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Perpetual lurker. Expert procrastinator. Mainly replies to cat posts.

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I can't remember his name but he's very close to the chapel.

11.03.2026 10:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

There's a gravestone in Brompton for someone who was part of European royalty. It starts listing his titles and positions and gives up part way with "etc. etc.". It always made me laugh.

11.03.2026 09:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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This is hilarious.

Also, completely enraging.

11.03.2026 01:56 πŸ‘ 6576 πŸ” 3008 πŸ’¬ 87 πŸ“Œ 142
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@themerl.bsky.social

"Look at this absolute unit here..."
You've clearly got a fan on the BBC News crew.

11.03.2026 08:42 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

He was on TV news this morning doing his insincere I'm sorry face. Proud of myself that I didn't throw anything at the TV.

11.03.2026 08:22 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Has anyone checked that the dolphins are still here? If not, we're in worse trouble than we thought.

11.03.2026 07:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You have failed to pay the appropriate tuna tax.

10.03.2026 13:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Muppet Songs: Simon Smith and His Amazing Dancing Bear
Muppet Songs: Simon Smith and His Amazing Dancing Bear YouTube video by Muppet Songs

You need this. Yes you do. You need this.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=SK1H...

10.03.2026 12:35 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

I'm sure they'll tut very loudly and look especially disappointed.

10.03.2026 13:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So they've spotted the polls that say that the war is unpopular and they've flipped accordingly. Chancers.

10.03.2026 10:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There used to be a "Punks Not Dead" (no apostrophe) in Southampton bus station. Someone had written underneath "They just smell that way".

09.03.2026 13:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I like the alt text.

09.03.2026 12:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That mug has been well seasoned.

09.03.2026 11:23 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations!

09.03.2026 10:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Battery fires are much harder to put out so I'm not sure that it's possible to put them out sufficiently quickly to stop further battery explosions.

09.03.2026 10:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I've used Travelodge in the past as a simple, cost-effective way to stay somewhere overnight, but I won't be using them ever again - their security policies and duty of care (or lack of) are ridiculous

09.03.2026 08:00 πŸ‘ 104 πŸ” 40 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 2
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I may have to get one of these
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09.03.2026 09:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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It's Mothering Sunday in a week's time! If your mother's no longer around it can be hard. I will as usual be reading out the names of our Remembered Mums/Mams/Moms from halfway up this beauty - the Ashton Memorial in Lancaster. If you'd like me to read out your Mum's name, reply with #Mums26 ❀️ πŸ‘‘

08.03.2026 08:48 πŸ‘ 92 πŸ” 43 πŸ’¬ 69 πŸ“Œ 8

If you're going to fake parts of your articles with AI, you can't expect anybody to trust anything you post on your 'news' website.

09.03.2026 09:18 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

I like this place but it does have a humourless wanker problem.

09.03.2026 09:14 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That looks horribly familiar. I think I've stayed there. Or Premier Inn are going for the "bleaker than a Britannia Hotel" market.

08.03.2026 13:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Love is in the air at Edinburgh zoo. Pebbling marks the start of the breeding season for Gentoo penguins.

Kids at Edinburgh Children's Hospital Charity painted pebbles for the penguins to choose from and present to their mates.

07.03.2026 20:39 πŸ‘ 393 πŸ” 152 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 25
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Henley duo's network now home to more than 800 female gardeners Janet Wood and Justine Hutchinson from Oxfordshire have grown a network of more than 800 female gardeners.

In other non-dreadful news.
"What I found was that there's a huge need out there for women gardeners to work with older people who just can't manage their gardens anymore."
The company ... connects women across England and aims to support them entering the industry.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

08.03.2026 09:48 πŸ‘ 90 πŸ” 40 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
Amanda Foreman addresses the camera in her BBC documentary β€˜The Ascent of Woman’. A subtitle shows that she is describing a ritual of some kind, saying  β€œAnd then in the afternoon, the women shouted obscenities”

Amanda Foreman addresses the camera in her BBC documentary β€˜The Ascent of Woman’. A subtitle shows that she is describing a ritual of some kind, saying β€œAnd then in the afternoon, the women shouted obscenities”

…and probably with good reason, on International Women’s Day or indeed any other

08.03.2026 08:47 πŸ‘ 112 πŸ” 36 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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History repeats itself.

08.03.2026 08:22 πŸ‘ 142 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0

That sounds brilliant. Do you know any good screenwriters?

08.03.2026 08:02 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Connections
Puzzle #1000πŸŽ‰
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Today's small victory

07.03.2026 15:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

He'd been attacked several times in the past and knew he was a target. I would think that he'd spent his entire sentence in fear and much of it in pain. I don't condone what happened but there is some satisfaction in that.

07.03.2026 10:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A monochrome β€˜spot the mistake’ scene featuring a postman cycling along a lane besides a half timbered thatched cottage

A monochrome β€˜spot the mistake’ scene featuring a postman cycling along a lane besides a half timbered thatched cottage

An observation test for your inner 8-year-old.
Can you spot 12 deliberate mistakes?

From Treasure magazine, 1965
Official answers coming soon

(Even if you don’t reply, could you please β€˜like’ or share this one?)

07.03.2026 08:19 πŸ‘ 1299 πŸ” 417 πŸ’¬ 167 πŸ“Œ 71

I saw Skunk Anansie last year. Skin was amazing. She must have a terribly haggard portrait in her attic. #totp

06.03.2026 19:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0