Balderdash
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I placed my onions
on the floor,
under the window
by the door.
The layers of nuance
caught their eyes,
the day I won
The Turner Prize
on the floor,
under the window
by the door.
The layers of nuance
caught their eyes,
the day I won
The Turner Prize
Listening to Agatha Christie’s ABC Murders and The Mysterious Affair at Styles with Peter Dinklage as Poirot and he is absolutely superb. Free on Audible.
November 27, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Listening to Agatha Christie’s ABC Murders and The Mysterious Affair at Styles with Peter Dinklage as Poirot and he is absolutely superb. Free on Audible.
Latest rustic loaf
November 27, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Latest rustic loaf
Would have been absurd to really suggest this a couple of weeks ago but Slot must be quite close to losing his job now.
November 26, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Would have been absurd to really suggest this a couple of weeks ago but Slot must be quite close to losing his job now.
Today’s philosophy poser:
Is cream chimneys a better metaphor for willies or boobies?
Is cream chimneys a better metaphor for willies or boobies?
November 26, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Today’s philosophy poser:
Is cream chimneys a better metaphor for willies or boobies?
Is cream chimneys a better metaphor for willies or boobies?
One of our generation’s greatest achievements is to apply anything we disagree with to Orwell’s 1984.
November 26, 2025 at 8:44 AM
One of our generation’s greatest achievements is to apply anything we disagree with to Orwell’s 1984.
Lank Frampard’s Coventry now with a ten point gap looking odds on for a return to the Premier League. After that it’s anyone’s guess with only 9 points separating the next 16 teams.
November 25, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Lank Frampard’s Coventry now with a ten point gap looking odds on for a return to the Premier League. After that it’s anyone’s guess with only 9 points separating the next 16 teams.
Marc Cucurella being interviewed on the telly
November 25, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Marc Cucurella being interviewed on the telly
Refuse to accept that Peter Beardsley and Aubrey Beardsley are not related.
November 23, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Refuse to accept that Peter Beardsley and Aubrey Beardsley are not related.
Just reading David Nicholls’ superb ‘You are Here,’ again and imagining who would play Marnie and Martin in a film (really hope this happens). I’ve picked two for each: Olivia Colman, Sian Clifford, Adeel Akhtar and Tom Hollander.
November 23, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Just reading David Nicholls’ superb ‘You are Here,’ again and imagining who would play Marnie and Martin in a film (really hope this happens). I’ve picked two for each: Olivia Colman, Sian Clifford, Adeel Akhtar and Tom Hollander.
The Telegraph again screaming into the void. The journalistic equivalent of Farage - whinging & complaining without doing anything constructive. TNT did a good job. Becky Ives was great and Finn and Langer are anything but dull. Compare that with Fox’s coverage which opened up with Vaughan & Warner.
November 21, 2025 at 6:06 PM
The Telegraph again screaming into the void. The journalistic equivalent of Farage - whinging & complaining without doing anything constructive. TNT did a good job. Becky Ives was great and Finn and Langer are anything but dull. Compare that with Fox’s coverage which opened up with Vaughan & Warner.
Morning everybody, England electing to bat are 1-1 or if you’re in Australia, 1-1.
November 21, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Morning everybody, England electing to bat are 1-1 or if you’re in Australia, 1-1.
For newcomers to The Ashes, England and Australia play for a small urn (11 cm high) which contains the burnt shavings of the 'tashes of previous participants.
November 20, 2025 at 8:01 PM
For newcomers to The Ashes, England and Australia play for a small urn (11 cm high) which contains the burnt shavings of the 'tashes of previous participants.
Nearly there. Who’s up at 2:20?
November 20, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Nearly there. Who’s up at 2:20?
Reading a book by an American author which has just used the word, ‘aerosolised.’
November 20, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Reading a book by an American author which has just used the word, ‘aerosolised.’
Age Against the Machine
November 19, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Age Against the Machine
Good morning. Here. We. Go.
November 19, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Good morning. Here. We. Go.
One thing this is not, is … ‘deeply shocking.’
November 18, 2025 at 11:40 PM
One thing this is not, is … ‘deeply shocking.’
Draw for play-offs 12pm tomorrow. 1 game with the higher pot team at home. So pot 1 at home to pot 4 etc.
Interestingly Italy will play either North Macedonia (who knocked them out at the same stage last World Cup) Sweden (who knocked them out at the same stage in the previous World Cup) or Romania
Interestingly Italy will play either North Macedonia (who knocked them out at the same stage last World Cup) Sweden (who knocked them out at the same stage in the previous World Cup) or Romania
November 18, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Draw for play-offs 12pm tomorrow. 1 game with the higher pot team at home. So pot 1 at home to pot 4 etc.
Interestingly Italy will play either North Macedonia (who knocked them out at the same stage last World Cup) Sweden (who knocked them out at the same stage in the previous World Cup) or Romania
Interestingly Italy will play either North Macedonia (who knocked them out at the same stage last World Cup) Sweden (who knocked them out at the same stage in the previous World Cup) or Romania
Alleged rapists who have paid hush money unite.
November 18, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Alleged rapists who have paid hush money unite.
Good morning and good luck to Scotland this evening
November 18, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Good morning and good luck to Scotland this evening
Who’s your favourite player on the ‘other’ side? Mine’s Mitchell Johnson. First series 2009 he was awful. Same again in 2010/11 & wasn’t even selected for the next series. Finally in 2014/5 he was sensational and destroyed England - a great redemption story which parallels the ups and downs of life.
November 16, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Who’s your favourite player on the ‘other’ side? Mine’s Mitchell Johnson. First series 2009 he was awful. Same again in 2010/11 & wasn’t even selected for the next series. Finally in 2014/5 he was sensational and destroyed England - a great redemption story which parallels the ups and downs of life.
Italy have received a lot of criticism and are in danger of failing to qualify for the third World Cup in a row. However, their fate is still in their own hands and a 9-0 win (or equivalent) tonight will see them qualify at Norway’s expense.
November 16, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Italy have received a lot of criticism and are in danger of failing to qualify for the third World Cup in a row. However, their fate is still in their own hands and a 9-0 win (or equivalent) tonight will see them qualify at Norway’s expense.