Bellend Sebastian

Did you think it was the bloke out of Mumford and Sons? There's a lot of it about at the minute

When it was announced I thought that could be really, really good and it really has been everything I'd hoped it would be. 9th series on its way, at least the BBC knew they had a hit on their hands

I didn't get it today. I don't play every single day but I think that's only the second time I've failed

I try not to make a habit of sharing Guardian articles but as this doesn't seem to be getting any traction anywhere else, here you go: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/27/britain-becoming-soft-target-for-russian-propaganda-says-security-expert I do think we will sit here, hopefully not amongst the still hot ashes of our previous existence, in a few years and look back on this period incredulous at how completely incurious we were as a society about where the information we were being bombarded with actually came from, instead far too often accepting it without question, allowing it to not only underpin our opinions but influence our life choices

My mate has finished 7 hours 38 minutes - he said he would get round whatever happened, and he has

My God. I cannot run ONE mile sub 7 minutes

I think my mate must be crocked as although he's not the quickest he looks to be on for about 8 hours which doesn't seem right

Naturally the second I posted that, the app seems to have gone down

Anybody tracking friends/family in the marathon? The app is pretty cool, you can see on the map where they are in real time

Amazing. I lumbered round less than a quarter of that distance in 56 minutes this morning and thought I'd done quite well. The idea of running four times that at those sorts of speeds blows my mind

Obviously the Threads algorithm is doing its work but this came AFTER a big uptick in chatter recently about how dodgy the 'FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT' shooting was. The strangest thing about all that for me was the apparent lack of media curiosity about the guy that did it. I can picture him but I've not a clue what his name was. It was like 'Trump's been shot at and it was this nerdy looking guy who is now dead. Next up: Golden retriever in Wisconsin has learned to play the pianola'. Maybe taking potshots at the president is now considered a normal thing to do in America, like getting your teeth done and saying things are socialism that aren't

That's the year I joined, are you blaming me for its demise? In fairness it would be perfectly reasonable to question my contribution over the years

Stepping up my running at it's not been going amazingly well this year. Did some glute bridges this morning for first time in ages, and it's obvious they're barely there at the minute, so that explains a lot. Don't skimp on your conditioning exercises, my friends

We've had the lesson that "it can't get any worse" is a phrase almost always proven to be wrong, rammed home quite a lot in the last few years haven't we? Put me in charge, I'll show you what it really means

Agreed to go with my mate not appreciating that the ticket would be £42, a possible slight miscalculation

I've bought a ticket, the cost of which I expect will stave off administration by as much as ten seconds

Spare a thought for Matt Goodwin who's supposed £10,000 completely transparent and not at all weird funding from Hungary might be under threat after Orban's ousting: https://bylinetimes.com/2026/04/13/matt-goodwins-lucrative-hungarian-fellowship-could-be-in-line-for-the-chop-following-orbans-defeat/ Stop the boats etc

That's great. I was targeting that sort of time two years ago but to say I've gone off the boil would be an understatement. It turns out a cans/biscuit based lifestyle in your 50s doesn't lead to athletic excellence, who knew?

Very good! I think I got what is a Personal Worst, but that's what you get when you've not really trained

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Given how many mad things have already happened that I don't think many would have predicted, what else do we think the Trump Presidency has in store? I'm going for fleeing to Russia

Me too. There's been a few where I've no idea what it means but I know it's a word but it felt like I was making up words today

It's a miracle I got it in 4, used a different starting word on a whim and was fortunate with next guesses. I've not been doing it much recently, is that the most obscure word we've had?

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The arse of the deal