Frederic Heath-Renn @flahr.bsky.social · 1hHorse with four pairs of balls under belly (11) [down clue] 000
Frederic Heath-Renn @flahr.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Listening to "drop dead" again, and - apols if I've stolen this observation - I'd caution today's youth to not let Olivia Isabel Rodrigo lead them to overestimate the pulling power of being word-perfect on The Cure lyrics, because unless things have changed a lot since I was at uni it is not high. 020
Frederic Heath-Renn @flahr.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Jigsaw puzzle from the charity shop was missing a lot of pieces, most notably: every single edge piece. 270
Frederic Heath-Renn @flahr.bsky.social · 10/10/2026I think some link shortening has gone wrong somewhere - should be to greengrocergames.uk/xwrds/answer...greengrocergames.uk 110
Frederic Heath-Renn @flahr.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Don't forget "Ebony and Ivory", I'm sure that makes up for it #TOTP 010
Frederic Heath-Renn @flahr.bsky.social · 09/10/2026I like the little synth trumpet after each line of the chorus #TOTP 021
Frederic Heath-Renn @flahr.bsky.social · 09/10/2026I've met Chrissie Hynde (she walked into my then-company's office and asked for directions to the toilets) #TOTP 130
Frederic Heath-Renn @flahr.bsky.social · 09/10/2026If you'd told me this ("Taken for Granted") was in the current chart I'd probably believe you tbh #TOTP 040
Frederic Heath-Renn @flahr.bsky.social · 09/10/2026It's my life, I'm Giant Haystacks / Like Frankie said I'm gonna relax #TOTP 042
Frederic Heath-Renn @flahr.bsky.social · 09/10/2026"Tucker's Miracle" says Goodier, making it sound like a sequel series to Tucker's Luck #TOTP 000
Frederic Heath-Renn @flahr.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Seems like Madasun made quite a splash. Splash? Madison? No? Alright then #TOTP 031
Frederic Heath-Renn @flahr.bsky.social · 08/10/2026These fakers get the money and medals and yet the actual colour red itself goes unrewarded for another year. Despicable #NobelPrize 010
Frederic Heath-Renn @flahr.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Not If You Were The Last John Cleese On Earth #ComedianSongs 000
Frederic Heath-Renn @flahr.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I was listening to The Velvet Underground while cooking, and during "Andy's Chest" my partner came in and said, not unreasonably, "this sounds like They Might Be Giants" 100
Frederic Heath-Renn @flahr.bsky.social · 05/10/2026This was in fact my first thought on seeing this news too 020
Frederic Heath-Renn @flahr.bsky.social · 05/10/2026It's a good bit to do this "check out their full discography!" post for a band who had exactly one other Top 40 hit. 050
Frederic Heath-Renn @flahr.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I don't suppose anyone can identify this hedge maze can they? #TOTP 210
Frederic Heath-Renn @flahr.bsky.social · 02/10/2026This wasn't even a Number One hit in the actual US! The only explanation for it being #1 here is, unfortunately, the simplest one: the British public have no taste #TOTP 120
Frederic Heath-Renn @flahr.bsky.social · 01/10/2026This is a good album, I say, resolutely refusing to verify my memory by actually checking the tracklist 010
Frederic Heath-Renn @flahr.bsky.social · 30/09/2026For the record if I could have thought of a funny-ish couplet I would have posted it sincerely without the framing device 010
Frederic Heath-Renn @flahr.bsky.social · 30/09/2026LadBaby flying to America to take a tilt at their Xmas No. 1 with "Choosin' Breakfast" 230
Frederic Heath-Renn @flahr.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I don't expect you to agree that "Man I Need", "Sailor Song" and "Too Sweet" belong here BUT I think hand on heart you might admit that "We Don't Talk About Bruno" does 🤐 110
Frederic Heath-Renn @flahr.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Whole previous hour worth it for "Bound 4 Da Reload" quite frankly #TOTP 020
Frederic Heath-Renn @flahr.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Astonishing to think they hadn't invented choreography yet #TOTP 030
Frederic Heath-Renn @flahr.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Astonishing how many Aldi ABBAs there were at the time #TOTP 130
Frederic Heath-Renn @flahr.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Her knees were wrapped in protective bandages for two weeks leading up to this #TOTP performance to ensure she didn't cry off again 140
Frederic Heath-Renn @flahr.bsky.social · 25/09/2026She doesn't want to be leaving all her money on the TV, doesn't she know what happened to Mike Skinner? #TOTP 000
Frederic Heath-Renn @flahr.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Is Pikmin right-wing because it's about the ruthless dictatorial exploitation of a native population for personal gain, or is it left-wing because it's about the oppressed learning to band together and organise to achieve goals communally that they could never on their own? 010
Frederic Heath-Renn @flahr.bsky.social · 22/09/2026We've already _done_ "this was a big hit in the US so I guess we have to have it here" this year, can't we give it a rest 000
Frederic Heath-Renn @flahr.bsky.social · 22/09/2026"Great Expectation" is fine I suppose but how much of this generic Brit soul Winehouse-retread pablum do we really nee— *handed a note that "Boston" is Number One in the midweeks* God save Queen Dame Sienna 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧💂🫡💂🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🦁🦁🦁 110
Frederic Heath-Renn @flahr.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I had forgotten about the LEGO sets when I first saw this, and having remembered those makes me more comfortable with this, since it makes it more "turning reality up a notch" than "haha wouldn't this be totally weird and incongruous" 000
Frederic Heath-Renn @flahr.bsky.social · 21/09/2026How you gonna act? How you gonna handle VAT? Whatcha gonna do when you claim it back? - "Case of the Exchequer" 010
Frederic Heath-Renn @flahr.bsky.social · 20/09/2026in my naivete I genuinely thought "one-handed titles" was going to be something like "what is the longest Switch game title you can type on a QWERTY keyboard using only left-hand letters?" 001
Frederic Heath-Renn @flahr.bsky.social · 16/09/2026"isn't this just being based in London rather than the USA" like I said: character growth 000
Frederic Heath-Renn @flahr.bsky.social · 16/09/2026environmentally conscious character growth #QueenLivvie 130
Frederic Heath-Renn @flahr.bsky.social · 15/09/2026For when you don't want them to see you coming. 010
Frederic Heath-Renn @flahr.bsky.social · 14/09/2026The name "Alanish" is already taken for a tribute act, but you could still be "Alanis Morissesque". 040
Frederic Heath-Renn @flahr.bsky.social · 13/09/2026"Don't give up, you've got a reason to live Can't forget, one only gets what one gives" 000
Frederic Heath-Renn @flahr.bsky.social · 13/09/2026I can't hear the "One likes to believe in the freedom of music" line in Rush's "The Spirit of Radio" without responding with something like "Ooh, one does, does one?". 100
