Shannon Blackmore
@shayxin.bsky.social
English teacher. Cricket tragic. Aston Villa fan. Sinophile. Wastrel of big words. Thee/Thou/Thine
I’m sure the English fans will take it in good grace.
November 22, 2025 at 6:18 AM
I’m sure the English fans will take it in good grace.
I’d love to see stats on how this compares to other bowlers
November 22, 2025 at 6:04 AM
I’d love to see stats on how this compares to other bowlers
There’s the wonderful line of “Doggett to Duckett”. Both ways of getting free meat for the barbie from my local park.
November 22, 2025 at 4:41 AM
There’s the wonderful line of “Doggett to Duckett”. Both ways of getting free meat for the barbie from my local park.
Underestimating Sydney’s ability to rain out four days.
November 21, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Underestimating Sydney’s ability to rain out four days.
What does he think is double-edged about it? If someone on ‘our’ side of politics is a pedophile, then just like those on ‘the other’ side, we want to see them brought to justice and, preferably, burning in hell.
November 21, 2025 at 1:49 AM
What does he think is double-edged about it? If someone on ‘our’ side of politics is a pedophile, then just like those on ‘the other’ side, we want to see them brought to justice and, preferably, burning in hell.
I hope the next guy names it ‘Ballroom of Mexico’ just for lols.
October 26, 2025 at 12:38 AM
I hope the next guy names it ‘Ballroom of Mexico’ just for lols.
This was a great series! Enjoyed it a lot and brought back some very 90s memories.
October 18, 2025 at 10:58 AM
This was a great series! Enjoyed it a lot and brought back some very 90s memories.
I went to do a bit of my own thieving on a pilgrimage to London this year.
September 24, 2025 at 5:07 AM
I went to do a bit of my own thieving on a pilgrimage to London this year.
There are four different countries within D whose cuisines I would take over the entirety of any other section.
September 17, 2025 at 3:45 AM
There are four different countries within D whose cuisines I would take over the entirety of any other section.
I believe that’s the reason it was called that.
September 2, 2025 at 2:07 AM
I believe that’s the reason it was called that.
How can you be a doom merchant when the boys are doing such wonderful stuff, like getting through 90 whole minutes without a red card!
August 23, 2025 at 11:16 PM
How can you be a doom merchant when the boys are doing such wonderful stuff, like getting through 90 whole minutes without a red card!
There’d better be a hell of an upgrade ready to be announced…
August 20, 2025 at 9:28 AM
There’d better be a hell of an upgrade ready to be announced…
I’ve been smacking myself on the back with a tiny whip as penance for ever having doubted the Professor.
May 17, 2025 at 8:42 AM
I’ve been smacking myself on the back with a tiny whip as penance for ever having doubted the Professor.
Still, credit to him for using a word as long as ‘atrophied’. We can call that growth.
May 16, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Still, credit to him for using a word as long as ‘atrophied’. We can call that growth.
If you’re a high school student though…. Your writing also sucked, but you probably don’t care.
May 16, 2025 at 10:32 PM
If you’re a high school student though…. Your writing also sucked, but you probably don’t care.
Textus interruptus?
May 16, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Textus interruptus?
Chelsea to win 15-0!
May 10, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Chelsea to win 15-0!
But at least there is so much talent left to take over from him. Like…. Erm…
May 3, 2025 at 10:53 AM
But at least there is so much talent left to take over from him. Like…. Erm…
How people seeing that electing fascist, racist pricks has consequences…
May 3, 2025 at 10:52 AM
How people seeing that electing fascist, racist pricks has consequences…
I did this (in Oz time), WHILE WATCHING THE VILLA GAME and it still took me a very slow 4.
April 7, 2025 at 4:41 AM
I did this (in Oz time), WHILE WATCHING THE VILLA GAME and it still took me a very slow 4.
Did you mix up Nurse Ratched and Marcus Rashford in the pod? Is he messing with heads THAT badly?
April 3, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Did you mix up Nurse Ratched and Marcus Rashford in the pod? Is he messing with heads THAT badly?
They do something similar in touch rugby (but every 2 minutes, until it’s 3-on-3 and a score is inevitable)
March 29, 2025 at 11:57 PM
They do something similar in touch rugby (but every 2 minutes, until it’s 3-on-3 and a score is inevitable)
Is old mate conflating the republican movement with the Republican Party?
March 19, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Is old mate conflating the republican movement with the Republican Party?
The Overton Window has shifted so far to the right that in Rupert’s world, a centre-right party like the Democrats are called lefty extremists.
March 16, 2025 at 11:32 PM
The Overton Window has shifted so far to the right that in Rupert’s world, a centre-right party like the Democrats are called lefty extremists.