Carl Maxim
@carlmaxim.bsky.social
I don't have time for a fourth dimension.
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Carl Maxim
@carlmaxim.bsky.social
· Oct 15
Last night's meeting of the Pessimist Society was very disappointing. Yet again, the room was half empty.
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I've mounted a landline phone next to my bathroom mirror because every now and then I like to pretend I'm visiting my twin in jail.
November 22, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I've mounted a landline phone next to my bathroom mirror because every now and then I like to pretend I'm visiting my twin in jail.
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Someone just ran up to me in the street and tried to intimidate me with a hardback copy of Heidegger's Being and Time - I'm so sick and tired of these existential threats.
November 28, 2024 at 9:56 AM
Someone just ran up to me in the street and tried to intimidate me with a hardback copy of Heidegger's Being and Time - I'm so sick and tired of these existential threats.
And yet Alan Titchmarsh is still allowed to roam free. #TwoSecateurKeir www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Man carrying home his gardening tools arrested by armed police in Manchester
Samuel Rowe, who was returning from allotment, seeking to overturn caution for possession of offensive weapon
www.theguardian.com
July 28, 2025 at 11:39 AM
And yet Alan Titchmarsh is still allowed to roam free. #TwoSecateurKeir www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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TOP TIP: Save time in arguments by instantly jumping to other people's conclusions.
October 26, 2023 at 6:52 PM
TOP TIP: Save time in arguments by instantly jumping to other people's conclusions.
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In the future, historical re-enactment societies will re-run the culture wars with people standing in a muddy field typing angry messages into their phones.
February 18, 2025 at 9:34 AM
In the future, historical re-enactment societies will re-run the culture wars with people standing in a muddy field typing angry messages into their phones.
Is it so they can bend over backwards claiming they're not fascists? observer.co.uk/culture/book...
Why do fascists love yoga? | The Observer
For more than a century, elements of the far right have been attracted by the rigour of eastern disciplines. But does the connection stand up?
observer.co.uk
July 26, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Is it so they can bend over backwards claiming they're not fascists? observer.co.uk/culture/book...
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Saw a shop offering a service called 'microneedling', so I went in and they annoyed me ever so slightly.
November 14, 2024 at 8:37 PM
Saw a shop offering a service called 'microneedling', so I went in and they annoyed me ever so slightly.
Relaxing with a big black marker pen and the existential abyss colouring-in book.
July 26, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Relaxing with a big black marker pen and the existential abyss colouring-in book.
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I'm short-sighted in my mind's eye so I can only imagine things really close up.
December 10, 2023 at 11:00 AM
I'm short-sighted in my mind's eye so I can only imagine things really close up.
During the war my grandfather worked as a military mime artist. It was his job to convince the enemy there was a large invisible wall blocking their path.
July 26, 2025 at 8:36 AM
During the war my grandfather worked as a military mime artist. It was his job to convince the enemy there was a large invisible wall blocking their path.
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Managed to do 60,000 steps today, which is one of the benefits of having your stairs designed by MC Escher.
November 27, 2024 at 9:48 PM
Managed to do 60,000 steps today, which is one of the benefits of having your stairs designed by MC Escher.
Still not sure about self-driving cars. I've seen Herbie Goes Bananas and it was absolute chaos.
July 25, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Still not sure about self-driving cars. I've seen Herbie Goes Bananas and it was absolute chaos.
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I've been seeing a daydream therapist. It's like dream therapy but you spend the whole session just staring out of the window.
November 14, 2024 at 6:25 PM
I've been seeing a daydream therapist. It's like dream therapy but you spend the whole session just staring out of the window.
Soon to be known as the YourHypnoBoobParty www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Zack Polanski ‘open to’ working with new Corbyn and Sultana party
Green leadership candidate says any decision on alliance would be one for party members
www.theguardian.com
July 25, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Soon to be known as the YourHypnoBoobParty www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Tonight's meeting of the Hindsight Society has been cancelled due to what, in retrospect, were entirely foreseeable circumstances.
November 20, 2024 at 9:28 AM
Tonight's meeting of the Hindsight Society has been cancelled due to what, in retrospect, were entirely foreseeable circumstances.
"What do we want?"
"Delayed gratification!"
"When do we want it?"
"Erm..."
"Delayed gratification!"
"When do we want it?"
"Erm..."
July 25, 2025 at 12:06 PM
"What do we want?"
"Delayed gratification!"
"When do we want it?"
"Erm..."
"Delayed gratification!"
"When do we want it?"
"Erm..."
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Saw a Creationist at the Natural History Museum. He couldn't believe God had gone to all that trouble to test his faith.
December 13, 2023 at 9:37 PM
Saw a Creationist at the Natural History Museum. He couldn't believe God had gone to all that trouble to test his faith.
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My ex got custody of my inner child.
July 25, 2025 at 11:35 AM
My ex got custody of my inner child.
This is getting ridiculous. I've just been asked to verify my age in order to access my subconscious.
July 25, 2025 at 11:24 AM
This is getting ridiculous. I've just been asked to verify my age in order to access my subconscious.
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The headquarters of the Rorschach Test Society is a real blot on the landscape.
December 13, 2023 at 12:55 PM
The headquarters of the Rorschach Test Society is a real blot on the landscape.
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The first rule of Performative Outrage Club is an absolute disgrace and I have just tendered my resignation.
November 5, 2023 at 12:00 PM
The first rule of Performative Outrage Club is an absolute disgrace and I have just tendered my resignation.
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The theory of Nominative Determinism was first proposed by Professor Norman T.F. Determinist.
October 24, 2023 at 12:37 PM
The theory of Nominative Determinism was first proposed by Professor Norman T.F. Determinist.
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Applied for a job as a contingency planner. No idea what to do if I don't get it.
October 21, 2023 at 12:00 PM
Applied for a job as a contingency planner. No idea what to do if I don't get it.
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Took an overdose of placebos and a doctor had to pretend to pump my stomach.
December 5, 2023 at 9:42 AM
Took an overdose of placebos and a doctor had to pretend to pump my stomach.