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Bob Harvey @brunnian.bsky.social · 5d

My word. Lethbridge-Stuart, the hero of many an alien invasion.

I remember him heading off, single handed, armed only with his sidearm to face the Silurians.

Doctor: "What are you going to do"
The Brig: "my Job"

Bob Harvey @brunnian.bsky.social · 5d

Fascinating how local word of mouth knew that, 350 years on.

Bob Harvey @brunnian.bsky.social · 5d

I knew you were the man! Thanks. I have been puzzling over Pode Hole for years.

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Forbes @forbes.com · 6d

The Paris prosecutor’s office did not confirm exactly how many people were arrested.

Suspects Arrested For Louvre Jewel Heist, Including One Trying To Flee Country

The Paris prosecutor’s office did not confirm exactly how many people were arrested.

www.forbes.com

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Bob Harvey @brunnian.bsky.social · 5d

@jeffjarvis.bsky.social
What's your take on the suggestion that the wing had to be demolished so a new, bigger Fuhrer bunker can be built underground, and that the ballroom is camouflage?

Bob Harvey @brunnian.bsky.social · 5d

...Cont..
In the past many Dutch drainage engineers were employed in Fen drainage. Pode Hole is at the head of Vernatt's drain. I think it quite likely people were familiar with Dutch vocabulary

See www.geograph.org.uk/browser/#!/l...

Geograph Browser

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Bob Harvey @brunnian.bsky.social · 5d

@robwords.bsky.social I live near a place called Pode Hole, essentially a place built to house fen drainage engines.

"Pode" is said locally to mean "Toad". But I can't find any other instance .

Now I hear the Dutch for Toad is Pad. Can you throw any light on this?

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Map showing the location of Pode Hole and all the artificial rivers in the area

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Maxim Peter Griffin @maximpetergriff.bsky.social · 6d

26/10/25

three fast drawings
of Lincolnshire tumuli

black ink with a big brush
perfect for quick barrows

the colours today are ochre, purple
vermilion, olive drab and field grey

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British Transport Films Stills @btfstills.bsky.social · 7d

THEY TAKE THE HIGH ROAD (1960) | http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/705819/index.html

An image captured from THEY TAKE THE HIGH ROAD (1960)

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Maxim Peter Griffin @maximpetergriff.bsky.social · 7d

24/10/25 - nocturn

small hours
big time

going out for a look
Jupiter on the houses - is that Ganymede ?

half a half step left
a clear view to great cosmic blackness

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Ross Mackenzie @rossmackenzie.bsky.social · 7d

Sunset on the Achensee #Pertisau #Tirol

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Maxim Peter Griffin @maximpetergriff.bsky.social · 7d

25/10/25

A16 to Skegness trampoline warehouse
a clear autumn day across Lincolnshire chalk upland

green fields / rolling hills / rock music
a bunch of buzzards / brown places / red trees

sunshine from the Wash to Humber
we will arrive at Jump Warriors in 18 minutes

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Bob Harvey @brunnian.bsky.social · 12d

@jesszafarris.bsky.social

Look what our local bookshop is advertising!

( linktr.ee/bournebooksh... )

Photo © Bob Harvey (cc-by-sa/2.0) geograph.org.uk/p/6826106
"Shopping again", taken Saturday, 1 May, 2021

Screen grab of page from local bookshop showing 6 books about words.

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Bob Harvey @brunnian.bsky.social · 13d

I can't cope with window cleaning any more, so I have engaged the services of a window cleaner 4 times a year.. He came last week. Two days ago We had an owl strike on the window, leaving the characteristic outline pattern.

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Jess Zafarris @jesszafarris.bsky.social · 17d

On today's episode of Words Unravelled, @robwords.bsky.social and I celebrated 100K YouTube subscribers ✨ in person ✨ with 100 quick-fire word facts.

Thank you to everyone who tunes in each week, and major thanks to our editor @martynmnw.bsky.social.

Check it out: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPfb...

100 quick-fire word facts

YouTube video by Words Unravelled with RobWords and Jess Zafarris

www.youtube.com

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Bob Harvey @brunnian.bsky.social · 15d

@robwords.bsky.social

Was listening to a time team podcast audioboom.com/posts/877877... where they talk about the etymology of sherd/shard. Thought you would enjoy it, as an example of language developing.

They do go down an etymology rabbit hole in some episodes. Dr Geake is rather prone.

Mick Aston's Time Team legacy

In this question and answers edition of the podcast Helen Geake and Martyn Williams reflect on Mick Aston's legacy on Time Team. There are also questions on the rules around metal detecting and th...

audioboom.com

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Maxim Peter Griffin @maximpetergriff.bsky.social · Sep 30

30/9/25 - nocturn

small hours
big time

night people - look up
red alert for aurora

this drawing anticipates our findings
shimmer, wobble, solar boogie

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Maxim Peter Griffin @maximpetergriff.bsky.social · Sep 29

29/9/25 - nocturn

small hours
big time

chopped up star fields of black paint and scribbles
glued the down in three divisions

repeat the process every night
for a minimum of five years

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Maxim Peter Griffin @maximpetergriff.bsky.social · Sep 21

21/9/25 - nocturn

small hours
big time

there is Saturn - south east - over that chimney
later on - Jupiter appears, left of the barrows

the arrival of Venus means morning is close
and 200 geese appear - full voice, headed west

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Rob Watts (RobWords) @robwords.bsky.social · Sep 18

W[h]AT [p)SYC[h]O DESI[g]NED OUR TONG[ue]??

English has a major silent letter problem.

How did it end up this way?

Wa[t]ch my new video to find out: youtu.be/NXVqZpHY5R8

Why English is full of silent letters

YouTube video by RobWords

youtu.be

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Bob Harvey @brunnian.bsky.social · Sep 26

@robwords.bsky.social

Came across this
www.quora.com/Why-in-the-E...

About Yes, No, Yea, Nay.

Is it true?

Why in the English parliament they always say "yeah, yeah" not "yes, yes"?

Mark Harrison's answer: They don’t. They say “yea, yea”, which sounds like “yay”, not “yeah.” It’s historical - there used to be four different words - yes, no, yea and nay. * Will they not go? — ...

www.quora.com

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Maxim Peter Griffin @maximpetergriff.bsky.social · Aug 23

23/8/25 - nocturn

small hours
big time

driving across Lincolnshire at night
with Karlheinz Stockhausen

full beam
headed east

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Maxim Peter Griffin @maximpetergriff.bsky.social · Aug 27

27/8/25 - nocturn

small hours
big time

an electric storm passes
grinding toward North Sea

after - stars - occasional eastern flashes
one final bolt - an absolute banger

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Bob Harvey @brunnian.bsky.social · Aug 30

@robwords.bsky.social
Now then!

Just caught up with #WordsUnravelled about #Games, saying Whist is named for silence.

Have you come across the song "The Lambton Worm"? About a famous dragon from #Sunderland. The first word in the chorus is "Whist"...

wp.sunderland.ac.uk/seagullcity/...

Ballad of the Lambton Worm – Seagull City

wp.sunderland.ac.uk

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Maxim Peter Griffin @maximpetergriff.bsky.social · Aug 21

21/8/25

drawing on foot
out between marsh settlements

flat - stubble - fallow
straight lines of drainage

the landscape around Saltfleet
is one of drama and tension

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