godspeed, my dudes.

Curiously, Waymo haven’t turned up to their stand at the Delivering Vision Zero conference in Birmingham. I wonder why.

@swansonian.bsky.social, an ice cream van just went past playing Sousa's The Liberty Bell, in case you're logging cultural data points.

Well. www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2624087...

Proper fancy peas. Peatentious.

Oxford drinkers may finally be able to swear in the Three Goats’ Heads after the death of Humphrey Smith, the irascible owner of Sam Smiths Brewery, at the age of 81. The pub chain enforced strict bans on swearing and mobile phone use. Smith was described in a Facebook pubs group as “an absolute tit

The 13 benches provided by OxPA are now having their plaques fitted so we thought we'd show them off! The benches are a legacy from late OxPA member Keith Holly. Friends of Quarry and Cllrs Pressel, Fry & Upton also gave funds from their budgets. Please take a moment (or longer) to use them...

You know when you highlight a word to copy and paste it, and it accidentally selects a bit of blank text after it? Today in a meeting I referred to that as “page flesh” 🙃

Bafflingly there are still people out there in the world who think being passionate about nature is “kind of weird”. or “a niche interest”. These people have it all wrong. Nature isn’t some quirky sideline to the main business. It IS the main business.

It's shocking that, in the nation which first made robot wars mass entertainment, we dont have a response to this. Awake sir killalot Albion is in need of your valour!

Just seen on a roundabout in Chelmsford.

No, YOU just queued outside an empty bathroom for ten minutes because the light was on.

Show me some love people!! New website full of free stuff, and a chance to win a free miniature painting. Don’t say I don’t treat you well 😜 janinaramirez.co.uk

@grovedigger.bsky.social, you know these things. Got this old mattock head, which might be useful once I grind a new edge profile. 1. Was going to cut some thick hazel anyway; world that do for a handle once dried? 2. Cross wedge or one of those round cone jobs? Or something else? Ta in advance.

Thank you to all who offered suggestions. Home Bargains came through in the end, and now cats may safely snooze without the perils of pullastrine poo.

Birds shop looking quite nice I think. Surely I’m on the cusp of a lil sale www.chloecumming.com/birds

My wife had one of these when we first met. She was clearly a keeper.

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I grew up thinking Kilmarnock was the laziest town in the UK, to the point that it actually embodied the concept. People would tell me: “Kilmarnock IS inertia” They were saying Kilmarnock is in Ayrshire

Do you know, one of the most depressing things isn’t just that our politicians can be bought, but that they can be bought *this fucking cheaply*.

No, YOU had a heart attack at 2am because of Temu Shelob here setting off your kitchen Ring camera.

Saturday night telly at its bleakest. Ant and Dec hosting, pushing various traumatised people from the worst places on earth on to a stage where the public get to decide their fate. Stephen Mulhern invents the catchphrase “Dinghy Do Well?” Press Red to win a Seat Ibiza. Calls cost £3.

Confessions from a sandhill crane colt: Ugly mom was doing the best she could with what she had (chopsticks and a sock). #wildliferehab 🪶

Barry, taking a few hours out from losing his child support money at Ladbrokes, to make line-ball calls about whether Amira and her kids will face persecution in Syria drawing on his extensive knowledge of intra-tribal political dynamics in the Aleppo region.

Sascha from Murder Mindfully has the greatest "Physically and emotionally deft, yet threateningly huge" energy since Ron Perlman.

See also people in the UK looking at the outcome of Brexit with the facial expression of a cow trying to understand the offside rule.

I'm 43 and I still remember how excited I was to learn the word "peripatetic" when I was ten

phew! someone almost followed through on a good idea. glad we dodged that bullet

Hotdogposting.

Paging the BlueSky Hippy Hivemind: In an attempt to use this bench without the pigeons shitting on it, I've lashed together this makeshift bamboo shelter. Ideas, please, for what to thatch it with. Doesn't need to be fully waterproof, just resistant to anything with the viscosity of bird crap.

Just saw someone post a very long thread about the Docklands Light Railway, but I couldn’t be bothered so I replied TDLR.

Someone find this social media person and give them a raise

This might meet a lot of social needs and save a lot of bother

While we are on a music kick, lets listen to what ancient Persia sounded like around 1400 BC? Sarah Parsaei performs on the Arjan harp — a historic instrument with roots going back nearly 3,400 years — in Tehran, Iran. #globalmuseum #music #Persian #musicalinstruments #history

Ooh, fireworks! What a perfect addition to a night made of congealed steam. Thanks, whoever that is.

"Wanna cool off? 5 mins in our wine cellar (13°C): 5€ with cork screw: 150€"

My best overheard in Tod still remains the lady in Aldi who said "I feel really rundown lately. Betty says I should try that mindlessness."

I think one of my favourite paintings is the one where Captain Oates has just been kicked in the balls by a penguin.

Me : I cannot bear children Them: oh, I'm so sorry Me: Yours are particularly awful. Get them away from me 🤢

I can’t be the only one to have confused this with ‘A Private Function’ and subsequently marvel at how Jodie Foster has grown up into Maggie Smith?

Long shot, but if anyone in North #Oxford has lost a tortoise with a surprising turn of speed in the heat, do get in touch..

Years ago a man knocked on my door & I opened it & he said "Hello, I'm the fish man" which wasn't in my playbook so I asked "Fish for ponds or fish for food?" & then he looked me like I was the one being weird so I said "It doesn't matter - I'm vegan & I don't have a pond." & then he became irate.

Models like these revolutionised the way we understand plants! In the 1880s, momentous discoveries and achievements radically changed the way plant sciences were taught.

Ring Necked Duck (a tall headed duck)

Swiss hivemind: For a visitor to CH, is there currently any point taking any Swiss francs in cash, if the visitor has a UK visa debit card and a UK MasterCard credit card? As always, please and thank you in advance.

Jimmy Somerville with a traffic cone on his head

"What's he building in there?", part 23 in a continuing series.

Among the lawns and historic buildings of New College, Balthasar enjoys a moment of calm 🐾 📸 | Stephanie Boss

As is traditional for a Friday, I’m attempting to sell my drawings to the general public. Timeless Beefcake, Lear in the Storm, Cone Jimmy and the rabbits and feet have just been added here, the sort of ‘pure drawings’ section, there is nice stuff here. thanks x www.chloecumming.com/almost-drawi...

Chickpea flour pancakes. They're vegan, but I reckon they'd be ace wrapped around some bacon