Felix Pink

just some bloke

[Richard R Clark 🇺🇦 @rclarkie]

£178,000! Unbelievable. I'm blown away. And now guess who's just reached out - only the legendary JASON ISSACS! Lucius Malfoy is backing the #BowlForUkraine!! So listen to this man ⬇️⬇️⬇️ and let's send his wise words racing around the 🌎!! 🙏
https://t.co/KdOhBzZlBy

[Richard R Clark 🇺🇦 @rclarkie]

A wee thread about a young boy and the tweet that got away. Feel free to RT.

Three weeks ago my youngest, Gabriel 12, came home upset. His love of woodwork was not deemed cool, nor was only having 6 followers on his instagram. 1/15

[Quite Interesting @qikipedia]

The word ‘Nationalsozialist’ was shortened by Hitler’s opponents to ‘Nazi’, partly because ‘Natzi’ or ‘Nazi’ was a short form of the name ‘Ignatz’ (Ignatius) and had already been used in regional slang to describe a foolish or clumsy person.

[Felix Pink @typebite]

The First World War lasted 4 years and claimed some 17 million lives, soldiers and civilians.

@TheEconomist estimates #COVID19 has already claimed over 15 million lives.

So please; explain to me again why you don’t want to get #vaccinated and #MaskUp?

https://t.co/wyBcR8ROKl

[Have I Got News For You @haveigotnews]

As scientists warn that lifting Covid rules will create ‘variant factories’, close friends of government ministers instinctively inquire about contracts for building them.

[John Cleese @JohnCleese]

Deeply, deeply embarrassed and ashamed by the English
louts who booed the German national anthem

[Felix Pink @typebite]

@alexbell @qikipedia .@debseeHH one for you?

[Have I Got News For You @haveigotnews]

So that’s 30 years then, but if Paul Dacre and Charles Moore take those jobs we’re unlikely to see another five, and nor is the BBC.

[Mark Hamill @MarkHamill]

.@JohnCleese He's a bit TOO handsome for my liking. I'm blanking on his name, as he was sacked after one day for alienating everyone on set with his brilliantly rude behavior. Apparently a legend in Torquay, I want to say...Basil something? Apologies for my faulty memory.

[John Cleese @JohnCleese]

Our War President saw the coronavirus coming

[Led By Donkeys @ByDonkeys]

A message to Europe, this morning on the White Cliffs of Dover. Sound on.

[Have I Got News For You @haveigotnews]

After sales of their commemorative ‘Brexit tea towels’ go through the roof, the Conservatives add a few more products to the official website:

[Have I Got News For You @haveigotnews]

As Labour leadership contender Keir Starmer claims ‘federal United Kingdom’ is the way forward, some suggest we’re FUK’d already.

[Have I Got News For You @haveigotnews]

As Boris Johnson asks the EU to help save UK car manufacturing by not imposing tariffs or quotas, many can’t help but wonder if only there was some sort of Single Market or Customs Union that could’ve helped prevent it.

[Have I Got News For You @haveigotnews]

Jan 1st: New decade going fairly well, all things considered.

Jan 2nd: Australia appears to be on fire.

Jan 3rd: World War III announced.

[Felix Pink @typebite]

Maybe the UK should contemplate this approach. Seems more promising than the current parliamentary incumbents

[Weird History @weird_hist]

In ancient Rome, a roost of sacred chickens was habitually consulted by senators on important matters of state.

[Felix Pink @typebite]

Oh come on… that first photo is just an old ET film poster

[Meredith Frost @MeredithFrost]

The winning action sports photos of Red Bull Illume 2019: https://t.co/ffxNg0VT16

[Felix Pink @typebite]

Beautiful. And no doubt melted in the last decade

[Weird History @weird_hist]

Ice grotto, 1911 British Antarctic expedition.

[Raph #TheZoneRPG @raphdamico]

❤️ So good.

Mine are “What can I do to help” instead of “Is there anything I can do to help?—makes help the default instead of an ask.

And “What’s top of mind?” instead of “What’s new?” when catching up—“new-ness” just doesn’t matter!