Unexpectedly phallic decaf latte here at the Fringe yesterday morning. Wondered what to make of it. Good coffee tho

OR come see me dramatically read Edgar Allan Poe’s MOST batshit, most underrated poem. Seriously, you’ve not LIVED until &c &c. It makes The Raven read like a thoroughly restrained tax return. And l’ll be needing a volunteer to play the KING OF GHOULS. Pizza Geeks, 1:20pm Sun 9th and Thurs 13th.

Tomorrow night (Sun 9th!) I’m gonna talk, among other matters, about why Hildegard von Bingen was a boss bitch and why Mary Wollstonecraft’s messiest breakup is my emotional support historical event. Brewdog Hotel, 6:15.

please go see my friend she's extremely funny and charming and only falls over her own feet occasionally

Mim@troublerabbit.bsky.social · 6d ago

It’s her! She’s going to the Fringe! WARN SCOTLAND OR TELL YOUR FRIENDS OR BOTH

Behold, the BUNNY SHIRT I got myself for my first EdFringe. 🐰

Just back from seeing @troublerabbit.bsky.social in www.edfringe.com/tickets/what... and I had a great time. Very glad I came out.

A showcase show featuring some of the finest new acts who are over the grand old age of 35. The entertainment industry has artificial glass ceilings. Come along and help us smash them open... We're old and we're not gonna take it any more!

edfringe.com

It’s her! She’s going to the Fringe! WARN SCOTLAND OR TELL YOUR FRIENDS OR BOTH

Still riding high on last night. Bring on the semifinal! (D’you wanna come see me? I’m allowed 3 guests and no more for this one, so do let me know!)

I got through to the semifinals of West End New Act of the Year last night! What a feeling!

What, *all* of it?!

So, BlueSky, one of my passions is the study of tea in WW2. I need you to watch this oral history from three ex-tea ladies from the Bermondsey WVS. Because you could guess for ONE THOUSAND YEARS and you would not guess where it is going... #skystorians #history #tea

Confessional booth moment: I genuinely like Wonderwall. I’ve genuinely always liked it. Should I bring this up in therapy?

‘Hey’ came before ‘hi,’ and ‘hi' came before ‘hello.’ ‘Hi’ is most likely a variant of ‘hey.’ ‘Hello’ is not related to either. Goodbye.

give 'em the old 1 or 2

IS there a team jersey? Where do I need to send a stamped addressed envelope and a cheque to get one?

John Rogers@johnrogers.bsky.social · 8mo ago

"We don't want to be Luddites --" brother, Luddites were opposed to bosses concentrating wealth by using technology to make inferior product with warehouses fulls of starving exploited child labor. You don't have to wear the team jersey but respect the game.

Sarah is a powerhouse, they created a wonderful space for often-marginalised voices here, and you should read about it.

Inner Worlds@innerworlds.bsky.social · 8mo ago

I have some sad news to share, folks 😔 inner-worlds.ghost.io/issue-10-wil...

At first I was like “oh no, we can’t laugh at a car collisio-“ and then it. it just. escalated. and escalated. and now I am wheezing 🤣

💥Alex.W💪🏾💥@jokeb0i.bsky.social · 8mo ago

if tumblr dies I need this video to make it's seasonal rotation here instead just in case, Happy holidays 🎄

Loving Juno Dawson’s HMRC trilogy. Anyone else a fan? They’re really fun books. Tearing through them at a rate of knots.

Going outside but shaking my head the whole time so people know I don’t agree with what’s going on

Stand up comedy thoughts: - Lots of nights these days encourage people not to heckle. That’s nice! Love that. - many people are really friendly and supportive and it’s been a delight to meet other aspiring comics. Can you tell I’m about to go “But-“? I’m about to go “But-“.

So I’ve started doing stand-up comedy, following a six week course at @angelcomedy.bsky.social. I have the bug real bad. It’s SO much fun. Last night was my fourth ever gig, and my best one yet, I reckon. I met Alan Francis, who was closing the show, and he said I was “really good” and made my YEAR.

In the Ewe language, an equivalent phrase to “between a rock and a hard place” is hlo madekotoku; kpakpla tse do, makplamakpla ha do. It means “you’ve got yourself a problem if you carry a porcupine in a sack or not.”

Honestly the most delightful thing I have seen all week.

Adam Sharp@adamcsharp.bsky.social · last yr.

Happy World Porcupine Day! For those wondering what a baby porcupine is called, it’s a porcupette. For those wondering what a group of porcupines is called, it’s a prickle. And for those wondering what porcupines sound like, turn up your volume for this smol guy called Kemosabe nomming on a banana…

There's a thread on AskReddit asking, "People who have had to drain their life’s savings on a single event, what happened?" 99% of the answers are depressing American stories about medical bills, 1% is an Australian who found a wombat burrowing under their house.

I feel I have been "like a crocodile in a wallet factory" many times in my life.

Adam Sharp@adamcsharp.bsky.social · last yr.

There’s a Dutch phrase about feeling anxious that translates to “shitting seven colours of sludge.” A Bulgarian version is “deep in thought like a fat pig before Christmas.” But my favourite variant is the Puerto Rican como cocodrilo en fábrica de carteras, or “like a crocodile in a wallet factory.”

Hmmm. What's a good way to have a newsletter that isn't Substack?

Sci-fi view of The Future: We'll all have flying cars and holidaying on Mars! Disease will be fixed with a quick blast from a Star Trek thingy! The Actual Future:

🅡🅞🅑 🅜🅔🅢🅤🅡🅔@robmesure.bsky.social · last yr.

I have been logged out of my toothbrush.

I read this last week. It's wonderful. I'm so grateful for it. It's exactly the book I would, if I had a TARDIS, go back to 1996 and give my younger self.

Oni Press@oni-press.bsky.social · last yr.

From Eisner Award-winning writer @andrewwheeler.bsky.social and artist @ryehickman.bsky.social. . . ✨HEY, MARY!✨ ⛪OUT APRIL 15th!⛪ "An LGBTQ+ story of self-acceptance and the sometimes tricky collision of religion and sexuality" -GamesRadar's EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW www.gamesradar.com/comics/hey-m...

Hey! I was on Meet The Elves, which is bonus Patreon content for No Such Thing As A Fish! Learn how to make any garment super unfashionable with this one neat historical trick! www.patreon.com/checkout/nos...