Twitter Twatter #32

June 2016

If you want to know how trustworthy the Daily Express is, you need only look at the way it pretends it costs 10p. pic.twitter.com/drshhJ00DA

— Chris Coltrane (@chris_coltrane) 1 June 2016

If Superman had been British, would he have been called Superbman?

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 7 June 2016

Today's weather forecast. pic.twitter.com/OPmLDJGNrU

— Jonny Morris (@jonnymorris1973) 7 June 2016

Reminder: Trump thinks the President would be negotiating with El Chapo for some reason pic.twitter.com/J1FxBn4kAH

— pourmecoffee (@pourmecoffee) 6 June 2016

@ellardent On the left.

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 10 June 2016

Birth control?
BAN IT!
Abortion?
BAN IT!
Gay marriage?
BAN IT!
Guns?
Look, banning things never works. People will find ways to get them.

— Nick Martucci (@BlunderingIdiom) 4 August 2015

Odd *some* papers don't lead with #Orlando. Huge story for US election, gay community, gun laws AND war on terror pic.twitter.com/PWxnBQFYT2

— Tim Montgomerie ن (@montie) 12 June 2016

You literally, actually, truly couldn't make this up. pic.twitter.com/hW2CTaJgIh

— Matt Simpson (@MattSimpo) 15 June 2016

"England hath long been mad and scarred herself." Horrible resonance to Richard III @AlmeidaTheatre tonight. Horrible.

— Matt Trueman (@matttrueman) 16 June 2016

Did you know: PG Wodehouse wrote books with explicit sex & violence under the name 18 Wodehouse.

— Ivan Kirby (@hellothisisivan) 18 June 2016

Happy Father's Dad

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 19 June 2016

Watching The @HarryHill Movie. It's a bit of departure for Terence Stamp... pic.twitter.com/hOca7I7RIG

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 19 June 2016

@Paul_Cornell Almost missed it, too busy preparing for Meglos. Meglos cards, sent. Meglos decorations, up. Meglos cake, soaking up booze...

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 19 June 2016

There are 3 towns in France - Le Lavandou, Cugnaux & Sarpourenx - where it is illegal to die

— The QI Elves (@qikipedia) 20 June 2016

My 85 yr old Dad describes Michael Gove as ‘like the back end of a fart’.

— Mark Gatiss (@Markgatiss) 15 June 2016

Did Emily Maitlis just promise Mare-on-Mare action? #BBCDebate

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 21 June 2016

#portmantwho Industrial Evolution Of The Daleks

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 22 June 2016

Friend:
"Watching Lear this evening in Cambridge: the line "Tis the times' plague when madmen lead the blind" got an interesting response."

— Samuel West (@exitthelemming) 24 June 2016

@billmaher Too much Persuasion

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) 25 June 2016

Her name is Jo Cox. Her name is Jo Cox. Her name is Jo Cox. Her name is Jo Cox. Her name is Jo Cox. Her name is Jo pic.twitter.com/R2I66ELPCx

— Christina Brien (@crifferius) 24 June 2016

How's that "taking back control" thing going? A useful checklist from @b_judah... pic.twitter.com/8wAiaPazxB

— Andrew Stroehlein (@astroehlein) 26 June 2016

Twitter Twatter #25

Twitter in November 2015:

Don't be so negative. Happy Yesvember everyone.

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) November 1, 2015

Brought to you by Regretto permanent clown makeup

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) November 1, 2015

#AccidentalPartridge (Via - @jamie_ryder) pic.twitter.com/j5eWGGxATH

— Accidental Partridge (@AccidentalP) October 31, 2015

The only show broadcast at the speed of light

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) November 1, 2015

Roll up! Roll up! Tonight we play to Leeds Student Uni @LeedsSutu @UniversityLeeds @LeedsUniUnion Some tickets on le door.

— Irwin Sparkes (@IrwinofSparkes) October 29, 2015

Featuring a new invisible character who doesn't speak

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) November 1, 2015

I've been interviewed by @NoNoiseChitChat about that book about #Pulp's #ThisIsHardcore that I'm writing: https://t.co/L0IRTxUooB

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) November 2, 2015

Spoiler alert: robots and whatnot

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) November 2, 2015

If unable to see this message, turn on #Futurama now

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) November 4, 2015

Stay in school, kids https://t.co/vwDNIbatXW

— Joe (@goulcher) November 2, 2015

#1 Rated Show in Universe 3

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) November 4, 2015

This Is Hardcover #ThisIsHardcore #Pulp https://t.co/iPtlCiuaPj pic.twitter.com/XqcqfmIpaX

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) November 4, 2015

Not The Episode With The Dead Dog

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) November 4, 2015

Through no doing of my own, our 6yr old is playing #DoctorWho in his school play! pic.twitter.com/nFw6EfpNyG

— Yee Jee Tso (@yeejeetso) November 7, 2015

Avenge Us

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) November 8, 2015

The best part of @Guardian's #StarTrek article? The corrections at the end. https://t.co/9bBBcpL7CA

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) November 8, 2015

Looking for a sombre way to show respect for the fallen? Why not hire a giant poppy costume from the British Legion. pic.twitter.com/xnCIkY31Y3

— benjamin dilzraeli (@adventuresofrob) November 2, 2015

#portmantwho The Zygon Invasion Of The Dinosaurs pic.twitter.com/HtlpVq2KKJ

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) November 10, 2015

Flood waters along the Aire Valley. Rail halted btwn Skipton & Carlisle. © Tom Holmes https://t.co/kKYDZa4hGk pic.twitter.com/TElD3pmy3l

— Alamy News (@AlamyNews) November 10, 2015

Downing Street just released their official photograph of yesterday's ceremony... pic.twitter.com/51MJMVDxIn

— James O'Brien (@mrjamesob) November 9, 2015

pic.twitter.com/IDDjnUHGhb

— Zawe Ashton (@ZaweAshton) November 12, 2015

I think PJ Harvey went downhill after Duncan left.

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) November 20, 2015

I have that disease where you can't pass old silver things without pretending you've won them/Wimbledon ladies final pic.twitter.com/MFKNfiUWCc

— David O'Doherty (@phlaimeaux) November 22, 2015

Police boxes were 34 years old in 1963. So if #DoctorWho was invented now the TARDIS would be a blue thing from 1981 pic.twitter.com/qKdbP2SqFv

— Clayton Hickman (@claytonhickman) November 28, 2015

Twitter Twatter #24

October 2015 was busier than usual for me on Twitter.

Zac Goldsmith elected Conservative mayoral candidate by online ballot. Conservatives deny unions use of online ballots on security grounds.

— Joel Hills (@ITVJoel) October 2, 2015

What happens in Cygnus X-1 stays in Cygnus X-1

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) October 4, 2015

I'll be spending most of today on an aeroplane. I've been offered a complimentary Daily Mail. Here's my response. pic.twitter.com/1FpZD7WlPQ

— Brian Bilston (@brian_bilston) September 20, 2015

Two scoops of pixels in every scene

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) October 4, 2015

Big announcement Monday. Technically 6 big announcements. TECHNICALLY A MILLION BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS. (Actually just one.) (But technically 6.)

— Philip J Reed (@NoNoiseChitChat) October 2, 2015

100

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) October 4, 2015

Something really cool is coming tomorrow. You will like it. YOU HEAR ME? pic.twitter.com/7RZlRrNkXH

— Philip J Reed (@NoNoiseChitChat) October 4, 2015

Time travelers: Only 331 shopping days 'til last Xmas

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) October 4, 2015

How can you celebrate Xmas without an effigy of radiation killing your favourite Vulcan in a glass booth? #StarTrek pic.twitter.com/EdkmNvafTx

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) October 4, 2015

No refunds

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) October 4, 2015

Jeb Bush Sends Mailer To 86,000 Iowans With His Head PhotoshoppedOnto A Black Body. #StuffHappens pic.twitter.com/HYt5rvEdpe

— Bipartisan Report (@Bipartisanism) October 3, 2015

Featuring Sparky, the invisible elf

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) October 4, 2015

A gracious response from Jessica - literally taking her ball with her and going home #ENGvsAUS pic.twitter.com/RQw4etIzNH

— Daily Mail Comments (@BestoftheMail) October 3, 2015

For the sophisticated shut-in

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) October 4, 2015

@MondoConAustin @jock4twenty @AIDpodcast Put your belly away

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) October 4, 2015

Others ask, "Whatif?" We ask, "Whyif."

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) October 4, 2015

It's Tentacular!

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) October 5, 2015

Who ever is doing the captions for the Tory party conference no longer gives a shit pic.twitter.com/nFcrph41lT

— TechnicallyRon(@TechnicallyRon) October 7, 2015

#1 most viewed show among viewbots

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) October 7, 2015

Disappointingly #StrangeNewWorlds is US only. https://t.co/zh7APMJluW

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) October 8, 2015

Provides a full day's supply of Vitamin F!

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) October 8, 2015

Pretty sure the @SellafieldLtd PR guy just said "Nucular" @Channel4News

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) October 8, 2015

Penetrates even the thickest foil hat

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) October 8, 2015

pic.twitter.com/QRZpQ0WUN2

— Paul McGann(@pauljmcgann) October 8, 2015

The one bright spot in your life!

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) October 8, 2015

Announcing six volumes by six authors about the way art changes lives. Check it out, and be a part of it! http://t.co/sJAK4mabwe

— Philip J Reed (@NoNoiseChitChat) October 5, 2015

Apply viewing oil now

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) October 12, 2015

Apply viewing oil now

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) October 12, 2015

Re. that tweet, my favourite Helen Goodman moment: pic.twitter.com/E5mdOmIWbL

— James Manning (@JamesManning) October 11, 2015

We are following you, but not on #Twitter

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) October 12, 2015

Pitch video is live. Magic is happening. http://t.co/okldPh2mYp

— Philip J Reed (@NoNoiseChitChat) October 13, 2015

Soon to be a hit television show

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) October 14, 2015

Six authors, six books, six works of art. Back and pre-order now! https://t.co/jI4JyZPwsh

— Philip J Reed (@NoNoiseChitChat) October 14, 2015

Reincarnation

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) October 14, 2015

A cool new book series from @NoNoiseChitChat abthow art impacts our lives is funding on Kickstarter: https://t.co/KKb0OkpINf

— Boss Fight Books (@BossFightBooks) October 14, 2015

Not sure if new episode or just rerun of episode I watched drunk

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) October 14, 2015

Ask your doctor if Futurama is right for you

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) October 15, 2015

Made From 100% Recycled Pixels

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) October 15, 2015

If this show's a-rockin', don't come a-knockin'

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) October 16, 2015

[ Cancel ] [ OK ]

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) October 16, 2015

Purveyors of Entertainment to Her Majesty the Space Queen

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) October 17, 2015

New Publisher Looks to KICKSTART Series of Very Personal Books of Art Criticism #Noiseless… http://t.co/9gnpZtwVO5 pic.twitter.com/Mg3MTh4yyd

— R.A. Miller (@Emeralddragun) October 16, 2015

This Episode Worth 250 #Futurama Points

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) October 17, 2015

I saw @TobyHadoke in Manchester today. He looked livid so I didn't want to interrupt him. I suppose I'm interrupting him now instead. Hello.

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) October 17, 2015

@TobyHadoke I don't know Manchester well, maybe Oxford Street. I was struggling with a huge picture frame. You wore hat, scarf and a frown.

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) October 17, 2015

@TobyHadoke No apology necessary. Lady and wheelchair check. Were they rude to her at the food fair? Seems a misuse of the word fair.

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) October 18, 2015

50% More ColorsThan Bargain-Brand Cartoons

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) October 17, 2015

Warning: Do Not Show To Horses

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) October 17, 2015

There's No Bismuth Like Show Bismuth

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) October 20, 2015

holy crap https://t.co/ODUDAZWwbR

— simms(@slyphon) August 30, 2015

Today's Episode Brought To You By The Letter 'O'

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) October 20, 2015

I will never, ever, ever get tired of people writing "dummingdown".

— mumoss(@mumoss) October 20, 2015

Made By Hand (and Tentacle)

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) October 20, 2015

Tell Your Parents It's Educational

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) October 20, 2015

I've turned my back to the future.

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) October 21, 2015

Any Resemblance To Actual Future Is Purely Coincidental

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) October 21, 2015

Put On 2-D Glasses Now

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) October 21, 2015

@Davetweetedthis probably not enough characters here to do it justice..

— Nick Banks (@therealnickbank) October 21, 2015

@Davetweetedthis keep trying..

— Nick Banks (@therealnickbank) October 21, 2015

Has it really only been 130 years since Back To The Future Part 3?

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) October 21, 2015

One of the 7 (to the power of 7) Wonders of the Future World

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) October 28, 2015

Watch it or die trying

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) October 28, 2015

CatieOsborn on Titus Andronicus, and why she's writing a book about it for Arts in Entertainment. https://t.co/BqoxvVG1qH

— Philip J Reed (@NoNoiseChitChat) October 25, 2015

Doing Time And The Rani #portmantwho

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) October 28, 2015

As seen at the 1939 world's fair

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) October 28, 2015

Twitter Twatter #13

November 2014

It's another round of Portmantwho, the Doctor Who name game that nobody else is playing:

#portmantwho In The Forest Of The Night Of The Doctor

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) November 1, 2014

#portmantwho The Paradise Of Death In Heaven

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) November 9, 2014

I presume that the 10th of November was a Monday, and that I felt to share the lyrics to Pulp's 'Monday Morning':

There's nothing to do so you just stay in bed Oh poor thing Why live in the world when you can live in your head?

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) November 10, 2014

Oh, and you can go out late from Monday till Saturday turns into Sunday And now we're back here at #Monday so you can do it all over again

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) November 10, 2014

And we go Ah ah ah- ah ahah- ah ahah- ah ahah Ah ah ah- ah ahah- ah ahah- ah ahah Oh

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) November 10, 2014

I want a refund I want a light I want a reason to make it through the night Alright

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) November 10, 2014

And so you finally left school so now what are you going to do? Now you're so grown up Yeah you're oh-oh-oh-oh-oh so mature, oh

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) November 10, 2014

Going out late from Monday to chuck up in the street on Sunday You don't want to live till #Monday You're gonnado it all over again

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) November 10, 2014

And you go Ah ah ah- ah ahah- ah ahah- ah ahah Ah ah ah- ah ahah- ah ahah- ah ahah

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) November 10, 2014

I want a refund I want a light I want a reason for all this night after night after night after night

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) November 10, 2014

Oh, I know that it's stupid, but I just can't seem to spend a night at home 'cos my friends left town and now I'm here all alone

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) November 10, 2014

Oh, I know that it's stupid, but I just can't seem to spend a night at home 'cos my friends left town and now I'm here all alone

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) November 10, 2014

Oh Yeah they say the past must die for the future to be born In that case, die little mother, die little mother

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) November 10, 2014

Oh ohohoww Oh oh ohoww Oh oh ohoww C'mon C'mon

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) November 10, 2014

Stomach in, chest out, on your marks, get set, go! Now, now that you're free, what are you going to be? And who are you going to see?

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) November 10, 2014

And where, where will you go? And how will you know you didn't get it all wrong?

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) November 10, 2014

Is this the light of a new day dawning? A future bright that you can walk in No, it's just another #Monday morning Do it all over again

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) November 10, 2014

Oh baby La - la lalala- la lalala La la lalalalalala Oh oh oh La - la lalala- la lalala la la lalalalalalala

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) November 10, 2014

Oh ohoh Do do - do dododo- do dododo- do dododododo Do do - do dododo- do dododo- do dodo

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) November 10, 2014

Stick this #Monday morning up your, oh ohoh

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) November 10, 2014

Here's artist Chris Wormell being fantastic in a window:

Chris Wormell's live rendition of the cover art for "His for Hawk' at WaterstonesPiccadilly today #illustration pic.twitter.com/iO7d6Drda8

— The Artworks (@ArtworksIllos) July 31, 2014

It might have been another Wendy Williams:

Wendy Williams is trending and about time too. She was awesome in #DoctorWho's The Ark In Space.

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) November 16, 2014

Found myself in a lesson about The Dairy Of Anne Frank. No wonder her hiding place was cramped if she was milking cows in there.

— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) November 20, 2014

Our first teaser in an age for "Assassin" in the current issue by David Black & @Paul_Ridgon pic.twitter.com/cGIXA7iXMC

— Psychedelic Journal (@Psych_Journal) November 17, 2014

Here's a collection of retweets sharing the now optimistic hashtag #CameronMustGo. They are just as relevant now given recent events:

140 characters not nearly enough to explain all the reasons why #CameronMustGo

— davidwhite (@davidwhite020) November 25, 2014

This is our favourite #CameronMustGo tweet so far. What's yours? pic.twitter.com/rMWoRlS4vB”

— Keep Our NHS Public (@keepnhspublic) November 24, 2014

RT @UKuncut: If you love #OurNHS then keep #CameronMustGo hash tag alive! pic.twitter.com/kfmrZyuv2h

— James Weir (@LordFawlty) November 24, 2014

Well said | MT @LabourEoin: #CameronMustGo coshe is convincing u that the yellow circle is bigger than the red 1 pic.twitter.com/n29eLuABFq

— Unite the union (@unitetheunion) November 24, 2014

#CameronMustGo because despite his welfare reforms causing pain to millions, we're borrowing more than ever -> pic.twitter.com/zY941m4RpA

— Alastair Sloan (@alastairsloan) November 24, 2014

Because he uses stories about his dead son as misty-eyed rhetoric to legitimise selling our NHS to his friends: #CameronMustGo

— Jack Monroe (@MsJackMonroe) November 23, 2014

#CameronMustGo this pic sums it up @Angry_Voice pic.twitter.com/squbWce5yi

— UK Uncut (@UKuncut) November 24, 2014

#CameronMustGo because Owen Jones is right. pic.twitter.com/xwnu93E1cb

— Jo (@noush555) November 24, 2014

This picture keeps getting removed RT RTRTRTRTRTRTRTRTRTRTpic.twitter.com/bmFaUIk7sL" #IDS + #CameronMustGo”

— cool vibes (@coolvibes77) November 24, 2014

#CameronMustGo to America being as he likes them so much #TTIP pic.twitter.com/5rOEXtF8bU

— Are We All Asleep ? (@demindblower) November 24, 2014

MP of the year @CarolineLucas sums up why #CameronMustGo @jon_swindon @TheGreenParty @CharlieWoof81 pic.twitter.com/uer7oUBXb0

— UtopianFireman☭ (@UtopianFireman) November 23, 2014

#CameronMustGo because his commitment to tackling #climatechange started & ended with a photocallvia @johnprescott pic.twitter.com/vFs0e7xxu6

— Bonnie Greer (@Bonn1eGreer) November 23, 2014

#CameronMustGo because he's taking money from the poor to give to the rich pic.twitter.com/cyIO3MA9Jr

— UK Uncut (@UKuncut) November 23, 2014

We've lost 7968 beds under Cameron's watch + 2000 community nurses. No wonder we have a crisis! #CameronMustGo pic.twitter.com/pYtxbCdUUz

— MagsNews(@MagsNews) November 23, 2014

Last one for now #CameronMustGo because he said he would lead greenest govtever and has yet to make speech on environment

— Alastair Campbell (@campbellclaret) November 23, 2014

More reasons why #CameronMustGo pic.twitter.com/GZ1Y5wToOJ

— UK Uncut (@UKuncut) November 23, 2014

RT @Gazinsalford: #CameronMustGo because country cannot afford a second series pic.twitter.com/B77YwVT87Y < what a thought!

— MagsNews(@MagsNews) November 23, 2014

Twitter Twatter #12

October 2014.

The link won't work, but I still recommend the film:

Just watched X: The Unknown: http://t.co/n7epAB6fOa featuring a teeny (and Scottish) @WhoFrazer, 'twas fantastic
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) October 4, 2014

Hong Tong is the Dreddverse's name for Hong Kong:

BBC Reporter reporting on the situation in Hong Kong, accidentally referred to it as Hong Tong #JudgeDredd
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) October 5, 2014

Another portmantwho:

#portmantwho Kill The Moonbase (please don't, I love The Moonbase)
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) October 5, 2014

This is excellent. Media outlets need to learn from this and stop helping ISIS. pic.twitter.com/x2FFpIkMsH
— Abu Al Baik(@M_Ullah) October 4, 2014

Same for the ever-lovely @RealNichelle. A true legend. :-) pic.twitter.com/PSu4HeO9yO
— Jeri Ryan (@JeriLRyan) October 5, 2014

We still want a Dredd sequel:

This is the #DayofDredd! RT to tell the world you support the campaign and WE WANT A DREDD SEQUEL pic.twitter.com/qBz82sjTWO
— 2000 AD (@2000AD) October 1, 2014

The Oxford company that owns this picture withdrew copyright permission in a “policy decision”. So let's tweet it. pic.twitter.com/U6RiF3N1mP
— Susan (@marthasydenham) September 22, 2014

My thirty-third birthday inspired this quote from Pulp's Dishes:

A man told me to beware of 33. He said "It was not an easy time for me" But I'll get through even though I've got no miracles to show you
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) October 9, 2014

And this swipe at David Cameron:

Apparently I share my birthday with @brianblessed, @ScottBakula & @David_Cameron. So a very happy Birthday to @brianblessed and @ScottBakula
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) October 9, 2014

I still cannot believe Channel 4 was so short-sighted:

#Utopia cancelled?! A short-sighted @Channel4 kills its golden goose in favour of Skins knockoffs. https://t.co/nZCmytz9gJ #BringBackUtopia
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) October 11, 2014

Twitter Twatter #11

August and September

"White privilege is a myth," reveals privileged rich old white man. pic.twitter.com/JE1kuykmmR
— Peter Anghelides (@anghelides) August 27, 2014

British priorities: 6 complaints to BBC abta gay kiss in Doctor Who; 556 complaints about baked alaskasabotage in Great British Bake-Off.
— L M Myles (@LMMyles) August 29, 2014

Private Eye bang on again pic.twitter.com/feqf5IM4Sn
— Paul Hutcheon(@paulhutcheon) August 22, 2014

Vic Reeve's Lloyd Grossman using 2.5 tonnes of Battenberg to crush David Cameron in Kettlewellas requested by Simon pic.twitter.com/ZVPP5rkOOA
— Jim'll Paint It (@Jimllpaintit) August 6, 2014

Two days into the Cardiff summit, and the Prime Minister is *still* trying to explain this to President Obama. pic.twitter.com/dRYaqe3AHk
— Ed Stradling(@edstradling) September 5, 2014

Scott Pilgrim Versus The Town #CheaplyMadeMovies
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) September 15, 2014

Where The Wild Things Aren't #CheaplyMadeMovies
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) September 15, 2014

Queasy Rider #CheaplyMadeMovies
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) September 15, 2014

Finding Emo #CheaplyMadeMovies
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) September 15, 2014

I have an Epi-Pen now. My friend gave it to me as he was dying; it seemed important to him that I have it.
— TJ (@TitusJudah) September 14, 2014

Dearest Fox, Please give back Firefly if you are not going to use it. 😉 My best, Bill
— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) September 17, 2014

#portmantwho The Invasion Of Time Heist
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) September 21, 2014

How did we allow @josswhedon's #BuffyTheAnimatedSeries to get away? Let's get this thing crowd sourced. The world needs saving again.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) September 24, 2014

#DoctorWho turns 50 & I barely noticed, but I just discovered that the first episode of #Spaced aired 15 years ago today. Now I feel old.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) September 24, 2014

#portmantwho Closing Time Heist
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) September 24, 2014

#Enterprise's T'Pol should be in #StarTrekXIII, she could still be alive and living on New Vulcan. Would @JoleneBlalock do it?
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) September 27, 2014

#ChangeALetterRuinATVShow Bloke's 7
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) September 28, 2014

#ChangeALetterRuinATVShow Danger Louse
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) September 28, 2014

#ChangeALetterRuinATVShow Fireflu
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) September 28, 2014

#ChangeALetterRuinATVShow MISK
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) September 28, 2014

#ChangeALetterRuinATVShow Neverwhore
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) September 28, 2014

#ChangeALetterRuinATVShow The Great Brutish Bake Off
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) September 28, 2014

Twitter Twatter #10

July and August.

The day that the horrific Michael Gove stepped down as Education Secretary to be replaced by the very blank Nicky Morgan,

Gove riddance and all that, but can we really expect anything to change?
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) July 16, 2014

#RemoveALetterRuinABand The Hosiers
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) July 20, 2014

Just watched @PulpTheFilm and loved it: "In Sheffield you usually know the people who are mugging you".
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) July 27, 2014

Sarah made a cake and The Great British Bake-Off retweeted it, as did I.

@BritishBakeOff Rather proud of a Lemon and Raspberry Pavlova I recently made #GBBO #ExtraSlice pic.twitter.com/canV1V0APk
— Sarah Holmes (@uppityfabulous) July 31, 2014

Dress for the job you want, not the job you have. pic.twitter.com/isg9FMUjP8
— N.V. Binder (@nvbinder) August 4, 2014

The day I found out that Robin Williams had died

"Oh look, The Fisher King is trending, I love that movie, what can this be about...?" "Oh."
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) August 12, 2014

Stay classy @ABC: pic.twitter.com/gI8mxuwNi3
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) August 12, 2014

Jon Snow's candour impressed me greatly.

Why @jonsnowC4 is a hero pic.twitter.com/IwAnRPu6q1
— dan(@danniroo) August 11, 2014

Another entry in Portmantwho, the game no one else is playing:

Warriors Of The Deep Breath #Portmantwho
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) August 26, 2014

Portmantwho

Today is the 48th anniversary of the first broadcast of Doctor Who.

A while ago and with too much time on my hands I came up with a game that uses the titles of Doctor Who stories. I called it Portmantwho, which is probably the cleverest thing about it.

The idea is to link multiple (preferably unconnected) stories of Doctor Who and its spinoffs by name alone, with the end of one name being the beginning of the next. Then come up with a story synopsis of your newly created mongrel moniker. It's more difficult to explain than it is to play.

Here are some examples:

William Hartnell and Tom Baker star in this tale inspired by The Manchurian Candidate set near Manchuria. The Master frames one or more of the Doctors for the murder of Kublai Khan in…

The Deadly Assassin At Peking

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Guerrillas from the future come back to 2011 to prevent a future dominated by the Daleks by accidentally creating it in the past. You heard me. Captain Jack Harkness returns to Earth and his arm hurts. The Daleks scream "EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE!", but no one dies in…

Miracle Day Of The Daleks

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The TARDIS visits the planets Florana, Metebelis III and Barcelona while the Doctor and his companions aren't looking, only to return just in time to pick them up at the end of their story in…

A Holiday For The Doctor's Wife

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Luke Smith and Clyde Langer are recruited to fight in a war by the Martians, meanwhile the Second Doctor and Sarah Jane Smith investigate their disappearance in…

The Ice Warriors Of Kudlak

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Fleeing the Movellan war the Daleks use a time corridor to New York City, Rodney Bewes can't stand the confusion in his mind, while Tegan, Turlough and Tallulah (three l's and an h) run up and sewer tunnels and it takes the combined efforts of the Fifth and Tenth Doctors to get them off the planet in…

Resurrection Of The Daleks In Manhattan

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The apocalypse ends with a tautology in…

The End Of The World's End

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A whistle blowing documentary showing the true story of the Sixth and Seventh Doctors run-ins with the enigmatic Rani starring Kate O’Mara as The Rani as Melanie Bush as Bonnie Langford in…

Real Time And The Rani

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Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without Amy Pond turning into a terrifying wooden doll and a visit from a threatening landlord in…

The Chimes Of Midnight Terrors

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Feel free to play along...