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Sunday, 22 November 2020

Twitter Twatter #91

The first half of October 2020 on the Twitter:

In Icelandic, #DarthVader is apparently known as Svarthöfði, which translates to English as 'black head' #StarWars pic.twitter.com/DwGA57SSAJ
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) October 1, 2020

"Woodside Lane"
A cloud inversion in the Aire Valley near Skipton (North Yorkshire, UK).

© Tom Holmes / https://t.co/kvR9zpVegd pic.twitter.com/Ymnw7LEmPQ
— Tom Holmes (@TomHolmes_Photo) October 2, 2020

https://t.co/7lR3klBh4O pic.twitter.com/2Qo7BymDz4
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) October 2, 2020

I bought @davidaborg's #StarTrek Book Of Opposites as a joke about indoctrinating a young #Trekkie, but it's genuinely become one of our son's favourites. pic.twitter.com/pfd369OlU6
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) October 3, 2020

Do any of them glow? pic.twitter.com/0tTrqXS1RI
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) October 3, 2020

Oct 3rd 2004 - An unidentified heat signature in the Antarctic, was discovered by a Weyland Industries satellite #AlienVsPredator @avpgalaxy pic.twitter.com/RsW2w1May8
— Dates in Movies (@DatesInMovies) October 3, 2020

I barely recognised @wilw... pic.twitter.com/psRaC7kZ5q
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) October 4, 2020

Civility is the hill conservatives insist other people die on.
— Nino Cipri, cthonic himbo boyfriend (@ninocipri) October 3, 2020

So pleased a privileged, rich, white bloke has never experienced racism. It means there's hope for the future. pic.twitter.com/rnbELcP2Q7
— John Rain (@MrKenShabby) October 3, 2020

Utterly appalling from @MattHancock . And part of a worrying Trump-lite trend for Govt ministers to dismiss any sort of detailed questioning as horrible, awful, unpatriotic sniping. https://t.co/7rpYgXuphp
— Armando Iannucci (@Aiannucci) October 4, 2020

Have they got any Dapol?
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) October 4, 2020

Dear @sainsburys — I will feel so much safer shopping in your stores now I know there’s no chance of bumping into Laurence Fox. Thank you. Yours, a loyal customer https://t.co/Y4OdFKrTew
— Chris Hewitt (@ChrisHewitt) October 4, 2020

BRILLIANT. Did not expect that... 🏆👑❤️ pic.twitter.com/cx4dJBNmTY
— Jay Arnold 🎬 (@jadedcreative) October 4, 2020

When Mozart was 8 years old this tree was over 40 years old. 50 years old when the first Steam Engine was patented
180 when the Wright Brothers flew the first motorised plane.
At aged 300 felled for a service road for HS2 I ❤️ 🌳

Trees 🌳 🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳❤️ pic.twitter.com/JJuIoEf2db
— Dave Johns (@davejohnscomic) October 3, 2020

New Zealand, if you don't re-elect this woman, can we borrow her?

Asking for a planet. https://t.co/um1Nfv0KHN
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) October 5, 2020

People will die because the government lacks the expertise to add rows on excel but remember any second wave is your fault
— James Felton (@JimMFelton) October 5, 2020

"Home With A View"
A cloud inversion in the Aire Valley near Skipton (North Yorkshire, UK).

© Tom Holmes / https://t.co/kvR9zpVegd pic.twitter.com/V66ZUl91CN
— Tom Holmes (@TomHolmes_Photo) October 7, 2020

He must have opened his mouth. https://t.co/FNYpTfTySO
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) October 8, 2020

pic.twitter.com/H6FuiZ4K91
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) October 9, 2020

Oz
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) October 9, 2020

The Special Edition unforgivably omits the "No complications" Ogron https://t.co/ziZ6mdLlzp
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) October 10, 2020

1) A thread

A tale of two PPE suppliers.

The company set up on 12 May 2020 by an associate of a Conservative Peer.

The family business in Knowsley, with over 50 years proven track record.

One was given a contract for £122 million.

The other was given the run around.
— Bill Esterson (@Bill_Esterson) October 9, 2020

Oompa loompa doompety doo,
I've got a perfect puzzle for you,
Oompa loompa doompety dee,
If you are wise you’ll not vote for me. pic.twitter.com/jPAceEBUue
— 𝗢𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗺𝗮𝗻 (@OliverMaltman) October 10, 2020

From the people who brought you “Breaking Planning Rules To Save Tory Donor £50m”...

It’s “I Gave £25m To Colleague’s Constituency And He Gave £25m To Mine”. https://t.co/EC5VEEfYjg
— David Schneider (@davidschneider) October 11, 2020

Right wing commentators sure love to talk about how they're being silenced and surpressed, in their newspaper columns, radio shows and TV interviews.
— Ian Symes 🌹🇪🇺 (@ianiansymes) October 12, 2020

Not sure which we prefer: the typo, or the fact that a publicity still from Psirens has been used during a junction on ITV. https://t.co/C2R7FblyTQ
— Ganymede & Titan (@ganymedetitan) October 13, 2020

pic.twitter.com/jFZnEy1ext
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) October 13, 2020

"no other government"

1885-6 Home Rule Crisis
1914 Great War
1921-2 Civil war in Ireland
1939 World War II
1956-7 Suez Crisis
1968 Start of Troubles
1978-9 Winter of Discontent
1992 Black Wednesday
2001 9/11
2008-9 Crunch
2016 Referendum

Bless the innocent Downing Street aides https://t.co/iChIMJN6uC
— david allen green (@davidallengreen) October 13, 2020

Susan's parents, Vicki's parents, Polly's surname, Benton's first name, Romana's age, Nyssa's mum, Peri's mum, Ace's dad, Rose's grandad, Martha's uncle, Wilf's wife, Rory's mum, Bill's mum, Yas' granddad. Seasons 1-26 & Series 1-12, really were just a massive mess, weren't they? https://t.co/CchOM2VNZK
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) October 14, 2020

All in it together pic.twitter.com/ZpubTB2yqH
— James Doleman (@jamesdoleman) October 13, 2020

Prince Andrew. https://t.co/UKMgiOyGop
— Ian Symes 🌹🇪🇺 (@ianiansymes) October 15, 2020

The government deciding whether to save public health or Wetherspoons pic.twitter.com/noLZMfw8Ml
— James Felton (@JimMFelton) October 15, 2020

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pic.twitter.com/cj3NoITgY1
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) October 16, 2020

Welcome to the UK. The only country in history to declare sanctions on itself.

And in the middle of a pandemic. https://t.co/3QseJxf1ZJ
— David Schneider (@davidschneider) October 16, 2020

Thursday, 20 February 2020

Twitter Twatter #78

The end of November and all of December 2019 on Twitter:

WATCH 🎥 - Matt Hancock Loses His Cool At Haverhill Hustings

Audience Boos & Chants 'Liar!@MattHancock really doesn't like being challenged on the 50,000 nurse lie. pic.twitter.com/XOaGkAm9Nx
— Alex Tiffin (@RespectIsVital) November 30, 2019

Accurate. https://t.co/sCapLvHxA4
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) November 30, 2019

America: only guns can keep us safe.

Britain: pass me that Narwhal tusk.
— Satbir Singh (@SatbirLSingh) November 30, 2019

Who’s the person stood behind the Doctor? pic.twitter.com/NSMqR8HVU1
— Jimmy (@ProductionsJAW) November 30, 2019

pic.twitter.com/bdjTQn8iLN
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) November 30, 2019

Word of the day: EUCATASTROPHE – a happy ending to a story.
— Quite Interesting (@qikipedia) November 30, 2019

It's good to see you can keep an open mind.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) November 30, 2019

I'm full of questions, but well aware that the answers won't come until the show is actually being broadcast.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) December 1, 2019

Oh, I'm sceptical, but "this show is doomed" isn't healthy scepticism, it's arrogance. He may be right, it may well be awful, but deciding so now does no one any favours.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) December 1, 2019

I would agree with you that it's premature if it were not for the bad track record of Georgiou and S31 on DIS that very clearly determine the direction of the show. There's no way to redeem Georgiou, no way to save S31, they should be buried for good and not further pollute Trek.
— Ex Astris Scientia (@eas_trek) December 1, 2019

I was certain DIS would be terrible and I was right. Still after two seasons. So please leave me my opinion. Referring to TNG and DS9 doesn't help your case because the criticism about them died down soon, which obviously doesn't happen now.
— Ex Astris Scientia (@eas_trek) December 1, 2019

I'm all for criticism of episodes, but not before they exist. That isn't being a critic, that's being a gatekeeper. @eas_trek has a fantastic site and may well be "the world's leading Treknology resource", but with that comes a responsibility not to attempt to control the show.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) December 1, 2019

That's entitlement. This pre-emptive criticism gets us nowhere. You have a platform and I would regard this as an abuse of it. It comes from the same place as never having a made a movie but claiming you could make a better Star Wars film than Rian Johnson.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) December 1, 2019

It comes from the same place as telling people that Jodie Whittaker isn't really Doctor Who and that they are wrong to enjoy it.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) December 1, 2019

I'm not suggesting that being a fan has to be a passive experience, and criticism and nitpicking are absolutely valid after broadcast, but criticism of a concept that has yet to become a TV show needs to measured, "the very idea is appalling" is not measured.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) December 1, 2019

Very funny. Have you ever watched Discovery? Do you honestly expect more morality from a series that is even more about illegal and totalitarian people and operations?
— Ex Astris Scientia (@eas_trek) December 1, 2019

It could be a morality play like Star Trek used to be. Georgiou could a villain or a victim. Anything could happen.

Yes, it could be awful, but I'll reserve judgement until broadcast.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) December 1, 2019

You're warning me? You really have taken Roddenberry's evolved ideals to heart.

Breaking out a bit of fancy Latin doesn't reduce the validity of an argument.

Are you threatening me?
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) December 1, 2019

I think you probably should block me.

It'll prove me right.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) December 1, 2019

Out of it, surely?
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) December 1, 2019

"I think you can probably park wherever you like..." pic.twitter.com/CKApBcW9MY
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) December 1, 2019

“It’s all Labour’s fault” says man whose party slashed police numbers, devastated the prison and probation service through cuts, and said there was no money for deradicalising terrorists. #Marr
— David Schneider (@davidschneider) December 1, 2019

If you will write bits and pieces of racist hate then yes Prime Minister people will bring it up.
— Jess Phillips Esq., (@jessphillips) December 1, 2019

For those that say the Tories would not sell our NHS - they’ve already begun.https://t.co/ESHwsjU8zf
— Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) December 1, 2019

8 MONTHS AGO: Jeremy Corbyn warning against the privatisation of the probation service, something Boris Johnson supports.

For every awful thing that has happened in the last 30 years, there is footage of Jeremy Corbyn trying to stop it. pic.twitter.com/X5LBKyHDs0
— Mike #VoteLabour 🌹 (@mickeyfinnlad) December 1, 2019

AMAZING - the Tom & Jerry Museum In Japan has remade models of all the times Tom has been crushed into funny shapes 🤣🤣🤣
(H/t u/AmerBekic) pic.twitter.com/wOFJqUavPf
— Lee Trott (@MC372) November 29, 2019

Who wore it better?#DoctorWho #Torchwood #Cyberwoman #Cybermen @bigfinish pic.twitter.com/DM5oQhppSe
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) December 1, 2019

So Boris Johnson just said that Queens speech was blocked by Parliament. I must have been in a different room or he's lying. https://t.co/pUTNNZEJft
— Jess Phillips Esq., (@jessphillips) December 1, 2019

I just finished reading Life And Death by @VincentAbnett & @MoritatArt, which was an absolute masterpiece from start to finish. If they ever manage to get an AVPCU off the ground, this is the blueprint. #Aliens #Predator #AVP #Prometheus pic.twitter.com/g5FNjHdLjU
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) December 1, 2019

Time And Relative Dimensions In Sound https://t.co/bXoRtWWkEP
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) December 1, 2019

The average British person will lose 384 pens, 192 items of clothing and 64 umbrellas during their lifetime.
— Quite Interesting (@qikipedia) December 1, 2019

"I’m Andy McNab, I’m Andy McNab, I’m Andy McNab, I’m Andie MacDowell..." https://t.co/4faaTrBBDZ
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) December 2, 2019

The world's oldest social housing project is Fuggerei, in Augsburg, Bavaria.

The rent has not been raised since it was established in 1521; a year's rent is just £0.75.

(Image: Martin Kluger.) pic.twitter.com/vBOa9Gb3A6
— Quite Interesting (@qikipedia) December 2, 2019

▪️Cut police by 20000
▪️Slashed and wrecked probation service through privatisation
▪️Devastated prison service through cuts
▪️Closed 300 courts
▪️Endangering security cooperation with Brexit policy

But sure, the Tories are the ones you can trust to keep us safe. https://t.co/jMfFKhhmzq
— David Schneider (@davidschneider) December 2, 2019

Ambulance call out? $2,500. Childbirth? $30,000.

Our NHS is not for sale, @realDonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/q9z4r6Ni6g
— PoliticsJOE (@PoliticsJOE_UK) December 3, 2019

But remember: it’s Labour who can’t be trusted with the nation’s finances. Not the Tories whose policies have created record debt and whose Brexit will knock 4-6% off economic growth. https://t.co/Fc9dgPYUGs
— David Schneider (@davidschneider) December 4, 2019

2016 - The Return of Doctor Mysterio
2017 - Thin Ice
2018 - Rosa
2019 - Resolution
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) December 4, 2019

I kept thinking about it and a number* of you were clamouring for it, here's the Sixties

1963 – An Unearthly Child
1964 – The Dalek Invasion Of Earth
1965 – The Romans
1966 – The War Machines
1967 – The Moonbase
1968 – The Mind Robber
1969 – The War Games

* That number was zero
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) December 5, 2019

“It is not too late. We have an interview prepared. Oven-ready, as Mr Johnson likes to say”

Andrew Neil issues a challenge for Boris Johnson to commit to an interview with him, to face questions on why people have “deemed him to be untrustworthy”https://t.co/daHLxEYn4r pic.twitter.com/oQ21uDdtJe
— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) December 5, 2019

1970 – Spearhead From Space
1971 – The Claws Of Axos
1972 – The Three Doctors
1973 – Frontier In Space
1974 – Invasion Of The Dinosaurs
1975 – The Sontaran Experiment
1976 – The Deadly Assassin
1977 – The Robots Of Death
1978 – The Stones Of Blood
1979 – City Of Death
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) December 6, 2019

1980 – Full Circle
1981 – Logopolis
1982 – Kinda
1983 – The Five Doctors
1984 – The Caves Of Androzani
1985 – The Two Doctors
1986 – The Trial Of A Time Lord
1987 – Dragonfire
1988 – Remembrance Of The Daleks
1989 – The Curse Of Fenric
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) December 7, 2019

1990 – Search Out Science
1991 – The Pilot Episode
1992 - The Time Meddler (this repeat was the first story I saw)
1993 – The Paradise Of Death
1994 - Whatever Happened To Susan Foreman?
1996 – The TV Movie
1999 – The Curse Of Fatal Death
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) December 8, 2019

“We received no Russian money for this campaign” says party that received £489,850 from Russian donors in the past year, £3.5m since 2010 and suppressed Russia report pointing that out. pic.twitter.com/RgVMArVwEO
— David Schneider (@davidschneider) December 8, 2019

The reality of the NHS under the Tories: a 4-year old with suspected preumonia forced to sleep on the floor.

We can start fixing this on Thursday by voting them out. https://t.co/KCuBhkRZZT
— David Schneider (@davidschneider) December 8, 2019

Dad level: Master. pic.twitter.com/0Y2b5Kwfxo
— Only In Asia (@Crazyinnasia) December 9, 2019

2001 – Death Comes To Time
2002 – Real Time
2003 – Scream Of The Shalka
2004 – Oh Mummy!
2005 – The Long Game
2006 – The Girl In the Fireplace
2007 – Human Nature
2008 – Midnight
2009 – The Waters Of Mars
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) December 9, 2019

Who in the name of hell is voting for this sack of shit? https://t.co/Lr2tuNwUMd
— Emma Kennedy (@EmmaKennedy) December 9, 2019

Because Donna turned left, this bloke became Pope. His story is the only spinoff story in which I'm interested.#DoctorWho pic.twitter.com/dVUB7JzgTP
— 🎄Simon⛄Threadgold🎅Frankincense🎁and❄Myrrh🎀 (@dimwittedly) December 9, 2019

It’s December, which means it’s time to bring back the best BBC ident of all time:

pic.twitter.com/Pe3qqSwYLk
— The Women of Who 🌈❄️ (@TheWomenOfWho) December 9, 2019

Astounding.

I know this isn't the most important facet of this, but how does he know she has a vagina? I mean I can't imagine it's been mentioned on screen. We didn't even know the Doctor had a belly button until 2005.

For that matter, maybe the Doctor has always had a vagina. pic.twitter.com/KF2PLElCJT
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) December 10, 2019

A labour government. https://t.co/RGbA8k94O7
— Ronke Lawal (@ronkelawal) December 10, 2019

pic.twitter.com/XbmBad0VLY
— Whedonesque (@whedonesque) December 11, 2019

If you're not sure who to vote for, watch this. pic.twitter.com/rBCBLzfoRp
— Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) December 11, 2019

#DontVoteTory https://t.co/ssDS77M212
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) December 11, 2019

Wondering why A&E waits are now the worst since records began?

The Conservatives have closed FORTY PER CENT of NHS walk-in centres since 2010.

That's 95 centres that are no longer available.

Please RT if you think everyone should know before they vote.https://t.co/QkVEk0wGuT
— NHS Million (@NHSMillion) December 11, 2019

Let's make Jake's Christmas wish come true tomorrow...#VoteLabour #VoteLabourOnThursday #VoteForALabourGovernment #DontVoteTory @UKLabour pic.twitter.com/yXE73NcnTf
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) December 11, 2019

The only reason to vote Conservative is because you hate patients, doctors, nurses, children, teachers, the elderly, the homeless, the disabled, the police, the armed forces, the environment, those in poverty, WASPI women, the BBC, social mobility & foodbank users to name but 16.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) December 12, 2019

Imagine being such an appalling human being that you care so little about your fellow man, woman or child...#DontVoteTory
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) December 12, 2019

#DontVoteTory https://t.co/VK3yozTJUh
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) December 12, 2019

pic.twitter.com/nGvml52IDI
— Whedonesque (@whedonesque) December 12, 2019

Get back to your lessons.#VoteLabour. pic.twitter.com/dDwPH1TWRX
— Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) December 12, 2019

Jarvis said it best.https://t.co/WD7yZ9ivg5
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) December 13, 2019

pic.twitter.com/Ram023bWB9
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) December 14, 2019

The Dalek Invasion Of Earth
The Invasion
The Time Warrior
City Of Death
Kinda
Vengeance On Varos
The Curse Of Fenric
Dalek
Midnight
The God Complex
Listen
Rosa
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) December 16, 2019

Which one?
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) December 16, 2019

You get put in the House of Lords pic.twitter.com/0SsOvYIxR4
— Vinay Patel (@VinayPatel) December 17, 2019

Cor! They must have used one of those newfangled “writers”. Ooh, fancy. https://t.co/dtEZxqAbSn
— Lisa Holdsworth 🌹 (@WorksWithWords) December 18, 2019

There's always a tweet https://t.co/dW48KUQ7lJ
— Steve Peers (@StevePeers) December 20, 2019

The Wild West of Sci-Fi. @Davetweetedthis gets trigger happy over gunslinging genre: https://t.co/vJXjP1uV5e
— Will Potter (@Hero_Collector) December 19, 2019

As #TheMandalorian, #StarWars' Wild West spin-off, approaches its finale David Black gets trigger happy about the sci-fi-western crossover.https://t.co/geIz0hZFoH
— Hero Collector (@HeroCollector_) December 19, 2019

It’s almost as if the UK’s problems are not caused by the EU at all but by the UK government itself... https://t.co/H9zUEUdrNK
— Barnaby Edwards (@BarnabyEdwards) December 21, 2019

Made a new person. pic.twitter.com/Xg8HNzUxzJ
— Sarah Williams (@uppityfabulous) December 21, 2019

This may be the best example of finding the local angle that I've ever seen:https://t.co/ZCgFxZWsh3
— Clyde Haberman (@ClydeHaberman) December 19, 2019

The Irish parliament recently spent €808,000 on a new printer, and when they discovered it didn’t fit they spent another €236,000 moving walls and reinforcing the building. It remains unused as staff refuse to operate it without a pay rise.
— Quite Interesting (@qikipedia) December 21, 2019

These are known as ”Ghost Apples”. They are created when freezing rain coats rotting apples, and when the mushy rotten apple falls out, it leaves a shell of ice
(https://t.co/0IAF5x0wBe) pic.twitter.com/XjkMnCS3CB
— 41 Strange (@41Strange) December 21, 2019

Not sure where to start in your #PicardPrep (re)watch? Here are a few episodes to get you started

- the first three minutes of Emissary (DS9)
- Time's Arrow, Part 2 (DO NOT WATCH PART 1)
- Phantasms (watch this twice)
- Fair Haven (Star Trek: Voyager)#StarTrek #StarTrekPicard https://t.co/tIH4u3pYha
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) December 23, 2019

Last night, Bill Maher went on a rant about comic books & those who love them & the generation (it rhymes with Schmelennials!) that uses words like #adulting & doesn’t want to give up the things they loved as kids or grow up

Well my name is Miss Valente & I got something to say
— A Cat In The Lonesome October (@catvalente) January 26, 2019

Calling all Bloggers & Tweeters:
Join us on December 28th for the #TweeniesBlogfest. Choose a favourite thing from each year from 2010 to 2019: film, TV, radio, theatre, book, comic, song or something else entirely, and then tell us what you love about it. https://t.co/eX8iSlgKwW pic.twitter.com/i3HPKV0loA
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) December 24, 2019

"Peter's hair grew more bouffant as the seasons wore on..." pic.twitter.com/qzDpddUg7W
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) December 24, 2019

Merry Everything.

There's a Christmas soon.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) December 24, 2019

Harper Lee’s friends gave her a year’s wages for Christmas in 1956. She took the next year off and wrote To Kill A Mocking Bird.
— Quite Interesting (@qikipedia) December 25, 2019

Beginning of the apocalypse, humanity almost extinct, fascist religious orders... So much to look forward to in 2020, as @Davetweetedthis reveals: https://t.co/wqo52SYLtF
— Will Potter (@Hero_Collector) December 30, 2019

As a decade is a period of ten years, a LUSTRUM is a period of five years.
— Quite Interesting (@qikipedia) December 30, 2019

I also discuss the finest things this decade had to offer: https://t.co/9dAwZNkRuL, but in more of a rush despite it, sort of, being my idea... https://t.co/ztnAEr0L6m
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) December 30, 2019

Saturday, 9 November 2019

Tagged

Taglines, those pithy one-liners on movie posters, come in all shapes and sizes. Some are great and some are...not so great. Some are beyond awful, while some are works of art in their own right.

I've written this piece about the good, the bad and the ugly of science fiction movie taglines.

Sunday, 6 September 2015

Twitter Twatter #17

March 2015 seems to have been a busier than usual month for me on Twitter:

#OffendEveryoneIn4Words Hello Westboro Baptist Church
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) March 1, 2015

DyddGwylDewiSantHapus. And a Happy Saint David's Day as well.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) March 1, 2015

The sad death of Leonard Nimoy:

Clifford Remembers Leonard Nimoy: https://t.co/gefmNAqzBH
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) March 3, 2015

Celebrity Dictators (done by my friend Johnny, who is not on Twitter). pic.twitter.com/CE4w0V8zQx
— Phil Lucas (@PhilLucas) March 4, 2015

We spoke to the woman headlining Leeds and Reading once you remove all the all-male groups http://t.co/TXWxllxD3B pic.twitter.com/OXwQjzoouB
— BBC Newsbeat (@BBCNewsbeat) March 4, 2015

"Whenthe rabbits moo I shall think of you" Reading #Asylum, politically it seems even more relevant than ever @Robwilliams71 @boocook23
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) March 4, 2015

@Robwilliams71 @boocook23 Can you get it written, drawn, lettered and published in @2000AD before the election? Otherwise it might come true
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) March 4, 2015

Still not out...

Are there any plans to release #TheITCrowd's last episode on DVD in region 2? And if not, why not?
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) March 4, 2015

Whenever you start to question your own artistic choices, just remember: Picasso drew a butt. pic.twitter.com/vAg02FBNsN
— Pat Rothfuss(@PatrickRothfuss) September 20, 2014

"Whichone are you?" #MakeAFirstDateWeirdIn4words
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) March 7, 2015

@2000AD @Freecomicbook Is it me?
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) March 7, 2015

The Conservative party's filibustering of the NHS Anti-Privatisation bill got me very angry...

#NHS anti-privatisation bill was fatally filibustered by #Tories, among the subjects they consider more important were: #Asterix the Gaul
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) March 8, 2015

#NHS anti-privatisation bill was fatally filibustered by #Tories, among the subjects they consider more important were: #CremeEggs
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) March 8, 2015

#NHS anti-privatisationbillwas fatally filibustered by #Tories, among the subjects they consider more important were: #NapoleonicWarTactics
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) March 8, 2015

#NHS anti-privatisation bill was fatally filibustered by #Tories, among the subjects they consider more important was: #SunnyDelight
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) March 8, 2015

#NHS anti-privatisation bill fatally filibustered by #Tories, among subjects considered more important was: #WilliamPittYounger's drinking
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) March 8, 2015

#NHS anti-privatisation bill was fatally filibustered by #Tories, among the subjects considered more important was: #NorseGods & Tory logo.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) March 8, 2015

Please don't #BringBackClarkson
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) March 11, 2015

To mark the sad death of Terry Pratchett I tweeted a few of my favourite quotes:

"Givea man a fire and he's warm for a day, but set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life." Terry Pratchett, Jingo
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) March 13, 2015

"Actors," said Granny, witheringly. "Asif the world weren't full of enough history without inventing more." Terry Pratchett, WyrdSisters
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) March 13, 2015

"Rincewindcould scream for mercy in nineteen languages, and just scream in another forty-four." Terry Pratchett, Interesting Times
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) March 13, 2015

"Whenbanks fail, it's not bankers who starve" Terry Pratchett, Going Postal (written well before the credit crunched)
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) March 13, 2015

"IAM DEATH, NOT TAXES. I TURN UP ONLY ONCE." Terry Pratchett, Feet Of Clay
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) March 13, 2015

More Tory hypocrisy:

Best Daily Mail comment ever. Feel free to upvote. pic.twitter.com/o4TgBRaUia
— Theodora Sutcliffe (@escapeartistes) March 12, 2015

I continued working my way through Futurama's opening captions for some reason, alternating them with my own tweetery:

Presented in BC [Brain Control] Where Available
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) March 19, 2015

#Buffy Anne Summers 1981*-1997, 1997-2001, 2001-? #womeninfiction * (or possibly 1980 or 1979 depending on which particular demon you ask)
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) March 22, 2015

Featuring gratuitous alien nudity.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) March 22, 2015

The pompomcrab carries sea anemones in its claws and waves them about when threatened… (Image Dave Harasti) pic.twitter.com/URN7U5At5n
— The QI Elves (@qikipedia) March 25, 2015

@BarnabyEdwards MoretonHarwood's only down the road...
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) March 26, 2015

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— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) March 26, 2015

Crikey, ten years since Rose and the triumphant return of #DoctorWho, where has it gone?
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) March 26, 2015

I pretend therefore I am. Cognito ergo sum.
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) March 29, 2015

Presented in double vision (where drunk)
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) March 29, 2015

#ChangeOneWordInAFilmTitleToBernardCribbins Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Bernard Cribbins* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) March 30, 2015

#ChangeOneWordInAFilmTitleToBernardCribbins Bernard CribbinsVersus Predator
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) March 30, 2015

Mr. Bender's Wardrobe By Robotany500
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) March 31, 2015

In answer to the trending hashtag #ThingsMyDoctorSays, I decided to tweet the first line of each Doctor Who:

What are you doing here? #ThingsMyDoctorSays
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) March 31, 2015

Slower… slower! Concentrate on one thing… one thing. #ThingsMyDoctorSays
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) March 31, 2015

Shoes… must find my shoes. #ThingsMyDoctorSays
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) March 31, 2015

I tell you, Brigadier: there’s nothing to worry about. #ThingsMyDoctorSays
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) March 31, 2015

Ah, you’ve come to help me find the Zero Room. #ThingsMyDoctorSays
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) March 31, 2015

You were expecting someone else? #ThingsMyDoctorSays
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) March 31, 2015

That was a nice nap… now down to business. #ThingsMyDoctorSays
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) March 31, 2015

Who am I? #ThingsMyDoctorSays
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) March 31, 2015

Doctor no more. #ThingsMyDoctorSays
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) March 31, 2015

Run! #ThingsMyDoctorSays
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) March 31, 2015

Hello… ooh. New teeth. That’s weird. #ThingsMyDoctorSays
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) March 31, 2015

Legs! I’ve still got legs! #ThingsMyDoctorSays
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) March 31, 2015

Kidneys! I've got new kidneys. I don't like the colour. #ThingsMyDoctorSays
— David Black (@Davetweetedthis) March 31, 2015

The election was on the horizon:

Elections? Grud, the citizens once elected an orangutanto be Mega-City One's mayor. Tells you everything you need to know.
— Judge Dredd (@JudgeDredd) March 31, 2015