Sean
@seanhickeyuk.bsky.social
Lecturer - not with a university; I just talk a lot.
Big thanks to @qchottawa.bsky.social for looking after my father today.
His condition wasn’t threatening but it was debilitating and everyone's care and kindness was well appreciated.
His condition wasn’t threatening but it was debilitating and everyone's care and kindness was well appreciated.
December 24, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Big thanks to @qchottawa.bsky.social for looking after my father today.
His condition wasn’t threatening but it was debilitating and everyone's care and kindness was well appreciated.
His condition wasn’t threatening but it was debilitating and everyone's care and kindness was well appreciated.
Me: In space, nobody can hear you scream.
How about this, in the shower, nobody sees you cry.
Ridley Scott: Marketing wants to stick to the first one.
How about this, in the shower, nobody sees you cry.
Ridley Scott: Marketing wants to stick to the first one.
December 20, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Me: In space, nobody can hear you scream.
How about this, in the shower, nobody sees you cry.
Ridley Scott: Marketing wants to stick to the first one.
How about this, in the shower, nobody sees you cry.
Ridley Scott: Marketing wants to stick to the first one.
Dear world,
Who the fuck would stab Rob Reiner?
Signed,
All of us.
Who the fuck would stab Rob Reiner?
Signed,
All of us.
December 15, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Dear world,
Who the fuck would stab Rob Reiner?
Signed,
All of us.
Who the fuck would stab Rob Reiner?
Signed,
All of us.
...and that's why Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom is also a Christmas movie.
Thank you for attending my Ted Talk.
Thank you for attending my Ted Talk.
December 15, 2025 at 8:33 AM
...and that's why Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom is also a Christmas movie.
Thank you for attending my Ted Talk.
Thank you for attending my Ted Talk.
I've been overseas too long.
That kinda shit would fuck me up, over, and back down these days.
Wish me luck on my next winter trip back to the old country.
That kinda shit would fuck me up, over, and back down these days.
Wish me luck on my next winter trip back to the old country.
Wednesday’s -53°C reading in the #Yukon (High North-Arctic) #Canada was the earliest in the year Canada has seen a temperature that cold in 30 years
www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weat...
www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weat...
Extreme cold on the move after Canada notches -50C reading - The Weather Network
Wednesday’s -53°C reading in the Yukon was the earliest in the year Canada has seen a temperature that cold in 30 years
www.theweathernetwork.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I've been overseas too long.
That kinda shit would fuck me up, over, and back down these days.
Wish me luck on my next winter trip back to the old country.
That kinda shit would fuck me up, over, and back down these days.
Wish me luck on my next winter trip back to the old country.
Reposted by Sean
RIP Udo Kier, a true original
📽️
his one and only social media post:
📽️
his one and only social media post:
November 24, 2025 at 7:27 AM
RIP Udo Kier, a true original
📽️
his one and only social media post:
📽️
his one and only social media post:
Where are we as a civilization?
This is where ⬇️
This is where ⬇️
November 13, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Where are we as a civilization?
This is where ⬇️
This is where ⬇️
Pulled from the file cabinet drawer marked N-S
For No Shit.
For No Shit.
No link between paracetamol in pregnancy and autism or ADHD in children, review finds
No link between paracetamol in pregnancy and autism or ADHD in children, review finds
Wide-ranging review finds no convincing connection after Trump said women should ‘fight like hell’ to avoid painkiller
A wide-ranging review into paracetamol use by pregnant women has found no convincing link between the common painkiller and the chances of children being diagnosed with autism and ADHD.
Publication of the work was fast-tracked to provide prospective mothers and their doctors with reliable information after the Trump administration urged pregnant women to avoid paracetamol – also known as acetaminophen or Tylenol – claiming it was contributing to rising rates of autism. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Pulled from the file cabinet drawer marked N-S
For No Shit.
For No Shit.
Memo to the Telegraph headline writers:
More than ALL?
Signed,
Everyone
More than ALL?
Signed,
Everyone
November 7, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Memo to the Telegraph headline writers:
More than ALL?
Signed,
Everyone
More than ALL?
Signed,
Everyone
I'm not sure that's proper hygiene.
November 6, 2025 at 7:46 AM
I'm not sure that's proper hygiene.
Guess there's gonna be a power struggle in hell.
November 4, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Guess there's gonna be a power struggle in hell.
Is it a balloon giraffe or a Trojan horse?
Count the ribs to find out.
Count the ribs to find out.
October 6, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Is it a balloon giraffe or a Trojan horse?
Count the ribs to find out.
Count the ribs to find out.
Doesn't it feel like Reality itself should be launching a few defamation lawsuits?
October 2, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Doesn't it feel like Reality itself should be launching a few defamation lawsuits?
Reposted by Sean
Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91
October 1, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91
Sleep is the new rock 'n' roll, and I'm Keith fuckin' Richards.
September 29, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Sleep is the new rock 'n' roll, and I'm Keith fuckin' Richards.
It's a forswunk kind of day.
Today I offer a reminder of the word ‘forswunk’ (13th century): exhausted from too much work. To be ‘foreswunk’ (my own version) is to be exhausted before you even begin.
September 19, 2025 at 8:09 AM
It's a forswunk kind of day.
No,no...sorry. I think you've all gotten it wrong.
I wanted to READ about interesting times.
I'd rather live in uninteresting ones.
I wanted to READ about interesting times.
I'd rather live in uninteresting ones.
September 10, 2025 at 7:51 AM
No,no...sorry. I think you've all gotten it wrong.
I wanted to READ about interesting times.
I'd rather live in uninteresting ones.
I wanted to READ about interesting times.
I'd rather live in uninteresting ones.
Reposted by Sean
Two countries, one tiny Arctic rock, and decades of rivalry – with a very unusual twist ⤵️
The amazing whisky war: the friendliest territorial dispute in history?
For nearly fifty years, Canada and Denmark waged the friendliest of border wars – fought with flags and whisky
eastangliabylines.co.uk
August 22, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Two countries, one tiny Arctic rock, and decades of rivalry – with a very unusual twist ⤵️
Dear Wikihow,
Don't ever change.
Don't ever change.
August 21, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Dear Wikihow,
Don't ever change.
Don't ever change.
Can we shout out "The Limey", please?
Absolutely amazing.
BBC News - Actor Terence Stamp, who starred as Superman villain, dies aged 87
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Absolutely amazing.
BBC News - Actor Terence Stamp, who starred as Superman villain, dies aged 87
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Actor Terence Stamp, who starred as Superman villain General Zod, dies aged 87
The Oscar-nominated actor shot to fame in the 1960s, going on to star in numerous films across a six decade career.
www.bbc.com
August 17, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Can we shout out "The Limey", please?
Absolutely amazing.
BBC News - Actor Terence Stamp, who starred as Superman villain, dies aged 87
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Absolutely amazing.
BBC News - Actor Terence Stamp, who starred as Superman villain, dies aged 87
www.bbc.com/news/article...
C'mon Canada
You can Canada harder than that.
Put the bear on a moose.
You can Canada harder than that.
Put the bear on a moose.
A tiny Pomeranian named Scout jumped into action to chase a black bear that was inside his West Vancouver home — and it was all caught on camera.
globalnews.ca/news/1132330...
globalnews.ca/news/1132330...
‘Feisty’ 6-pound Pomeranian chases black bear from West Vancouver home - BC | Globalnews.ca
'He's the best, he's super cuddly and affectionate but he's really feisty and really protective of me and my husband,' owner Kayla Kleine told Global News.
globalnews.ca
August 8, 2025 at 10:16 AM
C'mon Canada
You can Canada harder than that.
Put the bear on a moose.
You can Canada harder than that.
Put the bear on a moose.
Reposted by Sean
Tom Lehrer, a song satirist who gained a popular following in the 1950s and '60s lampooning marriage, politics, racism and the Cold War, has died at 97.
Tom Lehrer, song satirist and mathematician, dies at 97
Tom Lehrer, a song satirist who gained a popular following in the 1950s and ’60s lampooning marriage, politics, racism and the Cold War, has died at 97.
bit.ly
July 28, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Tom Lehrer, a song satirist who gained a popular following in the 1950s and '60s lampooning marriage, politics, racism and the Cold War, has died at 97.