Jack Lynch
@jacklynch000.bsky.social
Extinguished Perfesser of English at Ruckers–Nork; mooseophile; wine guzzler; author of many books, a few of them readable; harmless eccentric.
C18 BritLit, dictionaries, book history, fakery, life-writing, political smartassery.
https://jacklynch.net
C18 BritLit, dictionaries, book history, fakery, life-writing, political smartassery.
https://jacklynch.net
If you’re looking for professions where failure is never held against you, there’s always a step down to US Senator, corporate CEO, political pundit, and university president.
November 10, 2025 at 6:53 PM
If you’re looking for professions where failure is never held against you, there’s always a step down to US Senator, corporate CEO, political pundit, and university president.
Hearty congratulations!
November 10, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Hearty congratulations!
Seriously unfair to Trump.
What he was really thinking was “Sucker! Obama got just $40 million? — I’ve fleeced the taxpayer for WAY more than that.”
What he was really thinking was “Sucker! Obama got just $40 million? — I’ve fleeced the taxpayer for WAY more than that.”
November 9, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Seriously unfair to Trump.
What he was really thinking was “Sucker! Obama got just $40 million? — I’ve fleeced the taxpayer for WAY more than that.”
What he was really thinking was “Sucker! Obama got just $40 million? — I’ve fleeced the taxpayer for WAY more than that.”
Everyone knows ancient Romans speak in a plummy RP public-school English accent.
November 9, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Everyone knows ancient Romans speak in a plummy RP public-school English accent.
Oh, well. It was nice while it lasted.
November 8, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Oh, well. It was nice while it lasted.
Cheers to @andrewhunterm.bsky.social and @schreiberland.bsky.social for reaching out to the vast audience of dix-huitiemistes who dig pornographic poetry and vicious, out-of-control baboons.*
* Or mandrills.
* Or mandrills.
November 7, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Cheers to @andrewhunterm.bsky.social and @schreiberland.bsky.social for reaching out to the vast audience of dix-huitiemistes who dig pornographic poetry and vicious, out-of-control baboons.*
* Or mandrills.
* Or mandrills.
Good ol’ Jataxan W. Magpote! Why, I haven’t heard from him since high school. I’m glad to see he’s found work in the book-promotion business.
November 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Good ol’ Jataxan W. Magpote! Why, I haven’t heard from him since high school. I’m glad to see he’s found work in the book-promotion business.
I still occasionally wake up in a cold sweat, screaming, at traumatic memories of Vegemite.
November 7, 2025 at 4:32 AM
I still occasionally wake up in a cold sweat, screaming, at traumatic memories of Vegemite.
Compared to $1,000 a gallon, the current average of $3.08 is pretty close to $2.
November 7, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Compared to $1,000 a gallon, the current average of $3.08 is pretty close to $2.
Wanna place odds on whether I’ll be able to get home tonight?
November 6, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Wanna place odds on whether I’ll be able to get home tonight?
I always try to live my life by that simple mantra.
November 6, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I always try to live my life by that simple mantra.