Stephen Graham

A pie! But especially a scotch pie.

Was always glad that Sir Watkyn and Spode were never replaced, two perfectly cast actors.

My nieces were born in 2002, as well! Should be outlawed.

My nieces once asked me what it was like in the 20th century, like I'd just been unfrozen from cryogenic sleep or something.

I have houseplants who are better candidates to be prime minister.

What a pathetic little man Joey Barton is.

Scampi, chips and beans, as Cher probably sang.

Having a proper beige dinner like the dirty girl I am.

a man in a suit and tie sitting in a chair ALT: a man in a suit and tie sitting in a chair

Dr *and* PhD?

My God, that's awful. I'm so sorry.

Colleague: 'Sorry, I always try to speak to you while you've got headphones in.'
Yeah, I'm trying to disassociate entirely from my surroundings.

Pete Hegseth is what happens when a man can't summon up the courage to go to that late-night truck stop he's heard so much about.

Truncated headline: King Charles strips 9 people of MBEs and OBEs - including Owl...

It was, in fact, several owls in a long coat.

LinkedIn nonce.

Tries to get the rest of the IT team to call him 'Azrael'.

A reminder that neither The Art Of War or The Prince were intended as the genius tactical manuals that these chuds think they are, but basically as "Baby's First Book Of Tactics/Politics" for dumb royals with no real-life experience.

Citing Sun Tsu is a massive red flag for me. All it means is that you probably keep a samurai sword under your bed.

They can fuck off back there and sit in the middle of an airfield's runway with a big 'X' painted on them.

Andrew O’Hagan · Stay Classy: Mummy’s Favourite The late queen can be held responsible for much, but nobody could accuse her of seeming to enjoy her role. For the...

A good tawdry read over your morning tea, this.

www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

'JEEEEEEUUUURRTTIIZZZZZ...'

I've said before that all techbros are basically that character.

Paul Shane emotes

Tuesday

Love folk who reply to you like you're their employee.

They tried that on me once, I said: 'I assure you I'm not.'

Used to cost $300 to be exempted in the Civil War, wonder what inflation would take that to now.

So basically

Yet another British outlet aiming squarely at the lunatic yank market.

Bugger the work experience kid?

What did he expect? The shit being advertised on X nowadays would be rejected from a 1950s boys' comic.

'Eagle Days: Life and Death for the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain', by Dr Victoria Taylor

Been looking forward to @spitfirefilly.bsky.social's book for a long time, glad to have it in the birthday haul.