Alan Kelly
@akellyucc.bsky.social
Personal ramblings about the world we live in and life in general, especially science and culture. Frequent puns and dogs. Professor and food scientist at @ucc.bsky.social
Sounds more like Pepsi than turkey
(In a famous slogan lost in translation episode the drink’s “come alive” message informed startled Chinese customers that it would bring their ancestors back from the dead)
(In a famous slogan lost in translation episode the drink’s “come alive” message informed startled Chinese customers that it would bring their ancestors back from the dead)
"A turkey may be so prepared and preserved that, according to Artephius’s Key of Wisdom, “an ingenious Man may raise the fine Shape of a Homunculus out of its Ashes at his Pleasure, so he may, without any criminal Necromancy raise the Shape of any dead ancestor for study and labor.”
How to Brine a Turkey, by H.P. Lovecraft
This time of year all cabbalists, daemonologists, magicians, and the like share amongst their number one scrap of forbidden knowledge: that soakin...
buff.ly
November 25, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Sounds more like Pepsi than turkey
(In a famous slogan lost in translation episode the drink’s “come alive” message informed startled Chinese customers that it would bring their ancestors back from the dead)
(In a famous slogan lost in translation episode the drink’s “come alive” message informed startled Chinese customers that it would bring their ancestors back from the dead)
Everyone ranking their Star Wars movies tonight and I really struggle to do this as on different days the order could be very different except for the top spot
a man says it 's beautiful in front of a group of soldiers
ALT: a man says it 's beautiful in front of a group of soldiers
media.tenor.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Everyone ranking their Star Wars movies tonight and I really struggle to do this as on different days the order could be very different except for the top spot
Screaming the quiet part out loud while giggling maniacally
Rep. Salazar on Venezuela: "We're about to go in ... we need to go in ... Venezuela for the American oil companies will be a field day"
November 24, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Screaming the quiet part out loud while giggling maniacally
He thinks an LLM means a postgraduate degree in Law
November 24, 2025 at 6:49 PM
He thinks an LLM means a postgraduate degree in Law
Reposted by Alan Kelly
How much damage did this unregulated arrogant bunch of unqualified yahoos do to America and the world? How many people suffered and died because of them?
BREAKING: President Trump has shut down the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)
The agency was originally scheduled to last until July 4, 2026
The agency was originally scheduled to last until July 4, 2026
November 23, 2025 at 8:09 PM
How much damage did this unregulated arrogant bunch of unqualified yahoos do to America and the world? How many people suffered and died because of them?
A scientific study of dad jokes has found that dads who love pets are most likely to find them funny.
As they say, I feel seen.
As they say, I feel seen.
November 23, 2025 at 1:23 PM
A scientific study of dad jokes has found that dads who love pets are most likely to find them funny.
As they say, I feel seen.
As they say, I feel seen.
Then: Leo Sayer
Now: Leo Singer
Now: Leo Singer
November 23, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Then: Leo Sayer
Now: Leo Singer
Now: Leo Singer
30 years ago I was at my first conference ever in Tel Aviv with a collaborator and we found an Irish bar decorated with every Irish cliche but owned and run by British guys who reckoned the marketing was better and most people wouldn’t notice
“Cultural appropriation” wasn’t a term then but…
“Cultural appropriation” wasn’t a term then but…
November 23, 2025 at 9:51 AM
30 years ago I was at my first conference ever in Tel Aviv with a collaborator and we found an Irish bar decorated with every Irish cliche but owned and run by British guys who reckoned the marketing was better and most people wouldn’t notice
“Cultural appropriation” wasn’t a term then but…
“Cultural appropriation” wasn’t a term then but…
Good COP/bad COP?
End of fossil fuel era inches closer as Cop30 deal agreed after bitter standoff
Wealthy countries should triple funds for countries to tackle climate impacts, but deforestation and critical minerals blocked from final deal
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Good COP/bad COP?
“As creative as it is genuine, The Beep Test showcases a band fully blossoming into their own thing and not afraid to carve their own path. Honestly, if you can’t vibe to some of these songs, you’re likely dead inside.”
Great review of by my son’s band’s recent album (yes this is a shameless plug)
Great review of by my son’s band’s recent album (yes this is a shameless plug)
God Alone - "The Beep Test" - Everything Is Noise
Look no further than God Alone's new album "The Beep Test" for a bloody good time. Check out our review right now!
everythingisnoise.net
November 22, 2025 at 5:46 PM
“As creative as it is genuine, The Beep Test showcases a band fully blossoming into their own thing and not afraid to carve their own path. Honestly, if you can’t vibe to some of these songs, you’re likely dead inside.”
Great review of by my son’s band’s recent album (yes this is a shameless plug)
Great review of by my son’s band’s recent album (yes this is a shameless plug)
Why would you listen to Marjorie Taylor Greene when you can listen to
November 22, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Why would you listen to Marjorie Taylor Greene when you can listen to
They get zero Marx for this
BREAKING: The House passes a resolution condemning socialism, per FOX
November 21, 2025 at 5:28 PM
They get zero Marx for this
Gorgeous sky colours on a freezing morning
November 21, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Gorgeous sky colours on a freezing morning
This is a US senator. The wheels really appear to be coming off the wagon (hopefully)
November 20, 2025 at 9:02 PM
This is a US senator. The wheels really appear to be coming off the wagon (hopefully)
Another normal day in the White House
November 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Another normal day in the White House
Today’s the day Cork students celebrate Christmas Day before the exams start.
Driving through town there was like Night of the Living Dead if the zombies all wore festive jumpers.
Not feeling optimistic about my 9 am lecture tomorrow
Driving through town there was like Night of the Living Dead if the zombies all wore festive jumpers.
Not feeling optimistic about my 9 am lecture tomorrow
November 20, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Today’s the day Cork students celebrate Christmas Day before the exams start.
Driving through town there was like Night of the Living Dead if the zombies all wore festive jumpers.
Not feeling optimistic about my 9 am lecture tomorrow
Driving through town there was like Night of the Living Dead if the zombies all wore festive jumpers.
Not feeling optimistic about my 9 am lecture tomorrow
Every day brings a new disgrace but this still stands out. Appalling.
‘Quiet, piggy’: why Trump barking at female reporters grabbed US attention
The clip of the US president on Air Force One last Friday has taken off without much help from the media itself
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Every day brings a new disgrace but this still stands out. Appalling.
Reposted by Alan Kelly
Sorry, I threw you under the bus, but in my defense I was trying to throw you in front of it.
November 19, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Sorry, I threw you under the bus, but in my defense I was trying to throw you in front of it.
Trump announces 1000% tariffs on Irish soccer team
November 18, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Trump announces 1000% tariffs on Irish soccer team
California: 👀
Breaking: A Trump-appointed judge just ruled that Texas Republicans CANNOT use their new gerrymandered map in the 2026 midterm elections.
November 18, 2025 at 6:40 PM
California: 👀
Reposted by Alan Kelly
Currently reading THE LONG HEAT and delighted / horrified to learn that the “wafer-thin mint” Monty Python skit is an allegory for the non-linearity of climate damages.
How so? Well…
1/2
How so? Well…
1/2
a man is sitting at a table with a plate of food .
ALT: a man is sitting at a table with a plate of food .
media.tenor.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Currently reading THE LONG HEAT and delighted / horrified to learn that the “wafer-thin mint” Monty Python skit is an allegory for the non-linearity of climate damages.
How so? Well…
1/2
How so? Well…
1/2
US judge finds evidence of “government misconduct” in general
US judge finds evidence of ‘government misconduct’ in federal case against Comey
Judge ruled DoJ engaged in ‘profound investigative missteps’ on way to indicting the former FBI director
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:54 PM
US judge finds evidence of “government misconduct” in general
Bird flu
Of course
It’s what birds du
Of course
It’s what birds du
November 17, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Bird flu
Of course
It’s what birds du
Of course
It’s what birds du