JoeVSimp
@joevsimp.bsky.social
Essex boy in Berkshire, Chemist escaping the oil industry. RSC, Unite and GPEW member (pro-trans, pro-trams, pro-trains wing)
The crowd at the re-enactment I went to at Battle Abbey would probably trend towards negative, it was like a violent pantomime where William had definately been cast as villain!
September 11, 2026 at 12:31 PM
The crowd at the re-enactment I went to at Battle Abbey would probably trend towards negative, it was like a violent pantomime where William had definately been cast as villain!
Definately didn't watch the whole thing second screening with a map, nor did I do that with series 2 of Hijack
August 31, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Definately didn't watch the whole thing second screening with a map, nor did I do that with series 2 of Hijack
Yes it was, and proper Union scrums proved too dangerous even for the Wigan players,
August 30, 2026 at 8:17 AM
Yes it was, and proper Union scrums proved too dangerous even for the Wigan players,
I was watching Futurama last week including discussion about human and robot Blernsball (future baseball) leagues
"...now he was a blern-hittin' machine!"
"Exactly. He was a machine designed to hit blerns!"
"Next you'll be saying PitcherBot 5000 was just a modified howitzer!"
"...now he was a blern-hittin' machine!"
"Exactly. He was a machine designed to hit blerns!"
"Next you'll be saying PitcherBot 5000 was just a modified howitzer!"
August 25, 2026 at 10:16 AM
I was watching Futurama last week including discussion about human and robot Blernsball (future baseball) leagues
"...now he was a blern-hittin' machine!"
"Exactly. He was a machine designed to hit blerns!"
"Next you'll be saying PitcherBot 5000 was just a modified howitzer!"
"...now he was a blern-hittin' machine!"
"Exactly. He was a machine designed to hit blerns!"
"Next you'll be saying PitcherBot 5000 was just a modified howitzer!"
I do have two ramekins of chicken schmalz in my freezer, but I see that as more grandma-coded
August 13, 2026 at 8:19 AM
I do have two ramekins of chicken schmalz in my freezer, but I see that as more grandma-coded
I still don't know what's supposedly wrong with seed oils and by this point I'm afraid to ask
August 12, 2026 at 10:06 PM
I still don't know what's supposedly wrong with seed oils and by this point I'm afraid to ask
Now that Wilkinson's has gone and TK Max has moved to the newer shopping centre, the Walk-In clinic is practically the anchor tenant of the older one in Reading!
August 11, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Now that Wilkinson's has gone and TK Max has moved to the newer shopping centre, the Walk-In clinic is practically the anchor tenant of the older one in Reading!
We need anti Brexit boombox guy (sorry can't remember his name) to go and blast Country House outside Chequers every time he goes there!
July 20, 2026 at 1:22 PM
We need anti Brexit boombox guy (sorry can't remember his name) to go and blast Country House outside Chequers every time he goes there!
Just seen it elsewhere on feed: "wah wah wah, the mean old democratically-elected government took my daddy's guns away, please feel sowwy for me Joe Rogan!" Odius little shit!
July 9, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Just seen it elsewhere on feed: "wah wah wah, the mean old democratically-elected government took my daddy's guns away, please feel sowwy for me Joe Rogan!" Odius little shit!
"BNP level immigration opinions" are depressingly ten-a-penny these days, but who said what now about Dunblane!?
July 9, 2026 at 12:08 PM
"BNP level immigration opinions" are depressingly ten-a-penny these days, but who said what now about Dunblane!?
I can't remember what the explanation is, despite it being my second most watched and second favourite Arnie film (behind Terminator 2 ofc)
July 1, 2026 at 7:37 AM
I can't remember what the explanation is, despite it being my second most watched and second favourite Arnie film (behind Terminator 2 ofc)
I have to admit that despite all the potential actual concrete Bad Things coming down the line, my immediate reaction to the news the morning after the election was "oh great, he gets to preside over the Olympics, and the world cup, and the 250th!"
June 28, 2026 at 6:39 PM
I have to admit that despite all the potential actual concrete Bad Things coming down the line, my immediate reaction to the news the morning after the election was "oh great, he gets to preside over the Olympics, and the world cup, and the 250th!"
They expected her to become a good little tory voters out of a mixture of gratitude and self interest, how dare she not..!
June 28, 2026 at 5:45 PM
They expected her to become a good little tory voters out of a mixture of gratitude and self interest, how dare she not..!
Listening to Brexitcast back then I obviously knew what LK looked like but pictured the others as various The Thick of It characters (Nicola - not far off actually- Ollie and younger version of Glen)
June 28, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Listening to Brexitcast back then I obviously knew what LK looked like but pictured the others as various The Thick of It characters (Nicola - not far off actually- Ollie and younger version of Glen)
My wife and i smuggled six kilos of Sainsbury's and/or Kerygold butter in our suitcases that Christmas, and her mum doesn't even bake those traditional christmas biscuits because she's originally from Hertfordshire!
June 26, 2026 at 9:50 PM
My wife and i smuggled six kilos of Sainsbury's and/or Kerygold butter in our suitcases that Christmas, and her mum doesn't even bake those traditional christmas biscuits because she's originally from Hertfordshire!
I couldn't read it until reading this, and now I can't unsee it. Wonder if it's a dyslexic thing?
June 26, 2026 at 4:09 PM
I couldn't read it until reading this, and now I can't unsee it. Wonder if it's a dyslexic thing?
It's alright, they definitely allow the advances from AI to usher in post scarcity economics and render capitalism moot, won't they?
June 25, 2026 at 4:15 PM
It's alright, they definitely allow the advances from AI to usher in post scarcity economics and render capitalism moot, won't they?
And Chemistry about 20 years ago, what's left?
June 24, 2026 at 7:55 PM
And Chemistry about 20 years ago, what's left?
I have one bad eye and one completely fucked eye if ever I can't wear contacts I might have to go for the rare monocle-eyepatch combo!
June 19, 2026 at 8:13 PM
I have one bad eye and one completely fucked eye if ever I can't wear contacts I might have to go for the rare monocle-eyepatch combo!
Being a Greenist, I see his name and just think of Darren Johnson
June 19, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Being a Greenist, I see his name and just think of Darren Johnson
Glad you posted this again, in A/W I often cycle to work in surprisingly close to the "cycling, golf, etc" getup (minus the fancy plaid waistcoat and alpine cap, and I lost one of my brown leather gloves picking up taco bell in February!
June 12, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Glad you posted this again, in A/W I often cycle to work in surprisingly close to the "cycling, golf, etc" getup (minus the fancy plaid waistcoat and alpine cap, and I lost one of my brown leather gloves picking up taco bell in February!
I once worked with a graphic designer in Brighton - for minimum wage in BHS's stockroom during the Recession!
June 10, 2026 at 7:13 PM
I once worked with a graphic designer in Brighton - for minimum wage in BHS's stockroom during the Recession!
I used to skip the "Amish Planet" episodes of *every sci-fi series ever*, but now - well i still skip them because I find them kinda boring and samey, but I get the appeal of it now. (As long as we can keep the antibiotics!)
June 10, 2026 at 6:46 PM
I used to skip the "Amish Planet" episodes of *every sci-fi series ever*, but now - well i still skip them because I find them kinda boring and samey, but I get the appeal of it now. (As long as we can keep the antibiotics!)
Misread that as "evil devilry" !
May 27, 2026 at 8:10 AM
Misread that as "evil devilry" !