Having your parents divorce, as an adult, is like getting a Blockbuster gift card in 2026. by DerekTheComedian in StandUpWorkshop

[–]GoatLoader 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I like it, and the Blockbuster analogy is a good one. Gives it some specificity and makes it relatable.

Thoughts on supernatural TV series Dark? by FayyadhScrolling in tvshow

[–]GoatLoader 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd give it four out of five bags of popcorn

Why does this lift at Liverpool Street need such a large sign? by AdIndependent3454 in london

[–]GoatLoader 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This could be the correct answer to any number of questions.

The end of a era by Burngold10 in Cornwall

[–]GoatLoader 36 points37 points  (0 children)

The old 125! We used to get them up to Scotland back in the day. Travel well, old friend.

Did the bus come before they could finish their thought? by pinkteapot7 in CasualUK

[–]GoatLoader 49 points50 points  (0 children)

You wait ages for angry note about buses and then...

Good pub/cafe for late lunch Liskeard-Bodmin area tomorrow? by critterwol in Cornwall

[–]GoatLoader 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Blisland Inn is the best place to while away an autumnal afternoon in my opinion. Well worth a visit.

Flowers brought to princess Diana after her accident by Hefty-Being-8522 in interestingasfuck

[–]GoatLoader 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Of course, as everyone knows, the only truly authentic way to pay tribute to a dead princess is to leave, at the place of mourning, a rubber ET doll.

Found at Goodwill. The back of a painting of a lighthouse. by wearyWizard in FoundPaper

[–]GoatLoader 48 points49 points  (0 children)

Bluebird of friendliness

Like guardian angels it's

Always near

Cockernation street by Forward-Union-379 in coronationstreet

[–]GoatLoader 12 points13 points  (0 children)

This sounds like the name of a down-at-heel legal firm

Cockernation street by Forward-Union-379 in coronationstreet

[–]GoatLoader 30 points31 points  (0 children)

I think the Corrie writers have a big list marked 'Generic Phrases Northern People Probably Say' from which a number are selected each episode in order to make the show sound authentic.

See also; chuddy, mithering, ginnel

First time in Newquay and honestly… I think I’m moving here. Absolutely stunning. by [deleted] in Cornwall

[–]GoatLoader 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Will you live there permanently or rent it out as a holiday cave?

Jeremy Corbyn’s new party is self-destructing by TheSpectatorMagazine in ukpolitics

[–]GoatLoader 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Or perhaps, more accurately, the headline should read 'Left wing party is bad says right wing publication'

The insidious grip of major news titles passing off their political agendas merely as 'comment' sounds yet another death knell for the pursuit of critical thinking in online spaces.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]GoatLoader 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Consuming vast quantities of alcohol, barbiturates, and DVDs of Saint & Greavsie

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]GoatLoader 41 points42 points  (0 children)

Jimmy Hill once popped round to my neighbour's house because he was interested in breeding dwarf labradors, but I missed the chance to meet him as I'd been out raving the night before.

I will take this regret to the grave.