RIP 2025 2025-2025

Been in the centre of town. Lucky to get out alive from what I've read on threads. You can see what has happened to this city under Sadiq Khan.

This thread is great, so I will offer you a similar story about a guy I used to play football with who also only had one eye. He would play at right-back because it meant he could see the whole pitch with his good eye, without his nose obscuring some of the view. But that’s not the story…

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This is the 15th year of #DuvetKnowItsChristmas, which is preposterous. Rules: if you find yourself dealing with unusual / claustrophobic / gaudy sleeping arrangements this Christmas Eve, share a picture with the world. Use the hashtag (with capitalisation) and cc me if you can be bothered.

Jamiroquai when Jamiro vewwy sad

CMC should be MVP this year, and should’ve been two years ago. Saquon should’ve had it last year. And Donald should’ve had it at least twice. Award aways going to QBs makes it about as valuable as the FIFA Peace Prize.

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Interesting Slot saying everyone will focus on the last ten minutes of the match and ignore before - it’s a classic example of peak-end bias (the peak-end rule), a heuristic that means people judge experiences based on how they felt at peak moments. Important to know about it when managing.

With poverty levels being what they are and the proliferation of foodbanks around the country, it just makes feed the scousers chants in games involving Everton and Liverpool ever more nonsensical and perverse

This is why surgical light never cast a shadows.

Riding at 70 mph on the pavement 🤦‍♀️ Am I hallucinating?

Wow!! www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

Rob Reiner: I'm going to make a coming of age drama, a fantasy adventure story, a romantic comedy, a psychological horror and then a courtroom drama. Us: Across your entire career? Reiner: In a 6 year period. Us: That sounds- Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.

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Philip Rivers has got real end-of-career Marino energy*. Less a quarterback, more a medieval trebuchet. It’s working though! Absolutely the body of a 44-year-old grandad with ten kids.

What actor's facial expression in a tv show/movie will stay with you for the rest of your life?

Pluribus is magnificent telly. I’ve absolutely no clue where it’s heading, and that’s a good thing*. Sci-fi, philosophical discussion about self-determinism, REM, and an excellent John Cena cameo. Lovely stuff. *unless it’s like Lost and ultimately also doesn’t know where it’s going, but for now 👌

Our ‘The Bourne Identity’

This about sums it up, for me

Also agree with this

Konate yes, but Isak jogging over and not closing down allowing a bomb into the box that led to the corner that led to the corner they scored from annoyed me just as much. No excuse. He’d been on the pitch ten minutes.

And Arsenal’s. Odd season.

If the US has anything about it at all currently - which it doesn’t - it will restage this and give her the chance to right this wrong.

You know the ‘it’s not your fault’ scene in Good Will Hunting? Having been forced to sit through Thomas and the Magic Railroad I really want to do that to @marawilson.bsky.social. Dear lord it’s heroically badly written. No-one stood a chance.

Nothing says ‘peace’ like the US Marines

This Fifa prize for Trump is a complete peace take.

This is great

i’m setting you free. i’m releasing you from the discourse

Happy Michael Caine dances with happy abandon month!

Didi Hamann lacing-up his opinions again

Apparently it’s for some sort of shell scheme

Tremendous! This was the unused version of the ad where his son gave him the (excellent) Gladiator soundtrack

Mentioned this to some friends earlier today but seems worth sharing on the what the hell is happening to LFC question: When I was 20, my mum randomly informed me it was exactly ten years since my dad died. I had no idea of the exact date. Two days later I played footy… (1/4)

Jesus. He’s killing the sport, truly.

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Love @robhatch.bsky.social, but we’ve got to be sending him to the ground. Can’t believe that’s not in the budget. The Ashes requires commentators on-site IMHO (Cyclingdifferent, although it would be excellent to place a commentary booth on Alpe d’Huez or a cobbled climb). #TheAshes

Ah, The Ashes in Oz. Looking forward to going to bed with England 97-1 and looking good, and then waking to find them skittled for 150 and Australia on 180-2, such is tradition.

#AndyRobbo #DiogoJota

Key line on what Robertson has just said there about Jota is about him being "in a bad way" earlier today in his hotel room. How often have they been in a bad way and just tried to crack on? We don't know and never will. They've been poor at football at times but don't criticise their character.

Hat-trick for Harry Wilson this eve, glad he’s carved out a proper career out of Liverpool youth. Often seen in the G!RO cycling cafe in Esher, as it goes. A tiny frame, he’d make a great climber.

The first rule of Crossword Club: tank told it's messed up to keep mum about (4,4) Crossword Club.

Absolutely made-up that the community WhatsApp group featured a complaint about a weevil infestation today, meaning that I could use a gag I’ve had in the back pocket since watching (the excellent) Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World [checks notes] 22 years ago:

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Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round

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Worth noting: Webb didn’t claim that Robbo impacted the ‘keeper’s line of vision. He said Robertson simply being there had an impact on the ‘keeper. I disagree, and feel the goal should’ve stood, but it important to not misquote (just ask the BBC).