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Mar 29Liked by Alistair Dabbs

Well, given the time of year, at least you are not on a beach posting images of chocolate starfish, Mr Dabbs.

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Mar 29Liked by Alistair Dabbs

Hmm. Wonder what the Google car would make of driving through villages in Somerset at the time when the annual scarecrow competition is on. All a bit Hot Fuzz!

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Well, I must say that this column seems to have taken a dark turn recently, ...

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Mar 29Liked by Alistair Dabbs

Perhaps it was the need to make this column more edgy, but the reference to "Charles Whetstone" suggested that a plaque to a mythical creator of a sharpening tool might exist, when in fact the plaque almost certainly belonged to "Charles Wheatstone", whose scientific reputation these days is limited to his Bridge, which as far as I know, nobody actually uses anymore. Apparently his diverse talents extended to developing the English Concertina, thus saving the late George Melly from having to find some other instrument to put in the title of his naval memoir, along with "Rum", and "Bum". For that, he and we all are eternally grateful.

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Mar 30Liked by Alistair Dabbs

You could maintain your privacy if uBlock Origin of poop, perhaps. Of course, you'd want to add an exception for your own usage, lest you become literally fully of shit. The aim is to stop the other arseholes from fingerprinting your Gary Glitter.

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Mar 31Liked by Alistair Dabbs

I haven't even read this article yet, having spent fifteen minutes figuring out why my Substack is now in dark mode, and it seems it's actually just yours. Don't suppose you can flip an option that says "allow users to ignore this style"?

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Got to say I salute your dedication, personally checking all public houses en route.

But deplore your lack of adding a reference to Yo Mama's derriere being grosse enough to park a velo.

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Apr 1Liked by Alistair Dabbs

Perhaps a new social media app is required fir this kind of image posting?

"Poopstr"

If interested wipe up, if not, wipe down?

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Apr 3Liked by Alistair Dabbs

Remember the French gardner whom street view caught taking a pee in his garden. He sued Google. Do you know if he won? (10:1 says they settled....)

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