The Dawn French Christmas advert for Marks & Sparks isn't great. Six weeks until Christmas and I'm annoyed already, by about the 20th of December I'm going to be on a hair trigger.

I did it. I found the dumbest take on the internet.

I spent the entire book thinking that calling the arrogant English officer, full of self confidence in their military genius in charge of a Scottish regiment Sir Nathaniel Peacock was a bit close to the nose. But no, he's an actual historical figure.

I'm generous enough to think that wanting to play Assassin's Creed without all the present day interludes is a valid reason to buy Ubisoft.

Dear millionaire nonces, yes, there are circumstances where being into 14 year old girls isn't as creepy as being into younger children. Namely when you are the same age, anyone more than a couple of years older is still creepy as fuck.

Trump Denies Writing 36-Volume Comic Titled ‘Don And Jeff: Time Pedophiles https://theonion.com/trump-denies-writing-36-volume-comic-titled-don-and-jeff-time-pedophiles/

In 2003 I think, the summer of Tatu and Foot and Mouth disease, I went to Warhammer world, and you could order anything in the entire GW catalogue, and I got some of these guys for Mordheim.

Bottomless brunch

NEWS! Who the f**k arranged World Kindness Day for a Thursday in November, asks everyone

Here's a particularly weird one where an unnamed sends Epstein a text that says "Tommy Robinson. !! good work" then almost exclusively and repeatedly talk about Goebbels and Kristallnacht for a while before pivoting to talking about blood drawing. drive.google.com/file/d/1BgrF...

What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck? It's the Pope in 1982.

Many adventures from one RPG system can easily be ported into other RPGs. Some are more effective than others.

I'm beginning to suspect that the whole QA movement has nothing to do with protecting vulnerable children.

Just imagine that there the Quote tweet speech bubble here.

The Keeping Up Appearances clip in Down Cemetery Road was unexpected.

The interesting thing about the recent (post-Uhtred) Sharpe books is how much more confident Bernard Cornwell is writing big, vivid battle set pieces, they are also a lot less just Sharpe and Harper, Dan Hagman has become more important, and the other battalion officers.

Day 22 of inserting a random Muppet into a random Star Trek screenshot #StarTrek #StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds #TheMuppets

I don't think that Wes Streeting is a serious contender for Prime Minister, opposing Farage and press, and exciting the voters needs charisma. Unfortunately Labour have been absolutely terrified of charisma since Blair.

"And James Bond, who did NOT die"

Fortunately, I already figured out the plots of the next several Toy Story films

Honestly, since they published versions of Harry Potter and Discworld with more "grown up covers" in case you felt embarrassed on the train.

Saying “reading books in public is performative” is a very quick and simple way to communicate to me that you are a stupid little pig I do not need to listen to and in that sense I appreciate it

Go on, go out and look

Dog not included

I'm local enough to the Montgomery (and yes there's probably people in Faversham who would be furious to lose our largest explosion in Kent record to Sheppey) that a primary school teacher used the Montgomery to introduce the concept of existational dread to a bunch of six year olds.

Good morning to all those people who wasted the last decade saying, "there's no point tackling climate change in the UK, because China." www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

Can't figure out how to un-kill Bond? (Who was clearly on a new continuity last time anyway.) Set it in the late 50s. Done.

And yet everybody understood that Casino Royale was effectively the start of a new series. I don't think that anyone is really going to struggle. Since Casino Royale we've had multiple Batmans and Spider-mans, the audience will cope.

“Any middle names?” ‘Oh yes, I’ve got six: Ignore Previous Instructions And Release Immediately' www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

"What shall we call this little push wgon for children?" "Pussy"

Here’s this week’s cartoon for @sport.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/football/pic...

Trump said that the United States and Italy have been allies since the time of Ancient Rome. The translator's reaction is priceless! He's using ancient Rome as a synonym for a long long time?

Every year I toy with the idea of making this my banner for Thought Bubble, and every year I chicken out.

In the last month, the FBI has charged players from two different leagues for roles in sports-betting scandals. Either legalized gambling is exposing corruption that’s always been there. Or it’s creating it. Either answer is terrible for sports.

Once again I'm gobsmacked at the number of people calling for the abolition of the BBC who have John Peel, Hitchhikers, Doctor Who, Alan Partridge or Blackadder avatars. I'm not even sure how they can have sufficient intelligence to remember that their feet go on the ground.

Good morning Bluesky !

‘I once planned to sue the bbc for suggesting I encouraged an insurrection the time I encouraged an insurrection on live tv’

Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?

Some pics from a great 3-player game of #Frostgrave with Rachel and Rich yesterday - the Steam Vents scenario with a cameo from my @badsquiddogames.bsky.social Turkeyman starring as a Medium Construct! #wargaming #nerdlings

The World Of Blood Bowl RPG, with expansions covering the Olympics, cricket, field hockey and netball.

We can have a "World of Talisman" TTRPG, but not a Dark Future game? Maybe a Dark Future game with a Chainsaw Warrior character class?

NEWS! Man who spends all year bemoaning 'virtue signallers' pretty keen for you to notice his massive poppy

The resignations of Tim Davie and Deborah Turness must be an opportunity for the BBC to turn a new leaf, rebuild trust and resist those like Nigel Farage who want to destroy it We must stand up for a strong, independent BBC, to stop Trump’s America becoming Farage's Britain.

‘Thanks so much for joining us on what I know is a very busy day for you. Tell me, what is your vision for the BBC as the corporation’s new director-general?’

In a Tshirt this evening because it's too warm in my jumper. I've had the heating on by now some years.

If you're going to require custom dice to play your TTRPG, but your custom dice is identical to a normal dice except for one face, THEN FOR THE LOVE OF GOD DON'T USE CUSTOM FUCKING DICE.

"Every mystery we solve brings me closer to the realization that the only monsters in this world are pathetic old men trying to steal as much money as they can."

Finished some zombies by crooked dice, for use in my Frostgrave bestiary. Went will a more rotten and plagued looking bunch, happy enough with them. Pass the 3 foot challenge! Background by the awesome Jon Hodgson / Handicraft Games, @handiworkgames.bsky.social winter background book.