Robert
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Eech meech. (Nonsense)
Hen's keech. (Hen's shite)
Toley. Bum. Fart. (Rude words)
And you are not it.
(From Dundee)
Hen's keech. (Hen's shite)
Toley. Bum. Fart. (Rude words)
And you are not it.
(From Dundee)
What was your version of eeny, meeny, miney, moe (counting game for choosing or eliminating someone) when you were younger? The best one I've heard is from Czech, which has several different endings but this is my favourite (image on the left is the original Czech, on the right is rough translation)
December 2, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Eech meech. (Nonsense)
Hen's keech. (Hen's shite)
Toley. Bum. Fart. (Rude words)
And you are not it.
(From Dundee)
Hen's keech. (Hen's shite)
Toley. Bum. Fart. (Rude words)
And you are not it.
(From Dundee)
The Alba Party. But with a membership that doesn't qualify for bus passes.
Zarah Sultana apparently wants to nationalise the entire economy including the Internet.
December 2, 2025 at 9:37 AM
The Alba Party. But with a membership that doesn't qualify for bus passes.
Reeves will resign because Anas asked her to. This is how Britain works, as any fool knows.
Anas Sarwar repeatedly has refused to respond to accusations that Rachel Reeves lied about the public finances ahead of the Budget
Anas Sarwar repeatedly refuses to comment on Chancellor's Budget 'lies'
www.thenational.scot
December 1, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Reeves will resign because Anas asked her to. This is how Britain works, as any fool knows.
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Your annual reminder that the most revealing difference between Irish and Scottish Gaelic is definitely in the words for December: Mí na Nollag (Month of Christmas) in Ireland, and An Dubhlachd (the Blackness) in Scotland. So once again may I wish you all a lovely Blackness.
December 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Your annual reminder that the most revealing difference between Irish and Scottish Gaelic is definitely in the words for December: Mí na Nollag (Month of Christmas) in Ireland, and An Dubhlachd (the Blackness) in Scotland. So once again may I wish you all a lovely Blackness.
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Behold! You have been blessed by the Capybara shaped chicken tender.
Repost to share the blessing.
Repost to share the blessing.
November 30, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Behold! You have been blessed by the Capybara shaped chicken tender.
Repost to share the blessing.
Repost to share the blessing.
The smugly twee form of British nationalism personified by Paddington Bear is even more monstrous than the thuggish union-jack-waving form. Change my mind
December 1, 2025 at 8:30 AM
The smugly twee form of British nationalism personified by Paddington Bear is even more monstrous than the thuggish union-jack-waving form. Change my mind
The Kontinuity Korbyn Kult?
Um.... No. Strike that one from the record please.
Um.... No. Strike that one from the record please.
The left-wing party formed by Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana has revealed a shortlist of potential names
Your Party unveils name shortlist ahead of conference
www.thenational.scot
November 29, 2025 at 4:55 PM
The Kontinuity Korbyn Kult?
Um.... No. Strike that one from the record please.
Um.... No. Strike that one from the record please.
"See thae turbines? They're an infinite source of clean electricity. Literally plucking wealth out of the air.
We'll be having none of that shite."
The Alba Party
We'll be having none of that shite."
The Alba Party
The Alba Party have launched a campaign to halt onshore wind farm development in Scotland
'Simply no need': Alba launch petition to halt onshore wind farm development
www.thenational.scot
November 28, 2025 at 5:42 PM
"See thae turbines? They're an infinite source of clean electricity. Literally plucking wealth out of the air.
We'll be having none of that shite."
The Alba Party
We'll be having none of that shite."
The Alba Party
I once encountered David Coburn in the Italian food aisle of the Duloch Tesco in Dunfermline. He selected a jar of Lloyd Grossman puttanesca sauce.
Hope this helps.
Hope this helps.
November 28, 2025 at 1:41 PM
I once encountered David Coburn in the Italian food aisle of the Duloch Tesco in Dunfermline. He selected a jar of Lloyd Grossman puttanesca sauce.
Hope this helps.
Hope this helps.
Never give a Garmin.
November 28, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Never give a Garmin.
Labour's assumption that we can't recall anything that happened more than eighteen months ago will always be its Achilles' heel.
November 27, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Labour's assumption that we can't recall anything that happened more than eighteen months ago will always be its Achilles' heel.
Wes Streeting is to Keir Starmer as Handsome Pete is to a
portrait of Krusty the Clown on an inflated balloon.
Here endeth the physiognomy lesson.
portrait of Krusty the Clown on an inflated balloon.
Here endeth the physiognomy lesson.
Wes Streeting calls BMA ‘impossible’ and says they made ‘misleading’ claims
Wes Streeting calls BMA ‘impossible’ and says they made ‘misleading’ claims
Health secretary responds to speech given by GP committee leader accusing Labour of ‘gaslighting’ behaviour
Wes Streeting has accused the British Medical Association (BMA) of being “impossible” and issuing “misleading” information in an escalation of tensions with the doctors union.
In an unusual move, the health secretary wrote on Thursday to England’s 50,000 GPs to convey his frustration with the BMA over recent changes that from last month made it easier for patients to contact them online between 8am and 6.30pm Monday to Friday. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Wes Streeting is to Keir Starmer as Handsome Pete is to a
portrait of Krusty the Clown on an inflated balloon.
Here endeth the physiognomy lesson.
portrait of Krusty the Clown on an inflated balloon.
Here endeth the physiognomy lesson.
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"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
November 27, 2025 at 2:30 AM
"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
Has the budget horror ended? May I emerge?
a close up of a brown surface with a few spots
Alt: A meerkat keeks out of its burrow then quickly returns inside. It is probably scunnered by an excess of British grotesquerie, this being budget day.
media.tenor.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Has the budget horror ended? May I emerge?
Because if it matters to you, it matters to Digby Jones, the Baron Jones of Birmingham, former head of the CBI.
Um. Where was I?
Um. Where was I?
November 26, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Because if it matters to you, it matters to Digby Jones, the Baron Jones of Birmingham, former head of the CBI.
Um. Where was I?
Um. Where was I?
Another budget day in Britain then...
November 26, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Another budget day in Britain then...
So to recap:
Randy Baumgardner.
Butch Otter.
Todger Strunk.
General Booty.
Young Boozer.
And now:
Randy Baumgardner.
Butch Otter.
Todger Strunk.
General Booty.
Young Boozer.
And now:
November 26, 2025 at 7:07 AM
So to recap:
Randy Baumgardner.
Butch Otter.
Todger Strunk.
General Booty.
Young Boozer.
And now:
Randy Baumgardner.
Butch Otter.
Todger Strunk.
General Booty.
Young Boozer.
And now:
Today I learnt that Bob from Sesame Street once earnt a living singing European folk songs in Japanese. Today was well spent.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWLv...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWLv...
Bob Mcgrath sings "Danny Boy" in Japanese
YouTube video by Christopher Dunlea
www.youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Today I learnt that Bob from Sesame Street once earnt a living singing European folk songs in Japanese. Today was well spent.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWLv...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWLv...
I fancy a classy print of dear Auld Reekie for the spare room. I'll look on Etsy first and... Wait... Did someone spike my drink?
November 25, 2025 at 11:16 AM
I fancy a classy print of dear Auld Reekie for the spare room. I'll look on Etsy first and... Wait... Did someone spike my drink?
🎵I like big bulls and I cannot lie.
You other brothers can't deny🎵
You other brothers can't deny🎵
November 23, 2025 at 6:47 PM
🎵I like big bulls and I cannot lie.
You other brothers can't deny🎵
You other brothers can't deny🎵
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It's that time of year
November 22, 2025 at 11:54 AM
It's that time of year
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November 21, 2025 at 5:54 PM
*sigh* Without warning, the power button on my phone now opens an "AI assistant" instead of switching the phone on and off.
November 21, 2025 at 8:02 AM
*sigh* Without warning, the power button on my phone now opens an "AI assistant" instead of switching the phone on and off.
"Walk like a penguin" eh?
a black and white photo of a group of penguins standing on a rocky beach .
ALT: a black and white photo of a group of penguins standing on a rocky beach .
media.tenor.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:19 AM
"Walk like a penguin" eh?