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Ian Searle
@iansearle.bsky.social
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Humble TV Techie by day, International Comedy Writer by night. My jokes are originals (I believe) - feel free to share and I retweet stuff that makes me laugh
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Ian Searle @iansearle.bsky.social · 2d
I had to submit some writing to A.I. and it scored me 82%.

I was happy with that, but followed it's advice to 'improve my score'.

After I did that that it rated me at 79%.
Ian Searle @iansearle.bsky.social · 2d
ot through choice, I am having some adventures with AI. This is what it told me today. Clarity: 3/5 Creativity: 4/5 Consistency: 3/5 Overall Delivery: 3.5/5 The human contributions to the story show a good level of creativity, particularly in the imaginative details.
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John J. Hoare @dirtyfeed.org · 5d
Brand new on Dirty Feed: what was special about the Fawlty Towers episode "Basil the Rat"?

Short version: it had two days in the studio, while every other episode only had one.

Long version: www.dirtyfeed.org/2025/10/tc8-...
Fawlty Towers, "Basil the Rat": the Major spots the offending creature in the bar.
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Chris Douch @thisisdouch.bsky.social · 4d
I’m running a Kickstarter to fund a self-published children’s book. Please take a look and support if you can www.kickstarter.com/projects/thi...
CHEESE: Lights! Crackers! Action! A Funny Children's Book
The BRIEquel to CHEESE! a funny picture book aimed at kids aged 3-6
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Ian Searle @iansearle.bsky.social · 5d
An AI-generated actress, Tilly Norwood, has been unveiled.

Her programmers say her pronouns are She/Her, as she is definitely not non-binary.

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Ian Searle @iansearle.bsky.social · 5d
An AI-generated actress, Tilly Norwood, has been unveiled.

Her makers are worried she may only be offered bit parts.

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Ian Searle @iansearle.bsky.social · 5d
British companies are trialling no-shoes policies as a way to improve focus, comfort and morale – but not everyone is convinced especially employees at the Lego shops and drawing pin factories

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Ian Searle @iansearle.bsky.social · 5d
The UK Health Secretary has called for an apology after an NHS website suggested there are benefits to first-cousin marriage.

The main advantages were having six fingers and being really good at playing the banjo.

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Ian Searle @iansearle.bsky.social · 5d
The UK Health Secretary has called for an apology after an NHS website suggested there are benefits to first-cousin marriage.

A spokesperson said they knew there was something wrong with the advice but they couldn’t put their six fingers on it.

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Ian Searle @iansearle.bsky.social · 5d
British actor Owen Cooper has become the youngest male ever to win a primetime Emmy for his appearance in Netflix's acclaimed drama Adolescence.

They even managed to get him off the Net, and out of his bedroom, to accept the award.

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Ian Searle @iansearle.bsky.social · 5d
Three octogenarian Austrian nuns have defied their diocese and run away from their nursing home to return to their former convent in Salzburg.

As they left they were heard to be singing. "So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, goodbye…”

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Ian Searle @iansearle.bsky.social · 5d
Teenagers who peed into a pot of broth at a hotpot restaurant have been ordered to pay £227,000 to two catering companies in China.

Quite right, that’s no way to make Cock-a-leekie!

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Ian Searle @iansearle.bsky.social · 5d
There was speculation on social media that Donald Trump had died after he didn't appear on camera for a while.

I get the same worries about Google when it hasn’t updated after three days.

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Ian Searle @iansearle.bsky.social · 5d
First Minister John Swinney has had a "constructive discussion" with US President Donald Trump.

Yes, it was “How to construct intelligible sentences and paragraphs”.

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Ian Searle @iansearle.bsky.social · 5d
The Head of a Russian newspaper has mysteriously fallen 70ft to his death from a window, according to a statement from the Ministry of Defenestration.

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Ian Searle @iansearle.bsky.social · 5d
The Tories have set a low bar after misspelling Britain Brit-ian on conference chocolate.

The Conservatives say they had some of their best Brians working on this.

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Ian Searle @iansearle.bsky.social · 5d
Conservationists have revealed, nearly a century after they died out, Pine Martins have been reintroduced to Exmoor from Scotland.

However, thanks to Trump’s tariffs, Aston Martins may be facing extinction in the US.

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Ian Searle @iansearle.bsky.social · 5d
A 42-year-old woman from San Francisco has launched a billboard campaign inviting eligible bachelors to apply to date her.

When they turn up, applicants are disappointed to find that she doesn't have a moustache, goatee beard and antlers.

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Ian Searle @iansearle.bsky.social · 5d
Scotland's nature body, NatureScot, has suggested the best ways to scare seagulls are to wave your arms about and stare madly.

So a simpler solution would be to move next door to a Reform supporter.

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Ian Searle @iansearle.bsky.social · 5d
A first-time competitor from Norway has stirred up success by winning the world porridge championship.

The judges said it was a difficult decision as the first one was too cold, the second one was too hot, but the third one was “juuuussssttt right”

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Ian Searle @iansearle.bsky.social · 5d
The SNP say they want to see Baroness Michelle Mone stripped of her peerage due to her role in a Covid contract scandal.

Whereas readers of The Sun and The Star say they just want to see her stripped.

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Ian Searle @iansearle.bsky.social · 5d
Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch unveiled her "golden rule" on the economy in her keynote speech at Conservative party conference.

It was, “Whatever you do, keep Liz Truss away from the Treasury”.

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Ian Searle @iansearle.bsky.social · 5d
Kemi Badenoch says there is a buzz at Conservative Party conference.

Although that is probably just the sound of the malfunctioning spell checker.

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Ian Searle @iansearle.bsky.social · 6d
I have just been asked to "Provide proof of liveness for Ian Searle"... difficult at the best of times!
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Paul Brown @foolmentaljoker.bsky.social · 7d
'Making people pay for retail goods would kill the shoplifting industry.'
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The Verge @theverge.com · May 26
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
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