Sonofrojblake
@simonpblake.bsky.social
Chemical engineer, (former) paraglider pilot, dad who feels inadequate next to Bandit Heeler, happy the Whoniverse hasn't gone the way of the MCU.
You're kidding yourself. There is no middle class. You're working class, mate... Unless you don't need to work *at all*, in which case you're capital class. They're the only two kinds.
November 28, 2025 at 5:44 PM
You're kidding yourself. There is no middle class. You're working class, mate... Unless you don't need to work *at all*, in which case you're capital class. They're the only two kinds.
Ouch. Been there. That "ssssss" is a very depressing sound. Just front up and admit it, she'll respect you more.
November 28, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Ouch. Been there. That "ssssss" is a very depressing sound. Just front up and admit it, she'll respect you more.
This is the definition of "low bar"
November 28, 2025 at 9:00 AM
This is the definition of "low bar"
Every time I think about taking a train, the people who run the trains make it VERY clear that they'd prefer me to drive. Or fly.
November 28, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Every time I think about taking a train, the people who run the trains make it VERY clear that they'd prefer me to drive. Or fly.
Ringo was the best actual player of his instrument in the band. The Beatles *wrote* great songs and rewrote what a band could be, but none of the other three were spectacular guitarists or keyboards players, certainly nowhere near Hendrix, Gilmour, Knopfler for example.
November 28, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Ringo was the best actual player of his instrument in the band. The Beatles *wrote* great songs and rewrote what a band could be, but none of the other three were spectacular guitarists or keyboards players, certainly nowhere near Hendrix, Gilmour, Knopfler for example.
"I was VERY careful to make sure that ALL of the racial abuse i did was indirect. I'm not a fucking idiot."
November 26, 2025 at 11:14 AM
"I was VERY careful to make sure that ALL of the racial abuse i did was indirect. I'm not a fucking idiot."
If it would even cross your mind that saying something so lawyerly and carefully qualified out loud makes you look like an utter cunt, you're probably a decent-ish person at least.
November 26, 2025 at 11:12 AM
If it would even cross your mind that saying something so lawyerly and carefully qualified out loud makes you look like an utter cunt, you're probably a decent-ish person at least.
Me too. That one word is doing a LOT of work
November 26, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Me too. That one word is doing a LOT of work
Gell-Mann amnesia.
November 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Gell-Mann amnesia.
Countdown was perfect for years: two letters games, one numbers game, ads, two letters games, one numbers game, conundrum, done. Extending it ruined it.
Do like 8oo10c does countdown though - Carrot in a Box is, sincerely, one of the greatest bits of comedy UK tv ever produced. RIP Sean.
Do like 8oo10c does countdown though - Carrot in a Box is, sincerely, one of the greatest bits of comedy UK tv ever produced. RIP Sean.
November 24, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Countdown was perfect for years: two letters games, one numbers game, ads, two letters games, one numbers game, conundrum, done. Extending it ruined it.
Do like 8oo10c does countdown though - Carrot in a Box is, sincerely, one of the greatest bits of comedy UK tv ever produced. RIP Sean.
Do like 8oo10c does countdown though - Carrot in a Box is, sincerely, one of the greatest bits of comedy UK tv ever produced. RIP Sean.
Fucking Mastermind! Magnus never exchanged bloody pleasantries with contestants. That show should feel like it's testing the limits of the Geneva Convention, not a fucking chat round the fire with some cocoa.
November 24, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Fucking Mastermind! Magnus never exchanged bloody pleasantries with contestants. That show should feel like it's testing the limits of the Geneva Convention, not a fucking chat round the fire with some cocoa.
This opin sounds awfully specific... author has one, maximum two people in mind here
November 24, 2025 at 5:31 PM
This opin sounds awfully specific... author has one, maximum two people in mind here
Please God keep praying attention
November 24, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Please God keep praying attention
If that happened to me it would be on YouTube within the hour. Minor embarrassment vs. brilliant anecdote? No contest.
November 24, 2025 at 11:15 AM
If that happened to me it would be on YouTube within the hour. Minor embarrassment vs. brilliant anecdote? No contest.
Aliens.
The Empire Strikes Back.
Toy Story 2.
Spiderman 2.
Just some more exceptions. Still a good rule
The Empire Strikes Back.
Toy Story 2.
Spiderman 2.
Just some more exceptions. Still a good rule
November 23, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Aliens.
The Empire Strikes Back.
Toy Story 2.
Spiderman 2.
Just some more exceptions. Still a good rule
The Empire Strikes Back.
Toy Story 2.
Spiderman 2.
Just some more exceptions. Still a good rule
You are, btw, confirming every existing stereotype of cycling enthusiasts. I'd travel more by bike myself if there wasnt a risk of become more like you.
November 23, 2025 at 6:10 PM
You are, btw, confirming every existing stereotype of cycling enthusiasts. I'd travel more by bike myself if there wasnt a risk of become more like you.
Note: at no point did I say I agree with their choice. I don't. All I did was point out that it's not a bafflingly irrational thing for politicians to do. Follow the money.
November 23, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Note: at no point did I say I agree with their choice. I don't. All I did was point out that it's not a bafflingly irrational thing for politicians to do. Follow the money.
Yeah I don't think you know what "lying" means. (Hint: it's not the same as "mistaken", at least in English. If English is not your first language, I forgive your error and apologise for confusing you)
November 23, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Yeah I don't think you know what "lying" means. (Hint: it's not the same as "mistaken", at least in English. If English is not your first language, I forgive your error and apologise for confusing you)
And whenever you repeat some smug self-satisfied fact about cycling, you have all the references to peer-reviewed studies backing you up at your fingertips. You never simply express an opinion.
November 23, 2025 at 5:55 PM
And whenever you repeat some smug self-satisfied fact about cycling, you have all the references to peer-reviewed studies backing you up at your fingertips. You never simply express an opinion.
Computer? Computer? My reality simulation is glitching.
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Computer?
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Computer?
November 23, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Computer? Computer? My reality simulation is glitching.
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Computer?
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Computer?
I don't have the stats at hand to prove immigrants are a net benefit to the UK or commit less crime than residents, but i feel comfortable making the generalisation. Not having the stats to hand makes me a liar?
OK.
OK.
November 23, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I don't have the stats at hand to prove immigrants are a net benefit to the UK or commit less crime than residents, but i feel comfortable making the generalisation. Not having the stats to hand makes me a liar?
OK.
OK.
You have a LOT of catching up to do!
Start with the 2005 stuff.
And bear in mind it's a BBC kids show!
:-)
Start with the 2005 stuff.
And bear in mind it's a BBC kids show!
:-)
November 23, 2025 at 5:42 PM
You have a LOT of catching up to do!
Start with the 2005 stuff.
And bear in mind it's a BBC kids show!
:-)
Start with the 2005 stuff.
And bear in mind it's a BBC kids show!
:-)
Don't hold your breath mate, it's Bluesky not the ONS
November 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Don't hold your breath mate, it's Bluesky not the ONS
