C. Buckthorn
@cbuckthorn.bsky.social
Sub-editor of Lær!, the Norwegian leather industry's most esteemed organ. Immerse your soul in love.
What if I tell you Great Yarmouth is one of England’s finest towns
There is the FLYEST 70yo in here doing Creep. I want him
In Yarmouth there’s a miraculous thing called a house double; it’s a double shot of spirit but it costs about three quid
Fulfilling a life-long dream this morning. Taking the Excel bus all the way from Peterborough to Norwich
It has the vibe of a WKD but it costs eight quid, who is it FOR?
the one time I met him he absolutely stank. He confused Pliny with Livy -denied it furiously- then told the 20 yr old behind the bar she 'looked like she enjoyed being spanked'. On leaving he clobbered both door jambs like a pinball while he had about 2 feet of toilet roll clinging from his heel.
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2d agoSunday Times and Sun columnist Rod Liddle dies aged 66
perfect illustration of how these people will ignore all sorts of horrible bigotry - often towards women, including domestic violence - if the bigot in question demonstrates the correct level of transphobia
Libby@captainlibatron.bsky.social · 2d agoDear god
Just got hit on by a group of teenagers in the park. Still got it 😎
making pilgrimage by foot to the bench to see if it will heal ADHD, a long and narrow path beset on all sides by much squirrel
My favourite genre of LinkedIn email is “you’re getting noticed by [business you’ve worked at for seven years, as LinkedIn knows full well]…”
Natasha Hill, later Mercer, later something else, at Bourne Grammar. What a woman. I miss her
Louie Stowell@louiestowell.bsky.social · 5d agoWho was YOUR great english teacher (if you had one)? For me it was Hugh Epstein at Richmond college (RUTC). I hope he's well, wherever he is!
I learned this from a dickhead I followed because she wanted my tickets, but didn’t want to pay for them and didn’t even say please, after she successfully cadged a freebie off some other poor fucker
Craig Calcaterra@craigcalcaterra.bsky.social · 5d agoKylie Minogue joined Nick Cave on state in Brighton tonight
Anyone want two tickets to Nick Cave at Preston Park tonight?
Have chucked the kids in an Edwardian municipal paddling pool. Ideal
Something has possessed me, a car owner, to catch the bus into town with my two overwrought children, on a day when the bus route is partially closed, so the timetable is fucked, and arrggghh
Which two Wodehouse characters would you most like to have a threesome with
Couldn’t help reading this in bless yous for Giacomo voice
Going to open up a chippy called The Chip of Theseus. Every week I replace one item on the menu with something slightly different – halloumi bites for mozzarella bites, etc. – until you're not sure whether we really still serve the same food we did last year
Just had a lovely chat with the neighbours’ grandkids on one side and then another lovely chat with the snouty old bugger on the other side. I am too deaf for this shit. I need much, much higher fences
Emily Wilson's piece on Christopher Nolan's THE ODYSSEY for the LRB went viral and was received very positively by many — but not by virtually every film critic I know. For @animusmagazine.bsky.social I wrote about why: animus-magazine.ghost.io/a-tale-as-ol...
A Tale as Old as Time
Emily Wilson’s piece on Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey evinces an archaic perspective on cinema’s value as art
animus-magazine.ghost.io
My sister wanted to bring her slip n’ slide, but hosepipe ban, so she said “never mind we’ll just have a water fight instead.” I was not prepared for the sheer scale of the battle
