Interesting to hear @footballcliches.bsky.social wondering if 'Ode to Joy' was a bit too Brexit, given it's the EU anthem 😀

Do visual versions of this game work? @footballcliches.bsky.social

@footballcliches.bsky.social I'm at the Morecambe FC 'being saved' celebration (which was nearly a wake). Can this setup of 3 ex-players and a journo ever again not start with a reference to The Overlap?

A guy in the pub just said he'd get his arse out if Rice scored another free kick, and now *I* look weird because I believe in verbal contracts, and am shouting 'get year arse out' at a stranger

I'm at a wedding, and the pseudo-live performer just closed with the same song I selected for my mum's funeral (albeit as a kid). Can people just choose if art in general, and Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) in particular, is happy or sad?

Listening to @totallyshow.bsky.social podcast (not the live stream sadly), and it seems like the biggest benefit of the new format is being missed. Small teams get to play twice against not just the top dogs, but also similar teams.

Is using primary sources a problem? I would have thought it was preferred. Maybe there's a concern about bias or lack of critique in primary sources?

As someone with chronic pain, it's really frustrating looking for a masseuse that isn't either openly selling woo, or secretly selling sex.

Name a non-LOTR character that could resist the One Ring

It's a tricky award this year for the Spectator really. You see, Keir Starmer took his party from one of its worst results of all time to a landslide majority. Ed Davey multiplied his party's seats by a factor of 9. Nigel Farage put his party on the map in a way it hadn't been before. Who to pick

Seeing that some people auto-block anyone without a profile, here's me:
I work in NHS screening strategy and population health
I am actively associated with politics
I studied philosophy, particularly ethics

I know nothing is anonymous, but I'd rather keep a paper wall up

I've introduced my kids to Dr Who, and they enjoyed time and space adventures!

Until this episode, which I think has broken their trust in me, their mum, and the concept of television.

As the 'concerned parent' of a 10 year old (recently given a phone that has strict restrictions on internet and social media) I find this fascinating - phones are such a power for good as well as harm, and the key is understanding how to use it. This is similar to the Bluesky v X discussion.

Well, that's an error narrowly avoided - my predictive text just replaced an intended 'convinces people' with 'confuses idiots'. Which would have very significantly changed my tone!

I'm yet to see an argument against assisted dying that has a harm or risk remotely proportional to the actual harm caused right now by it's current illegality.

I'm really interested by the proportion of bluesky chat that is explicitly about bluesky and how we use it. And now, I'm adding to that...