Mister Slang
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No more noble British tradition than resigning over some nonsense everyone is only pretending to be angry about rather than all of the actually bad things you've done.
November 9, 2025 at 6:10 PM
No more noble British tradition than resigning over some nonsense everyone is only pretending to be angry about rather than all of the actually bad things you've done.
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9 November 1938. The synagogue opposite my family home in Vienna goes up in smoke.
November 9, 2025 at 8:26 AM
9 November 1938. The synagogue opposite my family home in Vienna goes up in smoke.
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To mark the re-publication of her books, my latest Substack post is about the now largely forgotten author Jane Gallion, her publisher Essex House, and the hard life that was being one of America’s first female smut writers. Free to read at the link below.
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November 8, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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Today we just did the simple things.
I think to Iris that must have felt like the best day of her life!
Have a lovely Saturday everybody ❤️
I think to Iris that must have felt like the best day of her life!
Have a lovely Saturday everybody ❤️
November 8, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Today we just did the simple things.
I think to Iris that must have felt like the best day of her life!
Have a lovely Saturday everybody ❤️
I think to Iris that must have felt like the best day of her life!
Have a lovely Saturday everybody ❤️
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🔴We Need to Talk About Michael Gove and Crony Covid Contracts
Gove claims he had no “active role” in the procurement of Covid PPE during the pandemic, yet evidence suggests he was involved in multiple VIP deals worth over £1billion, reports Russell Scott
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/we-need-to...
Gove claims he had no “active role” in the procurement of Covid PPE during the pandemic, yet evidence suggests he was involved in multiple VIP deals worth over £1billion, reports Russell Scott
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/we-need-to...
We Need to Talk About Michael Gove and Crony Covid Contracts
Gove claims he had no “active role” in the procurement of Covid PPE during the pandemic, yet evidence suggests he was involved in multiple VIP deals worth over £1billion, reports Russell Scott
www.bylinesupplement.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:49 PM
🔴We Need to Talk About Michael Gove and Crony Covid Contracts
Gove claims he had no “active role” in the procurement of Covid PPE during the pandemic, yet evidence suggests he was involved in multiple VIP deals worth over £1billion, reports Russell Scott
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/we-need-to...
Gove claims he had no “active role” in the procurement of Covid PPE during the pandemic, yet evidence suggests he was involved in multiple VIP deals worth over £1billion, reports Russell Scott
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/we-need-to...
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Henry Mencken, amerikanischer Satiriker, 1880-1956, im Baltimore Evening Sun, 26. July 1920
November 7, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Henry Mencken, amerikanischer Satiriker, 1880-1956, im Baltimore Evening Sun, 26. July 1920
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The best bit is how Rossetti is roughly the same size and shape as the wombat, emphasising the wombat's humanity and/or the artist's wombatity. A tale as old as wombats.
156 years ago #onthisday, Top the wombat died. He was the pet of the poet and artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti who, upon Top's passing, created this self-portrait in mourning. More on Rossetti and co’s curious but longstanding fixation with the #wombat here: publicdomainreview.org/essay/o...
November 6, 2025 at 1:47 PM
The best bit is how Rossetti is roughly the same size and shape as the wombat, emphasising the wombat's humanity and/or the artist's wombatity. A tale as old as wombats.
Just finished reading Peter Corris' 42 ‘Cliff Hardy’ books (appeared 1980-2018). For a good overview of the somewhat overlooked 'godfather of Aus. noir', there's culturmag.de/crimemag/far... by @pulpcurry.bsky.social
culturmag.de
November 6, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Just finished reading Peter Corris' 42 ‘Cliff Hardy’ books (appeared 1980-2018). For a good overview of the somewhat overlooked 'godfather of Aus. noir', there's culturmag.de/crimemag/far... by @pulpcurry.bsky.social
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Some very big news for the little guy today. We spoke with his owner and he 100% wanted what was best for Stormzy.
He will be able to have a full recovery now and never have to go back on the streets again ❤️
He will be able to have a full recovery now and never have to go back on the streets again ❤️
November 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Some very big news for the little guy today. We spoke with his owner and he 100% wanted what was best for Stormzy.
He will be able to have a full recovery now and never have to go back on the streets again ❤️
He will be able to have a full recovery now and never have to go back on the streets again ❤️
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It really is incredible what a difference we have seen in 24 hours. So much for her being "vicious and dangerous" as we were told
November 2, 2025 at 6:08 PM
It really is incredible what a difference we have seen in 24 hours. So much for her being "vicious and dangerous" as we were told
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A photographer at a demonstration. The US Today.
November 2, 2025 at 5:27 PM
A photographer at a demonstration. The US Today.
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Actually, I do have a bit of a problem with "six-seven" as WOTY. Like many WOTY choices, it exhibits a bias toward words that are in the news at the time the decision is made, not taking into account the entire sweep of the year.
November 2, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Actually, I do have a bit of a problem with "six-seven" as WOTY. Like many WOTY choices, it exhibits a bias toward words that are in the news at the time the decision is made, not taking into account the entire sweep of the year.
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We've worked so hard for this moment since saving his life.
I could punch the air I am so happy. Prepare to have a huge grin on your face!! Look at Stormzy go!
I could punch the air I am so happy. Prepare to have a huge grin on your face!! Look at Stormzy go!
October 31, 2025 at 3:57 PM
We've worked so hard for this moment since saving his life.
I could punch the air I am so happy. Prepare to have a huge grin on your face!! Look at Stormzy go!
I could punch the air I am so happy. Prepare to have a huge grin on your face!! Look at Stormzy go!
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Immigration, indecency, and incompetence. New post on my Brexit & Brexitism Blog. The ever-more indecent terms of the immigration 'debate' are another failure of Brexit, which links to the ever-more obvious incompetence of Reform in local government: chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2025/10/immi...
October 31, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Immigration, indecency, and incompetence. New post on my Brexit & Brexitism Blog. The ever-more indecent terms of the immigration 'debate' are another failure of Brexit, which links to the ever-more obvious incompetence of Reform in local government: chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2025/10/immi...
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He had no future. Brain damage from a whack from a car. His life was over.
Look at little Storm now just 9 days later.
He was down but he wasn't out ❤️
Look at little Storm now just 9 days later.
He was down but he wasn't out ❤️
October 30, 2025 at 1:38 PM
He had no future. Brain damage from a whack from a car. His life was over.
Look at little Storm now just 9 days later.
He was down but he wasn't out ❤️
Look at little Storm now just 9 days later.
He was down but he wasn't out ❤️
We lack the tear-filled ocean required to deal adequately with contemporaneity, but if you have tears (and access) prepare to shed them over: ...https://www.ezsubscription.com/webreader/#/library/baffler/reader/TheBaffler80AfterWords
October 30, 2025 at 10:01 AM
We lack the tear-filled ocean required to deal adequately with contemporaneity, but if you have tears (and access) prepare to shed them over: ...https://www.ezsubscription.com/webreader/#/library/baffler/reader/TheBaffler80AfterWords
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Your daily reminder that the government continues to commercially support an individual who wants to destroy it through fascist violence.
Elon musk: ‘Civil war in Britain is inevitable. Just a question of when.’
October 29, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Your daily reminder that the government continues to commercially support an individual who wants to destroy it through fascist violence.
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🐶 This will help stop 100,000 puppies suffering.
📅 19 days to go of this insane challenge
🙏 So many of you asked how to support. This is the best way...
donorbox.org/30-day-marat...
You can see super detailed breakdown on that page! Thanks in advance if you can support!
📅 19 days to go of this insane challenge
🙏 So many of you asked how to support. This is the best way...
donorbox.org/30-day-marat...
You can see super detailed breakdown on that page! Thanks in advance if you can support!
October 28, 2025 at 2:07 PM
🐶 This will help stop 100,000 puppies suffering.
📅 19 days to go of this insane challenge
🙏 So many of you asked how to support. This is the best way...
donorbox.org/30-day-marat...
You can see super detailed breakdown on that page! Thanks in advance if you can support!
📅 19 days to go of this insane challenge
🙏 So many of you asked how to support. This is the best way...
donorbox.org/30-day-marat...
You can see super detailed breakdown on that page! Thanks in advance if you can support!
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Farage: epic grifter
October 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Farage: epic grifter
@gilesmacdonogh.bsky.social ‘Do you know that when we used to repeat that: “Hey girl tumble in etc” we must have cast some sort of spell which turned us into something queer’. Pretty early e.g of 'queer' as gay. And 1st I have outside US for a good while to come.
October 25, 2025 at 1:39 PM
@gilesmacdonogh.bsky.social ‘Do you know that when we used to repeat that: “Hey girl tumble in etc” we must have cast some sort of spell which turned us into something queer’. Pretty early e.g of 'queer' as gay. And 1st I have outside US for a good while to come.
Big h/t to @fmoncomble.tract-linguistes.org for a fine coinage and mot truly juste: ‘l’excrême droite’. A combo of 'excrément' + 'extrême' (neither of which need any introduction nor indeed translation).
October 25, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Big h/t to @fmoncomble.tract-linguistes.org for a fine coinage and mot truly juste: ‘l’excrême droite’. A combo of 'excrément' + 'extrême' (neither of which need any introduction nor indeed translation).
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🚨 BREAKING: Keira Knightley Writes Children's Book - The Latest In a Long Line Of Celebs.
👇🏻 Please watch, like and share this important update using the hashtag #BrokenNews.
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👇🏻 Please watch, like and share this important update using the hashtag #BrokenNews.
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Another Celeb Writes Lazy Children's Book - #BrokenNews
YouTube video by Larry & Paul
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October 23, 2025 at 8:56 AM
🚨 BREAKING: Keira Knightley Writes Children's Book - The Latest In a Long Line Of Celebs.
👇🏻 Please watch, like and share this important update using the hashtag #BrokenNews.
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👇🏻 Please watch, like and share this important update using the hashtag #BrokenNews.
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From Ultima Thule to B. Luther Hatchett, slang's take on far, far away: open.substack.com/pub/jonathon...
Faraway Places
A mystery tour, magic or otherwise
open.substack.com
October 22, 2025 at 9:34 AM
From Ultima Thule to B. Luther Hatchett, slang's take on far, far away: open.substack.com/pub/jonathon...
Italian slang people, pls: minghiuzza = slang for penis? minghiun = prick, i.e. as insult?
October 21, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Italian slang people, pls: minghiuzza = slang for penis? minghiun = prick, i.e. as insult?