Dafydd Griffiths

@DayTripper_RC what car is this? looks cavernous.

Today, I have been to Blackheath. I have been to a Mr D. Baker’s (@prodnose) place and picked up a few more bits that he has kindly donated to @StChrisHospice

Winkelman could never

@gerrylynch @meolscop1978 Soon though, post White House lawn event

@meolscop1978 The actual National Anthem isn't jingoistic like that (lyrics below). Also, I think the Thai boxing and sundry MMA references are still a bit too outré for a national anthem, even in 2025.

The taxi driver wouldn't take me past the bus station, so for the last leg I'm in a *very* pimped out YandexGo car, whose driver is listening to nationalistic Kyrgyz hip hop. Thanks to Google, I've not only found the track, but a translation of the lyrics.

@fourfoot I enjoy these, apart from when the clue is ‘Mike _______, 12th base Shitguard for the San Diego Quails’ or when they don’t tell you an answer is two words

@rupperrt @erik_theviking_ @benmarrow @TheEconomist @easyJetholidays Parents and children. It’s a lot easier than booking everything separately, often cheaper, with transfers included and kids activities. Or for winter holidays, much less hassle if booking a group of people.

@erik_theviking_ @benmarrow @TheEconomist @easyJetholidays Do people younger than boomers still buy package holidays?

@fourfoot I give you Feel

Watching ‘War Walks’, BBC4, originally broadcast 1996.

@fourfoot Brave formation that. No keeper, carragher and Richards up front, 13 players.

Blankety blank on bbc1, dad’s army on bbc2, dr who on bbc3, Snooker on bbc4. Pick a year from 1979 to 2025

@fourfoot It’s a great great song and even the existence of love is a rollercoaster can’t ruin it

@seatsixtyone Would it ever be possible to not change at Paris on this route? Or at least not a change that involves a traipse across Paris

A ready-made Trenitalia network London-Paris-Lyon-Avignon-Aix-Marseille/Turin-Milan is quite exciting, I must admit!

Evolyn - one of the 3 contenders to compete with Eurostar on London-Paris - has teamed up with Trenitalia, who already have rolling stock with more already in the pipeline. 2029 start with Frecciarossa 1000? cityam.com/avanti-west-co…

@thesvelteone It’s got really bad at doing stuff in real time. I don’t know if that’s because no one posts good stuff any more or because it’s built that way. Typically the interesting stuff takes a good few days to pop up

Bit weird that I've got no Oscars chat on my timeline apart from the "No Other Land" win. Normally there would be heaps.

@Sianz Not pictured: a dog about to bash you off the seat

@dafyddg That’s me at the Lansdowne when we win the quiz

@Sianz just trying something

@Sianz sadly they don't move

@dafyddg Ha ha ha that’s a sight for sore eyes

@Sianz With syrup and cream please

Half time cup of bovril anyone?

@mwendling @CommunityNotes In some ways it’s worse than nothing, because it allows platforms to point to it and say ‘hey we’re doing something, give us credit’ and they don’t have to address its flaws

Just now I received a notification that a Community Note has been added to a misleading post by Elon Musk. The original post was from 6 Jan. It’s three days later - or c. 40 years in internet time. This is the main problem with @CommunityNotes - it’s way too slow. Meta beware.

@nedboulting is it normal for a darts crowd to not really be in tune with the atmosphere of the match? It felt a bit like the vuvuzelas at the SA World Cup. A decent racket, but not ebbing and flowing with the sport.