Mike Metcalf
@mikemetcalf.bsky.social
Teacher in Newcastle.
Somewhat harassed dad in Sunderland.
Often found at one end of a lead on Roker Beach.
Questionnez vos petites cuillères.
Somewhat harassed dad in Sunderland.
Often found at one end of a lead on Roker Beach.
Questionnez vos petites cuillères.
The Quincer Führer?
November 22, 2025 at 1:58 PM
The Quincer Führer?
The bar’s been raised today: billion-dollar lawsuit or it’s a dereliction of duty.
November 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The bar’s been raised today: billion-dollar lawsuit or it’s a dereliction of duty.
Nevertheless, he persisted.
November 6, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Nevertheless, he persisted.
Brass Eye was satire 25 years ago:
Genetically, paedophiles have more genes in common with crabs than they do with you and me. Now that is scientific fact: there's no real evidence for it, but it is scientific fact.
Genetically, paedophiles have more genes in common with crabs than they do with you and me. Now that is scientific fact: there's no real evidence for it, but it is scientific fact.
November 4, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Brass Eye was satire 25 years ago:
Genetically, paedophiles have more genes in common with crabs than they do with you and me. Now that is scientific fact: there's no real evidence for it, but it is scientific fact.
Genetically, paedophiles have more genes in common with crabs than they do with you and me. Now that is scientific fact: there's no real evidence for it, but it is scientific fact.
Same rejection problem over at the Guardian’s clone of the game…
October 29, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Same rejection problem over at the Guardian’s clone of the game…
114 is Frank Dobson. Or was.
October 13, 2025 at 8:44 PM
114 is Frank Dobson. Or was.
…until Georges Perec came along and finished the job! camlux.blogspot.com/2012/05/note...
Notes brèves sur l'art et la manière de ranger ses livres, Georges Perec, Partie I
"Toute bibliothèque (1) répond à un double besoin, qui est souvent aussi une double manie : celle de conserver certaines choses (des ...
camlux.blogspot.com
October 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
…until Georges Perec came along and finished the job! camlux.blogspot.com/2012/05/note...
To be fair, it's hard to imagine Julia Roberts reciting that in a voiceover.
October 2, 2025 at 7:31 PM
To be fair, it's hard to imagine Julia Roberts reciting that in a voiceover.
We could ask your thoughts on wordsmith as a verb, but I suspect we already know them.
September 16, 2025 at 6:27 PM
We could ask your thoughts on wordsmith as a verb, but I suspect we already know them.
Ickle slapsies on their Facey McFace-Wace, you mean?
September 16, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Ickle slapsies on their Facey McFace-Wace, you mean?
She thinks Grok is talking a load of merida.
September 14, 2025 at 1:41 PM
She thinks Grok is talking a load of merida.
“Als Gregor Samsa eines Morgens aus unruhigen Träumen erwachte, fand er sich in seinem Bett zu einem großen Po verwandelt.“ #spinaltapnovels
September 12, 2025 at 5:47 PM
“Als Gregor Samsa eines Morgens aus unruhigen Träumen erwachte, fand er sich in seinem Bett zu einem großen Po verwandelt.“ #spinaltapnovels
Right at the boundary of ethical use of AI, but…from the rare set that includes Barbara, Penelope and Elizabeth.
September 11, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Right at the boundary of ethical use of AI, but…from the rare set that includes Barbara, Penelope and Elizabeth.
Solidly pro-natalist family numbers, too. Wonder what the AI prompt was to churn out such a loaded image.
August 30, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Solidly pro-natalist family numbers, too. Wonder what the AI prompt was to churn out such a loaded image.
40s heroic and/or totalitarian chic. Another thing we didn’t expect to see making a comeback.
August 30, 2025 at 10:22 AM
40s heroic and/or totalitarian chic. Another thing we didn’t expect to see making a comeback.
I know they’re Bad Things, but a popular AI app would extract the text for you, and translate it too. (Then probably misattribute the quotation …)
August 30, 2025 at 6:22 AM
I know they’re Bad Things, but a popular AI app would extract the text for you, and translate it too. (Then probably misattribute the quotation …)
Sure do love their storks.
August 29, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Sure do love their storks.
Not really (well, at all) what you’re after, but dear old Jake Thackray pulls off a nice little narrative switch in his song about a gypsy. And ends it on the biggest clichés of all. youtu.be/jSGwwCLYVnY?...
It Was Only a Gypsy
YouTube video by Jake Thackray - Topic
youtu.be
August 29, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Not really (well, at all) what you’re after, but dear old Jake Thackray pulls off a nice little narrative switch in his song about a gypsy. And ends it on the biggest clichés of all. youtu.be/jSGwwCLYVnY?...
Let them combine the two. Ekphrasis Jones, the superhero we never knew we needed.
August 22, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Let them combine the two. Ekphrasis Jones, the superhero we never knew we needed.
Intense enough, and I was only listening while doing the washing-up. Reminded me of an ironic YouTube comment I once saw under a Nurse With Wound video: “Music to dance around in marigolds to”.
August 20, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Intense enough, and I was only listening while doing the washing-up. Reminded me of an ironic YouTube comment I once saw under a Nurse With Wound video: “Music to dance around in marigolds to”.
There I was, full of admiration 5 minutes in and wondering what they were going to do with the remaining time. And then…
August 20, 2025 at 9:14 AM
There I was, full of admiration 5 minutes in and wondering what they were going to do with the remaining time. And then…