Jonathan Bromley
@bromleyj.bsky.social
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.
Every morning the verger goes in and has to put back all the tables that were miraculously overturned during the night.
December 2, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Every morning the verger goes in and has to put back all the tables that were miraculously overturned during the night.
I mis-read it as "goat bath" and now I need a big drink
December 1, 2025 at 10:22 PM
I mis-read it as "goat bath" and now I need a big drink
OMG some recipes have red wine and veal stock and bloody hell they're RICH. My cardiologist would disapprove, which is a pretty good indication of things that are worth eating.
December 1, 2025 at 8:44 PM
OMG some recipes have red wine and veal stock and bloody hell they're RICH. My cardiologist would disapprove, which is a pretty good indication of things that are worth eating.
Wow. Tartiflette in party dress. WANT.
December 1, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Wow. Tartiflette in party dress. WANT.
If words were ever to develop religion, their places of worship would be decorated with Eggleston jokes. Like medieval Last Judgment murals, they would warn faithful dictionary denizens of the terrible eternal torment that awaits if they allow themselves to be misappropriated.
December 1, 2025 at 12:58 PM
If words were ever to develop religion, their places of worship would be decorated with Eggleston jokes. Like medieval Last Judgment murals, they would warn faithful dictionary denizens of the terrible eternal torment that awaits if they allow themselves to be misappropriated.
*ye olde alma mater*, effin autocorrect
December 1, 2025 at 9:45 AM
*ye olde alma mater*, effin autocorrect
Sorry, it was a cheeky ask, but it's a story I read somewhere decades ago and has haunted me ever since!
December 1, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Sorry, it was a cheeky ask, but it's a story I read somewhere decades ago and has haunted me ever since!
It's a bit of an irony that ye older ama mater will soon celebrate 600 years since its 1427 foundation, neatly forgetting that they ran out of money and had to be bailed out in 1475 by another bish.
December 1, 2025 at 9:42 AM
It's a bit of an irony that ye older ama mater will soon celebrate 600 years since its 1427 foundation, neatly forgetting that they ran out of money and had to be bailed out in 1475 by another bish.
This is an excellent moment to ask our resident ancient buildings correspondent and plumbing obsessive to do a deep dive into the alleged giant cess-pit of New College, which allegedly took centuries to fill before it was allegedly replaced by a newer quad.
December 1, 2025 at 9:32 AM
This is an excellent moment to ask our resident ancient buildings correspondent and plumbing obsessive to do a deep dive into the alleged giant cess-pit of New College, which allegedly took centuries to fill before it was allegedly replaced by a newer quad.
Gah. Sending thoughts and paracetamol.
December 1, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Gah. Sending thoughts and paracetamol.
It's Your Party and you'll vie if you want to
November 30, 2025 at 8:13 PM
It's Your Party and you'll vie if you want to
They played O Little Town on Classic FM this afternoon and I am torn as to whom I should hate more.
November 29, 2025 at 9:05 PM
They played O Little Town on Classic FM this afternoon and I am torn as to whom I should hate more.
Your faith in the viewing public is touching.
November 29, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Your faith in the viewing public is touching.
Title of World's Favourite is hereby contested.
November 29, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Title of World's Favourite is hereby contested.
Comedy like that could earn you a job with Opportunity Knox.
November 28, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Comedy like that could earn you a job with Opportunity Knox.
A physiotherapist told me that a few reps of squats every morning would be helpful to refurb my cheeks.
November 28, 2025 at 9:20 AM
A physiotherapist told me that a few reps of squats every morning would be helpful to refurb my cheeks.
From it will emerge every one of Tony Robinson's Baldrick characters, each bringing era-appropriate pestilence to afflict the archaeologists as punishment for daring to excavate there.
November 28, 2025 at 9:07 AM
From it will emerge every one of Tony Robinson's Baldrick characters, each bringing era-appropriate pestilence to afflict the archaeologists as punishment for daring to excavate there.