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Retired Cornish-born Spanish>English translator in the Basque Country. Puns, posts about language, music & photos, mostly of birds. Se habla castellano.
Chapman references her cover of the song in this performance.
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LUCINDA WILLIAMS
'That Time Of Night'
#MichaelChapman
-They kept asking if our pigs were blind.
-No-see porkers?
-Yes, it was none of their business.
#LunchPun
Cartoon of a man cooking, pouring from a bottle into a pan he's stirring. Caption βI splash a little German wine into my cooking on an add hock basis"
Add Hock
The ideal gift for the chef/boozer in your life.
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Subtle!
05.08.2025 08:41 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0#UxbridgeEnglishDictionary THEIST: A believer in definite articles.
05.08.2025 06:02 β π 11 π 2 π¬ 2 π 0This isn't normal. #ICanUseSomeAssistance to get this man some help before it's too late.
04.08.2025 20:40 β π 8 π 3 π¬ 1 π 0Thatβs just lovely.
04.08.2025 20:22 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0unmute
04.08.2025 17:28 β π 409 π 132 π¬ 21 π 14
If you like CesΓ‘ria Γvora, have you heard Chavela Vargas?
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Similar in tone to "Nessum Dorma" or kipping by a Loch in a Dormobile!
Thatβs a beauty! π€£π€£
04.08.2025 11:25 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0To calm myself while climbing Everest and K2 I sang religious songs. They were the hymn allayers.
#LunchPun
My friend said a seaside hospital in Norfolk is downsizing.
Took the wards right out of Yarmouth?
Was pretty much what I going to say, yes.
#LunchPun
My motto is βsic transit gloria mundiβ, or βA broken-down van is a fine way to start the weekβ. #LunchPun
04.08.2025 11:15 β π 10 π 1 π¬ 2 π 0356. DILO, REINA.
03.08.2025 21:35 β π 710 π 448 π¬ 2 π 13
04.08.2025 03:52 β π 24 π 7 π¬ 1 π 2
photo of a pink panther plushie hanging on a clothesline in a position similar to jesus on the cross
He dried for our sins.
03.08.2025 11:02 β π 210 π 36 π¬ 1 π 1Thank you!
04.08.2025 06:42 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0#UxbridgeEnglishDictionary GESTURALLY: A gathering for which no-one but yourself turns up.
04.08.2025 06:23 β π 13 π 2 π¬ 2 π 0Always so classy, isnβt he?
04.08.2025 06:20 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0![Ry Cooder & Flaco JimeΜnez β’ βGoodnight, Ireneβ β’ 1977 [Reelin' In The Years Archive]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:yzcyr33ta32ta6ulowqklrbt/bafkreiahloltgokmksqb4y6onwrpli7jrm4hlnfmforoo73qpoiki2tlua@jpeg)
Just found out that the great Flaco JimΓ©nez has died. Here he is with Ry Cooder in 1977.
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Fabulous. Coot feet are always worth photographing!
03.08.2025 19:48 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Unbelievable.
03.08.2025 16:10 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Bugger! #ENGIND
03.08.2025 16:09 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0You can depend on England to keep your nerves jangling. #ENGIND
03.08.2025 15:57 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
En La Sexta acaban de referirse a FeijΓ³o como βel presidente de la oposiciΓ³nβ. Periodismo de alto nivel.
03.08.2025 12:46 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
A curious Slender-billed Gull, watching the tourists along the beach, wide-eyed. π
#SeabirdSunday #birds #TeamGull
#PutCleaningInASongOrMovie Kansas - Dusting The Wind
03.08.2025 12:15 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
In todayβs example of not-quite-English we have this food beeper.
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