Tom Freeman
@tomfreeman.bsky.social
Occasional editor and writer. Purveyor of half-baked opinions. Intermittently able to make my nieces laugh. (SnoozeInBrief on Twitter)
My blog on usage, editing and suchlike: https://stroppyeditor.wordpress.com
My blog on usage, editing and suchlike: https://stroppyeditor.wordpress.com
Just had an idea for Lord of the Rings as farce, where Gandalf really is just a conjurer of cheap tricks who somehow gets caught up in this world-changing epic, but then I realised that's just Rincewind. Oh well, back to the drawing board
December 26, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Just had an idea for Lord of the Rings as farce, where Gandalf really is just a conjurer of cheap tricks who somehow gets caught up in this world-changing epic, but then I realised that's just Rincewind. Oh well, back to the drawing board
The C21 equivalent of "what did I come in here for?" is going to wikipedia to look something up but then forgetting what
December 26, 2025 at 9:23 AM
The C21 equivalent of "what did I come in here for?" is going to wikipedia to look something up but then forgetting what
Status: physically don't want to eat or drink anything else but morally feel that I ought to
December 25, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Status: physically don't want to eat or drink anything else but morally feel that I ought to
And Thai-knee Tim, who did NOT shut up about the fact that his knees came from Thailand
December 25, 2025 at 6:36 PM
And Thai-knee Tim, who did NOT shut up about the fact that his knees came from Thailand
Merry Christmas to all the strange imaginary friends who live in my phone, hope you're having fun doing whatever it is you do when you're not posting x
December 25, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Merry Christmas to all the strange imaginary friends who live in my phone, hope you're having fun doing whatever it is you do when you're not posting x
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Really enjoying the sign on the lavatory door in my parents' church, which says:
"Jesus Christ has washed away your sins but you still need to wash your hands"
"Jesus Christ has washed away your sins but you still need to wash your hands"
December 25, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Really enjoying the sign on the lavatory door in my parents' church, which says:
"Jesus Christ has washed away your sins but you still need to wash your hands"
"Jesus Christ has washed away your sins but you still need to wash your hands"
And Ozymandias, who did NOT die, thereafter wandered around the lone and level sands himself, personally inviting any passing Mighty to look upon his Works and despair
December 25, 2025 at 9:09 AM
And Ozymandias, who did NOT die, thereafter wandered around the lone and level sands himself, personally inviting any passing Mighty to look upon his Works and despair
They generously permitted me to sleep across the diagonal
December 25, 2025 at 8:08 AM
They generously permitted me to sleep across the diagonal
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And Tiny Sim, who DID die
December 24, 2025 at 10:56 PM
And Tiny Sim, who DID die
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Searched back through Blue Sky for this.
Which is one of the best things I saw all year in any medium.
Which is one of the best things I saw all year in any medium.
This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.
December 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Searched back through Blue Sky for this.
Which is one of the best things I saw all year in any medium.
Which is one of the best things I saw all year in any medium.
While I respect the efforts of contemporary carol writers, I kind of need a carol to be something I heard dozens of times during childhood
December 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM
While I respect the efforts of contemporary carol writers, I kind of need a carol to be something I heard dozens of times during childhood
I have met
the boy
who is called
Tim Cratchit
and who
you were probably
thinking
was dead
Forgive me
he did NOT die
so tiny
and so cold
the boy
who is called
Tim Cratchit
and who
you were probably
thinking
was dead
Forgive me
he did NOT die
so tiny
and so cold
December 24, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I have met
the boy
who is called
Tim Cratchit
and who
you were probably
thinking
was dead
Forgive me
he did NOT die
so tiny
and so cold
the boy
who is called
Tim Cratchit
and who
you were probably
thinking
was dead
Forgive me
he did NOT die
so tiny
and so cold
Actually, lowly cattle sheds quite often stood in royal David's city
December 24, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Actually, lowly cattle sheds quite often stood in royal David's city
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Farage says it confidently, Davey, Polanski and Swinney refuse to say it. Starmer tries to avoid saying it by muttering in such a way that the left thinks he said it and the right think he refused wokely. Badenoch sings the wrong word by mistake then makes sure to say the slur on telly the day after
December 24, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Farage says it confidently, Davey, Polanski and Swinney refuse to say it. Starmer tries to avoid saying it by muttering in such a way that the left thinks he said it and the right think he refused wokely. Badenoch sings the wrong word by mistake then makes sure to say the slur on telly the day after
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The British political class: ah, Christmas. Finally a time to relax.
More in Common: WE ASKED THE BRITISH PUBLIC WHICH PARTY LEADER THEY THOUGHT WAS MOST LIKELY TO SAY THE SLUR IN FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK
More in Common: WE ASKED THE BRITISH PUBLIC WHICH PARTY LEADER THEY THOUGHT WAS MOST LIKELY TO SAY THE SLUR IN FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK
December 24, 2025 at 12:16 PM
The British political class: ah, Christmas. Finally a time to relax.
More in Common: WE ASKED THE BRITISH PUBLIC WHICH PARTY LEADER THEY THOUGHT WAS MOST LIKELY TO SAY THE SLUR IN FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK
More in Common: WE ASKED THE BRITISH PUBLIC WHICH PARTY LEADER THEY THOUGHT WAS MOST LIKELY TO SAY THE SLUR IN FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK
After chopping chillis, the number of times you need to wash your hands before it's safe to rub your eyes is: more than that
December 23, 2025 at 10:49 PM
After chopping chillis, the number of times you need to wash your hands before it's safe to rub your eyes is: more than that
Turns out that my nieces are, today, getting kittens. They don't know yet. Am expecting to hear the squeals of delight from a mile away
Ten years ago today I met Aphra and Ada, who my parents had got from the Blue Cross a week before. Love at first sight. They're less excitable than they used to be, but they still know an easy mark when they see one.
December 23, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Turns out that my nieces are, today, getting kittens. They don't know yet. Am expecting to hear the squeals of delight from a mile away
Ten years ago today I met Aphra and Ada, who my parents had got from the Blue Cross a week before. Love at first sight. They're less excitable than they used to be, but they still know an easy mark when they see one.
December 23, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Ten years ago today I met Aphra and Ada, who my parents had got from the Blue Cross a week before. Love at first sight. They're less excitable than they used to be, but they still know an easy mark when they see one.
Here comes the sun.
Breakthrough of the year? Renewable energy www.science.org/content/arti...
December 22, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Here comes the sun.
I'm assuming that this started when the Queen died, and it was a nod to that sketch from a few years back
But now Paddington has developed a taste for the souls of the famous
They are so much sweeter than marmalade
His hunger never ends
But now Paddington has developed a taste for the souls of the famous
They are so much sweeter than marmalade
His hunger never ends
December 22, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I'm assuming that this started when the Queen died, and it was a nod to that sketch from a few years back
But now Paddington has developed a taste for the souls of the famous
They are so much sweeter than marmalade
His hunger never ends
But now Paddington has developed a taste for the souls of the famous
They are so much sweeter than marmalade
His hunger never ends
That Kylie song is incredibly generic
December 22, 2025 at 5:14 PM
That Kylie song is incredibly generic
You know what I reckon would be fun round about now? A trip to Big Sainsbury's
December 22, 2025 at 1:12 PM
You know what I reckon would be fun round about now? A trip to Big Sainsbury's
My mum has been experimenting with using a Swiss roll concept instead of individual mince pies. The result has a little difficulty holding its shape, but it tastes good
December 21, 2025 at 10:49 PM
My mum has been experimenting with using a Swiss roll concept instead of individual mince pies. The result has a little difficulty holding its shape, but it tastes good