“Mum, Dad... I’m a homo sapien”
From the Private Eye archive.
Issue 865, Feb 1995.
From the Private Eye archive.
Issue 865, Feb 1995.
November 23, 2025 at 5:52 PM
“Mum, Dad... I’m a homo sapien”
From the Private Eye archive.
Issue 865, Feb 1995.
From the Private Eye archive.
Issue 865, Feb 1995.
MUM: Let’s call him Ian
DAD: I prefer Greg
MUM: Ian
DAD: Greg
MUM: Ian!
DAD: Greg!
MUM: Give me an I! Give me an A! Give me an N! Ian!
DAD: Greg, Greg, Greg! Oi, oi, oi!
MUM: What do we want? Ian! When do we want it? Now!
DAD: Let’s go Greggg! Let’s go! Let’s go Greggg! Let’s go!
(Gregorian chants)
DAD: I prefer Greg
MUM: Ian
DAD: Greg
MUM: Ian!
DAD: Greg!
MUM: Give me an I! Give me an A! Give me an N! Ian!
DAD: Greg, Greg, Greg! Oi, oi, oi!
MUM: What do we want? Ian! When do we want it? Now!
DAD: Let’s go Greggg! Let’s go! Let’s go Greggg! Let’s go!
(Gregorian chants)
February 24, 2025 at 2:28 PM
MUM: Let’s call him Ian
DAD: I prefer Greg
MUM: Ian
DAD: Greg
MUM: Ian!
DAD: Greg!
MUM: Give me an I! Give me an A! Give me an N! Ian!
DAD: Greg, Greg, Greg! Oi, oi, oi!
MUM: What do we want? Ian! When do we want it? Now!
DAD: Let’s go Greggg! Let’s go! Let’s go Greggg! Let’s go!
(Gregorian chants)
DAD: I prefer Greg
MUM: Ian
DAD: Greg
MUM: Ian!
DAD: Greg!
MUM: Give me an I! Give me an A! Give me an N! Ian!
DAD: Greg, Greg, Greg! Oi, oi, oi!
MUM: What do we want? Ian! When do we want it? Now!
DAD: Let’s go Greggg! Let’s go! Let’s go Greggg! Let’s go!
(Gregorian chants)
Mum and Dad out enjoying Cardiff Pride
June 13, 2026 at 12:19 PM
Mum and Dad out enjoying Cardiff Pride
Baby herons just born in Kelsey Park with Mum shuffling them about in the nest while Dad watches on. Geese giving them a loud welcome!
March 13, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Baby herons just born in Kelsey Park with Mum shuffling them about in the nest while Dad watches on. Geese giving them a loud welcome!
Mum! Dad! They're adding Xenosaga characters to Xenoblade 2 again
July 24, 2026 at 6:10 AM
Mum! Dad! They're adding Xenosaga characters to Xenoblade 2 again
My dad is autistic.
His dad was autistic.
His dad was autistic.
And it almost certainly goes back even further than that.
My mum is ADHD.
Her mum is ADHD.
Her mum is ADHD.
You can see the theme…
Just because they weren’t formally diagnosed, doesn’t mean they weren’t there.
His dad was autistic.
His dad was autistic.
And it almost certainly goes back even further than that.
My mum is ADHD.
Her mum is ADHD.
Her mum is ADHD.
You can see the theme…
Just because they weren’t formally diagnosed, doesn’t mean they weren’t there.
September 23, 2025 at 7:10 AM
My dad is autistic.
His dad was autistic.
His dad was autistic.
And it almost certainly goes back even further than that.
My mum is ADHD.
Her mum is ADHD.
Her mum is ADHD.
You can see the theme…
Just because they weren’t formally diagnosed, doesn’t mean they weren’t there.
His dad was autistic.
His dad was autistic.
And it almost certainly goes back even further than that.
My mum is ADHD.
Her mum is ADHD.
Her mum is ADHD.
You can see the theme…
Just because they weren’t formally diagnosed, doesn’t mean they weren’t there.
Dad: It said on the news that an actress has stabbed someone. Think her name was Reese.
Mum: Witherspoon?
Dad: No, with a knife.
Mum: Witherspoon?
Dad: No, with a knife.
February 18, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Dad: It said on the news that an actress has stabbed someone. Think her name was Reese.
Mum: Witherspoon?
Dad: No, with a knife.
Mum: Witherspoon?
Dad: No, with a knife.
A Loud Mum, an Awkward Dad 👶
January 29, 2026 at 1:20 PM
A Loud Mum, an Awkward Dad 👶
Just watched a 90s Outer Limits episode about a fetus that hated its dad, then the fetus made the mum shoot the dad with a shotgun, then the plot twist ending had the dad become a fetus and be in someone else's womb.
They don't make TV like this anymore.
They don't make TV like this anymore.
February 2, 2026 at 9:22 AM
Just watched a 90s Outer Limits episode about a fetus that hated its dad, then the fetus made the mum shoot the dad with a shotgun, then the plot twist ending had the dad become a fetus and be in someone else's womb.
They don't make TV like this anymore.
They don't make TV like this anymore.
Just a quiet, sad little PSA.
If someone is estranged from their parents, please please don’t give them the ‘but they’re your mum/ dad’
They were their mum / dad when they did the worst imaginable things to their own kids.
It’s not up to the children to make it ok. It’s up to them to live well.
If someone is estranged from their parents, please please don’t give them the ‘but they’re your mum/ dad’
They were their mum / dad when they did the worst imaginable things to their own kids.
It’s not up to the children to make it ok. It’s up to them to live well.
November 30, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Just a quiet, sad little PSA.
If someone is estranged from their parents, please please don’t give them the ‘but they’re your mum/ dad’
They were their mum / dad when they did the worst imaginable things to their own kids.
It’s not up to the children to make it ok. It’s up to them to live well.
If someone is estranged from their parents, please please don’t give them the ‘but they’re your mum/ dad’
They were their mum / dad when they did the worst imaginable things to their own kids.
It’s not up to the children to make it ok. It’s up to them to live well.
Visiting Mum and Dad. 🥰
September 6, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Visiting Mum and Dad. 🥰
Mum and dad. 40 years married today. An inspiration.
April 13, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Mum and dad. 40 years married today. An inspiration.
Today I am taking out Mum & Dad.
February 10, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Today I am taking out Mum & Dad.
As a little girl, I danced with my dad on that famous Blackpool Tower ballroom floor. Mum and dad were NW amateur ballroom contestants.
November 16, 2024 at 8:06 PM
As a little girl, I danced with my dad on that famous Blackpool Tower ballroom floor. Mum and dad were NW amateur ballroom contestants.
Happy 1st birthday to our donkey Nelly. Mum Dolce and dad Edward
August 8, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Happy 1st birthday to our donkey Nelly. Mum Dolce and dad Edward
We're alright if you're alright so that's alright.
Love Dad & Mum
Love Dad & Mum
November 16, 2024 at 4:21 PM
We're alright if you're alright so that's alright.
Love Dad & Mum
Love Dad & Mum
Today's inspirational message:
October 2, 2024 at 6:39 PM
Today's inspirational message:
“Mum, dad, what did everyone do when they found out they’d just lived through the three hottest years in around 125,000 years?”
July 30, 2025 at 7:22 AM
“Mum, dad, what did everyone do when they found out they’d just lived through the three hottest years in around 125,000 years?”
January 18, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Mum & Dad have just had loft insulation put in.
March 12, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Mum & Dad have just had loft insulation put in.
Dad: It said on the news that an actress has stabbed someone. Think her name was Reese.
Mum: Witherspoon?
Dad: No, with a knife.
Mum: Witherspoon?
Dad: No, with a knife.
November 27, 2024 at 12:36 AM
Dad: It said on the news that an actress has stabbed someone. Think her name was Reese.
Mum: Witherspoon?
Dad: No, with a knife.
Mum: Witherspoon?
Dad: No, with a knife.