ChrisP
@wordsmithgetxo.bsky.social
Retired Cornish-born Spanish>English translator in the Basque Country. Puns, posts about language, music & photos, mostly of birds. Se habla castellano.
Driving down to Madrid for the weekend. The Subijana pass was a tad foggy. And that was at 1pm. I’m glad we didn’t leave home early.
November 28, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Driving down to Madrid for the weekend. The Subijana pass was a tad foggy. And that was at 1pm. I’m glad we didn’t leave home early.
My favourite Monty Python skit is the one about the sailing boat that belonged to a deceased Belgian detective: the dead Poirot’s ketch.
#LunchPun
#LunchPun
November 28, 2025 at 12:25 PM
My favourite Monty Python skit is the one about the sailing boat that belonged to a deceased Belgian detective: the dead Poirot’s ketch.
#LunchPun
#LunchPun
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#ASongOrMovieForAllAboutSales Buy-One-Get-One-Free Willy.
November 28, 2025 at 9:49 AM
#ASongOrMovieForAllAboutSales Buy-One-Get-One-Free Willy.
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#ASongOrMovieForAllAboutSales Men In Black Friday
November 28, 2025 at 9:34 AM
#ASongOrMovieForAllAboutSales Men In Black Friday
#ASongOrMovieForAllAboutSales Face/50% Off
November 28, 2025 at 9:31 AM
#ASongOrMovieForAllAboutSales Face/50% Off
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You always get a decent 'lock in' at my local. It's a real Yale pub.
November 28, 2025 at 7:53 AM
You always get a decent 'lock in' at my local. It's a real Yale pub.
November 28, 2025 at 7:21 AM
#UxbridgeEnglishDictionary CATALOGUER: A lumberjack who always lands on his feet.
November 28, 2025 at 7:03 AM
#UxbridgeEnglishDictionary CATALOGUER: A lumberjack who always lands on his feet.
These solo home recordings that John Gorka posted week after week during lockdown are uniformly wonderful.
youtu.be/hpGx-uxbYkE?...
youtu.be/hpGx-uxbYkE?...
John Gorka - Oh Abraham (2021)
YouTube video by John Gorka
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November 27, 2025 at 7:29 PM
These solo home recordings that John Gorka posted week after week during lockdown are uniformly wonderful.
youtu.be/hpGx-uxbYkE?...
youtu.be/hpGx-uxbYkE?...
Reposted by ChrisP
Whisky, Bob Copper and Me
YouTube video by Linda Thompson - Topic
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Reposted by ChrisP
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For your afternoon moment..
For your afternoon moment..
Stay Bright
YouTube video by Release - Topic
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November 27, 2025 at 6:53 PM
youtu.be/sy9FoOet_ko?...
For your afternoon moment..
For your afternoon moment..
Scott Joplin wrote his best known rag to celebrate the first time he earned a whole £10 performing. That’s why he called it The Entire Tenner.
#LunchPun
#LunchPun
November 27, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Scott Joplin wrote his best known rag to celebrate the first time he earned a whole £10 performing. That’s why he called it The Entire Tenner.
#LunchPun
#LunchPun
November 27, 2025 at 10:06 AM
#UxbridgeEnglishDictionary INSPECTOR: A ghost that haunts a pub.
November 27, 2025 at 7:29 AM
#UxbridgeEnglishDictionary INSPECTOR: A ghost that haunts a pub.
Darrell Scott "The Day Before Thanksgiving"
YouTube video by Music Fog
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November 26, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The El Abra Bay seen from the sea front in Getxo this morning, with the water stained chocolate brown from all the mud washed down the river after this week's heavy rain.
November 26, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The El Abra Bay seen from the sea front in Getxo this morning, with the water stained chocolate brown from all the mud washed down the river after this week's heavy rain.
I came SOOO close to getting a decent picture of a firecrest this morning. @mark-stevens.bsky.social #birds
November 26, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I came SOOO close to getting a decent picture of a firecrest this morning. @mark-stevens.bsky.social #birds