Ian Winick, Translator & Copywriter
@ianwinick.bsky.social
Translator (German/French to English), word-tamer, songwriter, atheist, podcaster and popular man about town.
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Blackadder fan podcast: http:// lordofaddersblack.bsky.social
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Blackadder fan podcast: http:// lordofaddersblack.bsky.social
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I'm Ian, an Irish freelancer translator based in Germany who overuses Spongebob gifs.
I've been on BlueSky for a while but always as a backup plan in case I gave up on Twitter. Which I have done now.
I also co-host a Blackadder podcast called Lord Of Adders Black: @lordofaddersblack.bsky.social
I've been on BlueSky for a while but always as a backup plan in case I gave up on Twitter. Which I have done now.
I also co-host a Blackadder podcast called Lord Of Adders Black: @lordofaddersblack.bsky.social
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We're hoping to send out our newsletter today. The last one was in March, so no need to worry about being spammed with content. You can sign up on our website where I notice it says monthly, if we remember. We haven't remembered. www.worldofmoose.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:36 AM
We're hoping to send out our newsletter today. The last one was in March, so no need to worry about being spammed with content. You can sign up on our website where I notice it says monthly, if we remember. We haven't remembered. www.worldofmoose.com
I've always felt that "encounter" is a lazy translation of the German "Begegnung".
When trade fairs talk about the value of "persönliche Begegnungen", they mean something like "face-to-face interaction".
By contrast, "personal encounters" sounds like they disappeared to the toilets for a shag.
When trade fairs talk about the value of "persönliche Begegnungen", they mean something like "face-to-face interaction".
By contrast, "personal encounters" sounds like they disappeared to the toilets for a shag.
November 26, 2025 at 10:23 AM
I've always felt that "encounter" is a lazy translation of the German "Begegnung".
When trade fairs talk about the value of "persönliche Begegnungen", they mean something like "face-to-face interaction".
By contrast, "personal encounters" sounds like they disappeared to the toilets for a shag.
When trade fairs talk about the value of "persönliche Begegnungen", they mean something like "face-to-face interaction".
By contrast, "personal encounters" sounds like they disappeared to the toilets for a shag.
I remember people like that when I was a kid. But I imagine most of them grew out of it.
new allegation concerning Farage’s behaviour when he was 18 years old
November 26, 2025 at 8:37 AM
I remember people like that when I was a kid. But I imagine most of them grew out of it.
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Good morning. Anyone want something for their fave muppet for Christmas? Cos… #justsayin
Available in me Kofi shop. Ain’t they?
ko-fi.com/dippyfish/shop
Along with other arty delights
#bsnm #muppets #linoprints
Available in me Kofi shop. Ain’t they?
ko-fi.com/dippyfish/shop
Along with other arty delights
#bsnm #muppets #linoprints
November 26, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Good morning. Anyone want something for their fave muppet for Christmas? Cos… #justsayin
Available in me Kofi shop. Ain’t they?
ko-fi.com/dippyfish/shop
Along with other arty delights
#bsnm #muppets #linoprints
Available in me Kofi shop. Ain’t they?
ko-fi.com/dippyfish/shop
Along with other arty delights
#bsnm #muppets #linoprints
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Many men feel the stripper really likes them. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something
November 26, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Many men feel the stripper really likes them. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something
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ME: i want an extra large bag of shredded cheese to eat with my bare hands
GENIE: again, you don’t have to use a wish for that
GENIE: again, you don’t have to use a wish for that
February 17, 2025 at 3:19 AM
ME: i want an extra large bag of shredded cheese to eat with my bare hands
GENIE: again, you don’t have to use a wish for that
GENIE: again, you don’t have to use a wish for that
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November 26, 2025 at 6:30 AM
This, my friends. This.
Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
November 25, 2025 at 3:08 PM
This, my friends. This.
Dragon NaturallySpeaking has always had a socio-critical side that comes to the surface when you least expect it.
What I actually dictated was: "public holidays are not helping us".
What I actually dictated was: "public holidays are not helping us".
November 25, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Dragon NaturallySpeaking has always had a socio-critical side that comes to the surface when you least expect it.
What I actually dictated was: "public holidays are not helping us".
What I actually dictated was: "public holidays are not helping us".
Turn the sound on: Does anyone else hear the opening chords from the Life Of Brian intro song when the French score a try?
November 25, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Turn the sound on: Does anyone else hear the opening chords from the Life Of Brian intro song when the French score a try?
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Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
November 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
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Aw, Jimmy Cliff. First thing that popped into my head was his appearance on Never Mind the Buzzcocks, where he reduced the sometimes very abrasive Mark Lamaar to putty belting out 'Many Rivers to Cross'
November 24, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Aw, Jimmy Cliff. First thing that popped into my head was his appearance on Never Mind the Buzzcocks, where he reduced the sometimes very abrasive Mark Lamaar to putty belting out 'Many Rivers to Cross'
Must have been pretty tricky with all those camera teams milling around, @brenkutch.bsky.social ...
Answered this on somebody else's post earlier. But this:
The opening scene was where I took my driving test in 1972.
The opening scene was where I took my driving test in 1972.
November 24, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Must have been pretty tricky with all those camera teams milling around, @brenkutch.bsky.social ...
Now there's a turn-up for the books!
(If you don't know what a book is, ask ChatGTP.)
(If you don't know what a book is, ask ChatGTP.)
November 24, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Now there's a turn-up for the books!
(If you don't know what a book is, ask ChatGTP.)
(If you don't know what a book is, ask ChatGTP.)
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Even Squirry The Squirrel?
This episode's Scene Stealer is Miranda Richardson as the wetter-than-a-haddock’s-costume Amy Hardwood, a mysterious Northern beauty with a dark secret and an even darker hatred of squirrels.
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"Poetry First, Sausage Later" | Lord of Adders Black: A Blackadder Podcast
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November 24, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Even Squirry The Squirrel?
If you see this, post your getaway vehicle
November 24, 2025 at 6:58 AM
If you see this, post your getaway vehicle
a movie that takes place where you're from, for better or for worse!
November 24, 2025 at 6:15 AM
a movie that takes place where you're from, for better or for worse!
Oh, she may be weary
And young girls they do get weary
Wearing that same old shaggy dress ... 🎶
And young girls they do get weary
Wearing that same old shaggy dress ... 🎶
November 23, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Oh, she may be weary
And young girls they do get weary
Wearing that same old shaggy dress ... 🎶
And young girls they do get weary
Wearing that same old shaggy dress ... 🎶
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Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.
This popped up on my feed and has been popping up in my thoughts regularly ever since.
November 21, 2025 at 1:07 PM
This popped up on my feed and has been popping up in my thoughts regularly ever since.
Me as a bluesky therapist:
November 20, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Me as a bluesky therapist:
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"Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together)": How will we vote on it??!!! I mean, I know because I edited the episode, and Randy knows because he was there, but YOU don't know and really, it's you guys that are important, not us!
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November 20, 2025 at 3:32 PM
"Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together)": How will we vote on it??!!! I mean, I know because I edited the episode, and Randy knows because he was there, but YOU don't know and really, it's you guys that are important, not us!
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