Graham Cooke

@geordieluce Such a shame the evening ended the way it did 😢

hope everyone at calum bowie liverpool managed to get home okay tonight and is okay!!!!

@artsclublpool - can you share stage times for @calumbowiemusic gig tonight please?

@Halfords_uk poor service at your Southport store. To be fair I think the fault lay with an edict from Head Office that they couldn't do fitting because of icy weather. But no consideration of local conditions which were fine. Fortunately found a local independent.

@Beathhigh I do hope you signed it!

Found this in a hotel on Lanzarote. Might give it a go…

@paula_bearr @Perpetua_no_L I think this analysis is pretty thorough. english.stackexchange.com/questions/4087… It's the complete lack of evidence of any written examples of the longer version compared to the multiple examples of the shorter version that shifts this out of 'who knows?' territory.

@gpcooke @Perpetua_no_L On the contrary, they’re mixed opinions online. Some resources claim they were the originals from the 16th to 18th century Who knows?

I saw this TikTok of a girl completing famous phrases and went to look the others up, I’m using number 3 against my mother like mad😭 1. Curiosity killed the cat is actually “Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it back.” 2. Great minds think alike is “Great minds think alike, though fools seldom differ.” 3. Jack of all trades is actually “A jack of all trades is a master of none, but oftentimes better than a master of one.” 4. Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned is way longer, it’s “Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned, nor hell a fury like a woman scorned.” 5. The customer is always right is “The customer is always right, in matters of taste.” Do you guys know any other half famous quotes??

@AlfredoBGarcia @mikdidi @paula_bearr Sorry Bennet, you are wrong at least in the case of the 'jack of all trades..' example. The second half is a relatively recent addition.

@mikdidi @paula_bearr Incorrect. Why would you say such a false thing when it's easy to disprove? Timewaster

@Perpetua_no_L @paula_bearr Sorry to disappoint but it's not the 'original'. The extra '.. but oftentimes..' bit has only existed for 20-30 years

@paula_bearr Holding that no.3 to my chest 😭

@mikdidi @paula_bearr Totally agree. These supposed original versions just suit modern narrative and hence gain traction on the Internet. I guess there's something almost ironic about the 'jack of all trades..' one in that respect.

@paula_bearr Actually, the phrases we are familiar with are the original ones, those second parts are relatively recent additions. You can look up their origins. It's just revisionist history at work, that's all.

@paula_bearr Number 3 is falsely claimed as the full original quote. There's no evidence of it existing until 2000s in comparison with the shorter version which existed in 1700s. This supposed original version just suits the modern narrative that favours generalism over expertise.

@streamover1999 @tawnyowlhillin1 @NetflixUK Absolutely! Brought to mind the El Rancho scene in Citizen Kane 😍😁

@tawnyowlhillin1 @NetflixUK That happened a little later tho, I'm talking about the scene when Ryan jumped through the window the camera followed him through the glass

A quick thread answering some questions you might have after watching #Adolescence… 🧵

Absolutely gorgeous recipe from @cookinboots - Chicken, harissa and dried apricot traybake. ❤️

@DickDelingpole Source?

BBC warns Trump that if he cuts off their funding he will no longer be portrayed positively by them. 😜

@paulg Really interesting analysis thanks. Could the rise of the anti-woke outrage-mongers (Musk, Farage, Tate, Rogan et al) be the start of an ultimately similarly pervasive phenomenon? Does it need the university/academic breeding ground you speak of, or could it build outside them?

I just finished a new essay about the origins of wokeness. I'm going to get flak from both the far right and the far left about it, so to save all our time I'll respond in advance to what I know they'll say.

@DaRay38 @Thomashornall It very much depends on where in UK you are 😁 youtu.be/PT0ay9u1gg4?fe…

I have questions for British people. Is it true that you don't start random conversations with strangers? Say, while waiting in line, you see someone with shoes you like or a nice jacket, do you tell them? Do you wave at strangers when you drive past them? The waving normally happens in rural areas of the USA

I’m British. I recently spent 10 days in the USA for business. And discovered the ocean between us isn't water. It's mindset. 7 uncomfortable truths about US v UK culture:

@O2RitzManc what are the times for @tmbg on Tuesday please?

@northernassist - so at 13:20 today you knew you had a staff problem and your solution is just to arbitrarily cancel a train. @LCRMayor @AndyBurnhamGM - love your DJ nights, could you do me a favour and sort out this frequent nonsense please?

I spend more time doomscrolling on this right wing cesspit of a platform than is healthy. So a bit of trepidation as I planned a trip to London. But it seems to be same old London I've known for years. No Islamic takeover or people sh1tting in the street. Who'd have thought?

@mr_speakers Parrot in a car!

@artsclublpool - can you tell me stage times and support for Geordie Greep tonight?

@rosBIGWRITING I'm sure @Miss_Snuffy would explain this if she felt inclined 😁

This is a young man I know personally. He is 14 and has had a new haircut (shown). He has been given a 60 mins detention EVERY evening & isolation every break & lunch until his hair grows. Help - is this normal educational behaviour? I am horrified.