Mike Scott
@IrkthePurists
Phoning it in, but rapidly running out of five pences https://irkthepuristsblog.wordpress.com/
I've started a blog. Little bit of politics, etc. irkthepuristsblog.wordpress.com
Why does everyone on Goggle Box watch TV with the main light on?
I always think it’s strange how little Ian ‘Great, great!’ MacNaughton is talked about. Even on Python documentaries he’s barely mentioned.
I always remember Nick Hancock’s line about Keith Harris: ‘His lips don’t move, but he looks so uncomfortable you wish they would.’
Mel Giedroyc claims close friend Sue Perkins was 'touched up' by ventriloquist Keith Harris' puppet Orville The Duck during 90s TV show trib.al/IrACYPp
Does anyone know why this has suddenly made a reappearance three years on?
At last, we finally have Elton John themed Marmite.
Imagine if it had been the other way round and she’d called him a cunt. They’d all be going ‘Ah, the kind and gentle left - resorting to foul language as usual because they’ve run out of arguments’.
She is a nasty, vicious woman beneath the Deidre Barlow disguise and the bloke makes an excellent point which she did not expect, because teachers at girls' private schools didn't talk like that or ever challenge her in any way.
‘Where did you buy this chair again?’
imagine dua lipa looking at you like this
This new MasterChef series is going to be a very strange watch. ‘So what do you think of Maureen’s tiramisu, Gregg?’ [Cut to wide shot] ‘It’s/QUITE/good.’
Went into a cafe earlier and ordered a cheese baguette with chips. It arrived, and they’d put the chips *inside* the baguette.
Anyone else getting these weird new unskippable ads on YouTube? An AI Keir Starmer waffling on for ages, and the only option is to press escape and start the video from the beginning. Looks dodgy as fuck.
Lots of essays?
can we universally agree that 17 is the absolute worst age and nobody is proud of what they did in that godforsaken year
I *try* to remember, Jeff, but it’s difficult.
Just remember: Not a single European, much less any Italian, had eaten a tomato until the 16th century.
Cheese, headphones and shoes.
What are three things worth spending a little extra money on? I think... -A good vacuum -An espresso machine -A good mattress
When did British people start saying ‘cheating’ rather than ‘having an affair? Honestly, it’s mac and cheese all over again.
This 4CD Nick Drake release looks amazing, and I wish more ‘deluxe’ sets were like it: actual unheard studio material from the vaults, not just alternate mixes and dull live stuff. And I love the decision to make the album itself Disc 4 rather than Disc 1.
Out This Week: #NickDrake, Talking Heads, #Madonna, Paul Weller, #PaulMcCartney, Dr. Feelgood, #EltonJohn, Luke Haines & Peter Buck & more! bit.ly/40tRQFn
How much annual leave do you guys get? Is it twelve or thirteen minutes?
Hot take: Europe is a bunch of third-world countries with better branding. No A/C. No dryers. Ice is a luxury. You’ll sweat through dinner while the waiter ignores you for 2 hours. Say what you want about America, but at least eating out doesn’t feel like hot yoga with bread.
There are few foods more delicious than room-temperature goat’s cheese. Total game changer. The idiot younger me used to eat it straight out of the fridge.