Darren Mackay
@dazmack1979.bsky.social
Works in criminal justice. Dad. Geek. Professional pedant. Leftie libtard. All views my own.
“Can’t you hurry it up so I don’t have to watch the whole thing?”
BREAKING: Viewers of “Melania” Documentary Receive Call Telling Them They Will Die in 7 Days
February 3, 2026 at 2:04 PM
“Can’t you hurry it up so I don’t have to watch the whole thing?”
Taste the Sausage of Dracula
January 29, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Taste the Sausage of Dracula
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Reposted by Darren Mackay
I just thought everyone should see this
January 22, 2026 at 11:02 PM
I just thought everyone should see this
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Another impressive performance from the strongman's strongman, Golfcart Mugabe.
January 21, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Another impressive performance from the strongman's strongman, Golfcart Mugabe.
Trump delivering every speech
January 21, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Trump delivering every speech
Guidance Note: It has suggested that solicitors have paid taxi fares, baby-sitting expenses and loss of earnings to accused persons, their family and witnesses as an inducement for business.”
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the 2nd sentence.
"A few days later, Chiang's forces reached Changsha, the bustling capital of Hunan, set amongst rice fields in the middle of a fertile valley, and took the city without firing a shot."
"A few days later, Chiang's forces reached Changsha, the bustling capital of Hunan, set amongst rice fields in the middle of a fertile valley, and took the city without firing a shot."
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the 2nd sentence.
"I was struck by the luminosity of single sentences lifted out of context, which gave an irresistible surge of energy to internet memes that deployed them."
"I was struck by the luminosity of single sentences lifted out of context, which gave an irresistible surge of energy to internet memes that deployed them."
January 21, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Guidance Note: It has suggested that solicitors have paid taxi fares, baby-sitting expenses and loss of earnings to accused persons, their family and witnesses as an inducement for business.”
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In Agadoo did Kubla Khan
Push pineapples, shake the tree
Push pineapples, shake the tree
January 1, 2026 at 5:37 PM
In Agadoo did Kubla Khan
Push pineapples, shake the tree
Push pineapples, shake the tree
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Watching the best Christmas sitcom special - Yes, Minister: Party Games - and I've only just noticed this subtle gag in the papers on Hacker's desk.
December 24, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Watching the best Christmas sitcom special - Yes, Minister: Party Games - and I've only just noticed this subtle gag in the papers on Hacker's desk.
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The unexpected downfall of Patrick Troughton
December 16, 2025 at 10:58 PM
The unexpected downfall of Patrick Troughton
@allhellismrsun.bsky.social Finally got round to reading Dead Men Tell Tales, planned to eke it out by reading a tale a day, ended up doing the whole lot in one go. So glad I backed it, a great achievement - hope there will be more!
December 13, 2025 at 12:58 PM
@allhellismrsun.bsky.social Finally got round to reading Dead Men Tell Tales, planned to eke it out by reading a tale a day, ended up doing the whole lot in one go. So glad I backed it, a great achievement - hope there will be more!
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"You boy, have you seen Alistair Sim?"
December 11, 2025 at 7:28 PM
"You boy, have you seen Alistair Sim?"
@smershpod.com Doing a woodland jigsaw with the toddler just now and she asked the innocent question “Has anyone seen a bit of squirrel?”. I now have to explain to her mum why I burst out laughing, thanks to Dan Thomas.
November 23, 2025 at 6:43 PM
@smershpod.com Doing a woodland jigsaw with the toddler just now and she asked the innocent question “Has anyone seen a bit of squirrel?”. I now have to explain to her mum why I burst out laughing, thanks to Dan Thomas.
Hated potatoes, thought it better to move from vegetables to animals.
November 23, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Hated potatoes, thought it better to move from vegetables to animals.
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Quite the correction by the Telegraph. The publication in question is @freemovement.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Quite the correction by the Telegraph. The publication in question is @freemovement.bsky.social
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when the bouncers have reluctantly let me into the club but immediately realise they’ve made a horrible mistake
November 11, 2025 at 8:41 PM
when the bouncers have reluctantly let me into the club but immediately realise they’ve made a horrible mistake
Glorious stuff.
October 22, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Glorious stuff.
Robert Jenrick has a fit every time he reaches a zebra crossing.
When Robert Jenrick plays chess, he will only play with the white pieces and throws the board across the room if someone suggests otherwise.
Robert Jenrick's favourite drink is a White Russian.
October 7, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Robert Jenrick has a fit every time he reaches a zebra crossing.
“Oh no, the corn! Paul Newman’s gonna have my legs broke…”
what's the stupidest/randomest Simpsons quote that lives in your head rent free? Mine is the urge to say "you said go to bread" every time I am about to head to bed.
October 2, 2025 at 9:04 AM
“Oh no, the corn! Paul Newman’s gonna have my legs broke…”
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@mrjamesob.bsky.social Today I can’t decide which story to be more moved by, man buys his disabled Mum a field so she can rescue Donkeys or penniless waitress with a recently bankrupt business finds £800,000 down the back of a sofa to buy her boyfriend a house.
September 28, 2025 at 4:12 PM
@mrjamesob.bsky.social Today I can’t decide which story to be more moved by, man buys his disabled Mum a field so she can rescue Donkeys or penniless waitress with a recently bankrupt business finds £800,000 down the back of a sofa to buy her boyfriend a house.
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In Sue Townsend’s hands, comedy doesn’t soften despair; it sharpens it. Her creation, 'Adrian Mole', is a most perfectly flawed portrait of loneliness and failure.
READ: tinyurl.com/MoleAnguish
READ: tinyurl.com/MoleAnguish
Adrian Mole's Very English Portrait of Male Anguish » PopMatters
In Sue Townsend’s hands, comedy doesn’t soften despair; it sharpens it. Her creation, Adrian Mole, is a most perfectly flawed portrait of loneliness and failure.
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September 24, 2025 at 2:45 PM
In Sue Townsend’s hands, comedy doesn’t soften despair; it sharpens it. Her creation, 'Adrian Mole', is a most perfectly flawed portrait of loneliness and failure.
READ: tinyurl.com/MoleAnguish
READ: tinyurl.com/MoleAnguish
The way the US is going, by the end of this term I wouldn’t be surprised if the medical advice under RFK Jr really *was* to drink eight glasses of gravy a day.
September 23, 2025 at 8:28 PM
The way the US is going, by the end of this term I wouldn’t be surprised if the medical advice under RFK Jr really *was* to drink eight glasses of gravy a day.