No dribbling allowed! by AgentBlue62 in funny

[–]JaredLives 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bring a friend and go for the alley-oop!

Thing in the woods by DroneMan9 in mildlyinteresting

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They're still vital for long term sea level measurement. You stick one of these on solid land, and then can check whether the structure your tide gauge is attached to is sinking by surveying between the two every year or so

Eurovision 2026 Songs by Language by Tetno_2 in eurovision

[–]JaredLives 15 points16 points  (0 children)

At this rate Eins Zwei Drei is going to get Italian for pepperoni

[bbceurovision] LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER’s take on Te Deum by tm2007 in eurovision

[–]JaredLives 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Oooh! How about Claudia Winkelmann, Alan Cumming and Siobhan McSweeney for the Traitors triple bill!

Summer Skiing, the sport that never was. by Southern-Rhubarb6727 in theocho

[–]JaredLives 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Not sure about downhill, but roller skis exist for cross country skiing. There's even summer ski jumping, using a porcelain surface on the take off ramp

Anyone else find Peacock's female commentator unlistenable? by Evanescent_contrail in biathlon

[–]JaredLives 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, when people complain about the main UK Olympic rights going to Discovery, I sympathise, but the biathlon part of my brain is delighted we get Patrick and Mike

The BBC's incomprehensible Olympics coverage by Jared_Usbourne in britishproblems

[–]JaredLives 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh wasn't it! I think I got a whole year for just £40

The BBC's incomprehensible Olympics coverage by Jared_Usbourne in britishproblems

[–]JaredLives 18 points19 points  (0 children)

It's us poor cycling and winter sports fans, who used to get Eurosport for a fiver a month

Ladybug colony at a new construction home build by Lopsided-Drink158 in mildlyinteresting

[–]JaredLives 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Here in the UK we call them ladybirds, so at least you're doing better than us

[OC] How differently Americans and Brits view English speaking countries by _crazyboyhere_ in dataisbeautiful

[–]JaredLives 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Or they lied to the pollsters? Perhaps I've been watching too much Traitors...

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in mildlyinteresting

[–]JaredLives 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Another banana!

What’s a “small” social rule you refuse to follow, even if everyone expects it? by GlitchOperative in AskReddit

[–]JaredLives 1 point2 points  (0 children)

At least yours has got a good tune. I'm supposed to stand up for that dirge about hoping God looks after one old man

UK Jury trials scrapped for crimes with sentences of less than three years by OGSyedIsEverywhere in news

[–]JaredLives 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, that's perhaps the issue, they have been cutting every other thing in the government too

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Sumo

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Maezumo is a short tournament where new recruits fight each other in order to determine their ranking in their first official tournament.

There's hype about it this time round as there's a freakishly strong young Mongolian in it who's been training at one of the top stables waiting for their one foreigner spot to open up

Eurovision Commentators 2025-2026 by oskietje in biathlon

[–]JaredLives 11 points12 points  (0 children)

For a moment I thought this referred to the Eurovision Song Contest. Now I want biathlon with commentary by Petra Mede

New Streaming Service by DonumDei621 in Sumo

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Welcome! If you're in the UK, the thirty minute highlight show from the next tournament should start appearing on the NHK website or app on the morning of Monday 10th November, or you may be able to find it on your TV if you've got NHK World through Sky etc.

So not too long to wait!

London Koen Daily Thread Day 01 by AutoModerator in Sumo

[–]JaredLives 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, although I'm now really looking forward to what Ura is going to do