Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day. Give him a red herring and he'll be occupied for weeks

My Twitter/X thing is more an archive now. I’ve moved. You’ll find me at @dontattempt.bluesky.social

SPENDORPHIN - the body’s feel-good chemical released by retail therapy. #neologism

PRESSTITUTE - journalist uncritical of those in power. #neologism

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Sci-fi Songs: Ewok Like A Man Westworld Girls I Want Chewbac In The Naav’i Call Me HAL Beam It Come On Alien Yoda One That Want I Good Golly Miss Wall-E

People who use the wrong word have my full symphony

There are too many American words in Australian English period

the tonic you may need - a wondrous thread

So much goodness here

“I dream of a better tomorrow, where chickens can cross the road and not be questioned about their motives.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson

English needs a better word than ‘gastropub’. Suggestions on radio last night: Cuisinn Cellary Grub pub Gourmet tavern Munch Hausen

Tonic masculinity Sanewashing Greedflation Othering Seen any new-ish words in 2024, or old words doing new things? Like Santa, every dictionary is drafting their list about now...

Yoda-speak is real. Believe you me