Bob Drago

Philosophy, some literature, math and science, strength training, golf

[Bob Drago @briandragoo]

word of the day: BOLLARD

what is it: a small, sturdy post
any small sturdy post? pretty much
where are they? everywhere once you start noticing
can they be functional? yes
what for? mooring ships, preventing vehicle traffic, loads of stuff
can they also be decorative? oh yeah

[When Football Was Better @FootballInT80s]

The mid 90s Aston Villa squad revealing their favourite drinks is compelling viewing…

[Bob Drago @briandragoo]

Why I write in LaTeX:

[gaut @0xgaut]

incredible commitment to the bit

[Terrible Maps @TerribleMaps]

Italy Mapped by Meeting Start Times

[watke @watke_]

"Confess" here is meant in the Augustinian sense. The confession being nearer to a *profession* of faith. Not in God, but in the USMNT. I like we're putting it in such strong of terms

[Bob Drago @briandragoo]

@EveKeneinan Here's a link to the essay: https://t.co/JiNDC9eqq7

[Bob Drago @briandragoo]

Early Doors, 2003
https://t.co/Y0sHPvGz32

[Jeremy Wayne Tate @JeremyTate41]

150 years ago all milk was “organic milk”.

But everyone just called it “milk”.

It wasn’t until they started pumping milk full of toxins that the modifier “organic” took on meaning.

In the same sense “classical education” is the organic milk of education.

[Bob Drago @briandragoo]

Ndiaye iaye will always love you

[Everton @Everton]

NDIAYYYYEEEEE!!! WHAT A GOAL!! 💫

[2-0] #EVETOT

[Bob Drago @briandragoo]

Dante, c. 1302, commenting (in Latin) on the differences in the word for "yes" among the chief literary languages of Europe: "Nam alii òc, alii sì, alii vero dicunt oïl". (For some say òc, others sì, yet others say oïl [i.e., oui]", De Vulgari Eloquentia)

[Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600]

How to say "yes" in different languages in Europe. Source: https://t.co/wSiEJn1Dhs

[Daniel Zeqiri @ZeqiriDan]

You want to be top two, don’t want to rely on the play-offs.

[No Context Brits @NoContextBrits]

Babe, what’s wrong? You’ve hardly touched your gammon, egg and chiphenge.

[No Context Brits @NoContextBrits]

Mostly Glasgow.

[Bob Drago @briandragoo]

@StevenMcinerney From Gundo and all

[Bob Drago @briandragoo]

@TheCatOnBallyTV @Ken_Rosenthal Those are lessons you can only learn on the way up in regional cable sports journalism

[Bob Drago @briandragoo]

b. The theme music is from a Russian song called "Give Me Fire" by Aisha Mesher (aka Aisha Arslanovna Meshcheryakova, aka Aisha Zvezda Vostoka, aka Aisha Star of the East)
https://t.co/jXmFV1GH85 (video from her YT)

https://t.co/KGE1ZdU998 (audio from her Soundcloud)

[Bob Drago @briandragoo]

A year ago I posted this thread where I tracked down each audio clip from the intro of @FootballCliches podcast, just because I thought it would be a fun and educational project for myself. Here are two supplements: a) the clip from the mid-episode break, and b) the theme music

[Bob Drago @briandragoo]

Do you love @FootballCliches Podcast, but feel a bit lost during the opening sequence because you're an outsider to the English game? I felt the same, so I did the work and now you don't have to: here is some context for each of the seven audio clips that open every episode: 1/

[Bob Drago @briandragoo]

a. "Oh look at that! That is Wonderful" - Barry Davies, 1995 (Tony Yeboah scores a wondergoal off the underside of the crossbar for Leeds United away at Wimbledon)
https://t.co/Wc81onDAD5 (0:08)

[Bob Drago @briandragoo]

@StevenMcinerney (credit to reddit user u/minimus67 for the quotes)

[Bob Drago @briandragoo]

@StevenMcinerney "The tribunal also seems to say that the PL was specifically unfair towards City in how it evaluated and rejected two sponsorship agreements - one with Etihad Airways, one with a bank in the UAE - but the summary doesn’t get into specifics."