Mark Dunn
@mdunn1.bsky.social
Tech support for friends and family. Recovering lexicographer. Crossword wrangler.
Did he have a warful wedded life?
Cherishable fact that I just learned from a biography of Vaughan Williams: when he was first married, the ceremony was performed by none other than the famous Reverend Spooner.
I wonder if it was followed by a performance of the Sondon Lymphony, or possibly even his opera The Koisoned Piss.
I wonder if it was followed by a performance of the Sondon Lymphony, or possibly even his opera The Koisoned Piss.
June 14, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Did he have a warful wedded life?
Many happy returns! TPTV has perfectly filled the British thrillers of the 1950s-shaped hole in my life.
It's our🎂10th birthday!
In that time that's over 5,000 feature films, shorts & TV series. Talking of TV, that's over 6,000 episodes of 250 series. That's a lot of classic film & TV! We promise lots more to come! Thank you for the support, you lovely lot!
#TPTV #LifeInThePastLane
In that time that's over 5,000 feature films, shorts & TV series. Talking of TV, that's over 6,000 episodes of 250 series. That's a lot of classic film & TV! We promise lots more to come! Thank you for the support, you lovely lot!
#TPTV #LifeInThePastLane
May 26, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Many happy returns! TPTV has perfectly filled the British thrillers of the 1950s-shaped hole in my life.
He’s going to struggle to get through all the sinners if he meets them one at a time.
May 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
He’s going to struggle to get through all the sinners if he meets them one at a time.
Random fact picked up from a pub quiz: the weight loss drug semaglutide is derived from a compound found in gila monster venom 😮
January 23, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Random fact picked up from a pub quiz: the weight loss drug semaglutide is derived from a compound found in gila monster venom 😮
Hilarious question. The only notable outside visitor from my schooldays was when the police came round to lecture us on the consequences after half the fifth form had a mass brawl with the school up the road.
Emergency Questions
133. Who is the most impressive celebrity that ever came to your school?
For reasons that are lost to the ages, that I couldn't figure out at the time and can't in retrospect, Ian St. John. He just sort of laughed at his own jokes in assembly then vanished.
133. Who is the most impressive celebrity that ever came to your school?
For reasons that are lost to the ages, that I couldn't figure out at the time and can't in retrospect, Ian St. John. He just sort of laughed at his own jokes in assembly then vanished.
January 15, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Hilarious question. The only notable outside visitor from my schooldays was when the police came round to lecture us on the consequences after half the fifth form had a mass brawl with the school up the road.
I liked Conclave (2024) enough to write a micro review.
Ralph Fiennes finds himself reluctantly in charge of the election of a new pope. Cue much atmospheric intrigue and shenanigans…
Ralph Fiennes finds himself reluctantly in charge of the election of a new pope. Cue much atmospheric intrigue and shenanigans…
December 16, 2024 at 4:27 PM
I liked Conclave (2024) enough to write a micro review.
Ralph Fiennes finds himself reluctantly in charge of the election of a new pope. Cue much atmospheric intrigue and shenanigans…
Ralph Fiennes finds himself reluctantly in charge of the election of a new pope. Cue much atmospheric intrigue and shenanigans…
I took out a subscription to @newscientist.bsky.social because I needed more reading material during Covid lockdown and kept it up because it’s better science journalism than you get in a newspaper. But I’m starting to spot patterns in the stories…
December 10, 2024 at 8:44 PM
I took out a subscription to @newscientist.bsky.social because I needed more reading material during Covid lockdown and kept it up because it’s better science journalism than you get in a newspaper. But I’m starting to spot patterns in the stories…
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Sometimes a middle aged man wants to see movies during the day time and while awake.
December 6, 2024 at 8:23 AM
Sometimes a middle aged man wants to see movies during the day time and while awake.
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Coins for Edward VIII were never minted, but one of the artists they approached came up with a wild cubist design.
December 5, 2024 at 9:33 PM
Coins for Edward VIII were never minted, but one of the artists they approached came up with a wild cubist design.
Coins for Edward VIII were never minted, but one of the artists they approached came up with a wild cubist design.
December 5, 2024 at 9:33 PM
Coins for Edward VIII were never minted, but one of the artists they approached came up with a wild cubist design.
I’m very lucky to live in a city with multiple treasure troves to visit. But at a loss to understand why the Ashmolean acquired this monstrosity.
December 1, 2024 at 9:56 PM
I’m very lucky to live in a city with multiple treasure troves to visit. But at a loss to understand why the Ashmolean acquired this monstrosity.
The flood plain doing what it needs to in Oxford-on-sea, and quite atmospherically too.
November 29, 2024 at 7:06 PM
The flood plain doing what it needs to in Oxford-on-sea, and quite atmospherically too.
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With Haigh's departure from the cabinet, for the first time in our political history, the cabinet is 100% state educated. Quite the moment.
November 29, 2024 at 4:36 PM
With Haigh's departure from the cabinet, for the first time in our political history, the cabinet is 100% state educated. Quite the moment.
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AI is changing everything. In particular it’s putting a thing you don’t want to accidentally touch in all of your favorite apps
November 25, 2024 at 3:53 AM
AI is changing everything. In particular it’s putting a thing you don’t want to accidentally touch in all of your favorite apps
Every so often I’m reminded that Asterix’s dog has the perfect name in French and the perfect translation in English, and the world seems like a better place.
November 24, 2024 at 7:05 PM
Every so often I’m reminded that Asterix’s dog has the perfect name in French and the perfect translation in English, and the world seems like a better place.
If you see this, quote post a Star Trek reaction meme
November 22, 2024 at 7:02 PM
If you see this, quote post a Star Trek reaction meme
Wednesday night 5-a-side 🥶
November 20, 2024 at 10:59 PM
Wednesday night 5-a-side 🥶
My son bought me some back issues of Private Eye for my birthday. They had the measure of Boris Johnson 25 years ago.
November 19, 2024 at 10:21 PM
My son bought me some back issues of Private Eye for my birthday. They had the measure of Boris Johnson 25 years ago.
I have both books and highly recommend them. I found the puzzles in the first volume harder so maybe do them in reverse order if you’re buying both.
It's the Seasonal Reposting Competition! Repost this over the weekend, and one lucky person will get a free signed copy of one of my books. For you or the #crossword addict in your life: 50 @guardian #puzzles and the stories behind them:
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November 18, 2024 at 11:33 AM
I have both books and highly recommend them. I found the puzzles in the first volume harder so maybe do them in reverse order if you’re buying both.
Scout, usurper of the office chair, wishes you good night.
November 17, 2024 at 10:58 PM
Scout, usurper of the office chair, wishes you good night.
Post a picture of yourself to show the newbies what they’re dealing with
November 17, 2024 at 8:39 PM
Post a picture of yourself to show the newbies what they’re dealing with
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This is a distraction.
Misdirection so that you skip past the true ethical issues of stolen IP, environmental issues, the fate of those who will lose their jobs, and basic cui bono.
Rush to protect artificial 'life' rights before other lives matter.
Fuck off, leading philosopher.
Misdirection so that you skip past the true ethical issues of stolen IP, environmental issues, the fate of those who will lose their jobs, and basic cui bono.
Rush to protect artificial 'life' rights before other lives matter.
Fuck off, leading philosopher.
November 17, 2024 at 2:28 PM
This is a distraction.
Misdirection so that you skip past the true ethical issues of stolen IP, environmental issues, the fate of those who will lose their jobs, and basic cui bono.
Rush to protect artificial 'life' rights before other lives matter.
Fuck off, leading philosopher.
Misdirection so that you skip past the true ethical issues of stolen IP, environmental issues, the fate of those who will lose their jobs, and basic cui bono.
Rush to protect artificial 'life' rights before other lives matter.
Fuck off, leading philosopher.
One above all others. My life would have been entirely different without it.
November 17, 2024 at 4:46 PM
One above all others. My life would have been entirely different without it.