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Kid Charlemagne

@smudgeboy99

Nice, funny-ish, a bit sweary (sorry, not fucking sorry). Ageing disgracefully. Cooking and eating, music (20th century), travel, reading, history, genealogy, photography, ex-archery, less political here than there (not much). Yes, there's gas in the car!

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Sad to see him go, but my Bears got a good pick and some much-needed salary space, while the Bills got a definite upgrade at WR. All good.

Good luck in Buffalo DJ, thanks for everything.

07.03.2026 10:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thundering knobhead speaking to a right-wing propaganda rag.

Nobody's really listening, except for shits 'n gigs.

07.03.2026 10:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Amen, sista!

07.03.2026 00:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

They should have told him to fuck off, and that his political career was over.

06.03.2026 20:30 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Stoic Kristi Noem Bears Firing With Stiff Upper Lip, Chin, Cheeks, Forehead

Stoic Kristi Noem Bears Firing With Stiff Upper Lip, Chin, Cheeks, Forehead

Stoic Kristi Noem Bears Firing With Stiff Upper Lip, Chin, Cheeks, Forehead

06.03.2026 18:48 πŸ‘ 12354 πŸ” 1824 πŸ’¬ 441 πŸ“Œ 161

I started work when fax machines were replacing telex machines, and there was no such thing as computers in the office.

06.03.2026 09:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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CPAC Head Says Iranian Schoolgirls Are Better Dead Than β€œin a Burqa” Leading Republicans don’t seem to care about the bombing of a girls’ school in Iran.

Matt schlapp says it's better nearly 200 schoolgirls were massacred than to be in a burqa with no careers in a "barbaric" society--his barbarism is matched by his ignorance. most Iranian women are highly educated and don't wear burqas. Children at school are not acceptable war collateral. Disgusting

06.03.2026 06:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Will Calhoun's drumming on this is phe-nom-en-al!

05.03.2026 21:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Just looking at that has pushed my Slimming World back by a stone!

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

Oh my gawd @lushattic.bsky.social !!!

05.03.2026 21:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The Times is just The Sun in red chinos and loafers.

05.03.2026 17:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I've never been a huge advocate of T20, but that was a GREAT game of cricket - two very good teams really slugging it out, India just that little bit better with the ball.

England can hold their heads up considering their form coming into the tournament.

Congratulations India. #INDvENG #ICCWT20

05.03.2026 17:26 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

When I hit target on my Slimming World, my β€˜treat’ is going to be extra-sharp cheddar cheese and tangy tomatoes with spring onions and full fat mayonnaise in a huge β€˜doorstep’ white bread sandwich.

05.03.2026 13:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Them sausage rolls are things of wonder! Enjoy!

05.03.2026 13:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Serious "gentlemen, you can't fight in here, this is the war room!" vibes.

05.03.2026 09:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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FT comments section this morning - saying what everyone else is thinking, right?

05.03.2026 07:15 πŸ‘ 17094 πŸ” 5965 πŸ’¬ 512 πŸ“Œ 493

Am I the only one who looks at pictures of devastated neighbourhoods in Iran and equates them with devastated neighbourhoods in Gaza. And now, devastated neighbourhoods in the Lebanon.

Nobody else bothered that Israel seems intent on wiping large swathes of the middle east off the map?

04.03.2026 22:22 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

(appearing in my weekly spot on my friend's TV show) i never wanted a public life
(appearing on Joe Rogan, again) i yearn to live in solitude, away from the cameras
(filming my own Netflix documentary, about me) oh! to be free from the fetters of fame! why must the public hound me so

04.03.2026 21:13 πŸ‘ 853 πŸ” 112 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 2
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Winter Paralympics: Watershed moment as Russia's sporting exile ends Sports Editor Dan Roan analyses Russia's controversial return to global sporting action at the Winter Paralympics and what it might mean for other sports.

Fuck the #Paralympics. Won't be watching a second of it.

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articl...

04.03.2026 21:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I swear, losing the leadership election of a party that's got zero chance anyway has driven her off her fucking rocker.

04.03.2026 20:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"We bombed them 'cos they didn't have matching towels in their bathroom. The President simultaneously wasn't aware of this and was all over it."

04.03.2026 13:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Being the age I am (sixt-mumble-fumble) I am very firmly in the "never heard of them" crowd for about 75% of celebs these days.

Why on earth I'd ever be tempted to come on here and announce MY ignorance for all to see is a bit of a mystery. In the time it takes to do so, I can Google the celeb!

04.03.2026 13:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
[We see a close up of a young white male, tanned, white teeth, coiffed hair clearly an influencer on social media. It is an image such as you see when social media posts are shown on the news. In the corner of the screen is named a location: DUBAI. He is staring slightly off-camera for several silent panels of the comic strip. His eyes move slightly. He is having a thought.]

From off-screen a newsreader’s commentary comes:

NEWSREADER:

Extraordinary images here 

of an expat in Dubai 

[The influencer’s eybrows raise slightly]

…Having their first ever geopolitical thought.

[CUT TO a BBC news scene. The BBC newsreader CLIVE MYRIE is talking to an interviewee next to the screen showing the social media influencer’s face. The interviewee’s name is David Jones]. 

CLIVE MYRIE:

To explain the significance of this moment we’re joined by David Jones, our Expat Thoughts correspondent

DAVID JONES:

Clive, this is momentous

It was caught on film at the end of an Instagram post titled: β€˜Dubai Is Brilliant’.

[Pointing at the screen, the influencer’s expression still the same]

You can clearly see in the eyebrows here, the dawning realisation that there *might* be something in the world beyond his dickhead self.

It marks a *huge* departure from all the Dubai Expat’s previous thoughts.

CLIVE MYRIE:

Which are…?

DAVID JONES:

You've Got To Get Yourself Out Here Mate, Everything Is So Clean, I Don't Have To Pay Taxes, 
I Am Incurious As To Why I Do Not Have To Pay Taxes, and Spa.

CLIVE MYRIE:

And might we see an expansion of these new Thoughts in coming days?

DAVID JONES:

I think we can expect to see:

β€œI Deserve To Be Airlifted By A Country I Pay No Tax To”

CLIVE MYRIE:

Mmm. 

[Ends]

[We see a close up of a young white male, tanned, white teeth, coiffed hair clearly an influencer on social media. It is an image such as you see when social media posts are shown on the news. In the corner of the screen is named a location: DUBAI. He is staring slightly off-camera for several silent panels of the comic strip. His eyes move slightly. He is having a thought.] From off-screen a newsreader’s commentary comes: NEWSREADER: Extraordinary images here of an expat in Dubai [The influencer’s eybrows raise slightly] …Having their first ever geopolitical thought. [CUT TO a BBC news scene. The BBC newsreader CLIVE MYRIE is talking to an interviewee next to the screen showing the social media influencer’s face. The interviewee’s name is David Jones]. CLIVE MYRIE: To explain the significance of this moment we’re joined by David Jones, our Expat Thoughts correspondent DAVID JONES: Clive, this is momentous It was caught on film at the end of an Instagram post titled: β€˜Dubai Is Brilliant’. [Pointing at the screen, the influencer’s expression still the same] You can clearly see in the eyebrows here, the dawning realisation that there *might* be something in the world beyond his dickhead self. It marks a *huge* departure from all the Dubai Expat’s previous thoughts. CLIVE MYRIE: Which are…? DAVID JONES: You've Got To Get Yourself Out Here Mate, Everything Is So Clean, I Don't Have To Pay Taxes, I Am Incurious As To Why I Do Not Have To Pay Taxes, and Spa. CLIVE MYRIE: And might we see an expansion of these new Thoughts in coming days? DAVID JONES: I think we can expect to see: β€œI Deserve To Be Airlifted By A Country I Pay No Tax To” CLIVE MYRIE: Mmm. [Ends]

04.03.2026 11:14 πŸ‘ 3947 πŸ” 1234 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 40

I've just had a look on LinkedIn as well - it's absolutely fucking nauseating.

I've had my say and I haven't held back. That's the pleasure of being retired.

04.03.2026 13:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

484 staff have been kicked out without redundancy or being paid overtime money they're owed.

But it's OK, 'cos James is heartbroken.

Not enough to dig into his Β£300m plus fortune, you understand, but enough to pen a self-pitying pile of shite from his London penthouse. #Wanker

04.03.2026 12:56 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Old computer chair left in the drive for collection.

Old computer chair left in the drive for collection.

New computer chair in front of a desk.

New computer chair in front of a desk.

The King is dead! Long live the King!

04.03.2026 10:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Me thinking that was Rick Davies from Supertramp is really ageing me, no?

04.03.2026 10:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Until the dishwasher can load and unload itself, Shirley this is the most pointless thing . . ?

04.03.2026 10:00 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I have nightmares!

04.03.2026 09:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

"Most Reform members are total racist shitheads, poll finds."

04.03.2026 09:53 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0