Arriving in Washington DC on July 4th and immediately seeing a bunch of Nazis marching with confederate flags feels like something you’d see in the pre credits scene of a an episode of Sliders/Star Trek, so the writers can quickly establish something has gone terribly awry on this timeline.

Logging onto Bluesky in the morning vs the evening

Adam Sandler officiating a wedding between a popstar and an American football player sounds like a pitch for a really bad film, which would feature a parade of cameos, an Oscar winning actor, David Spade, and multiple Smash Mouth songs.

Shay Given says trans rights.

Lily Allen and Metallica fans are tying themselves in knots defending those artists' ripoff shows. (Allen gig very short, Metallica hits spread over 2 gigs) My favourite Allen defence is "it would've been jarring to hear an old hit in the middle of her album". But thats what encores are for!

And the same for authors and books

Incidentally, this highlights a general problem about people who confuse respect for the right to hold their beliefs with respect for those beliefs. Within the general bounds of politieness, I don't have to respect anyone's beliefs. I can think you are stupid and wrong.

listen HP fans: they are trying to keep the real hogwarts away from you. go on the bridge, jump towards the train, a world of magic awaits

Just off a Ryanair flight where the air steward announced at takeoff: “There’s a passenger on board with a nut allergy so we ask you to please refrain from eating any penis products… Peanut! Peanut products! on board this flight.” Cue giggles throughout the plane!

Man, a lot of disdain for the Allen family out there. People are sharing this story with relish.

Is it just me or is this ad for a kids' art camp dark and weird? I suspect the word "camp" was part of their AI prompt, and the end result was this.

lmao absolutely banger complaint. "i would be more popular if I weren't a twat". an all timer. get this woman a special hat or something

That's a mystery. Another mystery is why people would watch this insanely harrowing film more than once. Enough people to warrant a new 4K version at that!

Stephen Miller's suit here shows one of the biggest problems with men's tailoring today. 🧵

I put off listening to a band for at least 5 years (possibly 10) because of their name: Car Seat Headrest. Excellent band, it turns out!

"The memory rose up and bit him like a zombie with a grudge." Killer line from a Pratchett I'm reading at the moment, called "Guards! Guards!"

[minion voice] “Bello! We only obedee orders! Banana!”

Very funny that he had to clarify this.

When I am king, I will ban talk of sport on non-sport podcasts.

Chris Brown's only real achievement is proving that cancel culture is a myth.

I just reacted like Homer did when he saw a trampoline was being given away.

Part of my job is reading press releases from politicians. A huge portion of these missives are complaints about rural de-population. And another huge portion of them (often from the same guys!) complain about immigration. Guys, you know what populates an area, rural or otherwise? Immigration!

“What the? … Another little casket?”

I feel like she, specifically, should know better

Man, sometimes my anecdotes go on forever. I must be descended from a meanderthal.

Hank in Breaking Bad

Finally, a way to get recalcitrant boomers to care about climate change

The big debate: how to make the acquisition of killer alien eggs a success.

Might be rewatching The Shadow Strays #selfcare

Looks like he's started writing comedy again...

"He heard the news: A boat carrying the count had reached the port. Even though Zelda had just loaded, Harker put down his coke zero and picked up his stakes."

Don’t see anything wrong with this. (Aldi middle aisle today.)

AOC has never addressed or apologized for her decision to cover for the pro-genocide wing of her party at the DNC in 2024. For her sake, and for the sake of the left’s political future, she needs to do both. https://bit.ly/4vxCM6V

10 years? Thats like 7 Prime Ministers away!

Morrissey

John Lennon

What are some examples of creative people who were wildly successful as part of a team, but very hacky on solo stuff? I'm thinking Seinfeld, Gervais, the Russo brothers. Who else?

Singing "slime mould" to myself to the tune of Skyfall.

Hoo boy! I made a joke about Gervais once on the other site and he quote-tweeted me to sic all his worst fans on me.

Mel Brooks and the Davids.

Louise McSharry came across well in her interview on Miriam O'Callaghan's show. The interview ignited the two greatest obsessions of Irish Facebook commenters; gay people being on RTE, and Irish people whose accents sound American. (McSharry lived in America for 13 years as a kid.)

I just assumed this was another 'Reform Councillor Quits as Emails Emerge' posts

I mean, disliking Marcus Rashford is such a red flag that it has bulls running at it all the way from Spain.

I agree with this. Superhero films had an incredible run, but nothing lasts forever.

The face. The posture. It’s like a romanticist portrait.

This looks good!