Charles Flitcraft
@offmessage.com
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/
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
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...
Here's something worth "venting your frustrations" about:
September 8, 2026 at 6:22 AM
Here's something worth "venting your frustrations" about:
"Venting their frustrations"
September 8, 2026 at 6:18 AM
"Venting their frustrations"
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
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?
I was raised on these streets
June 27, 2026 at 6:13 PM
I was raised on these streets
God I hate being right...
June 18, 2026 at 1:27 PM
God I hate being right...
I don't have any photos of our vet. Here's one of a cat laying a trap instead.
June 17, 2026 at 5:49 PM
I don't have any photos of our vet. Here's one of a cat laying a trap instead.
I too assumed this was a photoshopped gag, but no...
Now. I am OK with LLMs not being particularly good at this type of task. But I am not OK with a search engine upon which we have all come to rely - for which we have coined a new verb - giving this kind of answer.
Now. I am OK with LLMs not being particularly good at this type of task. But I am not OK with a search engine upon which we have all come to rely - for which we have coined a new verb - giving this kind of answer.
May 30, 2026 at 4:56 PM
I too assumed this was a photoshopped gag, but no...
Now. I am OK with LLMs not being particularly good at this type of task. But I am not OK with a search engine upon which we have all come to rely - for which we have coined a new verb - giving this kind of answer.
Now. I am OK with LLMs not being particularly good at this type of task. But I am not OK with a search engine upon which we have all come to rely - for which we have coined a new verb - giving this kind of answer.
Pick a Bond from photos you already have in your phone
May 16, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Pick a Bond from photos you already have in your phone
And this is why AI is still crepe. I thank you.
April 15, 2026 at 4:35 PM
And this is why AI is still crepe. I thank you.
Drop your crime fighting catholics
April 15, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Drop your crime fighting catholics
You've got to love Airbnb bookcase finds
April 4, 2026 at 10:42 AM
You've got to love Airbnb bookcase finds
Never let it be said that I live in a bubble...
March 29, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Never let it be said that I live in a bubble...
Whereas as today's rather sums them up
February 21, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Whereas as today's rather sums them up
Today's Oblique Strategy feels appropriate for... I dunno... the last ten years?
February 19, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Today's Oblique Strategy feels appropriate for... I dunno... the last ten years?
Quote post with a clue of where you're from
January 23, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Quote post with a clue of where you're from
Post a pic of the venue where you saw your first concert and the band or artist
January 11, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Post a pic of the venue where you saw your first concert and the band or artist
The eighties called, they'd like their restaurant back
November 19, 2025 at 9:41 PM
The eighties called, they'd like their restaurant back
Age yourself with gaming
November 12, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Age yourself with gaming