Matthew Perren
@matthewperren.bsky.social
Dog and cat owning ex-bookseller. Lives in Scotland.
Non-work profile of @matnav.co.uk
Non-work profile of @matnav.co.uk
He misspelled “powder”
November 11, 2025 at 3:03 PM
He misspelled “powder”
Well obviously!
November 11, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Well obviously!
I was a bookseller for years so I got recognised in a sort of do-I-know-you-or-not kind of way.
“I’m sorry, I thought you were someone else”, they would say.
“I am”, was my preferred reply
“I’m sorry, I thought you were someone else”, they would say.
“I am”, was my preferred reply
November 11, 2025 at 2:49 PM
I was a bookseller for years so I got recognised in a sort of do-I-know-you-or-not kind of way.
“I’m sorry, I thought you were someone else”, they would say.
“I am”, was my preferred reply
“I’m sorry, I thought you were someone else”, they would say.
“I am”, was my preferred reply
That’s ok then. I’m nearly no one.
November 11, 2025 at 2:25 PM
That’s ok then. I’m nearly no one.
I wouldn’t go back there if they paid me [plucks figure out if the air] $1 trillion
November 11, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I wouldn’t go back there if they paid me [plucks figure out if the air] $1 trillion
Or Old Bond in a wheelchair (played by Dick Van Dyke) being wheeled around by an increasingly frazzled but reluctant action-hero Q played by Simon Pegg
November 11, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Or Old Bond in a wheelchair (played by Dick Van Dyke) being wheeled around by an increasingly frazzled but reluctant action-hero Q played by Simon Pegg
It’s all made up. You absolutely can.
November 11, 2025 at 1:13 PM
It’s all made up. You absolutely can.
Disgruntled former employee!
Bingo!
Bingo!
November 11, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Disgruntled former employee!
Bingo!
Bingo!
Linekar
It’s not a good idea but it is funny
It’s not a good idea but it is funny
November 11, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Linekar
It’s not a good idea but it is funny
It’s not a good idea but it is funny
“Say goodbye to midnight hunger pangs with the new boulangavet”
November 11, 2025 at 11:43 AM
“Say goodbye to midnight hunger pangs with the new boulangavet”
LOOK AT IT!!!!
November 11, 2025 at 10:10 AM
LOOK AT IT!!!!
I won’t spoil things by mentioning wool stuffed duvets.
A combination of the two might result in falling productivity
A combination of the two might result in falling productivity
November 11, 2025 at 10:06 AM
I won’t spoil things by mentioning wool stuffed duvets.
A combination of the two might result in falling productivity
A combination of the two might result in falling productivity
It showed him saying exactly what he DID say. But not in the order he said it.
November 11, 2025 at 8:48 AM
It showed him saying exactly what he DID say. But not in the order he said it.
Sky News is still subject to the same impartiality rules as the BBC so let’s not get our abacus out for counting years in the business.
Their motto is reputed to be “no wrong for long” based on the frequency with which they misreport and then have to hastily backtrack
Their motto is reputed to be “no wrong for long” based on the frequency with which they misreport and then have to hastily backtrack
November 11, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Sky News is still subject to the same impartiality rules as the BBC so let’s not get our abacus out for counting years in the business.
Their motto is reputed to be “no wrong for long” based on the frequency with which they misreport and then have to hastily backtrack
Their motto is reputed to be “no wrong for long” based on the frequency with which they misreport and then have to hastily backtrack
In what jurisdiction is Trump threatening to sue and how would that work?
Putting aside his traditional hyperbole is this a realistic threat? Has it not been established that he did contribute to the Jan 6th insurrection?
Putting aside his traditional hyperbole is this a realistic threat? Has it not been established that he did contribute to the Jan 6th insurrection?
November 11, 2025 at 7:59 AM
In what jurisdiction is Trump threatening to sue and how would that work?
Putting aside his traditional hyperbole is this a realistic threat? Has it not been established that he did contribute to the Jan 6th insurrection?
Putting aside his traditional hyperbole is this a realistic threat? Has it not been established that he did contribute to the Jan 6th insurrection?
4,000 journalists broadcasting in 43 different languages.
Not allowed to get ANYTHING wrong EVER.
I don’t recall Sky News or Channel 4 News getting this kind of hoofing for a mistake.
Not allowed to get ANYTHING wrong EVER.
I don’t recall Sky News or Channel 4 News getting this kind of hoofing for a mistake.
November 11, 2025 at 7:10 AM
4,000 journalists broadcasting in 43 different languages.
Not allowed to get ANYTHING wrong EVER.
I don’t recall Sky News or Channel 4 News getting this kind of hoofing for a mistake.
Not allowed to get ANYTHING wrong EVER.
I don’t recall Sky News or Channel 4 News getting this kind of hoofing for a mistake.
They don’t have boomers in Dublin 😐
November 11, 2025 at 6:59 AM
They don’t have boomers in Dublin 😐
I know many genuinely working class people (I used to manage a warehouse). I know more university educated, well-off, kids at private school, smart car driving “working class” people.
November 11, 2025 at 6:56 AM
I know many genuinely working class people (I used to manage a warehouse). I know more university educated, well-off, kids at private school, smart car driving “working class” people.
We don’t even know anymore. The death of heavy industry in Britain has played havoc with the class system
Genuine middle class people never speak about class. People who claim to be working class are inevitably middle class.
Upper class people like to pretend to be of the people but are clueless
Genuine middle class people never speak about class. People who claim to be working class are inevitably middle class.
Upper class people like to pretend to be of the people but are clueless
November 11, 2025 at 6:54 AM
We don’t even know anymore. The death of heavy industry in Britain has played havoc with the class system
Genuine middle class people never speak about class. People who claim to be working class are inevitably middle class.
Upper class people like to pretend to be of the people but are clueless
Genuine middle class people never speak about class. People who claim to be working class are inevitably middle class.
Upper class people like to pretend to be of the people but are clueless
WOOOOO HOOOOOO!
A double classic!
A double classic!
November 11, 2025 at 6:40 AM
WOOOOO HOOOOOO!
A double classic!
A double classic!