@simonpegg.bsky.social
Same name, not *that* one though. 49, Movie lover, lives in the East. Rarely manages a serious post on any social media platform. 'Drinking Chololate Enthusiast' - Not my words, but the words of Hotel Chocolat
In Romesh's favour, they're not going to have to change the logo much.
03.03.2026 09:23 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0*Amol Rajan blows the dust off his CV*
03.03.2026 09:19 — 👍 23 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0Fabricant has got strong 'Norman Bates wearing his mother's wig' vibes.
03.03.2026 09:16 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Nobody likes an "I told you so" ...
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Terrible to see that Ronnie Barker has been dragged into this
03.03.2026 06:33 — 👍 65 🔁 9 💬 6 📌 0Makes you wonder where men who don't wear socks with shoes will congregate now.
02.03.2026 21:32 — 👍 24 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0At least Ayatollah Khamenei didn't get to see Brewdog sold for just £33m.
02.03.2026 21:25 — 👍 124 🔁 8 💬 2 📌 0
what a shame for the founde... never mind
but at least the beer was... scratch that
the pubs had great atmos... nope not that one either
Neither does Toby.
02.03.2026 14:04 — 👍 19 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
That WW2 Italy truism still has relevance:
When the Germans flew over the British and Americans ducked. When the British flew over the Germans ducked. When the Americans flew over everybody ducked.
02.03.2026 12:21 —
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Dubai is very much the Milton Keynes of the Middle East
02.03.2026 12:19 — 👍 56 🔁 3 💬 2 📌 0If I'm honest, I hope the only casualty is Dubai Chocolate.
02.03.2026 11:53 — 👍 59 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0I once referred to Dubai as 'LinkedIn with beheadings' on Twitter and got two days of men in ill-fitting jackets telling me I was British as if it were some kind of own.
02.03.2026 11:29 — 👍 250 🔁 42 💬 8 📌 2Well done Edna.
02.03.2026 11:05 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Re-skeet if you've ever given someone a "plum shuttle"
02.03.2026 11:00 — 👍 17 🔁 0 💬 4 📌 0
The air distance from Tehran, Iran, to the White House in Washington, D.C., is approximately 6,300 to 6,337 miles.
The air distance from Tehran, Iran, to Mar-a-Lago, is approximately 7,143 to 7,157 miles.
Going to save that post for the inevitable day the world breathes a sigh of relief.
02.03.2026 10:53 — 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0"plum shuttles"
02.03.2026 10:50 — 👍 28 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0Iran's premier Walter Matthau impersonator.
02.03.2026 10:39 — 👍 8 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0Russia probably handed Mossad a copy of the pee tape.
02.03.2026 10:24 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0If this keeps up, there'll have to be a telethon to support the emergency podcasters.
02.03.2026 10:14 — 👍 20 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
My wife this morning: “There’s a bird out there but my app isn’t recognising it, it’s a lovely little call”
I went out to do the bins & discovered it’s the septic tank’s fault alarm going off
Bibby Stockholm and a bit of lube
02.03.2026 09:55 — 👍 130 🔁 18 💬 6 📌 1
Fantastic chippy, that.
They do the battered brie.
It's been nice knowing you, Cromer.
02.03.2026 08:48 — 👍 26 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0
The faff is the thing. If you stick with it, the results are amazing.
/Plus, it's not so expensive on ingredients to give it a go.
They are now 15 hour *CRONCH* potatoes