Adam Sharp
@adamcsharp.bsky.social
1. Writer (https://www.adamsharp.me/)
2. Obsessed with lists
3. COMMON PEOPLE
4. THE CORRECT ORDER OF BISCUITS
5. THE WHEEL IS SPINNING BUT THE HAMSTER IS DEAD (http://geni.us/yDxa)
2. Obsessed with lists
3. COMMON PEOPLE
4. THE CORRECT ORDER OF BISCUITS
5. THE WHEEL IS SPINNING BUT THE HAMSTER IS DEAD (http://geni.us/yDxa)
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Adam Sharp
@adamcsharp.bsky.social
· Oct 19
My latest book is a collection of idioms, proverbs and slang from around the world. It's called The Wheel is Spinning but the Hamster is Dead and in the UK you can get it from these places (geni.us/yDxa). Outside UK, Blackwell's do free/fast international delivery... blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...
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In English, someone who is being persistently annoying can be referred to as a “pain in the arse.” My favourite German equivalent is Nervensäge, which means “nerve saw”
November 25, 2025 at 4:57 PM
In English, someone who is being persistently annoying can be referred to as a “pain in the arse.” My favourite German equivalent is Nervensäge, which means “nerve saw”
In English, someone who is being persistently annoying can be referred to as a “pain in the arse.” My favourite German equivalent is Nervensäge, which means “nerve saw”
November 25, 2025 at 4:57 PM
In English, someone who is being persistently annoying can be referred to as a “pain in the arse.” My favourite German equivalent is Nervensäge, which means “nerve saw”
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Happy World Walrus Day! The English word walrus probably comes from Dutch and means “whale horse.” The Albanian name for a walrus, lopë deti, means “sea cow.” And the Navajo word for a walrus is tábąąstííntsoh bideeʼ hólónígíí. It means “big otter that lies on the shore, with tusks”
November 24, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Happy World Walrus Day! The English word walrus probably comes from Dutch and means “whale horse.” The Albanian name for a walrus, lopë deti, means “sea cow.” And the Navajo word for a walrus is tábąąstííntsoh bideeʼ hólónígíí. It means “big otter that lies on the shore, with tusks”
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What’s the walruses favorite vacation spot? Tuscany
November 24, 2025 at 4:13 PM
What’s the walruses favorite vacation spot? Tuscany
Happy World Walrus Day! The English word walrus probably comes from Dutch and means “whale horse.” The Albanian name for a walrus, lopë deti, means “sea cow.” And the Navajo word for a walrus is tábąąstííntsoh bideeʼ hólónígíí. It means “big otter that lies on the shore, with tusks”
November 24, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Happy World Walrus Day! The English word walrus probably comes from Dutch and means “whale horse.” The Albanian name for a walrus, lopë deti, means “sea cow.” And the Navajo word for a walrus is tábąąstííntsoh bideeʼ hólónígíí. It means “big otter that lies on the shore, with tusks”
Just learnt a colloquial German phrase (from Bergisches Land) about something that is uninteresting (or doesn’t work). It goes Das zieht keinen Hering vom Teller, which means “It doesn’t draw a herring from the plate”
November 20, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Just learnt a colloquial German phrase (from Bergisches Land) about something that is uninteresting (or doesn’t work). It goes Das zieht keinen Hering vom Teller, which means “It doesn’t draw a herring from the plate”
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Want to do a six month writing course with me? Or looking for a great Christmas present for the writer in your life?
Sign up quickly as there are only 15 places.
I would love to see you there!
Want to do a six month writing course with me? Or looking for a great Christmas present for the writer in your life?
Sign up quickly as there are only 15 places.
I would love to see you there!
The Six-Month Writing Course with Kit de Waal - Gladstone's Library
Join Kit de Waal for a six-month journey into the art and discipline of storytelling, with two visits to the UK’s finest residential library.
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November 17, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Want to do a six month writing course with me? Or looking for a great Christmas present for the writer in your life?
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I would love to see you there!
Want to do a six month writing course with me? Or looking for a great Christmas present for the writer in your life?
Sign up quickly as there are only 15 places.
I would love to see you there!
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And the opposite of the "time magnifying glass" is the "Zeitraffer" – the "time gatherer" (gathering in the sense of gathering fabric together).
My favourite word for “slow motion”from another language is the German Zeitlupe. It means “time magnifying glass”
November 17, 2025 at 2:36 PM
And the opposite of the "time magnifying glass" is the "Zeitraffer" – the "time gatherer" (gathering in the sense of gathering fabric together).
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My favourite word for “slow motion”from another language is the German Zeitlupe. It means “time magnifying glass”
November 16, 2025 at 10:48 AM
My favourite word for “slow motion”from another language is the German Zeitlupe. It means “time magnifying glass”
My favourite word for “slow motion”from another language is the German Zeitlupe. It means “time magnifying glass”
November 16, 2025 at 10:48 AM
My favourite word for “slow motion”from another language is the German Zeitlupe. It means “time magnifying glass”
What’s the difference between the period before Alexander the Great died and the period after he died?
One is kinda nistic, the other is hella nistic
One is kinda nistic, the other is hella nistic
November 11, 2025 at 6:42 PM
What’s the difference between the period before Alexander the Great died and the period after he died?
One is kinda nistic, the other is hella nistic
One is kinda nistic, the other is hella nistic
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Rhymes with Berlusconi
My most controversial starter pack yet... a collection of people who pronounce scone as scone and not scone
November 11, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Rhymes with Berlusconi
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You say scone, and I say scone
You say abalone, and I say abalone
Scone, scone
Abalone, abalone
Let's call the whole thing off
You say abalone, and I say abalone
Scone, scone
Abalone, abalone
Let's call the whole thing off
My most controversial starter pack yet... a collection of people who pronounce scone as scone and not scone
November 11, 2025 at 11:06 AM
You say scone, and I say scone
You say abalone, and I say abalone
Scone, scone
Abalone, abalone
Let's call the whole thing off
You say abalone, and I say abalone
Scone, scone
Abalone, abalone
Let's call the whole thing off
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It's not hard. You pronounce it to rhyme with the first name of the actor, J Cusack.
November 11, 2025 at 10:49 AM
It's not hard. You pronounce it to rhyme with the first name of the actor, J Cusack.
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There once was a man who said "scone"
So that it rhymed with "gone",
But his wife said "scone"
To rhyme with "tone";
That marriage is over, it's done.
So that it rhymed with "gone",
But his wife said "scone"
To rhyme with "tone";
That marriage is over, it's done.
November 11, 2025 at 10:40 AM
There once was a man who said "scone"
So that it rhymed with "gone",
But his wife said "scone"
To rhyme with "tone";
That marriage is over, it's done.
So that it rhymed with "gone",
But his wife said "scone"
To rhyme with "tone";
That marriage is over, it's done.
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My most controversial starter pack yet... a collection of people who pronounce scone as scone and not scone
December 21, 2024 at 11:27 AM
My most controversial starter pack yet... a collection of people who pronounce scone as scone and not scone
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Here's a pack full of Oxford Comma Enthusiasts from the excellent @adamcsharp.bsky.social. Please follow and repost
November 9, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Here's a pack full of Oxford Comma Enthusiasts from the excellent @adamcsharp.bsky.social. Please follow and repost
Meanings of the word for November in various languages
▪️ Leaf fall (Czech)
▪️ Freezing moon (Ojibwe)
▪️ Dark period month (Inari Sami)
▪️ Wind slender (Navajo)
▪️ Month of goats (ChiShona)
▪️ Month of slaughter (Welsh)
▪️ Time of drumming (Yup'ik)
▪️ Arrival of the scorpion (Thai)
▪️ Death month (Finnish)
▪️ Leaf fall (Czech)
▪️ Freezing moon (Ojibwe)
▪️ Dark period month (Inari Sami)
▪️ Wind slender (Navajo)
▪️ Month of goats (ChiShona)
▪️ Month of slaughter (Welsh)
▪️ Time of drumming (Yup'ik)
▪️ Arrival of the scorpion (Thai)
▪️ Death month (Finnish)
November 6, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Meanings of the word for November in various languages
▪️ Leaf fall (Czech)
▪️ Freezing moon (Ojibwe)
▪️ Dark period month (Inari Sami)
▪️ Wind slender (Navajo)
▪️ Month of goats (ChiShona)
▪️ Month of slaughter (Welsh)
▪️ Time of drumming (Yup'ik)
▪️ Arrival of the scorpion (Thai)
▪️ Death month (Finnish)
▪️ Leaf fall (Czech)
▪️ Freezing moon (Ojibwe)
▪️ Dark period month (Inari Sami)
▪️ Wind slender (Navajo)
▪️ Month of goats (ChiShona)
▪️ Month of slaughter (Welsh)
▪️ Time of drumming (Yup'ik)
▪️ Arrival of the scorpion (Thai)
▪️ Death month (Finnish)
Ten Halloweeny bands…
10. Splice Girls
9. Pet Chopped Boys
8. Public Enema
7. The Butthole Suffers
6. Dame Impaler
5. Boy Division
4. The Rolling Bones
3. Drakula Shaker
2. One Dissection
1. Maroon 5 (feat. Pitbull)
10. Splice Girls
9. Pet Chopped Boys
8. Public Enema
7. The Butthole Suffers
6. Dame Impaler
5. Boy Division
4. The Rolling Bones
3. Drakula Shaker
2. One Dissection
1. Maroon 5 (feat. Pitbull)
October 28, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Ten Halloweeny bands…
10. Splice Girls
9. Pet Chopped Boys
8. Public Enema
7. The Butthole Suffers
6. Dame Impaler
5. Boy Division
4. The Rolling Bones
3. Drakula Shaker
2. One Dissection
1. Maroon 5 (feat. Pitbull)
10. Splice Girls
9. Pet Chopped Boys
8. Public Enema
7. The Butthole Suffers
6. Dame Impaler
5. Boy Division
4. The Rolling Bones
3. Drakula Shaker
2. One Dissection
1. Maroon 5 (feat. Pitbull)
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Whether you’re a fan of Hallowe’en or not, you have to give it credit for being the last line of defence against Christmas advancing even earlier into the year, a ragtag gang of goths holding the line against a battalion of baubled barbarians
October 21, 2024 at 1:04 PM
Whether you’re a fan of Hallowe’en or not, you have to give it credit for being the last line of defence against Christmas advancing even earlier into the year, a ragtag gang of goths holding the line against a battalion of baubled barbarians
Halloweeny celebrity names…
• Dead Sheeran
• Britney Fears
• Clint Deceasedwood
• Amy Poehltergeist
• Matt Demon
• Chapelle Moan
• Adam Quick-Sandler
• Fatality Portman
• Leonardo DiCapitated
• Ghoulio Iglesias
• Angelina Unholy
• Macauley Pumpkin
• Glenn Close-stander-behind-you-in-every-queue
• Dead Sheeran
• Britney Fears
• Clint Deceasedwood
• Amy Poehltergeist
• Matt Demon
• Chapelle Moan
• Adam Quick-Sandler
• Fatality Portman
• Leonardo DiCapitated
• Ghoulio Iglesias
• Angelina Unholy
• Macauley Pumpkin
• Glenn Close-stander-behind-you-in-every-queue
October 28, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Halloweeny celebrity names…
• Dead Sheeran
• Britney Fears
• Clint Deceasedwood
• Amy Poehltergeist
• Matt Demon
• Chapelle Moan
• Adam Quick-Sandler
• Fatality Portman
• Leonardo DiCapitated
• Ghoulio Iglesias
• Angelina Unholy
• Macauley Pumpkin
• Glenn Close-stander-behind-you-in-every-queue
• Dead Sheeran
• Britney Fears
• Clint Deceasedwood
• Amy Poehltergeist
• Matt Demon
• Chapelle Moan
• Adam Quick-Sandler
• Fatality Portman
• Leonardo DiCapitated
• Ghoulio Iglesias
• Angelina Unholy
• Macauley Pumpkin
• Glenn Close-stander-behind-you-in-every-queue
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The Old Man and the Fusilli
Books to read on World Pasta Day (today)…
•The Heart is a Cannelloni Hunter
•Love in the Time of Carbonara
•Farfalle from the Madding Crowd
•The Merchant of Vermicelli
•Silas Marinara
•Remembrance of Things Pasta
•Pi-gnocci-o
•A Tale of Two Zitis
•Fear and Loathing in Lasagne
•Al Dente's Inferno
•The Heart is a Cannelloni Hunter
•Love in the Time of Carbonara
•Farfalle from the Madding Crowd
•The Merchant of Vermicelli
•Silas Marinara
•Remembrance of Things Pasta
•Pi-gnocci-o
•A Tale of Two Zitis
•Fear and Loathing in Lasagne
•Al Dente's Inferno
October 25, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The Old Man and the Fusilli
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Go Tagliatelle It On The Mountain
October 25, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Go Tagliatelle It On The Mountain
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The Sun Orzo Rises
October 25, 2025 at 12:43 PM
The Sun Orzo Rises
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Lasagne Karenina
October 25, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Lasagne Karenina