God, I sure hope the Rapture is tomorrow and that everyone who believes in it goes. The rest of us will experience Heaven on Earth.

Beautifully done

I've just typed "EU-Central Asia Summat" instead of "EU-Central Asia Summit" at the beginning of a translation I'm working on and have been hearing the rest of the translation in a broad Yorkshire accent ever since ...

> subtly downgrade a band Princess

If you don't usually work with Outlook, its layout is an utter disaster. Anyone know how I can restore full view of these "Reply", "Reply All" and "Forward" buttons? I think I closed an area by mistake and can't for the life of me see how to get it back.

cancelling Disney+ and Hulu is well and good but it’s not a huge hit on an individual level but Disney adults? people who spend real money at the parks? you guys can make a dent, call ‘em up and tell them your vacation is postponed until they pull their heads out of their asses

This is probably a lot more effective than cancelling your Hulu subscription tho of c you can do both.

Post a female character you love. (Over to you, @janinaruth.bsky.social!)

I've just used the expression "going forward" in a translation, mainly to avoid overusing the word "future". It feels weird.

This episode looks at Miranda Richardson’s extraordinary performance as the young Queen Bess - memorably described by Richard Curtis as “a strange mixture of woman, child, nymphomaniac and tyrant” - and revisits quintessential Queenie moments in Blackadder II. shows.acast.com/663dc3b21f99...

Things that go through my head at tennis practice when I should be concentrating on the ball #57 Popeye did a lot to encourage kids to each spinach but no one ever talks about his casual littering.

And You Will Know Me By The Dead Guy On The Floor www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_sx...

A Maniac. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcDT...

Pet parrots which typically live alone (whilst those in the wild live in large flocks) were given the technology to call each other. They would use it for up to three hours a day, and developed favourite friends 💔 on.ft.com/3K05vhS

I’ve been rewatching the Coen Bros filmography this month and while drawing a Barton Fink illustration, it struck me how much their films feel like Far Side cartoons: funny, strange, clever, yet frequently inscrutable. Anyway here’s a thread!

Just proofreading one of my translations and have seen that I used "grow" as a transitive verb (e.g. "to grow a business"). I'm not sure if one shower is going to be enough.

Knitting but yeah... 🧶🧵🧶😁

I won’t be asking for extra salt and vinegar again.

OK, people: which is correct? (1) One in three people is affected (2) One in three people are affected The second one sounds more natural to me but I can't see any way of justifying it grammatically. @grammartable.bsky.social @bossproofreader.bsky.social

Nice to see Chris O'Dowd killing it in a straight role in the new series of Black Mirror, but gods was that episode (Common People) bleak, even by Black Mirror standards 🥺

Being a freelance translator is a good life. But it's easy to forget that when researching vaginal thrush at 5:45 in the morning for a large and urgent translation.

It might just be me being older, but cars these days have too much tech. I tried shifting into reverse, and it played a video of somebody getting run over by a car.

I don't want to overstate things, but nothing good has ever followed the word "moreover."

I Photoshop Paddington into a movie, TV show, or pop culture until I forget: Day 1641

Might be missing the point here slightly, but shouldn't it be "trodden on"?

Tim Walz: "Where are the don't tread on me people? You are being tread on every single day. These folks are enriching themselves. The most successful thing he's done is grift off the American people."

After my website host migrated to Microsoft 365 after sending warnings that read more than drunken hostage threats than reassuring guidelines and robbed me of my much-needed beauty sleep, I am pleased to announce that everything is now up and running on all devices a mere four days later.

As I've commented before, shock-horror headlines grab attention and clicks. "Most people in Britain are tolerant and dislike bigots" does not.

Just handed my wife down a jar from a high kitchen shelf and, as is my wont, broke into a rousing rendition of Randy Newman's "Short People". And then when I sat down at my desk to continue my translation, the next sentence was "It's lonely at the top", another Randy Newman song. Spooky, eh?

I bought my teenage niece some make-up (link provided by my sister) for her birthday last year and am still getting mails from the company's social media team saying things like "Tell us about yourself, doll". Well, I'm fully 50 and have a beard.

Sex is great and all but have you ever had complicated problems with your work email address and then suddenly see them all filter through again ...

© Andre Kohn. 'The Yellow Umbrella.' Oil on canvas, 51 × 88 cm.

My partner-in-podding @mocca1976.bsky.social and I are guests on the wonderful Fandomentals Podcast this week, nerding out about Blackadder for a change ...

I recently guested on my friend @ianwinick.bsky.social's podcast, "Lord of Adders Black". This special episode celebrated the greatest Irish sitcom ever - Father Ted! @lordofaddersblack.bsky.social Available everywhere, Acast link here: shorturl.at/uLbzN

Saw this on a friend’s page and decided to repost. Being a friend really means stepping up behind the scenes at times like this. And please don’t dismiss their concerns by trying to reassure them it’s all OK - just allow people the space to be worried, scared, whatever.

Shout outs to @indashadoz.bsky.social @ingenious76.bsky.social @allthatchas.bsky.social @ianwinick.bsky.social @topleighton.bsky.social And if you're fans of Japanese metal act #Loudness, #WilliamOnyeabor #LosPrisioneros #DogDetachment and #Kino, there's much to discuss....

Stolen from FB because we need it here too

In a special bonus episode of our Blackadder podcast, we will be looking at Father Ted. So if you've never checked out our podcast before because you weren't familiar with Blackadder, now's your chance 😜 #fatherted

Playing my music in the car while driving a teenage family friend somewhere, they ask "who is this? I really like it." Kid, let me introduce you to Leonard Cohen. You're gonna be allllllright.

Things that go through my head at tennis practice when I should be concentrating on the ball #57 I fucking HATE hidden tracks on CDs. If a song is good enough to be on an album, put it on the tracklisting. If it isn't, leave it off altogether.

Just used the expression "oodles of savoir-vivre" in a translation. Might change it during the editing phase but right now it feels good.

*sends nude her: is that the scene where e.t. gets sick?

Here's a recent article written for the Goon Show News, reproduced on my blog with kind permission. www.ianwinick.com/en/the-goon-...

Note to German companies: To any native English speaker who cares about language even a little bit, seeing German quotation marks on an English website is like watching a runner fall at the first hurdle. I could go on to talk about the misuse of "support", but I need to watch my blood pressure ...

Richard Dresser

Farage looks like he’s got half the shop under that coat

It took an Irish journalist, Claire Byrne, to hand Farage’s arse to him on a plate. Depressing not to see more of this in British broadcasting. Anyway, enjoy how the big mouth has nothing to say for once after she plays him some very embarrassing footage…

Well played sir, very well played.