Nick G
@lazylovelace.bsky.social
Not a number, but I was the 129,697th person here
That's a packet of Frazzles in my profile picture
That's a packet of Frazzles in my profile picture
No slight on her but DWH could struggle to get many games as the Giants seem to have bought half the Australian team
November 27, 2025 at 3:55 PM
No slight on her but DWH could struggle to get many games as the Giants seem to have bought half the Australian team
Just writing a Daily Mail headline... "Removing child benefit cap enables SINGLE MOTHER to live in £2m MANSION"
Hope I've got the random capitalisation right
Hope I've got the random capitalisation right
November 27, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Just writing a Daily Mail headline... "Removing child benefit cap enables SINGLE MOTHER to live in £2m MANSION"
Hope I've got the random capitalisation right
Hope I've got the random capitalisation right
The single mum can also start claiming benefits for the third child now
November 27, 2025 at 11:53 AM
The single mum can also start claiming benefits for the third child now
Every time this happens, my question of why she doesn't bowl more for England gets louder
November 27, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Every time this happens, my question of why she doesn't bowl more for England gets louder
I was never a massive Pulp fan, but I'm starting to think that Pulp's output in the 90s has aged far better than that of either Blur or Oasis. Perhaps it's the themes or being more radio friendly but it still feels relevant
November 27, 2025 at 8:54 AM
I was never a massive Pulp fan, but I'm starting to think that Pulp's output in the 90s has aged far better than that of either Blur or Oasis. Perhaps it's the themes or being more radio friendly but it still feels relevant
That is true, though the tracks she'd chosen were from 1991 (not that that makes it much better)
November 25, 2025 at 7:43 AM
That is true, though the tracks she'd chosen were from 1991 (not that that makes it much better)
One of mine put Metallica into a playlist called "classic rock"
November 25, 2025 at 7:33 AM
One of mine put Metallica into a playlist called "classic rock"
The dismembered skull in the bottom right from Shok! (aka the movie Hardware)
November 23, 2025 at 6:40 PM
The dismembered skull in the bottom right from Shok! (aka the movie Hardware)
It's definitely not 50, and I refuse to believe that it's 40 either
November 23, 2025 at 8:57 AM
It's definitely not 50, and I refuse to believe that it's 40 either
Oh, I agree that it always had an eccentric attitude to things like formatting. But this week it's been missing text and footnotes
November 22, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Oh, I agree that it always had an eccentric attitude to things like formatting. But this week it's been missing text and footnotes
Discovered painfully this week that something as simple as copy/paste no longer works reliably in Word
November 22, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Discovered painfully this week that something as simple as copy/paste no longer works reliably in Word
Is it the format or the players though?
Test cricket is a strange beast that can create enthralling psychological drama right to the last over
And it can also produce a game where both sides seem to be the baseball player in one of those "a baseball player tries to play cricket" YouTube videos
Test cricket is a strange beast that can create enthralling psychological drama right to the last over
And it can also produce a game where both sides seem to be the baseball player in one of those "a baseball player tries to play cricket" YouTube videos
November 22, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Is it the format or the players though?
Test cricket is a strange beast that can create enthralling psychological drama right to the last over
And it can also produce a game where both sides seem to be the baseball player in one of those "a baseball player tries to play cricket" YouTube videos
Test cricket is a strange beast that can create enthralling psychological drama right to the last over
And it can also produce a game where both sides seem to be the baseball player in one of those "a baseball player tries to play cricket" YouTube videos
Some definite classism going on if Selfridges and John Lewis get pedestrianised, but neither Primark does
November 21, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Some definite classism going on if Selfridges and John Lewis get pedestrianised, but neither Primark does
Return or replace your items does sound very like the Mysteron way of doing things
November 20, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Return or replace your items does sound very like the Mysteron way of doing things
The human figures don't look quite like his, but the shading on the robots looks a lot like stuff he did for 2000ad in the early days
November 20, 2025 at 9:38 AM
The human figures don't look quite like his, but the shading on the robots looks a lot like stuff he did for 2000ad in the early days
Gotta love comics that don't credit creators
November 20, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Gotta love comics that don't credit creators
Is that Kevin O'Neill on the art?
November 20, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Is that Kevin O'Neill on the art?
I wonder if the new methodology is the same that resulted in DWP incorrectly cancelling 23500 family's child benefit because they'd "left the country"
November 18, 2025 at 12:57 PM
I wonder if the new methodology is the same that resulted in DWP incorrectly cancelling 23500 family's child benefit because they'd "left the country"
It's not just pop culture, check out major lines in toy shops:
Transformers and My Little Pony are both 40
Star Wars is nearly 50
Barbie is a pensioner and Lego is batting close to a century
Transformers and My Little Pony are both 40
Star Wars is nearly 50
Barbie is a pensioner and Lego is batting close to a century
November 13, 2025 at 6:41 PM
It's not just pop culture, check out major lines in toy shops:
Transformers and My Little Pony are both 40
Star Wars is nearly 50
Barbie is a pensioner and Lego is batting close to a century
Transformers and My Little Pony are both 40
Star Wars is nearly 50
Barbie is a pensioner and Lego is batting close to a century
I remember it being sat with the chart singles in the Virgin Megastore for what felt like months
November 13, 2025 at 8:03 AM
I remember it being sat with the chart singles in the Virgin Megastore for what felt like months
With few exceptions the current batch of ministers know nothing about their briefs, apart from what their SPADS tell them
The Civil Service looks down on specialism so you get career generalists with little specialist knowledge
There's a top down lack of critical or system thinking
The Civil Service looks down on specialism so you get career generalists with little specialist knowledge
There's a top down lack of critical or system thinking
November 12, 2025 at 7:50 AM
With few exceptions the current batch of ministers know nothing about their briefs, apart from what their SPADS tell them
The Civil Service looks down on specialism so you get career generalists with little specialist knowledge
There's a top down lack of critical or system thinking
The Civil Service looks down on specialism so you get career generalists with little specialist knowledge
There's a top down lack of critical or system thinking
Me (in kitchen): Robin! Robin! Robin on the fencepost!
Four cats (also in kitchen but looking the other way): Leaf! Leaf! Moving leaf!
Four cats (also in kitchen but looking the other way): Leaf! Leaf! Moving leaf!
November 11, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Me (in kitchen): Robin! Robin! Robin on the fencepost!
Four cats (also in kitchen but looking the other way): Leaf! Leaf! Moving leaf!
Four cats (also in kitchen but looking the other way): Leaf! Leaf! Moving leaf!
I saw a mute swan poo in a lake the other day and the effect was almost identical
November 6, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I saw a mute swan poo in a lake the other day and the effect was almost identical
If there's not a sight gag about Grogu I'll be sorely disappointed
November 6, 2025 at 1:51 PM
If there's not a sight gag about Grogu I'll be sorely disappointed
With Tau and Aeldari bullet trains
November 5, 2025 at 10:04 AM
With Tau and Aeldari bullet trains