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Because it's rugby not football.

21.02.2026 16:15 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I'll count this hilarious @bergerandwyse cartoon as a map πŸ˜‰ πŸ—ΊοΈ 🐦️

20.02.2026 03:00 β€” πŸ‘ 149    πŸ” 32    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Everyone has kept their coats on. Either they're not staying or the librarian hasn't turned the heating on.

19.02.2026 20:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Where is the crushed Oreo, strawberries and ice-cream option? Change coming when 16 year olds get the vote.

17.02.2026 18:13 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The young man doesn't look entirely convinced that he is engaged in meaningful activity.

16.02.2026 08:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Me sat on my fat arse critiquing the athletic ability of someone going 70 miles an hour down the side of an icy mountain.

#WinterOlympics2026

12.02.2026 15:28 β€” πŸ‘ 206    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 4

I remember that book. Each page with just an illustration of the object on a neutral background.

10.02.2026 09:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think she's communing with the tea-cosy.

09.02.2026 20:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Reform by-election candidate suggested people who don’t have kids should pay more tax Exclusive: The Reform politician’s suggestion would β€˜punish millions of women and strip them of their basic dignity to choose’, Labour’s deputy leader has warned

So as I struggled with miscarriage after miscarriage before having my 🌈 baby, Reform would seriously think I should pay more tax during that agony.

This policy isn’t just a slippery slope to a handmaids tale dystopian future - it’s a deliberate step towards it
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

07.02.2026 07:58 β€” πŸ‘ 845    πŸ” 335    πŸ’¬ 87    πŸ“Œ 31

The fact that the other plausible candidate is Angela Rayner, and she won't do anything until her tax affairs are cleared by HMRC.

06.02.2026 13:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Maybe it's just that the PLP can see that the heir apparent (Streeting) is a bit too close to Mandelson?

06.02.2026 13:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

British response to the film about Melania Trump: If they were screening it for free at the bottom of my garden I'd shut the curtains.

30.01.2026 20:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2134    πŸ” 332    πŸ’¬ 56    πŸ“Œ 22

Sadly it's rare for the soil to freeze nowadays.

28.01.2026 10:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, I think you're right. I hadn't twigged the man walking away with a bunch of daffs. But the barrow looks like it's laden with scrambled egg!

26.01.2026 19:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What is the yellow stuff on the barrow?

26.01.2026 19:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Trump and Farage

Trump and Farage

A real shame if this photo went viral again today.

18.01.2026 08:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2648    πŸ” 1409    πŸ’¬ 84    πŸ“Œ 62

Thank you, this English B52s listener has always wondered what the black-capped chickadee looked like.

30.12.2025 19:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The red onion lampshade might just be an optical illusion.

27.12.2025 20:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Paintinb as described.

Paintinb as described.

Morning.
Winter landscape with bullfinches, Bruno Liljefors, 1891.

25.12.2025 06:11 β€” πŸ‘ 155    πŸ” 32    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Daddy 1974 looks very pleased with himself for having "stepped up to the plate" to hold the ribbon

24.12.2025 13:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"I'm 'A' from Balmoral
Completely immoral
Entitled
Untitled
Here for your abhorral."

23.12.2025 17:12 β€” πŸ‘ 59    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 0

Also known for his pony stories.

21.12.2025 08:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yup, that's how we roll.

07.12.2025 14:58 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Trump crowned himself. Napoleon Bonespurpart.

06.12.2025 11:07 β€” πŸ‘ 52    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
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Your quick guide to this #WorldCupDraw

05.12.2025 20:02 β€” πŸ‘ 120    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

That bathwater looks brackish! I remember our unheated bathroom was a world of pain in winter.

05.12.2025 20:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I remember being very impressed by the illustration of a gyrfalcon in Birds Of Prey. But I still don't know if it's a hard 'g' or a soft 'g' in "gyrfalcon".

03.12.2025 20:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, we flew too near the sun!

29.11.2025 22:44 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Is Mum reading a "cease and desist" order from the fashion police regarding her trousers suit?

29.11.2025 11:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I am wondering where the lead connecting his fancy turntable to the amplifier might be.

28.11.2025 07:31 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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