Andrew Craig
@andrewcraig.bsky.social
Co-editor of Head In The Clouds: The Best Stories From 50 Years of Free Flying. Get it from xcmag.com or your local bookshop. Paraglider pilot, cyclist. Krypton Factor champion 1992, twice Mastermind semifinalist, winner on The Chase. Former BBC journalist
Two proper subjects, two Mickey Mouse ones. #mastermind
December 1, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Two proper subjects, two Mickey Mouse ones. #mastermind
Which is odd for unionist parties.
November 30, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Which is odd for unionist parties.
Reposted by Andrew Craig
I’m quite enjoying the 180 turn on a six pence from “you’ve wrecked the economy and created a black hole” to “there was no black hole and this is even worse”.
November 30, 2025 at 9:39 AM
I’m quite enjoying the 180 turn on a six pence from “you’ve wrecked the economy and created a black hole” to “there was no black hole and this is even worse”.
Sorry, Guinness!
November 30, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Sorry, Guinness!
I like Guiness Zero very much, but it's certainly distinguishable from normal Guiness, which I don't like!
Moretti and Asahi make good alcohol-free beer.
Moretti and Asahi make good alcohol-free beer.
November 30, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I like Guiness Zero very much, but it's certainly distinguishable from normal Guiness, which I don't like!
Moretti and Asahi make good alcohol-free beer.
Moretti and Asahi make good alcohol-free beer.
What about leaders in Northern Ireland? Or is Your Party going to kick it out of the United Kingdom?
November 30, 2025 at 10:53 AM
What about leaders in Northern Ireland? Or is Your Party going to kick it out of the United Kingdom?
Will they send a limousine anyway?
November 28, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Will they send a limousine anyway?
...and now I've looked it up, and of course the pizza was named after a real person. Dough!
November 28, 2025 at 11:56 AM
...and now I've looked it up, and of course the pizza was named after a real person. Dough!
I considered spelling it like that, but I don't think I've ever heard of a real person called Margherita.
November 28, 2025 at 11:53 AM
I considered spelling it like that, but I don't think I've ever heard of a real person called Margherita.
Easy mistake to make if your bride's called Margarita.
November 28, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Easy mistake to make if your bride's called Margarita.
We don't go to "the emergency room" over here - we go to A&E or Casualty.
November 28, 2025 at 10:50 AM
We don't go to "the emergency room" over here - we go to A&E or Casualty.
"Two of our cases involved nothing more serious than grievous bodily harm"
Jeezuz!
Jeezuz!
November 28, 2025 at 9:21 AM
"Two of our cases involved nothing more serious than grievous bodily harm"
Jeezuz!
Jeezuz!
Ooh, I'd not heard of that. I'll have to see if I can find
a way to watch it.
a way to watch it.
November 28, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Ooh, I'd not heard of that. I'll have to see if I can find
a way to watch it.
a way to watch it.
And the best of all is missing: In Which We Serve.
November 28, 2025 at 9:01 AM
And the best of all is missing: In Which We Serve.
Emmental has an excellent, subtle flavour. Wouldn't work on crisps, though.
November 27, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Emmental has an excellent, subtle flavour. Wouldn't work on crisps, though.
Because she's a woman. Because she's the best woman in the world. Because women will have no elite sport if male people are allowed into it.
November 27, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Because she's a woman. Because she's the best woman in the world. Because women will have no elite sport if male people are allowed into it.
The "trans woman" is not actually a woman; not female, so not eligible for women's sports. Just as a 25-year-old athlete who says "I'm 15" isn't eligible for under-16 sports, however strongly he feels that he has an innate sense of being 15.
November 27, 2025 at 6:46 PM
The "trans woman" is not actually a woman; not female, so not eligible for women's sports. Just as a 25-year-old athlete who says "I'm 15" isn't eligible for under-16 sports, however strongly he feels that he has an innate sense of being 15.
Because being the best female athlete in your country, or in the world, is a notable achievement - much more notable than being the 10,000th best male (or the 10,000th best human).
November 27, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Because being the best female athlete in your country, or in the world, is a notable achievement - much more notable than being the 10,000th best male (or the 10,000th best human).
Lots of people want to watch the men's 100 metres final at the Olympics. Lots of people want to watch the women's 100 metres final at the Olympics. No one wants to watch the final between the 20,000th to 20,008th fastest sprinters in the world.
November 27, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Lots of people want to watch the men's 100 metres final at the Olympics. Lots of people want to watch the women's 100 metres final at the Olympics. No one wants to watch the final between the 20,000th to 20,008th fastest sprinters in the world.