UncleRobin
@unclerobin.bsky.social
ये दुनिया है या आलम-ए-बदहवासी? ہم دیکھیں گے۔
ne sais rien, non sono qui.
Victoria Concordia Crescit
manaakitanga
#Arsenal #linguistics #Aotearoa #Mysteries
https://robinwalter31.blogspot.com/
10 FAVOURITES: https://photos.app.goo.gl/qZL1zKgFuaZzEreX9
ne sais rien, non sono qui.
Victoria Concordia Crescit
manaakitanga
#Arsenal #linguistics #Aotearoa #Mysteries
https://robinwalter31.blogspot.com/
10 FAVOURITES: https://photos.app.goo.gl/qZL1zKgFuaZzEreX9
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UncleRobin
@unclerobin.bsky.social
· Jan 22
My Dramas, So Far
docs.google.com
I'm still VERY MUCH a Mastodon first social media kinda guy, but since I'm "here" a bit more often, and mostly for #KDrama #CDrama #JDrama stuff, here's my current list, having recently (Jan 2025) completed my 500th East Asian Drama.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
The book "Indo-European Language and Culture" proving conclusively that at least in its formative years, Armenian had not heard of Shrek
January 28, 2026 at 3:46 PM
The book "Indo-European Language and Culture" proving conclusively that at least in its formative years, Armenian had not heard of Shrek
Reposted by UncleRobin
#1song2Versions 2️⃣✖️
#MusicChallenge 🎶
@suoradellanotte.bsky.social
🗣 Alcazar
🔊 Crying At The Discoteque
🗣 Sophie Ellis-Bextor
🔊 Crying At The Discoteque
#MusicChallenge 🎶
@suoradellanotte.bsky.social
🗣 Alcazar
🔊 Crying At The Discoteque
🗣 Sophie Ellis-Bextor
🔊 Crying At The Discoteque
January 28, 2026 at 3:09 PM
#1song2Versions 2️⃣✖️
#MusicChallenge 🎶
@suoradellanotte.bsky.social
🗣 Alcazar
🔊 Crying At The Discoteque
🗣 Sophie Ellis-Bextor
🔊 Crying At The Discoteque
#MusicChallenge 🎶
@suoradellanotte.bsky.social
🗣 Alcazar
🔊 Crying At The Discoteque
🗣 Sophie Ellis-Bextor
🔊 Crying At The Discoteque
Reposted by UncleRobin
January 28, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Yourself but as a cartoon
January 28, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Yourself but as a cartoon
Some words in Hangul are easier to read for me than others, which is why the egregious error in this Instagram ad caught my attention immediately 😂
January 26, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Some words in Hangul are easier to read for me than others, which is why the egregious error in this Instagram ad caught my attention immediately 😂
Reposted by UncleRobin
File under "etymologies that make me irrationally upset"
The word ‘outrage’ consists of neither ‘out’ nor ‘rage’.
Instead, it comes from an Old French word for “excess”.
‘Outrage’ used to be pronounced /outridge/, just like ‘garbage’ is /garbidge/, but it was influenced by the unrelated word ‘rage’.
Zoom in on my new graphic to learn all about it:
Instead, it comes from an Old French word for “excess”.
‘Outrage’ used to be pronounced /outridge/, just like ‘garbage’ is /garbidge/, but it was influenced by the unrelated word ‘rage’.
Zoom in on my new graphic to learn all about it:
January 26, 2026 at 4:39 PM
File under "etymologies that make me irrationally upset"
Reposted by UncleRobin
Coming soon...
#IsmuasMonthOfMusic 🎼
#MusicChallenge 🎶
(please use both hashtags)
Early posting begins on January 31 at 10:00 PM CET (4:00 PM EST).
Check the alt text for the prompts, and the reply has a link to the feed (will be updated when the challenge starts).
@musicchallenge.bsky.social
#IsmuasMonthOfMusic 🎼
#MusicChallenge 🎶
(please use both hashtags)
Early posting begins on January 31 at 10:00 PM CET (4:00 PM EST).
Check the alt text for the prompts, and the reply has a link to the feed (will be updated when the challenge starts).
@musicchallenge.bsky.social
January 25, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Coming soon...
#IsmuasMonthOfMusic 🎼
#MusicChallenge 🎶
(please use both hashtags)
Early posting begins on January 31 at 10:00 PM CET (4:00 PM EST).
Check the alt text for the prompts, and the reply has a link to the feed (will be updated when the challenge starts).
@musicchallenge.bsky.social
#IsmuasMonthOfMusic 🎼
#MusicChallenge 🎶
(please use both hashtags)
Early posting begins on January 31 at 10:00 PM CET (4:00 PM EST).
Check the alt text for the prompts, and the reply has a link to the feed (will be updated when the challenge starts).
@musicchallenge.bsky.social
As a rule I couldn't give a fetid dingo kidney for celebrity endorsements of books I'm #Reading BUT in the @deanstpress.bsky.social "Mystery of Mr Jessop" the intro by Curtis Evans proved an exception. Learning that PLUM liked it enough to QUOTE from it left me very gruntled 😍 #Mystery #Booksky
January 25, 2026 at 9:56 PM
As a rule I couldn't give a fetid dingo kidney for celebrity endorsements of books I'm #Reading BUT in the @deanstpress.bsky.social "Mystery of Mr Jessop" the intro by Curtis Evans proved an exception. Learning that PLUM liked it enough to QUOTE from it left me very gruntled 😍 #Mystery #Booksky
It's Monday here now and this week's #MurderEveryMonday is "set in Scandinavia" so ofc this was the first one I thought of. Murders by the truckload AND a mystery: Bart Simpson wondered how any story where everybody dies could be so boring. 😆 #Reading #Booksky
crossexaminingcrime.com/murdereverym...
crossexaminingcrime.com/murdereverym...
January 25, 2026 at 11:06 AM
It's Monday here now and this week's #MurderEveryMonday is "set in Scandinavia" so ofc this was the first one I thought of. Murders by the truckload AND a mystery: Bart Simpson wondered how any story where everybody dies could be so boring. 😆 #Reading #Booksky
crossexaminingcrime.com/murdereverym...
crossexaminingcrime.com/murdereverym...
That ineffable sense of horror when you start a #cDrama and it IMMEDIATELY identifies itself as an ancient historical setting (according to most MDLers) #SniperButterfly
January 25, 2026 at 10:02 AM
That ineffable sense of horror when you start a #cDrama and it IMMEDIATELY identifies itself as an ancient historical setting (according to most MDLers) #SniperButterfly
8.5/10 for #jDrama #Anpan - only my 2nd asadora. True to life to the end: sweet, poignant, sad, upbeat. Now on to #SniperButterfly then my PTW, mostly catchup on #cDrama #jDrama & #kDrama I didn't get to last year. If 1 C-title seems VERY 'not me' the answer is: CCTV - I'm gonna give it a try😉
January 25, 2026 at 9:55 AM
Make a band tasty:
The ultimate cheat:
Red Hot Chilli Peppers😋🌶️
The ultimate cheat:
Red Hot Chilli Peppers😋🌶️
Make a band tasty:
Fleetwood Mac & Cheese
Fleetwood Mac & Cheese
Make a band tasty:
The Marzipan Volta
The Marzipan Volta
January 25, 2026 at 5:24 AM
Make a band tasty:
The ultimate cheat:
Red Hot Chilli Peppers😋🌶️
The ultimate cheat:
Red Hot Chilli Peppers😋🌶️
I've always thought the two best things about #kDrama #KillMeHealMe Were Ji Sung's outstanding performance as 7 characters and the song Auditory Hallucination. So seeing Ji Sung post a still from the Drama on his IG complete with audio from that song and a comment on the lyrics was 😍
January 24, 2026 at 10:48 PM
I've always thought the two best things about #kDrama #KillMeHealMe Were Ji Sung's outstanding performance as 7 characters and the song Auditory Hallucination. So seeing Ji Sung post a still from the Drama on his IG complete with audio from that song and a comment on the lyrics was 😍
#jDrama #Anpan is turning into a slog in the final 10. After 123/130 episodes I'd been hoping for some light at the end of the tunnel - especially since the eventual success of the character is a matter of historical record. But the writers have obviously decided the happy end should BE the END
January 24, 2026 at 10:59 AM
January 23, 2026 at 9:36 PM
2 questions for any L1 or L2 #Hindi speakers who see this:
First, what word or words come to mind first for you if translating the English word "man" into Hindi?
Second, how would you translate "बीर" (or possibly "वीर")?
#LanguageLearning
I will explain why I ask if I get any responses 😁
First, what word or words come to mind first for you if translating the English word "man" into Hindi?
Second, how would you translate "बीर" (or possibly "वीर")?
#LanguageLearning
I will explain why I ask if I get any responses 😁
January 23, 2026 at 10:02 AM
2 questions for any L1 or L2 #Hindi speakers who see this:
First, what word or words come to mind first for you if translating the English word "man" into Hindi?
Second, how would you translate "बीर" (or possibly "वीर")?
#LanguageLearning
I will explain why I ask if I get any responses 😁
First, what word or words come to mind first for you if translating the English word "man" into Hindi?
Second, how would you translate "बीर" (or possibly "वीर")?
#LanguageLearning
I will explain why I ask if I get any responses 😁
#Reading Laura Spinney's fascinating book "Proto" this quote made me think of the fine #cDrama #ToTheWonder
"The Altai are beautiful. Prehistoric people would have been as sensitive to natural beauty as we are"
The stunning beauty of the Altai is a star of that show 😍 #linguistics #History
"The Altai are beautiful. Prehistoric people would have been as sensitive to natural beauty as we are"
The stunning beauty of the Altai is a star of that show 😍 #linguistics #History
January 23, 2026 at 7:00 AM
#Reading Laura Spinney's fascinating book "Proto" this quote made me think of the fine #cDrama #ToTheWonder
"The Altai are beautiful. Prehistoric people would have been as sensitive to natural beauty as we are"
The stunning beauty of the Altai is a star of that show 😍 #linguistics #History
"The Altai are beautiful. Prehistoric people would have been as sensitive to natural beauty as we are"
The stunning beauty of the Altai is a star of that show 😍 #linguistics #History
January 23, 2026 at 1:57 AM
#readandplay (595)
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
Kasam Tumhaari Main Ro Padungi, Ro Padungi
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRdd...
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
Kasam Tumhaari Main Ro Padungi, Ro Padungi
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRdd...
January 23, 2026 at 1:31 AM
#readandplay (595)
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
Kasam Tumhaari Main Ro Padungi, Ro Padungi
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRdd...
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
Kasam Tumhaari Main Ro Padungi, Ro Padungi
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRdd...
#1song2versions
#MusicChallenge
Que sera sera
Pink Martini
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zccv...
Doris Day
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZbK...
#MusicChallenge
Que sera sera
Pink Martini
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zccv...
Doris Day
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZbK...
www.youtube.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:10 PM
#1song2versions
#MusicChallenge
Que sera sera
Pink Martini
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zccv...
Doris Day
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZbK...
#MusicChallenge
Que sera sera
Pink Martini
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zccv...
Doris Day
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZbK...
This VERY useful link just let me know that an old Kiwi song is restricted in only 2 countries: Russia and Somalia. An odd pair, I think 😀
#IsmuasMonthOfMusic 🎼
#MusicChallenge 🎶
#MusicSky
Dear music lovers,
If you are wondering whether a YouTube video is blocked in certain countries, I have found a website where you can check.
#MusicChallenge 🎶
#MusicSky
Dear music lovers,
If you are wondering whether a YouTube video is blocked in certain countries, I have found a website where you can check.
WatanNetwork YouTube region restriction checker | Check YouTube Video Region Restrictions Online
WatanNetwork online tool lets you see check any YouTube video to see in which countries it is blocked
watannetwork.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:22 PM
This VERY useful link just let me know that an old Kiwi song is restricted in only 2 countries: Russia and Somalia. An odd pair, I think 😀