Sam the Octopus @troubleMoney@computerfairi.es

To provide context for the "In the US 100 years is a long time, in Europe 100 miles is a long way" thing, one of our local supermarkets was built as a Carrefour in the 70's

The supermarket was sold to Asda in the 80's

People still refer to that supermarket as Carrefour despite it now being three decades since it became an Asda

For all of those men that were bitching about "when's international men's day?" last international women's day, it's today

I'd have been happy to make them all little beds but they really prefer to do that themselves

the original location for the hedgehog hotel became unavailable so it's back here in the garden ready for hibernating season

gave them lots of nice straw for bedding

any time I do my "Thus spake the octopus" thing just imagine me on a really fancy chair with a little crown and holding in my tentacles that stick and that orb thing queen lizzie has

Using a geoIP database to figure out where your users are is a bad idea because it never works right

If you need to know where someone is, ask them

Thus spake the octopus

I am 100% convinced that Irish names were developed in order to fuck with the English

I mean come on, "Caoimhe"? Seriously? That one's apparently meant to be pronounced "KEE-va"

Or "Tadhg", which is apparently pronounced like "TIE-g"

I've just found out that the end-game for Fallout 76 involves fighting... "Scorch Beasts"

The end-game for Fallout 76 is literally fucking Skyrim

If you'd have told me a couple of years ago that politics today could be summed up by a large terrifying orange muppet in ice hockey gear fighting a cartoon frog I'd have assumed you were on drugs

Good deal on Amazon for the SCP Foundation

For any Disney fans, this is coming out soon

Two limited edition Swatch watches designed by Damien Hirst with Mickey Mouse on them

On the left is the spot edition which is limited to 1,999 pieces and on the right the spot mirror edition which is limited to 19,999 pieces

Spot mickey will be available for 24 hours starting November 18 at 2:00AM ET and mirror spot mickey is available from the 16th

More info here: https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/swatch-spot-mickey-and-mirror-spot-mickey-damien-hirst

bluh, octopus is all sinus-y

these sheep are excessively cute, i wish to meet them one day

It has been reported that footballer Paul Gascoigne has been seen entering Downing Street with a bucket of fried chicken and a fishing rod

text transcription:
UK: I'll tell you what I want, what I really, really want
EU: So tell me what you want, what you really really want
UK: I'll tell you what I want, what I really, really want
EU: So tell me what you want, what you really really want
[continues for 28 months]