The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin - Wikipedia

I wonder if any of the plot is based on this 1970s UK comedy, or if the title is a subtle nod? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fal...

It looks like Jaaco Weener is worth the entrance fee on his own.

@manmademoon.bsky.social did you come to the UK in 2024 or can we stop looking now?

I've got them boiling now, but I may (will) be using them in another dish rather than fried in butter.

@richardjamesfoster.bsky.social I just realised that it's the Geordie version of 3 October: www.beamish.org.uk/events/carli...

@northages.bsky.social Happy Saint Cuthbert's day.

A broom with a handle made from two lengths of construction wood screwed together rests against a brick wall.

I'm really impressed by the improvised broom handle the guys working on my roof are using.

90? Jings!

Gorillaz - Delirium ft. Mark E Smith YouTube video by Gorillaz

It's lovely to hear a bit of MES turning up on the new Gorillaz LP
youtu.be/yw8ftPahxAg?...
Attention @richardjamesfoster.bsky.social

@boarsgoreswords.bsky.social The Floor are also advertising for expats in Ireland

How far back in time can you understand English? An experiment in language change

If you liked this experiment, I published a full piece today in the same vein: a text that gets 100 years older with every section, from a modern blog post to a medieval chronicle.

It's a single story spanning 1000 years of English. See how far you get.

www.deadlanguagesociety.com/p/how-far-ba...

Black and white photo side view soldier in turban and gas mask fits a gas mask on a mule.

#OTD 21 February 1940, the British Expeditionary Force in France preparing for a German attack included Indian troops, mules and mustard gas. A Sikh muleteer fits a gas mask on a mule. Photo: Len A Puttnam. Source: www.iwm.org.uk/collections/...

The Gen X urge to eat yourself fitter.

@quietriotpod.bsky.social thinking about your nationality chat. People from Northumbria and Cornwall are routinely shown that they aren't in England.

Giri/Haji - dancing scene YouTube video by Paul_ Lyk

Reminded me of Giri/Haji : the Japanese / London crime drama had an wonderful unexpected dance scene in Episode 8.
I need to rewatch the whole season
youtu.be/cvYBaiJ1KQM?...

Great video, great houses.
I have to point out George says "Mam" but the subtitles say "Mum" .
The same thing happened all the way through '28 Years Later'. Feels like my dialect is being deliberately eroded.

@boarsgoreswords.bsky.social first new theme tune since Westworld. Hell yeah!

Judging by the content Ivor would enjoy the book "Beep beep beep, time for sleep"
www.hive.co.uk/Product/Clai...
Tortuous rhymes for the grown up reading it I remember.

I have it on good authority that Bobby the pig prefers Muddy Waters...
I'll get my coat.

Yay! A great way to kill the first 45 minutes at work.
Just FYI, in the UK our smallest coin is also a penny. There is another copper coin to confuse things (worth 2 pennies so a "2 pence piece". )

Reminds me of this Tim Key vehicle: youtube.com/clip/Ugkx4jQ...

My primary school aged kids love visiting the Centre for Life. We made slides to view on a microscope last time we visited.

In about 91 in London I saw Silverfish 3 times in a week, without once going to see them specifically (they were supporting various other bands)

RIP piece of tape.

@mrjamesob.bsky.social try the "True Size of" website. You can drag a country around the map to see how it looks super imposed over others, without the distortion of the projection.
Greenland is still big mind.
thetruesize.com#?borders=1~!...

Immediate Prustian rush of the 3 October market.
Happy New Year.

Will you be watching the film on opening night? bsky.app/profile/manm...

See you at Alexandra Palace this time next year?

No help, but a couple of months ago this bloke was getting complaints about the quality of his T-shirts when they hadn't arrived from the printer yet: the fakes had arrived 1st
bsky.app/profile/fenr...

I feel like these are clues to where you disposed of whoever you convinced to drive you into the moors?