My favourite is:
By my age, my parents had a house and a family, and to be fair to me, so do I, but it is the same house and the same family – Hannah Fairweather
#TodayILearned t.co/zjYKowrHy…
My word of the day today is ‘heft’.
“Over the years the public have seen water company executives and investors rewarded handsomely while the environment pays the price.
The water companies are behaving like this for a simple reason: because they can.”
- @EnvAgency www.newstatesman.com/environme…
Just heard someone on a podcast referring to leaving somewhere on the West coast of America ‘for fire season’
Scary
Just heard someone on a podcast referring to leaving somewhere on the West coast of America ‘for fire season’
Scary
My word of the day today is ‘buddy’.
My word of the day today is ‘buddy’.
#TodayILearned that “more than 20 US states have laws regulating auto-renewing subscriptions.”
(Also via @howtogeek)
#TodayILearned that “more than 20 US states have laws regulating auto-renewing subscriptions.”
(Also via @howtogeek)
#TodayILearned that “around 18-35 percent of the population is affected by “photic sneeze reflex” where an individual sneezes in reaction to bright light exposure. "
Via @howtogeek
#TodayILearned that “around 18-35 percent of the population is affected by “photic sneeze reflex” where an individual sneezes in reaction to bright light exposure. "
Via @howtogeek
I hate football
A working illustration of the phrase ‘from the sublime to the ridiculous’ from @Popjustice
A working illustration of the phrase ‘from the sublime to the ridiculous’ from @Popjustice
Although the Pet Shoppers and the Floyd are too high up, and Lily the Pink is too low
In my humble opinion
Really fascinating chat between @iaindale & @steverichards14 about the latter’s book on non-Prime Ministers
….but, call me a pedant, but there’s something about the phrase ‘siezing the crown’ in relation to becoming PM that really sets my teeth on edge
Really fascinating chat between @iaindale & @steverichards14 about the latter’s book on non-Prime Ministers
….but, call me a pedant, but there’s something about the phrase ‘siezing the crown’ in relation to becoming PM that really sets my teeth on edge
I can see it’s a good metaphor.
But for some reason I cringe a little bit every time I hear it, and I always have
#GrumpyOldPedant
Kind-of apolitical point….
At some stage the people who wanted to ‘Leave’ the EU will start to be seen as people who want to ‘Remain’ outside the EU.
So will the Leavers turn into Remainers?
Kind-of apolitical point….
At some stage the people who wanted to ‘Leave’ the EU will start to be seen as people who want to ‘Remain’ outside the EU.
So will the Leavers turn into Remainers?