i see we're arguing about whether air travel has gotten better or worse over the past 40 years, and as somebody who has been flying for decades, let me tell you that boy are my arms tired

Bede's World! Bede's World! Party time! Venerable!

Thank you, the newsletter from @thefence.bsky.social, for this splendid thing

Tour de France - Drinking Raids - When the riders used to stop at cafes and take what they wanted.

YouTube video by Purple Goose

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this owns www.inverse.com/input/cultur...

The adorable love story behind Wikipedia’s 'high five' photos

Nearly 14 years later, the tale of this iconic couple can finally be told.

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How many lightbulbs does it take to change a person? One. Hi, I'm Greg Lightbulb and welcome to my talk, "Finding the Inner You".

Watching Meet Me in St Louis (1944). Set in 1904. If it were made today it would be set in 1904

Until the beginning of the 20th Century, the default design for women's underwear was open crotch

Roland Smith@rolandmcs.bsky.social · 6d ago

Afternoon.

I hear it differently every time

G'night all! Will leave you with this classic!

IN ONE MINUTE BBC FOUR

BBC FOUR, not 2!

Alison@alisondennison.bsky.social · last wk.

Btw I know it's already on iPlayer but if you want to watch it old style, I, Claudius starts tonight, BBC2, 10.15pm

Just realised that on the way to and after my friends' wedding last week, I took a total of nine zipline rides

Boost licence fee income by adding a box at the bottom of the TV licence: "Archive programme I'd like added to iPlayer" if you pay an extra £20 + they *have* to add it. If they no longer have the rights they just do it in secret. If it's wiped, they get spare Casualty cast members to re-enact it.

Scott Bryan@scottygb.bsky.social · last wk.

"The BBC has confirmed Blankety Blank, Celebrity Mastermind and Live at the Apollo will not be returning." "These difficult decisions form part of the BBC’s previously announced first phase of its proposals to make £500m of savings over the next three years." www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...

Btw I know it's already on iPlayer but if you want to watch it old style, I, Claudius starts tonight, BBC2, 10.15pm

I was at a wedding the other day and after three beers insisted on doing my impression of this amazing entrance

Ian Martin@ianmartin.bsky.social · last wk.

I choose to believe William Powell is too far away from the wall to be leaning here, and he's actually doing a no hands track stand

Cool Bike Art@coolbikeart1.bsky.social · last wk.

William Powell takes a meditative moment to himself during production of the 1934 crime drama Evelyn Prentice Happy #BicycleBirthday, William! July 29 (1892-1984)

Martin Clunes Does American Accent Klaxon In the latest episode of American Doc Martin (Best Medicine) on Sky

tears streaming down my face "WHAT ABOUT THE AVIOS?"

I thought I knew this skit, but watching it again it's an even bigger work of genius. Not least the little bits of business the Stilgoes do in the background, interacting with each other. Lord only knows how much studio and editing time this took.

Why Don't YouTube?@whydontyoutube.bsky.social · last wk.

HOW HAS THIS BEEN ON YOUTUBE FOR THREE MONTHS AND NOBODY THOUGHT TO TELL US, IT'S BEEN WDYT?'S HOLY GRAIL FOR YEARS www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGPA...

Having just seen either one of two specific episodes of Mash is a legitimate reason to take at least a day off work

Sitcom People@sitcompeople.bsky.social · 2mo ago

In a thread sure to be full of SPOILERS what do you think is the saddest moment in sitcom history?

Monday: The Workman's Curse Tuesday: The Day of Bastards Wednesday: Heavy is the Burden of Sisyphus Thursday: The Second Day of Bastards Friday: Business in the Front, Party in the Back Saturday: Me Old Ham, My Good Time Charlie Sunday: Fairweather Friend

I can't tell you how much my mind was blown when Geoffrey's son provided us with these exclusive pics from Zippy and George's retirement home a few years ago 😍

Top Flight Time Machine@tftimemachine.bsky.social · last wk.

...a few years ago we did some Zippy content and were contacted by Tom Hayes, regular listener of the pod and son of Geoffrey. He informed us that Zippy and George were happily living out their retirement with Tom's mum following the passing of his dad in 2018... 2/3

[James Stewart as Odysseus] now listen here, Agamemnon, I'm going home, y'see. You keep your fancy armour, I'm getting off this crummy ol' beach. [Spotting the Cyclops] now here's a curious fella, he's only got one peeper

Galaxy should come out with a range of Pre-Minstrels for when your period is due and you want chocolate

Final trailer for ‘COYOTE VS. ACME’ has been released. In theaters August 28. #CoyoteVsAcme

"The family cycle. What we are coming to." Judge Magazine April 20, 1895 🎨 Grant E. Hamilton

Got into a loop where I keep buying fizzy drink, take the empties back to the machine in the Austrian shop, it gives me vouchers and I get more fizzy drink.

Hotel bedside lamp not be much brighter than the big light challenge

Just looked up edelweiss and it turns out Christopher Plummer was singing about an alien?!