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Jonathan Bromley

@bromleyj.bsky.social

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Lapsed physicist, retired nerd, choral music fanboy, drools over wilderness landscapes. Prone to extreme grumpiness in the presence of scientific illiteracy. Husband and fond supporter of a stellar Parkinson's advocate.

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Jonathan Bromley @bromleyj.bsky.social · 2h

Please join me in celebrating the fifth anniversary of this, perhaps the finest piece of multi-tracking to come out of Covid.

Sadly @samaracello has not made the move here (she's on Insta and X).

youtu.be/TQgjFlmuNaM

Thomas The Tank Engine for 7 Cellos (and percussion...)

YouTube video by Samara Ginsberg

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Jonathan Bromley @bromleyj.bsky.social · 12h

Wytham (village near Oxford). Pronounced "White-um", or if you're a true Oxfordshire native, something like "Woytm".

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 14h

What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?

Jonathan Bromley @bromleyj.bsky.social · 13h

I have SO many questions about alternative use cases for cassock-concealed bottles. Not sure the flip-top lid offers sufficient versatility.

Jonathan Bromley @bromleyj.bsky.social · 17h

Bouncer at the masochists' night club:
- Show me your credentials.

Customer:
- I follow Paul Eggleston.

Bouncer:
- no worries mate, you're in.

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Jonathan Bromley @bromleyj.bsky.social · 17h

You could perhaps point out that she cancelled Wednesday, which makes it harder to find staff on duty. On the other hand, perhaps you prefer most of your skin to remain intact.

Jonathan Bromley @bromleyj.bsky.social · 18h

Looks like there's a REALLY BIG magnet behind that guy.

Jonathan Bromley @bromleyj.bsky.social · 18h

This. It wasn't as lively or rewarding as Nerdy Usenet, though. (Usenet, Grandpa?)

Jonathan Bromley @bromleyj.bsky.social · 21h

The Frideswide legend is so gloriously badass.

Take that, Algar, you randy bastard! Gives a whole new meaning to the schoolyard insult "makes you go blind!"

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Jonathan Bromley @bromleyj.bsky.social · 21h

Please let it all be true!

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Jonathan Bromley @bromleyj.bsky.social · 21h

I'm the addressee. It was sent by an eBay vendor, and RM tracking records the fact that he dropped it off on Sunday morning at a parcel shop, only a few hours after I paid for it. No news since.

Our local posties are great, and I'm sure I will get it safely as soon as it's loaded on their van...

Jonathan Bromley @bromleyj.bsky.social · 22h

I love it! Shame they couldn't find an inflatable giant kitten for the anniversary.

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Jonathan Bromley @bromleyj.bsky.social · 22h

Sigh.

It would appear that Royal Mail's service "Tracked 48" is a reference to how many days it will take to arrive. No sign of life from RM tracking, more than 2 working days after it was posted.

I know RM is not the only sub-par delivery service (will the real Evri please stand up?) but...

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Jonathan Bromley @bromleyj.bsky.social · 1d

I hope someone somewhere is compiling the LOFO[*] Hall of Shame so that future historians can chart the atrophy and ultimate collapse of our society's cultural life.

[*] Lev's Oh Fuck Off.

Lev Parikian @levparikian.bsky.social · 1d

Oh fuck off

Badenoch: Curb students taking 'rip-off' degrees such as English
The performing arts, sociology and anthropology are among the subjects the Conservatives would like to cut

Jonathan Bromley @bromleyj.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, but with MELODRAMA.
* Tiny malnourished child pumping the organ bellows collapses from starvation, leading to a falling glissando wheeze from the swell box
* Crossbow bolts are exchanged between Dec and Can with distressingly bloody and fatal results
* DoM's eyes bulge menacingly at a mistake

Jonathan Bromley @bromleyj.bsky.social · 1d

Avoids mixing it up with the shopping list, I suppose.

Jonathan Bromley @bromleyj.bsky.social · 1d

So you're telling me that Evensong obligationd can be discharged solely by a pub visit, with no singing required?

Two consecutive posts in my timeline, both from @quiresandplaces with tag #quiresandmurders. "Starting to get concerned that there isn't going to be an Evensong in this episode" immediately followed by "OK, we've at least got to the pub finally"

Jonathan Bromley @bromleyj.bsky.social · 1d

Novello? Booseys? Hill Norman and Beard?

Ah, no. Of course, it would be the people that make Altoids and Fisherman's Friends.

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Jonathan Bromley @bromleyj.bsky.social · 1d

Oh, this is brilliant. And now, a word from our sponsors...

Gives you a breather to reset your harmonic expectations when there's a dramatic change of chant in the middle of a long and dreary psalm, I suppose.

Jonathan Bromley @bromleyj.bsky.social · 1d

CSI: Cathedral.

Shit, I probably ought to watch this thing. In the immortal words of Marvin the Paranoid Android, "I won't enjoy it."

Jonathan Bromley @bromleyj.bsky.social · 1d

Ooh, Verger!

Jonathan Bromley @bromleyj.bsky.social · 1d

Shame on you Sir. What's worn beneath the cassock stays beneath the cassock.

Jonathan Bromley @bromleyj.bsky.social · 1d

That's a DDoS (Daphne Denial of Service) attack. There is no known effective mitigation.

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Jonathan Bromley @bromleyj.bsky.social · 2d

Get well soon. And meanwhile, avoid strong magnets.

Jonathan Bromley @bromleyj.bsky.social · 2d

All neck and no head. I'm sure there's a message in there somewhere.

All over Britain, museums are removing displays of ancestor relics, out of respect for the indigenous peoples' culture and traditions. Meanwhile, in the Tory party, display and veneration continues like it's a saint's toenails.

Jonathan Bromley @bromleyj.bsky.social · 2d

Can't get Flanders and Swann "Ill Wind" out of my head, he being the French horned.
- Found my horn... gorn

So, thanks for the earworm.