Adam Sharp
@adamcsharp.bsky.social
1. Writer (https://www.adamsharp.me/)
2. Obsessed with lists
3. COMMON PEOPLE
4. THE CORRECT ORDER OF BISCUITS
5. THE WHEEL IS SPINNING BUT THE HAMSTER IS DEAD (http://geni.us/yDxa)
2. Obsessed with lists
3. COMMON PEOPLE
4. THE CORRECT ORDER OF BISCUITS
5. THE WHEEL IS SPINNING BUT THE HAMSTER IS DEAD (http://geni.us/yDxa)
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Adam Sharp
@adamcsharp.bsky.social
· Oct 19
My latest book is a collection of idioms, proverbs and slang from around the world. It's called The Wheel is Spinning but the Hamster is Dead and in the UK you can get it from these places (geni.us/yDxa). Outside UK, Blackwell's do free/fast international delivery... blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...
Films that are gaslighting you
🎬The Good, The Bad and The Don’t You Think You’re Overreacting
🎬Burn After Reading Way Too Much Into This
🎬Catch Me If You Can You Hear Yourself?
🎬The Unbearable Lightness of Being Way Too Sensitive
🎬Taken (Things the Wrong Way Again)
🎬Love Actually I Never Said That
🎬The Good, The Bad and The Don’t You Think You’re Overreacting
🎬Burn After Reading Way Too Much Into This
🎬Catch Me If You Can You Hear Yourself?
🎬The Unbearable Lightness of Being Way Too Sensitive
🎬Taken (Things the Wrong Way Again)
🎬Love Actually I Never Said That
December 5, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Films that are gaslighting you
🎬The Good, The Bad and The Don’t You Think You’re Overreacting
🎬Burn After Reading Way Too Much Into This
🎬Catch Me If You Can You Hear Yourself?
🎬The Unbearable Lightness of Being Way Too Sensitive
🎬Taken (Things the Wrong Way Again)
🎬Love Actually I Never Said That
🎬The Good, The Bad and The Don’t You Think You’re Overreacting
🎬Burn After Reading Way Too Much Into This
🎬Catch Me If You Can You Hear Yourself?
🎬The Unbearable Lightness of Being Way Too Sensitive
🎬Taken (Things the Wrong Way Again)
🎬Love Actually I Never Said That
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Just been reminded of the Coldplay vs Turtle clip and while it's not quite the same concept as the other videos in this thread, I'm adding it anyway...
December 4, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Just been reminded of the Coldplay vs Turtle clip and while it's not quite the same concept as the other videos in this thread, I'm adding it anyway...
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This is still my #1 favorite video, btw. There’s a version that’s just an hour loop of it and the longer I watch it, the funnier it gets. If the meteor is about to hit and we’re all going to die, I’ll just sit and watch this until I’m vaporized. youtu.be/JXnjD5-xpHY?...
Caroline stole my broccoli casserole recipe Tiktok
YouTube video by lemon lemon
youtu.be
December 4, 2025 at 7:05 PM
This is still my #1 favorite video, btw. There’s a version that’s just an hour loop of it and the longer I watch it, the funnier it gets. If the meteor is about to hit and we’re all going to die, I’ll just sit and watch this until I’m vaporized. youtu.be/JXnjD5-xpHY?...
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I still can’t watch this without almost crying laughing. One of my top three favorite videos on the entire internet. (I decided long ago to believe that the kitty had an okay landing and was totally fine after.)
It has just been brought to my attention that the greatest ever video in this genre is, in fact, cat jump fail vs Sail by AWOLNATION...
December 4, 2025 at 6:54 PM
I still can’t watch this without almost crying laughing. One of my top three favorite videos on the entire internet. (I decided long ago to believe that the kitty had an okay landing and was totally fine after.)
The Matthew effect (or cumulative advantage) describes the tendency of people who already have money or status to accrue yet more money or status. A poetic German phrase that sums up the concept is der Teufel scheißt immer auf den größten Haufen. It means "the Devil always shits on the largest pile"
December 4, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The Matthew effect (or cumulative advantage) describes the tendency of people who already have money or status to accrue yet more money or status. A poetic German phrase that sums up the concept is der Teufel scheißt immer auf den größten Haufen. It means "the Devil always shits on the largest pile"
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I remember the first time I saw this, many years ago. I laughed so much it felt like I was going to die. What a way to go. The thread it's from is wonderful btw!
It has just been brought to my attention that the greatest ever video in this genre is, in fact, cat jump fail vs Sail by AWOLNATION...
December 4, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I remember the first time I saw this, many years ago. I laughed so much it felt like I was going to die. What a way to go. The thread it's from is wonderful btw!
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Oh. My. Fucking. God.
This has brightened my day no end
This has brightened my day no end
December 4, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Oh. My. Fucking. God.
This has brightened my day no end
This has brightened my day no end
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Girl Guides of Canada has made a statement, likely in response to the cowardly decisions of Girlguiding UK. 🏳️⚧️
December 4, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Girl Guides of Canada has made a statement, likely in response to the cowardly decisions of Girlguiding UK. 🏳️⚧️
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It has just been brought to my attention that the greatest ever video in this genre is, in fact, cat jump fail vs Sail by AWOLNATION...
October 8, 2024 at 5:32 PM
It has just been brought to my attention that the greatest ever video in this genre is, in fact, cat jump fail vs Sail by AWOLNATION...
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Lots of great suggestions already (thank you!) but so far my favourite is Let the Bodies Hit the Floor vs Teletubbies...
October 8, 2024 at 2:42 PM
Lots of great suggestions already (thank you!) but so far my favourite is Let the Bodies Hit the Floor vs Teletubbies...
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Thats not the original clip?
Does anyone know of any other examples of where a video synchs perfectly to other audio, like the This Is America video clip set to Call Me Maybe?
December 4, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Thats not the original clip?
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Never forget.
Does anyone know of any other examples of where a video synchs perfectly to other audio, like the This Is America video clip set to Call Me Maybe?
December 4, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Never forget.
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Okker, gokker, gummi-klokker
Erle, Perle, Pif, Paf, Puf
Væk med den beskidte luf.
= ochre, 'gokker', rubber bells
'Erle', pearl, 'pif, paf, puf'
Remove that dirty mitten (?)
There are several others but this is the one we used as kids🙂
Erle, Perle, Pif, Paf, Puf
Væk med den beskidte luf.
= ochre, 'gokker', rubber bells
'Erle', pearl, 'pif, paf, puf'
Remove that dirty mitten (?)
There are several others but this is the one we used as kids🙂
December 2, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Okker, gokker, gummi-klokker
Erle, Perle, Pif, Paf, Puf
Væk med den beskidte luf.
= ochre, 'gokker', rubber bells
'Erle', pearl, 'pif, paf, puf'
Remove that dirty mitten (?)
There are several others but this is the one we used as kids🙂
Erle, Perle, Pif, Paf, Puf
Væk med den beskidte luf.
= ochre, 'gokker', rubber bells
'Erle', pearl, 'pif, paf, puf'
Remove that dirty mitten (?)
There are several others but this is the one we used as kids🙂
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In the north of England we kept things simple.
ip, dip, cow shit,
you are not it.
ip, dip, cow shit,
you are not it.
December 2, 2025 at 12:29 PM
In the north of England we kept things simple.
ip, dip, cow shit,
you are not it.
ip, dip, cow shit,
you are not it.
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A popular one in Norway:
Ellinga, vellinga, vatlandsguten
slo til kjerringa midt på truten:
"Det skal du ha, ditt stygge troll,
fordi du ikke kunne telle til tolv!"
Ellinga, vellinga, the Vatland boy,
Hit the old woman on the mouth:
There you go, you ugly troll
Because you can't count to twelve!
Ellinga, vellinga, vatlandsguten
slo til kjerringa midt på truten:
"Det skal du ha, ditt stygge troll,
fordi du ikke kunne telle til tolv!"
Ellinga, vellinga, the Vatland boy,
Hit the old woman on the mouth:
There you go, you ugly troll
Because you can't count to twelve!
December 2, 2025 at 2:07 PM
A popular one in Norway:
Ellinga, vellinga, vatlandsguten
slo til kjerringa midt på truten:
"Det skal du ha, ditt stygge troll,
fordi du ikke kunne telle til tolv!"
Ellinga, vellinga, the Vatland boy,
Hit the old woman on the mouth:
There you go, you ugly troll
Because you can't count to twelve!
Ellinga, vellinga, vatlandsguten
slo til kjerringa midt på truten:
"Det skal du ha, ditt stygge troll,
fordi du ikke kunne telle til tolv!"
Ellinga, vellinga, the Vatland boy,
Hit the old woman on the mouth:
There you go, you ugly troll
Because you can't count to twelve!
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In Dutch:
Iene miene mutte
Tien pond grutten (10 lbs of grits)
Tien pond kaas (10 lbs of cheese)
Iene miene mutte
Is de baas! (...is the boss)
Iene miene mutte
Tien pond grutten (10 lbs of grits)
Tien pond kaas (10 lbs of cheese)
Iene miene mutte
Is de baas! (...is the boss)
December 2, 2025 at 1:25 PM
In Dutch:
Iene miene mutte
Tien pond grutten (10 lbs of grits)
Tien pond kaas (10 lbs of cheese)
Iene miene mutte
Is de baas! (...is the boss)
Iene miene mutte
Tien pond grutten (10 lbs of grits)
Tien pond kaas (10 lbs of cheese)
Iene miene mutte
Is de baas! (...is the boss)
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I see a bunch of Brazilians have been around, but I didn't see my favourite variation (we have too many).
Lá em cima do piano (on top of the piano)
tem um copo de veneno (there's a glass of poison)
quem bebeu, morreu (whoever drank it, died)
o azar foi seu! (The bad luck is yours)
Lá em cima do piano (on top of the piano)
tem um copo de veneno (there's a glass of poison)
quem bebeu, morreu (whoever drank it, died)
o azar foi seu! (The bad luck is yours)
December 2, 2025 at 1:23 PM
I see a bunch of Brazilians have been around, but I didn't see my favourite variation (we have too many).
Lá em cima do piano (on top of the piano)
tem um copo de veneno (there's a glass of poison)
quem bebeu, morreu (whoever drank it, died)
o azar foi seu! (The bad luck is yours)
Lá em cima do piano (on top of the piano)
tem um copo de veneno (there's a glass of poison)
quem bebeu, morreu (whoever drank it, died)
o azar foi seu! (The bad luck is yours)
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It means more or less:
Let’s count, peal onions, the cat goes to Wallisellen [a real town], when it comes back its legs are crooked, piff, paff, puff an you are - honestly - out.
Let’s count, peal onions, the cat goes to Wallisellen [a real town], when it comes back its legs are crooked, piff, paff, puff an you are - honestly - out.
December 2, 2025 at 1:00 PM
It means more or less:
Let’s count, peal onions, the cat goes to Wallisellen [a real town], when it comes back its legs are crooked, piff, paff, puff an you are - honestly - out.
Let’s count, peal onions, the cat goes to Wallisellen [a real town], when it comes back its legs are crooked, piff, paff, puff an you are - honestly - out.
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Swiss German, No1:
Azelle, Bölle schäle
d Chatz gaht uf Walliselle,
chunnt si wieder hei,
hätt si chrummi Bei.
Piff, paff, puff,
und du bisch ehr und redlich duss.
Azelle, Bölle schäle
d Chatz gaht uf Walliselle,
chunnt si wieder hei,
hätt si chrummi Bei.
Piff, paff, puff,
und du bisch ehr und redlich duss.
December 2, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Swiss German, No1:
Azelle, Bölle schäle
d Chatz gaht uf Walliselle,
chunnt si wieder hei,
hätt si chrummi Bei.
Piff, paff, puff,
und du bisch ehr und redlich duss.
Azelle, Bölle schäle
d Chatz gaht uf Walliselle,
chunnt si wieder hei,
hätt si chrummi Bei.
Piff, paff, puff,
und du bisch ehr und redlich duss.
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In México we use this:
De Tin Marín, de do Pingüé
Cúcara, Mácara, títere fue
yo no fui, fue Teté
pégale, pégale,
que ese merito fue.
It's hard to translate:
From Tin Marin, from ¿don? Pingüé
Cúcara, Mácara, it was the puppet
It wasn't me, it was Teté
Hit him, hit him, he was the one who did it.
De Tin Marín, de do Pingüé
Cúcara, Mácara, títere fue
yo no fui, fue Teté
pégale, pégale,
que ese merito fue.
It's hard to translate:
From Tin Marin, from ¿don? Pingüé
Cúcara, Mácara, it was the puppet
It wasn't me, it was Teté
Hit him, hit him, he was the one who did it.
December 2, 2025 at 12:54 PM
In México we use this:
De Tin Marín, de do Pingüé
Cúcara, Mácara, títere fue
yo no fui, fue Teté
pégale, pégale,
que ese merito fue.
It's hard to translate:
From Tin Marin, from ¿don? Pingüé
Cúcara, Mácara, it was the puppet
It wasn't me, it was Teté
Hit him, hit him, he was the one who did it.
De Tin Marín, de do Pingüé
Cúcara, Mácara, títere fue
yo no fui, fue Teté
pégale, pégale,
que ese merito fue.
It's hard to translate:
From Tin Marin, from ¿don? Pingüé
Cúcara, Mácara, it was the puppet
It wasn't me, it was Teté
Hit him, hit him, he was the one who did it.
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Here in the Philippines, it's "Langit, Lupa, Impyerno" which translates to "Heaven, Earth, Hell"
The words/lyrics are quite gory; it's hilarious that we learn it as kids! 😅
The words/lyrics are quite gory; it's hilarious that we learn it as kids! 😅
December 2, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Here in the Philippines, it's "Langit, Lupa, Impyerno" which translates to "Heaven, Earth, Hell"
The words/lyrics are quite gory; it's hilarious that we learn it as kids! 😅
The words/lyrics are quite gory; it's hilarious that we learn it as kids! 😅
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Australia, 80s: Dip dip dog sh*t, who stepped in it, what colour was it (stop on child who nominates colour, colour spelt out, 1 letter per kid,). Trust Australians to throw a swear word in.
My kids use one from day care which I think is a Nepali rhyme which sounds like “mini mini mango” to me.
My kids use one from day care which I think is a Nepali rhyme which sounds like “mini mini mango” to me.
December 2, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Australia, 80s: Dip dip dog sh*t, who stepped in it, what colour was it (stop on child who nominates colour, colour spelt out, 1 letter per kid,). Trust Australians to throw a swear word in.
My kids use one from day care which I think is a Nepali rhyme which sounds like “mini mini mango” to me.
My kids use one from day care which I think is a Nepali rhyme which sounds like “mini mini mango” to me.
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Ok I learned this in Spain, and I'm sure to mangle it because my Spanish is bad, and the verse is nonsense:
Pinto, pinto, colorito
¿Donde vas tu tan bonito?
Al alcera verdadera
¡Pin, pon, fuera!
Pinto, pinto, colorito
¿Donde vas tu tan bonito?
Al alcera verdadera
¡Pin, pon, fuera!
December 2, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Ok I learned this in Spain, and I'm sure to mangle it because my Spanish is bad, and the verse is nonsense:
Pinto, pinto, colorito
¿Donde vas tu tan bonito?
Al alcera verdadera
¡Pin, pon, fuera!
Pinto, pinto, colorito
¿Donde vas tu tan bonito?
Al alcera verdadera
¡Pin, pon, fuera!