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Austin-based curmudgeonly Englishman reinventing himself as last year's thing. Likes 16th century Flemish art, Marmite, and some other stuff.

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11.03.2026 21:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Probably safe to say they haven't tread JG Ballard's "The Reptile Enclosure."

10.03.2026 03:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

George Orwell could have seen Benny Hill on TV but that doesn't sound so improbable.

09.03.2026 21:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Never got the Broons but I had the Illustrated Treasure Island Watkins did.

09.03.2026 21:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
"Animal Or Vegetable [A Wonderful Wooden Reason...]" [Crumb Duck]
"Animal Or Vegetable [A Wonderful Wooden Reason...]" [Crumb Duck] YouTube video by Stereolab - Topic
09.03.2026 20:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

But is your answer F---- or S--------?

09.03.2026 20:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Stop admiring the cover and put the record on!

09.03.2026 19:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Also known as "savoury ducks" in Yorkshire.

09.03.2026 18:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I don't think I've read any of his books since Redback came out. Where should I restart?

08.03.2026 22:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's the Inhuman Centipede(-o).

08.03.2026 22:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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07.03.2026 20:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

ACTUALLY, Noah brought FOURTEEN of every "clean" animal and two of every unclean animal. (Genesis 7.2)

07.03.2026 15:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Think I'm going to move to the South Pole and read the complete works of John Cowper Powys.

05.03.2026 20:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

He's very quotable though: a day rarely passes without me saying "things have learnt to walk that ought to crawl."

01.03.2026 18:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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28.02.2026 18:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So much for "The Life and Times of the Wurzels" then.

25.02.2026 14:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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25.02.2026 14:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

At some point Americans will realise it's Jimmy Sav-ille not Jimmy Sa-ville.

23.02.2026 16:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Better shake the sand out of your shoes.

23.02.2026 13:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

One day we will only remember Trump's goons and fuckos because their names will be euphemisms for dog shit.

"Whoops, nearly stepped in some Lutnick!"

"If you let you dog Noem on my lawn again I'll call the police."

23.02.2026 00:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Drop a crush from your youth.

21.02.2026 23:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Sir Clive Sinclair looking like he is having second thoughts about his C5.

Sir Clive Sinclair looking like he is having second thoughts about his C5.

No cheating your last saved picture of a celebrity is your therapist.

21.02.2026 21:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Eeee, reckon tha's nivver 'ad a reet good wutherin' 'pon top o' moors, lad.

21.02.2026 16:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It should be "O'er the garden wall" if it's proper poetry.

19.02.2026 20:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'd write an extra verse, you know
For an extra fifty quid
Something about the afterglow
Above a dustbin lid.

19.02.2026 20:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Seems to be missing requisite Roger Whittaker and Hurricane Smith.

19.02.2026 15:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Do they strip off and play grab ass like RFK Jr and Kid Rock?

18.02.2026 17:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Earworms 021726

Current (and sometimes concurrent) involuntary earworms:
* Contact - Brigette Bardot
* I Love - Tom T. Hall
* Everything She Said - t.A.T.u
* Big Jobs (Poo Poo Extract) - Hatfield and the North
* the Enchanted Sea - Martin Denny

17.02.2026 23:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thankfully it cuts before they snort horse dewormer out of each other's navels.

17.02.2026 23:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Maybe he's hiding incriminating tattoos?

17.02.2026 23:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0