Charles Flitcraft
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How fleeting are all human passions compared with the massive continuity of ducks.
he/him. York, UK.
https://offmessage.com/
he/him. York, UK.
https://offmessage.com/
A little bounce for that slow Monday afternoon feeling
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoFQ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoFQ...
Manila (Ewan Pearson Mix)
YouTube video by Seelenluft - Topic
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September 28, 2026 at 12:20 PM
A little bounce for that slow Monday afternoon feeling
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoFQ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoFQ...
whoosh...and just like that I am 24 again
September 27, 2026 at 3:09 PM
whoosh...and just like that I am 24 again
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A joy forever. Even when you know what’s coming.
Maybe *because* you know what’s coming.
Maybe *because* you know what’s coming.
Happy Kicked In The Head By A Horse Day, to all who celebrate. It's the 7th anniversary of this absolute banger.
September 25, 2026 at 7:57 AM
A joy forever. Even when you know what’s coming.
Maybe *because* you know what’s coming.
Maybe *because* you know what’s coming.
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I saw a truly glorious name for that grifting Tommo cretin this morning: Captain Thugwash.
Thanks to the "legitimate concerns" paradigm, we have a national consensus that migrants (you know which specific ones) are a problem.
More migrants = bad, fewer migrants = good.
In that context, "anti-migrant protestor" isn't even neutral language to describe this fascist thug. It is *positive*.
More migrants = bad, fewer migrants = good.
In that context, "anti-migrant protestor" isn't even neutral language to describe this fascist thug. It is *positive*.
Anti-migrant protester Danny Tommo arrested after boat with emergency worker on damaged in Channel
September 24, 2026 at 8:46 AM
I saw a truly glorious name for that grifting Tommo cretin this morning: Captain Thugwash.
Seeing all the closed Sam Smith's pubs being refurbished and reopened is a genuine joy. Really brings home the damage that weird old fucker was doing to his own company
September 24, 2026 at 8:28 AM
Seeing all the closed Sam Smith's pubs being refurbished and reopened is a genuine joy. Really brings home the damage that weird old fucker was doing to his own company
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Last week it was poundland ninja, this week incompetent pirate. He’s like a really shit Mr Ben.
September 23, 2026 at 7:26 AM
Last week it was poundland ninja, this week incompetent pirate. He’s like a really shit Mr Ben.
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It says they’ve told the author, but did they tell Walliams as well?
September 18, 2026 at 9:28 AM
It says they’ve told the author, but did they tell Walliams as well?
Well. Today I learned about Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality and...I kinda wish I hadn't
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_P...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_P...
September 16, 2026 at 8:19 AM
Well. Today I learned about Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality and...I kinda wish I hadn't
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_P...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_P...
Anyone know what happened with this? We're nearly a year on and it all seems to have gone quiet?
Googling turns up nothing (not that that means anything nowadays)
Googling turns up nothing (not that that means anything nowadays)
Mind-blowingly cool use of AI
“Altogether, these findings are leading us to an extraordinary conclusion: Whales may possess a communication system more intricate than our own, one that possibly predates human language by tens of millions of years.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
“Altogether, these findings are leading us to an extraordinary conclusion: Whales may possess a communication system more intricate than our own, one that possibly predates human language by tens of millions of years.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
Opinion | I’m a Marine Biologist. This Is How I Talk to Whales.
www.nytimes.com
September 14, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Anyone know what happened with this? We're nearly a year on and it all seems to have gone quiet?
Googling turns up nothing (not that that means anything nowadays)
Googling turns up nothing (not that that means anything nowadays)
Spent the week at UEA. Fair to say the Gormley statues perched precipitously on the edges of buildings really freaked me out. Out of the corner of your eye they really look like someone about to jump.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-engl...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-engl...
September 12, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Spent the week at UEA. Fair to say the Gormley statues perched precipitously on the edges of buildings really freaked me out. Out of the corner of your eye they really look like someone about to jump.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-engl...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-engl...
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Vote for me and get a free ticket to the meat draw at The King's Arms
September 10, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Vote for me and get a free ticket to the meat draw at The King's Arms
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1. people who actually wish to catch the £300 train they booked.
Today’s nagging shower thoughts:
1) who makes up the remaining clientele for brick and mortar minicab companies in cities with Uber?
2) Relatedly, what IS the seasonal pattern of limousine hire?
3) Does anyone still hire limousines anyway?
1) who makes up the remaining clientele for brick and mortar minicab companies in cities with Uber?
2) Relatedly, what IS the seasonal pattern of limousine hire?
3) Does anyone still hire limousines anyway?
September 8, 2026 at 9:48 AM
1. people who actually wish to catch the £300 train they booked.
"Venting their frustrations"
September 8, 2026 at 6:18 AM
"Venting their frustrations"
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So the pareidolia is strong today, eh?
September 8, 2026 at 12:12 AM
So the pareidolia is strong today, eh?
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just stop oil protesters got five years in jail for *planning* to do this to the M25.
Masked protesters block access at Port of Dover
Masked protesters block access at Port of Dover
Masked protesters are preventing traffic from going in and out of the Port of Dover.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 5, 2026 at 10:16 AM
just stop oil protesters got five years in jail for *planning* to do this to the M25.
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Origins of cricket
August 29, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Origins of cricket
John Lennon's assassination. It had a profound effect on my dad, which I think is why I remember it so clearly
What's the first historic event that you remember?
August 26, 2026 at 10:11 AM
John Lennon's assassination. It had a profound effect on my dad, which I think is why I remember it so clearly
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I like this cartoon by @tysoncole.bsky.social.
August 22, 2026 at 4:12 PM
I like this cartoon by @tysoncole.bsky.social.
Post a picture that should be an album cover
August 22, 2026 at 11:42 AM
Post a picture that should be an album cover
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Personally, I prefer sophisticated continental boardgames.
August 20, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Personally, I prefer sophisticated continental boardgames.
I was 16. It was £17 (£60 in today's money)
Hot in the City is good. But is it that good?
Hot in the City is good. But is it that good?
August 18, 2026 at 5:07 PM
I was 16. It was £17 (£60 in today's money)
Hot in the City is good. But is it that good?
Hot in the City is good. But is it that good?
What I find funny about this is that Kemi seems to think she'll actually have any MPs after the next election
Former Cabinet Minister Penny Mordaunt still hasn’t been told if she’s been allowed on the UK Conservatives candidate list under leader Kemi Badenoch’s new Hard Right Only rule.
Badenoch has even been sitting in on some candidate selection meetings to ensure former MPs fall in line.
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Badenoch has even been sitting in on some candidate selection meetings to ensure former MPs fall in line.
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Former Tory MPs left waiting for approval after net zero and ECHR quiz
Dame Penny Mordaunt is one of the cohort facing a weeks-long delay to find out if they can stand for Kemi Badenoch’s party at the next election
www.thetimes.com
August 17, 2026 at 11:40 AM
What I find funny about this is that Kemi seems to think she'll actually have any MPs after the next election
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Saying academia can't accommodate the neuroatypical is about as correct as saying you have to be heterosexual to work in the performing arts.
Missed Stock saying autism, ADHD, dyslexia and dyspraxia are ‘intellectual disabilities’ (???) making people ‘unsuited’ for academia. Okay, what. But did she ever talk to any of her colleagues, or did she sprint to her car after her lectures on how we know what a text means by asking the author?
From her piece in UnHerd:
August 17, 2026 at 10:19 AM
Saying academia can't accommodate the neuroatypical is about as correct as saying you have to be heterosexual to work in the performing arts.
Learned last night that Larry the Cat is 19, knocking on 20. That's a good innings for a cat. Can't help wondering how the nation will react when the inevitable happens...
August 17, 2026 at 8:05 AM
Learned last night that Larry the Cat is 19, knocking on 20. That's a good innings for a cat. Can't help wondering how the nation will react when the inevitable happens...