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More Whitty than witty

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We only tell kids about the tooth fairy to distract from knowledge of the fairies who accept larger bones for greater rewards

23.08.2023 02:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1186    πŸ” 325    πŸ’¬ 24    πŸ“Œ 25
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Buck and Dan in the booth for the Springer Dinger.

21.10.2025 18:32 β€” πŸ‘ 70    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 7
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Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Causing Chaos - Walker Books PRE-ORDER NOW! THE BRAND-NEW HILARIOUS DOODLE-PACKED DIARY IN THE BESTSELLING LOKI SERIES.β€˜Tom Gates and Wimpy Kid fans need look no further than this laug...

I have a book out in two weeks. So....one repost of this and I'll drop one fact/spoiler/detail about the book. @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social www.walker.co.uk/978152951581...

29.08.2025 07:33 β€” πŸ‘ 194    πŸ” 131    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 11
I can

I can

I can

30.08.2025 17:14 β€” πŸ‘ 17305    πŸ” 4091    πŸ’¬ 359    πŸ“Œ 345

Somebody once said that part of the pleasure in buying a book is the mistaken belief that you're also buying the free time in which to read it...

Just sayin'

28.08.2025 03:15 β€” πŸ‘ 432    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 8

Woah Dave Gibbons really did this guy dirty

22.08.2025 19:58 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Patient, sobbing: But Doctor, I AM Pagliacci!
ChatGPT: Apologies. I didn't realise when recommending Pagliacci's epic show to cure your depression that you were the genius himself. I'm impressed! With regards to your initial question, I can recommend seeing the Great Clown Pagliacci.

07.08.2025 11:31 β€” πŸ‘ 11694    πŸ” 2878    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 31
Instagram post from the nsgov Instagram account. Black and red text reads β€œSTAY OUT OF THE WOODS”; the foreground is a black silhouette of trees

Instagram post from the nsgov Instagram account. Black and red text reads β€œSTAY OUT OF THE WOODS”; the foreground is a black silhouette of trees

obsessed with this vague notice from the government of Nova Scotia. Like it’s definitely about the new fire restrictions, but it also looks like a poster you’d find yellowed and curled on the bulletin board of a diner in a town where locals won’t talk about their missing kids

05.08.2025 20:16 β€” πŸ‘ 3416    πŸ” 1029    πŸ’¬ 103    πŸ“Œ 123
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02.08.2025 14:46 β€” πŸ‘ 4143    πŸ” 1201    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 57
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Stats: www.smbc-comics.com/comic/number...

(also you can buy the mug and other smbc stuff here: smbc-store.myshopify.com/products/goo...)

#smbc

27.07.2025 16:55 β€” πŸ‘ 654    πŸ” 138    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 11

ICYMI

1) I'm excited to bring our beloved Nap Comix to BOOK FORM on Kickstarter in October!

2) *Pretty* please go to this link: www.kickstarter.com/projects/fli... and click the 'notify me on launch' button. Apparently that REALLY helps the project when we launch it.

3) That's all. As you were.

11.07.2025 13:41 β€” πŸ‘ 46    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 7
IWGP Women's Championship: Syuri vs Alex Windsor - EVE Riot Grrrls of Wrestling
YouTube video by EVE - Riot Grrrls of Wrestling IWGP Women's Championship: Syuri vs Alex Windsor - EVE Riot Grrrls of Wrestling

If you're watching #AEWAllInTexas and wanna see the Alex Windsor vs Syuri match from EVE last month that Excalibur spoke of on commentary, you can do so for free on YouTube
youtu.be/NUgXE8pOxVU?si…

#wrestlesky #AEW πŸ€Όβ€β™€οΈπŸ€Όβ€β™‚οΈ

12.07.2025 22:17 β€” πŸ‘ 121    πŸ” 60    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 3

Oh, this is a good topic!

There is an element of 'consent' to pitched battles, but it's not the old myth of generals agreeing to have a battle before tea time.

And to the question - a better Roman general would presumably have refused battle at a place like Cannae.

But let's talk about it. 1/

08.07.2025 16:13 β€” πŸ‘ 461    πŸ” 121    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 21
Oh, well, of course everything looks bad if you remember it.

Oh, well, of course everything looks bad if you remember it.

X-Men as Simpsons Quotes

PROFESSOR X

28.06.2025 16:06 β€” πŸ‘ 580    πŸ” 158    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 17

Arkells

26.06.2025 19:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

She Who Became The Sun (and its sequel) by Shelley Parker-Chan
Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh
This Fragile Earth by Susannah Wise

18.06.2025 14:37 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Follow @wario64.bsky.social and repost for a chance to win 1 of 5 Steam codes for Monster Train 2 courtesy of @bigfangames.com. Giveaway ends on May 27th, 6 PM PT

Out now on PC/Consoles and Game Pass Ultimate/PC www.bigfangames.com/games/monste...

21.05.2025 18:37 β€” πŸ‘ 483    πŸ” 872    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 5
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πŸ’ͺChuffed to announce some of my Desperate Dan strips have been collected into their very own summer special, released on 15th May!
πŸ’–Available in WHSmith or grab a copy here www.dcthomsonshop.co.uk/dandy-presen...
🀩Wanna win a signed copy? Just share this post and I’ll pick winners over the weekend!

09.05.2025 15:08 β€” πŸ‘ 103    πŸ” 51    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 5

Who knew a fish could express "What the fuck was that?" with such ease.

06.05.2025 14:05 β€” πŸ‘ 7525    πŸ” 2816    πŸ’¬ 41    πŸ“Œ 20

If I say to you 'I want a pony in my flat, but I don't believe that I will have to clean up its shit, spend anything on feeding it or in any way change my lifestyle to accommodate it', which is essentially what the voters Downing Street obsesses over say about immigration, should you get me a pony?

04.05.2025 22:03 β€” πŸ‘ 266    πŸ” 66    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Ooh - will Rachael have some for sale at MCM?

27.04.2025 11:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

If this time travel experiment works, I should be able to go from here and now and reappeaβ€”

25.04.2025 00:32 β€” πŸ‘ 271    πŸ” 106    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1

Tactical Breach Wizards ticks all those boxes, if you haven't played it yet!

24.04.2025 11:47 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I might not celebrate Easter, but I'm not going to let that stop me from giving you all an Easter Sale! For one final week only 10% off all #TNUC tickets, including the brand new Virtual Tickets to watch the panels live as they happen.

www.siren-events.co.uk

21.04.2025 15:47 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 8
The Great British Bump-Off TPB :: Profile :: Dark Horse Comics An Agatha Christie-style murder mystery set in the world of English competitive baking from Giant Days' John Allison and Max Sarin. When sh ...

In case that premise appeals, I can heartily recommend The Great British Bump-Off!

www.darkhorse.com/Books/3011-7...

19.04.2025 15:26 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Beatrix Potter:
1. studied mycology and wrote a paper on spore germination
2. worked as a scientific illustrator
3. preserved heritage breeds before that was a thing
4. bought up a huge chunk of the Lake District and willed it to the National Trust

One of your top British people.

17.04.2025 05:04 β€” πŸ‘ 196    πŸ” 41    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

Completely agree with the pitch! I was at the event at the Royal Festival Hall, and Dav was fantastic. My daughter has still been quoting his talk still - the 5 'p words' you need (e.g perseverance). That being said, I think the 90% figure is utter bollocks - seemed like a pretty even split to me!

03.04.2025 09:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

a quick explainer on why tariffs mostly don't work:

1) the core idea behind a tariff is "we will encourage people and companies to buy domestic X rather than foreign X" (lumber, steel, blueberries, whatever). Which makes a kind of sense on a very basic level

03.04.2025 02:11 β€” πŸ‘ 95    πŸ” 40    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 3
A man says "fuck it. I wanna be serialized. I'm tired of living comic to comic. I want to experience more. I don't want my eternally reviving body to be used for momentary vignettes. I want to be somebody." Another man says "Oh Gary, I don't think it works like that. We are doomed to nothingness after the next panel." Gary shakes his fists toward the heavens and shouts "NO! I refuse! My name is Gary! I deserve more life!"

A man says "fuck it. I wanna be serialized. I'm tired of living comic to comic. I want to experience more. I don't want my eternally reviving body to be used for momentary vignettes. I want to be somebody." Another man says "Oh Gary, I don't think it works like that. We are doomed to nothingness after the next panel." Gary shakes his fists toward the heavens and shouts "NO! I refuse! My name is Gary! I deserve more life!"

01.04.2025 16:07 β€” πŸ‘ 17274    πŸ” 3337    πŸ’¬ 261    πŸ“Œ 784

LOOK AT THIS LINE UP!

And for the next 16 hours the flash sale code payday-yayday is still valid to get 10% off event tickets.

www.siren-events.co.uk/the-new-uni-...

#TNUC #TNUCon #TheNewUniCon #SirenEvents #OFMD #OurFlagMeansDeath

31.03.2025 19:11 β€” πŸ‘ 58    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 8

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