this may be the most English man ever to exist.

In the past 2 years I've had unexpected messages from unknown senders claiming I've won a holiday, somebody wants to give me a large sum of money for a domain name, and I'm owed a tax refund. All turned out to be true. This is playing havoc with corporate anti-phishing training.

This amused me greatly 😂 especially the fox painting 😂 Thank yoooo @cheekybudgie.bsky.social

Tbh, I find that the hardest thing to guard against when it comes to misinformation: things that I really *really* want to believe are true tend to bypass my bullshit sensors depressingly easily.

I set the Prize puzzle in the Guardian: Have group sex missing former partner, repeatedly (7) crosswords-static.guim.co.uk/gdn.cryptic....

The Mayor and TfL are doing some good work to improve safety for cyclists on London’s roads but still need to do a LOT more… even if this is the only death this year, it’s one too many. RIP Irene 😢

the Spectator accidentally recycled a subhed from a previous day’s article about Tehran

Democracy dies in billionaire hands. [Cartoon by Michael de Adder]

Dim twat, goon up for Reform? (4,7)

Bad Star Trek is like a two hundred page essay explaining an inspirational poster. Bad Star Wars is like watching a dog drive a moped off a cliff.

It's been four years since the last Lost Lanes book came out. The new one has more rides, more photos, more pages. Because Scotland is, well, mòr. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Open now for pre-orders of signed copies and you can have a flick through some of the 296 pages here: lostlanes.co.uk/product/lost...

Love this Loyle Carner quote

Stop. Hen harriers are close to functionally extinct in England, because driven grouse shooting estates ruthlessly exterminate them because they predate the red grouse that toffs and traders will pay £35k a day to mow down with shotguns. Carry on.

No, authors aren't burnt out because "writing without AI is slow" We're burnt out because we're paid dirt so we need day jobs to survive

I hear CompuServe may also be having some issues. Wanadoo have been contacted for comment.

Opponents of this bill say this will negatively impact Ebike adoption Proponents of this bill say this will negatively affect Ebike adoption

There's so much to unpack in this. Not least the question of *why* films are getting longer. IMO, it's mostly laziness. Good editing takes time and effort. And filming digitally means you don't have to worry about the cost of film stock. Very few films truly justify being any longer than 90 minutes

As she says further into the piece, this isn't just about audiences - it's tough for cinemas when they can only fit in, say, three screenings of a long movie as opposed to five of a shorter one, and the ticket price is the same regardless.

Rules (and the truth!) are important Farage. Like his Tory defects, he thinks he’s above the rules.

"Who is the man who appears unexpectedly in an OS map..?"

I'm not sure anyone's going to get this cold but let's see... Number of zen wizards! (6, 3, 2, 3, 4) #cryptic #clue #supertricky #soz

A Dutch worker went viral after explaining to their American boss that they have a life outside work.

Julie Andrews’ Daily Schedule. 1. Quick Homer Simpson impression 2. Learn about bushcraft 3. Watch silly British comedy 4. Remove weeds in garden 5. Begin making coffee flavoured bread D’oh, Ray Mears, Farce, Hoe, Latte dough.

Gentle clap for Graun sport desk sub-ed

@garethmedwards.bsky.social fyi

another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls

I was in Tate Modern looking at a picture when I realised the person looking at the next picture along was Fabio Capello. I finished looking at the picture and moved on.

Venus and Serena should collectively be known as the Tennis-y Williams

This is absolutely correct

Top Adrian Chiles Columns of 2025: I’ve given up wild swimming. So why does my Volvo smell like mince? Should I tell the postman he has halitosis? My first wife wouldn’t let me wear shorts. I buried my father with my bare hands. It’s time we stopped talking about glamping. 1/3

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I have invented a new Christmas dish, deep-fried pigs in blankets: pigs in double glazing.

I refer the New York Times to the ITV kids show Tiswas

“Vivaldi CEO Jon von Tetzchner accused other companies like Google and Microsoft of ‘reshaping the address bar into an assistant prompt, turning the joy of exploring into inactive spectatorship.’” Well, Vivaldi. You had my interest; now you have my attention

The actor Timothy Chaletmaid took his stagename from his love for unfulfilled 1980s uk sitcom characters.

Little tip for you- if you’re unloading a dishwasher at somebody else’s house this Christmas DONT ask them where things go because it’ll take forever. Just stuff them anywhere and let them deal with it. It’s not your problem and you’re NOT their fucking slave. 😉👍

No matter our beliefs, Jesus’ message of opening our hearts to those who are different from us has never felt more important than this Christmas. I want to wish everyone celebrating in London and around the world a very Merry Christmas.

Elon messes with Twitter, shoves Grok into everything. Bluesky - tyvm. So, welcome new people. Feeds are everything here, re-post is more important than like. Block is nuclear. Enjoy!

Q: What kind of cow is waterproof? A: A gaberdine Angus. #CrackerJoke

Wow. These people should not be allowed to have dogs at all.

I live in a rural area. It's hard to convey just how despised these people are. Part time big city 'country folk' and it's not even about the hunt, it's a power trip where they block roads and run roughshod over private property simply because they believe they're better than the rest of us.

My dad (73): ‘I think Kylie’s is a strong enough addition to the canon after the misery of the LadBaby years.’

Christmas greetings from High Pike!

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Reminder from Brenda the civil disobedience penguin @firstdogonthemoon about surviving Christmas with climate denier relatives. Radicalise the kids instead.

People who don’t believe there is such a thing as societal decline also have to answer why every day you go to the supermarket and more and more perfectly edible and enjoyable cheese is being ruined with pointless bits of dried fruit inside it.

Legendary subterfuge that all b3ta members will remember

A market town that lacks quintessence…

Reform UK have repeatedly said that Kent is their "flagship" council and "the shop window" for how they intend to run things. When they are exposed as planning to slash social care for old people, in order to hire their cronies as advisors at £150k a pop, I think people should believe them. ~AA