Author Archives: @mattwhatsit

About @mattwhatsit

Stole some Chewits in 1979. The guilt still haunts me.

Maggie Thatcher looked a bit like my mum.

Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher looked a bit like my mum. The incendiary stance of not viscerally hating the former Prime Minister is as much born from unformed political opinion, a lack of experience at the business end of some the … Continue reading

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Homelessness is not as sexy as it sounds.

I have been homeless three times. But here’s the thing; I didn’t know I was at the time. Homelessness, if you’ve never experienced it, is not always the anonymous person in the doorway of a shop or church. Sleeping bag … Continue reading

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Everything Everywhere. Fuck you.

I have been brand loyal to Orange for many years, dating back to before mobulls (Baconese) were invented and we used to have to throw children into raw sewage to get messages to loved ones across The Thames to arrange … Continue reading

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Me & Mrs Murphy

Many years ago, back in the mid-90s, I knocked on doors around Kent selling cable TV and telephone. I was bloody good at it. Renowned for ethical selling I was sent into lower income areas, which is where I knocked … Continue reading

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Fuck me, it’s Terry Nutkins!

A hundred years ago, when I was at college in the late 1800s, before memes were thought of, me and a bunch of student pals would greet each other when walking into the boozer with a cry of, “FUCK ME, … Continue reading

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Appeal for a charity.

Last year I completed an atypical self-absorbed act of mid-life crisis. Tough Mudder. It was the first time this particular event was held in the UK and purely by chance we were in the first group out. 12 miles and … Continue reading

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Phonetic Alphabet: Draft 1.2

Alpha Balpha Cbomb DadadaDAAAA E😃 Foxtrot Gary Harry Iddybiddy Jew mmK? Laterz Mmmattersons Nipslip O.M.G. Pee Quickphit Rararasputinrussiasgreatestlovemachine Symbol Thimble Upskirt Vga Why Xmen Yohwhy Zsdeadbabyzedsdead

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How to Unfollow and Influence People

Never comment on Twitter on Twitter. Just about the only ‘rule’ – completely self-applied – I adhere to on this marvelous little website. It keeps me off the well-trodden path of tweets that are posted just for the sake of … Continue reading

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The Death of Tim Skittles

Fuck Joel. Fuck the slimy bint chiming “Hey, Tim. Show Joel how everything you touch turns to Skittles.” Although we do need to consider a few glaring problems with the whole set up if we are to believe that everything … Continue reading

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The Plight of Liv Tyler’s Hair.

Liv Tyler gazes out at me from her minimalist, luxury apartment. I pause, my heart races, she begins, “Look what I’ve put my hair through.” Those seven words shatter my soul like a crystal rose and I begin to sob … Continue reading

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