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ErsatzJB

  1. guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/feb… RT @johannhari101 The Saudis should be excluded from Olympics. Would we allow a country that banned black contestants? about 1 hour ago via web
  2. Hooray for @faymitchell and Kingston Trampoline Academy's Google video youtube.com/watch?v=aGm_b9… about 18 hours ago via web
  3. @ChristopherNorm Good for you, Chris. 10:23 AM May 18th via web in reply to ChristopherNorm
  4. I hope UBM investors don't revolt against my pay – as a gesture of goodwill, I won't accept any bonus coming my way thisislondon.co.uk/business/busin… 11:31 AM May 15th via web
  5. @fry15 Good Facebook data animation guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/… 11:04 AM May 15th via web
  6. Oh look, my profession, the "fifth worst career choice", has it's own charity – give generously. blogs.journalism.co.uk/2012/05/14/if-… 11:16 AM May 14th via web
  7. I just told my cat the half an orange for a head joke... twitter.com/ErsatzJB/statu… 6:12 AM May 6th via web
  8. Obviously and predictably I am lost this side of the Thames 5:29 AM May 6th via Twitter for Android
  9. Wait, what? Full iPod shuffle – 50 2 A £ 11:06 AM May 5th via web
  10. Why do Pere Ubu remind me of Tom Hanks? 10:49 AM May 5th via web
  11. Hooray Tories and Lib Dems lost hundreds of seats – Booo they've gone to Labour 10:57 AM May 4th via web
  12. @ben_c 51 3:04 AM May 4th via Twitter for Android in reply to ben_c
  13. @ben_c 51 RT@ScottFilmCritic If you only see one hilarious indignant sign today, make it this one. (h/t @catherinebray) twitter.com/ScottFilmCriti… 8:38 AM May 3rd via web
  14. @faymitchell I didn't bother reading this but I think it's about a trampolining bear denver.cbslocal.com/2012/04/26/bea… 5:18 AM Apr 27th via web