If you like cryptic crosswords repost this

here's a handy mnemonic for remembering how this type of switch works: O = it's Off I = It's on

A happy and peaceful Christmas to all our followers.

Learned today that “Galápagos” comes from a Spanish word for tortoise, meaning that “Galápagos Tortoise” is, in fact, a tortology

I got such a good response for my classics yesterday, I'm putting them up for sale at my Etsy store! toddalcottgraphics.etsy.com

I miss the @secondmentions.bsky.social Christmas countdown.

I keep thinking about the fact that I became a proofreader because I love rules. I am not a maverick. Nor am I entirely sure the structure ‘to be a maverick at’ exists. (goes off to check, regretting not having done so before posting)

On the 'Merrily' pro-shot: I'd probably be delighted with it if I'd also seen the Broadway show. But as I hadn't, I'd prefer more wide shots, especially of the ensemble pieces. That said, the close-ups of the main characters gave me depth I hadn't got from seeing stage performances. So I loved it.

Useful link if you've just realised your life would be immeasurably improved by seeing Sondheim's 2023 Broadway 'Merrily' pro-shot in the next two weeks (list of UK cinemas showing it): www.fathomentertainment.com/releases/mer...

This sounded nice until I read there is a real-life reindeer there, which made me decide NOT to go. Read: headlines.peta.org/christmas-li...

My harvest. What a surprise.

As soon as I win the lottery, I'm going to donate enough to finance ALL the Sondheims.

Pantone ‘Stained Glass’ door by Italian designer Armin Blasbichler

You're still somehow part of my life, and you won't go away.

Remembering this man today.

Forever grateful to this man.

Please alert the Typography Crimes Division in The Hague.

How delightfully quaint some of these old Devon village names are, their etymologies lost in the mists of time.

It's the Seasonal Reposting Competition! Repost this over the weekend, and on Sunday one lucky person will win a signed copy of one of my books. For you or the #crossword addict in your life: 50 fiendish @theguardian.com #puzzles and all the stories behind them: boatmancryptics.co.uk/crossword-bo...

My husband @mjowen174.bsky.social is very down. He’s struggling to find any work at the moment. He’s a brilliant writer and has written for Dangermouse, Private Eye and many more… If you need a writer have a look at his website and please repost. www.mathew-owen.co.uk Thank you

This made me think of the many splendid posts of @mooseallain.bsky.social.

Lights in the windows. #BlueskyArtShow #glow 📷 #photography

Or a signed copy of *How Comics Are Made*, my romp through the history of making newspaper comics and printing them? glog.glennf.com/hcwm-store/h... Features interviews with Garry Trudeau, Lynn Johnston, and Bill Watterson. Unsigned copies at bookstores worldwide: howcomicsaremade.ink#preorder

Thank you, Robert Redford (as The Sundance Kid), for showing 14-year-old me just why boys might be worth bothering with (and for making me set impossibly high standards).

’Lots of people looked very closely at the designs and none of us picked it up.’ Seriously thinking of changing my company name so I can start posting these with the comment ‘Should have gone to Textsavers.’ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

If I’m being honest, I’m feeling pretty crap about my small business. It’s so bloody difficult at the moment with rising costs, US tariffs, Brexit nonsense and the threat of AI. Please have a look at what I do and repost to spread the word gailmyerscough.co.uk

Does anyone else routinely wonder about Flight 18 to Barcelona and what happened when April didn’t show up for work? #Sondheim

🎶Sondheim never leaves you, Even at the store 🎶

LOVE SONG FOR STEPHEN A tribute to the brilliance of Stephen Sondheim, SIMON DE DENEY weaves both classic and surprising songs from his musicals including COMPANY, FOLLIES, MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG, SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE, and SWEENEY TODD. 📆30 August 🎟bit.ly/lovesongforstephen

It’s hot up here. #Sondheim

I am the largest language model anyone could ever need I’m trained on hefty datasets that no one sane would ever read I’ll answer any question with great eloquence and attitude As long as you indulge me with a little factual latitude stroppyeditor.wordpress.com/2025/07/29/t...

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Looking forward to seeing DAODS performing Sondheim’s ‘Company’ this week at Heathfields Hall, Dartford. Love supporting ‘amateur’ theatre, and I’m always impressed; my 14th Sondheim show this year! www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/dar...

Please share. Trying to find my brother. It's been 5 days

I saw Cast Z and they were also stellar. The same actors played Guiteau (Matthew Arnold) and Byck (Isaac Wray) in the show I saw, and they were standouts for me.

You may recall that I was caught up in the collapse of publishers Unbound. I now have the rights to my book Why Do Birds Suddenly Disappear? And I have a lot of them to get rid of. So if you felt like buying one I might see my office floor again before 2027. levparikian.com/index.php/pr...

I’m one of the authors caught up in publisher Unbound’s demise. I have 30 copies of my houseplant book Legends of the Leaf to sell. £10 direct from me or £12 on eBay. I can sign it for you and I’ll pop in a couple of lovely houseplant cards/postcards for you. www.ebay.co.uk/itm/26731322...

Last year, I posted the 18 shows in my Year Of Sondheim over on the other place. But now I have so few followers here, I haven’t posted much. So, I’m about to see my 12th Sondheim show of the year, at the RAM. Rather appropriately for the date and for what’s happening over there, it’s ‘Assassins’.

I hope this has made it to the thread @mooseallain.bsky.social started.

Its little ‘arms’.

Gazpacho is one of the main revenge dishes.

Next up in our Camden Fringe lineup- IT HAPPENED TO ME In 1962, Frank Sinatra was his best buddy and his brother-in-law was none other than the President. Now he sits alone on Christmas Eve with only a plastic capsule of cocaine for company. Where did it all go wrong? 📆 6-9 August 🎟Link in bio

Hello! It doesn’t cost anything to repost but it helps me spread the word about my small business. My online shop is full of bold & colourful prints, homewares, accessories and stationery. I’m also available for freelance design work and art licensing. gailmyerscough.co.uk

Malapropisms are spreading like wildflower.

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at our phones

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