Brian Edwards

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing? 2? Questions I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up. Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

Apropos of nothing I’ve just remembered that Lesley Judd off Blue Peter got left behind on the planet Arg at the end of an Adventure Game episode. And then had to be a regular character as herself in the next series to get home? Is this a true memory?

Wait until you see Benson! He was in that for 7 seasons.

@ericidle.bsky.social Just in my local and watching a group of old folk bade each other farewell after a very jolly and boozy sounding wake. They quietly sang “always look on the bright side of life…” as they departed. Was a nice thing. Thought you’d like to know.

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“Don’t know” is the actual public favourite and should not be ignored!!

Also Bernard Bresslaw appears to be Arthur Dent.

Diane Keaton

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Very pleased to note that Anjli Mohindra and Sacha Dhawan have just married, as I massively fancy both of them.

A sign at the Westfield shopping centre. Reading “Please use the escalator by Prada”.

Thinking about Christmas presents for my wife. Does anyone know what it smells like?

“average guitarist knows three chords” factoid actualy just statistical error. Guitar Georg, who lives in London & knows all the chords, is an outlier and should not have been counted

Second one along is Frank Vincent from the Sopranos

Man in the cap in the first one is Sir Peter Hall

I think you, possibly accidentally, missed me saying “despite knowing how shit everything is” in my post.
We know all this. We’re not idiots. We just prefer a bit of whimsy of a morning rather than indulging in the incessant misery to start the day.

And a very happy birthday to K9 too.

This morning I turned on my phone only to find that it had changed my user name to Shirley, and when I tried to enter a simple Google query it came out as "Do you like gladiator movies?"

Then I realised it was in Airplane! mode.

Amber will be pouncing on Brad before Christmas, won’t she? #thearchers

Happy birthday sir!

Yes, yes I know I keep banging on about my fucking book! However, if you want one repost this and I’ll do a random winner pick thing by the end of the week because I’m great like that. ♥️📚
#amindofmyown

When your water supply has human faeces in it, but is also available in “sparkling”.

"Oh my gosh, Andrew! Don't eat those! .. Those are poison arrows!"

"Oh my gosh, Andrew! Don't eat those! .. Those are poison arrows!"

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All freelancers, self-employed, creatives

This is the first I've heard of this, but the Department for Business and Trade is running a consultation on the scourge of late payments, they want to introduce new legislation to tackle poor practices

Deadline to respond is 23 October

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Mindless Jerks artwork for Hitchhiker's Guide TV series drawn by KJD (c) Pearce Studios Ltd. 1980.

Paula NM Jennings (Worst Poet) artwork for Hitchhiker's Guide TV series drawn by KJD (c) Pearce Studios Ltd. 1980.

#OTD 45 years ago (7 Oct 1980) according to my diary, I drew these images for the Hitchhiker's Guide BBC TV series. Douglas Adams as both the ad exec and as Paula, the worst poet in the universe. I was 19 years old and having fun.

Describe your Bluesky account in a single image.

Me too!

It’s odd here on UK BlueSky. We get a few precious hours doing a bit of fun whimsy in the morning despite knowing how shit everything is.

And then the US logs on and ruins everything with their obviously approaching guerrilla civil war, weirdly based on the movie Civil War directed by Alex Garland

(Dad worked on Men Behaving Badly and spoke highly of him)

Also a delightful person by all accounts. So that’s nice.

Best take today John. Thank you.