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Tough one. I think I'd have to say "The Very Best Of Elvis Costello and The Attractions".

Had a minging cold yesterday so just spent the last 10 hours in a fever dream where I just kept seeing the universe at the smallest scale, then the largest scale, and repeat and none of it made any sense.

I agree with the 'mansion tax' as a measure, but as usual, everything has a gimmicky name and I can't help but think the name Mansion Tax doesn't really help as it's just led to lots of 'well *my* house isn't a *mansion*' instead of 'well, I do own a very valuable asset whilst lots of people can't'

I genuinely don't understand why a proposal like this is seemingly controversial.

And now, the end is near And so I face the final curtain My friend, I'll say it clear I'll state my case, of which I'm certain I've lived a life that's full I traveled each and every highway And....

I was looking for a bed and then I found a bed and heaven knows I'm comfortable now

Finally pulled my finger out and got a ticket for The Weddoes in Brighton next August for At The Edge Of The Sea. Just the Friday though. To celebrate, here's my overwraught cover of My Favourite Dress. on.soundcloud.com/uuMnLSnKLe7J...

Looks like they made it as far as Stockport

I just did the international sign for ‘Can I have the bill please?’ and the waiter brought me a stylophone.

My life is just me suddenly being aware it's about 16.40 and I've not achieved all the stuff I set out to do that day, so I better dutifully readd them to tomorrow's to do list in the futile hope tomorrow will be different.

Benfica fans last night 🤣

For those that have been, what is Victoria Warehouse in Manchester like? Contemplating going to a gig there. I moved away before it opened and have never been. I've heard it's not great. Is that right?

Funny in the press how any proposal to raise taxes, however justified or not, is always called a Tax Raid, whilst any proposal to reduce benefits is never a Benefits Raid.

I just watched the first episode of this, after changing the channel to BBC2 by accident at 10pm. I'm glad I did, I ruddy loved it.

There's something rotten in the state of park

But Delphi 13 was only released last month (niche post)

Saturday's the day we play the game.

"I went to the Netherlands last year" "Utrecht?" "No, I flew. It's too far to walk."

A pretty niche post this for Cubase using YouTube viewing WWE fans, but I've never seen Dom Sigalas and Seth Rollins together at the same time. Make of that what you will.

Quite. And people used to walk single file on pavements.

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This reminds me I should remind the world: I have trademarked Dank Sidebottom.

Also FA Cup final songs.

if you’ve ever watched the apprentice, that’s the world without arts or humanities degrees

Same. Unless it's a really good notebook then I'm reluctant to spoil it by using it, so it sits pristine and redundant on the shelf.

Life Begins at 101000

Balls. Still here.

Mint. The world's going to end tomorrow.

Five pleasures in life Sleeping Sleeping Sleeping Sleeping Sleeping

Equalled by the horror you feel when someone offers to make you a cup and you watch them make it and you get to see their actual awful tea making process.

Kettle was boiling. Pondering the whole: Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo You could do this with any word that works as a place, a being and a verb. Best I could think of was Leeds leads Leeds leads lead lead Leeds leads. Now I feel a bit sick.

If there's an orderly queue of people enjoying the wait to buy a 7 inch record, is it singlephile?

Strange, I thought Hove was in Eatht Thuthics

Now do brioche buns

Frankly, Mr Shankly, this position I hold It pays my way and it corrodes my soul

"Helluva lotta work building a motte and bailey castle" "Keep on top of it?" "That's the standard design, yes"

I totally agree, and it should be called Butties-Я-Us.

Yeah yeah Yeah yeah Yeah yeah yeah Yeah yeah Yeah yeah Yeah yeah yeah

Drinks, presumably, are free.

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Related, travelled by train with my wife this week. Booked two return tickets, reserved seats, asked for tables - and on both legs, we were allocated seats on different tables. Added irony - this was using our especially bought and unlikely named Two Together railcard.