Mister Slang
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PS . Peter G will noit require this, but sere means dry and withered and often appears alongside 'grey' to denote old age. No, not exactly current. But for me it is at least one word of all such years that remain.
November 25, 2025 at 9:56 AM
PS . Peter G will noit require this, but sere means dry and withered and often appears alongside 'grey' to denote old age. No, not exactly current. But for me it is at least one word of all such years that remain.
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This is Scotchy. He is here to collect the belly rub toll. Would like to remind you that failing to pay results in a fine of even more belly rubs. 12/10 (TT: scotchythedoxie)
November 24, 2025 at 5:37 PM
This is Scotchy. He is here to collect the belly rub toll. Would like to remind you that failing to pay results in a fine of even more belly rubs. 12/10 (TT: scotchythedoxie)
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I spent hours yesterday at the tent encampment behind the Adelphi in London and as a result have sent this open letter with a plea for a meaningful intervention to
Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk
Adam Hug @adamhug.bsky.social
@matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social
@paulabarkermp.bsky.social and Bob Blackman
Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk
Adam Hug @adamhug.bsky.social
@matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social
@paulabarkermp.bsky.social and Bob Blackman
November 24, 2025 at 11:57 AM
I spent hours yesterday at the tent encampment behind the Adelphi in London and as a result have sent this open letter with a plea for a meaningful intervention to
Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk
Adam Hug @adamhug.bsky.social
@matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social
@paulabarkermp.bsky.social and Bob Blackman
Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk
Adam Hug @adamhug.bsky.social
@matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social
@paulabarkermp.bsky.social and Bob Blackman
couple of variants on ‘Down & Out’ a Black toast c. 1970. Jim/John Crow is, given that 'he' is a hype', i.e. a junkie, is a needle. But does anyone know more? Doesn't fit with usual ‘Jim Crow’ meaning.
November 23, 2025 at 2:45 PM
couple of variants on ‘Down & Out’ a Black toast c. 1970. Jim/John Crow is, given that 'he' is a hype', i.e. a junkie, is a needle. But does anyone know more? Doesn't fit with usual ‘Jim Crow’ meaning.
The Ukraine Peace Plan
open.substack.com/pub/mrandrew...
open.substack.com/pub/mrandrew...
The Ukraine Peace Plan
Donald Trump's White House is a moral vortex
open.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:22 PM
The Ukraine Peace Plan
open.substack.com/pub/mrandrew...
open.substack.com/pub/mrandrew...
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"The AI industry’s most important product at this moment is not a chatbot or a video generator; it’s the story the AI industry is telling about itself"
www.theringer.com/2025/11/04/t... #AI
www.theringer.com/2025/11/04/t... #AI
How Catastrophic Is It If the AI Bubble Bursts? An FAQ.
The AI industry's most important product is not a chatbot or a video generator; it's the story the AI industry is telling about itself
www.theringer.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:08 AM
"The AI industry’s most important product at this moment is not a chatbot or a video generator; it’s the story the AI industry is telling about itself"
www.theringer.com/2025/11/04/t... #AI
www.theringer.com/2025/11/04/t... #AI
Co-ed Jim Lambert asked ChatGPT-5 if AI wd benefit from GDoS.
‘Short answer: yes — and his work is unusually well-positioned to be valuable for future AI systems, not obsolete.’
My work provides 'ground truth'.
Looked: neither OED/Merriam have def. of 'well-positioned' = 'stealable'.
‘Short answer: yes — and his work is unusually well-positioned to be valuable for future AI systems, not obsolete.’
My work provides 'ground truth'.
Looked: neither OED/Merriam have def. of 'well-positioned' = 'stealable'.
November 20, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Co-ed Jim Lambert asked ChatGPT-5 if AI wd benefit from GDoS.
‘Short answer: yes — and his work is unusually well-positioned to be valuable for future AI systems, not obsolete.’
My work provides 'ground truth'.
Looked: neither OED/Merriam have def. of 'well-positioned' = 'stealable'.
‘Short answer: yes — and his work is unusually well-positioned to be valuable for future AI systems, not obsolete.’
My work provides 'ground truth'.
Looked: neither OED/Merriam have def. of 'well-positioned' = 'stealable'.
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The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
November 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
In the tradition of ‘Dogs in Slang’ and ‘Cats in Slang’, here's #3: ‘A Slang Christmas Dinner’. Printing now, avilable soon from stufflikethatbooks.carrd.co.
You won’t be able to keep it down.
You won’t be able to keep it down.
November 17, 2025 at 2:34 PM
In the tradition of ‘Dogs in Slang’ and ‘Cats in Slang’, here's #3: ‘A Slang Christmas Dinner’. Printing now, avilable soon from stufflikethatbooks.carrd.co.
You won’t be able to keep it down.
You won’t be able to keep it down.
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Je déclare ouverte ma liste personnelle de one-panel-comics préférés.
Pour marquer sa subjectivité elle commencera par la Joconde des one-panel, à savoir "Cow Tools", par Gary Larson.
Pour marquer sa subjectivité elle commencera par la Joconde des one-panel, à savoir "Cow Tools", par Gary Larson.
November 15, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Je déclare ouverte ma liste personnelle de one-panel-comics préférés.
Pour marquer sa subjectivité elle commencera par la Joconde des one-panel, à savoir "Cow Tools", par Gary Larson.
Pour marquer sa subjectivité elle commencera par la Joconde des one-panel, à savoir "Cow Tools", par Gary Larson.
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Goossens à nouveau.
November 16, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Goossens à nouveau.
Time for a subtack: open.substack.com/pub/jonathon...
A short ramble through slang's use of (some) proper names (below: 'Cooter Brown')
A short ramble through slang's use of (some) proper names (below: 'Cooter Brown')
The Proper Improper
Naming Slang's Names
open.substack.com
November 15, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Time for a subtack: open.substack.com/pub/jonathon...
A short ramble through slang's use of (some) proper names (below: 'Cooter Brown')
A short ramble through slang's use of (some) proper names (below: 'Cooter Brown')
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I can never hear or see something about the extreme right Proud Boys without remembering that "proud boy" is a term for a gelding that doesn't realize it's been neutered and keeps acting like a stallion. So do with that info what you will. *sips coffee*
November 14, 2025 at 9:39 PM
I can never hear or see something about the extreme right Proud Boys without remembering that "proud boy" is a term for a gelding that doesn't realize it's been neutered and keeps acting like a stallion. So do with that info what you will. *sips coffee*
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This is Archie. He's deaf and doesn't hear when his humans get home. Luckily, his little brother Frankie lets him know with a gentle nudge to make sure he doesn't miss the moment. 14/10 for both (TT: melissamilne)
November 13, 2025 at 11:56 PM
This is Archie. He's deaf and doesn't hear when his humans get home. Luckily, his little brother Frankie lets him know with a gentle nudge to make sure he doesn't miss the moment. 14/10 for both (TT: melissamilne)
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Coming on a dismal, dark wet day this is a really depressing read but, unfortunately, it's all true.
A week of chaos, cowardice and negligence: Labour has managed to pack so many failures into a single five day period that it's becoming difficult to remember all the details iandunt.substack.com/p/a-week-of-...
A week of chaos, cowardice and negligence
Labour has managed to pack so much failure into a single week that it becomes hard to remember all the details.
iandunt.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Coming on a dismal, dark wet day this is a really depressing read but, unfortunately, it's all true.
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No more noble British tradition than resigning over some nonsense everyone is only pretending to be angry about rather than all of the actually bad things you've done.
November 9, 2025 at 6:10 PM
No more noble British tradition than resigning over some nonsense everyone is only pretending to be angry about rather than all of the actually bad things you've done.
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9 November 1938. The synagogue opposite my family home in Vienna goes up in smoke.
November 9, 2025 at 8:26 AM
9 November 1938. The synagogue opposite my family home in Vienna goes up in smoke.
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If you dig this post please amplify its reach
To mark the re-publication of her books, my latest Substack post is about the now largely forgotten author Jane Gallion, her publisher Essex House, and the hard life that was being one of America’s first female smut writers. Free to read at the link below.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
substack.com/home/post/p-...
November 8, 2025 at 2:24 PM
If you dig this post please amplify its reach
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Today we just did the simple things.
I think to Iris that must have felt like the best day of her life!
Have a lovely Saturday everybody ❤️
I think to Iris that must have felt like the best day of her life!
Have a lovely Saturday everybody ❤️
November 8, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Today we just did the simple things.
I think to Iris that must have felt like the best day of her life!
Have a lovely Saturday everybody ❤️
I think to Iris that must have felt like the best day of her life!
Have a lovely Saturday everybody ❤️
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🔴We Need to Talk About Michael Gove and Crony Covid Contracts
Gove claims he had no “active role” in the procurement of Covid PPE during the pandemic, yet evidence suggests he was involved in multiple VIP deals worth over £1billion, reports Russell Scott
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/we-need-to...
Gove claims he had no “active role” in the procurement of Covid PPE during the pandemic, yet evidence suggests he was involved in multiple VIP deals worth over £1billion, reports Russell Scott
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/we-need-to...
We Need to Talk About Michael Gove and Crony Covid Contracts
Gove claims he had no “active role” in the procurement of Covid PPE during the pandemic, yet evidence suggests he was involved in multiple VIP deals worth over £1billion, reports Russell Scott
www.bylinesupplement.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:49 PM
🔴We Need to Talk About Michael Gove and Crony Covid Contracts
Gove claims he had no “active role” in the procurement of Covid PPE during the pandemic, yet evidence suggests he was involved in multiple VIP deals worth over £1billion, reports Russell Scott
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/we-need-to...
Gove claims he had no “active role” in the procurement of Covid PPE during the pandemic, yet evidence suggests he was involved in multiple VIP deals worth over £1billion, reports Russell Scott
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/we-need-to...
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Henry Mencken, amerikanischer Satiriker, 1880-1956, im Baltimore Evening Sun, 26. July 1920
November 7, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Henry Mencken, amerikanischer Satiriker, 1880-1956, im Baltimore Evening Sun, 26. July 1920
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The best bit is how Rossetti is roughly the same size and shape as the wombat, emphasising the wombat's humanity and/or the artist's wombatity. A tale as old as wombats.
156 years ago #onthisday, Top the wombat died. He was the pet of the poet and artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti who, upon Top's passing, created this self-portrait in mourning. More on Rossetti and co’s curious but longstanding fixation with the #wombat here: publicdomainreview.org/essay/o...
November 6, 2025 at 1:47 PM
The best bit is how Rossetti is roughly the same size and shape as the wombat, emphasising the wombat's humanity and/or the artist's wombatity. A tale as old as wombats.
Just finished reading Peter Corris' 42 ‘Cliff Hardy’ books (appeared 1980-2018). For a good overview of the somewhat overlooked 'godfather of Aus. noir', there's culturmag.de/crimemag/far... by @pulpcurry.bsky.social
culturmag.de
November 6, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Just finished reading Peter Corris' 42 ‘Cliff Hardy’ books (appeared 1980-2018). For a good overview of the somewhat overlooked 'godfather of Aus. noir', there's culturmag.de/crimemag/far... by @pulpcurry.bsky.social