Mysterious6030
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Haven’t figured out just who I’ll be here, so this will just have to do for now. (Knowing me, I hope I change this before 2030)
Friday Vocabulary for the 50th Friday of 2025:
"Be men, my friends. Fight with valor
And with a sense of shame before your comrades.
You're less likely to be killed with a sense of shame.
Running away never won glory or a fight."
— Homer, Iliad, V.570-573 (trans. Stanley Lombardo)
"Be men, my friends. Fight with valor
And with a sense of shame before your comrades.
You're less likely to be killed with a sense of shame.
Running away never won glory or a fight."
— Homer, Iliad, V.570-573 (trans. Stanley Lombardo)
Friday Vocabulary
1. flytime (also fly-time and fly time) — season when flies are prevalent and pestering
During flytime, some ranchers even go so far as to put their cows out to pasture only after sunset, finding that...
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December 12, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Friday Vocabulary for the 50th Friday of 2025:
"Be men, my friends. Fight with valor
And with a sense of shame before your comrades.
You're less likely to be killed with a sense of shame.
Running away never won glory or a fight."
— Homer, Iliad, V.570-573 (trans. Stanley Lombardo)
"Be men, my friends. Fight with valor
And with a sense of shame before your comrades.
You're less likely to be killed with a sense of shame.
Running away never won glory or a fight."
— Homer, Iliad, V.570-573 (trans. Stanley Lombardo)
This supposed ‘Atlantic’ article … is really from The Onion, right? Right?
December 12, 2025 at 5:21 PM
This supposed ‘Atlantic’ article … is really from The Onion, right? Right?
Friday Vocabulary for the 49th Friday of 2025:
"Conservatives say if you don't give the rich more money, they will lose their incentive to invest. As for the poor, they tell us they've lost all incentive to work because we've given them too much money."
— George Carlin
"Conservatives say if you don't give the rich more money, they will lose their incentive to invest. As for the poor, they tell us they've lost all incentive to work because we've given them too much money."
— George Carlin
Friday Vocabulary
1. devilfish — octopus; piranha; devil ray; giant squid; other marine animals with (supposedly) malevolent mien
And though that devilfish had his suckers wound around the old man's arm, the aged diver...
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December 5, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Friday Vocabulary for the 49th Friday of 2025:
"Conservatives say if you don't give the rich more money, they will lose their incentive to invest. As for the poor, they tell us they've lost all incentive to work because we've given them too much money."
— George Carlin
"Conservatives say if you don't give the rich more money, they will lose their incentive to invest. As for the poor, they tell us they've lost all incentive to work because we've given them too much money."
— George Carlin
Friday Vocabulary for the 48th Friday of 2025:
"the same basic lesson about showbiz you will learn over and over again—it's all, fundamentally, just a bunch of crap glued together and spray-painted over."
— Neil Patrick Harris
"the same basic lesson about showbiz you will learn over and over again—it's all, fundamentally, just a bunch of crap glued together and spray-painted over."
— Neil Patrick Harris
Friday Vocabulary
1. revers — lapel or other garment part turned back to reveal the lining
The colonel wore a half-length silk robe in black with revers in a startling crimson.
2. cornice — [architecture] horizonta...
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November 28, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Friday Vocabulary for the 48th Friday of 2025:
"the same basic lesson about showbiz you will learn over and over again—it's all, fundamentally, just a bunch of crap glued together and spray-painted over."
— Neil Patrick Harris
"the same basic lesson about showbiz you will learn over and over again—it's all, fundamentally, just a bunch of crap glued together and spray-painted over."
— Neil Patrick Harris
Iran’s gonna move the capital from Tehran now that the water’s run dry
Yes, climate change … but also foolish consumption and ignoring experts
Yes, climate change … but also foolish consumption and ignoring experts
Iran’s Capital Is Moving. The Reason Is an Ecological Catastrophe
The decision to move Iran’s capital is partly driven by climate change, but experts say decades of human error and action are also to blame
www.scientificamerican.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Iran’s gonna move the capital from Tehran now that the water’s run dry
Yes, climate change … but also foolish consumption and ignoring experts
Yes, climate change … but also foolish consumption and ignoring experts
Friday Vocabulary for the 47th Friday of 2025:
"No men are so short-sighted as persecuting men."
— Wilkie Collins
"No men are so short-sighted as persecuting men."
— Wilkie Collins
Friday Vocabulary
1. terret — ring on harness saddle through which the reins are passed
When driving a unicorn team you need to ensure that the reins of the lead horse are fed loosely through the pair's terrets, which ...
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November 21, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Friday Vocabulary for the 47th Friday of 2025:
"No men are so short-sighted as persecuting men."
— Wilkie Collins
"No men are so short-sighted as persecuting men."
— Wilkie Collins
Reposted by Mysterious6030
Babies are born worshiping unknown gods
November 15, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Babies are born worshiping unknown gods
And check out the images (highly technical, some of them) in the source
November 16, 2025 at 12:30 AM
And check out the images (highly technical, some of them) in the source
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Omg this is so cool
Discovered the very first hoofed animal and it isn't a mammal
arstechnica.com/science/2025...
Discovered the very first hoofed animal and it isn't a mammal
arstechnica.com/science/2025...
Wyoming dinosaur mummies give us a new view of duck-billed species
Exquisitely preserved fossils come from a single site in Wyoming.
arstechnica.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Omg this is so cool
Discovered the very first hoofed animal and it isn't a mammal
arstechnica.com/science/2025...
Discovered the very first hoofed animal and it isn't a mammal
arstechnica.com/science/2025...
Friday Vocabulary for the 46th Friday of 2025 (and a H/T to my wife for this week's leadoff word):
"Le présent est mauvais, mais l'avenir est pire. Et l'horloge que je vois ne sonnera que de mauvaises heures."
— Jules Michelet
"Le présent est mauvais, mais l'avenir est pire. Et l'horloge que je vois ne sonnera que de mauvaises heures."
— Jules Michelet
Friday Vocabulary
1. grom — [slang] young surfer; youth on a board of the various types (wake-, snow-, skate-; i.e., not corporate)
That pesky grom really got worked when he took off on the wrong wave at the reef break...
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November 14, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Friday Vocabulary for the 46th Friday of 2025 (and a H/T to my wife for this week's leadoff word):
"Le présent est mauvais, mais l'avenir est pire. Et l'horloge que je vois ne sonnera que de mauvaises heures."
— Jules Michelet
"Le présent est mauvais, mais l'avenir est pire. Et l'horloge que je vois ne sonnera que de mauvaises heures."
— Jules Michelet
Reposted by Mysterious6030
NPR was reporting how 65% of Americans believe that professional sports players change their behavior depending on what's the bookies think the results will be
November 13, 2025 at 10:59 PM
NPR was reporting how 65% of Americans believe that professional sports players change their behavior depending on what's the bookies think the results will be
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Free For All
"In the future, the World Finance League exists to benefit all, randomly choosing those from among the billionaires and trillionaires of the world and presenting them with a choice: Either donate half of their assets to the common good—or defend them in ritual combat."
"In the future, the World Finance League exists to benefit all, randomly choosing those from among the billionaires and trillionaires of the world and presenting them with a choice: Either donate half of their assets to the common good—or defend them in ritual combat."
November 13, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Free For All
"In the future, the World Finance League exists to benefit all, randomly choosing those from among the billionaires and trillionaires of the world and presenting them with a choice: Either donate half of their assets to the common good—or defend them in ritual combat."
"In the future, the World Finance League exists to benefit all, randomly choosing those from among the billionaires and trillionaires of the world and presenting them with a choice: Either donate half of their assets to the common good—or defend them in ritual combat."
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This is a really great poem about onions from 1989.
www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazi...
www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazi...
Onions
It’s true it can make you weep to peel them, to unfurl and to tease from the taut ball first the brittle, caramel-colored and decrepit papery outside layer, the least recent the reticent onion wrapped...
www.poetryfoundation.org
November 12, 2025 at 2:51 PM
This is a really great poem about onions from 1989.
www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazi...
www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazi...
Friday Vocabulary for the 45th Friday of 2025:
“Serving God is Doing Good to Man, but Praying is thought an easier Service, and therefore more generally chosen.”
— Benjamin Franklin
“Serving God is Doing Good to Man, but Praying is thought an easier Service, and therefore more generally chosen.”
— Benjamin Franklin
Friday Vocabulary
1. iconoclast — destroyer of religious images; one who criticizes or attacks orthodoxy; independent thinker
Jocelyn was such a staunch iconoclast she refused the invitation of Mr. Kipling, lest she be...
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November 7, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Friday Vocabulary for the 45th Friday of 2025:
“Serving God is Doing Good to Man, but Praying is thought an easier Service, and therefore more generally chosen.”
— Benjamin Franklin
“Serving God is Doing Good to Man, but Praying is thought an easier Service, and therefore more generally chosen.”
— Benjamin Franklin
Reposted by Mysterious6030
🎶 Soy objetos de valor
In the Louvre, baby,
So why don't you steal me
In the Louvre, baby,
So why don't you steal me
October 20, 2025 at 3:35 AM
🎶 Soy objetos de valor
In the Louvre, baby,
So why don't you steal me
In the Louvre, baby,
So why don't you steal me
Friday Vocabulary for the 44th Friday of 2025:
“I wish that on the day my mother bore me
A windstorm had swept me away to a mountain
Or into the waves of the restless sea,
Swept me away before all this could happen.”
— Homer, Iliad, VI.363-366 (Lombardo translation)
“I wish that on the day my mother bore me
A windstorm had swept me away to a mountain
Or into the waves of the restless sea,
Swept me away before all this could happen.”
— Homer, Iliad, VI.363-366 (Lombardo translation)
Friday Vocabulary
1. corm — [botany] swollen stem of plant serving as storage organ, bulbotuber
Transforming your corm into a burgeoning banana plant is a labor of love and ... well, labor, which is the reason for the ...
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October 31, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Friday Vocabulary for the 44th Friday of 2025:
“I wish that on the day my mother bore me
A windstorm had swept me away to a mountain
Or into the waves of the restless sea,
Swept me away before all this could happen.”
— Homer, Iliad, VI.363-366 (Lombardo translation)
“I wish that on the day my mother bore me
A windstorm had swept me away to a mountain
Or into the waves of the restless sea,
Swept me away before all this could happen.”
— Homer, Iliad, VI.363-366 (Lombardo translation)
“Creatures only use force when they are frightened or unsure of themselves.”
— Michael Elder
— Michael Elder
October 28, 2025 at 12:13 AM
“Creatures only use force when they are frightened or unsure of themselves.”
— Michael Elder
— Michael Elder
Friday Vocabulary for the 43rd Friday of 2025:
"As a nation we've never been without an answer, even if it's only a Bronx cheer."
— Norman Dodge
"As a nation we've never been without an answer, even if it's only a Bronx cheer."
— Norman Dodge
Friday Vocabulary
1. motorik — driving 4/4 beat—often with pop! on 3rd beat—typical of krautrock
Though of course most are familiar with the motorik used in Kraftwerk's "Autobahn", aficionados still argue whether Jaki ...
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October 24, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Friday Vocabulary for the 43rd Friday of 2025:
"As a nation we've never been without an answer, even if it's only a Bronx cheer."
— Norman Dodge
"As a nation we've never been without an answer, even if it's only a Bronx cheer."
— Norman Dodge
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I’ve found a legitimate concern
October 17, 2025 at 10:17 AM
I’ve found a legitimate concern
Friday Vocabulary for the 42nd Friday of 2025:
"The only dependable law in life—everything is always worse than you thought it would be"
— Dorothy Parker
"The only dependable law in life—everything is always worse than you thought it would be"
— Dorothy Parker
Friday Vocabulary
1. mews — alley where stables are found; street with houses built from former stables or built to look like stables
No other passerby were on the streets at that hour, and as the tattered waif limped ...
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October 17, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Friday Vocabulary for the 42nd Friday of 2025:
"The only dependable law in life—everything is always worse than you thought it would be"
— Dorothy Parker
"The only dependable law in life—everything is always worse than you thought it would be"
— Dorothy Parker
Friday Vocabulary for the 41st Friday of 2025:
"There are three faithful friends, an old wife, an old dog, and ready money."
— Benjamin Franklin
"There are three faithful friends, an old wife, an old dog, and ready money."
— Benjamin Franklin
Friday Vocabulary
1. tripper — [British] excursionist, one who goes on a trip
Liz would often go into the city for the weekend, and history was made when the young tripper met the editor of New Moon magazine in an Edin...
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October 10, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Friday Vocabulary for the 41st Friday of 2025:
"There are three faithful friends, an old wife, an old dog, and ready money."
— Benjamin Franklin
"There are three faithful friends, an old wife, an old dog, and ready money."
— Benjamin Franklin
Friday Vocabulary for the 40th Friday of 2025:
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With today's ten words my Lexicon surpasses 4000 entries!
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educatedguesswork.com?p=5105
With today's ten words my Lexicon surpasses 4000 entries!
educatedguesswork.com?page_id=2008
Friday Vocabulary
1. longeron — load-bearing brace or frame running lengthwise in an airplane's fuselage, or spanwise in its wing structure
The strut was hinged to the bottom longeron of the small craft, but had become...
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October 3, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Friday Vocabulary for the 40th Friday of 2025:
educatedguesswork.com?p=5105
With today's ten words my Lexicon surpasses 4000 entries!
educatedguesswork.com?page_id=2008
educatedguesswork.com?p=5105
With today's ten words my Lexicon surpasses 4000 entries!
educatedguesswork.com?page_id=2008
"And thou, sly hypocrite, who now wouldst seem
Patron of liberty"
- John Milton (Paradise Lost, IV.957-958)
Patron of liberty"
- John Milton (Paradise Lost, IV.957-958)
September 28, 2025 at 5:39 PM
"And thou, sly hypocrite, who now wouldst seem
Patron of liberty"
- John Milton (Paradise Lost, IV.957-958)
Patron of liberty"
- John Milton (Paradise Lost, IV.957-958)
Friday Vocabulary for the 39th Friday of 2025:
"Ah, it gets later and later every day."
— me
"Ah, it gets later and later every day."
— me
Friday Vocabulary
1. wally — [British slang] fool, doofus
Brett always acted the wally but I suspected there was more going on behind those blue eyes than any of us ever knew.
2. chough — birds belonging to a genus ...
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September 26, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Friday Vocabulary for the 39th Friday of 2025:
"Ah, it gets later and later every day."
— me
"Ah, it gets later and later every day."
— me
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Hive five! 🙏
'Scientists have developed a honeybee "superfood" that could protect them against the threats of climate change and habitat loss. Bee colonies that ate the supplement during trials had up to 15 times more baby bees that grew to adulthood.'
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'Scientists have developed a honeybee "superfood" that could protect them against the threats of climate change and habitat loss. Bee colonies that ate the supplement during trials had up to 15 times more baby bees that grew to adulthood.'
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Scientists make 'superfood' that could save honeybees
We rely on honeybees to pollinate our crops and a new food could protect them from growing threats.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 30, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Hive five! 🙏
'Scientists have developed a honeybee "superfood" that could protect them against the threats of climate change and habitat loss. Bee colonies that ate the supplement during trials had up to 15 times more baby bees that grew to adulthood.'
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'Scientists have developed a honeybee "superfood" that could protect them against the threats of climate change and habitat loss. Bee colonies that ate the supplement during trials had up to 15 times more baby bees that grew to adulthood.'
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...