Happy Thanksgiving to all my US friends. Get that turkey, cranberry and pumpkin pie down you & celebrate.: it's the last one:

Damn, proof of my time-travelling as Melchett has got out:

The French seem to be obsessed with topless royals -

The French sen to be abscessed with topless royals…

Thanks and hurrah to @NotRob of Millbrook School, Stalybridge: the code is translated:

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=gomboc - here it is what it looks like:

Transport For London's hi-tech rodent control:

Transport For London's hi-tech rodent control:

Say hello to a baby otter

M'coll Hugh & I will be working together to voice the new animated feature of Oscar Wilde’s THE CANTERVILLE GHOST:

Clint Eastwood, the last great American movie hero and a man true to the spirit of America: what else needs to be said?

Original author Ian Rankin @Beathhigh and adapter James Mavor have volunteered as extras today

"Scotsmen in Paris - or Women's Curiosity" - the "what's under the kilt" question clearly an old one:

Poor Dr Hedgeh - (via @JRhodesPianist)

And then there's the problematic issue of the invisible dick...

Very touched to discover that this is apparently pinned up all over British Afghan bases: #Baaaaaaaaa

Less than 25% of Foxconn make Apple products, the rest is Dell, HP &c. But the real point is this http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2012/01/29/the-apple-boycott-people-are-spouting-nonsense-about-chinese-manufacturing/2/

Meanwhile - wow! Enlarge this photo and stare at red dot on nose for 30 seconds then look up at ceiling & rapidly blink