l'Esprit de l'Escalier
@espritescalier.bsky.social
Former I.T. analyst. Language teacher. Proud European. From the north west of one country, now resident of the south east of another.
They want to keep it a Surprise! Surprise!
December 13, 2025 at 8:14 AM
They want to keep it a Surprise! Surprise!
I don't remember that one, but it is a true comedy masterpiece!
December 11, 2025 at 8:42 AM
I don't remember that one, but it is a true comedy masterpiece!
How do they know men made it? Maybe a woman made it, but a man stole her idea. It wouldn't be the first or the last time.
December 10, 2025 at 8:08 PM
How do they know men made it? Maybe a woman made it, but a man stole her idea. It wouldn't be the first or the last time.
Torch-u-ous. Grabbed that one at the last minute as it whistled past. 👏
December 10, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Torch-u-ous. Grabbed that one at the last minute as it whistled past. 👏
Am I the only one who immediately thought of this?
December 10, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Am I the only one who immediately thought of this?
I grind my teeth whenever people say "tyoo-mer-ik" for the spice turmeric. John Torode does it all the time and he's a bloody chef! I've heard others doing it on the same show, to it's obviously catching. It's one spice that doesn't make me mellow yellow: quite rightly.
December 10, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I grind my teeth whenever people say "tyoo-mer-ik" for the spice turmeric. John Torode does it all the time and he's a bloody chef! I've heard others doing it on the same show, to it's obviously catching. It's one spice that doesn't make me mellow yellow: quite rightly.
Like a keyboard with a working apostrophe key? 😉
December 10, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Like a keyboard with a working apostrophe key? 😉
No. It was clearly 'not eating a leaf'.
December 10, 2025 at 6:02 PM
No. It was clearly 'not eating a leaf'.
Has he read the Anthony Horowitz novels? Maybe an Audible subscription so you can listen whilst vanning?
December 9, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Has he read the Anthony Horowitz novels? Maybe an Audible subscription so you can listen whilst vanning?
True dat. But maybe today's work culture of presentee-ism and zero-hour contracts means that bosses expect people to put bums on seats even if they are shedding virus like it's going out of style?
December 9, 2025 at 8:14 PM
True dat. But maybe today's work culture of presentee-ism and zero-hour contracts means that bosses expect people to put bums on seats even if they are shedding virus like it's going out of style?
Oh. I thought it was all Bernard Manning's fault.
December 9, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Oh. I thought it was all Bernard Manning's fault.
Happy Kissmas!
December 9, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Happy Kissmas!
The BBC has become quite good at twitching the net curtains on the Overton Window but turning the radio up when the Reform neighbours next door are having a ding-dong.
December 8, 2025 at 6:17 PM
The BBC has become quite good at twitching the net curtains on the Overton Window but turning the radio up when the Reform neighbours next door are having a ding-dong.
Trump's National Security Strategy shows not only is he no longer prepared for the USA to help Europe in a crisis he is actively hostile to us. Free bar in the Kremlin this week. Not so great for the countries of the former Soviet Union.
December 8, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Trump's National Security Strategy shows not only is he no longer prepared for the USA to help Europe in a crisis he is actively hostile to us. Free bar in the Kremlin this week. Not so great for the countries of the former Soviet Union.
#OilsAndFatsInASongOrMovie
Oil be seeing you on all the old familiar plaices.
Oil be seeing you on all the old familiar plaices.
December 8, 2025 at 5:17 PM
#OilsAndFatsInASongOrMovie
Oil be seeing you on all the old familiar plaices.
Oil be seeing you on all the old familiar plaices.
If I were his wife I'd urge him not to sit like that while wearing a flesh-coloured tie.
December 8, 2025 at 11:57 AM
If I were his wife I'd urge him not to sit like that while wearing a flesh-coloured tie.
Wouldn't you just love to see Diane Morgan doing one of these? Or maybe it's so lose to a Diane Morgan sketch that the satire would be lost?
December 8, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Wouldn't you just love to see Diane Morgan doing one of these? Or maybe it's so lose to a Diane Morgan sketch that the satire would be lost?
No sign of Julie Thankful, but I gather Major Eyeswater was responsible for editing the transitions.
December 8, 2025 at 11:49 AM
No sign of Julie Thankful, but I gather Major Eyeswater was responsible for editing the transitions.
It reminds me of those sci-fi TV series where somebody is crossing between parallel universes. Maybe somewhere out there there is a perfectly sane Liz Truss who is the Lib Dem MP for Hove?
December 8, 2025 at 11:43 AM
It reminds me of those sci-fi TV series where somebody is crossing between parallel universes. Maybe somewhere out there there is a perfectly sane Liz Truss who is the Lib Dem MP for Hove?
I cannot understand Starmer at all. He seems like a decent and principled man, yet he seems totally unsuited to leading a country. The obvious course is to work towards rejoining the single market and customs union but he seems determined to stick to his idiotic red lines.
December 6, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I cannot understand Starmer at all. He seems like a decent and principled man, yet he seems totally unsuited to leading a country. The obvious course is to work towards rejoining the single market and customs union but he seems determined to stick to his idiotic red lines.
Aw, you international jet-setter, you! Good luck with your gigs, and if you are ever tempted to do one in SE France to extend your commute even further I have a few contacts. 🎸 😉
December 6, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Aw, you international jet-setter, you! Good luck with your gigs, and if you are ever tempted to do one in SE France to extend your commute even further I have a few contacts. 🎸 😉