Chris Jones

Chris Jones @chrisjones1.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 10, 2024 at 21:31 UTC

If I'm invited to any of those things, I make a point of just phoning in

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Chris Jones @chrisjones1.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 10, 2024 at 20:37 UTC

England have to stop the Dutchies passing on the left hand side.

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Chris Jones @chrisjones1.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 10, 2024 at 16:05 UTC

When you've lost the coffee guy...

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Chris Jones @chrisjones1.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 10, 2024 at 16:03 UTC

George Clooney: “It’s devastating to say it, but the Joe Biden I was with three weeks ago at the fund-raiser was not the Joe ‘big F-ing deal’ Biden of 2010. He wasn’t even the Joe Biden of 2020. He was the same man we all witnessed at the debate.” Biden loses 11 points in the prediction market

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Chris Jones @chrisjones1.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 10, 2024 at 13:38 UTC

If it was Yeet the Rees Moggs I'd probably watch

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Chris Jones @chrisjones1.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 10, 2024 at 12:21 UTC

Just had an email from someone suggesting I reactivate my subscription to something after an 11 year absence. I admire the persistence.

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Chris Jones @chrisjones1.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 10, 2024 at 10:51 UTC

The worst is the supposed gotcha when someone discovers that politician Bob's wife works in HR for MegaFund LLC, which has a 0.36% market weighting in BadCorp. MASSIVE CONFLICT OF INTEREST

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Chris Jones @chrisjones1.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 19:28 UTC

The Golden Boot should be awarded based on goals scored per game played. Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk

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Chris Jones @chrisjones1.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 15:00 UTC

When Lindsay Hoyle bows to the House, he has a way of throwing his head back beforehand, like he's about to honk a mouthful of phlegm at the despatch boxes . Disturbing.

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Chris Jones @chrisjones1.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 14:56 UTC

<much cap-doffing ensues>

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Chris Jones @chrisjones1.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 14:55 UTC

Black Rod: "The Lords, who are duly authorised by virtue of His Majesty's Commission, desire that the Honourable Members of this House do familiarise themselves with the location of the lavatories and fire exits, and attend the HR department for the issuance of lanyards and restaurant passes."

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Chris Jones @chrisjones1.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 11:46 UTC

Apparently I'm normcore. Not sure what to make of this news.

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Chris Jones @chrisjones1.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 07:23 UTC

I thought about buying a stamp once, but I decided to spend the money on a new kitchen

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Chris Jones @chrisjones1.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 17:31 UTC

Genuinely shocked

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Chris Jones @chrisjones1.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 13:44 UTC

Quite a turnaround in the last couple of hours:

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Chris Jones @chrisjones1.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 12:00 UTC

Nextdoor: That gang of Orca that hangs around the chip shop stole my seal. Let's be careful out there people

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Chris Jones @chrisjones1.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 11:46 UTC

Also, anyone telling me to "give my head a wobble" risks sudden irrational violence

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Chris Jones @chrisjones1.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 06, 2024 at 07:30 UTC

Janice Turner in the Times sums up Starmer's win: A weary electorate looked at this blandly decent, demonstrably competent man, compared him with Tory hucksters, gamblers, pocket-liners, clowns, criminals and careless ideologues, then concluded quite simply: “He’ll do.”

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Chris Jones @chrisjones1.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 06, 2024 at 07:23 UTC

Latest Dem nomination PredictIt market:

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Chris Jones @chrisjones1.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 06, 2024 at 07:22 UTC

Nicely done. Chortled at the submarine line

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Chris Jones @chrisjones1.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 06, 2024 at 06:56 UTC

It's done nothing but rain since Thursday. I blame that Keir Starmer

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Chris Jones @chrisjones1.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 16:12 UTC

Ally McCoist commentary in a nutshell: "Oh, that's poor from there. He has to do better than that.". Rinse, repeat.

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Chris Jones @chrisjones1.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 10:32 UTC

Yep, still him until Jan I think

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Chris Jones @chrisjones1.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 10:24 UTC

THERE'S NO PRIME MINISTER!!! GO NUTS!!!

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Chris Jones @chrisjones1.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 10:16 UTC

I'm not sure he can

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Chris Jones @chrisjones1.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 09:59 UTC

Won £53 on Tories 100-150, so pretty chuffed with that. We can form Jones+Jones Political Betting Consultants

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Chris Jones @chrisjones1.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 09:45 UTC

Decent speech from Sunak, hits the right notes

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Chris Jones @chrisjones1.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 08:15 UTC

After losing in Chipping Barnet, Theresa Villiers can finally be reunited with her faithful dog Alistair for more cartoon capers

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Chris Jones @chrisjones1.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 07:33 UTC

Oh God, just realised we're looking at the launch of five, maybe six new light-hearted-yet-forensic ex-MP political podcasts

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