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You’re welcome! 😊🍻 HNY!

Well, Christmas is coming ... :)

Truthpaste! Love this labelling - let's roll it out across all products

@JessicaTheLaw On busy crossroads in big cities the pedestrian crossings are just part of the traffic lights sequence and the button does nothing. If you feel charitable you can assume that the non-prrsser is unused to small-town pedestrianism.

Survey to help me understand humanity! 1. If you're one of those people who plays music or videos out loud on public transport... why do you do it? 2. If you stand at a pelican crossing without pressing the button, what are you expecting to happen? I genuinely want to know!

@englishhistpod Crew makes sense, but no-one says it

For those of you in the UK, do you say "the cock crew" or "the cock crowed"? I was thinking "crew" was archaic, but, apparently, it's not.

@JessicaTheLaw Festivals. Science, literature, music, history - you cover all those bases, right?

How do I make music pay? I barely break even from my music. It costs money to record & release, I get a fraction of a penny per stream, & most gigs are small events with small budgets. So is there anything I haven't thought of? How else can I earn money from music & songwriting?

"The unexamined life is also fine, whatever." - Mediocrates

A universe in motion seen from the International Space Station during a night pass over Earth (view fullscreen).

@rcolvile Why? Turning legally 'adult' at 18 is completely arbitrary. Same for OAP age (which keeps changing!). Why is another arbitrary legal cliff edge so disturbing?

Agree with this.

So this by @gralefrit was both fun and deeply fascinating. But he really shouldn't use a Sharpie on a whiteboard. (p291)

Maps, data, and a postcode search tool are now available for SEISA - the new name for our UK-wide small-area measure of deprivation: bit.ly/4aiLxXD #WideningParticipation

@JessicaTheLaw Omg yes. Even though I have ALWAYS been chaotic and lazy, next month I will DEFINITELY be Organised and Diligent.

I often agree to things on the assumption that I will have completely changed personality by the time it comes to do them. This never works.

@danmartyr @NoContextBrits

If stranger gatecrashed my wedding to throw confetti I'd ask why. If they said to draw national attention to planetary destruction from burning oil, I'd think they were cool and invite them to the after party.

So, National Conservatism is like National Socialism but more right wing yeah?

@RestIsPolitics @PizzaExpress @campbellclaret @RoryStewartUK On the other burning question - travel sickness pills apparently suppress the need to pee.

Did Rory have the dough balls at @PizzaExpress? 🍕 You can find out in today's episode of @RestIsPolitics where @campbellclaret + @RoryStewartUK also discuss the Coronation, local election fallout, the latest from Ukraine, and Justin Trudeau's task to stay in power in Canada...

In 1977, Jorge Luis Borges, one of the most influential 20th c. Spanish-language writers, told William F. Buckley (whose first language was Spanish) his reasons for feeling, age 78, that English was 'far finer' than his native tongue. Right or wrong, I love his savor for language

Oh yeah Also Greek independence day And my birthday

It's 25 March - the day everything happened