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Chess coach, chess consultant, fun uncle www.makepeacewithchess.com

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The only one who could ever reach me /

Was the son of a…

06.03.2026 02:23 πŸ‘ 2409 πŸ” 449 πŸ’¬ 29 πŸ“Œ 0

This particular boat is sinking quickly. Except, strangely, Hull might come back up.

06.03.2026 07:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

THE CURLING

21.02.2026 18:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Skeleton, a sport practised by a few thousand people (probably far fewer) in this country, has received Β£5,765,123 from UK Sport for the 2022-26 period.

That's more than what was awarded to basketball, handball, lacrosse, fencing, squash and volleyball taken together over the same period.

17.02.2026 12:23 πŸ‘ 85 πŸ” 33 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 6

Every day is Pancake Day, ya cowards.

17.02.2026 11:18 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
the most hilarious news moment of all time! #live #blooper #funny
the most hilarious news moment of all time! #live #blooper #funny YouTube video by ForNoReason

Presuming you’ve seen this:

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08.02.2026 21:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Best thing about Rapper’s Delight for me is that it shares a songwriting credit with the music from Countdown

07.02.2026 23:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Fair. I forgot all my people trust my words. :)

07.02.2026 21:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s about nameability as much as anything

07.02.2026 21:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I would love it if that were the case. But to the point of naming the track?… Like, people know it’s from Trainspotting, but…

07.02.2026 21:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Love this but there’s zero chance Sinnerman isn’t more universally recognisable

07.02.2026 21:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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07.02.2026 20:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Beethoven’s 5th?

07.02.2026 20:41 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I don’t think that many people would recognise that song (biased because I’m in a noisy pub and can’t look it up to confirm I don’t know it).

My shout -

β€œI would do anything for love” has a 10 minute and a 12 minute version knocking around, so I think that a better bet.

07.02.2026 20:45 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The End by The Doors (11:34)

07.02.2026 20:46 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Tubular Bells Part 1 (26:01)

07.02.2026 20:47 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Disco Inferno is really long too (10:57)

07.02.2026 20:48 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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How many of those people are dead?

07.02.2026 20:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Okay, fair enough. I was thinking pop rather than classical. 20% feels thin too, mind, Cambridge man.

07.02.2026 20:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

I would dispute 20% - you’re very Simpsons-coded - but a good shout

07.02.2026 20:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Thought.

Is Nina Simone’s Sinnerman (10m 21s) the longest song that more than, say, 20% of people would recognise?

07.02.2026 20:38 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0
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Famously there are only five colours

06.02.2026 07:45 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Randomly watching Wellington Phoenix - Melbourne Victory and if you think VAR in the Prem is a joke, my god…

Pen given, arguing, keeper timewasting, the usuals. Let’s go.

Only THEN does VAR say β€œer yes mate you might wanna take another look”

63:25 - awarded
64:50 - β€œhello mate”
66:40 - rescinded

06.02.2026 07:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Having one-legged semis at (in this instance) Elland Road and The London Stadium would revitalise a poor competition.

03.02.2026 22:40 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Why stop there?

➑️ Have children (they have good vibes)
➑️ Have children (help)
➑️ Don’t have children (help)
➑️ Don’t have children (I like my Saturdays)
➑️ Don’t want children (But I would enjoy the company of yours)
➑️ Don’t want children (No.)
➑️ What’s a child

24.01.2026 10:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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For Jim Moir/Vic Reeves' birthday, a reminder it's thirty years this year since this advert.

24.01.2026 10:01 πŸ‘ 1228 πŸ” 455 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 71
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Nobody has ever looked this good at 5:30am, absolutely disgusting

22.01.2026 13:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Can you IMAGINE how bad the railways would be

22.01.2026 10:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The Trump tariff stuff is just blatant stock market manipulation. I'd like to see reports frame it alongside the crypto maneuvers, because it's obvious that officials in the administration are making market plays based on predictable swings.

21.01.2026 19:56 πŸ‘ 52 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Denmark qualifying for the World Cup would be pretty high stakes stuff, huh.

18.01.2026 17:02 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0