Mike Cooper

'Setting Up The Roman', Bow (2025) by Lawrence Brand
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One of my favourite literary put-downs is from Douglas Adams's The Restaurant at the End of the Universe. Zaphod Beeblebrox, who often reacts in erratic ways, claims to be “pretty dangerous when I'm cornered,” to which Ford Prefect responds “you go to pieces so fast people get hit by the shrapnel.”

It's going to Channel 4? The BBC should do an alternative Boat Race

Funny is back.

BE FUNNY OR DIE will rise again.

E-book and audiobook available now…

New paperback edition next year.

As Nick Clegg’s in the spotlight again, here’s a short thread of the time I took his bizarre 2020 Politico photo shoot and turned them into Edinburgh posters. 1/4

My little dog keeps biting on my guitar pedal. Well, he is a chewwahwah.

Absolutely loving this week's John Wins Again bonus commentary. Fantastic #Content

Happy Mike Bubbins Day! God that made me laugh. cc @distantpod.bsky.social

Vicar defends church's devil-horned tribute to Prodigy's Keith Flint

Roses are red
Green cornettos are mint

Hard to read this and not come to the conclusion that Prince Andrew or whatever he is called now needs firing into the fucking sun

Most accurate portrait of modern culture currently available

David copafeel more like #MoreLike

You can't convince me that this hasn't been re-voiced by Peter Serafinowicz!

This has genuinely just reminded me I put a washing load onto a 10-minute spin about an hour and a half ago! 🤦🏻

Excellent, news. Chuffed for you Flupsy! x

Christ the train steamer

How Pixar’s Open Sexism Ruined My Dream Job (Guest Column) A former Pixar employee writes that after John Lasseter's departure, the company still has a lot of work to do to fix its sexist culture.

If you're wondering how bad things were at Pixar for women, the answer is pretty horrifyingly bad.

WARIO: haha i just drank your lemonade

MARIO: that was a urine sample

WARIO: a what

MARIO: itsa wee wario

The Naked Week - Series 4 - War, Law, and Operation Amol Rajan - BBC Sounds We go to war, flout the law, and launch Operation Amol Rajan.

Just consistently superb. Bravo once more to everyone involved. #TheNakedWeek

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PIPE DREAM If I could choose the hour in which Death chooses me And the way in which It will make its arbitrary choice I can think of nothing better than To fall asleep near midnight In a boat as it enters a new port, In a boat with a clarity of stars Above and below it; And all around me Bright music and voices Singing in a language Not known to me. I'd like to go that way, Tired and glad, With all my future before me, Hungry still For the fat and visible globe.

I was introduced to this gorgeous Brian Patten poem today…. Maybe you will like it too.

A partner of one of the cast of Rainbow has gone to the deep south of America.
Mississippi?
No, Bungle's wife.

Long shot but does anyone have a Pioneer DVD remote they don't need? I know you can get them off eBay but thought I'd ask here first

Just catching up with Tuesday's episode of Elis and John. Man alive, absolutely howling at the Made Up Game #CognitiveDecline #Content

The ship building contracts were set to be awarded elsewhere until a change at the last minute, in what some are calling yet another blatant example of Fergie time. #BTNNB #BTNRejects

Warner Bros has announced it is to open a 21,000 sq ft Harry Potter store on Oxford Street in London. The Company wants it to be an easy-to-navigate, maze-style layout – similar to Flying Tiger Copenhagen’s stores, although as it’s Harry Potter themed, you’ll go through diagonally #BTNNB #BTNRejects

The Scottish justice system has been told it's time to enter the 21st century after a review found courts still use 2nd class post to summon witnesses. The COPFS apologised saying it absolutely intends to embrace digital technology, just as soon as they’ve got new toner for the fax #BTNNB#BTNRejects

Had a sneaky suspicion it was one of yours!
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Excellent work

Wish I'd gone with my gut that it was a Gregor episode!

Breaking the News - Felicity Ward, Mark Nelson, Kathleen Hughes and James Gardner - BBC Sounds Des Clarke hosts Scotland's award-winning satirical news quiz.

That was a cracking epsiode. Kudos to all involved. Some belting gags in it. #BreakingTheNews www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...