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That part of February, in London, where you might be in an early Graham Greene novel.
February 15, 2026 at 8:35 AM
That part of February, in London, where you might be in an early Graham Greene novel.
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Reminder that "jaywalking" was literally made up by american car manufacturers to shift the blame for accidents from drivers to pedestrians. "Jay" was a slang term meaning "idiot" or "rube".
“Jaywalking is permitted in London. In 1966, the police tried to crack down on it, but gave up after three months.”
People walk and cycle on roads by right, people drive under licence.
Jaywalking is not a thing in English law and Waymo must not change that.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
People walk and cycle on roads by right, people drive under licence.
Jaywalking is not a thing in English law and Waymo must not change that.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Self-driving taxis are coming to London – should we be worried? | Jack Stilgoe
Waymo’s cars were first rolled out in San Francisco, but the English capital’s old roads, pelican crossings and jaywalkers may pose issues for AI, says science and technology professor Jack Stilgoe
www.theguardian.com
February 2, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Reminder that "jaywalking" was literally made up by american car manufacturers to shift the blame for accidents from drivers to pedestrians. "Jay" was a slang term meaning "idiot" or "rube".
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I guess "white wealthy British and American grooming gangs" doesn't have the same ring to it
January 31, 2026 at 2:04 PM
I guess "white wealthy British and American grooming gangs" doesn't have the same ring to it
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If handing someone their arse, was a video clip
December 12, 2025 at 8:12 AM
If handing someone their arse, was a video clip
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Is it ok to eat a loch monster’s vegetables?
Not Nessie’s celery.
Not Nessie’s celery.
December 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Is it ok to eat a loch monster’s vegetables?
Not Nessie’s celery.
Not Nessie’s celery.
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September 25, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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(*One of my favourite Nirvana songs)
![[TWO PINTS OF BEER are on a pub bar, one is PERONI and one is a brown Christmas-themed beer]
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PERONI:
Hello there
CHRISTMAS BEER:
Hello Peroni
2
PERONI:
So nice to have someone new on the lineup!
And you are…?
3
CHRISTMAS BEER:
You know who I am, Peroni.
4
CHRISTMAS BEER:
I am Brown Christmas Liquid.
I come back each year.
5
CHRISTMAS BEER:
Every time with a new name, and a new horrible ingredient.
Last year I was Reindeer Stomper. This year I am... Cheeky Elf.
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PERONI:
Oh god
You were on the bar for two months and…
CHRISTMAS BEER:
Three pints sold, aye.
7
CHRISTMAS BEER:
I’m a seasonal blend of cinnamon, ginger, cloves, orange peel, nutmeg and this year, for reasons of late-capitalist sadism, vanilla.
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CHRISTMAS BEER:
My name is Cheeky Elf,
I taste of jam,
and I want to d*e.
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PERONI:
Well somebody’s trying you
CHRISTMAS BEER:
Poor bastard
[A hand comes down to lift CHRISTMAS BEER to sip the pint]
10
[CHRISTMAS BEER being sipped, off-scene]
11
[CHRISTMAS BEER being sipped, off-scene]
12
[CHRISTMAS BEER gets put back on the bar ]
PERSON [who just drank CHRISTMAS BEER]:
Oh my god
CHEEKY ELF:
SEE?
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December 9, 2025 at 8:20 PM
(*One of my favourite Nirvana songs)
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Christmas at the BBC
![Title panel:
CHRISTMAS… AT THE BBC.
The Traitors Christmas Special:
Who in the BBC Boardroom is trying to bring down the gaff from within?
[Image: The Traitors scene with Claudia Winkleman looking like “ooh-er” while the BBC board sit at a table looking suspiciously at each other]
Apologising To The People Who Want To Destroy Us At Christmas:
A festive extravaganza of self-flagellation before our enemies
[Image: A cozy fireside scene with Donald Trump, Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch standing, while at their feet lots of BBC employees are kneeling before them and begging for forgiveness].
Donald's Big Distraction:
Heartwarming Julia Donaldson animation in which a dragon sues the BBC to draw his friends' attention onto something else
[Image: Julia Donaldson’s ‘Zog’ with a Donald Trump wig, holding up a lawyer’s letter to show his dragon friends while trying to block their view of a pile of box files and computer drives some with ‘Epstein’ written on them].
The King's Speech:
We let Nigel Farage tell you the BBC is left wing as if that's some kind of fact
[Image: Nigel Farage as the King delivering his Christmas speech to camera].
A Ghost Story for Christmas:
A venerable British institution is haunted by Boris Johnson's appointees
[Image: A BBC studio with a window, outside in the dark snowy night a spectral apparition in the form of Robbie Gibb taps at the window and wails “I want to destroooy you”]
Christmas Labour Inertia-Time:
Keir Starmer and Lisa Nandy present four hours of total silence from under their desks
[Image: Show them both under their desks holding up glasses of sherry]
Rightward Drift Christmas Special:
A bonanza of trust-corrosion with confected immigration panic and Reform coverage
[Image: A computer and a smartphone in a cute snowy scene, both displaying the BBC News website with multiple headlines and LIVE feeds and and BREAKING NEWS stories headlined: “IMMIGRANTS? IMMIGRANTS? IMMIGRANTS? IMMIGRANTS!”]
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November 30, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Christmas at the BBC
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Armchair critics and door knockers
November 24, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Armchair critics and door knockers
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Ever since I saw this video by Stephen Buchanan on Twitter, in our house we have referred to fajita seasoning mix as “spicy dust”.
November 23, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Ever since I saw this video by Stephen Buchanan on Twitter, in our house we have referred to fajita seasoning mix as “spicy dust”.
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You might not think you needed to see Kate Bush dressed as a bat today, but you were wrong.
November 22, 2025 at 6:46 PM
You might not think you needed to see Kate Bush dressed as a bat today, but you were wrong.
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Terry Griffiths vs Cliff Thorburn. The Crucible, 1983.
November 9, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Terry Griffiths vs Cliff Thorburn. The Crucible, 1983.
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This only happens to you once
September 26, 2025 at 7:39 PM
This only happens to you once
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![[Scene is a DAD driving a car, stopped at traffic lights, with SON in the back seat. Music is playing on the car stereo]
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SON:
Hey dad, who’s this song by?
2
DAD:
Oh it’s the Wild Young Youth Band!
SON:
It’s actually pretty good…
3
VOICE FROM OFF SCENE:
STOP RIGHT THERE
4
DAD:
Who the hell are you
5
[A man dressed like a sad old Britpop version of the GREEN CROSS CODE MAN has appeared by the car. He says:]
I’m BAND REVIVAL SAFETY MAN.
6
BRSM:
Your son is currently looking up videos of the Wild Young Youth Band from 30 years ago…
7
BRSM:
Their peak-period sound and hey-day good looks are forming a solid image in his young mind.
[Show the boy googling the band on a phone - they look young, lean and beautiful]
8
BRSM:
Have you considered what will happen to him when the Wild Young Youth Band inevitably…
9
REFORM?
[Show empty stage on a news video on the phone screen]
News ticker headline:
Wild Young Youth Band Comeback Gig
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[Onto the stage walk the band, old, bald, wrinkly]
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Show a diagram of the boy’s head and brain. Annotations tell us his YOUNG BRAIN is suffering INSTANT EXISTENTIAL SHOCK by the apprehension of TIME’S CEASELESS MARCH
12
BRSM:
Quick, put an artist under 30 on
DAD:
I DON’T KNOW ANY
[ends]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4m3we4apbjayclzcnhwe3pfp/bafkreiabwyncpopb3cco2vmehl7xiknhijblpusyjxigks63f26mfwjhzi@jpeg)
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People think money has ruined football but the sight of a rapist dictator standing next to a corrupt football official in front of a big gold trophy at a competition bankrolled by Saudi Arabia reminds me the game still belongs to us.
July 14, 2025 at 6:40 AM
People think money has ruined football but the sight of a rapist dictator standing next to a corrupt football official in front of a big gold trophy at a competition bankrolled by Saudi Arabia reminds me the game still belongs to us.
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This will (hopefully) never cease to be staggering to everyone else in the world.
December 5, 2024 at 7:24 PM
This will (hopefully) never cease to be staggering to everyone else in the world.
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Sad but reality 😔
June 21, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Sad but reality 😔
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Classic tweet from a more innocent time
July 3, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Classic tweet from a more innocent time
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Because there’s never a bad time to share Chuck Jones’s rules for the Road Runner, here are Chuck Jones’s rules for the Road Runner
July 3, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Because there’s never a bad time to share Chuck Jones’s rules for the Road Runner, here are Chuck Jones’s rules for the Road Runner
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i quit my job at the reptile house in favour of a more creative career. i just couldn’t stand staring at a monitor all day.
June 24, 2025 at 10:11 AM
i quit my job at the reptile house in favour of a more creative career. i just couldn’t stand staring at a monitor all day.
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Every guy with a tragic backstory (in a movie):
June 20, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Every guy with a tragic backstory (in a movie):
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That feels uncomfortably non-specific.
June 22, 2025 at 6:51 PM
That feels uncomfortably non-specific.