Alison
@alisondennison.bsky.social
@AlisonDennison on twitter (with the tree pic)
art history, TV, Sparks, film history, Marx Brothers
art history, TV, Sparks, film history, Marx Brothers
I'm afraid we've already passed the limit of my knowledge and ability to understand any of the context. I'm in over my head and can only apologise
November 16, 2025 at 10:18 PM
I'm afraid we've already passed the limit of my knowledge and ability to understand any of the context. I'm in over my head and can only apologise
Honestly it took me far too long to work out that wasn't what the headline meant. All sport writing is borderline impenetrable to me though
November 16, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Honestly it took me far too long to work out that wasn't what the headline meant. All sport writing is borderline impenetrable to me though
People would just think it was AI
(Accurate Impressions)
(Accurate Impressions)
November 16, 2025 at 2:41 PM
People would just think it was AI
(Accurate Impressions)
(Accurate Impressions)
Applause from the gangway
November 16, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Applause from the gangway
I recommend watching this with Irene - her multilingual skills were invaluable for translating the german bits, and she 100% agreed that my Katharine Hepburn impressions were "eerily accurate" and not at all irritating while the film was in progress
November 16, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I recommend watching this with Irene - her multilingual skills were invaluable for translating the german bits, and she 100% agreed that my Katharine Hepburn impressions were "eerily accurate" and not at all irritating while the film was in progress
If ever on a cruise with a partner I'm doing the:
"...Yes, ...you are" move whenever they look at a view and say it's beautiful, eat a prawn and say it's delicious, go kite surfing and saying it's terrifying etc, until they demand early debarkation
"...Yes, ...you are" move whenever they look at a view and say it's beautiful, eat a prawn and say it's delicious, go kite surfing and saying it's terrifying etc, until they demand early debarkation
November 16, 2025 at 11:08 AM
If ever on a cruise with a partner I'm doing the:
"...Yes, ...you are" move whenever they look at a view and say it's beautiful, eat a prawn and say it's delicious, go kite surfing and saying it's terrifying etc, until they demand early debarkation
"...Yes, ...you are" move whenever they look at a view and say it's beautiful, eat a prawn and say it's delicious, go kite surfing and saying it's terrifying etc, until they demand early debarkation
(leaving my typo because I'm an honest idiot)
November 15, 2025 at 6:22 PM
(leaving my typo because I'm an honest idiot)
M. Maigret maigrit, et pire, il perdit sa pipe
November 13, 2025 at 1:05 AM
M. Maigret maigrit, et pire, il perdit sa pipe
Agreed, although it would be nice to live in a world where your boss pays for everyone at work to go on holiday together for some reason
November 12, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Agreed, although it would be nice to live in a world where your boss pays for everyone at work to go on holiday together for some reason
I'll have to watch that one next
November 12, 2025 at 11:13 PM
I'll have to watch that one next
Sounds like David Barry was right! Thank you, I'm adding this to the Tarbuck diamond theft in my list of unexpected celeb arrests.
November 12, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Sounds like David Barry was right! Thank you, I'm adding this to the Tarbuck diamond theft in my list of unexpected celeb arrests.
Ha ha, I like the sound of that!
November 12, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Ha ha, I like the sound of that!
One of the posts on here that made me laugh the most was about all the killings in the plot of that film - but now I can neither find it, nor remember it, so you'll have to go purely on trust
November 12, 2025 at 9:32 PM
One of the posts on here that made me laugh the most was about all the killings in the plot of that film - but now I can neither find it, nor remember it, so you'll have to go purely on trust
The earliest recording is a bloke coming out of a factory, caught on camera in 1901
youtu.be/I64ewblmTUY?...
youtu.be/I64ewblmTUY?...
Parkgate Iron and Steel Co., Rotherham (1901)
YouTube video by BFI
youtu.be
November 12, 2025 at 9:22 PM
The earliest recording is a bloke coming out of a factory, caught on camera in 1901
youtu.be/I64ewblmTUY?...
youtu.be/I64ewblmTUY?...
Apparently that's just a popular myth, but I contest that as it's not the sort of thing people painted pictures of, or Jane Austen wrote about, there's nothing to say it might not be a true myth
November 12, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Apparently that's just a popular myth, but I contest that as it's not the sort of thing people painted pictures of, or Jane Austen wrote about, there's nothing to say it might not be a true myth
Example of a child flicking the Vs in the opening credits. I like to look for examples of this to try and prove how far back it goes. This is no help really as the film's from 1971; 70 years after the earliest recorded example
November 12, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Example of a child flicking the Vs in the opening credits. I like to look for examples of this to try and prove how far back it goes. This is no help really as the film's from 1971; 70 years after the earliest recorded example