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Lieven Vandelanotte

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English lang & ling academic @UNamur & @KU Leuven. THE LANGUAGE OF MEMES out now https://www.cambridge.org/languageofmemes. He/him. https://www.unamur.be/en/profil/lvdlanot

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why is it formatted like a UK train departure board

10.03.2026 13:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
10.03.2026 12:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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surpeme leader

10.03.2026 11:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Interrail Global Pass for Europe The Interrail Global Pass is the fun and cheap way to see more of Europe. Travel to up to 33 countries with one train pass!

De Interrail-passen staan weer op 15 procent korting (voor reizen binnen dit en elf maanden). Doe er je voordeel mee! (En als je vragen hebt over hoe dat werkt, dan is reisbureau Gatzios beschikbaar.)

10.03.2026 09:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Kindred spirit, different medium :)
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10.03.2026 09:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Absolutely beautiful out this evening

09.03.2026 23:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 517 ๐Ÿ” 58 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 15 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
An Edward Gorey drawing showing a morose looking black bird on a branch. He (and this feels very much like a he) is pointing downwards with one scraggly wing, and looking straight ahead with debt-filled eyes. His beak is long and sharp, like winter on the Great Plains. He is pointing with his right wing, but this means he is pointing to your left. Your wicked, sinister side. This is no accident. The Bird makes no such mistakes. But he is talking, and the text tells us that he is saying, "Beware of this and that."  

Honestly, you feel his message in your bones.

An Edward Gorey drawing showing a morose looking black bird on a branch. He (and this feels very much like a he) is pointing downwards with one scraggly wing, and looking straight ahead with debt-filled eyes. His beak is long and sharp, like winter on the Great Plains. He is pointing with his right wing, but this means he is pointing to your left. Your wicked, sinister side. This is no accident. The Bird makes no such mistakes. But he is talking, and the text tells us that he is saying, "Beware of this and that." Honestly, you feel his message in your bones.

Some days I just feel like this Edward Gorey bird gets it.

09.03.2026 23:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 1003 ๐Ÿ” 268 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11 ๐Ÿ“Œ 11

Careful. There's a small man behind you, ready to pounce.

10.03.2026 09:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐ŸšจIRAN UPDATE:๐Ÿšจ

Charlie Gammell joined me a second time to talk about the latest.

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10.03.2026 06:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 53 ๐Ÿ” 25 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

prompting memories again of O'Hagan's wonderful demolition of Paul Dacre

09.03.2026 23:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"In the daysโ€‹ of disco and Aramis 900, when the relationship between entitlement and sleaze could still seem novel, Prince Andrew came across like the more relatable sort of wanker, high on royal privilege but in touch with the inner life of the standard British male." and that's just the opening ๐Ÿ˜

09.03.2026 23:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Trump: โ€œI think the war is very complete, pretty much."

What the "very" giveth, the "pretty much" taketh away.

09.03.2026 21:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 337 ๐Ÿ” 40 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป: ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜… ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป (๐—ช๐Ÿฎ)

An exciting opportunity for outstanding researchers ready to lead an independent research group and shape the future of multimodal language research.

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09.03.2026 14:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 15 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

I see he's looked at the markets today.

09.03.2026 19:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 17 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Itโ€™s fine for Russia to use drones to freeze out your population โ€” by the way, can you give us your drone defenses? This is the actual US position.

09.03.2026 16:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 1220 ๐Ÿ” 561 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 47 ๐Ÿ“Œ 12
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timeline rhyme

09.03.2026 16:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Belgitude ๐Ÿฅฐ

09.03.2026 16:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

92 days it said somewhere (De Standaard I think)

09.03.2026 15:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Sunlight travels at 300.000.000 m/s.

North Sea winds, on average, travel at 22 m/s.

Neither of them passes through the Strait of Hormuz.

09.03.2026 11:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 17 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Weet ge nog toen fors investeren in de groene transitie om onafhankelijker te worden van fossiele brandstoffen werd weggezet als naรฏef en rampzalig voor onze industrie, rampzalig voor onze welvaart?

Good times.

Soit, nog maar eens een rondje subsidies pompen in verouderde industrie, zeker?

09.03.2026 12:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 10 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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PUPDATE:

โ€˜Puppy donโ€™t careโ€™

09.03.2026 12:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 106 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Cherry blossoms trees blooming on a sunny cemetery

Cherry blossoms trees blooming on a sunny cemetery

Whereaboutism ๐Ÿฅฐ

09.03.2026 12:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 10 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Scene from Murder, She Wrote, showing a girl signing to Jessica Fletcher.. Subtitle reads 'inaudible speech''

Scene from Murder, She Wrote, showing a girl signing to Jessica Fletcher.. Subtitle reads 'inaudible speech''

Interesting sign language subtitle ๐Ÿ˜… 'inaudible speech'

09.03.2026 11:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿซ‚๐Ÿซ‚ I will never forgive her for hurting you

09.03.2026 09:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Glad we've boiled a lake to generate a picture of a bridge labelled with its nickname.

09.03.2026 09:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 54 ๐Ÿ” 14 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

the things I used to show first year undergraduate students ๐Ÿค”

09.03.2026 09:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
outtake from my who's who in British politics slides past, showing some standout Theresa May pics

outtake from my who's who in British politics slides past, showing some standout Theresa May pics

she can't hurt you anymore

09.03.2026 09:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Remind him of anybody? | Theresa May
Remind him of anybody? | Theresa May YouTube video by Christopher Phillips

youtu.be/U5my3osEWa8?...

09.03.2026 09:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Karma, karma, karma, karma, karma chameleon

09.03.2026 08:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0