Dr: “I’m sorry sir but you have pancreatic cancer” Me: *clutching groin* “OH NO!!!” Dr: *shakes head ‘no’* Me: *move my hands to my knee while maintaining eye contact at doctor questioningly* Dr: *making an ‘up up’ gesture with hands* “bupbupbup”
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This moment from Superman III. I swear, the director of A Hard Day's Night scarred a whole generation with this.
Superman III: Superman Transforms into Robot
Alt: Superman III: Annie Ross Transforms into Robot
static.klipy.com
In honor of scary media month: what is the first piece of media you remember truly frightening you as a child?
Went to make my elderly mum's tea and then came back to watch the football. It's hard to see someone you once loved struggling with mobility and selfishly demanding attention. But that's Ronaldo for you.
UN Sec. General Antonio Guterres during the speech of Donald Trump at the UN General Assembly Sept. 22nd
If Richard Osman's House Of Games has done one thing it's shown us how fucking thick the average celebrity actually is.
My local is playing Sweet Caroline..at this point you might as well play Three Lions
Want to feel old? This is the Johnny Cab from Total Recall today.
whatcha thinkin?
The far-right "Pink Ladies" held a rally at Glasgow Green yesterday.The group claims to protect women's safety, defend strict gender norms, and keep trans women out of female spaces.But the actual turnout ended up being an absolute masterclass in irony. 🧵👇
There's a new clinic round the corner from me called Snatchural. I'm scared to hazard a guess what services they provide.
After 9/11, many Americans opted to drive instead of fly. But because plane travel is much safer than car travel, the shift led to a surge in crash deaths. Researchers have found that the number of lives lost (2,000+) is comparable to those killed on 9/11. www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
But I was carried out of Ground Zero by 2 firefighters.
BREAKING: Kid of school age goes to school news.sky.com/story/prince...
Prince George starts first day at Eton College
It's the same public school his father, the Prince of Wales and uncle, the Duke of Sussex, attended, along with many other famous names, including actors and former prime ministers.
news.sky.com
Scottish Premiership weekend review! Craig Anderson and Graeme Thewliss discuss contrasting fortunes of the Edinburgh sides, praise for Craig McLeish's Buddies, Derek McInnes turning it around, and the state of Aberdeen Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/4sff... Watch: youtu.be/fBQASU2JwY8
Norway's Prime Minister ripped apart trumps stupid letter. Love this! Every leader receiving a letter like this from TACO, should do the same. Thanks for your attention to this matter! ============================
When beauticians give up on subtlety (or "How to go from 0 to Trademark Violation in 3 shops")
TIL: "It's Chico Time" was written by the same guy who wrote Aerosmith's "Livin on the Edge" Anything for a buck, eh? youtu.be/vzUpEAx58og?...
The Most Bizarre UK No.1s of the 2000s
YouTube video by Trash Theory
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The reaction to the death of Diana was the first sign that something was seriously wrong with media/society. It's unravelled disastrously since then.
I wanted to watch Candyman this morning but because Google TV's voice recognition is shite I've had to say "Candyman" 3 times in to the remote before it recognised what I was saying. Now I'm worried if my TV technically classes as a mirror as it has a reflection
I see Jason Statham has a new Jason Statham movie out where me plays Jason Statham being Jason Statham
WHEN ONLY A STATHAM WILL DO
From Scotland, I look at England’s water privatisation disaster. I wish you had done what we did | Devi Sridhar
From Scotland, I look at England’s water privatisation disaster. I wish you had done what we did | Devi Sridhar
Listening to debate, you’d think bringing English water companies into public ownership was a radical socialist idea. Here, we call it common sense, says chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh Devi Sridhar
theguardian.com
Saying, "enjoy the bank holiday!" to self-employed people is like saying "enjoy the rapture!" to a satanist.