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Bit of a cynical old git, but these trousers hide it well.
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December 25, 2024 at 7:11 AM
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Well, I was dreaming of a mild, grey Christmas, so I’m quite satisfied.
December 25, 2024 at 8:29 AM
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I’m not a dad, but I always take the slightest opportunity of turning the conversation to human cannonballs. Then I say “You never see them any more do you?” People agree, no you don’t. Then I say, with agonising idiotic joy “it’s because you can’t get men of the right calibre.”
December 7, 2024 at 10:22 AM
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It's December! That means it's time for my Great Present Ideas thread!

If you are a small creator, maker or shop who does cool gift things, reply to this post with:

- Images
- Description
- How to buy

And I will push you.

Everyone else, repost this and buy cool things to support peeps at Xmas!
December 3, 2024 at 9:32 AM
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In WW2, the British government mobilized to create a global, distributed logistics chain aimed solely at keeping Britain supplied with one resource.

Flagged as a critical war effort, at times it carried a shipping priority higher than munitions.

That resource was Tea. 🧵 /1

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November 12, 2024 at 5:43 PM
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My dad, experiencing The Cure on Top Of The Pops for the first time in 1983: "Jesus, if that's The Cure ah widnae like tae huv the disease."
Using this as a start: what are your favorite examples of unconscious/unforced dad-or-mom shade about your musical tastes? Just something said immediately or off the cuff. Spill all your secrets!
I want to say, when I was a kid, shortly after we got cable, we were watching MTV (obviously back when they actually played music videos) and something by Aerosmith was playing.

My father, walking through the room said, "Is that Mick Jagger? No, wait, not ugly enough. Can't be him."
November 18, 2024 at 9:21 PM
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Shakespeare for the 21st century...

7. “To even, or can’t even, that is the question”
6. “All that glisters is not goals”
5. “Out, dammed Spotify!”
4. “As You, like, Like It”
3. “Romeo, Romeo, WTF Romeo?!”
2. “Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your earbuds”
1. “Alas, poor Yorick. He got ratio'd”
November 17, 2024 at 11:23 AM
'Is the silly old git still collecting conkers?'
'Does a one legged duck swim in a circle?'
October 26, 2023 at 4:02 PM
Bloomin Eck, that was a bit cooler....
by about eight degrees. 🥺
October 11, 2023 at 3:53 PM
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I have a cartoon in the current Private Eye
October 11, 2023 at 8:06 AM
I know everyone is saying this, but this weather is nuts!!
Cycling in shorts and shirt, north of England, middle of October.
Smashed in the face by all kinds of flying insect.....🐝🦋🐞😳
October 8, 2023 at 2:44 PM
Well blow me. Strewth. Lawks a mercy.
Amazing number of bicycles on the road today. Maybe 20 or more in just 15 miles (of v quiet roads).
Electric effect (50% were I think), post COVID(?).......who knows. Good to see though.
October 1, 2023 at 2:44 PM
Nooooo Hutton's out!
September 29, 2023 at 4:25 PM
Oh no Notts what the fuck are you doing???
September 29, 2023 at 3:40 PM
Been out for a very slightly boozy lunch date with the OH.
All gone a bit 'Steve McQueens grandad'......😆
September 29, 2023 at 2:50 PM
Weeeeell, having not bicycled for 2 months, could've been worse.
Back in one piece, can still move and breathe.... I'll take that. 🙂
September 28, 2023 at 4:06 PM
I just can't leave them lying there......got to pick them up......think I'm developing an obsession of some kind....😆
September 26, 2023 at 4:42 PM
New clogs have just proved to be surprisingly comfortable and effective footwear for a bit of light gardening and garage pottering.
Who knew? (Apart from several countries of northern Europe of course....🤔😄)
September 25, 2023 at 4:14 PM
Ion, the brush bashers are back.
September 23, 2023 at 5:17 PM
Great stuff. Flu 💉 and COVID 💉 at the same time. Two sore arms at once. 😁
September 23, 2023 at 9:17 AM
Love these things. Simple, beautiful part of nature. Ten year old me would've sold his granny for these! 😆
September 22, 2023 at 4:48 PM
Well, she's a-fillin up now Lije.....
September 22, 2023 at 3:19 PM
Coming into Autumn, but the leaves on this tree never change colour.....
September 22, 2023 at 2:54 PM
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Properly made me chuckle 🤭
September 21, 2023 at 3:57 PM
Beautiful
September 21, 2023 at 3:24 PM