Thijs de Vries @thijsvries.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I will make one exception.static.klipy.comGodot from Ace Attorney Drinks CoffeeAlt: Godot from Ace Attorney Drinks Coffee 120
Thijs de Vries @thijsvries.bsky.social · 01/09/2026It reminds me of a crash of a "private plane" a few months ago that local XR adjacent people were cheering for, only to discover that said "private plane" was actually an air ambulance carrying a donor organ. Real "are we the baddies" hours. 0898
Thijs de Vries @thijsvries.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Two brothers raise money to pay taxes in Chicago. 010
Thijs de Vries @thijsvries.bsky.social · 10/08/2026I can't help going back to my old Amsterdam accent whenever I visit an Ajax match. It freaked out some friends who went along and are used to my otherwise nondescript Dutch accent. 000
Thijs de Vries @thijsvries.bsky.social · 18/07/2026I've put in more effort at work this week than this France squad has at theirs, and I've been sick since Tuesday. 000
Thijs de Vries @thijsvries.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Shoutout naar de buslijn Havana-Lelystad die ik jaren geleden op vakantie tegenkwam. 020
Thijs de Vries @thijsvries.bsky.social · 07/07/2026This is when you call in the help of Matthias Corviknight 010
Thijs de Vries @thijsvries.bsky.social · 02/07/2026The Premier League can definitely get overboard on the other side. It's a major reason for why Arsenal relies on corners so much. 010
Thijs de Vries @thijsvries.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Ptolemaic Egypt was a successor kingdom, so definitely Macedonian 090
Thijs de Vries @thijsvries.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Germany has a pretty outdoorsy culture but they aren't used to extreme climates or untamed wildlife, which makes for a dangerous combination when they travel abroad. 160
Thijs de Vries @thijsvries.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Similarly, if you were accused of heresy in Spain, you'd probably prefer being tried by the Spanish Inquisition, as they were a lot less arbitrary than most local courts of the time. 110
Thijs de Vries @thijsvries.bsky.social · 21/05/2026This is a very petty aside, but the thing that probably annoys me the most in the clip is that they show a protest in Germany, for an item about Amsterdam. Couldn't even show that tiny bit of care about the place they're reporting on. 000
Thijs de Vries @thijsvries.bsky.social · 08/05/2026> 19th century ruler with sideburns > Brought about massive constitutional reforms > Had the south secede on him > Rumours of gay relationships > Be Abraham Lincoln > Picture unrelated 190
Thijs de Vries @thijsvries.bsky.social · 02/05/2026"Thank you for your attention to this matter" is just rubbing it in, as if you had another choice 051
Thijs de Vries @thijsvries.bsky.social · 07/11/2025Shota Arveladze, who lived on the same street as me during his Ajax days. 020
Thijs de Vries @thijsvries.bsky.social · 04/11/2025I used to think they were pointless because election turnout was in the 20s, but now that they're combined with the provincial elections I think they're quaint. They are possibly the oldest still existing governmental institutions in the world, with the oldest established around 1255. 010
Thijs de Vries @thijsvries.bsky.social · 30/10/2025Rude and uncalled for. Obviously it's Sony product codes 😤 010
Thijs de Vries @thijsvries.bsky.social · 10/09/2025David Cage is imo the worst offender when it comes to "movies except you press a button sometimes" 010
Thijs de Vries @thijsvries.bsky.social · 20/08/2025I can imagine that its incidence is so rare that it would first get diagnosed as something else, but if that "something else" is also bacterial, treatment is effectively the same. A different antibiotic, maybe. 170
Thijs de Vries @thijsvries.bsky.social · 08/08/2025I'm reminded of the cave dwellings in Matera that people have lived in for millennia, until they were forcibly relocated in the 1950s. 1510
Thijs de Vries @thijsvries.bsky.social · 02/08/2025I knew I had to get one when I first saw the pattern 110
Thijs de Vries @thijsvries.bsky.social · 30/07/2025Benetton's biggest outrage was when they made a poster featuring a dying AIDS patient. 000
Thijs de Vries @thijsvries.bsky.social · 30/07/2025What's funny is that South Park did slip under the radar, despite everything about it being unsuitable for children. I think it's because of the common "oh, it's animated so it's fine" blind spot that many parents had back then. 1220
Thijs de Vries @thijsvries.bsky.social · 30/07/2025I wasn't allowed to watch Power Rangers, of all things. I always wondered how exactly that line was drawn, I don't recall it being worse than other kids' entertainment fare. 3301
Thijs de Vries @thijsvries.bsky.social · 11/07/2025What I noticed last time I went to Greece is that they love to pan fry them in olive oil, which I haven't seen much in restaurants elsewhere. Usually they're deep fried or baked in the oven. 010
Thijs de Vries @thijsvries.bsky.social · 11/07/2025Look, we made speculaas and then just ran out, okay? 010
Thijs de Vries @thijsvries.bsky.social · 20/06/2025Wat ik ook heel vaak merk in reacties op politici: de ene na de andere grove belediging en tenlastelegging, maar wel vousvoyeren. Je moet natuurlijk wel beleefd blijven hè? 010
Thijs de Vries @thijsvries.bsky.social · 18/06/2025Waiting for Elmo is probably the best Godot parody out there. "A play so modern and so brilliant, it makes absolutely no sense to anybody." 140
Thijs de Vries @thijsvries.bsky.social · 31/05/2025I've always been interested in late 1800s/early 1900s propaganda, and with the temperance movement specifically it was pretty jarring how many of them feature the suffering of family members. Socialist parties campaigned hard to ban the practice of handing out paychecks in bars, too. 091
Thijs de Vries @thijsvries.bsky.social · 28/05/2025www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-e...bbc.co.ukAmsterdam launches stay away ad campaign targeting young British menThe Dutch city targets UK men aged 18-35 in an ad campaign aimed at changing its reputation. 010
Thijs de Vries @thijsvries.bsky.social · 28/05/2025It's also more common with younger travelers going to "cheaper" destinations, which you'll see with the English in Amsterdam and Prague, Australians in Bali, Americans in Cancun, etcetera 170
Thijs de Vries @thijsvries.bsky.social · 28/05/2025Amsterdam now has advertising campaigns telling British tourists to *not* go there. Specifically targeting those who search online for cheap hostels and pub crawls. 180
Thijs de Vries @thijsvries.bsky.social · 28/05/2025When I was 14, I rode the tram to school and told a group of American tourists about all the Amsterdam landmarks we passed on the route. They gave me a €20 note afterwards as thanks. It coloured my view of US tourists for the rest of my life. Hate tipping culture, but that sure was a big plus. 0191
Thijs de Vries @thijsvries.bsky.social · 11/04/2025Last Wednesday I had one in Amsterdam that was stuffed with an Adana kebab. €12 but extremely worth it. 110
Thijs de Vries @thijsvries.bsky.social · 29/03/2025Michelle is in my opinion the Beatles' worst. My least favourite song in general is probably Don McLean - American Pie. Drags on for way too long, tries too hard to be deep and meaningful, yet still lacks actual substance 010
Thijs de Vries @thijsvries.bsky.social · 04/12/2024Eindhoven is known for its tech industry (ASML among other things), so that tracks. 150
Thijs de Vries @thijsvries.bsky.social · 03/12/2024Maybe they'll finally find a purpose for the Liancourt Rocks! 000
Thijs de Vries @thijsvries.bsky.social · 24/11/2024Gisteren bij het D66-congres geweest. Natuurlijk wat minder aandacht gehad dan dat van NSC, maar stiekem ook best prettig. 000
