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"I really hope I took losing out on 'employee of the year' with good grace at the boozy staff Christmas lunch"

The good grace:

Yeah, I would bet good money that's part of their calculation. Like, I'm in Dorset but I've seen loads of the TFL ads because ppl keep posting them in annoyance. And while it serves as a reminder to me to continue not buying his products, I'm sure they'll be seen by as many ppl who will buy them.

And the Oxford Word of the Year 2025 is… rage bait (n.) Online content deliberately designed to elicit anger or outrage by being frustrating, provocative, or offensive, typically posted in order to increase traffic to or engagement with a particular web page or social media account.

Mate, don't engage...

I looked up a few of them on Companies House a few years ago (because I probably had an important work deadline that I was avoiding and I HAD to win an argument). iirc SWP, LMHR and possibly SUTR and some other affiliates are listed.

Sail We Must, new Dry Irish Stout brewed in the nitro style. 'Sail We Must', is inspired by a story from back in the summer of 2008 in rural county Cork, on the wild edge of the Atlantic, when a lone fisherman, Gerard Sheehy, met a weary Andrew Weatherall on his way to a gig. They soon began to exchange stories, namely tales of the sea. During their conversation the seafarer shared a sentiment that would stay with Andrew forever, 'Fail We May, Sail We Must'.

Sources say he's 5 minutes into regaling the disinterested staff with the Weatherall origin story of the name and shows no sign of letting up...

Wicked! 😎

The way I described them was they taste like the smell of eggs, so thank the folk who stopped you.

Also had them in Spain and I regret to inform you...
bsky.app/profile/devx...

A movie that takes place where you're from.

@dan-bean.bsky.social just did a tape release and their label regularly do tapes.

Mad!

Interesting topic.
Being Irish, I probably say the word closer to riddim because of the way we also pronounce the th sound.
I write riddim when making notes on 7" sleeves because I often check the details on sites like The Riddim Guide or The Riddim Databse, as it feels like its own distinct thing.

I have utmost respect for DJs who can do broad appeal. I did my first digi set last year for a mate's birthday and it was only a 20 yr age spread from late 30s to late 50s, and even that was difficult enough as they weren't all clubbers.

Yep, totally. Loved that series. I went to see it live when he did the Alan Partridge and Less Successful Characters tour. So good.

Steve Coogan's chatacter Ernest Moss

Cheers, Rick! 👍

Carlow, Kilkenny and Enniscorthy are scarlet for yer ma(ss).

Not yet, but when the govt announced it was being taken back they said it would happen within a year. It was a couple of months back when they announced it iirc.

You'd also hope if more people start using it, they might focus more on the problem areas where they keep losing money and actually try to improve the service.

I got a full refund for the return leg coming back from Bristol last week. Fine on GWR to Southampton, then SWR was a shit show. Numerous delays, then they just cancelled the service at BMTH. SWR west of Southampton (or maybe even Basingstoke) is such a lottery. Everybody should use Delay Repay.

Lol, N00b! etc. etc.

Cheers for the reminder, been meaning to pick this one up for a while.

Wes 'action man' Streeting preparing his tanks to stage a coup against the Prime Minister

Some pics have been leaked

Wicked!

Made in early 1995 and played by Jeff Mills during the Live At Liquid Room Mix, this is a 14" diameter, one-sided copper reference disc. This disc contains a few unreleased tracks, but one particular (#2), which had no title then, but we now know it as "The Bells". Because the material is copper, the overall level response is 1 1/2 times louder than of a regular vinyl record. In essence, it's a beast! See this and many more special releases from 1995 during the Jeff Mills Live At Liquid Room Anniversary Tour 2025/2026.

Did you spot this?

🤣

Wicked! Sounds perfect.
Also now giggling at the thought of you giving daggers to the 2 ppl who managed to get in the queue before you 😂

How was it? What was the Liquid Rooms screening like?

Hah, I like how the 'shameless phallus' got translated to 'stinking morel'.

Kitten sitting in a terrarium (after pushing aside plant pots)

Nah, mate, you just push those silly plants out of the way and use the terrarium as your personal stage. This is your time to shine.