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@vmblakeslee @J_D_89 I interpreted it thus; people of all age groups could be doing it, instead of relying on the oldest generations, and I also think wouldnt it be nice if they were paid roles and didn't have to solely organised by volunteers.

@J_D_89 Bother you? This has long been the role of women in that age group. As it should.

Went to go and do set up at the playgroup my daughter does on a Friday this morning as their normal volunteers were away, and it really does bother me how much of actual existing volunteering and civic society is held together by women in their 60s and 70s.

@captain_mrs I started in 1999 with the local paper and the Sun cryptic. Pretty easy going good starter puzzles. From there it was just practice and remembering all the different abbreviations etc. Love them.

the cryptic crossword is an extremely british coded cultural pursuit because it is about inferring and operating based on a set of complex, hidden but completely prescriptive rules. I've landed on "person explaining cryptic crossword clues" TikTok, where the presumably international audience in the comment section is completely dumbfounded because the rules are so odd but completely deterministic - you can't just do whatever you like, it literally tells you what to do - but to the outsider it looks like numberwang

Found a button wallet full of someone’s geography notes on the .@dublinbusnews F3 which runs from Greenhills to Charlestown. A student has put a huge amount into what look like Junior Cert geography key topics. If anyone is missing these I have them safe and well and can post

David mitchell i am down on my hands and knees and elbows begging for you to do taskmaster

@cluedont Of course you used to be able to buy Archbishop outright on a disk. Now you have to bloody subscribe to keep it running properly.

@Jacksonsrule Go to your local mosque, sit down with the imam and try to convince them ladies don't need to cover every inch of their skin. 🤷🏻‍♀️ or just carry on with your day

Is there any right way to react to the burqini?

The Jetsons lied to us

@DudespostingWs Honestly, I never understood how they normalized us paying 20% to the person who brings this fabulous meal and puts it on my plate and maybe refills my drink? 90% of any restaurant tip should go to the cooking staff.

@BambooZooka @IMAO_ I came to the comments to say we do this in the uK too 🤣

@IMAO_ uk sectretary of state for net zero struggles with a bacon sandwich

Everyone assumes this picture of Buttigieg is him eating a chicken wing, and that's because he's biting in a way to engage his "rip-the-flesh-from-the-bone" front teeth, so we fill in "chicken wing" to make it make sense. But what he is actually eating is a small piece of a cinnamon roll, and our brains just can't comprehend biting into a small piece of dough that way. It's like an alien took over a human body and is unfamiliar with the subtleties of how it works.

@ChrisHewgill Need to revive Noel's House Party

#SNLUK was brilliant and it’s so refreshing to see someone trying something bold and new on Saturday night. Let’s remember they replaced Saturday Night Takeaway with endless Britain’s Got Talent which is in its 703rd season

@JGMooreWriter We can no more explain our sense of humour than Americans can explain some of their sense of humour on SNL 🤷🏻‍♀️

Can someone explain what the joke is here? Because there's no semantic context, no set-up, no punchline, no nothing. Just some guy jabbering on in different Irish accents, and then shouting like a toddler. #SNL #SNLUK #SaturdayNightLive

@irishwolf99 Tina Fey's best bit for me was this sketch. 'I want this not'

Finally got around to watching the premiere of #SNLUK and honestly, it surpassed every expectation (which admittedly were low!). The Weekend Update a particular highlight, but laughed way more than I expected to #CuntyLittleEarring

@susi_spencer @Variety Ten years ago this would have been picked up by channel 4

@Variety #SNLUK had really poor viewing figures just over 200 thousand

#SNLUK review: If this show is just to celebrate a U.S. institution that most Brits have never tuned into, after the initial hype dies down it’ll fall flat on its face. Yet, if it's left to confidently find its own feet, leaning into something more British and inherently surreal — such as Cilla Black impressions and Shakespeare turning up on a stolen lime bike before saying “c---y little earring” — it’ll have a hope. variety.com/2026/tv/global…

@Chad_Palmer_ @dande_only Actually I suspect he's the reason they get made. Love him or hate him, he's reliable.

@dande_only Jimmy Carr is like a plague on our screens these days. He thinks an awful lot of himself and you can see it. He's tiresome

in a fair world, last one laughing would be hosted by greg davies and roisin conaty, i need an actual tv show where their chemistry is at a constant

and while we're here, i don't get why roisin can't do the little host things like calling the participants or giving them yellow/red cards as well? wouldn't you want to have two proper hosts for a show like this?

@dande_only Rosin conarty didnt add very much yet...but it will get better. And you are spot on

@Love_Austria007 It's gorgeous ❤

For our village show in the summer I am entering the arts and crafts section. One of the categories is a crocheted stuffed toy. I've made this elephant from little granny squares crocheted together.

Snl UK not having all the sketches on YouTube feels mad to me

@____GAZ_____ @AldiUK Should we rename it tomato puree chicken...

Dear @AldiUK I'm writing this to show my disappointment in your butter chicken I couldn't taste any butter what so ever .. Infact,I'd argue that there is indeed no butter in this meal I had to eat all of it and rice to make sure I wasn't mistaken