A Southerner Up North
@steamedjams.bsky.social
Musician, linguist, etcetera, just some guy living in the North West of England trying to get by
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Duolingo replacement number 1: £2.99 charity shop find
@tomswarbrick.bsky.social that last caller. Glad to have nimbleness thrust upon my generation, thanks for that
December 5, 2025 at 5:25 PM
@tomswarbrick.bsky.social that last caller. Glad to have nimbleness thrust upon my generation, thanks for that
Desperately trying not to burst out laughing in Tesco
September 3, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Desperately trying not to burst out laughing in Tesco
Unflattering camera angle
September 2, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Unflattering camera angle
What's the name of the multilingual duo singing in Time Square at the #warrington #mela right now? They're not in the schedule and I'd love to follow them but I missed the name 😭
August 31, 2025 at 11:47 AM
What's the name of the multilingual duo singing in Time Square at the #warrington #mela right now? They're not in the schedule and I'd love to follow them but I missed the name 😭
Timeline cleanse: consoling my cat whole trying to film my new train
August 29, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Timeline cleanse: consoling my cat whole trying to film my new train
@natashadevon.bsky.social leaving videos like in Ricky Gervais's Afterlife is healthier than an AI model
August 16, 2025 at 7:34 PM
@natashadevon.bsky.social leaving videos like in Ricky Gervais's Afterlife is healthier than an AI model
@natashadevon.bsky.social @lbc.co.uk just tuned in 3 minutes ago but unless I've pieces this conversation together wrongly, this is literally an episode of Black Mirror! I now pity both satire and sci-fi writers en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Be_Righ...
Be Right Back - Wikipedia
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August 16, 2025 at 7:13 PM
@natashadevon.bsky.social @lbc.co.uk just tuned in 3 minutes ago but unless I've pieces this conversation together wrongly, this is literally an episode of Black Mirror! I now pity both satire and sci-fi writers en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Be_Righ...
Lol Darren Grimes' name got booed at the #DurhamMinersGala
July 12, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Lol Darren Grimes' name got booed at the #DurhamMinersGala
@simonmarksfsn.bsky.social would caller Nick agree that "mental health is the new back ache" is the new "life unworthy of life"?
June 26, 2025 at 6:41 PM
@simonmarksfsn.bsky.social would caller Nick agree that "mental health is the new back ache" is the new "life unworthy of life"?
@simonmarksfsn.bsky.social would caller Nick agree that "mental health is the new back ache" is the new "life unworthy of life"?
June 26, 2025 at 6:41 PM
@simonmarksfsn.bsky.social would caller Nick agree that "mental health is the new back ache" is the new "life unworthy of life"?
Whenever anyone says problematic I feel an urge to say
It's problematic
It's systematic
...
It's hyyyydromatic
It's problematic
It's systematic
...
It's hyyyydromatic
June 24, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Whenever anyone says problematic I feel an urge to say
It's problematic
It's systematic
...
It's hyyyydromatic
It's problematic
It's systematic
...
It's hyyyydromatic
So when are the JFK Reloaded people making a Ryan Wesley Routh sequel
June 11, 2025 at 5:45 PM
So when are the JFK Reloaded people making a Ryan Wesley Routh sequel
@matthew-wright.bsky.social re public information films, check out the banned northern Irish road safety ads. They stuck with me
June 1, 2025 at 8:36 AM
@matthew-wright.bsky.social re public information films, check out the banned northern Irish road safety ads. They stuck with me
Call me a woke ADHD hypersensitive millennial, but does anyone else find certain laughing emojis off-putting or extra condescending when the top lip is convex instead of concave? Compare these two fuckers. I hate the top one.
May 31, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Call me a woke ADHD hypersensitive millennial, but does anyone else find certain laughing emojis off-putting or extra condescending when the top lip is convex instead of concave? Compare these two fuckers. I hate the top one.
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Can we normalize neurodiversity?
May 28, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Can we normalize neurodiversity?
I asked my Mexican friend what the Japanese word for Hurricane was. He said, "hayate, gringo", so I guess I'll ask someone else.
May 27, 2025 at 5:08 AM
I asked my Mexican friend what the Japanese word for Hurricane was. He said, "hayate, gringo", so I guess I'll ask someone else.
I know I have like no reach here but gonna soapbox anyway for anyone passing by.
I deleted my Duo account a few weeks ago and wow did it not take long to feel vindicated.
I deleted my Duo account a few weeks ago and wow did it not take long to feel vindicated.
May 21, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I know I have like no reach here but gonna soapbox anyway for anyone passing by.
I deleted my Duo account a few weeks ago and wow did it not take long to feel vindicated.
I deleted my Duo account a few weeks ago and wow did it not take long to feel vindicated.
Reposted by A Southerner Up North
POV you have a sandwich
May 12, 2025 at 11:16 AM
POV you have a sandwich
Duolingo replacement number 1: £2.99 charity shop find
May 5, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Duolingo replacement number 1: £2.99 charity shop find
Posting this in the hope that there's an amateur language enjoyer Bluesky. After 10+ years on the app (then site) and 5ish years a premium user, I've set my Duolingo account for deletion following the news.
May 1, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Posting this in the hope that there's an amateur language enjoyer Bluesky. After 10+ years on the app (then site) and 5ish years a premium user, I've set my Duolingo account for deletion following the news.
I have a lexical challenge for @susiedent.com
I've been pondering this on and off for ages: the verbs envision, imagine, picture all revolve around sight, seeing with your mind's eye, but what's the audio version? Hearing with your mind's ear, as it were.
I've been pondering this on and off for ages: the verbs envision, imagine, picture all revolve around sight, seeing with your mind's eye, but what's the audio version? Hearing with your mind's ear, as it were.
November 28, 2024 at 3:46 PM
I have a lexical challenge for @susiedent.com
I've been pondering this on and off for ages: the verbs envision, imagine, picture all revolve around sight, seeing with your mind's eye, but what's the audio version? Hearing with your mind's ear, as it were.
I've been pondering this on and off for ages: the verbs envision, imagine, picture all revolve around sight, seeing with your mind's eye, but what's the audio version? Hearing with your mind's ear, as it were.
I really got this app in September 2023 and never posted again. Better upload some of my favourited photos since then I guess.
November 18, 2024 at 9:01 AM
I really got this app in September 2023 and never posted again. Better upload some of my favourited photos since then I guess.
Have finally deactivated twitter. Here's my cat
September 2, 2023 at 8:08 AM
Have finally deactivated twitter. Here's my cat