HeyJaredThe Ancients
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- Sep 24, 2026
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- Jul 9, 2026
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What is Up? Revisited. (opens the original)
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Are street WhatsApp (or equivalent) groups a thing the world over? Ours is a source of endless entertainment, though I have it muted, for reasons of sanity. A year or two ago there was a wonderful afternoon where a child known to no-one was accidentally added, and given admin privileges. They invited all their friends, and chaos ensued. Fred: “What da fwiggle? What is dis?” Maxi: “IDK”Fred: “These are mums!” Theo: “Look how many people there are even Fred can’t count that high”Alex the Baguette:
Re-issued Vinyl (opens the original)
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Vinyl was the first Ancients cartoon I posted on Instagram. I suppose it’s a bit of a trope that the youth are the ones interested in vintage LPs - many ancients are too, of course. Is it reductive to think that it’s a predominantly male pursuit? Modern male scavenging had been the subject of cartoons prior to that, both solo and Berger & Wyse-wise - here’s a couple of those…<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!gjQG!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_pro
Chocolate Cross Ants (opens the original)
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Other peoples dreams (opens the original)
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I know at least one person who professes to love hearing other peoples dreams, but I’m definitely in the (larger, I expect) camp of those who find it insufferable. At least if the telling is long and tortuous. At the same time, I do keep a record of my own, when they’re particularly vivid or amusing. Most of those aren’t fit for retelling here, and it would be deeply hypocritical of me to do so, so I won’t. But have you noticed that AI imagery, particularly animation, has something fundamental i
Cafetiere refill (opens the original)
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