This reads like an opening scene from Chris Morris' Jam. This is absolutely a good thing

I was going to say, "Because he's an LLM: an xxx" - but canine terminology doesn't lend itself to that abbreviation, so I feel quite impotent

I mean, Lauren Bacall... Fair enough, surely?

Hallelujah, by Leonard Cohen - including all cover versions. My teeth grind immediately.

That hat gives this image a strong "Jack Nicholson as the Joker" silhouette. Oh, or Bowie ca 1976.

Gosh, I just got snarled at by Peter Hitchens on twitter!
#starstruck

👏👏👏

I am definitely going to have to read that article: many thanks again!!

Wow, really? That makes sense

We must not look at Dundee men,
Nor with them cause affray,
Who knows, perhaps they'll throw us in
The silvery, silvery Tay?

Very nice: thank you!! I think Agnetha's slightly cracked voice is probably my favourite, still, but that is a fab cover!

I adore the Abba version, so am excited to hear what Jarvis et al achieve with it!

0wch!

"You wouldn't know her: she goes to another school"
🤮

To be fair, he clearly avoids engaging 99% of his brain a lot of the time.

What a fool (scap)

Boxing is a dangerous business. No matter how good you are, no matter how skilled or fit, whenever you lace up the gloves and step into the ring, there's always a price toupee.

Gosh, R.E.M.'s Automatic for the People is a much tougher listen for me as a 50 year old than it was for me as a 16 year old, when I first bought it. Perhaps needless to say, it's even more rewarding, too.

Nothing, bar removal

Well, he was a special guest, back in the 1960s (see below) - so he deserves his badge

Sudden flashback to "Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell"! :)

This is a *fascinating* read. ALSO, you can play the samples provided on the page and improvise your own version of '2/1'!

The chat is pretty (appropriately) brutal...

They have it the wrong way round: I bet one could find many cults in any number of Sumerian city-states.

I bet they were just covering up the fact that they were going to miss you! :)

I was supportive of your move (though sad), as I recall! I am still straddling the two platforms, but am finding twitter increasingly clunky...

When that friend who regularly does awful things does an awful thing:

Feels like a cruel lie

They've missed out the hands

If they do have a spreadsheet, I bet they merge some of the cells. They're MONSTERS