Joe-ho-ho Scaramanga
@joescaramanga.co.uk
I'd offer you a beer but I've only got the six.
All manner of retro pop culture references to baffle anyone under 40 and occasional rants.
May make uninformed comments about the football.
#totp #coys #forgotten80s
All manner of retro pop culture references to baffle anyone under 40 and occasional rants.
May make uninformed comments about the football.
#totp #coys #forgotten80s
Pinned
FFS... I'm losing them all.
Dame Shirley Bassey Provides Original Songs for Harry Potter Audiobook
Dame Shirley Bassey Provides Original Songs for Harry Potter Audiobook
Dame Shirley Bassey has contributed three original songs to a new audiocast version of the Harry Potter book series.
bit.ly
December 15, 2025 at 7:50 PM
FFS... I'm losing them all.
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rest in peace rob reiner ♥️
December 15, 2025 at 1:38 PM
rest in peace rob reiner ♥️
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One of my favourite Betamax episodes was chatting about This Is Spinal Tap with Absokute DJ Claire Sturgess back in 2018 (recorded in her studio). Alas it wasn’t episode 11 but still amazing open.spotify.com/episode/28gD...
This Is Spinal Tap
open.spotify.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:08 PM
One of my favourite Betamax episodes was chatting about This Is Spinal Tap with Absokute DJ Claire Sturgess back in 2018 (recorded in her studio). Alas it wasn’t episode 11 but still amazing open.spotify.com/episode/28gD...
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a beef wellington is just a sausage roll that went to eton.
December 15, 2025 at 2:52 PM
a beef wellington is just a sausage roll that went to eton.
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Opening door number 15 of the Scarred For Life advent calendar, we find... a man trapped in a phone box. It's one of the greatest short horror films ever made (with an unforgettable ending): LA CABINA!
December 15, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Opening door number 15 of the Scarred For Life advent calendar, we find... a man trapped in a phone box. It's one of the greatest short horror films ever made (with an unforgettable ending): LA CABINA!
"Anything can happen in the next half hour!"
Today is the 55th anniversary of the official opening of the silliest pub the world ever saw, the Windsock in Dunstable
December 15, 2025 at 2:01 PM
"Anything can happen in the next half hour!"
Been thinking about "we need to give him the season".
Why? Most people get a 3 month probation period in a new job.
Forest are on their THIRD manager in four months and were miles better than Spurs yesterday.
Why? Most people get a 3 month probation period in a new job.
Forest are on their THIRD manager in four months and were miles better than Spurs yesterday.
I think we focus to much on a lack of patience and should talk about how bad we are at hiring managers. Frank like Nuno would not level to us. We need to start from an attacking philosophy and then hire a manager to fit within that which means Lange and Paratici need to go as well.
December 15, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Been thinking about "we need to give him the season".
Why? Most people get a 3 month probation period in a new job.
Forest are on their THIRD manager in four months and were miles better than Spurs yesterday.
Why? Most people get a 3 month probation period in a new job.
Forest are on their THIRD manager in four months and were miles better than Spurs yesterday.
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"Nobody is required to listen to anyone, for any reason. If someone started yelling opinions at you in the street or at a party, you’d walk away."
This is old but feels relevant again: people can use social media in whatever way they like, stop complaining that they're doing it wrong.
This is old but feels relevant again: people can use social media in whatever way they like, stop complaining that they're doing it wrong.
In defence of echo chambers
This week, some common terms from naval language, and a map of left behind places. But first, what’s the problem with filter bubbles anyway?
jonn.substack.com
December 15, 2025 at 11:53 AM
"Nobody is required to listen to anyone, for any reason. If someone started yelling opinions at you in the street or at a party, you’d walk away."
This is old but feels relevant again: people can use social media in whatever way they like, stop complaining that they're doing it wrong.
This is old but feels relevant again: people can use social media in whatever way they like, stop complaining that they're doing it wrong.
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On @bbc6music.bsky.social this afternoon at (apparently) around 2pm, chatting to @craigcharles.bsky.social about my recently published book, #IntoTheGroove.
December 15, 2025 at 9:21 AM
On @bbc6music.bsky.social this afternoon at (apparently) around 2pm, chatting to @craigcharles.bsky.social about my recently published book, #IntoTheGroove.
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Monthly Patreon thread, with seasonal offerings, including your fifth annual Selection Box video. Tiers start at £1, with 900,000+ words of content plus hours of audio and video (some of it Patreon-exclusive). Here's a public index of all the posts:
patreon.com/posts/26784352
patreon.com/posts/26784352
December 1, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Monthly Patreon thread, with seasonal offerings, including your fifth annual Selection Box video. Tiers start at £1, with 900,000+ words of content plus hours of audio and video (some of it Patreon-exclusive). Here's a public index of all the posts:
patreon.com/posts/26784352
patreon.com/posts/26784352
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There's gonna be a lot of Princess Bride, Spinal Tap, Stand By Me and When Harry Met Sally content about today so here's my favourite version of the Spinal Tap trailer, made for a NATO* showing. "You want stars? I'm in the picture!"
youtu.be/ZNQpH_epiI0
* North American Theater Owners
youtu.be/ZNQpH_epiI0
* North American Theater Owners
Spinal Tap - Cheese Rolling promo
YouTube video by Emory Lane
youtu.be
December 15, 2025 at 8:45 AM
There's gonna be a lot of Princess Bride, Spinal Tap, Stand By Me and When Harry Met Sally content about today so here's my favourite version of the Spinal Tap trailer, made for a NATO* showing. "You want stars? I'm in the picture!"
youtu.be/ZNQpH_epiI0
* North American Theater Owners
youtu.be/ZNQpH_epiI0
* North American Theater Owners
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This entire weekend
December 15, 2025 at 3:58 AM
This entire weekend
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It’s 35 years since a young Paul Gascoigne got the ball at Maine Road… and did this.
Fast and fearless. A frenzy of potential. This was Gazza with the world at his feet.
Fast and fearless. A frenzy of potential. This was Gazza with the world at his feet.
December 15, 2025 at 7:31 AM
It’s 35 years since a young Paul Gascoigne got the ball at Maine Road… and did this.
Fast and fearless. A frenzy of potential. This was Gazza with the world at his feet.
Fast and fearless. A frenzy of potential. This was Gazza with the world at his feet.
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When Rob Reiner was on his all-time epic run at the start of his career, he had an opportunity to read a script that was looking for a production partner, and he lost his mind for it. He decided Castle Rock had to have it, no matter what.
December 15, 2025 at 7:37 AM
When Rob Reiner was on his all-time epic run at the start of his career, he had an opportunity to read a script that was looking for a production partner, and he lost his mind for it. He decided Castle Rock had to have it, no matter what.
After reading this it seems the short answer is Zaslav wants a massive payout before he crashes the company.
Excellent damn question (andfa very fine write up that actually gets into the history and larger issues)
Why Is Warner Bros. for Sale at All? prospect.org/2025/12/10/w...
Why Is Warner Bros. for Sale at All? prospect.org/2025/12/10/w...
Why Is Warner Bros. for Sale at All? - The American Prospect
Its product has never been more critically or financially successful. Why is it auctioning itself off?
prospect.org
December 15, 2025 at 7:30 AM
After reading this it seems the short answer is Zaslav wants a massive payout before he crashes the company.
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everything is terrible so here’s the swedish chef doing rapper’s delight
July 11, 2025 at 3:28 AM
everything is terrible so here’s the swedish chef doing rapper’s delight
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Mel Brooks having to bury Rob Reiner is against all laws of nature and I’m not ok about it
December 15, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Mel Brooks having to bury Rob Reiner is against all laws of nature and I’m not ok about it
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Rob Reiner made some great movies but he was also unafraid to speak the truth, and was one of the public voices who knew you don’t squander your platform, and only got louder about opposing evil fucks as he got older. Legend.
December 15, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Rob Reiner made some great movies but he was also unafraid to speak the truth, and was one of the public voices who knew you don’t squander your platform, and only got louder about opposing evil fucks as he got older. Legend.
Rob Reiner brought nothing but joy into peoples lives.
The next time some arsehole is on TV spouting hate, remember that they have brought absolutely no joy into the world at all and I'm sick of these people seemingly ruling everything now.
The next time some arsehole is on TV spouting hate, remember that they have brought absolutely no joy into the world at all and I'm sick of these people seemingly ruling everything now.
December 15, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Rob Reiner brought nothing but joy into peoples lives.
The next time some arsehole is on TV spouting hate, remember that they have brought absolutely no joy into the world at all and I'm sick of these people seemingly ruling everything now.
The next time some arsehole is on TV spouting hate, remember that they have brought absolutely no joy into the world at all and I'm sick of these people seemingly ruling everything now.
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One of my all-time favorite clips of Rob Reiner, from his Friars Club Roast in 2000, as he reads aloud Roger Ebert's infamous scathing review of his movie North. The man had an amazing sense of humor about himself. RIP.
December 15, 2025 at 3:53 AM
One of my all-time favorite clips of Rob Reiner, from his Friars Club Roast in 2000, as he reads aloud Roger Ebert's infamous scathing review of his movie North. The man had an amazing sense of humor about himself. RIP.
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Side note for Death: could you go for some absolute shitheads for a while please? Leave us with some of the good ones for a bit longer, please.
December 15, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Side note for Death: could you go for some absolute shitheads for a while please? Leave us with some of the good ones for a bit longer, please.