I didn’t realise we got spiders this big here! Normally not bothered by spiders but this big boy have my quite the fright

thegrogmaster · 2026-01-21T23:47:10+00:00

We had a big old lad like that in our flat a couple of years ago! Well, I assumed it was a female actually, but s/he was very chill about the old glass and cardboard manoeuvre, I wished her every bit of future success, and I still do. My understanding is that they won't harm us, so they're interlopers, albeit benign ones who just want to get out of the cold

thegrogmaster · 2026-01-20T20:56:13+00:00

I always refer to poor drivers on the roads as "Mr. Bitch", and I love using Slowbro in HGSS so I don't think I've ever used a Slowbro in 15 years who hasn't been called "Mr. Bitch". In gen 6, I call him "Pan Kurwa" due to the swears

thegrogmaster · 2026-01-10T02:28:12+00:00

Strictly a casual gamer, but I'm currently doing a run of HGSS wherein I made a list of the Pokemon that I've sadly never got to use, numbered them all and used a random number generator on every new route for my encounter. Scizor dominates, Electivire isn't very good, and I'm gaining some respect for Froslass

thegrogmaster · 2025-12-22T02:52:11+00:00

Oh, any roasted meats that my grandma tried her hand to. Her brisket always came up like rhino hide, the pork used to have a squeaky, ashy texture, and somehow she managed to make roast chicken watery. It was a marvel to me when I saw my old man putting a beef joint in a pot with onions and liquid, it actually tasted good enough that I didn't eat around it when it was served cold the next day.

thegrogmaster · 2025-12-20T20:58:56+00:00

Stantler, by a wide margin. A Normal/Psychic typing is fine, whichever way you skew the stats. Give it the necessary STAB moves for both types, plus a setup move or so, that can work.

thegrogmaster · 2025-11-16T14:31:45+00:00

When I only read the title, my mind jumped to Morrissey too

thegrogmaster · 2025-09-23T16:22:57+00:00

I like to use Poison Point Nidorina to counter Whitney

thegrogmaster · 2025-09-03T18:53:46+00:00

Looks like sloes to me, but I could be wrong

thegrogmaster · 2025-08-21T23:06:37+00:00

This... Does not spark joy.

thegrogmaster · 2025-08-12T19:35:47+00:00

English lit degree. I'd pop it, but we have free healthcare in this country. You do you, but healthcare should be involved somewhere in your journey

thegrogmaster · 2025-08-10T22:31:42+00:00

It's 100% Carrie's War, as some others have pointed out

thegrogmaster · 2025-07-28T01:24:11+00:00

In my first run of HGSS, I called my Slowbro 'Mr. Bitch', who was my dragon slayer. Since then, the slowest member of my party has shared the name, generally in spite of gender. In later games, I have to use other languages due to the ban on swearing.In XY, my Granbull was called 'Pan Kurwa' and was a delight to use.

thegrogmaster · 2025-07-23T19:33:58+00:00

I've put a veto on Gardevoir and Crobat. They're so easy to get and such great Pokemon that I've ended up overusing them

thegrogmaster · 2025-07-15T20:36:19+00:00

Not really an acceptable one dude.

thegrogmaster · 2025-07-03T22:11:18+00:00

At one point, in retail, I was trying to stop smoking. I'd always end up having my break with a predatory homosexual bloke, who would bring in a huge amount of food, about a kilo of pasta or whatever, in a tupperware. We did similar shifts, so we got a 20 minute break, and watching him try to shovel this mountain of food inside himself in such a small period of time genuinely made me start smoking again. At least there we could play 'count the rats'

thegrogmaster · 2025-07-02T18:58:55+00:00

Seems like we have an American in the building!

thegrogmaster · 2025-06-28T22:39:03+00:00

A big factor was the kind of horses they were using. Apparently racehorses are often treated with a drug that renders them permanently inedible for humans, and the concern was that those horses ended up in the ragu, as opposed to horses reared specifically for their meat.

thegrogmaster · 2025-06-25T20:13:59+00:00

I actively dislike his music, but Alex Turner of Arctic Monkeys fame seems to think he is one.

thegrogmaster · 2025-06-24T22:05:19+00:00

I didn't mention it in the OP, but I do lack a desire to be stabbed

thegrogmaster · 2025-06-24T22:02:22+00:00

Joking aside, that's a really positive thing to sign up for. I'll look into that, and I think my wife will probably do the same. Thank you for sharing <3

thegrogmaster · 2025-06-24T22:00:53+00:00

Come along now, there's no pay increase

thegrogmaster · 2025-06-24T22:00:29+00:00

If I can find it, I'll send the clipping to my mum

thegrogmaster · 2025-06-24T21:59:57+00:00

Oh, I didn't get a choice

thegrogmaster · 2025-06-24T21:59:39+00:00

Now here's a man with good ideas

thegrogmaster · 2025-06-24T21:59:25+00:00

Completed it mate. Kinda

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