Notices by Jon Hancock (bigjackbrass@social.vivaldi.net)

#Cats

@pocketlint @cstross He's on Mastodon too, in case you missed him: https://mastodon.ie/@spellingmistakescostlives

@botvolution Ah! In that case I don't know who Johnny Mercer is! I thought you meant the Tin Pan Alley lyricist and songwriter, which is what happens when you spend more time delving into American popular music of a century ago than paying attention to recent events.

@botvolution I'm afraid you've completely lost me there, although I do at least know who Johnny Mercer was.

The Plymouth fish finger absolutely sounds like a euphemism for something.

"You don't cross the Gaffer, mate, not if you value your life. Jimmy Knuckles tried it and they gave him the Plymouth fish finger."

@DarkestKale @HauntedOwlbear I'm getting a lot of mileage out of this meme editor.

Whenever the IT department says they can't help with my problem because I'm working from home, I think I'll send them a link to NASA fixing Voyager 1 despite it being outside the solar system.

Let's see… almond milk has almonds in it, oat milk has oats…

Dear Tony Blair: "Bryan Ansell has passed away"

http://www.deartonyblair.co.uk/2023/12/bryan-ansell-has-passed-away.html?m=1

Amazon is awash with dubious song collections for various instruments. This one gets bonus points for the almost incoherent cover.

#Ukulele

An interesting piece looking at the options for anyone interested in playing Dungeons & Dragons more or less as it was in the early years, but with improvements in editing and organisation (not difficult). A good selection of links adds interest more generally, if you're a gamer who enjoys resources and articles but have absolutely no desire to return to the days of Bri-Nylon shirts and Bird's strawberry Angel Delight.

The Fantastic is Fact: "Getting Started with OD&D"

https://thefantasticisfact.blogspot.com/2023/12/getting-started-with-od.html

#RPG #Games #Gaming #DungeonsAndDragons #OSR

#TeaBagging #OneLumpOrTwo

Absolutely rotten news. An amazing artist.

https://2000ad.com/news/ian-gibson-1946-2023/

I'd rather not live with any of them, thanks all the same.

@georgetakei ZZ Top looking good in the bottom right.

Muddled brain misread Dvořák as Dalek, leading to an *extremely* swift double take and considerable confusion. Now considering crossover possibilities.

First hint of snow in the Midlands and mum found herself without electricity. They remedied the fault (after multiple on-off attempts) in reasonable time, but you'd hope that our infrastructure would be more resilient.

"How's working from home going?" they ask.

#Cats

Uke Tunes: "Nothing Compares 2 U – Sinéad O’Connor – Ukulele Chords"

https://uketunes.wordpress.com/2023/11/29/nothing-compares-2-u-sinead-oconnor-ukulele-chords/

#Music #Ukulele

Wow… I can't recall how long it's taken, but tonight Whartson Hall reached the end of Masks of Nyarlathotep. Although I've played it before, I never made it very far into Egypt before meeting a grisly demise, so this has been quite a trip. Did we succeed in saving the world? Well, you'll have to check your newspapers for 1926 to find out (or just listen to the episode when we release it on Friday).

#RPG #CoC #CallOfCthulhu #MasksOfNyarlathotep