Alan Simpson

I make Lord of the Rings / wider Legendarium quizzes sometimes, here is my new one forms.gle/bEDtMAE3Fo8dqT…

@Diamandahagan @ThomasWillett9 There's plenty of questionable racial stuff in LOTR and some of his letters express some dated views on marriage & sex, but nothing in either his fiction writing, his academic writing or his personal letters suggests he had any strong opinions on homosexuality or gender diversity

@ThomasWillett9 Tolkien was too busy comparing bodily sex to clothing, being a fan of the ultra queer writing of Mary Renault and creating a species where all the men look like women and another where all the women look like men. Lewis was probably a wrong 'un. Tolkien much less clear cut.

Lewis and Tolkien weren’t known for whipping up campaigns of abusive every time a trans person sneezes.

@SeanRossSapp @big_man_sidney @MyChemHomance Does that mean if you book him you get Will Ospreay too?

@big_man_sidney @MyChemHomance The Cucumber got named in the Speaking Out movement

Indie wrestlers I would sign if I owned a wrestling company

@PorthunAndrei @VerityKye @InDeepGeek I don't know if Jaime would rate Sandor, feel like he might be the type to only even consider other knights

@VerityKye @BionicIguana @InDeepGeek No sandor?

Who are those three men?

@InDeepGeek This is such early days we are only hearing about it at all because Colbert is involved, I think

Stephen Colbert gets the headlines for obvious reasons, but Philippa Boyens being on board is significant.

@myelessar The Estate won't license any of the good shit from the First Age

i don’t think there should be a whole tolkien/lord of the rings cinematic universe, however, it’s clearly going to happen - so my question is WHY are the most boring parts of the legendarium being adapted? hunting gollum? the hobbits minus frodo? who is deciding this?!

yes!! yes yes yes!! we should run saltwater through every ai data center!! right now!!

@NotGlidus Did you know there's a Yolanda in the draft LOTR appendix material, from HoMe 12 1.III: Roderic, Alaric, Bellissima, Theodoric, Athanaric, and Primula; also Caradoc, Merry’s father, and his wife Yolanda Took (cf. VI.100, 251)

Trans rights are human rights. Thank you, Wembley. 🏳️‍⚧️

Irish comedian Vittorio Angelone cooked Penny Mordaunt.

@GrandPOOBear It would arguably be fraud to quote a viewer count you know to be falsely inflated to an advertiser for a better rate

But wouldn't the brands just look at the ROI and say "well that didn't add up" and not work with them again? Or am I over here just thinking that people are paying a bit more attention then they actually are? Industry is so small that I feel word would get out kinda quickly

As a not so gentle reminder… My friend Hana took her own life because of cyberbullying and hateful comments on this app. This is me doing my part…urging the toxic portion of the IWC to think twice. Yours, may be the last post someone reads. 🌸

Frito Bilbo the warlord elf

Ha. No I've not slept a wink yet and done a LOT of interviews. What's keeping me going? The fact we took on the billionaire donors - and our local plumber won! The movement is building. 🚀 Join.greenparty.org.uk

Law suit against South West Water by the people of Exmouth, Budleigh Salterton and Lympstone is now expanding to include the towns of Dawlish, Sidmouth, Teignmouth, Newquay and Penzance. Tell your friends. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

@MikeTappTweets Close between Reform and the Greens, you mean? Why are you encouraging people to spoil their ballot with a wasted Labour vote?

I’m out in Gorton and Denton. It’s looking good but bloody hell it’s going to be close with Reform. Reject division, reject hate, vote for unity and progress! Vote Labour

@Feargal_Sharkey Renationalisation without compensation followed by prosecutions is really the only option

Enough of the bullshit, enough of the rhetoric, enough of the fiddling around the edges, enough of rearranging the deckchairs, enough of pointless commissions and even more pointless reports, enough of the lying, enough of the deceit, enough of the gaslighting, enough of the masquerade, enough of the pretending it's time for govt to get a grip, to show leadership, to show determination, to do the right thing, to act. It's time to put the water industry back into public ownership and the time to do that is now. But have they got the balls?!

@prestonjbyrne Why would a lawyer just post some random bollocks without doing any research or fact checking at all? People pay you?