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Waiting for a train to come off the branch and leave the single platform that we need. Everyone’s already stood up. Awkward.

In keeping with its Halloween theme, my local ‘Spoons’ clients have subjected me to a 20 minute talk on how to die by suicide and capital punishment. Good morning!

@jonathanpienews.bsky.social that was a very funny and inspiring show in Colchester this evening. My first time going out in the city but it won’t be the last. Great audience, apart from the 2 ladies to my left (physically speaking) who went at the interval! Who does that?

“I meant any questions about the job.”

"You can't hear GIFs" Me:

"Listen, it's quite simple, I support Wales in the Rugby and England in the football, unless England are playing Wales..."

You’ll know because of the swear words on the kiddie rides

Is it just me or is Ellie & Nastasia weak af? “If I want nature I can look at my screen saver.” Good line but was this written in the 90s? And I bet there’ll be at least one more overlong ‘Internet nails’ bit too. #bbc2

I’m on my way to campaign for @abdulelsayed.bsky.social Waking up to news that GOP is doubling down on their disgusting attacks on @amyactonoh.bsky.social in Ohio. They have no answer for costs, the war, corruption. So they are going to run the most vile closing campaign in our history.

Weird voiceover by Fiona Bruce about Reform and prison. A post-filming correction, no doubt. #QuestionTime

Recently I learned that several of the early Brian Eno albums have been remixed into Dolby Atmos. Not played them through my 5.1 system yet but impressions via headphones are good. Still using the 2004 DSD remasters as sources.

"Smoked in the exhaust fumes of a Lancaster bomber, seasoned with ash from a Benson & Hedges cigarette, Nigel Farage's dandruff and the drool from an XL Bully..."

Was wondering which book they’d got Gary Oldman to pretend to read in this week’s #slowhorses and turns out it’s a fake by the author Claire Houlahan … who is listed as a graphic designer for Slow Horses. Nice one Claire.

Is it the law that all YouTube videos must now contain a reference to ‘what nobody talks about?’ And why is nobody talking about it?

Credit: @gallonofalan.bsky.social

The smart home movement has gone too far. Even this plastic microwave pot has WiFi.

Ooh, a nice video about semi-detached houses on YouTube. Awash with AI slop.

Looking down the Clyde from the Riverside Museum at sunset this evening. #glasgow #sunset #glasgowtoday #riversidemuseum

I think this song deserves more attention.

I see they’ve added chevaux de frise to the fencing at Beaulieu Park.

I watched a YouTube video yesterday that implied that to get a pension in the US you have to be working at your retirement date, otherwise you get nothing. Can this be true? In the UK, your occupational pension is built up for your benefit.

I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone in the UK use the word sconce.

All the young people, out on a Saturday night. Makes you sick.

Alan Davies’ show was alternately hilarious and sad, with some quite long sections of serious material about when he was abused as a child. It was nice to see it in a (stunning) venue near where he grew up (Chingford).

Overheard: "If I told you I'm going to fix it, I'm going to fix it. Don't keep asking me about it every 6 months."

Travelling Cambridge to Liverpool Street via Stansted Airport gave me the opportunity to enjoy my custard bougatsa from Mill Road. Delicious. Now I’m off to see TV’s Alan Davies at the Walthamstow Granada.

My sack is bulging with a bumper set of finds in the chazzas in Cambridge. Nice to see all the stores around the Grafton Centre are still open, when the mall itself is almost totally bereft of retail.

A double post box well outside of London (Braintree). #PostboxSaturday

The pheasants are out in force this morning. Some of my favourite birds to see.

Have you made up statistics to suit your view? Do you hold outlandish views that no civilised government would ever implement? If so, the Nick Ferrari breakfast show would love to hear from you. #LBC

“This is BBC One in the east.” And on the left channel only, for some reason. #continuity

How about removing the ‘cliff edges’ from the UK tax system? #LDConf

Whoops! #BBC lol

Whoops! #BBC

I despise RFK jr more than anyone else in the regime, including trump. From a philosophical & ethical standpoint, his lies result in death becoming a form of intolerance. They morphed from standard misinformation into a deliberate assault on the foundational structures of a safe, rational society.

When "white sauce" in fish pie Contains cheese, it’s a lie. That’s a mornay.

Catching up on Live from The Lycett Arms. I was impressed with Late Night Lycett when it started – great energy. But this? Fucking hell. It’s gone backwards. The only bit that mainly worked was the toast competition with Guz Khan.

I couldn’t say how many times I’ve walked past this black and disused Edwardian post box at Cambridge Station without noticing it. #PostboxSaturday

I’m sure the maga-rich only want what’s best for us.

It's eight years tomorrow since we posted on Twitter that Sting had been in to return his books.

Excited to be at the Beef and Dairy Podcast Live for the second year in a row. #beef

Do not look at the detail of this street layout for too long or you might question the basis of reality itself.

everyone should watch this. nothing that works this way is conscious.

The Eighteen Ronnies