Extinguished Perfesser of Anguish at Ruckers–Nork; mooseophile; wine guzzler; author of many books, a few of them readable; harmless eccentric. C18 BritLit, dictionaries, book history, fakery, life-writing, political smartassery. https://jacklynch.nethttps://bsky.app/profile/jacklynch000.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacklynch000.bsky.social/post/3mufpy3zytc2sThis is just to annoy @nushpowell.bsky.social isn't it?31 Aug 2026 20:17 +0000at://did:plc:qs4jbeuzlaqcurfdqdl643tg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mufpy3zytc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/jacklynch000.bsky.social/post/3muf37x22jc27I want to know EVERYTHING about Thingfrith.31 Aug 2026 14:05 +0000at://did:plc:qs4jbeuzlaqcurfdqdl643tg/app.bsky.feed.post/3muf37x22jc27https://bsky.app/profile/jacklynch000.bsky.social/post/3mudhtkpkp22qLawrence Welk's take on Wilson Pickett is ALMOST as good as you think it's going to be. [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Aug 2026 22:45 +0000at://did:plc:qs4jbeuzlaqcurfdqdl643tg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mudhtkpkp22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacklynch000.bsky.social/post/3mucmkpqvw22v30 Aug 2026 14:37 +0000at://did:plc:qs4jbeuzlaqcurfdqdl643tg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mucmkpqvw22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacklynch000.bsky.social/post/3muclmv4ttc2vAs a feminist, I try to show kindness and respect to all the woman-shaped things in my life.30 Aug 2026 14:21 +0000at://did:plc:qs4jbeuzlaqcurfdqdl643tg/app.bsky.feed.post/3muclmv4ttc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacklynch000.bsky.social/post/3mu6v2otdls2dICE CREAM CAUSES SUMMER29 Aug 2026 02:59 +0000at://did:plc:qs4jbeuzlaqcurfdqdl643tg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu6v2otdls2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacklynch000.bsky.social/post/3mu66mkgrps23Languagefolk: a query on shop, verb transitive, as in "shop the sale," "shop Macy's," "shop new looks," "shop our exclusive products," and so on. It dawns on me that, while it's pretty common, I don't think I've ever heard a human being use it in the wild — it seems to be exclusively adspeak.28 Aug 2026 20:17 +0000at://did:plc:qs4jbeuzlaqcurfdqdl643tg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu66mkgrps23https://bsky.app/profile/jacklynch000.bsky.social/post/3mu5ulqmubc2b28 Aug 2026 17:18 +0000at://did:plc:qs4jbeuzlaqcurfdqdl643tg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5ulqmubc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacklynch000.bsky.social/post/3mu4ejrktns2hAbout 97.3% of what’s reported on the AI-in-higher-ed beat is same-old-same-old, but some of this is shrewd — not least the need for administrative flexibility in addressing these challenges. Tens of thousands of assessment plans and grading rubrics have been blown to hell. https://www.highereddive.com/news/ai-can-complete-almost-all-written-assignments-for-mit-undergrads-report/828888/28 Aug 2026 02:58 +0000at://did:plc:qs4jbeuzlaqcurfdqdl643tg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu4ejrktns2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacklynch000.bsky.social/post/3mu3gmgqg522lI'll be so happy when the toddler outgrows this phase. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/08/27/trump-signs-order-changing-name-lake-ontario/27 Aug 2026 18:02 +0000at://did:plc:qs4jbeuzlaqcurfdqdl643tg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3gmgqg522lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacklynch000.bsky.social/post/3mu2y5yftvk2lNot QUITE the postmortem adulation given to Dolly Parton and Tim Curry this week.... [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Aug 2026 13:44 +0000at://did:plc:qs4jbeuzlaqcurfdqdl643tg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2y5yftvk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacklynch000.bsky.social/post/3mu2wnxjw3k2lTo their credit, they took it down the instant someone explained that Hitler is widely considered a bad guy.27 Aug 2026 13:17 +0000at://did:plc:qs4jbeuzlaqcurfdqdl643tg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2wnxjw3k2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacklynch000.bsky.social/post/3mu2wetzp5s2lI'm glad Holmes is on the case and able to discern a pattern in this fiendishly clever set of hints.27 Aug 2026 13:12 +0000at://did:plc:qs4jbeuzlaqcurfdqdl643tg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2wetzp5s2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacklynch000.bsky.social/post/3mtywp3yczl27Two Honorary Muppets in as many days.26 Aug 2026 18:12 +0000at://did:plc:qs4jbeuzlaqcurfdqdl643tg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtywp3yczl27https://bsky.app/profile/jacklynch000.bsky.social/post/3mtyrbqbass23When you put it this way, the Republican healthcare plan sounds really appealing: work yourself to death, leaving orphaned children. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Aug 2026 16:35 +0000at://did:plc:qs4jbeuzlaqcurfdqdl643tg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyrbqbass23https://bsky.app/profile/jacklynch000.bsky.social/post/3mtyqmvaxac23Oh COME ON, universe. Now you're just being gratuitously cruel. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yd92gkk7vo26 Aug 2026 16:24 +0000at://did:plc:qs4jbeuzlaqcurfdqdl643tg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyqmvaxac23https://bsky.app/profile/jacklynch000.bsky.social/post/3mtyiex5axs2cA TRULY TOUCHING AND HEARTFELT TRIBUTE [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Aug 2026 13:56 +0000at://did:plc:qs4jbeuzlaqcurfdqdl643tg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyiex5axs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/jacklynch000.bsky.social/post/3mtyhbppwec27Fellow academics, by my calculation we're now (9:35 am) 43.7% less relevant. Just 6.3% to go!26 Aug 2026 13:36 +0000at://did:plc:qs4jbeuzlaqcurfdqdl643tg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyhbppwec27https://bsky.app/profile/jacklynch000.bsky.social/post/3mtx4r4k2dm2tWE NEED NO OTHER MUSIC https://youtu.be/egN7l793DyU?is=uCCOYY3uvMi4ELAN26 Aug 2026 00:55 +0000at://did:plc:qs4jbeuzlaqcurfdqdl643tg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtx4r4k2dm2thttps://bsky.app/profile/jacklynch000.bsky.social/post/3mtwoezo4nu2t25 Aug 2026 20:38 +0000at://did:plc:qs4jbeuzlaqcurfdqdl643tg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwoezo4nu2t