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Chris,

@cawhitworth

In another life, I am an erudite, fascinating, witty, sexy libertine. As it stands, I am mainly a disappointment. Occasional pots. He/Him. Also @cawhitworth@mastodon.online, formerly @cawhitworth on Twitter

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A lone, grey chaise longue, in the corner of a hotel room, featuring a long patterned cushion which looks like someone sucked the colour out of a 1980s bus seat. The carpet is grey. The curtains are grey. The walls are bare and white. There is far too much space. The vibes are in absolute shambles on this one

A lone, grey chaise longue, in the corner of a hotel room, featuring a long patterned cushion which looks like someone sucked the colour out of a 1980s bus seat. The carpet is grey. The curtains are grey. The walls are bare and white. There is far too much space. The vibes are in absolute shambles on this one

This Premier Inn features the bleakest, most haunted chaise longue I have ever encountered

07.03.2026 21:41 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Fucking fuck. Just went to check on some pots and ones I thought were good have developed serious crazing of the glaze in the couple of weeks since they left the kiln. Fuck it all. They were nice and now they’re ruined.

07.03.2026 21:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A shot from the office of the nonsense longevity company. A white woman in a blue blazer sits at a table and a white man with a beard in a black jacket stands next to her. They are arguing. On the whiteboard behind them, someone has written out the derivation of Bayes theorem, because SCIENCE I guess???

A shot from the office of the nonsense longevity company. A white woman in a blue blazer sits at a table and a white man with a beard in a black jacket stands next to her. They are arguing. On the whiteboard behind them, someone has written out the derivation of Bayes theorem, because SCIENCE I guess???

I haven’t laughed as hard at anything as much as this episode of High Potential about the murder of a β€œlongevity company” CEO. Absolute nonsense, incredible stuff. Starts ridiculous, gets sillier and sillier as it goes on, wearing a straight face the whole time. Perfect telly.

07.03.2026 19:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
07.03.2026 14:40 πŸ‘ 289 πŸ” 72 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 3

Started watching S2 of Hijack and the twist at the end of the first episode is the absolute stupidest thing I’ve seen in ages and I am 100% here for it.

06.03.2026 21:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The Poet Laureate of the UK is famous for his translation of St Gawain and the Green Knight, and Kym once got up on stage, looked him straight in the eye, and then performed this.

Unsurprisingly enough, every time they've encountered each other since, he's remembered them.

06.03.2026 17:54 πŸ‘ 420 πŸ” 130 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 2
FOXES
FOXES YouTube video by Red Means Recording

Me and @aran.pink wrote a song about foxes

I would love it if you would check it out and share it

Nothing bad can happen if you do

youtu.be/idJrErksNYk?...

06.03.2026 16:08 πŸ‘ 229 πŸ” 125 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 16

That went well, yup

06.03.2026 19:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Update.

06.03.2026 18:39 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

We've just learned that the person at the MHRA whose letter caused Wes 'I follow the clinical evidence' Streeting to cancel the puberty blockers trial is Professor Jacob George, the GC who enjoyed mocking trans people on his social media account.

Why did Wes Streeting cover up his name?

06.03.2026 11:05 πŸ‘ 901 πŸ” 315 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 11
screenshot from Encyclopedia Metallum from the band Negative Reaction's page. Screenshot reads: Genre: Sludge/Doom Metal Themes: Space, Pessimism Current Label Unsigned/independent

screenshot from Encyclopedia Metallum from the band Negative Reaction's page. Screenshot reads: Genre: Sludge/Doom Metal Themes: Space, Pessimism Current Label Unsigned/independent

sign me the fuck up

06.03.2026 18:13 πŸ‘ 252 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 1

I see we had spring and we've decided to skip straight past summer into autumn then

06.03.2026 17:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Mysterious landmark on Google maps in the Scottish town of Annan, marked 'bart Simpson mural' with a 5 star rating

Mysterious landmark on Google maps in the Scottish town of Annan, marked 'bart Simpson mural' with a 5 star rating

An absolutely shite bit of graffiti of Bart Simpson's face, hastily tagged to the side of a leisure centre in Annan, Scotland

An absolutely shite bit of graffiti of Bart Simpson's face, hastily tagged to the side of a leisure centre in Annan, Scotland

You absolutely cannot put mysterious stuff like this on Google maps and not expect me to go investigate. Absolutely amazing bit of piss taking, very worth the drive lol

06.03.2026 16:47 πŸ‘ 53 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Barbara Barbara - which I regard as a relatively recent Underworld album - apparently came out a fucking decade ago.

06.03.2026 15:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The muppet's christmas carol meme, revealing it's Kieron goes on about beorn's origin being tom bombadil fucking a bear" day.

The muppet's christmas carol meme, revealing it's Kieron goes on about beorn's origin being tom bombadil fucking a bear" day.

It comes around quicker every year.

06.03.2026 14:10 πŸ‘ 259 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 4

Aussi - also butthole

06.03.2026 14:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

i like how doorknobs wait until you’re really irritated before they catch your belt loop

05.03.2026 16:05 πŸ‘ 168 πŸ” 33 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1
Westminster Meeting House raided by Metropolitan Police again. Statement: β€œFor Quakers, faith and action are inseparable. Peaceful protest, prayer and nonviolent action are integral parts of many Quakers' religious life.

Whilst we take the planning of criminal acts very seriously, we believe that this incident is a deliberate targeting of committed young people who want to make our country a more equitable place. This raid is part of a systematic stifling of dissent.

That this is the second time in a year that the police have raided our meeting house dramatically illuminates the broader trend in the UK of cracking down on those who disagree with the government. The right to protest is fundamental to our democracy. It's a key part of how people make their voices heard between elections.” – Oliver Robertson, Head of Witness and Worship
Quakers in Britain, 5 March 2026

Westminster Meeting House raided by Metropolitan Police again. Statement: β€œFor Quakers, faith and action are inseparable. Peaceful protest, prayer and nonviolent action are integral parts of many Quakers' religious life. Whilst we take the planning of criminal acts very seriously, we believe that this incident is a deliberate targeting of committed young people who want to make our country a more equitable place. This raid is part of a systematic stifling of dissent. That this is the second time in a year that the police have raided our meeting house dramatically illuminates the broader trend in the UK of cracking down on those who disagree with the government. The right to protest is fundamental to our democracy. It's a key part of how people make their voices heard between elections.” – Oliver Robertson, Head of Witness and Worship Quakers in Britain, 5 March 2026

Yesterday evening, for the second time in a year, the Met Police raided Westminster Quaker Meeting House and arrested a number of young nonviolent activists.

STATEMENT: www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...

06.03.2026 10:37 πŸ‘ 498 πŸ” 333 πŸ’¬ 26 πŸ“Œ 68

The most annoying people you know are about to start describing things as β€œshiny”

06.03.2026 09:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s absurd that we have unelected political representatives and also that they frequently have better judgment than our MPs.

06.03.2026 07:21 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Gas firing day. Am excite.

(I’m not doing the firing. We have people who know what they’re doing for that. But I do have like 30L of pots going in there.)

06.03.2026 07:19 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Attn @stepickford.bsky.social

(Like I presume this is a joke but it’s not often you see Plok in the wild these days)

06.03.2026 06:21 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

An absolutely incredible album, completely changed my outlook on music when it came out. Make sure you get the proper two-disc version, with the tracks organised properly, not the weird jumbled up one-CD one.

05.03.2026 19:34 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Trying to decide if I want to play Pokopia or if it would be a Betty/Wilma situation but with Animal Crossing as Wilma.

05.03.2026 19:31 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That most hallowed marker of the changing of seasons, the first day your entire DevOps team turns up in shorts

05.03.2026 15:21 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I told Noel Fielding he couldn’t be in the shop with an open beer, he β€œdon’t you know who I am?”ed me, I said β€œyes, you’re Noel Fielding, still can’t have that beer in here” and I’ve never seen anyone more flummoxed

05.03.2026 15:19 πŸ‘ 70 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1
Per the description, me holding a squished porcelain vase, glazed blue-green on the inside. In the background is a garden.

Per the description, me holding a squished porcelain vase, glazed blue-green on the inside. In the background is a garden.

Per the description, me holding a squished porcelain vase, glazed blue-green on the inside. In the background is a garden. A slightly higher angle to you can see the inside better.

Per the description, me holding a squished porcelain vase, glazed blue-green on the inside. In the background is a garden. A slightly higher angle to you can see the inside better.

An experiment - collapsed porcelain vase glazed inside only.

The surface needs work - I think it needs to be basically entirely smooth for this to work, and the vase is too small and too heavy, but in principle this could be nice?

#pottery #ceramics

05.03.2026 07:36 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
2026 nuclear family memeβ€” featuring Fritzi as Neurodivergent Aunt, Sluggo as Sluggo, Nancy as Daughter, Nancy Jr as Woke Dog

2026 nuclear family memeβ€” featuring Fritzi as Neurodivergent Aunt, Sluggo as Sluggo, Nancy as Daughter, Nancy Jr as Woke Dog

04.03.2026 17:54 πŸ‘ 12398 πŸ” 2570 πŸ’¬ 77 πŸ“Œ 77
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Good morning! Yes, this is he

04.03.2026 17:25 πŸ‘ 5313 πŸ” 1178 πŸ’¬ 30 πŸ“Œ 33

TikTok saying it won’t implement E2E encryption because it β€œputs users at risk”

04.03.2026 14:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0