Unless you're an actor, memorising Shakespeare is really only good for making jokes. Famously, Kyril Bonfiglioli, very drunk, managed to spill his whisky over two women at once, staggered, and shouted "aha! A Haig on both your blouses!" And then fell over.

Those new lyrics are hard to follow…

David Attenborough [whispering]: “Like a grain of sand in a vast desert, the predator blends seamlessly into its environment, nearly imperceptible to the naked eye.”

I love this Radiohead song

Black Rebel Motorcycle S-Club 7

Aphex Twin Atlantic

A-Hagadoo

And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Grateful Dead

Ruin two bands by combining them: Godspeed You Black Lace

as most US english is an ossified form of UK english (hence eg all the rhoticisation), I assume that at some point palatalisation by yod was not universal in England. Buggered if I can think of any regional dialect that now doesn't though. Anyone?

SOME MOTHERS DUNE 'AVE 'EM

One of the odd-feeling things about this is that you can go and see the exact spot where it happened, but because it happened so very long ago, it feels weird, like you are observing something that happened in an Arthurian legend or a myth.

WATERSHIP DUNE

just emailed all my colleagues but instead of attaching the correct file with the pertinent details i seem to have sent all twenty of them this image of robin gibb:

Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up. I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.

a rugby player's lament or a forgotten Morrissey lyric: YOU DECIDE

I guess, as with the Philip K Dick obsessions, there are three possibilities 1. They read it but really didn't understand it; 2. They read it but fundamentally disagree and think the villains are really the heroes; or 3. They have not, in fact, read it. Paging William of Occam

Merry Christmas, you bunch of reprobates. I hope someone who loves you tells you, you get to indulge in your indulgence of choice, reason allowing, and that however good - or bad - last year was, next year is better. Mahalo.

This has made me cry - such an uplifting story

Not for the first time the thought occurs that “Everybody’s Waiting For The Man With The Bag” sounds like a forgotten Lou Reed song

This time of year inevitably means hearing a lot of Sir John Ritter’s work, which is always a joy. But tinged with slight sadness for me, because I was just becoming good friends with his son Chris when he died. Remembering Christopher Rutter, 1982-2001. Requiescat in pace

Sadly, Alan Hollinghust only published a book last year but we can confidently expect The Soft Yearning Of A Love That Dare Not Speak Its Name Beneath The Nightshade to win every prize going in 2030

I believe “Brawling Under Lingonberries” was shortlisted for the 1996 Whitbread Award, but didn’t win

My neighbor told me pro boxers keep pummeling his douchebag influencers so I asked how many influencers he has and he said he just goes to the internet and gets a new influencer afterwards so I said it sounds like he’s just feeding influencers to boxers and then everyone's daughter started cheering.

A Lord of the Rings Cover band called Ƭ̵̬̊ Imrahil /niche

A Lord of the Rings cover band called Ent You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead

Dear god, AJ’s little smile. It’s not even malicious.

Until yesterday I’d never heard of Paul. Saw he was fighting Joshua and thought “oh, must be one of the many high profile boxers I haven’t heard of.” Saw a photo and thought “hang on, consenting adults and all that, but is this…legal?” Turns out: yes, but not sure it should be

His robes are now even more holy

Someone needs to start working out a way to get Archbishop Moth to officiate an (ecumenical) service at St Andrews-by-the-Wardrobe

"Archbishop Moth, who is not a real moth, but is a real archbishop..."

the absolute best bit about Carton de Wiart, whose portrait stands proudly in the National Portrait Gallery - take your children! I did!*- is that he concluded "frankly, I enjoyed the war." Utter lunatic. *not JUST to see Carton de Wiart

—I’ve been asked to baptise the King of Spain’s daughter —Infanta? —No, holy water as usual. Weird thing to ask honestly

I heard there was a secret meat With paprika, and spicy heat But you don't really care for sausage Nduja ...sorry, I can delete this. I've just seen a few posts in this format and I wanted in.

"We'd like to add you to our professional network on LinkedIn"

Not to be rude, but I liked bsky better when only hot people were allowed on here.

In 1906, a doctor declared that eating meat in a meal with a cup of tea could be fatal - and people should switch to beer instead. Daily Express - Monday 17 September 1906

who let Cardinal Wolsey write the headlines

There’s a reason “northern Irish calypso” never really took off as a genre

I'll say it again: if any other ethnic or religious minority said "please don't use this particular term or chant, you might not have bad intentions but it is deeply racist and threatening to us", the reaction would be mortified apology. And that's without a mass terror event four days ago

has this ever happened before and did it work also are there any historic examples of belgian colonial ventures to give us a clue how things might go asking for a friend

"Everyone over 40 thinks I'm a taxi firm"

yet another day where my policy of NOT leaving single, one-word profanities under replies is useful, as it saves me the 8+ hours I need to do my actual job

My top five favourite words to pronounce like they’re Greek philosophers…   5. Monocles 4. Bicycles 3. Popsicles 2. Obstacles 1. Testicles

this sounds like the opening to a mid-90s acoustic ballad by an ex boy-band member trying to make a solo career

Who wouldn't be happy to be introduced to a dolphin?

I do not want them on my feed I do not want them, no indeed I do not want them here, Bluesky I do not want them; please don't try. I do not want them - are you pissed? Do not import my contacts list.

Called it.

Wednesday

🎶he sees you when you're sleeping he knows when you're awake his vision's based on movement and the heat signature you make🎶