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Why does my brain like stupid jokes like these? Am I a dad without knowing it? ;)

Someone somewhere pointed out this cat looks like Hans Gruber at the end of Die Hard and I am reminded of this cat now any time I think of Alan Rickman or Die Hard.

How to eat a burrito in five voluptuous steps

Hi, I'm currently looking into the impact of the PIP cuts on carers for the Big Issue: I'm interested in speaking to anyone receives PIP *and* Carer's Allowance, and who is potentially at risk from the new "four point rule" please repost for circulation

We know. #WorldBollardAssociation

Happy 5th anniversary to this important moment in history

On the last day of the Premier League there were three matches available for viewers in the UK to watch. In other countries there were ten or more. If the rights holders want to make a dent in piracy, one thing they could try is letting people watch the games legally.

#science

While I sort a paperback publisher for Be Funny Or Die, the last remaining hardback stock is now available direct from me. I learned last night it’s a set text on some writing courses, so why not buy one and sell it to a student in Sept at a huge mark up? BUSINESS! www.gralefrit.co.uk/shop.html

I have saved every penalty taken against me in a World Cup final

The whole AI bubble feels like that one episode of The Scary Door

I can't believe we're going to get subprime burrito crisis. www.ft.com/content/6c4b...

If you’re on O2, anyone calling you can see your location in real time mastdatabase.co.uk/blog/2025/05...

Also not beating the “CEOs are the jobs most replaceable by AI” allegations

lol why would they admit what time the change was made. who the fuck else is up at 3 am crying about white genocide in south africa

As it's topical. Man on Four in a Bed who spent all week inexplicably wearing a top hat and ordering different types of eggs to trip up the other b&bers, is hoist by his own egg petard.

This is what Roy Jenkins had to say about immigration on 8th November 1966, when he was Home Secretary. Not only an economic case; but "To live apart, for a person, a city or a country, is to lead a life of declining intellectual stimulation."

the article literally says it can't do this lol

Lovely to hear from the Prime Minister that the historical policies which allowed my Mum to remain in the UK after studying here, thus enabling my existence, was a “squalid experiment in open borders”.

Rorschach tests are so pointless. Like, I get it, it's my parents fighting.

For those failing to get the "copilot" AI off their Microsoft Word -- If you proceed with canceling Microsoft Office, you'll get a "wait wait don't go!" screen where they suddenly offer you "Microsoft 365 Personal Classic" -- which *doesn't include AI* and is actually cheaper! Weird workaround.

I don’t share this very often, but you guys deserve it.

you know who else came from chicago and was on "a mission from god"

A new poop has been parped

“Morgan McSweeney is shite.” A blistering piece on the right wing Labour puppet master by Robin McAlpine. Quite a long read but well worth it. http://robinmcalpine.org/morgan-mcsweeney-is-shite/

The @crateandcrowbar.bsky.social podcast loved 1000xResist www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARcF...

A cop legally has to tell you what their favourite Catherine Zeta-Jones movie is, otherwise it’s Entrapment (1999)

Someone has uploaded a load of HDR emojis to Slack and the amount of consternation this has caused has to be seen to be believed

I suppose it would make it harder to run around.

2025 Hugo Awards nominees include Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, 1000XRESIST and more http://gonintendo.com/contents/47225-2025-hugo-awards-nominees-include-zelda-echoes-of-wisdom-1000xresist-and-more #zelda #nintendoswitch

"Everything reminds me of her" I whisper, as I walk past a tree shaped like a bitch

Trump can’t figure out how to score a point on Russia or China, so he’s punishing our allies and kicking our own economy in the teeth.

Charts That Basically Go Vertical, an occasional series

Nation Could Have Sworn Russell Brand Was Already Convicted Sex Offender

Due to a mix-up at the BBC Graphics Department in 1982... #DoctorWho #Sorry

In light of decisions taken in Washington, it is more important than ever that London and Brussels work together on an ambitious and extensive UK/EU trade deal. My statement 👇

Donald Trump's 55% tariff on ASUS' Republic of Gamers has many politicians questioning his sanity

Boy he really liked that TV show

A 300% tariff on the phrase “spag bol”.

We didn’t trespass; that’s against the law. There are laws, upheld by our government, about infringing someone else’s rights to access, profit from and protect their property. You can’t just barge in. A principle which Meta ignored to build their AI. Could the government protect us too? Cheers!

For Americans who didn’t get the joy of living through the Truss/Kwarteng budget, this is the point where the government starts to call the stock market left-wing and/or woke.