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Each of these red dots is a town or village in England in 1086 as recorded in the Domesday Book audit/survey of the whole country that was commissioned by William The Conqueror after his famous invasion of England from France in 1066 basically, he wanted to find out how much he was worth for the Rich List I live in one of these dots

the craziest thing is they all end up like us

yeah, they’re so well disguised

excellent blog/article, and it mentions my only real bugbear about audience applause for live “classical”: I especially prize silences at the very end of a work — that magical moment when a conductor holds the silence as 2,000 people hold their breath, and the sound fades into its own ghostly resonance. Where else in a noisy, distracted culture can you experience such a thing? I used to go regularly to live concerts (time, other commitments etc) at Symphony Hall, Birmingham, which has a fantastic (tuneable) acoustic and at the end of one well known piece (can’t recall which) the orchestra rises to a huge crescendo and ends on a final, full-throttle chord played by the entire orchestra, the conductor signals the players to stop, and the sound slowly dies away over maybe 4-5 seconds into nothingness and silence. The audience, who would have known this was the final chord (it was a famous symphony I think) sat motionless into that silence, then stood up and gave the longest, loudest, most enthusiastic applause I’ve ever experienced - a truly memorable moment. Interesting to contrast “classical etiquette” with live jazz where players expect, and get, enthusiastic applause for every solo improv, and even “stuffy” operas where audiences will applaud the end of each act and sometimes outstanding arias (but not Wagner, apparently )

Phonemes and the schwa sound

*adds to list: Germaloids, moist, slipperettes, froufrou… *

Lies, Damned lies, and Disinformation Confused? that’s the whole point

Run out of things to have nightmares about? no need to worry those clever scientists have come up with something to wake you up screaming and gibbering Cyborg remote controlled giant cockroaches with artificial intelligence🪳

Names - confused? You should be… Greig Scottish surname Origin: Greg/Gregory (Christian/given name) Grieg Norwegian surname Origin: Scottish surname Greig Example Edvard Grieg, the famous Norwegian composer How to remember which is which? Here’s an easy mnemonic… ”i” before “e” except after “c” - except when it isn’t

my brain does a switcheroo with prevaricate I prognosticate that, for me, prevaricate will prevail

what everyone has said it’s odd to feel grief, and to shed tears for someone you have never met (although I saw her twice) but as has been said by so many others, she was the grandmother of the nation and many other nations too and who doesn’t love their grandmother?

How To Take Over The World lesson #001 Ever wondered how one company could make its product probably the most successful of its type in every country across the planet (except 2*)? * Cuba and North Korea in case you were wondering…

Da Bronco tries British crisps ‘n’ confectionary (chips ‘n’ candy ) ”it’s gotta squirt out, man!”

Apparently she’d always done the washing up at her Scottish home so maybe her favourite Marigolds had sprung a leak?

as a Christmas present, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher once gave HM Queen Elizabeth (gift wrapped ) a pair of rubber washing up gloves

and not just a favourite in the Caribbean

useful guide why the Atlantic’s not just a physical divide https://medium.com/illumination/10-big-differences-between-american-and-british-humor-ca6d6ccedc34

when swans get hungry in Wells (near Glastonbury, Somerset) they only have to ring a bell with their beaks and then they get fed (no meal deal for hungry cats )

poor Snow White… she never could understand the dwarves’ jokes

so you want to laugh like Muttley?

“It’s mine!” is an apodictic claim of ownership …until the rightful owner snatches it back

dang it, such a shame you gave away that beautiful lace doily made by your great grandma - that deffo qualifies and so do your b/f’s Gucci bags - no question!

this is the place for frank admissions - maybe things you wouldn’t even admit to your closest friend or loved one So what gay stuff do you really really love? the more embarrassing, the more kitsch the better I love tea cosies, y’know those fluffy knitted things old ladies like Miss Marple put over tea pots to keep their freshly brewed beverage nice ‘n’ warm er, cosy …and I’ve just spotted this very tasteful crocheted creation on a specialist website How could any gay home be complete without one?

Future governments, inspired by this latest computer attack, may be tempted to adopt sci-fi writer David Langford’s suggested minor amendments to Isaac Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics A robot will not harm authorized Government personnel but will terminate intruders with extreme prejudice. A robot will obey the orders of authorized personnel except where such orders conflict with the Third Law. A robot will guard its own existence with lethal antipersonnel weaponry, because a robot is bloody expensive. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Laws_of_Robotics

☠️ Dead threads don’t have to stay dead 💀 This newspaper article from December 2000 was written when newspapers were news that was printed on real paper but it’s an interesting read on the largely forgotten Polari, a secret slang or vocabulary of “outsiders”, which is what homosexuals were during the 19th and much of the 20th century, and which had a significant impact on British and Irish gay culture https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2000/dec/10/life1.lifemagazine3 When the Manchester UK branch of the the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence was formed they created, just for fun, a Polari version of the bible (please don’t look if you might be offended) More recently David Bowie used Polari in Girl Loves Me on his final studio album Blackstar, released 2016