@repeattofade I had a French tutor when I was in secondary school called Antoine who my mum was in love with. He claimed he had no idea what “sacré blu” meant. I think he was a fake French.

@repeattofade

@repeattofade get a tutor?

@Hunko happy birthday. I hope it’s not gloomy!

@james I think this is https://www.rhs.org.uk/problems/fasciation

Saturday #dog

@repeattofade I bring the gays these tidings in Pride Month

TIL: India have a type of hardened target shell called, get this, the "Penetration-cum-blast"...

https://www.drdo.gov.in/drdo/120-mm-penetration-cum-blast-pcb-and-thermobaric-tb-ammunition-mbt-arjun

@germ camp

@anandamide not strictly on topic but I’d also really recommend Things Fall Apart as a really interesting bit of fiction https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Things_Fall_Apart

@michaelthec those look delicious 🤤

@alex For me personally? 90/2/8

Completely unearned confidence mostly borne out of a lack of social awareness :ablobspin:

Corvids are really a cooperative subject because of their curiosity and intellect. The photographer’s patience is often rewarded.

@garak I’ll try the cool damp towel thing with him. Moist beans

Finn is having a tough time in this heat without air conditioning. Any tips for helping him cope welcome.

@alex eesh those are some unpleasant temperatures.

Could we not?

@age I’m of the tedious opinion that until the state starts constructing houses at scale (either council or for private purchase) nothing will ever change regarding our housing supply and associated costs :(

@age In Chiswick there are completely built (but internally unfinished) blocks of flats which have had no work done to them in over a year. My pet theory is this exact thing - they want to drip feed developments onto the market to keep prices up.

@yesjohn inb4 we age into corpse bods