Two charts and seventeen maps, showing how the languages of Britain and Ireland have changed since the Roman rule of Britannia ended 1600 years ago! First, check out this GIF I made! When most people think of the languages of Britain and Ireland, they probably think of English. It’s the language pretty much everybody speaks, […]
Author: Ryan Starkey
The World’s Loneliest Animals
Have you ever wondered what the loneliest animals in the world are? Well it’s probably humans. No animal is as talented at loneliness as the human. They are able to be lonely in cities of million people, which is really very impressive if you think about it. But some other animals have good reasons to […]
Vietnamese Fruits and Vegetables, Literally Translated
See also: Vietnamese Animals Names Literally Translated
Jack and the beans talk
This comic inspired by a mistake one of my students kept making in class last week. He didn’t know what a “stalk” was, so he assumed “beanstalk” was “beans talk” hahaEat your beans people, they’re very good for you!
Distressingly Realistic Children’s Stories
Children’s books are great, but wouldn’t it be good if they taught useful life lessons rather than just nonsense about talking animals and whatnot?Have you ever wanted to give a child a gift that will force them to learn a hard, important truth about life that will scar them forever?Well look no further! Here are […]
The Dinosaur with Hair: How my meme went viral without me
UPDATE: They Greg James just talked about my meme on BBC radio 1!Wow. So you’ve probably seen this image now in some form or another. It’s been shared on the internet well over a million times now, and it seems to be everywhere. Well, I made the original image! Here is the story of that […]
Driving in the UK vs Vietnam
Driving in cities in Vietnam is very different from driving in my home land, the UK. For a start, there are about 20 motorbikes for every car!In this series of comics, I will show you some of the weird, wonderful and bloody terrifying things that make driving in Vietnam so different.For my other comics about […]
The Origins of Northumbrian
Alreet lads and lasses! Has it gannin? I’ve made catalogue of Northumbrian and Geordie dialect words. Some of them are unique to the area, some are found in other British dialects. Some are common, some are dying out, spoken only by a few older people.For each word, I have tried to give the most likely etymology, with […]
Winter Solstice: Sunrise and Sunset Times
A couple of maps showing when the Sun rises and sets on the shortest day of the year, depending on where you are in Britain and Ireland.
