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40-something single dad of four, bloody happy with life.
The world needs more blimps. Apparently there are only 25 left on the planet. What monster doesn't love a blimp?!
Bring Back Blimps.
Bring Back Blimps.
a goodyear blimp is flying in the sky
ALT: a goodyear blimp is flying in the sky
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December 16, 2025 at 9:51 AM
The world needs more blimps. Apparently there are only 25 left on the planet. What monster doesn't love a blimp?!
Bring Back Blimps.
Bring Back Blimps.
Argued with my kids last night about what the 12 best Christmas movies are.
But we all agreed that Christmas With The Kranks was NOT on the list.
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But we all agreed that Christmas With The Kranks was NOT on the list.
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Watch the 12 best Christmas movies at Christmas
You build the perfect December ritual: soft lighting, warm blankets, snacks within reach, and a hand-picked list of Christmas movies that carry you from the first week of Decemb…
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December 16, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Argued with my kids last night about what the 12 best Christmas movies are.
But we all agreed that Christmas With The Kranks was NOT on the list.
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But we all agreed that Christmas With The Kranks was NOT on the list.
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I love being able to send a reply to another middle aged man as just a 👍
He gets what I mean, I get what I mean, nobody gets offended in any direction. No need for more words.
👍
He gets what I mean, I get what I mean, nobody gets offended in any direction. No need for more words.
👍
December 15, 2025 at 6:31 PM
I love being able to send a reply to another middle aged man as just a 👍
He gets what I mean, I get what I mean, nobody gets offended in any direction. No need for more words.
👍
He gets what I mean, I get what I mean, nobody gets offended in any direction. No need for more words.
👍
This year I'm buying my kids shitty notebooks, because they all say they can't write in their nice ones or they'll ruin them.
December 15, 2025 at 6:23 PM
This year I'm buying my kids shitty notebooks, because they all say they can't write in their nice ones or they'll ruin them.
You never really hear about what those Three Wise Men did next, so maybe they weren't actually all that wise at all.
One hit wonders.
One hit wonders.
December 15, 2025 at 4:33 PM
You never really hear about what those Three Wise Men did next, so maybe they weren't actually all that wise at all.
One hit wonders.
One hit wonders.
Finally got round to doing the outdoor lights.
Need more, though.
Need more, though.
December 14, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Finally got round to doing the outdoor lights.
Need more, though.
Need more, though.
Time to start work on one of the Christmas presents for my gf - refurbishing this old Singer sewing machine and table.
80 years of grime and scrapers of varnish to remove.
80 years of grime and scrapers of varnish to remove.
December 3, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Time to start work on one of the Christmas presents for my gf - refurbishing this old Singer sewing machine and table.
80 years of grime and scrapers of varnish to remove.
80 years of grime and scrapers of varnish to remove.
Day two of surviving #Whamageddon - I have high hopes for this year.
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Survive Whamaggedon
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December 2, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Day two of surviving #Whamageddon - I have high hopes for this year.
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I don't know what's more depressing - my bank balance, or my screen time notifications.
December 1, 2025 at 9:30 AM
I don't know what's more depressing - my bank balance, or my screen time notifications.
How early is too early for Viennetta?
November 23, 2025 at 10:19 AM
How early is too early for Viennetta?
I want to buy an ice cream truck and change it so that in winter I can drive around selling coffee, tea, hot chocolote, and hot pastries.
November 22, 2025 at 11:21 AM
I want to buy an ice cream truck and change it so that in winter I can drive around selling coffee, tea, hot chocolote, and hot pastries.
Get a good night's sleep? In this economy?!
I'm too poor for that.
I'm too poor for that.
November 20, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Get a good night's sleep? In this economy?!
I'm too poor for that.
I'm too poor for that.
This hot water bottle for my feet might be the best thing I’ve EVER bought.
November 19, 2025 at 12:34 PM
This hot water bottle for my feet might be the best thing I’ve EVER bought.
Tonight I fixed a bug that I'd been stuck with for over a week, so to celebrate I'm drinking my rum out of a glass, like a proper grown up.
November 18, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Tonight I fixed a bug that I'd been stuck with for over a week, so to celebrate I'm drinking my rum out of a glass, like a proper grown up.
I'm a solid 10, but only in Binary.
November 18, 2025 at 8:20 PM
I'm a solid 10, but only in Binary.
Is it too late to fix my Spotify Wrapped so I don't look like a lunatic with the consistency of sloppy gravy?
November 18, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Is it too late to fix my Spotify Wrapped so I don't look like a lunatic with the consistency of sloppy gravy?
There is not a single movie that wouldn't be improved by adding Muppets to it.
November 18, 2025 at 4:47 PM
There is not a single movie that wouldn't be improved by adding Muppets to it.
Realised I could hook up my Mac to my telly, so did what any grown man would do:
Played Football Manager on the big screen.
(I’m 45 years old…)
Played Football Manager on the big screen.
(I’m 45 years old…)
November 16, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Realised I could hook up my Mac to my telly, so did what any grown man would do:
Played Football Manager on the big screen.
(I’m 45 years old…)
Played Football Manager on the big screen.
(I’m 45 years old…)
Just saw a post about Americans being upset that wandering the streets with glasses of wine and chatting with friends is illegal there, and I think I may now have my weekend plan sorted in good old Britain.
November 15, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Just saw a post about Americans being upset that wandering the streets with glasses of wine and chatting with friends is illegal there, and I think I may now have my weekend plan sorted in good old Britain.
Name two words that rhyme but should never go together.
I’ll start: Fun run.
I’ll start: Fun run.
November 13, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Name two words that rhyme but should never go together.
I’ll start: Fun run.
I’ll start: Fun run.
I believe every man who doesn’t have a beard would look better with a beard.
November 8, 2025 at 12:59 PM
I believe every man who doesn’t have a beard would look better with a beard.
How many rodeos is the right number of rodeos for me to know what I'm doing?
Because I'm way past my first rodeo and still haven't got a clue.
Because I'm way past my first rodeo and still haven't got a clue.
November 7, 2025 at 1:06 PM
How many rodeos is the right number of rodeos for me to know what I'm doing?
Because I'm way past my first rodeo and still haven't got a clue.
Because I'm way past my first rodeo and still haven't got a clue.
I want a show of Nick and Joe travelling the country in an old school mini.
Don’t even care what they’re doing on the trip.
#TheTraitors
Don’t even care what they’re doing on the trip.
#TheTraitors
November 6, 2025 at 10:46 PM
I want a show of Nick and Joe travelling the country in an old school mini.
Don’t even care what they’re doing on the trip.
#TheTraitors
Don’t even care what they’re doing on the trip.
#TheTraitors
November 6, 2025 at 10:04 PM
November 6, 2025 at 9:59 PM