On This Day, 17 May
2026
2025
2024
2023
RT @dank_ackroyd: Kara Rosen with two rice cakes: I like something carby at lunch š¤ Me scooping hash browns into a baguette using a 12 inā¦
@CharlieVivante Two out of three aināt badā¦ https://t.co/Pw1tFLyJ7s
2022
2021
IT ME https://t.co/S6vqUtEc4N
@psidnell I fixed a ākeyā on my ZX81 membrane keyboard by sucking it back out from its stuck position using one of those spring-and-suction-cup jumping toys š
RT @pietersender: Whenever this absolutely perfect piece of spine design appears I have to retweet it. https://t.co/HhwZfY4AN6
Torlonia marbles: 'The priceless statues I saw covered in dust and dirt' https://t.co/CYCPMs1MW7
@benjohnbarnes When I was a kid I really wondered what the problem was with us having nicked the Elgin Marbles.
@claireellent They look AMAZING
RT @ScaramangaJoe: I've never seen a photo that more screams "fuck off and let me eat my sodding breakfast". https://t.co/sijgCkPbAs
2020
@yarnstruck Thanks! They worked out well, taste-wise. Have frozen half of them to put myself further from temptation, which is a very real lockdown problem š¤£
@tsunimee I have been tempted. By coincidence, the British intelligence agency in my favourite series of spy novels is called The Bureau...
2019
RT @verge: Stranger Thingsā amazing Lego set takes the Upside Down literally https://t.co/Kn2xfZuuxE https://t.co/79Ec5Vz2Kt
First they came for the redheads... https://t.co/TsJs1K9gMM
RT @DrewCoffman: Hereās a video of a guy putting a camera on a sushi conveyer belt. Itās wonderful. Every table has a little story! https:/ā¦
2018
2017
RT @colorschemez: unknowable tealish middle-distance dark teal inconceivable light peach https://t.co/juL7liyFvP
If you missed @BBCRadio4's amazing Soul Music episode on Waterloo Sunset just now, it's available here. https://t.co/3OYOPTyXXE
Every time I deal with Withings Iām glad I paid *some* attention during GCSE French. https://t.co/MnLxBPNmEn
Still a better option than Parcelforce. https://t.co/LIHvFQn5Gq
@bristol247 Made me imagine Tories with tridents.
@ahnlak Je got un āAā.
@chubbybannister *Looks forlornly out of window* *Turns all the lights on* *Sighs* Yeah.
@ahnlak RĆ©pĆ©tez aprĆØs moi: āMon Ć©cole Ć©tait trĆØs shiteā.
@chubbybannister Iām still at home, but lacking cake and newspaper. Might make a tea now you mention it, mind.
The mobile web. https://t.co/aiKvt1JL5c
@_pigeons_ Cool, ta!
RT @MikeGianella: In which direction? https://t.co/z1SjTXkgYu
@maxx0r I knew there was something I'd forgotten :D
@alstonebridge Whereas I've been waiting for the "smart" backing band from Music Memos to make it from iOS to Garageband on the Mac. Sigh.
RT @normative: Someone should probably tell him about the guy who got shot in the head for ending slavery. https://t.co/FPhEdnGHqp
RT @thepooluk: "Iām just a girl, standing in front of a high-street shop, asking it to dress her" - @salihughes on over-35 fashion https://ā¦
RT @seedkeeper: Jukesie's law: From: https://t.co/w7lFPPKGvN https://t.co/XF9lTA9hbP
@UrsulaWJ Stick an Ozric Tentacles CD on and see if anything crawls out.
RT @panic: How does it feel to get a bunch of your source code stolen? Not super great. Will we survive? Absolutely. https://t.co/q3H7s8YiGy
2016
RT @IainRowan: brilliant short story prompt or tragic moment from under-rated indie film. you decide. https://t.co/KnNxvxw3Qw
RT @paul_mcmc: No BBC recipes? Just use an American internet one instead. "a sixth of flour, 3 groats of sugar, 1/7 bucket of milk, 2 cubitā¦
The government ministersā cooks all still use their hardback copies of Mrs Beeton anyway, so they donāt care. #recipegate
@BabsBat Yeah. People said I should try one, but I run to get away from other people as quickly as I can :)
@marklesuk Huh?
@marklesuk Ah. But theyāre not doing it to save money, are they? Theyāre doing it to stop it competing with profit-making companies.
@marklesuk Last bit of that seems to imply the governmentās actual reasons to me: stop competing with rich people who bung us lots of money!
RT @seaninsound: Was just about to register WikiLeeks but this is better #bbcrecipes https://t.co/DjeVDBcQjY
The F Type is definitely growing on me. https://t.co/0EKjTZbYbE
@hotdogsladies @johnroderick Just a mention of Dasani prompted a schadenfreudic re-read of their UK launch disaster! https://t.co/nfq3wag8L7
RT @cotslifeeditor: "It's a lovely day. Let's go down to Nightingale Farm." "That sounds nice. Where is it?" "Err... Morocco." https://t.ā¦
@waiyeehong I was quite surprised to hear this on the BBC news tāother day. https://t.co/LajO5mZdAI
@HeerJeet @GreatDismal As someone who lives in Bristol Iām just worried by his Spooneristic name.
2015
Ah, The Archers. A traditional accompaniment to Sunday-morning tidying.
RT @goldengateblond: I'd rather walk on actual lava. http://t.co/5F4vxQurSZ
*Scaffolding-free Royal York Crescent klaxon* #bristol #igersbristol https://t.co/WEOWakl7qE
Knocker. #igersbristol https://t.co/lyBhx3fla3
Clifton #bristol http://t.co/Ljhgaavm0m
A couple of tourists well-prepared for the hills of #Bristol. http://t.co/FsDpZQnNus
Modes of transport #bristol http://t.co/psKQ9UiMcj
Just been for a Sunday wander around Clifton Village. Some subjects are still irresistible. https://t.co/QAy8RReJND http://t.co/pd0I9KSpNI
Today I learned: carsā temperature gauges have not always been inside the car. #lanchester http://t.co/9IWhmrLlzq
@chubbybannister *hug*
This may prove to be a bad idea, getting-things-done-wise. http://t.co/osmG4q7VcD
@C_J_Fox I lost entire years of my life to the 8-bit versionā¦
A fish finger sandwich counts as a healthy dinner if itās on granary bread, right?
Robert McCall. Not a man to annoy, in any incarnation. https://t.co/Q4pP7HmKDG
RT @Cmdr_Hadfield: An idea doesn't need to be complex to be brilliant. http://t.co/H8RihOr1S1 http://t.co/vxA8zZ9XzA
2014
My parents are debating who to vote for in the local election. I donāt have a vote, so simpler pleasures beckonā¦ http://t.co/O1TSsbL1ZX
RT @gillinghamjoe: I miss the days when if you had a tattoo you were a nutter, not a dental receptionist.
2013
@Kavey Arsebiscuits. Will be in all morning.
@Kavey Fuck. Anything I can do to help?
Current status report on The Matthew*: http://t.co/t5rvYb9BmS (*That's the ship, not me.) #bristol
RT @WstonesOxfordSt: To find out your author name, simply take your first and last names, write a book, get it published and read the name ā¦
RT @NetflixUK: "The world is doomed" no longer... Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season 1-3 is available now on Netflix. http://t.co/i7B0nMbUkO
Buffy! On Netflix! Did you hear that sound? That was my productivity flying out of the window.
@Lillput I get too distracted by words. Normally have instrumental music of some kind.
@Lillput Luckily I'm not skilled enough to do harmonic analysis!
I'm so glad for Google when I'm trying to decipher notes from my notebook.
RT @Dru_Marland: I really 'got' that exhibition at the Arnolfini #ThingsBristolPeopleDontSay
@guriben Well, it wasnāt me. *Remains sadly indoors*
@chubbybannister Suddenly? Pretty sure I always was.
Oops. Just opened Companies House reminder to send in a return. Last month.
@chubbybannister Oh. I discovered him in school. Might be one of those things where you don't notice the constant talk until you discover!
@EffBeeee Me too, which is why I pay an accountant for that crap. Sadly, their reminder got lost in the post. On the plus side..
@EffBeeee ...just called them and they're on it. So I can relax, I think.
@EffBeeee *crosses fingers*
Old Fashioned & White Russian. @ Charlie's Bar http://t.co/mc3puDd5VU
2012
@jorence Sorry to hear that, fella.
@ockhams_shotgun *deploys pom poms* *Does birthing encouragement dance* #bobopop
@liveindetail @ockhams_shotgun Oop. Sorry. *puts pom poms back in holster* #bobopop
In Baristas, with a jazz sound track, waiting for my green tea. Niiiice.
@Mouse_House @liveindetail @ockhams_shotgun *Mine* do.
@burdock_tea Baristas do great coffee if you like a strong dark roast. Luckily, I do :)
@burdock_tea Also, if you go in there as regularly as I do, it's basically like having a coffee with your mates :)
@ukscone @ahnlak @asic69 @Sally_abee That's okay, I may have someone sourcing me one of the two that he accidentally ordered, too...
@ockhams_shotgun Yay! Boy, 7lbs.
@Phooto They're playing in Bristol tomorrow night. Might not be able to make it, though, damn it.
@ockhams_shotgun YAY!
RT @chrismarquardt: What's that tiny camera he uses? RT @philipp: Look cute with Bruce Willis: http://t.co/93LHm6SG
Warning: that last retweet contains potentially dangerous levels of Bill Murray, too.
Hangin' out by the water. @ No 1 Habourside http://t.co/KjOLeYnj
I have no idea what @missemmeline means by that. http://t.co/iVuYXkCV
@BlackDogDays :( *hug*
@BlackDogDays It was a bit cold, mind. #brrrr
@hayles It is certainly not bad for the money, but I've only been there in person.
@Bristol52 @BristolUnique @SuMountstevens Feeling fine. Taking this week off running due to lack of time. Wondering what weather we'll get!
@missemmeline Oi! I've been cleaning and tidying all evening. Don't put this on me.
@missemmeline I didn't even mention the word "cider" until you appeared with a pint in your hand! NO FAIR BLAME ME GRR.
@missemmeline Also, lunch tomorrow? Perhaps somewhere indoors and warm? x
2011
@MizzWorthy Nah. An annoyance shared is an annoyance doubled, as they say :D
@MizzWorthy I know the feeling well, but it generally only hits me when I'm out and about.
@MizzWorthy What, the way you're not allowed to smack random people around the head when you feel like that? Yes. Horrible. :)
I think it may be bedtime, you know.
Enjoying both today's _Oatmeal_ ( http://bit.ly/lAmLi1 ) and the source code of the Oatmeal website :)
@WL_SRUMSEY_LFC Lke the 10K, only longer :) Seriously, though, think I preferred Bath. More residential & 2 laps = less lonely in middle.
@WL_SRUMSEY_LFC On the other hand, Bristol start line is a mile from my flat, & I signed up for this year :)
@RamonY1970 Yes! Nice to meet you :)
@goatgirl74 Much as I like Park Street in many ways, that does seem a tad unlikely. Who's defining "hip", here?
Car successfully in for MOT. Later I will be taking my annual bus from the centre to Cribbs Causeway to pick it back up...
@goatgirl74 Well, Google thought *Wave* would be hip... :)
@reality_cave I'll pay Ā£17.99 when they start using lenses that make me look thin :)
Result. The Mini's already ready to pick up. Not even a BMW garage can have racked up too much of a bill in that short time :)
@RamonY1970 @freelancecynic @jorence @EmmaFurious I was 12602. Lardy bloke in a red top :)
@csoanes They normally ask permission before spending _too_ much of my money :)
@domwakeling To be fair, I find them pretty good value for money. And they clean the car every time it's in, which is more than I ever do!
@domwakeling I only do 3,000 miles a year. Servicing costs are a fair bit less than average for me just because of that. :)
@domwakeling Also, compared to the last lot -- FIAT -- on the whole I prefer paying twice as much for sixteen times the competence.
@ParkBen Jedward?
RT @seldo: Somebody has written a PC emulator in Javascript. You can run linux on it, right in your browser. Mind == blown. http://ljv.me/4Z
@arlinelyons @csoanes Well, some of it goes on nice coffee, friendly staff, a lift back into town and free valeting. I'm okay with that!
@arlinelyons @csoanes Also, Minis come with a fixed price "TLC" service pack transferable to a new owner; my first two services were free :)
@csoanes Yes, well, I'd have taken that kind of possibility into account if I were buying a Rover :) Don't think BMW are going anywhere!
@csoanes @arlinelyons (It's an official Mini BMW-run scheme, not something dealer-specific, which helps.)
That sinking feeling when five minutes into your long journey, the driver pulls the bus up at a stop, turns the engine off and walks away.
RT @simonblackwell: Edward Hardwicke dies - undoubtedly the best Watson: http://bit.ly/k257dt <-- Rest in peace, Doctor.
@xabl Cool. (But that doesn't mean Simonstone, does it? Because they were pretty dreadful when I had to go there...)
@pjakobs If it helps, Comic Sans is alive and well and on the back of every handmade charity t-shirt at every running event everywhere :)
@xabl Simonstone *were* the main dealer for mine. :(
@pjakobs Comic Sans will only die when it stops being the only shipped with Windows. Lobby Steve Ballmer :)
@pjakobs *only comedy font #correction
@xabl Hah! I'm on a Number 1 as well, though I'm guessing in the opposite direction. #mirroruniverse
@xabl Jesus, no. Bristol buses are the reason I bought a flat close enough to town to *walk* everywhere. Quicker, & far less frustrating.
MOT (align headlights) plus whole new reversing light unit, Ā£115 the lot. That could've been worse!
@talkie_tim I hope you'll instruct your butler to reply accordingly.
@PrisRosen That's a really cool "Creative Christ Commons" license at the end there.
@PrisRosen There are sixteen errors and 30 warnings in their HTML. Someone's going to hell.
@PrisRosen But really, when it comes to religious web design, things could be worse. http://dokimos.org/ajff/
@PrisRosen That is probably the most appropriate "holy crap" anyone's ever said to me.
2010
@tsunimee Well, at least you'd have stayed true to your principles.
@benjohnbarnes Heading in right direction, I think.
Morning George! #Bristol #coffee http://twitpic.com/1ok0fz
@BinaryDad Problem is, the more respected people listening, the more likely an indefensible track will pop up. #iPod #shuffle #randommyarse
@archidave Yes. Yes he is.
Bloody hell, Windows. Moving a big file within a file system shouldn't take this long. You've nicked so much from Unix, why not that?
@caitlinmoran Make sure of your ID. If it's come from foursquare, all the other spiders now know where you live.
Dear Redcliffe Neighbourhood Police Team: I think you'll find using Comic Sans MS in your email roundups is the real crime here.
Ah, heat-sealed plastic packaging. A retail firm's way of telling their customers, "We hate you, and want to injure you."
Damn. Just got a pair of Scosche HP155m headphones for my iPhone, but the control buttons don't work. Back to Amazon you go.
@Zinziii Sorry.
@Lillput It is, you know!
@benparkatbjs Well, the electronics so far have been pretty good. The ZyXEL router is excellent. It was Parcelforce that were shit.
@getrunningapp Hey, do you have a 10K to half-marathon programme in the pipeline? :)
@tsunimee The on button is the one on the top. Hold it down a second or two.
@tsunimee Also, Apple almost certain to have "welcome to iPhone" video on their site.
@benparkatbjs As with any GTD tool, though, the fundamental sad truth is that you still have to actually do shit. But it can help...
Telephoto #commutergraphy today, with a cyclist heading for danger :) http://flic.kr/p/82SRqn
@hayles "Every silver lining has a cloud."
@pets_tourettes Try Afghanistan. They seem to be popular there.
@Zinziii Yowzer. Pills, then bed for you, young lady. (Come to think of it, in my youth that was a good night...)
2009
2008
Just went to Tesco rather than Somerfield purely because Tesco's automated checkouts are politer to me than Somerfield's human beings.
5.10am. Party seems to be winding up. Might think about heading home and sleeping through till Sunday.
@jacintuk It would have been if I hadn't gone to bed at 6pm. Remind me not to stay up for 35 hours again at any point in the near future.
Ahh, I've had several hours' sleep, I've bounced out of bed, I've eaten my cereals -- oh. And it's 10:30pm.