Peter Jamieson
@peterjamieson.bsky.social
Husband, father, musician (bass with Chasin' the Train, Ableton 11 Live user), retired telecom engineer, trade unionist, Scotsman. Likes a laugh in good company along with Guinness or red wine.
There's *always* a reason these wilfully-ignorant over-privileged types can't do the very thing they're always advising 'the poors' to do ... 'Cut your cloth accordingly', 'Give up the avocado toasts and fancy coffees', 'Pull yourself up by your bootstraps', 'Get a better paid job', etc.
November 27, 2025 at 3:19 PM
There's *always* a reason these wilfully-ignorant over-privileged types can't do the very thing they're always advising 'the poors' to do ... 'Cut your cloth accordingly', 'Give up the avocado toasts and fancy coffees', 'Pull yourself up by your bootstraps', 'Get a better paid job', etc.
... and yet he hasn't had the time to read anything or hear about stuff that's happening, so he can't comment. 🙄
Also, his 'squeezed into the right-hand side of the chair' body language says a *lot* about his marriage, doesn't it?
Also, his 'squeezed into the right-hand side of the chair' body language says a *lot* about his marriage, doesn't it?
November 27, 2025 at 11:57 AM
... and yet he hasn't had the time to read anything or hear about stuff that's happening, so he can't comment. 🙄
Also, his 'squeezed into the right-hand side of the chair' body language says a *lot* about his marriage, doesn't it?
Also, his 'squeezed into the right-hand side of the chair' body language says a *lot* about his marriage, doesn't it?
This looks like one of those Ames Room pics.
November 27, 2025 at 11:05 AM
This looks like one of those Ames Room pics.
The whole 'pint bottle' thing came about because it was Churchill's favourite thing. I'm pretty sure Pol Roger produced an anniversary edition.
www.majestic.co.uk/pol-roger
www.majestic.co.uk/pol-roger
Pol Roger
Pol Roger is a Champagne immersed in British Culture. From being Churchill’s favourite – they even made pint bottles for him to put in his tankard, to being a staple at Royal Weddings, Pol
www.majestic.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 9:36 AM
The whole 'pint bottle' thing came about because it was Churchill's favourite thing. I'm pretty sure Pol Roger produced an anniversary edition.
www.majestic.co.uk/pol-roger
www.majestic.co.uk/pol-roger
The guy who hasn't seen anything and therefore can't comment? That guy?
November 26, 2025 at 9:53 PM
The guy who hasn't seen anything and therefore can't comment? That guy?
Looks like his Nobel Peace Prize nomination is a certainty now. 🙄
November 26, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Looks like his Nobel Peace Prize nomination is a certainty now. 🙄
" ... in two weeks.", no doubt.
November 25, 2025 at 6:40 PM
" ... in two weeks.", no doubt.
'Gloves off!' or 'Elbows Up!' ... either works.
November 25, 2025 at 7:36 AM
'Gloves off!' or 'Elbows Up!' ... either works.
Will they now be demanding that the federal government stop paying subsidies to farmers who have been unable to sell their crops because the buyers found a tarrif-free source?
November 25, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Will they now be demanding that the federal government stop paying subsidies to farmers who have been unable to sell their crops because the buyers found a tarrif-free source?
Someone has done zero prep for his book report.
November 25, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Someone has done zero prep for his book report.
There's an intern lying in the foetal position in a darkened room somewhere in the White House, whispering, "He *still* doesn't understand! He *still* doesn't understand! He *still* doesn't understand! He *still* doesn't understand! He *still* doesn't understand! He *still* doesn't understand!"
November 24, 2025 at 12:11 PM
There's an intern lying in the foetal position in a darkened room somewhere in the White House, whispering, "He *still* doesn't understand! He *still* doesn't understand! He *still* doesn't understand! He *still* doesn't understand! He *still* doesn't understand! He *still* doesn't understand!"
He's a democratic socialist, so not a 'literal communist'. If Rick can't or won't understand the basic terms, why should we listen to anything else he has to say?
November 24, 2025 at 10:18 AM
He's a democratic socialist, so not a 'literal communist'. If Rick can't or won't understand the basic terms, why should we listen to anything else he has to say?
I'm guessing if this goes to trial, he'll eventually have to move for a bad court thingy. What a maroon.
November 23, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I'm guessing if this goes to trial, he'll eventually have to move for a bad court thingy. What a maroon.
"Your skills are required for a job."
"You son of a bitch! I'm in!"
"You son of a bitch! I'm in!"
November 23, 2025 at 10:42 AM
"Your skills are required for a job."
"You son of a bitch! I'm in!"
"You son of a bitch! I'm in!"
I have no idea. Was there not some balloon saying you were gay if you married a woman? I'll be 70 next year ... I'm getting too old for this nonsense.
November 22, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I have no idea. Was there not some balloon saying you were gay if you married a woman? I'll be 70 next year ... I'm getting too old for this nonsense.
The problem is that "we need to look after our own" is a diversion for them, as in "We can't do anything because ... brown people!". However, if you take migration away, very few of them will step up to the plate - they'll move on to, "Get a job, you feckless layabout!" 🙄
November 22, 2025 at 4:35 PM
The problem is that "we need to look after our own" is a diversion for them, as in "We can't do anything because ... brown people!". However, if you take migration away, very few of them will step up to the plate - they'll move on to, "Get a job, you feckless layabout!" 🙄
Hey! He's wearing a jacket! What more do you want? If he was wearing a suit, that would mean he was gay ... or something. 🙄
November 22, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Hey! He's wearing a jacket! What more do you want? If he was wearing a suit, that would mean he was gay ... or something. 🙄
"Can you see, boys and girls? Laura is using the words 'jihadist' and 'communist' in the completely wrong sense here!"
November 22, 2025 at 2:48 PM
"Can you see, boys and girls? Laura is using the words 'jihadist' and 'communist' in the completely wrong sense here!"
Re-arrange these three words into a well-known Scottish saying ... 'Tae' 'F**k' 'Get'.
November 22, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Re-arrange these three words into a well-known Scottish saying ... 'Tae' 'F**k' 'Get'.
Yup ... he learned not to waste his valuable time talking to a man who struggles to remember what day it is.
November 22, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Yup ... he learned not to waste his valuable time talking to a man who struggles to remember what day it is.
You're looking for consistency where there is none.
November 21, 2025 at 8:13 PM
You're looking for consistency where there is none.
Doesn't Trump have an actual job he should be doing rather than spending his time criticising the NFL?
November 21, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Doesn't Trump have an actual job he should be doing rather than spending his time criticising the NFL?
'He had his fingers crossed behind his back the *whole* time, you losers!' Everyone is twelve years old now.
November 21, 2025 at 5:52 PM
'He had his fingers crossed behind his back the *whole* time, you losers!' Everyone is twelve years old now.