#TodayILearned that Hotel California was originally titled Mexican Reggae
And the words were inspired by Lyme Regis writer John Fowles….I’m not sure ‘Hotel Dorset’ would’ve worked
(Via @openculture) www.openculture.com/2021/07/w…
I feel I need a replica of one of these bronze tortoises
My word of the day today is ‘marmalize’.
I did a course nearly 40 years ago on French history and politics…and I was a bit rubbish at it tbh
I’m reminded of this by Bastille Day every year and I’m still a bit cross about it
Liberté, Egalité, Still-Grumpy-About-It-é
My word of the day today is ‘convivial’.
This could explains why governments tend to increase housing demand, through tax breaks, rather than housing supply through getting more houses built
Reminds me of Catford
Tournament football is a sport in which 32 teams turn up and 31 of them go home disappointed.
Looking forward to @FIFAWorldCup in November of next year though!
“Riling up a base and pointing it at an imagined enemy is much easier than doing the hard yards involved in meeting the prime minister’s ambition to ‘level up’.”
- @kirstyjmcneill
I’ll tell you who I feel sorry for…. commentators
They must have been sweating over what they would say if* England did win.
It’s got to echo down the ages like They Think It’s All Over or they’ve surely failed in their life’s work
- and it’s a big if
I used to love the song…..but I could do with a couple of years off from David Bowies ‘Heroes’.
I worked out that I’ve had a kickabout with someone who’s had a kickabout with someone who’s played with one of the England team
I maybe don’t necessarily therefore deserve an MBE if* we win, but I think you will all** owe me a pint
*and it’s a big if
**English viewers only
It seems a bit unfair that @ThreeUK get to sponsor both the world’s finest football team, and the country’s best telly program
#Gogglebox #cfc
The new @EnglishHeritage names website seems spot on for location, although I’d like to think of the surname as ‘popular’ rather than ‘common’
:)
namesofengland.english-heritage.org.uk
I have a strong suspicion that I’m not getting any younger
My word of the day today is ‘shimmer’.
According to the app I jogged 10% further last night, but I feel about 110% more ache-y this morning.
Is that how it’s supposed to work?
“Southgate, thoughtful, genuine, focused on detail, a dignified leader, of such contrast to Johnson’s bombast and recklessness with the truth, even thought ahead and wrote his own script, just to be sure.”
I will never hear the song in the same way again
BBC Politics @BBCPolitics “We ain’t no hooligans, this ain’t a football song Three lions on my chest, I know we can’t go wrong”
Commons leader Jacob Rees-Mogg quotes lines rapped by footballer John Barnes in the song World In Motion in Parliament