gril
@funambulism.com
Narratives, philosophies, arts.
Currently: (Unannounced x 2), Tides of Tomorrow, Min/Max
Previously: ZEPHON, Nightingale, RimWorld, Total War: Warhammer III, Endless Dungeon, Warhammer 40K: Gladius, Absolver...
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Currently: (Unannounced x 2), Tides of Tomorrow, Min/Max
Previously: ZEPHON, Nightingale, RimWorld, Total War: Warhammer III, Endless Dungeon, Warhammer 40K: Gladius, Absolver...
https://linktr.ee/griddleoctopus
Wait, are YOU talking to them?!
November 17, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Wait, are YOU talking to them?!
It’s the most luxurious, immersive Radio 4 drama ever. “The Archers get screwed by Aliens.”
November 17, 2025 at 5:11 PM
It’s the most luxurious, immersive Radio 4 drama ever. “The Archers get screwed by Aliens.”
Just rewatched that whole section. Bloody hell.
November 17, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Just rewatched that whole section. Bloody hell.
Ha! The accidental whiteboard or paperwork reveal on studio tours leading to discussions about future exclusives was always interesting....
November 17, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Ha! The accidental whiteboard or paperwork reveal on studio tours leading to discussions about future exclusives was always interesting....
Ooh, on my pseudocryptid flora shtick again, the parasitic, translucent 'ghost pipes' look like they have human teeth/popcorn surrounding a banana slice in their flowers. Yum!
November 17, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Ooh, on my pseudocryptid flora shtick again, the parasitic, translucent 'ghost pipes' look like they have human teeth/popcorn surrounding a banana slice in their flowers. Yum!
Apparently he’s an actual youtuber? Gods.
November 17, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Apparently he’s an actual youtuber? Gods.
Also totally unnecessary to getting elected.
November 14, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Also totally unnecessary to getting elected.
Never, Never Say Never. NEVER.
November 11, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Never, Never Say Never. NEVER.
Except when you aren’t, of course. There’s a little bit of Groucho in there.
November 11, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Except when you aren’t, of course. There’s a little bit of Groucho in there.
(Hooray, I got my favourite people to engage. _dies happy_.)
November 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
(Hooray, I got my favourite people to engage. _dies happy_.)
or is it more terrifying that I might not be? That I could be that dull? lawks.
November 11, 2025 at 4:39 PM
or is it more terrifying that I might not be? That I could be that dull? lawks.
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Everyone forgets the 1967 Casino Royale where there are multiple Bonds including David Niven, Woody Allen and Peter Sellers... (I mean, it is awful, but even so.)
a man wearing a tuxedo and bow tie has the year 2023 on the bottom right
ALT: a man wearing a tuxedo and bow tie has the year 2023 on the bottom right
media.tenor.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Everyone forgets the 1967 Casino Royale where there are multiple Bonds including David Niven, Woody Allen and Peter Sellers... (I mean, it is awful, but even so.)
Everyone forgets the 1967 Casino Royale where there are multiple Bonds including David Niven, Woody Allen and Peter Sellers... (I mean, it is awful, but even so.)
a man wearing a tuxedo and bow tie has the year 2023 on the bottom right
ALT: a man wearing a tuxedo and bow tie has the year 2023 on the bottom right
media.tenor.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Everyone forgets the 1967 Casino Royale where there are multiple Bonds including David Niven, Woody Allen and Peter Sellers... (I mean, it is awful, but even so.)
The David Niven, Peter Sellers & Woody Allen spoof version of Casino Royale has exactly this plot. It’s awful, admittedly, but it’s been a trope for more than 50 years!
November 11, 2025 at 1:41 PM
The David Niven, Peter Sellers & Woody Allen spoof version of Casino Royale has exactly this plot. It’s awful, admittedly, but it’s been a trope for more than 50 years!
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future Bond wakes up, looks at his cobbled-together body of blown up bits and Maplins electronics, mumbles “i never asked for this”
November 11, 2025 at 10:07 AM
future Bond wakes up, looks at his cobbled-together body of blown up bits and Maplins electronics, mumbles “i never asked for this”
Will go read - I enjoyed @adamroberts.bsky.social’s take on it (open.substack.com/pub/profadam...), though it sounds very different to yours! Both books have that miserable inevitabilia of Julian Barnes’s ‘The Only Story’ - a life, ruined.
David Szalay ‘Flesh’ (2025)
The Luck of Barry István
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Will go read - I enjoyed @adamroberts.bsky.social’s take on it (open.substack.com/pub/profadam...), though it sounds very different to yours! Both books have that miserable inevitabilia of Julian Barnes’s ‘The Only Story’ - a life, ruined.