Neal Doran
@nealdoran.bsky.social
You won’t get anything out of me that easily…
Ah, the paucity of American English vocabulary…
November 14, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Ah, the paucity of American English vocabulary…
To be honest, I don’t think it deserves a treat.
September 28, 2025 at 9:20 AM
To be honest, I don’t think it deserves a treat.
Can’t believe this isn’t a valid word on NYT Spelling Bee.
September 2, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Can’t believe this isn’t a valid word on NYT Spelling Bee.
It was this sentence that ultimately convinced I’m going to have to put this album on right now…
August 9, 2025 at 3:34 PM
It was this sentence that ultimately convinced I’m going to have to put this album on right now…
Credit to Meta, they’ve trained the Llama AI well…
April 4, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Credit to Meta, they’ve trained the Llama AI well…
Reposted by Neal Doran
As the director of the new Bob Dylan film also made the Johnny Cash one, surely someone in Hollywood is pitching a Marvel-style universe with loads of films about 1960s/70s musicians... leading up to a big Avengers one about the Travelling Willburys.
January 28, 2025 at 10:07 AM
As the director of the new Bob Dylan film also made the Johnny Cash one, surely someone in Hollywood is pitching a Marvel-style universe with loads of films about 1960s/70s musicians... leading up to a big Avengers one about the Travelling Willburys.
In the other place I’m getting a lot of shoe ads offering ‘Buy One Get One Free!’, which… is how shoes are normally sold anyway?
January 22, 2025 at 8:07 PM
In the other place I’m getting a lot of shoe ads offering ‘Buy One Get One Free!’, which… is how shoes are normally sold anyway?
Reposted by Neal Doran
I have a big ask. My 9yo son is autistic and he’s been raising a betta fish he named Kevin. Yesterday He asked if he could “share a photo of Kevin with the whole world“. I don’t know if this will work, but a dad’s gotta try. Like and share if that’s your thing. Kevin says hi! 🐟👋
January 21, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I have a big ask. My 9yo son is autistic and he’s been raising a betta fish he named Kevin. Yesterday He asked if he could “share a photo of Kevin with the whole world“. I don’t know if this will work, but a dad’s gotta try. Like and share if that’s your thing. Kevin says hi! 🐟👋
Perfectly good words not in the NYT Spelling Bee today:
Croft
Toff
Croft
Toff
Perfectly good words not in the NYT Spelling Bee today:
Pipped
Pooed
Pipped
Pooed
Perfectly good words not in the NYT Spelling Bee today:
Oche
Choc
Some vulgar ones too…
Oche
Choc
Some vulgar ones too…
December 18, 2024 at 9:44 AM
Perfectly good words not in the NYT Spelling Bee today:
Croft
Toff
Croft
Toff
Perfectly good words not in the NYT Spelling Bee today:
Pipped
Pooed
Pipped
Pooed
Perfectly good words not in the NYT Spelling Bee today:
Oche
Choc
Some vulgar ones too…
Oche
Choc
Some vulgar ones too…
Perfectly good words not in the NYT Spelling Bee today:
Tarty
(Possibly derogatory…)
Tarty
(Possibly derogatory…)
December 16, 2024 at 9:11 AM
Perfectly good words not in the NYT Spelling Bee today:
Pipped
Pooed
Pipped
Pooed
He’s making a list,
He’s checking it once,
He’s got a fairly good idea who’s been naughty or nice anyway,
Santa Claus is really phoning it in this year.
He’s checking it once,
He’s got a fairly good idea who’s been naughty or nice anyway,
Santa Claus is really phoning it in this year.
December 16, 2024 at 8:15 AM
He’s making a list,
He’s checking it once,
He’s got a fairly good idea who’s been naughty or nice anyway,
Santa Claus is really phoning it in this year.
He’s checking it once,
He’s got a fairly good idea who’s been naughty or nice anyway,
Santa Claus is really phoning it in this year.
Perfectly good words not in the NYT Spelling Bee today:
Oche
Choc
Some vulgar ones too…
Oche
Choc
Some vulgar ones too…
Perfectly good words not in the NYT Spelling Bee today:
Tarty
(Possibly derogatory…)
Tarty
(Possibly derogatory…)
Perfectly good words not in the NYT Spelling Bee today:
zoot
zoot
December 14, 2024 at 9:16 AM
Perfectly good words not in the NYT Spelling Bee today:
Oche
Choc
Some vulgar ones too…
Oche
Choc
Some vulgar ones too…
Reposted by Neal Doran
Christmas jumper day.
December 13, 2024 at 12:23 PM
Christmas jumper day.
Perfectly good words not in the NYT Spelling Bee today:
Tarty
(Possibly derogatory…)
Tarty
(Possibly derogatory…)
Perfectly good words not in the NYT Spelling Bee today:
zoot
zoot
Perfectly good words not in the NYT Spelling Bee today:
Botty
Totty
Yobbo
Bobby
December 13, 2024 at 8:32 AM
Perfectly good words not in the NYT Spelling Bee today:
Tarty
(Possibly derogatory…)
Tarty
(Possibly derogatory…)
It’s always Elf on the Shelf, and never Elf who’s happy to focus on his career right now and doesn’t need the validation of a relationship actually…
December 12, 2024 at 3:57 PM
It’s always Elf on the Shelf, and never Elf who’s happy to focus on his career right now and doesn’t need the validation of a relationship actually…
Perfectly good words not in the NYT Spelling Bee today:
zoot
zoot
Perfectly good words not in the NYT Spelling Bee today:
Botty
Totty
Yobbo
Bobby
Perfectly good words not in the NYT Spelling Bee today:
Nippily
Nipply
Poly
(OK, reaching a bit this time…)
Nippily
Nipply
Poly
(OK, reaching a bit this time…)
December 12, 2024 at 9:12 AM
Perfectly good words not in the NYT Spelling Bee today:
zoot
zoot
Perfectly good words not in the NYT Spelling Bee today:
Botty
Totty
Yobbo
Bobby
Perfectly good words not in the NYT Spelling Bee today:
Nippily
Nipply
Poly
(OK, reaching a bit this time…)
Nippily
Nipply
Poly
(OK, reaching a bit this time…)
Perfectly good words not in the NYT Spelling Bee today:
Untrod
Groundnut
Odour
Grot
Gurn
Drongo
Untrod
Groundnut
Odour
Grot
Gurn
Drongo
December 11, 2024 at 8:31 AM
Perfectly good words not in the NYT Spelling Bee today:
Botty
Totty
Yobbo
Bobby
Perfectly good words not in the NYT Spelling Bee today:
Nippily
Nipply
Poly
(OK, reaching a bit this time…)
Nippily
Nipply
Poly
(OK, reaching a bit this time…)
Perfectly good words not in the NYT Spelling Bee today:
Untrod
Groundnut
Odour
Grot
Gurn
Drongo
Untrod
Groundnut
Odour
Grot
Gurn
Drongo
Perfectly good words not in the NYT Spelling Bee today:
Mank
Keema
Mank
Keema
December 6, 2024 at 9:35 AM
Perfectly good words not in the NYT Spelling Bee today:
Nippily
Nipply
Poly
(OK, reaching a bit this time…)
Nippily
Nipply
Poly
(OK, reaching a bit this time…)
Yeah right. I fell for this with Bluesky Keanu, and won’t be fooled again…
Come on! It's GEOFF! From EVERYTHING!
Thank you for the shout-out! A LOT of people are ignoring my follows. I THINK it's technical and not my rebarbative personality.🤓 I mean, look at that face.
December 5, 2024 at 7:01 PM
Yeah right. I fell for this with Bluesky Keanu, and won’t be fooled again…
The tone was almost perfect. Obviously I am a prettyface. It was just the lack of etymology explaining it’s an old Scots Gaelic word meaning a frustratingly patchy beard that gave the game away…
December 5, 2024 at 2:32 PM
The tone was almost perfect. Obviously I am a prettyface. It was just the lack of etymology explaining it’s an old Scots Gaelic word meaning a frustratingly patchy beard that gave the game away…
Perfectly good words not in the NYT Spelling Bee today:
Untrod
Groundnut
Odour
Grot
Gurn
Drongo
Untrod
Groundnut
Odour
Grot
Gurn
Drongo
Perfectly good words not in the NYT Spelling Bee today:
Mank
Keema
Mank
Keema
Perfectly good English words not in the NYT Spelling Bee today:
Ling
Ligging
Actually, not too bad…
Ling
Ligging
Actually, not too bad…
December 5, 2024 at 9:46 AM
Perfectly good words not in the NYT Spelling Bee today:
Untrod
Groundnut
Odour
Grot
Gurn
Drongo
Untrod
Groundnut
Odour
Grot
Gurn
Drongo
Reposted by Neal Doran
#LiteraryAdventCalendar Day 4. From The Fortune of War by Patrick O'Brian: a 19th century ship's surgeon attempts to drink a cup of tea made by an American.
December 4, 2024 at 8:36 AM
#LiteraryAdventCalendar Day 4. From The Fortune of War by Patrick O'Brian: a 19th century ship's surgeon attempts to drink a cup of tea made by an American.