Second Mentions

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"the cerulean cephalopod" yahoo.com/news/science/a…

Cyrano de Bergerac: "the verse-spouting, big-nosed soldier" @dominicjmaxwell @thetimes

“text-producing technologies” cc: @secondmentions

Euston: "the much-derided London railway station" @London_Centric

"the sparkly accessories" @secondmentions news.com.au/technology/mot…

@secondmentions “This is a year of flux for the venerable hoofing franchise” theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2…

'Libertarian gadfly' @secondmentions

@secondmentions Pep Guardiola: “the managerial great” “their iconic boss” “their departing manager” “the 55-year-old” “the club’s greatest boss” bbc.co.uk/sport/football…

Straight off the bat ‘mythical creatures’ @secondmentions that’s as far as I read before thinking about famous people as gnomes Gnome Chomsky Gnomeman Cook Etc Celebrities call for permanent end to gnome ban at Chelsea flower show theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2…

BT Tower: "The iconic 620ft landmark" @secondmentions @knobblymonsters metro.co.uk/2026/05/17/lon…

Watercress: "the leafy green vegetable", "the peppery salad leaves" BBC News - Champion eyes 18th world watercress eating title in Alresford - BBC News bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

@secondmentions tell it like it is! JCB = “the digger-maker” This made me laugh for some reason. Making a £6 billion company sound like a Fisher Price outpost. JCB billionaire boss hands his empire to youngest son mol.im/a/15824003

Billy Joel: “the piano man” @secondmentions

@secondmentions “musical extravaganza” / “Alpine republic”

Topical @secondmentions from the past #Eurovisión

Neanderthals: “the brutish knuckle-draggers of myth”, “man’s extinct sister species”, “our evolutionary cousins”… 🦧🛠️🔥🌿 @secondmentions

Sagrada Familia. “Gaudi’s finally finished landmark church.” @knobblymonsters @secondmentions

Cuba: "the island nation" @secondmentions @knobblymonsters

Tate & Lyle: "The century-old sweeteners and ingredients company", "The British company" @secondmentions @knobblymonsters thetimes.com/business/compa…

Fish & chips: "Britain's best-known takeaway" @secondmentions @knobblymonsters thetimes.com/life-style/foo…