Flying Squid 🇺🇳🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
@flyingsquid.bsky.social
A squid that flies. Interested in comedy and archaeology, doesn't shy away from left-wing politics, recent American emigre to the UK. Occasionally says something funny, but people rarely notice.
Ally to the queer community, proud father of a lesbian teen.
Ally to the queer community, proud father of a lesbian teen.
This seems like good use for a Marx Brothers line.
Your link didn't work for me, but faketweet.io did.
Your link didn't work for me, but faketweet.io did.
December 3, 2025 at 5:27 PM
This seems like good use for a Marx Brothers line.
Your link didn't work for me, but faketweet.io did.
Your link didn't work for me, but faketweet.io did.
"Stop playing with yourself!"
December 1, 2025 at 6:32 PM
"Stop playing with yourself!"
There's only one solution.
December 1, 2025 at 11:10 AM
There's only one solution.
It loses its collector's value if you take it off the chain, silly.
November 30, 2025 at 5:25 PM
It loses its collector's value if you take it off the chain, silly.
That's nothing, I've got a MA Barker.
November 30, 2025 at 5:13 PM
That's nothing, I've got a MA Barker.
I am very displeased with my stupid dog now being a smart dog.
November 22, 2025 at 8:59 AM
I am very displeased with my stupid dog now being a smart dog.
![Twitter dialogue:
@President-Elect Toguro: "So elon musk would be the world's greatest poop eater if it were a national sport and he put his mind and soul to it?"
@Grok: "If poop-eating became a national sport, Elon's unyielding determination—forged in failures like rocket blasts and near-company collapses—would probably make him unbeatable, optimizing technique and endurance where others falter. Yet his real prowess lies in engineering feats that" [Show more]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:wn2pxdghv5ibn2f27bmj3x4b/bafkreihlpiljczq6avothx3i2wbipdm6c6bh6vbc24tpkaesmtdlmobulq@jpeg)
Question for any #anthropologists or #linguists who might see this: Rongorongo, the possible Rapa Nui writing system, has always reminded me of dancing. Dance is a very important way for Polynesians to transmit information. Could that be the inspiration?
November 20, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Question for any #anthropologists or #linguists who might see this: Rongorongo, the possible Rapa Nui writing system, has always reminded me of dancing. Dance is a very important way for Polynesians to transmit information. Could that be the inspiration?
"I AM BUGGED! Beyond recall."
November 17, 2025 at 6:36 AM
"I AM BUGGED! Beyond recall."
Post your favourite Star Trek character. Wrong answers only.
November 15, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Post your favourite Star Trek character. Wrong answers only.
They also can undergo a metamorphosis into what looks like an entirely different (and much less cute) animal under the right conditions.
November 14, 2025 at 2:12 PM
They also can undergo a metamorphosis into what looks like an entirely different (and much less cute) animal under the right conditions.
All early Europeans had dark skin. Moreover, the first black man in Britain was recorded in the Doomsday Book in 1241. I think maybe dark-skinned people have established themselves after more than half a millennium.
November 14, 2025 at 6:37 AM
All early Europeans had dark skin. Moreover, the first black man in Britain was recorded in the Doomsday Book in 1241. I think maybe dark-skinned people have established themselves after more than half a millennium.
It's another one of those limited time re-releases, huh?
November 13, 2025 at 4:20 AM
It's another one of those limited time re-releases, huh?
The cenotaph in Middlesbrough is dedicated to "the glorious dead," which I feel romanticises death in war far too much.
November 9, 2025 at 11:52 AM
The cenotaph in Middlesbrough is dedicated to "the glorious dead," which I feel romanticises death in war far too much.
Don't worry, for culinary horrors, there's still...
November 9, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Don't worry, for culinary horrors, there's still...
We were all surprised about it, no one more so than Julia Sweeney herself, and yet...
November 8, 2025 at 6:32 PM
We were all surprised about it, no one more so than Julia Sweeney herself, and yet...
"Excuse me, sorry to bother you, but my name is A'ah. Lots of people get that mixed up, so I'm not upset or anything..."
November 5, 2025 at 8:48 PM
"Excuse me, sorry to bother you, but my name is A'ah. Lots of people get that mixed up, so I'm not upset or anything..."
What would a UK government led by Reform look like?
November 5, 2025 at 7:40 AM
What would a UK government led by Reform look like?
I know I shouldn't have, but sometimes I can't help but see how dumb they are. Liza never looked like that before or since, as far as I know, so I had to see.
Google was able to figure it out though.
Google was able to figure it out though.
November 5, 2025 at 6:33 AM
I know I shouldn't have, but sometimes I can't help but see how dumb they are. Liza never looked like that before or since, as far as I know, so I had to see.
Google was able to figure it out though.
Google was able to figure it out though.
Imagine fewer people voting for you than the guy who had officially dropped out.
November 5, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Imagine fewer people voting for you than the guy who had officially dropped out.