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Curious Iguana

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Curious Iguana @curiousiguana.bsky.social · 5h

On first glance, this frog has a big white cock

Alex Hall Hall @alexhh.bsky.social · 9h

Oh no, they’re catching on!!!

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Peter Chilvers @peterchilvers.com · 6h

The BBC are accidentally running the subtitles to Mrs Marple over the Mercury Prize, and it’s rather wonderful. A few of lines could plausibly have been written by Jarvis.

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Dave Edwards @realdaveedwards.bsky.social · 5h

It’s just Good Omens set in Scotland.

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Curious Iguana @curiousiguana.bsky.social · 6h

Enjoy! All three are cracking entertainment, but 2 was my favourite with absolutely stellar gameplay and manipulation.

Curious Iguana @curiousiguana.bsky.social · 6h

No, absolutely not. It's a gameshow not a reality show, in format and casting.

They do get more emotional at the round tables compared to the celebs, but it's not a 30 minute slanging match, it's still tightly edited. And they all basically get on all day and form friendships

Curious Iguana @curiousiguana.bsky.social · 6h

Having seen them all I would say that this is great. They're exceptionally sophisticated in how they play, which makes great TV. The civilians go much more with gut and you see in and out groups, and there's more overt manipulation rather than quiet confidence. It's different but no less compelling

Curious Iguana @curiousiguana.bsky.social · 6h

Go for series 2, which is fantastic. They cast people for the game, not annoying twats. So you'll grow to love them

Curious Iguana @curiousiguana.bsky.social · 6h

Seriously: PIECE IT TOGETHER. YOU HAVE ALL YOU NEED.

Curious Iguana @curiousiguana.bsky.social · 6h

They are *extremely* sophisticated game players and it's a total delight to watch.

So let's see next week: the clues are now all there in plain sight.

#CelebrityTraitors

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Curious Iguana @curiousiguana.bsky.social · 6h

Who knew at the start that it would be Alan that was brilliant at this, and Jonathan who isn't?

Jonathan is far too cocky and is going to get found out. #CelebrityTraitors

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Curious Iguana @curiousiguana.bsky.social · 6h

That challenge was beautifully weird. The show really works when they lean deeply into strange #CelebrityTraitors

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Curious Iguana @curiousiguana.bsky.social · 7h

Don't think so. I think it's the awfulness, and the smugness with which it was originally deployed, that has caused it to stick. In 30 years, I suspect I'll think it was his actual name.

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Curious Iguana @curiousiguana.bsky.social · 7h

That's what's so cursed about it. It's not a good nickname. And yet when listening to the news, my brain fills it in. Every time.

Curious Iguana @curiousiguana.bsky.social · 7h

They gave our now PM a nickname in an attempt to paint him as "just as bad as Boris" during the No 10 Covid Party scandal.

It's a terrible pun that barely even works.

But still, every time I hear the name Sir Kier Starmer, my brain goes "Sir Beer Korma". And for that I will never forgive them.

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Curious Iguana @curiousiguana.bsky.social · 8h

It needs a presenter

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Aunt Mrgladys @mrgan.com · 13d

I’m gonna say something controversial: I actually don’t think chickpea anxiety is real

Screenshot of NYT YouTube channel introducing a recipe with “chickpea anxiety is real.”

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Curious Iguana @curiousiguana.bsky.social · 8h

He must have been away one new year so set it extra behind. Midnight chimed at 11.45

Curious Iguana @curiousiguana.bsky.social · 8h

I know the bloke who sets the clock on our local church. As it's about 300 years old, it runs fast. And would cost about £2m to repair.

So he goes up the tower, and sets it 10 minutes behind. Then over a few weeks it ends up 10 ahead. So he goes up again and repeats it.

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Curious Iguana @curiousiguana.bsky.social · 8h

Actually, I hope a couple of them embark on an affair.

Curious Iguana @curiousiguana.bsky.social · 8h

We're watching World Apart and it's LOVELY. But needs more energy. The challenges are too low key. Needs a bit of oomph. But I sincerely hope these people remain firm friends until one of them gets the other's house.

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Curious Iguana @curiousiguana.bsky.social · 9h

She may as well have written "and tell the special boy not to be sad, his little computer thingy is safe!"

Curious Iguana @curiousiguana.bsky.social · 10h

The email said something like "And tell the lovely man who was concerned about the router that we left it with x".

So, lovely man I'll take. But it made me sound like some weird geek worried about his computer things over all else. I wasn't! It just wasn't our office and I knew I wasn't in today!

Curious Iguana @curiousiguana.bsky.social · 10h

I was thanked via email by a visitor yesterday. But it was a double edge sword.

I provided a 5G router to give the guests WiFi in a meeting room but as I wasn't staying, I had to think for a moment about the best way to ensure our router came back to us.

Curious Iguana @curiousiguana.bsky.social · 10h

Oh god, do I have to explain the Screening Paradox to the Guardian YET AGAIN??

Curious Iguana @curiousiguana.bsky.social · 18h

They don't have to manage ordering, picking, packing, despatch, customer returns, payments processing etc.

They ship a load to an Amazon warehouse every so often and leave them to it.

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