Chris Rand
@chrisrand.com
Ipswich, England.
"In a Venn Diagram of one" – The Guardian.
• Curator of the Half Man Half Biscuit Lyrics Project. #hmhb
• Supporter of Ipswich Town FC. #itfc
• Expect to see mainly stuff that amused me.
https://chrisrand.com
"In a Venn Diagram of one" – The Guardian.
• Curator of the Half Man Half Biscuit Lyrics Project. #hmhb
• Supporter of Ipswich Town FC. #itfc
• Expect to see mainly stuff that amused me.
https://chrisrand.com
That’s the hope anyway. Here are the list of services that kids will be banned from using. If it goes any way towards reducing online bullying, right wing influencing and addiction to the big tech agenda, it must be worth trying. Good luck to the Australians.
December 10, 2025 at 6:36 AM
That’s the hope anyway. Here are the list of services that kids will be banned from using. If it goes any way towards reducing online bullying, right wing influencing and addiction to the big tech agenda, it must be worth trying. Good luck to the Australians.
Australia’s ban on social media use for under-16s comes into force today. It can only be a good thing. Of course it’s easy to circumvent, but it’s about not getting the next generation addicted to it in the first place. If most kids aren’t on it, there’s no critical mass and the rest won’t bother.
December 10, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Australia’s ban on social media use for under-16s comes into force today. It can only be a good thing. Of course it’s easy to circumvent, but it’s about not getting the next generation addicted to it in the first place. If most kids aren’t on it, there’s no critical mass and the rest won’t bother.
To all traditionalists who celebrate it, happy Unthanksgiving.
November 28, 2025 at 3:53 AM
To all traditionalists who celebrate it, happy Unthanksgiving.
Locomotive on the A14.
November 12, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Locomotive on the A14.
Spoke to someone tonight who was at his 200th Half Man Half Biscuit gig. I suggested it must be something of a record, at which he nodded to the guy next to him, who coughed “221…”
Respect! #HMHB
Respect! #HMHB
November 8, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Spoke to someone tonight who was at his 200th Half Man Half Biscuit gig. I suggested it must be something of a record, at which he nodded to the guy next to him, who coughed “221…”
Respect! #HMHB
Respect! #HMHB
It’s what Ai image generators were made for. 😬
November 6, 2025 at 11:13 PM
It’s what Ai image generators were made for. 😬
Back at the Cambridge Corn Exchange? With my reputation? 🤗
November 3, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Back at the Cambridge Corn Exchange? With my reputation? 🤗
The word 'unusually' is doing a lot of work at the end. I think it's taking the place of the deleted final word in the sentence, which was 'anything'.
October 16, 2025 at 8:54 AM
The word 'unusually' is doing a lot of work at the end. I think it's taking the place of the deleted final word in the sentence, which was 'anything'.
YES! Toughest gig ticket to get for quite a few years. But I'm in. Did not think I'd ever get to see them again.
October 13, 2025 at 9:08 PM
YES! Toughest gig ticket to get for quite a few years. But I'm in. Did not think I'd ever get to see them again.
Sigur Rós at the Royal Albert Hall. Breathtaking.
September 30, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Sigur Rós at the Royal Albert Hall. Breathtaking.
We've got a whole mini-league of 'em!
September 15, 2025 at 10:30 AM
We've got a whole mini-league of 'em!
What’s happening there?
September 9, 2025 at 10:56 AM
What’s happening there?
Phew, that could have been embarrassing.
September 5, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Phew, that could have been embarrassing.
Blimey, that must be some decision. Not surprised Trump is worried about it.
August 30, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Blimey, that must be some decision. Not surprised Trump is worried about it.
Ooof! #ITFC social media puts in a first-minute tackle with their intro video for Marcelino Núñez. Well played. 👏
(Posting here because the club doesn't, yet)
(Posting here because the club doesn't, yet)
August 29, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Ooof! #ITFC social media puts in a first-minute tackle with their intro video for Marcelino Núñez. Well played. 👏
(Posting here because the club doesn't, yet)
(Posting here because the club doesn't, yet)
Great piece by Paul Hayward on football reporting, and perhaps beyond…
August 25, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Great piece by Paul Hayward on football reporting, and perhaps beyond…
Yes but you already had £743,000 in it.
August 2, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Yes but you already had £743,000 in it.
They’ve got their beady eye on you from every angle at Manchester Piccadilly.
July 24, 2025 at 9:52 AM
They’ve got their beady eye on you from every angle at Manchester Piccadilly.
That should do it. “South Anglians”.
July 18, 2025 at 11:43 PM
That should do it. “South Anglians”.
A lot of these "strategic opportunities" are just waffle and nonsense, sadly.
July 7, 2025 at 11:41 PM
A lot of these "strategic opportunities" are just waffle and nonsense, sadly.