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...
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Here's a pack full of Oxford Comma Enthusiasts from the excellent @adamcsharp.bsky.social. Please follow and repost
November 9, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Here's a pack full of Oxford Comma Enthusiasts from the excellent @adamcsharp.bsky.social. Please follow and repost
Meanings of the word for November in various languages
▪️ Leaf fall (Czech)
▪️ Freezing moon (Ojibwe)
▪️ Dark period month (Inari Sami)
▪️ Wind slender (Navajo)
▪️ Month of goats (ChiShona)
▪️ Month of slaughter (Welsh)
▪️ Time of drumming (Yup'ik)
▪️ Arrival of the scorpion (Thai)
▪️ Death month (Finnish)
▪️ Leaf fall (Czech)
▪️ Freezing moon (Ojibwe)
▪️ Dark period month (Inari Sami)
▪️ Wind slender (Navajo)
▪️ Month of goats (ChiShona)
▪️ Month of slaughter (Welsh)
▪️ Time of drumming (Yup'ik)
▪️ Arrival of the scorpion (Thai)
▪️ Death month (Finnish)
November 6, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Meanings of the word for November in various languages
▪️ Leaf fall (Czech)
▪️ Freezing moon (Ojibwe)
▪️ Dark period month (Inari Sami)
▪️ Wind slender (Navajo)
▪️ Month of goats (ChiShona)
▪️ Month of slaughter (Welsh)
▪️ Time of drumming (Yup'ik)
▪️ Arrival of the scorpion (Thai)
▪️ Death month (Finnish)
▪️ Leaf fall (Czech)
▪️ Freezing moon (Ojibwe)
▪️ Dark period month (Inari Sami)
▪️ Wind slender (Navajo)
▪️ Month of goats (ChiShona)
▪️ Month of slaughter (Welsh)
▪️ Time of drumming (Yup'ik)
▪️ Arrival of the scorpion (Thai)
▪️ Death month (Finnish)
Ten Halloweeny bands…
10. Splice Girls
9. Pet Chopped Boys
8. Public Enema
7. The Butthole Suffers
6. Dame Impaler
5. Boy Division
4. The Rolling Bones
3. Drakula Shaker
2. One Dissection
1. Maroon 5 (feat. Pitbull)
10. Splice Girls
9. Pet Chopped Boys
8. Public Enema
7. The Butthole Suffers
6. Dame Impaler
5. Boy Division
4. The Rolling Bones
3. Drakula Shaker
2. One Dissection
1. Maroon 5 (feat. Pitbull)
October 28, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Ten Halloweeny bands…
10. Splice Girls
9. Pet Chopped Boys
8. Public Enema
7. The Butthole Suffers
6. Dame Impaler
5. Boy Division
4. The Rolling Bones
3. Drakula Shaker
2. One Dissection
1. Maroon 5 (feat. Pitbull)
10. Splice Girls
9. Pet Chopped Boys
8. Public Enema
7. The Butthole Suffers
6. Dame Impaler
5. Boy Division
4. The Rolling Bones
3. Drakula Shaker
2. One Dissection
1. Maroon 5 (feat. Pitbull)
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Whether you’re a fan of Hallowe’en or not, you have to give it credit for being the last line of defence against Christmas advancing even earlier into the year, a ragtag gang of goths holding the line against a battalion of baubled barbarians
October 21, 2024 at 1:04 PM
Whether you’re a fan of Hallowe’en or not, you have to give it credit for being the last line of defence against Christmas advancing even earlier into the year, a ragtag gang of goths holding the line against a battalion of baubled barbarians
Halloweeny celebrity names…
• Dead Sheeran
• Britney Fears
• Clint Deceasedwood
• Amy Poehltergeist
• Matt Demon
• Chapelle Moan
• Adam Quick-Sandler
• Fatality Portman
• Leonardo DiCapitated
• Ghoulio Iglesias
• Angelina Unholy
• Macauley Pumpkin
• Glenn Close-stander-behind-you-in-every-queue
• Dead Sheeran
• Britney Fears
• Clint Deceasedwood
• Amy Poehltergeist
• Matt Demon
• Chapelle Moan
• Adam Quick-Sandler
• Fatality Portman
• Leonardo DiCapitated
• Ghoulio Iglesias
• Angelina Unholy
• Macauley Pumpkin
• Glenn Close-stander-behind-you-in-every-queue
October 28, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Halloweeny celebrity names…
• Dead Sheeran
• Britney Fears
• Clint Deceasedwood
• Amy Poehltergeist
• Matt Demon
• Chapelle Moan
• Adam Quick-Sandler
• Fatality Portman
• Leonardo DiCapitated
• Ghoulio Iglesias
• Angelina Unholy
• Macauley Pumpkin
• Glenn Close-stander-behind-you-in-every-queue
• Dead Sheeran
• Britney Fears
• Clint Deceasedwood
• Amy Poehltergeist
• Matt Demon
• Chapelle Moan
• Adam Quick-Sandler
• Fatality Portman
• Leonardo DiCapitated
• Ghoulio Iglesias
• Angelina Unholy
• Macauley Pumpkin
• Glenn Close-stander-behind-you-in-every-queue
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The Old Man and the Fusilli
Books to read on World Pasta Day (today)…
•The Heart is a Cannelloni Hunter
•Love in the Time of Carbonara
•Farfalle from the Madding Crowd
•The Merchant of Vermicelli
•Silas Marinara
•Remembrance of Things Pasta
•Pi-gnocci-o
•A Tale of Two Zitis
•Fear and Loathing in Lasagne
•Al Dente's Inferno
•The Heart is a Cannelloni Hunter
•Love in the Time of Carbonara
•Farfalle from the Madding Crowd
•The Merchant of Vermicelli
•Silas Marinara
•Remembrance of Things Pasta
•Pi-gnocci-o
•A Tale of Two Zitis
•Fear and Loathing in Lasagne
•Al Dente's Inferno
October 25, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The Old Man and the Fusilli
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Go Tagliatelle It On The Mountain
October 25, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Go Tagliatelle It On The Mountain
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The Sun Orzo Rises
October 25, 2025 at 12:43 PM
The Sun Orzo Rises
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Lasagne Karenina
October 25, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Lasagne Karenina
Books to read on World Pasta Day (today)…
•The Heart is a Cannelloni Hunter
•Love in the Time of Carbonara
•Farfalle from the Madding Crowd
•The Merchant of Vermicelli
•Silas Marinara
•Remembrance of Things Pasta
•Pi-gnocci-o
•A Tale of Two Zitis
•Fear and Loathing in Lasagne
•Al Dente's Inferno
•The Heart is a Cannelloni Hunter
•Love in the Time of Carbonara
•Farfalle from the Madding Crowd
•The Merchant of Vermicelli
•Silas Marinara
•Remembrance of Things Pasta
•Pi-gnocci-o
•A Tale of Two Zitis
•Fear and Loathing in Lasagne
•Al Dente's Inferno
October 25, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Books to read on World Pasta Day (today)…
•The Heart is a Cannelloni Hunter
•Love in the Time of Carbonara
•Farfalle from the Madding Crowd
•The Merchant of Vermicelli
•Silas Marinara
•Remembrance of Things Pasta
•Pi-gnocci-o
•A Tale of Two Zitis
•Fear and Loathing in Lasagne
•Al Dente's Inferno
•The Heart is a Cannelloni Hunter
•Love in the Time of Carbonara
•Farfalle from the Madding Crowd
•The Merchant of Vermicelli
•Silas Marinara
•Remembrance of Things Pasta
•Pi-gnocci-o
•A Tale of Two Zitis
•Fear and Loathing in Lasagne
•Al Dente's Inferno
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Fun fact! Wombats apparently tunnel in a straight line until something stops them. This makes them a risk for telecoms infrastructure and at least one Australian telco used to pay uni researchers to track them. When the wombats got too close to the underground fibre optic cables, the researchers...
Happy World Wombat Day! Sound on to listen to the very soothing munching noises of this chonky wombat...
October 22, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Fun fact! Wombats apparently tunnel in a straight line until something stops them. This makes them a risk for telecoms infrastructure and at least one Australian telco used to pay uni researchers to track them. When the wombats got too close to the underground fibre optic cables, the researchers...
Happy World Wombat Day! Sound on to listen to the very soothing munching noises of this chonky wombat...
October 22, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Happy World Wombat Day! Sound on to listen to the very soothing munching noises of this chonky wombat...
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Didn’t realize it was World Bread Day! Here are some of my recent bakes!
October 17, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Didn’t realize it was World Bread Day! Here are some of my recent bakes!
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Some news! I have a new book coming in April: ‘How to Lay an Egg with a Horse Inside’.
It has 100+ new poems, and also serves as a guide to reading, writing & enjoying poetry.
An EXCLUSIVE signed edition is available through indie bookshops, with a bonus poem. Pre-order at bio.to/howtolayaneg...
It has 100+ new poems, and also serves as a guide to reading, writing & enjoying poetry.
An EXCLUSIVE signed edition is available through indie bookshops, with a bonus poem. Pre-order at bio.to/howtolayaneg...
October 17, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Some news! I have a new book coming in April: ‘How to Lay an Egg with a Horse Inside’.
It has 100+ new poems, and also serves as a guide to reading, writing & enjoying poetry.
An EXCLUSIVE signed edition is available through indie bookshops, with a bonus poem. Pre-order at bio.to/howtolayaneg...
It has 100+ new poems, and also serves as a guide to reading, writing & enjoying poetry.
An EXCLUSIVE signed edition is available through indie bookshops, with a bonus poem. Pre-order at bio.to/howtolayaneg...
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Wheaten for Godot
My top suggestions of books to read this World Bread Day...
- The Focaccia in the Rye
- Yeast of Eden
- Flours for Algernon
- The Lion, the Witch and the Warburtons
- Pannetonement
- The Naan in the High Castle
- Leaven Las Vegas
- Pitta Rabbit
- The Focaccia in the Rye
- Yeast of Eden
- Flours for Algernon
- The Lion, the Witch and the Warburtons
- Pannetonement
- The Naan in the High Castle
- Leaven Las Vegas
- Pitta Rabbit
October 17, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Wheaten for Godot
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My top suggestions...
- Tortilla Mockingbird
- The Scarlet Pumpernickel
- The Grains of Wrath
- Much A-Dough About Nothing
- The Chronicles of Naania
- Nicholas Pumpernickelby
- Anne of Green Bagels
- The Tiger Bread Who Came To Tea
- Loaf in the Time of Challah
- Flours in the Attic
- Tortilla Mockingbird
- The Scarlet Pumpernickel
- The Grains of Wrath
- Much A-Dough About Nothing
- The Chronicles of Naania
- Nicholas Pumpernickelby
- Anne of Green Bagels
- The Tiger Bread Who Came To Tea
- Loaf in the Time of Challah
- Flours in the Attic
My top suggestions of books to read this World Bread Day...
- The Focaccia in the Rye
- Yeast of Eden
- Flours for Algernon
- The Lion, the Witch and the Warburtons
- Pannetonement
- The Naan in the High Castle
- Leaven Las Vegas
- Pitta Rabbit
- The Focaccia in the Rye
- Yeast of Eden
- Flours for Algernon
- The Lion, the Witch and the Warburtons
- Pannetonement
- The Naan in the High Castle
- Leaven Las Vegas
- Pitta Rabbit
October 16, 2025 at 10:14 PM
My top suggestions...
- Tortilla Mockingbird
- The Scarlet Pumpernickel
- The Grains of Wrath
- Much A-Dough About Nothing
- The Chronicles of Naania
- Nicholas Pumpernickelby
- Anne of Green Bagels
- The Tiger Bread Who Came To Tea
- Loaf in the Time of Challah
- Flours in the Attic
- Tortilla Mockingbird
- The Scarlet Pumpernickel
- The Grains of Wrath
- Much A-Dough About Nothing
- The Chronicles of Naania
- Nicholas Pumpernickelby
- Anne of Green Bagels
- The Tiger Bread Who Came To Tea
- Loaf in the Time of Challah
- Flours in the Attic
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Mother's Pride and Prejudice
My top suggestions of books to read this World Bread Day...
- The Focaccia in the Rye
- Yeast of Eden
- Flours for Algernon
- The Lion, the Witch and the Warburtons
- Pannetonement
- The Naan in the High Castle
- Leaven Las Vegas
- Pitta Rabbit
- The Focaccia in the Rye
- Yeast of Eden
- Flours for Algernon
- The Lion, the Witch and the Warburtons
- Pannetonement
- The Naan in the High Castle
- Leaven Las Vegas
- Pitta Rabbit
October 16, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Mother's Pride and Prejudice
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- Baguette's Feast
October 16, 2025 at 4:32 PM
- Baguette's Feast
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The Scarlet Pumpernickel
My top suggestions of books to read this World Bread Day...
- The Focaccia in the Rye
- Yeast of Eden
- Flours for Algernon
- The Lion, the Witch and the Warburtons
- Pannetonement
- The Naan in the High Castle
- Leaven Las Vegas
- Pitta Rabbit
- The Focaccia in the Rye
- Yeast of Eden
- Flours for Algernon
- The Lion, the Witch and the Warburtons
- Pannetonement
- The Naan in the High Castle
- Leaven Las Vegas
- Pitta Rabbit
October 16, 2025 at 7:52 PM
The Scarlet Pumpernickel
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We knead to talk about Kevin
October 16, 2025 at 4:31 PM
We knead to talk about Kevin
My top suggestions of books to read this World Bread Day...
- The Focaccia in the Rye
- Yeast of Eden
- Flours for Algernon
- The Lion, the Witch and the Warburtons
- Pannetonement
- The Naan in the High Castle
- Leaven Las Vegas
- Pitta Rabbit
- The Focaccia in the Rye
- Yeast of Eden
- Flours for Algernon
- The Lion, the Witch and the Warburtons
- Pannetonement
- The Naan in the High Castle
- Leaven Las Vegas
- Pitta Rabbit
October 16, 2025 at 4:29 PM
My top suggestions of books to read this World Bread Day...
- The Focaccia in the Rye
- Yeast of Eden
- Flours for Algernon
- The Lion, the Witch and the Warburtons
- Pannetonement
- The Naan in the High Castle
- Leaven Las Vegas
- Pitta Rabbit
- The Focaccia in the Rye
- Yeast of Eden
- Flours for Algernon
- The Lion, the Witch and the Warburtons
- Pannetonement
- The Naan in the High Castle
- Leaven Las Vegas
- Pitta Rabbit
Happy World Bread Day! One of my favourite etymologies is that the words "Lady" and "Lord" come from Old English "hlafdige" and "hlafweard," essentially meaning "one who makes the bread" and "one who guards the bread"
October 16, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Happy World Bread Day! One of my favourite etymologies is that the words "Lady" and "Lord" come from Old English "hlafdige" and "hlafweard," essentially meaning "one who makes the bread" and "one who guards the bread"
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And these are my Bun-knees. 🥰
October 15, 2025 at 4:01 PM
And these are my Bun-knees. 🥰