Andrew Winter
@awintershiver.bsky.social
Retired French teacher. Pétanque player.
Just to educate Nuno on what kind of contact is allowed at corners. Rugby tackling someone to the ground isn’t.
January 1, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Just to educate Nuno on what kind of contact is allowed at corners. Rugby tackling someone to the ground isn’t.
Do something ffs, America!!
December 24, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Do something ffs, America!!
Prince Andrew - toast
Peter Mandeson - toast
DJT - ?
Peter Mandeson - toast
DJT - ?
December 23, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Prince Andrew - toast
Peter Mandeson - toast
DJT - ?
Peter Mandeson - toast
DJT - ?
The attention-seeking tail on the foot. Usually food related.
December 23, 2025 at 5:51 PM
The attention-seeking tail on the foot. Usually food related.
Why is Gregg Wallace commentating on the darts?
December 16, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Why is Gregg Wallace commentating on the darts?
The rules for when to use:
“quite a noun”
or
“quite the noun”
seem to have been changed just recently.
“quite a noun”
or
“quite the noun”
seem to have been changed just recently.
December 11, 2025 at 10:54 AM
The rules for when to use:
“quite a noun”
or
“quite the noun”
seem to have been changed just recently.
“quite a noun”
or
“quite the noun”
seem to have been changed just recently.
How can such blatant racism be tolerated from, of all people, the President of the Land of the Free?
December 10, 2025 at 7:50 PM
How can such blatant racism be tolerated from, of all people, the President of the Land of the Free?
So, almost certainly, it’s taken just 5 days of a possible 25 days’ play for the Ashes to be lost.
December 6, 2025 at 1:45 PM
So, almost certainly, it’s taken just 5 days of a possible 25 days’ play for the Ashes to be lost.
Australia produce only the 16th innings in men’s test match cricket in which all batters score double figures. Of these 16, their innings has the highest lowest score.
December 6, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Australia produce only the 16th innings in men’s test match cricket in which all batters score double figures. Of these 16, their innings has the highest lowest score.
Reposted by Andrew Winter
As everyone knows I'm proud to brag that I was born in 1960. I grew up with the greatest music!
Dionne Warwick was one of my favs!
I didn't understand the depth of her songs (I was 4 when this came out) her voice, her beauty - enchanting
"Walk On By"
youtu.be/bpoBISzUP4o?...
Dionne Warwick was one of my favs!
I didn't understand the depth of her songs (I was 4 when this came out) her voice, her beauty - enchanting
"Walk On By"
youtu.be/bpoBISzUP4o?...
Dionne Warwick 'Walk On By' really live in 1964. Impeccable!
YouTube video by Gazely Gaze
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December 5, 2025 at 3:26 AM
As everyone knows I'm proud to brag that I was born in 1960. I grew up with the greatest music!
Dionne Warwick was one of my favs!
I didn't understand the depth of her songs (I was 4 when this came out) her voice, her beauty - enchanting
"Walk On By"
youtu.be/bpoBISzUP4o?...
Dionne Warwick was one of my favs!
I didn't understand the depth of her songs (I was 4 when this came out) her voice, her beauty - enchanting
"Walk On By"
youtu.be/bpoBISzUP4o?...
Can anyone please persuade me in simple terms that a cricket ball should behave differently when floodlights are switched on?
December 4, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Can anyone please persuade me in simple terms that a cricket ball should behave differently when floodlights are switched on?
Reposted by Andrew Winter
If you’re in the Nottinghamshire(UK) area this month, maybe pop into Patchings Art Centre at Calverton for the A5 Exhibition - lots of lovely small artworks, including my trio of Sanderlings 🔽
More details here: www.patchingsartcentre.co.uk
🪶🐡
#art
More details here: www.patchingsartcentre.co.uk
🪶🐡
#art
November 30, 2025 at 7:07 PM
If you’re in the Nottinghamshire(UK) area this month, maybe pop into Patchings Art Centre at Calverton for the A5 Exhibition - lots of lovely small artworks, including my trio of Sanderlings 🔽
More details here: www.patchingsartcentre.co.uk
🪶🐡
#art
More details here: www.patchingsartcentre.co.uk
🪶🐡
#art
FFS, USA, do something!!
November 29, 2025 at 5:04 PM
FFS, USA, do something!!
So, over here we have already had a prince unprinced and an ambassador unambassadored, when will the president be unpresidented?
November 14, 2025 at 12:38 AM
So, over here we have already had a prince unprinced and an ambassador unambassadored, when will the president be unpresidented?
Can someone please tell Pep Guardiola to stop continually rolling gobbets of spit onto his lips? It looks disgusting.
November 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Can someone please tell Pep Guardiola to stop continually rolling gobbets of spit onto his lips? It looks disgusting.
My very favourite French word. Be sure to pronounce both l’s!
October 26, 2025 at 11:40 PM
My very favourite French word. Be sure to pronounce both l’s!
Great result for Forest and especially for Dyche!
October 23, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Great result for Forest and especially for Dyche!
Celebrity traitors is such a load of baloney! Stephen Fry and Celia Imrie should be better than this trash Ko. Are we supposed to empathise with the “jeapardy” they are experiencing?? They could just have clubbed together to stump up the charity money without subjecting
us to this nonsense.
us to this nonsense.
October 15, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Celebrity traitors is such a load of baloney! Stephen Fry and Celia Imrie should be better than this trash Ko. Are we supposed to empathise with the “jeapardy” they are experiencing?? They could just have clubbed together to stump up the charity money without subjecting
us to this nonsense.
us to this nonsense.