist credits, the text can be very small and difficult to read as it's printed in Flyspeck 2.

Canny sack of Tudor!

In return for information about the thieves, Crimestoppers are offering a large bounty.

Don’t let the usual silly arguments over chocolate eggs devalue the real story of Easter, about a religious activist being tortured to death and becoming the focus of a mystical cult around which an exploitative priesthood created a rich and powerful global institution.

Stop the hunt for "which broadcaster influenced Alan Partridge the most?" The question is settled.

Why are there so many grumble shops on the A1? www.youtube.com/watch?v=82sZ...

Signed.

This thread starts sensibly, in a museum, with a bit of bashed up greening bronze helmet. I wasn't ready for 4 posts further down and guarantee you won't be either. Hold onto your hats etc

I think a badger is the very least you can expect.

You get locked up for being a loony?

If I owned a grocer’s called Tuck Shop, I would have not have chosen this font

I wasn't meaning to head to a pub tonight, but here I am a bit squiffy.

If you’re still trying to decide on your plans for Easter weekend, ask yourself “What would Jesus do?” and definitely don’t do that.

Don't let a Grand Master of Ecky Thump find out about what you've done with black pudding!

This episode has gone Dan hill rapidly. No, you shut up. #totp

“We’ll hand you over to Sam Matterface and Lee Dixon.”

Now where have they nicked this guitar riff from? #totp

Very distressed to learn that Iran-backed hackers have breached FBI director Kash Patel's personal emails. Imagine having to read that stuff. Thoughts and prayers to the hackers.

A1? They should be 'singing' this stood in the fast lane of the A1! #totp

How the hell can anyone fuck up Louie Louie? This bunch of twerps have managed to so. #totp

I think we were wishing for the millennium bug to cause a catastrophic breakdown in civilisation just to avoid watching these 1999 lineups on #totp

BZZZZTTTTTT! Repetition! #totp

No idea who those wazzocks were - although the song sounded like they'd nicked it from something I do know. #totp

May as well endure one hour of shite, just in case something decent turns up for a change. #totp

You may recall the serious allegations by Reform about voting offences at the Gorton and Denton by-election. This detailed thread sets out what happened next. All too late, and this won’t get the same circulation as the original allegations.

It's Wil Cwac Cwac, obviously!

Hey, Roy Hodgson managing Bristol, is he? Eh? Eh? I suppose, then (adjusts glasses) I suppose that would make him (wiggles eyebrows) ROY OF THE ROVEwhat? Bristol *City*? Oh, bollocks.