#TodayILearned that pop genius Trevor Horn started his career playing bass in the BBC’s original Come Dancing band
#StrictlyComeDancing
Whenever is see the initials KC rather than QC, rather than think ‘Kings Counsel’ I think “steamin' and a-rollin”
#OldManTweet
It’s similarish to this one which is written by Bob Dylan, who I think is referenced in Garden Party (along with Chuck Berry and John and Yoko)
#TodayILearned that there’s a film named after, and featuring, one of my favourite songs - Rick Nelson’s Garden Party
The song: open.spotify.com/track/7J5…
I was 6 years old before I saw my third Prime Minister My OH would have been 11 years old My eldest would have been 12 years old
Funny comparing that to this year
I was 6 years old before I saw my third Prime Minister My OH would have been 11 years old My eldest would have been 12 years old
Funny comparing that to this year
The awkward time of the year when you’re swapping between short trousers and long trousers, sometimes within the same day…..it’s not usually in October
My word of the day today is ‘gabardine’.
#TodayILearned that Microsoft stops complaining about powershell if you type it as PowerShell
Which I never do.
….. or even ‘tussle’.
My word of the day today is ‘tustle’.
Does the banner behind the goal say Boycott Qatar?
If so good for them!
#SalChe
RT @Baddiel: I hate politics.
My word of the day today is ‘speckled’
Whatever happens…I’m sure he’ll be better than the last two incumbents
RT @BDStanley: It’s only “pedantic” to point out that Disraeli was the first PM from an ethnic minority if @baddiel was right and Jews real…
#TodayILearned
via @ClareFoges in @thetimes
The banging the desk thing is cringe-y on the radio, let alone on TV
@bbc5live Un-#Ready4Rishi #ToryLeadershipContest