GillO

@gillo

Retired, escaped English/Drama teacher in the English Midlands. Now studying for the heck of it. EM drama, kidlit, Buffy, Rejoin. Cymraeg am byth! I follow back if I think I have something in common - if your bio's empty I probably won't follow you

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GillO@gillo· 19d

It would depend on the context, I think. I have a quite helpful guide to letter forms in secretary hand - DM me an email if you'd like a copy.

GillO@gillo· Jul 12

Found on one of Meta's many evil sites.

An image in the style of the Bayeux Tapestry. In Latin the text reads: "Ecce! Nigelus Faragus Aggreditur Ab humine Cum cisterna super capite. Crude translation: Behold! Nigel Farage being attacked by a man with a bin on his head!

GillO@gillo· Jul 10

Indeed. ::stuffing fist in mouth to avoid typing spoilers:: Madame la Maréchale was only in her 30s, BTW. DD is a little cruel to her.

Clouet (school) sketch of the Maréchale de Saint André, 1540s or 1550s. A French noblewoman in formal dress with a small frill to her partlet.

GillO@gillo· Jul 9

Loved this cartoon about The Count. #BinfortheWin

A cartoon strip pitting Count Binface against Farage. 1. Shows an imposing Count Binface promising to cleanse the planet of political trash. 2. His arch-nemesis, Nigel Farage, waving a pint, scoffin "Ha! Look at you, Bin Boy! You thik facts matter? The people want simple answers. I give them anger, fear and a nice pint! 3. Whenever Farage spreads misinformation, Binface is there to fact-check him into orbit! Shining the light of reality on Farage, Binface says "Not today, Garbage Goblin!" 4. Farage's evil plots are always the same... "First I blame the EU, then I blame immigrants, then I blame "The Woke", then I blame Binface. Works every time! 5. But Binface has the power of democracy, transparency and a nice wheelie bin! Standing next to a recycling bin, Binface says "I don't seek power. I seek recycling and a better future for everyone. TO THE BINMOBILE! 6. So, remember, citizens "Whenever democracy is in danger, whenever lies threated to win, COUNT BINFACE WILL RISE AGAIN! In the corner a dazed-lookig Farage sits in a bin marked "Political Rubbish". Westminster is in the background.

GillO@gillo· Jul 9

A poster, in the style of the Obama election posters, tagged "HOPE" and, underneath it, "Count Binface for Clacton on Sea".

GillO@gillo· Jun 30

A black painted banner on which is written in Latin, "This is the place of Marini Faletro decapitated for crimes" - it is the only public record of a Doge in the Palazzo Ducale in Venice.

GillO@gillo· Jun 6

Another good reason for abandoning the hellsite. Not one of these existed when I checked.

A screenshot of a message from Xitter claiming I had new followers, messages and notifications. A lie.

GillO@gillo· Jun 1

Spanish ladies in chopines. The skirts stop above the level of the shoes.

Drawing from the sixteenth or seventeenth century showing Spanish ladies wearing enormous platform shoes which the caption calls pattens but are also known as chopines.

GillO@gillo· Jun 1

A pair of chopines. Clearly someone was expected to be able to see them despite the floor length gown. They look angled like Barbie shoes, but yellow.

A pair of chopines in yellow with heavy lace decoration. These slip-on platform shoes gave the wearer six inches at least extra height.

GillO@gillo· Jun 1

An actual chopine. Fancy but still silly.

An extant chopine, a type of exaggerated platform shoe raising the wearer about six inches above the ground. Red velvet and trimmed with what was probably gold lace.

GillO@gillo· Jun 1

Chopines, the fashion that makes platform shoes look feeble.

A sketch of a Renaissance lady with a cutaway to show she is wearing chopines making her at least six inches taller.

GillO@gillo· May 17

Sign of the times?

Newspaper report that a large international business conference set to happen next year has been moved from Seattle to Vienna in the light of concerns about Trump's America and the safety of delegates.

GillO@gillo· May 10

Just to jog your memory: "Free health care". Actually available throughout the UK. And it's not hypocrisy to vote differently. It's called democracy.

GillO@gillo· May 7

Front page of a London paper today. Isn't this illegal? If not, it should be. (The buying of the page - it's not editorial content.)

The front page of the Evening Standard on Election Day, bought by Reform sympathisers. It shows the back of a man's head facing blackness. The Caption says "Vote Reform. Get Starmer out."

GillO@gillo· Apr 20

"A surfeit of lampreys" is what I grew up being taught. Or, of course, in Sellar and Yeatman's unparalleled classic reference volume:

Henry I was famous for his handwriting and was therefore generally called Henry Beau-Geste. He was extremely fond of his son William who was, however, drowned in the White City. Henry tried to console himself by eating a surfeit of palfreys. This was a Bad Thing since he died of it and never smiled again.

GillO@gillo· Apr 19

Some of the site I use to appease my stash cravings have had examples for a while. Here's an example at the cheaper end. Meaningless text, random (copyright violating) pattern.

GillO@gillo· Apr 16

WTF?

A screenshot of my notifications showing a red bar with Rate Limit Exceeded on it.

GillO@gillo· Apr 13

Anybody else see Brian Blessed flying to the rescue (of the poor, bedbound hostage) in the background. "FLASH IS ALIVE"

A crazy AI image of Trump as Jesus blessing a man in bed. The man looks oddly similar to Jeffery Epstein.

GillO@gillo· Apr 12

In the UK, spare a (malevolent) thought for Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, who is heartbroken. Yup, it's time to celebrate.

A screenshot of a post by Tommy Robinson, mourning the defeat of Orban.

GillO@gillo· Mar 26

A splendid time was most definitely had!

GillO@gillo· Mar 25

Here's an example:

A Bakewell Tart (almond frangipane on top of jam) with icing and glacé cherries.

GillO@gillo· Mar 13

Picture of Trump. Text beneath reads God knows there have always been stupid people in the world, and plenty of nasty people too. But rarely has stupidity been so nasty or nastiness been so stupid. He makes Nixon look trustworthy and George W look smart.

GillO@gillo· Mar 7

Me in a different century. The past is a foreign country. The castle is Caernarfon - Edwardian. (That's Edward I, of course.)

Myself aged about twelve at Caernarfon Castle.

GillO@gillo· Feb 26

Nice collection. But I wouldn't call it a lot. This is just one corner of the room I'm in. It's a tiny fraction of the total books we have.

A few of my bookshelves, mostly double-banked.

GillO@gillo· Feb 9

Why AI can be dangerous.

An AI prompt asking for correct wiring of a UK 13amp plug. Diagram iswildly wrong and very unsafe.

GillO@gillo· Feb 7

The One Ring belches forth paramilitaries? Not sure the designers fully thought this through.

The Italian team enters the opening ceremony of the winter Olympics through a huge gold ring.

GillO@gillo· Feb 1

Farage. Yes he's a joke. Yes, Reform is a bad idea. But it's nastier and more evil than that.

A flow-chart showing Nigel Farage's connections with Putin, Trump and dark money.

GillO@gillo· Jan 25

A penguin, carrying a USA flag and a shovel, walks towards the viewer with a speech bubble: "It's done".

GillO@gillo· Jan 22

Played with Photoshop. As the Doctor said, "Don't you think he's looking tired?"

Photoshop image of Trump, looking miserable and exhausted. The Grim Reaper is behind him.

GillO@gillo· Jan 12

Kim M Watt's Yorkshire mysteries with dragons?