Born on this day (probably) in 1564, William Shakespeare, who wrote at least 37 plays, 154 sonnets and numerous poems. And he acted in many plays too. But, if he were alive today, I bet the only thing people would want to ask him is this… “How the hell have you lived this long?”

Adam Sharp From my son: Henry Huggins vs. Henry Kissinger

Adam Sharp Marvin Gaye vs George Strait
Jimmy Carr vs Derek Trucks
George Best vs Conchita Wurst
Pat Cash vs Petr Cech
Iggy Pop vs Chris Rock
Jeremy Irons vs Stella Creasy

Adam Sharp Cat Stevens vs Snoop Dogg
The Monkees vs Bananarama
East 17 vs Kanye West
Ben Folds vs Jeremy Irons
Canned Heat vs Kool and the Gang
White Stripes vs Chubby Checker
Muddy Waters vs Creedance Clearwater
Jimmy Nail vs MC Hammer (or Timmy Mallett

Adam Sharp Pat Sharp Vs Emily Blunt

Billy Hynes (on my way to bluer skies) Adam Sharp John Wayne vs Ruby Wax

Adam Sharp Johnny Rotten vs Doug E. Fresh

Steve Swallow vs Mark Spitz
Emily Spender vs Gordon Banks
Britney Spears vs Brooke Shields
Lily Rose vs Norman Fell
Ami Rushes vs Tom Waits
Vivian Fuchs vs Lee Mi-sook
Diane Farr vs Glenn Close
Amber Heard vs Mos Def
Christopher Walken vs Dennis Hopper
Teddy Swims vs Sadie Sink

A Swedish word for cramming for exams is korvstoppning, or “stuffing sausages.” A German version is büffeln, or “to buffalo.” There’s also a colloquial (and crass) German term for memorising facts that are forgotten right after the exam: Bulemielernen. It means “bulimia learning”

There’s a trend in Colombian slang of describing boredom as an animal in an unstimulating / undersized environment. Examples include “more bored than a donkey in a canoe,” “more bored than a horse on a balcony,” and, my favourite one… “more bored than a monkey in a bonsai tree”

Adam Sharp In Uruguay and Argentina there is an old expression for that which is 'cayó como peludo de regalo'. It translates something like 'it arrived as a gifted furry'. Have zero idea of its meaning.

Reposting this for the weekday crowd

Adam Sharp We also call a third wheel a lamp; lámpara (lampareando). You're there just shining an unnecessary light on a couple who should be alone 😄

A Swedish word for arriving uninvited is våldgästa, which essentially means “violence guest.” And a colloquial Venezuelan phrase about gatecrashing is llegan de arroceros. It means “to arrive as rice farmers”

Adam Sharp 'May the forces of evil become confused on the way to your house.' - George Carlin