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Still hiding in the library. ho/hum

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Listening to old radio episodes of After Henry is my under-the-blanket safe place.

10.03.2026 02:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

NEXT SUNDAY! All Remembered Mothers' names to me please by 10p.m Saturday 14th. Reposts appreciated.

09.03.2026 07:29 πŸ‘ 57 πŸ” 67 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 3

Well, let’s hope the littering charge sticks.

09.03.2026 09:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
BjΓΆrk : w/PJ Harvey - I Can't Get No Satisfaction 1994 BRIT Awards
BjΓΆrk : w/PJ Harvey - I Can't Get No Satisfaction 1994 BRIT Awards YouTube video by BjΓΆrk's Joyous Tunes

Sharing this here as it seems not enough people know it even exists. I rarely watch the Brits, but in '94 (and living in BjΓΆrk's old flat) saw this go out on the night. I was already playing Dry and Rid of Me all the time, and this was something else again. Magnificent.
youtu.be/a8RFignlzaM?...

09.03.2026 03:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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35 dads in a pub, learning to braid their daughters hair. This was truly special - if you'd like to get first access to the next one please follow the link on our page ❀️ #pintsandponytails #dads #da... TikTok video by thesecretlifeofdads

Irish dads at a pub learning to braid their daughter’s hair 😭 www.tiktok.com/t/ZThv5jNNK/

09.03.2026 03:30 πŸ‘ 172 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1

Nice place for your sandwiches and thermos flask of weak lemon drink on the back there.

09.03.2026 03:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
BjΓΆrk : w/PJ Harvey - I Can't Get No Satisfaction 1994 BRIT Awards
BjΓΆrk : w/PJ Harvey - I Can't Get No Satisfaction 1994 BRIT Awards YouTube video by BjΓΆrk's Joyous Tunes

Sharing this here as it seems not enough people know it even exists. I rarely watch the Brits, but in '94 (and living in BjΓΆrk's old flat) saw this go out on the night. I was already playing Dry and Rid of Me all the time, and this was something else again. Magnificent.
youtu.be/a8RFignlzaM?...

09.03.2026 03:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Two books. Eyeless in Gaza by Huxley and TheEyes of Gaza by Alaqad

Two books. Eyeless in Gaza by Huxley and TheEyes of Gaza by Alaqad

The books are whispering to each other again
#librarylife

06.03.2026 16:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I can still taste them

06.03.2026 11:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is EXACTLY like that time you and I went for that pedicure and spa day at the Savoy Lounge and halfway through they let all those tramps in. Ugh! Those toenails!

06.03.2026 11:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Well I’m NOT HAPPY

06.03.2026 11:38 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Hang on, isn’t this forever embargoed for online distribution?

06.03.2026 11:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A forest demon on fire walks through the woods to be confronted by a possum in a wizard's hat. I don't who created this meme but I would like to thank them.

A forest demon on fire walks through the woods to be confronted by a possum in a wizard's hat. I don't who created this meme but I would like to thank them.

Not really in the mood for selling prints today but needs must.

28.02.2026 11:43 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A girl stands in an iron looking spacesuit with her space capsule behind her. The suit is clearly made for an adult and she looks small in the huge suit.

A girl stands in an iron looking spacesuit with her space capsule behind her. The suit is clearly made for an adult and she looks small in the huge suit.

I'm going to do a thread of my ten most popular prints with a link to my shop. Feel free to browse or ignore. I am as if "No worries if not" and "Sorry" had a baby and called him Graeme. First at number 10 is Borrowed Spacesuit. marswasrubbish.etsy.com/uk/listing/1...

28.02.2026 11:53 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
Close photo of a fox in an urban setting

Close photo of a fox in an urban setting

Astounding fox this morning, in the grounds of a hospital.

28.02.2026 10:14 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
DOG is my picture of a dog with β€œdog” written behind her in big letters

DOG is my picture of a dog with β€œdog” written behind her in big letters

Square cat thing name later is a digital painting of mine that is exactly what its title suggests

Square cat thing name later is a digital painting of mine that is exactly what its title suggests

A simple painting of a happy caterpillar with the caption just ignore their hugely accurate and valid criticisms

A simple painting of a happy caterpillar with the caption just ignore their hugely accurate and valid criticisms

A beautiful horse in the sunset is one of my older paintings but one of the most popular it’s a horse with horse written behind it and a smiley face on the side

A beautiful horse in the sunset is one of my older paintings but one of the most popular it’s a horse with horse written behind it and a smiley face on the side

Some of you seem to be in a good mood. Let me take advantage of that by putting my prints in front of you in the hope that you buy one or six. marswasrubbish.etsy.com

27.02.2026 10:36 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The cover of a children’s book showing a gap-toothed rabbit saying Poo Bum

The cover of a children’s book showing a gap-toothed rabbit saying Poo Bum

It’s not all Nabokov, Atwood and Proust at your local library.
#librarylife

27.02.2026 12:08 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Oopsy!

23.02.2026 20:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Well, yes, that’s what I was thinking. I mean he’s an honourable man and all but, I’m sure Cannon doesn’t control the only β€˜copy’

23.02.2026 20:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Bannon wears two shirts. Imagine the smell.

21.02.2026 02:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’ll allow it, but tread carefully counsellor.
I didn’t solve it but admire the combination of architecture and an arch texture.

21.02.2026 02:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A Cabal of Powerful People Living by Their Own Rules The Epstein saga has become a morality play about the role of shame in public life.

20 years on and this old warhorse just gets more thoroughbred. Three excellent topics this week and @jdickerson.bsky.social said β€œβ€¦they’re trying to put Andrew Mountbatten down the hatch,” which, as a comment on a naval man, made me stand up in my London bathtub and clap. slate.com/podcasts/pol...

21.02.2026 01:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I see the Culture Gabfest is still digging out those cultural stories nobody else is talking about.

20.02.2026 21:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Why is everybody here so obsessed with hanging?

18.02.2026 14:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Top headline writing at BBC News;
β€œMPs Call for Brazilian butt lift crackdown”

18.02.2026 13:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So the man who sits in the front of the bobsleigh is called the pilot.

17.02.2026 18:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Well, that fell rather well.

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17.02.2026 09:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Arse Gratier Arsis?

17.02.2026 01:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I feel obliquely implicated here. The Staffords thanked me in the notes of this book, just for working in a public library and ordering stuff for them. Probably didn’t make it to the radio version. They are fascinating people.

16.02.2026 11:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

powdered dessert product at night, Angel Delight

16.02.2026 10:48 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0