Zombie

We wants it! *swipe*

*licks lips* *burp*

SNATCH!!! Aaaaaahahahahah!

another shapeshifting mutant pretender Be gone with you! *smack, swipe and SNATCH!*

Well, it’s been a pukka word since it was added to the OED in 1976 . Three Associate and Deputy Editors of the dictionary have written a detailed blog about its origin and possible etymologies (something Tolkien, as an expert linguist and inventor of languages, would have been interested in) and also correspondence with Tolkien prior to the word being included in the dictionary (the draft OED entry was sent to Tolkien for his comment). In his replies it’s clear Tolkien was not entirely comfortable with the claim “invented by J.R.R. Tolkien”, accepting the possibility he could previously have come across the word in other texts when he was younger. According to the blog, Tolkien gave an “imaginary etymology” of the word as a compound based on two Old English words: “the hobbits notice that the speech (of the Rohirrim) contains many words that sound like Shire words but have a more archaic form. The prime example is their word for the hobbits themselves: holbytla. This is a well-formed Old English compound (because Tolkien represents the language of the Rohirrim as Old English). It is made up of hol ‘hole’ and bytla ‘builder’” However, the blog explains that after Tolkien died “the word (hobbit) did turn up, in a long list of ‘supernatural beings’” compiled by a Yorkshire merchant and amateur folklorist, M. A. Denham (1800 or 1801-1859), which were published in the 1840s and 50s and copies were acquired by university libraries including the Bodleian in Oxford (which would have been used extensively by Tolkien in his academic work and, most likely, background research for creating his Middle Earth fantasy world). Unfortunately Denham gave no explanation of where “hobbit” came from …so I guess we’ll never know https://blog.oup.com/2013/01/oed-hobbit-definition-word-origin-etymology/

no, I didn’t see that! *scrubs eyes with a Brillo pad*

the sniff test before she glugs it down

singin’ (badly ) walk or run?

Giant Little Ones 2018 Seemingly laden with gay trope cliches, this well written and acted and beautifully shot Canadian movie should be seen

…but not so much to be an ex-king *SNATCH!*

Dear Fairy Queen (which isn’t the fly! ) Please give me the shiny crown because I’m good (she isn’t ) and deserve it (no she doesn’t ) and all those other rotters keep stealing it (that’s right! SNATCH!!!) Aaaahahahahaha!

sometimes if I’m feeling poorly shout or scream?

TOS Bourne or Terminator?

Yikes, you wanna start a war? “Pineapple pizza, a disgrace to humanity… pineapple pizza has been actively destroying families and friendships since 1962” - blame the Canadians https://thspublications.com/opinion/2019/04/29/pineapple-pizza-a-disgrace-to-humanity/ So, yeah, without Burger or dog?

sunny 😎 sunny side up or flipped

shaken hot or cold?

Green! sly or sneaky?

Tea decide or prevaricate?

poor Peppa bad Clo! good zombie *snatch*

bats! my favourite pets! ❤️

…and it doesn’t mean you’re not evil *snatch* mine

making a quick getaway with the pretty…

The EU caused huge damage by making it illegal for shops to sell things like beans or cucumbers that weren’t perfectly straight, or fruit like apples that didn’t meet exact size requirements. Due to pressure from some countries about the disgusting waste these unnecessary EU rules created the EU eventually backed down but the damage had already been done - consumers had been conditioned to expect “perfect” fruit and veg and wouldn’t buy “ugly” produce that was perfectly delicious. So, well done you for supporting and embracing enjoying and promoting produce that may look a bit wonky but is fresh and tasty

Pasta home or away?