Paul Gilham
@paulgilham.bsky.social
Communicator (MCIPR), parent of SEND youngster, sometime cricket fan, constant nerd. Views expressed in my posts are mine alone and do not represent any employer's position; my shares and likes of others' posts do not necessarily mean endorsement. He/him
Not laws, but definitely rules if one cares about such things. The fork tines are meant to curve downwards, too, and the knife shouldn't be held like a pen. Follow me for more etiquette tips*!
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* I do not in fact post tips about table manners
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* I do not in fact post tips about table manners
November 14, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Not laws, but definitely rules if one cares about such things. The fork tines are meant to curve downwards, too, and the knife shouldn't be held like a pen. Follow me for more etiquette tips*!
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* I do not in fact post tips about table manners
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* I do not in fact post tips about table manners
*An example just today is www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025..., which works because Golden Brown reached (of course) 2nd spot in the UK chart. Personally, I'd have gone for something pithier: "Not so Golden Brown: DJ goes to battle with No.2s"—but in fairness the Graun *is* a broadsheet. 🙂
Not so Golden Brown: DJ plays 24 hours of No 2s in Lake District sewage protest
Radio host uses chart songs that didn’t quite make top spot to highlight issue of Windermere pollution
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:32 PM
*An example just today is www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025..., which works because Golden Brown reached (of course) 2nd spot in the UK chart. Personally, I'd have gone for something pithier: "Not so Golden Brown: DJ goes to battle with No.2s"—but in fairness the Graun *is* a broadsheet. 🙂
Needs more shuttle bay. 😉
November 6, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Needs more shuttle bay. 😉
Betteridge's law of headlines speeds up my consumption and analysis of such pieces quite significantly.
November 6, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Betteridge's law of headlines speeds up my consumption and analysis of such pieces quite significantly.
Well, we sort of were before humanity developed agriculture and the division of labour, but back then we also tended to have a life expectancy of about 30...
October 21, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Well, we sort of were before humanity developed agriculture and the division of labour, but back then we also tended to have a life expectancy of about 30...
You are of course fully cognisant of the challenges arising from the proximity of scamperbeasts to packing a suitcase. But did you know that wombats are similarly inclined? I did not, until I saw this: www.facebook.com/100069058089...
120K views · 6.2K reactions | I’m all about training… so here is an instructional video to demonstrate how to fold a tarp with one hand and getting zero help from your two free loading offsiders… (goo...
I’m all about training… so here is an instructional video to demonstrate how to fold a tarp with one hand and getting zero help from your two free loading offsiders… (good thing they’re cute).
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October 15, 2025 at 7:22 PM
You are of course fully cognisant of the challenges arising from the proximity of scamperbeasts to packing a suitcase. But did you know that wombats are similarly inclined? I did not, until I saw this: www.facebook.com/100069058089...
If they fix it, maybe they can get ISO-accredited! Can't hurt to ask. ;)
October 4, 2025 at 3:44 PM
If they fix it, maybe they can get ISO-accredited! Can't hurt to ask. ;)
Time for this again:
![A six-panel cartoon from lunarbaboon.com featuring the bearded artist's avatar on a phone call to his balding and bespectacled boss. Transcript as follows.
BAA: I'm not going to be able top make it into work today.
BBB: What?! Why the hell not?
BAA: Well, I sat down to get my shoes on...and...a cat jumped onto my lap. [The cat is pictured, purring.]
BBB: Oh dear! Is it soft?
BAA: So soft!
BBB: Take all the time you need.
Cat: Purr purr purr](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:incj2ooa7mbyhqy4mgzckg5b/bafkreihgnhzatasfvy5jra73h2df46hjzqh7hstf7qq7pvy4leyqzisgty@jpeg)
October 4, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Time for this again:
ISO 8601 FTW. You can stop reading as soon as you have sufficient specificity. :)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601
ISO 8601 - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
October 4, 2025 at 2:33 PM
ISO 8601 FTW. You can stop reading as soon as you have sufficient specificity. :)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601
35? o_O
a man in a suit and tie is looking at something
Alt: An animated gif of Robert Pattinson wearing a suit and saying "Blimey."
media.tenor.com
September 24, 2025 at 11:39 PM
35? o_O
Haha, he does look very young, doesn't he? When I hear his routines I sometimes catch myself wondering how he's already fitted so much experience into his life. 😉
September 24, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Haha, he does look very young, doesn't he? When I hear his routines I sometimes catch myself wondering how he's already fitted so much experience into his life. 😉
Ah, good, at least there was an explanation. Clearly young me didn't pick up on that and I need to another viewing. I know season two has a slightly different vibe, but I seem to recall it's still much more watchable than Larson's changes to Buck Rogers?
September 14, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Ah, good, at least there was an explanation. Clearly young me didn't pick up on that and I need to another viewing. I know season two has a slightly different vibe, but I seem to recall it's still much more watchable than Larson's changes to Buck Rogers?
What I questioned even as a kid is how an obviously sub-light velocity got the Moon to exoplanets so quickly. It sort of dented my suspension of disbelief for what was otherwise a pretty hard sci-fi show.
(If there was a wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey explanation, I must have missed it.)
(If there was a wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey explanation, I must have missed it.)
September 13, 2025 at 6:42 PM
What I questioned even as a kid is how an obviously sub-light velocity got the Moon to exoplanets so quickly. It sort of dented my suspension of disbelief for what was otherwise a pretty hard sci-fi show.
(If there was a wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey explanation, I must have missed it.)
(If there was a wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey explanation, I must have missed it.)
I think the most disturbing aspect is that it faces the foot of the bed, allowing continuous eye contact with the remaining occupant. 😖
September 13, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I think the most disturbing aspect is that it faces the foot of the bed, allowing continuous eye contact with the remaining occupant. 😖
I was about to post that when I saw you'd already done it. Useful turn of phrase for this sort of thing.
September 13, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I was about to post that when I saw you'd already done it. Useful turn of phrase for this sort of thing.
Here's a good 0 bsky.app/profile/jonc...
September 13, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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