When everything's risen in price so much in the last few years, it's reassuring to know one thing hasn't, the price of my labour wait hang on a minute what the fuck

Today's lunchtime cryptic crossword stream starts at 4pm! If at all! I don't know! I'm a busy man!!

twitch.tv/brainmage

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I suspect I might be in the middle of Quite A Depression. That's neat.

Oh god though. Imagine being a flintstones and getting an appliance that's really into it. Like, everyone else's vacuum beast is all 'it's a living' and yours is just snuffling about the place going 'yes daddy more, more'

And that could drive people towards hard right demagogues like Nigel Farage or Richard Tice. Or indeed, oddly, Liz Truss. Is it possible that a large hard right faction might form in the UK, in part because becoming a fascist felt less embarrassing than admitting you were wrong?

Ohhhhh don't do it. I've just seen the dumbest take in town but by god I won't QT to dunk on it. We can all do this. Making the world better inch by inch.

This has made me sad on a deepnand fundamental level

I feel like there’s a new strand of fake news where the news isn’t fake like, this technically happened but the story is Ed Balls has the remnants of a cough and a scratchy voice and Susanna was like “don’t worry buddy” whereas this makes it sound like he’s dying

The film: John Wick

The Philip K Dick book the film was based on: Of Course, At The Weekend, Doctor Lawrence Played The Harp

I'm taking a late lujnch! I'm a busy man! Oh god!

Why not come spend some Silly Time with ol' poppa crossword (what?)

If I was running a conference that frequently was accused of being in hock to the far right I probably wouldn't put my speakers up in front of a sign that could be cropped like this but hey im not a smart man

Waiting to be let into a 'self-compassion in the workplace' meeting. It's been ten minutes now and no sign.

I don't blame them, though.

I wouldn't let me in either.

I'm enjoying watching south west london experience Every Weather right now. The gang's all here and it's great.

+1 so hard my keyboard melts

Always worth reminding yrself

Huge rumble of thunder and at the same time all the kids in the local school playground started SCREAMING. Good lord. Terrifying.

The ravenous desire from C-suite bastards and their middle-manager goons to get people back in offices is *maddening*. Watching a big, organisation-wide meeting and staff are saying again and again 'why are you making us come back in', and every time it gets brushed away.