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@chompmancobra.bsky.social

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Hoshoryu in the past has lost matches by committing to throws past when they were clearly not going to work. He backed out early today and did something else.

08.03.2026 08:59 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So you're saying the aliens have something like the American defence industrial complex too

08.03.2026 08:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

That door cost Β£16.66

08.03.2026 08:51 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oho is big and strong and sometimes excellent but he's frustratingly inconsistent and sometimes seems to forget he's a big man; he's the Atamifuji of sumo

08.03.2026 08:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes

(Very mildly) spookily I found myself thinking "heavens to murgatroyd" this very evening for no apparent reason

08.03.2026 04:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"chicken tikka masala" is one of the named examples in the article introduction

07.03.2026 23:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

You* definitely can

*I

Maybe you need to restart the app?

07.03.2026 21:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Good luck to this cast of weird creatures who would never fit in in a normal world (and to the PokΓ©mon representing them)

07.03.2026 21:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Chicken Tikka Masala is Scottish though. Bloody English, if it's not the Stone of Scone it's our curry.

07.03.2026 21:36 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Those experts don't count, Nome

However, the Great Noticing is now beginning

07.03.2026 21:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Correct.

Ryuden is bad and should be roundly booed. On the plus side he's been demoted to Juryo division, so people watching the highlights are unlikely to ever see him; on the down side he's almost certain to bob back up to makuuchi next tournament like an unflushable turd

07.03.2026 21:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Or you could watch it live on eg Leo Dickinson Sumo on twitch

You don't need to know anything about sumo to watch it, you'll soon pick it up and the commentators will help. You just need to pick a guy to cheer for and then be pleased or annoyed, then repeat 14 more times

07.03.2026 21:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

If you don't live in Japan you can watch English language commentary highlights 24 hours or so after each day, on the NHK website. Good commentators, high production values, NHK showoffs

07.03.2026 21:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The sumo starts again tomorrow!
You can watch it on Japanese TV, if you live in Japan. NHK think they're so smart with their multi camera setup and basic competence, whereas scrappy underdog Abema only uses one camera because they can't figure out a way to use less

07.03.2026 21:03 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Look, we didn't start "we didn't start the fire". That was

Billy Joel, Billy Joel, Billy Joel, Billy Joel
Billy Joel, Billy Joel, Billy Billy Joel

07.03.2026 20:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

I don't think that I can take it
'Cause it took so long to bake it
And I'll never have that recipe again
Oh no!

07.03.2026 20:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It was a 3 napkin meal
I am sated (and slightly tomatoey)

07.03.2026 20:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Nice nice nice!

07.03.2026 20:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Auto correct changed his name but it's funnier this way

07.03.2026 20:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a soccer field with a seiko banner on the side of it Alt: Very blurry footage of the infamous "hand of God" goal where tiny little Argentinian football player Diego Maradona out jumps large ponytailed moustached English goalkeeper David Seaman (The "somehow" was that he used his hand) (It was great! One of the best goals Scotland ever scored)

That man was called Diego Madonna, he got fat and took ten thousand cocaines and then he died. But he lived a hell of a life.

07.03.2026 20:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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@theednawatkins.bsky.social inspired by your ridiculously good sandwich the other day I have made gourmet sausage sandwiches.

Chili garlic sugo I made yesterday, caramelised onion, on oven-warmed ciabattas

They're really good!
But I don't think I'll be able to finish the second one

07.03.2026 19:34 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I really hope she doesn't run again, but I don't get to vote for President of America, just live in the world that the President of America keeps setting on fire

07.03.2026 18:10 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

(also you're credulous to the point of stupidity, but you're a stupid monster)

07.03.2026 17:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The magic eight ball told me that LLMs are definitely not conscious, and that has the word "magic" right in the name

07.03.2026 17:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

What do you think of the English, pal?

07.03.2026 17:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Surely more of a fierce yet restrained whisper

07.03.2026 17:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And my axe, etc and so on

07.03.2026 16:58 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Anyway that's what I think about Ian Dunt and all the other Dunts

07.03.2026 16:55 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Is it bad, now, the thing that was obviously always bad?
Is it bad now that it's failing, when somehow it wasn't bad when it was obviously going to fail?

Now it's Noticing Time have you suddenly always been against it?

Do you think we've all had temporal lobe injuries and can't form memories?

07.03.2026 16:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It is empty, and worthless, and it was absolutely empty and worthless from the get go. Replacing 40 years of Thatcherism with more Thatcherism. Landlordism and house prices and privatisation is good and trying to be just racist enough for imaginary racist floating voters and fuck our existing ones

07.03.2026 16:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0