@linguagroover.bsky.social
Sub/copy editor for hire (including football and horse racing as well as ‘intellectual’ stuff); CertTESOL coach; ale, cider, wine, gin, whisky, rum, terrier wrangler; biology PhD; republican atheologian; mental health first aider; Hammer. Chat-wary.
Meanwhile, over in the Other Place…
November 25, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Meanwhile, over in the Other Place…
A round-robin book review invitation that shows someone’s irony bypass procedure has been successful…
November 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
A round-robin book review invitation that shows someone’s irony bypass procedure has been successful…
Meanwhile, in the Other Place… #BillyGraham
November 23, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Meanwhile, in the Other Place… #BillyGraham
England complete their World Cup qualification in Tirana, with a record of eight wins from eight matches, 22 goals scored and none conceded. So onward and upward to North America next summer – what could possibly go wrong? #ALBENG 0-2
November 16, 2025 at 7:04 PM
England complete their World Cup qualification in Tirana, with a record of eight wins from eight matches, 22 goals scored and none conceded. So onward and upward to North America next summer – what could possibly go wrong? #ALBENG 0-2
However ineptly edited, a piece of journalism not published or broadcast in a given jurisdiction is unlikely to be defamatory in that jurisdiction. If the subject of that piece of journalism already has a sketchy reputation, proving reputational damage could be difficult.
November 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
However ineptly edited, a piece of journalism not published or broadcast in a given jurisdiction is unlikely to be defamatory in that jurisdiction. If the subject of that piece of journalism already has a sketchy reputation, proving reputational damage could be difficult.
Meanwhile, over in the Other Place…
November 15, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Meanwhile, over in the Other Place…
Bard vibes: Sky News going a bit Shakespearean, but of course the headline should read ‘Police and crime commissioners not to be…’
November 13, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Bard vibes: Sky News going a bit Shakespearean, but of course the headline should read ‘Police and crime commissioners not to be…’
Auntie in distress: Lord Gnome’s latest organ has arrived…
November 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Auntie in distress: Lord Gnome’s latest organ has arrived…
This TV advert for a funeral operator has made me wonder whether folk music could have an image problem…
November 12, 2025 at 1:54 PM
This TV advert for a funeral operator has made me wonder whether folk music could have an image problem…
When any would-be messiah will do…
November 11, 2025 at 3:32 PM
When any would-be messiah will do…
Meanwhile, in the Other Place…
November 9, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Meanwhile, in the Other Place…
When there was the mass social media decamp, aka the Twitter Xodus, with various explanations/justifications, I decided to stay. I continue in my small way to try to ‘fight the good fight’ against the purveyors, whether the quick or the dead, of Jesus woo. You’re welcome… 😬
November 6, 2025 at 9:57 AM
When there was the mass social media decamp, aka the Twitter Xodus, with various explanations/justifications, I decided to stay. I continue in my small way to try to ‘fight the good fight’ against the purveyors, whether the quick or the dead, of Jesus woo. You’re welcome… 😬
Calling all Francophones: I don’t believe everything I see online, honest, but this looks promising… #ChatGPT ‘Chat, j’ai pété.’ – ‘Cat, I farted.’
November 3, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Calling all Francophones: I don’t believe everything I see online, honest, but this looks promising… #ChatGPT ‘Chat, j’ai pété.’ – ‘Cat, I farted.’
An atheist republican reflects: I presume there will be a special service and blessing of the royal estate boundaries led by the incoming Archbishop of Canterbury at Sandringham to welcome the parish’s new permanent internal exile ‘AMW’…
October 30, 2025 at 9:51 PM
An atheist republican reflects: I presume there will be a special service and blessing of the royal estate boundaries led by the incoming Archbishop of Canterbury at Sandringham to welcome the parish’s new permanent internal exile ‘AMW’…
‘They’re certainly committed when they attack those balls!’ suggests Sky co-commentator Alan Smith when Gabriel’s crotch painfully collides with a goalpost #ARSCRY 1-0
October 26, 2025 at 3:34 PM
‘They’re certainly committed when they attack those balls!’ suggests Sky co-commentator Alan Smith when Gabriel’s crotch painfully collides with a goalpost #ARSCRY 1-0
An atheist republican ponders: Maybe the invented invisible friend of the Pope will give the King clear advice about evicting Bert Berks and converting Royal Lodge into a shelter for sexually abused women… #Vatican #prayermeeting
October 23, 2025 at 9:22 AM
An atheist republican ponders: Maybe the invented invisible friend of the Pope will give the King clear advice about evicting Bert Berks and converting Royal Lodge into a shelter for sexually abused women… #Vatican #prayermeeting
Some people are suggesting he should become ‘Andrew Windsor’. But given his multiple first names and his current county of cushy domicile, I think he couldn’t do much better than the cheaply alliterative Bert Berks.
October 22, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Some people are suggesting he should become ‘Andrew Windsor’. But given his multiple first names and his current county of cushy domicile, I think he couldn’t do much better than the cheaply alliterative Bert Berks.
He may no longer be a duke, apparently he remains a prince – but as for enduring royal credentials he’ll for ever be a Cnut.
October 18, 2025 at 12:19 PM
He may no longer be a duke, apparently he remains a prince – but as for enduring royal credentials he’ll for ever be a Cnut.
As a mere Sassenach I had to look her up. I’m still not certain if she’s a domestic diva but as I’m also a hard-core verticularist in the cutlery hygiene department I assume she must be… 😬 #ForkingAhead #KnifeWorkIfYouCanGetIt #SpoonPosition #CleanFinish #SmearTheBejaysus (PS That last tag – why?)
October 11, 2025 at 2:21 PM
As a mere Sassenach I had to look her up. I’m still not certain if she’s a domestic diva but as I’m also a hard-core verticularist in the cutlery hygiene department I assume she must be… 😬 #ForkingAhead #KnifeWorkIfYouCanGetIt #SpoonPosition #CleanFinish #SmearTheBejaysus (PS That last tag – why?)
Yo, @bbcdomc.bsky.social From the Other Place… keep up the good work!
October 9, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Yo, @bbcdomc.bsky.social From the Other Place… keep up the good work!
Cf Christ on a bike…
September 28, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Cf Christ on a bike…
A happy autumn solstice to my reader…
September 22, 2025 at 11:02 AM
A happy autumn solstice to my reader…