Rufous
Writing rongs.
"Dave" at work. Gillingham lad, lives Madrid/Mallorca, works London. Posts mostly whimsy and delight in the small things. Interested in everything. Love is all you need. Love and money for rent. And music. The three things...
- Saw this earlier today. Instantly dragged me back to a 70s childhood. I disappeared into an Ecosia rabbit hole. Several hours later I am now sharing my love of William John Clappison with friends on WhatsApp. The internet is very cool.
- After six and a half minutes of calm, factual demolition: "...and then it gets really ugly..." Not one of his funny rants. But this one might just be worth hanging in the Louvre.
- The only Marvel I'm interested in for the next phase is Yelena, Kate Bishop and Awkwafina bickering for three hours in the back of a bus while Shang Chi breaks heads in the aisle.
- There's a man works down the chip-shop swears he's Elvis - Kirstie M.
- Reposted by RufousIt's Elmo's birthday
- Chomsky's quite the disappointment. If any of Naomi Klein, AOC or David Attenborough start turning up I'm officially resigning from the human race...
- Remember when that bloke who wasn't a CEO with a trillion dollar bonus resigned for being photographed hugging someone who wasn't his wife at a Coldplay gig?
- Still astonishing that the only three people to have paid any price for their associations with Epstein are British. And only one of those three was through US media/judicial processes. What is WRONG with y'all over there?!?
- Reposted by Rufous
- As a 70s child I'm used to famous peoples' unpleasantness being exposed . Whether expected (Savile, Archer...), neutral (Rolf, DLT...), or sometimes hugely disappointing (Stuart Hall, Chris Langham...). I'd had much (MUCH) higher expectations for Mandelson's downfall than 75k for abuse of power tbh
- Interesting. I honestly think the post-Barber FT is the only paper worth reading - precisely because it *doesn't* just pander to her 'elites' (read: 'super-wealthy') but actually invites *everyone* to challenge their own assumptions - without seeking to condescend or convert.
- I read with some interest Izabella Kaminska's article for the Telegraph, "I was an eyewitness as the FT went woke and I couldn’t bear it". Yes, I have thoughts. Well one big thought really. /1 uk.news.yahoo.com/eyewitness-f...
- You might wonder whether a club full of late-50s Madrilleños would identify with a set-list of songs about Bagpus, Big Daddy, Noddy, WW2, the Medway Estuary and - Stewart Lee's favourite - The London Institute. Turns out the answer is "Si"
- If China was serious about letting people visit more easily they'd knock down that wall.
- Wondering what percentage of the budget for The Ballad of Wallis Island was fridge magnets.
- Reposted by RufousIan Austin, an Army veteran, was arrested for protesting ICE in Minneapolis. But he’s continued protesting. Senior reporter @julialurie.bsky.social spoke to him. “When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."
- This may be Marina Hyde's Ed Sullivan moment...
- When the seagull follows the trawler, it is because they think fish will be thrown. *follows*
- Hope Kanye gets the support and strength he needs. Less importantly - will be nice to listen to Gold Digger again without feeling guilty.
- Senator is an anagram of Treason.
- " Meanwhile a report in the Mail earlier this week quoted a Reform UK source saying she would not be welcome in their party as she was “not a team player”, adding: “Her record shows she is just too disruptive.” "
- LOL
- This Arsenal squad, with those players, playing like *that*, don't deserve to win anything. They'd bore George Graham. (It's Carrick you knoooooooow)
- Not normally a betting man - but might just put 20 on Villa...
- Well that's RUINED Smokey and the Bandit and The Dukes Of Hazard forever.
- Really is time to try to get "Komical Kristie" to stick.
- I'm a LONG way away, but what you get from these ICE murders is a sense of it driving the momentum of defiance. No longer just ICE being ICE like everywhere else. Turning it into a moment. Minnesota as Montgomery.
- Finally got a chance to catch The Ballad of Wallis Island in between the wife's K-Dramas. (She was out). May be the only film I ever watch from now on.
- Speaking of people.coming together the save the world - finally caught the latest Fantastic Four and, despite the big CGI final 15mins it was a belter. The only issue being just how much Pedro Pascal channel Burt Reynolds. I mean it's genuinely, double-takingly uncanny.
- Minnesota heard the call, huh? All power to them.
- Their main weapon is surprise. And a 50k signing on bonus (that's deferred for five years). Their TWO main weapons are surprise and a 50k signing-on bonus (that's deferred for 5 years). And the entire govt machine diverted to get them off any murders. Three. Their THREE main weapons...
- Things you don't expect to be handed by your waitress before dinner.
- *taps microphone* Hey people? We're *LETTING* this prat get away with all this idiocy. Hello?
