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davmac

frankieboyle If you're tweeting about your admiration for the Royal Family I see you as less than human, I see you as a base for a rudimentary fertiliser about 20 hours ago via web Retweeted by davmac and 1346 others
thefuckingpope The Queen invited me to her Jubilee! I had to say no, even though I love her! She's German! 3:50 AM Jun 1st via web Retweeted by davmac and 5 others
frankieboyle Apparently things are now so bad in Syria that Bernie Ecclestone’s put in a call to President Assad about hosting a Grand Prix 2:58 AM May 31st via web Retweeted by davmac and 1046 others
@BookerJWood The best modern LP by far. I just love those P90s. 8:55 AM May 31st via TweetDeck in reply to BookerJWood
frankieboyle A pity if Syria aren't allowed to compete at the Olympics. They’d have felt at home in London surrounded by snipers, missiles and warplanes 4:05 AM May 31st via web Retweeted by davmac and 557 others
TotalGuitar Anyone playing at any Jubilee parties this weekend? We've tabbed 'God Save The Queen' in TG228. bit.ly/Ky9hbu 3:15 AM May 31st via Echofon Retweeted by davmac and 3 others
RT @TwopTwips: IF YOUR moral compass is askew, simply walk in a figure of eight to re-calibrate. (via @HuwTh0mas) 10:23 AM May 30th via TweetDeck
The Hives on “Later… with Jools Holland”. bit.ly/Kxl0HS 10:22 AM May 30th via TweetDeck
TwopTwips RELIVE the excitement of going on holiday abroad by taking a small carry-on suitcase into your local Wetherspoons at 7am. (via @G_Module) 1:20 AM May 30th via Tweetbot for iOS Retweeted by davmac and 320 others
madeupstats If everyone on Facebook unfriended 5 friends, it would wipe $2.8 billion off the company's value. You probably know who those 5 are, too. 12:37 AM May 30th via TweetDeck Retweeted by davmac and 355 others
"Secret justice bill is not perfect", says Ken Clarke. I think the clue might be using those first two words in the same sentence. 6:05 AM May 29th via TweetDeck
RT @madeupquotes "There are two kinds of people in this world. And I hate them both." - Delia Smith. 5:50 AM May 29th via TweetDeck
vizcomic Here's a preview of the extra-topical Roger Mellie cartoon from Viz 216, which is out on Thursday. twitter.com/vizcomic/statu… 10:37 AM May 28th via web Retweeted by davmac and 312 others
RT @TwopTwips RECREATE a game of Pacman by trying to avoid the salesmen in a furniture store. (via @markb384) 5:32 AM May 28th via TweetDeck
metalvicar My mum always says that, on a hot day, there is 'nothing as cooling as a cup of tea.' I always remember her, cup in hand, sweating a lot. 7:55 AM May 27th via web Retweeted by davmac and 4 others
One of the prettiest pickups made IMO. RT @SearcySW: Searcy String Works: Early 1960's DeArmond Golden Tone bit.ly/JFZwKA 7:14 AM May 27th via TweetDeck
RT @markcaseok: In a lifetime, the avg Briton will use the word,'sorry', more often than the total population of New York. #madeupstaturday 6:52 AM May 27th via TweetDeck
RT @Man_get_out: No wonder people used to worship the sun.. It's awesome :) <3 6:49 AM May 27th via TweetDeck
Going analogue. Pedal board time. bit.ly/JEU5XF 4:54 AM May 27th via TweetDeck
Excellent blog post about an American discovering the joy of the #eurovision song contest. #esc bit.ly/KV9gM1 1:47 AM May 27th via TweetDeck