Dave Sayers
@davesayers.bsky.social
Cheese consumer, sociolinguist, immigrant 🇬🇧 👉 🇫🇮
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1124-7132
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1124-7132
Timeline cleanse! Autumn in central Finland. 🍂🇫🇮😊
October 13, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Timeline cleanse! Autumn in central Finland. 🍂🇫🇮😊
If you're painting a ceiling and having to look up the whole time, I have two words for you: travel pillow.
October 7, 2025 at 9:35 AM
If you're painting a ceiling and having to look up the whole time, I have two words for you: travel pillow.
Stock reply to anyone complaining about singular "they" and pretending it's just about standards and not transphobia. If that's really their jam, they should get back into using "thou".
books.google.co.uk/books?id=YKQ...
books.google.co.uk/books?id=YKQ...
October 3, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Stock reply to anyone complaining about singular "they" and pretending it's just about standards and not transphobia. If that's really their jam, they should get back into using "thou".
books.google.co.uk/books?id=YKQ...
books.google.co.uk/books?id=YKQ...
How your email finds me.
September 15, 2025 at 7:43 PM
How your email finds me.
Without comment on this specific book / authors, I would note Routledge was downgraded here in Finland for MASSIVELY increasing their publication volumes, apparently at expense of quality. I've also seen lots of anecdotes about declining editorial standards there.
julkaisufoorumi.fi/en/news/re-e...
julkaisufoorumi.fi/en/news/re-e...
September 15, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Without comment on this specific book / authors, I would note Routledge was downgraded here in Finland for MASSIVELY increasing their publication volumes, apparently at expense of quality. I've also seen lots of anecdotes about declining editorial standards there.
julkaisufoorumi.fi/en/news/re-e...
julkaisufoorumi.fi/en/news/re-e...
Today I learned there is no Finnish word for 'overwhelmed'.
That is all.
That is all.
![UN: Finland's the world's happiest country for the 5th year running!
Finns: [two photos of Finnish men not smiling even slightly]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:epamu2q3qqlhgafxrwv6urwj/bafkreidvkxwastncxgyjs3dgeelecvptnsqe6emrmyh57upqj3pnwpoive@jpeg)
May 30, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Today I learned there is no Finnish word for 'overwhelmed'.
That is all.
That is all.
I think one of my greatest achievements in academic writing might be secretly squeezing in some terminology from A-Level Geology into an academic book chapter about language policy.
Interdisciplinarity.🤘
doi.org/10.1017/9781...
Interdisciplinarity.🤘
doi.org/10.1017/9781...
March 13, 2025 at 8:05 PM
I think one of my greatest achievements in academic writing might be secretly squeezing in some terminology from A-Level Geology into an academic book chapter about language policy.
Interdisciplinarity.🤘
doi.org/10.1017/9781...
Interdisciplinarity.🤘
doi.org/10.1017/9781...
My students imagining anything that happened more than about 4 years ago.
March 6, 2025 at 3:55 PM
My students imagining anything that happened more than about 4 years ago.
Can you cut blue cheese with a cheese slicer? No.
But is it fun finding out? Also no.
But is it fun finding out? Also no.
February 24, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Can you cut blue cheese with a cheese slicer? No.
But is it fun finding out? Also no.
But is it fun finding out? Also no.
Someone graduated from the Rainier Wolfcastle School of Government.
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February 19, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Someone graduated from the Rainier Wolfcastle School of Government.
www.inc.com/kit-eaton/do...
www.inc.com/kit-eaton/do...
Roses are red
Just like my larynx
And now that I think of it
Also my pharynx
Just like my larynx
And now that I think of it
Also my pharynx
February 14, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Roses are red
Just like my larynx
And now that I think of it
Also my pharynx
Just like my larynx
And now that I think of it
Also my pharynx
I thought we were supposed to avoid research silos?
February 6, 2025 at 11:39 AM
I thought we were supposed to avoid research silos?
Research: swallowing discarded cell batteries causes thousands of sudden, excruciatingly painful deaths every year.
Capitalism: we, hah, we clearly haha we can't hahaha replace them!!1! But L00k! We'll make a *big compromise* and use really tough packaging! With a warning logo!
Capitalism: we, hah, we clearly haha we can't hahaha replace them!!1! But L00k! We'll make a *big compromise* and use really tough packaging! With a warning logo!
January 4, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Research: swallowing discarded cell batteries causes thousands of sudden, excruciatingly painful deaths every year.
Capitalism: we, hah, we clearly haha we can't hahaha replace them!!1! But L00k! We'll make a *big compromise* and use really tough packaging! With a warning logo!
Capitalism: we, hah, we clearly haha we can't hahaha replace them!!1! But L00k! We'll make a *big compromise* and use really tough packaging! With a warning logo!
Earlier I mentioned the thick snow. These moves were done in all different conditions, from +30C to -20C.
With the right tyres and clothes, and the right attitude, an e-bike + trailer can really perform huge feats. The bike really does most of the work.
With the right tyres and clothes, and the right attitude, an e-bike + trailer can really perform huge feats. The bike really does most of the work.
December 30, 2024 at 11:40 PM
Earlier I mentioned the thick snow. These moves were done in all different conditions, from +30C to -20C.
With the right tyres and clothes, and the right attitude, an e-bike + trailer can really perform huge feats. The bike really does most of the work.
With the right tyres and clothes, and the right attitude, an e-bike + trailer can really perform huge feats. The bike really does most of the work.
Onwards, upwards, and widewards, to level 10 e-bike & trailer scale of ambition/riduculolitude. The crowning glory of my towing career. An entire bed (base + mattress).
For this I took along a separate sackbarrow and tied it to the back of the trailer. Perfectly stable!
For this I took along a separate sackbarrow and tied it to the back of the trailer. Perfectly stable!
December 30, 2024 at 11:40 PM
Onwards, upwards, and widewards, to level 10 e-bike & trailer scale of ambition/riduculolitude. The crowning glory of my towing career. An entire bed (base + mattress).
For this I took along a separate sackbarrow and tied it to the back of the trailer. Perfectly stable!
For this I took along a separate sackbarrow and tied it to the back of the trailer. Perfectly stable!
Next step up, is…. up!
And this is where a two-seater trailer really pays off. You can really shoe-horn things in, and tie on pretty tall furniture.
Welcome to level 9 in our scale of ambition/ridiculaction. You’ll also have noticed the heavy snow. More on that later.
And this is where a two-seater trailer really pays off. You can really shoe-horn things in, and tie on pretty tall furniture.
Welcome to level 9 in our scale of ambition/ridiculaction. You’ll also have noticed the heavy snow. More on that later.
December 30, 2024 at 11:40 PM
Next step up, is…. up!
And this is where a two-seater trailer really pays off. You can really shoe-horn things in, and tie on pretty tall furniture.
Welcome to level 9 in our scale of ambition/ridiculaction. You’ll also have noticed the heavy snow. More on that later.
And this is where a two-seater trailer really pays off. You can really shoe-horn things in, and tie on pretty tall furniture.
Welcome to level 9 in our scale of ambition/ridiculaction. You’ll also have noticed the heavy snow. More on that later.
The next level after kids’ bikes is an equally obvious step up: towing a grown-up bike! Either in or on the trailer.
Simple enough with a few straps. Easier with a quick release wheel but perfectly manageable without.
Ambition/ridiculididdle level 8.
Simple enough with a few straps. Easier with a quick release wheel but perfectly manageable without.
Ambition/ridiculididdle level 8.
December 30, 2024 at 11:40 PM
The next level after kids’ bikes is an equally obvious step up: towing a grown-up bike! Either in or on the trailer.
Simple enough with a few straps. Easier with a quick release wheel but perfectly manageable without.
Ambition/ridiculididdle level 8.
Simple enough with a few straps. Easier with a quick release wheel but perfectly manageable without.
Ambition/ridiculididdle level 8.
The next level in this scale is pretty obvious when you think about it… Two kids + groceries + two bikes!
Ambition/ridiculement level 7.
Ambition/ridiculement level 7.
December 30, 2024 at 11:40 PM
The next level in this scale is pretty obvious when you think about it… Two kids + groceries + two bikes!
Ambition/ridiculement level 7.
Ambition/ridiculement level 7.
So far we’ve been missing the trailer’s intended occupants, human offspring! They often have bikes, which are… sometimes used.
Now, our loads so far have been long but no wider than the trailer. So, let’s move on to two kids + groceries + bike.
Ambition/ridiculocution level 6.
Now, our loads so far have been long but no wider than the trailer. So, let’s move on to two kids + groceries + bike.
Ambition/ridiculocution level 6.
December 30, 2024 at 11:40 PM
So far we’ve been missing the trailer’s intended occupants, human offspring! They often have bikes, which are… sometimes used.
Now, our loads so far have been long but no wider than the trailer. So, let’s move on to two kids + groceries + bike.
Ambition/ridiculocution level 6.
Now, our loads so far have been long but no wider than the trailer. So, let’s move on to two kids + groceries + bike.
Ambition/ridiculocution level 6.
As I said, the cage things were pretty easy. Surely you’d still need a car for more, right? Pfff, says the trailer, just getting going here.
Groceries + fully assembled kitchen chairs, easy! Ambition/ridiculacity level 5.
Only level 5? My friends, please hold on to your hats…
Groceries + fully assembled kitchen chairs, easy! Ambition/ridiculacity level 5.
Only level 5? My friends, please hold on to your hats…
December 30, 2024 at 11:40 PM
As I said, the cage things were pretty easy. Surely you’d still need a car for more, right? Pfff, says the trailer, just getting going here.
Groceries + fully assembled kitchen chairs, easy! Ambition/ridiculacity level 5.
Only level 5? My friends, please hold on to your hats…
Groceries + fully assembled kitchen chairs, easy! Ambition/ridiculacity level 5.
Only level 5? My friends, please hold on to your hats…
Moving on to balancing higher & longer: some of those cage drawer things that fill an empty kitchen cabinet. Perched nice and safe with a regular ratchet strap.
Ambition/riducutainment level 4.
Thing is, the cage thingies were bulky but pretty light. Next up…
Ambition/riducutainment level 4.
Thing is, the cage thingies were bulky but pretty light. Next up…
December 30, 2024 at 11:40 PM
Moving on to balancing higher & longer: some of those cage drawer things that fill an empty kitchen cabinet. Perched nice and safe with a regular ratchet strap.
Ambition/riducutainment level 4.
Thing is, the cage thingies were bulky but pretty light. Next up…
Ambition/riducutainment level 4.
Thing is, the cage thingies were bulky but pretty light. Next up…
Next up in our trailer adventure: groceries + 2 x hay + flat-packed garden table & chairs, or alternatively whatever that other mess was (moving house or something).
Ambition/ridiculation level: 3.
Only 3? Oh yes. Strap in, folks…
Ambition/ridiculation level: 3.
Only 3? Oh yes. Strap in, folks…
December 30, 2024 at 11:40 PM
Next up in our trailer adventure: groceries + 2 x hay + flat-packed garden table & chairs, or alternatively whatever that other mess was (moving house or something).
Ambition/ridiculation level: 3.
Only 3? Oh yes. Strap in, folks…
Ambition/ridiculation level: 3.
Only 3? Oh yes. Strap in, folks…
Next level of trailer action: groceries + sack of hay + some wall edging thing.
Please note imaginative bungee cord to keep that in place.
Ambition/ridic level: 2.
Please note imaginative bungee cord to keep that in place.
Ambition/ridic level: 2.
December 30, 2024 at 11:40 PM
Next level of trailer action: groceries + sack of hay + some wall edging thing.
Please note imaginative bungee cord to keep that in place.
Ambition/ridic level: 2.
Please note imaginative bungee cord to keep that in place.
Ambition/ridic level: 2.