The Alan Pike in France. Not any of the other ones.
@alanpike.bsky.social
Owner of a small coffee shop @cafe10terrasson.bsky.social in La France profonde. Flâneur if I had more time. Dessine-moi un mouton.
The GRO website appears to be 800px wide and I feel quite tearily nostalgic for the “olden days”. A simpler, more innocent time when the internet was a wonder.
February 11, 2025 at 4:42 PM
The GRO website appears to be 800px wide and I feel quite tearily nostalgic for the “olden days”. A simpler, more innocent time when the internet was a wonder.
Ricin. Not just for Bulgarian dissidents, it turns out. Also available in your friendly local Bio shop.
February 11, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Ricin. Not just for Bulgarian dissidents, it turns out. Also available in your friendly local Bio shop.
Just removed the bell from a microwave. Winning. At. Life.
January 9, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Just removed the bell from a microwave. Winning. At. Life.
We opened a coffee shop 6 months ago and so many people were « get a facebook page, get on insta » and aside from we’ve been busier than expected and mostly word of mouth, I’m very tempted to say duck the whole meta binfire. What thinks the hive mind?
January 8, 2025 at 9:45 AM
We opened a coffee shop 6 months ago and so many people were « get a facebook page, get on insta » and aside from we’ve been busier than expected and mostly word of mouth, I’m very tempted to say duck the whole meta binfire. What thinks the hive mind?
Reposted by The Alan Pike in France. Not any of the other ones.
Die neue Generation von Schlittenhunden ist irgendwie anders...
January 7, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Die neue Generation von Schlittenhunden ist irgendwie anders...
Can’t help but thinking that George Ezra needily whining on about someone « coming home for Christmas » is the exact reason that person IS NOT coming home for Christmas.
December 25, 2024 at 7:08 AM
Can’t help but thinking that George Ezra needily whining on about someone « coming home for Christmas » is the exact reason that person IS NOT coming home for Christmas.
TIL, courtesy of the Bodleian, so it must be true, that Edith Sitwell knitted socks for Alec Guiness. I WANT it to be true, dammit.
December 19, 2024 at 10:40 AM
TIL, courtesy of the Bodleian, so it must be true, that Edith Sitwell knitted socks for Alec Guiness. I WANT it to be true, dammit.
One of the things I love about learning French is the sheer *Frenchness* of the lessons. Here’s Reverso doing existentialism.
December 18, 2024 at 10:10 AM
One of the things I love about learning French is the sheer *Frenchness* of the lessons. Here’s Reverso doing existentialism.
Legend. Jean Le Cam, doing 20knots through the southern ocean competing in the Vendée Globe, manages to squeeze 4 “tactactac”s in a 2 min video while cooking confit geziers. Could he be cooler or more French? youtu.be/ccUBTtWyXUU?...
Point de situation avec Jean Le Cam | Vendée Globe 2024
YouTube video by Vendée Globe
youtu.be
December 17, 2024 at 6:57 PM
Legend. Jean Le Cam, doing 20knots through the southern ocean competing in the Vendée Globe, manages to squeeze 4 “tactactac”s in a 2 min video while cooking confit geziers. Could he be cooler or more French? youtu.be/ccUBTtWyXUU?...
Shit Duo says, this is a great one: I’m doing Spanish as a speaker of French (I know, I know). If I said “Cinq pâtés de maison” would you think 5 home made meaty pâtés, like me, google and DeepL thought? Or 5 city blocks, like only Reverso (and Duo) thought? Confused me for too long…
December 17, 2024 at 5:28 PM
Shit Duo says, this is a great one: I’m doing Spanish as a speaker of French (I know, I know). If I said “Cinq pâtés de maison” would you think 5 home made meaty pâtés, like me, google and DeepL thought? Or 5 city blocks, like only Reverso (and Duo) thought? Confused me for too long…
Reposted by The Alan Pike in France. Not any of the other ones.
Not sure who made this & when but fittingly came across it in my downloads folder today:
December 10, 2024 at 4:07 PM
Not sure who made this & when but fittingly came across it in my downloads folder today:
How is this a comfortable way to lie? Followed by: what? I was comfortable.
December 7, 2024 at 7:30 PM
How is this a comfortable way to lie? Followed by: what? I was comfortable.
France Inter have just reminded me of the linguistic twist that is « Pas terrible » which in the context of the French govt. means « Bad » Directly translated to British English it would mean « not terrible » which obviously means: « excellent ». Gets me every time. Can’t pass a budget? Great!
December 7, 2024 at 8:42 AM
France Inter have just reminded me of the linguistic twist that is « Pas terrible » which in the context of the French govt. means « Bad » Directly translated to British English it would mean « not terrible » which obviously means: « excellent ». Gets me every time. Can’t pass a budget? Great!
Reposted by The Alan Pike in France. Not any of the other ones.
i’m gonna just watch this at least once a day and i recommend everyone do the same
November 6, 2024 at 11:00 AM
i’m gonna just watch this at least once a day and i recommend everyone do the same
One simple skeet has rendered me a wistful mess of nostalgia for a past life. God, she’s good that @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com Christmassy feels, I guess.
pitch: in December every pub should keep at least a couple of tables free for people who can prove that they do actually spend money in pubs the rest of the year
December 5, 2024 at 5:54 PM
One simple skeet has rendered me a wistful mess of nostalgia for a past life. God, she’s good that @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com Christmassy feels, I guess.
Removed trap from blocked sink. Congratulated myself on not pouring the water from the bowl down the toilet not back down the sink. Then started washing the trap out IN THE SINK. Jesus H Christ.
December 3, 2024 at 10:36 AM
Removed trap from blocked sink. Congratulated myself on not pouring the water from the bowl down the toilet not back down the sink. Then started washing the trap out IN THE SINK. Jesus H Christ.
OK. Now also posting as my alter ego: @cafe10terrasson a small café in a small town in la France profonde. Tea, coffee, cakes and meals beside the Vézère. Dordogne/Correze borders, darling.
November 26, 2024 at 1:37 PM
OK. Now also posting as my alter ego: @cafe10terrasson a small café in a small town in la France profonde. Tea, coffee, cakes and meals beside the Vézère. Dordogne/Correze borders, darling.
Reposted by The Alan Pike in France. Not any of the other ones.
Got my #AdventCalendar all ready to hang up...
November 26, 2024 at 12:41 PM
Got my #AdventCalendar all ready to hang up...
It’s time to dig out this masterpiece of « graphic design in a language they were not entirely familiar with, or were they? » spotted in Carrefour a few years ago.
November 26, 2024 at 8:49 AM
It’s time to dig out this masterpiece of « graphic design in a language they were not entirely familiar with, or were they? » spotted in Carrefour a few years ago.
Holy moly Noz, you’ve excelled y’self:
November 25, 2024 at 1:44 PM
Holy moly Noz, you’ve excelled y’self:
Reposted by The Alan Pike in France. Not any of the other ones.
Voicemail's funeral
November 21, 2024 at 6:09 PM
Voicemail's funeral
Vézère/tree/mist content doesn’t have the same ring to it, but here we were this morning. Nithering.
November 22, 2024 at 11:08 AM
Vézère/tree/mist content doesn’t have the same ring to it, but here we were this morning. Nithering.
Seriously. I haven’t ever received a more beguilingly wrapped package. I wonder which Italian bicycle manufacturer it could have come from? 😍
November 21, 2024 at 2:36 PM
Seriously. I haven’t ever received a more beguilingly wrapped package. I wonder which Italian bicycle manufacturer it could have come from? 😍
Daphne. Such a queen.
November 21, 2024 at 11:14 AM
Daphne. Such a queen.
OK. This t shirt arrived randomly y’day. And it’s baffling: 1) We have never referred to the café as Dix. Always Numero 10. 2) 509 reasons? Eh? 3) What psychopath says cake and coffee? It’s coffee & cake. Like tea & biscuits. 4) it’s in English? It’s from a t shirt printer in Bordeaux? Eh?
November 17, 2024 at 12:07 PM
OK. This t shirt arrived randomly y’day. And it’s baffling: 1) We have never referred to the café as Dix. Always Numero 10. 2) 509 reasons? Eh? 3) What psychopath says cake and coffee? It’s coffee & cake. Like tea & biscuits. 4) it’s in English? It’s from a t shirt printer in Bordeaux? Eh?