Average length of time since release for the top 20 albums this week - 301 weeks.
@darach.bsky.social I know you sometimes post about names, and it just struck me Dickens didn’t just invent Ebenezer. Google says it was the 68th most popular boys name in Britain in 1840, but I can’t find a source. Has any other name been so effectively killed off by its use in literature?
There were 3000 more people at Croke Park today than are at the World Cup final. The minimum priced ticket at the hurling was €55. The minimum priced ticket at the soccer was $2000
How long until the bin guy gets Milkshake Ducked? I’m guessing Monday morning for maximum exposure on the news cycle.
“No doubt” is an odd expression. At face value it means certain, there is no doubt. But used in a sentence it has more of an air of “I suppose”. No doubt you’re all fascinated by this idea.
Wordle 1,839 X/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟨⬛🟩 ⬛🟨⬛🟨🟩 ⬛🟩⬛🟩🟩 ⬛🟩⬛🟩🟩 ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 Not often I come across a word I’ve never seen before. Stupid game.
Opening shot of ITV’s highlights of Ecuador v Germany, I thought someone had been playing with AI.
People complaining about football commentators pronouncing Türkiye would love to go back to using Ceylon and Rhodesia.
Congratulations to Andy Burnham for winning The Masked Singer.
Can’t keep up with all the new terms in football. Now adverts are called hydration. “We interrupt this indoor air conditioned match for some hydration from our sponsors” #WC2026
"Let the stars be named after them forever." 'Clash of the Titans' also had its US release, on this day in 1981.
Somali referee Artan barred from entering US www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba... How is this not bigger news? What risk do they think a referee is going to pose?
World Cup 2026: Somali referee Omar Artan to miss tournament after being barred from entering US
Omar Artan, who was set to be the first Somali to referee at the World Cup finals, is dropped from the list of officials after he was denied entry to the United States.
bbc.co.uk
I’m still amazed this obvious piece of cheating wasn’t discovered.
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Enjoyed seeing Hull win the playoff final after putting with Middlesbrough fans giving it the right wing chanting in Sheffield at the darts. Downside is having to go to Middlesbrough again next season. The days of decent away pubs like Doc Browns are gone.
Been going through the Rebus novels again recently. Someone “nods slowly” dozens of times in each book. Once you notice it, it sticks out every time.
Slightly Diminish a book. A Tale of Two Large Towns.
Count Mysterioso@mysteriosox.bsky.social · 3mo agoSlightly diminish a book. The Slightly Peckish Caterpillar
Why do the Japanese like their buns askew (2026)
