Toby Harrison
@tobyharrison.bsky.social
Thierry Ennui. Brit in Germany. Geopolitics. Global history. Walking and talking. Punishing wordplay.
A list of sci-fi films as they perhaps should have been - such as “Class Encounters of the Third Kind - supply teacher tries to communicate with aliens (Year 9).” - here:-
open.substack.com/pub/bleatinggo…
open.substack.com/pub/bleatinggo…
March 14, 2024 at 12:28 PM
A list of sci-fi films as they perhaps should have been - such as “Class Encounters of the Third Kind - supply teacher tries to communicate with aliens (Year 9).” - here:-
open.substack.com/pub/bleatinggo…
open.substack.com/pub/bleatinggo…
Tedious preliminaries successfully completed. The real action can start.
January 11, 2024 at 12:08 PM
Tedious preliminaries successfully completed. The real action can start.
Another fine swine I spotted in Belgium:
December 12, 2023 at 7:26 AM
Another fine swine I spotted in Belgium:
This is actually hippopotamuscadet, not merlot:
December 12, 2023 at 7:23 AM
This is actually hippopotamuscadet, not merlot:
Normal for Muswell Hill.
November 25, 2023 at 8:49 PM
Normal for Muswell Hill.
Normal for North London.
November 22, 2023 at 10:26 AM
Normal for North London.
“Schicksalstag?” Ohhh, I thought it was Schnitzeltag.
November 9, 2023 at 8:49 PM
“Schicksalstag?” Ohhh, I thought it was Schnitzeltag.
This is very obscure. I was in the understage of the Berliner Ensemble yesterday (Brecht’s gaff), where I came across these road wheels from Soviet tanks, which are spares for those that are used in the stage turntable. The obvious question is: from which tank type?
October 30, 2023 at 5:14 PM
This is very obscure. I was in the understage of the Berliner Ensemble yesterday (Brecht’s gaff), where I came across these road wheels from Soviet tanks, which are spares for those that are used in the stage turntable. The obvious question is: from which tank type?
The trick to getting through Halloween is to treat yourself. To a roast. #cookingnotspooking #delightsnotfrights
October 29, 2023 at 11:01 AM
The trick to getting through Halloween is to treat yourself. To a roast. #cookingnotspooking #delightsnotfrights
Autumn. Season of roasts and mellow foodfullness. NOT “spooky season”.
#mashnotmonsters
#roastsnotghosts
#gravynotgraves
#rootsnotbrutes
#mashnotmonsters
#roastsnotghosts
#gravynotgraves
#rootsnotbrutes
October 27, 2023 at 1:31 PM
Autumn. Season of roasts and mellow foodfullness. NOT “spooky season”.
#mashnotmonsters
#roastsnotghosts
#gravynotgraves
#rootsnotbrutes
#mashnotmonsters
#roastsnotghosts
#gravynotgraves
#rootsnotbrutes
Attended a talk by Lev Gudkov of the Levada Center (independent opinion research) on Monday. It mostly confirmed my knowledge, but I was struck by assertions that Russians largely don’t connect high inflation with the war in Ukraine, & many value recent wage increases and casualty compensation.
October 26, 2023 at 12:17 PM
Attended a talk by Lev Gudkov of the Levada Center (independent opinion research) on Monday. It mostly confirmed my knowledge, but I was struck by assertions that Russians largely don’t connect high inflation with the war in Ukraine, & many value recent wage increases and casualty compensation.
Had to get these “doubles” out of my system:
Editors sorry for the the
Beach boys sorry for sandie shaw
Judas priest sorry for Jesus and Mary chain
Pretenders sorry for prince, kings of Leon, queens of the stone age.
Animals sorry for flying lizards.
Editors sorry for the the
Beach boys sorry for sandie shaw
Judas priest sorry for Jesus and Mary chain
Pretenders sorry for prince, kings of Leon, queens of the stone age.
Animals sorry for flying lizards.
Czech village priest sorry for smashing pumpkins
Czech village priest sorry for smashing pumpkins
The parish priest said he would have acted differently had he known they were carved by children.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 26, 2023 at 7:27 AM
Had to get these “doubles” out of my system:
Editors sorry for the the
Beach boys sorry for sandie shaw
Judas priest sorry for Jesus and Mary chain
Pretenders sorry for prince, kings of Leon, queens of the stone age.
Animals sorry for flying lizards.
Editors sorry for the the
Beach boys sorry for sandie shaw
Judas priest sorry for Jesus and Mary chain
Pretenders sorry for prince, kings of Leon, queens of the stone age.
Animals sorry for flying lizards.
“Dark Passion”? Honestly. “Pale interest” is hard enough.
October 25, 2023 at 9:09 PM
“Dark Passion”? Honestly. “Pale interest” is hard enough.
Reposted by Toby Harrison
I wrote something for Radio FM4 in defense of speechlessness in the face of the unspeakable. Sprachlosigkeit auf deutsch.
fm4.orf.at/stories/3036...
fm4.orf.at/stories/3036...
October 14, 2023 at 9:54 AM
I wrote something for Radio FM4 in defense of speechlessness in the face of the unspeakable. Sprachlosigkeit auf deutsch.
fm4.orf.at/stories/3036...
fm4.orf.at/stories/3036...
Welcome @brianbilston.bsky.social
He’s not a millstone;
Rather the opposite.
Who thinks that’s apposite?
He’s not a millstone;
Rather the opposite.
Who thinks that’s apposite?
October 14, 2023 at 9:44 PM
Welcome @brianbilston.bsky.social
He’s not a millstone;
Rather the opposite.
Who thinks that’s apposite?
He’s not a millstone;
Rather the opposite.
Who thinks that’s apposite?
Personally, I welcome our bed bug overlords. At least they suck your blood honestly, rather than pretending that it’s for “the good of the country”, like the bloody Tories do.
October 14, 2023 at 9:33 PM
Personally, I welcome our bed bug overlords. At least they suck your blood honestly, rather than pretending that it’s for “the good of the country”, like the bloody Tories do.
Reposted by Toby Harrison
I’m still missing Chris Packam and his #foxoftheday over here. Might just start my own in the meantime…
October 14, 2023 at 7:34 PM
I’m still missing Chris Packam and his #foxoftheday over here. Might just start my own in the meantime…
Normal for Berlin.
October 14, 2023 at 6:23 AM
Normal for Berlin.