Now this could be a game changer.

Might as well put this up again as Duolingo is in the news.

Beyond delighted to see the re-appearance of Mickey’s Monkey Spunk Moped in the latest @vizcomic.bsky.social Must have been at least a decade.

Hmmmmm.

I shall be at The Barn Theatre in Cirencester in “Educating Rita” for the next month if that’s convenient for anyone. Not as Rita. barntheatre.org.uk/educating-rita

For fans of The Thick of It (who isn't?!), now twenty years old, this is a great read...

It’s a Happy Fuckiversary to #TheThickOfIt, 20 today!

I’ve got two tickets to see the Young ‘Uns at the Union Chapel this Tuesday and now I can’t go. Any takers? unionchapel.org.uk/whats-on/the...

BLACK BEAUTY

THE TOP 50 GUARDIAN HEADLINES 2024 - RANKED! part 1, 50-26 50. How I turned my gap year into an ethical-criminal "dementerprise" 49. Could Trump's war on NATO's "Axis of Woke" save the marmoset? 48. Microdosed and hairless in the bath, I sang old CND protest songs

Regarded by historians of puerile smut as one of the finest Christmas specials ever made. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

A festive tune! youtu.be/8DLbft3Y_KU?...

Oh, The Thick of It's back on iPlayer - where it belongs, back home - and it's there for over a year. Very fucking gratifying, merry Christmas.

I have not stopped laughing at this thread.

I have just returned from the theatre. I had a glass of red wine in the interval. A glass. It was TWENTY TWO POUNDS.

The 1978 Look-In Annual really nails the sci-fi craze.

Really spoiling the family this year.

Every gift guide for men is like "A flannel flask to hold your knife flavored whiskey."

Assad at Putin's gaff

I have 4 tickets to see Paul Heaton at Hammersmith Apollo on Tuesday 10th. Sadly I can’t go. Any Housemartins / Beautiful South / Heaton fans want to go? They were £35 each - but I’d take a gesture of good will… I just don’t want to see them go to waste.

One day I will sit by a roaring fire with an adorable grandchild on my knee, her little eyes shining in wonder as I say ‘If your cursor movement went all weird, you had to take the mouse ball out and blow the fluff off it.’

During Covid lockdown, if you had family round on Christmas Day the police could force their way into your home and make them return to their own homes. Does anybody know if this service is still available and, if so, do you have to book it?

Cut the tail off a rattlesnake and you'll never hear the end of it.

Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, I'm begging of you, get your f***ing ears tested

Anyone know an anagram of “differing anoraks”? Asking for a friend.

My children haven’t seen Saturday Night Fever yet, I’m convincing them this is the real thing. (From @pandamoanimum.bsky.social youtu.be/OIvuEOiD3YM?...

This is the best thing so far on Bluesky. Maybe ever.

I can't work out if this card is for a good occasion or a very, very bad situation.

The inventor of the anagram has died. May he erect a penis.

in england, they don't say i'll kick your ass, they say i'll see you on the

Gutted to discover my tattoo actually says 'Horse Piss' in Chinese.

If anyone is looking for a Christmas present for their nana, Iceland are selling huge sewing kits for a fiver.

Seems a good time to bring this old chestnut out: 1972, the year IBA ordered ITV to scrap its entire Christmas schedule as the programmes were "too entertaining".

Merry advent! Day one of my calendar. You think you’re having a pudding and then you get a headache.

Obi-Wan (dignified): A lightsaber. The weapon of a Jedi Knight. Not as clumsy or random as a blaster… an elegant weapon for a more civilized age. Luke: Great. And what are you gonna use it for? Obi-Wan: Slicing some bloke’s arm off in a pub fight

Playing a Borrower is one of the hardest thing an actor can do. You have to give them massive props

This Gilbert & George is even better once you spot Martin Clunes.