Blackadder Goes Forth "Thank God. We lived through it. The Great War, 1914 to 1917." Ashes to Ashes was also pretty great although the series as a whole hasn't aged as well as I'd hoped.

I've never done a poetry slam, and it was suggested I do one early this year, while it's quiet. It's tomorrow, and I've been drafting and drafting and everything is just piss I wouldn't dare read out. Think I'd rather wait and read better work on a busier night

The Reddit thread: www.reddit.com/r/confession... Casey’s interaction with the “whistleblower” where he gradually realizes all “evidence” is AI-generated, designed to fool even journalists… then he confronts the faker. Worth the read www.platformer.news/fake-uber-ea...

I'm thinking about this, and I'm wondering if the only reason it's true is down to tribalism. I can't think of one single thing that's meaningfully better in a practical sense. Renters rights bill might achieve something but it's poor showing for over a year in government

Hate to do this, but hubby and I have been hit with some incredibly crap news to start 2026 and may shortly be faced with a ton of and upheaval and unexpected expense. Please consider buying a mug or supporting my website if it's ever been any help to you. It all makes a difference. Thank you.

No idea what happened to my copy of this. Also now wondering if Skyrr's Blowback is a drug reference

A Dutch worker went viral after explaining to their American boss that they have a life outside work.

Just found this in the freezer. I can assure you that it's short for "coconut"

Popped lentil chips have a really weird background lentil flavour that's kind of horrible but also kind of weirdly fascinating with a hint of something delicious & I feel like I'm becoming addicted to eating these largely kind of horrible things in a fruitless quest to pinpoint that delicious hint.

Totally get this, but someone once blocked me for turning one of their posts into an entirely innocent Spoonerist pun, which baffles me to this day.

If I had an arm like that, I reckon I'd probably use it to wield the axe.

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No idea what my beef was with Finger Guns At High Noon but damn it must've been serious

Back on this today after a two-week break enjoying some of the better albums I've heard thusfar. Today's record is Miles Davis and I'm finding it dreadfully dull, which is leaving me feeling like some kind of ignoramus and, given it's 4* average, like a musical outlier.

My yearly Last FM stats are a clean sweep for Wet Leg, which I really wasn't expecting

"what kind of cow you go there, bro?" "It's an ox, fam." "Cool, bro. Didn't know they sold livestock in charity shops."

First they came for the ... Etc etc

People in the US are starving and losing healthcare, and we are bombing civilian areas in Venezuela. All because people voted for a child fucker with dementia.

I have never really used these apps. I never will now. The worst thing is that this likely confirms all of your worst fears about suspicious behaviour in absolutely every aspect of "dynamic pricing" everywhere.

Well whatever went on with the final season of Stranger Things the end credits on the last episode are 👌💋

I only realised a few years ago that dressing well is a skill. A skill that's often ignored and devalued bc it's coded as feminine. But I dearly wish it's something I'd realised and worked on earlier bc now I wish I could dress better for games nights and I barely know where to start

Happy 2026 all. Here's to better times.

Hate to be the one clearing that up

Some MF has left this pile of parcels in my front garden. Not even inside. None of them are ours. Complaints are going to be made vociferously come Friday

In 2026, I'm releasing my next game: WENDYBUXXX. Play as song characters brought to life by singer Wendy Miasma and forced to compete as lifestyle influencers to promote her new necrocurrency*, WENDYBUXXX. Gain the most followers by setting and following trends, while balancing controversy.

Every new year's eve we watch the Hootenanny. Every year, it's recorded in early November and the whole thing is a shame. Every year, it's almost uniformly terrible, often with no redeeming features whatsoever. Ever year, we vow not to do it again, and then do.

Can't be bothered to paste a monster from The Mist in.

I served Robert Smith of The Cure in a petrol station and exchanged nothing but a polite "thank you" with him bc I thought he was just an average goth wannabe until I handed back his credit card and noticed it had "Robert Smith" on it.

This is all Cole Wehrle's fault. I'll see you in the autumn

Merry Christmas Everyone!

Today's video is out annual event video, the top 100 board games of all time, according to me. And this year its a whopper, coming in at just under 2 hours. I've set it up this year so it works well enough as a video you watch, or as an audio piece you listen to as a podcast. youtu.be/8gk808UO22Y

We take our time over Christmas presents in this family but I am doing *extremely* well so far this year!

Right, that's my portion of sprouts prepped

Someone's excited to hang their stocking up!

Every year.

It's a terrible thing about middle age that when you're fumbling with some fiddly thing, like the twist ring on a bottle of fizz, that you can't tell if you can't find it because you haven't got your glasses or because you're drunk

I am Not Very Good at spotting AI images, and I am getting Increasingly Upset that I have to waste more and more time scrutinising more and more everyday pictures to try and second guess if they're Slop Or Not and this is supposed to be Good For Us somehow?

Is there any way (or external site) where you can sort your Steam *wishlist* by metacritic score? I know how to do it for my collection but it seems almost purposefully hard to do it for your wishlist 🤬

I imagine the Columbian authorities are kicking themselves for not sending this to Pablo Escobar

The defining characteristic of conservatism, its animating spirit, is the desire to force all humans into permanent hierarchies based on supposedly inherent characteristics. That lens provides a coherent reading of most if not all conservative behavior.

TIL that the "O" in "gloria" in the carol Ding Dong Merrily On High has 31 syllables, meaning the longest word in the English language is in fact a single letter

Looking for a last-minute stocking-filler for someone who loves big, bold cinema? May I suggest…

Take Time to play a game with your friends and family this Christmas. One comment suggesting I've under-rated this, what do you guys think? www.ign.com/articles/tak...

Maybe sea air is good for you

Nebuchadnezzar, by William Blake, 1795-1805 (flipped) #NetflixPartner

I have never seen Forrest Gump BC the first review I read of it was in a Marxist newspaper where it got 1* as the sick embodiment of the capitalist American fantasy whereby even a disabled man can become rich & famous if he works hard enough.

I'm fascinated by how this vile, talentless creep ever came into the public eye. He's not funny, he cannot write and it's completely beyond me how he ever became famous. I hope the media tears him to shreds.

This whole thread but this in particular

I've never entirely understood what unites my music taste. I like alt rock and art rock but not metal. I like techno and elctro-pop but not R&B. I like reggae but not soul. I love some folk & hip-hop but really hate others, often even on the same artist or album.