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[?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
@TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

HUNT'S DOG. He is like Hunt's dog, will neither go to church nor stay at home. One Hunt kept a mastiff, who on being shut up on Sundays, howled, thus his master resolved to take him to church with him: but when he came to the church door, the dog refused to enter.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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@histodons

Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): HUNT'S DOG. He is like Hunt's dog, will neither go to church nor stay at home. One Hunt kept a mastiff, who on being shut up on Sundays, howled, thus his master resolved to take him to church with him: but when he came to the church door, the dog refused to enter. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): HUNT'S DOG. He is like Hunt's dog, will neither go to church nor stay at home. One Hunt kept a mastiff, who on being shut up on Sundays, howled, thus his master resolved to take him to church with him: but when he came to the church door, the dog refused to enter. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

    [?]Project Gutenberg » 🌐
    @gutenberg_org@mastodon.social

    44 Photos That Will Take You Back To The Early Years Of Computers

    By Austin Harvey

    "Technology has advanced exponentially since the release of the first personal computer in 1974, but these vintage photos capture the time before handheld devices and social media."

    allthatsinteresting.com/vintag

    Books about computers at PG:

    gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/

    Zenith ZFA-161-416 - Portable computer

    Alt...Zenith ZFA-161-416 - Portable computer

      [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
      @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

      CATAMARAN. An old scraggy woman; from a kind of float made of spars and yards lashed together, for saving ship-wrecked persons.

      A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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      @histodons

      Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): CATAMARAN. An old scraggy woman; from a kind of float made of spars and yards lashed together, for saving ship-wrecked persons. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

      Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): CATAMARAN. An old scraggy woman; from a kind of float made of spars and yards lashed together, for saving ship-wrecked persons. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

        [?]EventsOfTheDayBot » 🤖 🌐
        @EventsOfTheDay@zirk.us

        Events for the 29th of October from Wikipedia:

        • 2012: Hurricane Sandy hits the east coast of the United States, killing 148 directly and 138 indirectly, while leaving nearly $70 billion in damages and causing major power outages. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurrican
        • Birth (1690) of Martin Folkes, English mathematician and astronomer (d. 1754) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_F
        @histodons

          [?]nixCraft 🐧 » 🌐
          @nixCraft@mastodon.social

          Linus Torvalds on ZDTV's giving info about Linux and answering Q&A

          youtube.com/watch?v=BOIbP943AAI

            [?]Longreads » 🌐
            @longreads@mastodon.world

            "These figures were aggressive, but not malevolent. Their purpose seemed twofold: to make us know they were there, and that we could do nothing about it."

            Tom Maxwell for The Bitter Southerner: bittersoutherner.com/we-salted

              [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
              @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

              DRAIN. Gin: so called from the diuretic qualities imputed to that liquor.

              A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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              @histodons

              Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): DRAIN. Gin: so called from the diuretic qualities imputed to that liquor. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

              Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): DRAIN. Gin: so called from the diuretic qualities imputed to that liquor. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                [?]Project Gutenberg » 🌐
                @gutenberg_org@mastodon.social

                Charles Boycott, The Hated English Land Agent Whose Name Inspired The Word ‘Boycott’

                By Ainsley Brown

                "After Charles Boycott tried to evict a number of his tenant farmers in 1880, locals in County Mayo, Ireland, fought back by ostracizing him — leading to the term "boycott."

                allthatsinteresting.com/charle

                Caricature of Charles Cunningham Boycott

                Alt...Caricature of Charles Cunningham Boycott

                  [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                  @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                  HANDSOME. He is a handsome-bodied man in the face; a jeering commendation of an ugly fellow. Handsome is that handsome does: a proverb frequently cited by ugly women.

                  A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                  @histodons

                  Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): HANDSOME. He is a handsome-bodied man in the face; a jeering commendation of an ugly fellow. Handsome is that handsome does: a proverb frequently cited by ugly women. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                  Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): HANDSOME. He is a handsome-bodied man in the face; a jeering commendation of an ugly fellow. Handsome is that handsome does: a proverb frequently cited by ugly women. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                    [?]EventsOfTheDayBot » 🤖 🌐
                    @EventsOfTheDay@zirk.us

                    Events for the 28th of October from Wikipedia:

                    • 969: The Byzantine Empire recovers Antioch from Arab rule. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byzantin
                    • Birth (1585) of Cornelius Jansen, Dutch bishop and theologian (d. 1638) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corneliu
                    • Death (2005) of Ljuba Tadić, Serbian actor and screenwriter (b. 1929) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ljuba_Ta
                    @histodons

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                      [?]Ken M Sweeney » 🌐
                      @TheComfortableSpotPodcast@mastodon.social

                      Would you be interested in a counterfactual history podcast?

                      Yes:1
                      No:4

                        [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                        @Nonilex@masto.ai

                        , the nation’s largest Democratic-led state, has passed a restricting what can say in the classroom, & has walked back an effort to require high school students to take classes in ethnic studies.

                        …these developments have also set off alarms among advocates, as the admin pushes to punish speech it dislikes & to impose its patriotic vision of on .

                          [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                          @Nonilex@masto.ai

                          In the era, & education are under a microscope.

                          Several major have withdrawn products from the market, while others have found that are shying away from lessons that were once uncontroversial, on topics as basic as constitutional limits on executive power.

                            [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                            @Nonilex@masto.ai

                            How Is Changing the Way Is Taught

                            History lessons are being wiped from the internet, & is retreating from ethnic studies, as swings away from curriculums that are seen as too progressive.


                            nytimes.com/2025/10/27/us/hist

                              [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                              @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                              BATCHELOR'S SON. A bastard.

                              A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                              @histodons

                              Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): BATCHELOR'S SON. A bastard. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                              Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): BATCHELOR'S SON. A bastard. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                [?]Project Gutenberg » 🌐
                                @gutenberg_org@mastodon.social

                                Her Intricate Paper Cuttings Outsold Rembrandts. Who Was the Dutch Master Known as ‘Scissors Minerva’?

                                Joanna Koerten was a super star of the Dutch Golden Age. A new museum exhibition at D.C.'s National Museum of Women in the Arts puts her back in the spotlight.

                                by Katie White

                                news.artnet.com/art-world/joan

                                Portrait of Joanna Koerten by Jacobus Houbraken, after a painting by David van der Plaas. It depicts Koerten, a renowned Dutch artist celebrated for her intricate paper-cutting works, portrayed with dignity and refinement. The engraving reflects the artistic style of the Dutch Golden Age, emphasizing delicate detail and expressive realism. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joanna_Koerten#/media/File:Joanna_Koerten.jpg

                                Alt...Portrait of Joanna Koerten by Jacobus Houbraken, after a painting by David van der Plaas. It depicts Koerten, a renowned Dutch artist celebrated for her intricate paper-cutting works, portrayed with dignity and refinement. The engraving reflects the artistic style of the Dutch Golden Age, emphasizing delicate detail and expressive realism. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joanna_Koerten#/media/File:Joanna_Koerten.jpg

                                  [?]Su_G » 🔓
                                  @Su_G@aus.social

                                  @benroyce
                                  The footage is awesome: so many people! Thanks so much for posting this, have watched many times. But the irony of this statement about the same tanks is a killer: “Peter Lakits…

                                  “One thing we have learned from is that we have learned nothing from history. Sometimes the tanks that crushed in are the very same ones that are now crushing freedom in "
                                  The actual same physical tanks!! 😐

                                    [?]ᴮᵉⁿ ᴿᵒʸᶜᵉVOTE IN THE PRIMARIES » 🌐
                                    @benroyce@mastodon.social

                                    On October 23 1956 the ignited

                                    It lasted 15 days

                                    It was crushed by Tanks

                                    On the anniversary Thursday, there were protests against

                                    Peter Lakits, holding a sign reading "Russians Go Home":

                                    “One thing we have learned from is that we have learned nothing from history. Sometimes the tanks that crushed in are the very same ones that are now crushing freedom in "

                                    rferl.org/a/hungary-rally-orba

                                    Alt...large crowds in Budapest Thursday marking the anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution

                                    [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                                    @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                                    JEMMY FELLOW. A smart spruce fellow.

                                    A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                    @histodons

                                    Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): JEMMY FELLOW. A smart spruce fellow. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                    Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): JEMMY FELLOW. A smart spruce fellow. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                      [?]EventsOfTheDayBot » 🤖 🌐
                                      @EventsOfTheDay@zirk.us

                                      Events for the 27th of October from Wikipedia:

                                      • 1919: The Fourth Regional Congress of Peasants, Workers and Insurgents is held by the Makhnovshchina at Oleksandrivsk. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regional
                                      • Birth (1806) of Juan Seguín, American colonel, judge, and politician, 101st Mayor of San Antonio (d. 1890) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Seg
                                      @histodons

                                        [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                                        @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                                        TO BUM. To arrest a debtor. The gill bummed the swell for a thimble; the tradesman arrested the gentleman for a watch.

                                        A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                        @histodons

                                        Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): TO BUM. To arrest a debtor. The gill bummed the swell for a thimble; the tradesman arrested the gentleman for a watch. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                        Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): TO BUM. To arrest a debtor. The gill bummed the swell for a thimble; the tradesman arrested the gentleman for a watch. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                          [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                                          @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                                          RICHAUD SNARY. A dictionary. A country lad, having been reproved for calling persons by their christian names, being sent by his master to borrow a dictionary, thought to shew his breeding by asking for a Richard Snary.

                                          A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                          @histodons

                                          Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): RICHAUD SNARY. A dictionary. A country lad, having been reproved for calling persons by their christian names, being sent by his master to borrow a dictionary, thought to shew his breeding by asking for a Richard Snary. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                          Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): RICHAUD SNARY. A dictionary. A country lad, having been reproved for calling persons by their christian names, being sent by his master to borrow a dictionary, thought to shew his breeding by asking for a Richard Snary. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                            [?]EventsOfTheDayBot » 🤖 🌐
                                            @EventsOfTheDay@zirk.us

                                            Events for the 26th of October from Wikipedia:

                                            • 1942: World War II: In the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands during the Guadalcanal Campaign, one U.S. aircraft carrier is sunk and another carrier is heavily damaged, while two Japanese carriers and one cruiser are heavily damaged. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Wa
                                            • Birth (1973) of Róbert Petrovický, Slovak ice hockey player en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%B3b
                                            @histodons

                                              [?]Eve :verified: » 🌐
                                              @evelynefoerster@swiss.social

                                              Erster Dinosaurier mit Hufen entdeckt
                                              Entenschnabel-Dinos entpuppen sich als bisher einzige Hufträger unter den Reptilien 🤓

                                              scinexx.de/news/biowissen/erst

                                              [?]Eve :verified: » 🌐
                                              @evelynefoerster@swiss.social

                                              Überlebenskünstler Bärtierchen
                                              Wie Tardigraden Hitze, Kälte und Strahlung trotzen 🤓

                                              scinexx.de/dossier/ueberlebens

                                                [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                                                @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                                                MASTER OF THE WARDROBE. One who pawns his clothes to purchase liquor.

                                                A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                @histodons

                                                Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): MASTER OF THE WARDROBE. One who pawns his clothes to purchase liquor. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): MASTER OF THE WARDROBE. One who pawns his clothes to purchase liquor. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                  [?]Philosophics » 🌐
                                                  @microglyphics@mastodon.social

                                                  "The age of obedience has learned to shout its servitude in the key of freedom: Don’t tread on me – but please, tell me where to tread. Autonomy has become choreography, a mass performance of self-direction executed to the same beat."

                                                  philosophics.blog/2025/10/24/m...

                                                  The age of obedience has learned to shout its servitude in the key of freedom: Don’t tread on me – but please, tell me where to tread.

                                                  Alt...The age of obedience has learned to shout its servitude in the key of freedom: Don’t tread on me – but please, tell me where to tread.

                                                    [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                                                    @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                                                    CAPTAIN COPPERTHORNE'S CREW. All officers; a saying of a company where everyone strives to rule.

                                                    A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                    @histodons

                                                    Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): CAPTAIN COPPERTHORNE'S CREW. All officers; a saying of a company where everyone strives to rule. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                    Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): CAPTAIN COPPERTHORNE'S CREW. All officers; a saying of a company where everyone strives to rule. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                      [?]EventsOfTheDayBot » 🤖 🌐
                                                      @EventsOfTheDay@zirk.us

                                                      Events for the 25th of October from Wikipedia:

                                                      • 1968: A Fairchild F-27 crashes into Moose Mountain while on approach to Lebanon Municipal Airport in Lebanon, New Hampshire, killing 32 people. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchil
                                                      • Birth (1964) of Johan de Kock, Dutch footballer en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_de
                                                      • Holiday: Day of the Basque Country (Basque Country) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National
                                                      @histodons

                                                        [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                                                        @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                                                        GALLEY FOIST. A city barge, used formerly on the lord mayor's day, when he was sworn in at Westminster.

                                                        A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                        @histodons

                                                        Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): GALLEY FOIST. A city barge, used formerly on the lord mayor's day, when he was sworn in at Westminster. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                        Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): GALLEY FOIST. A city barge, used formerly on the lord mayor's day, when he was sworn in at Westminster. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                          [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                                                          @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                                                          BAWBELS, or BAWBLES. Trinkets; a man's testicles.

                                                          A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                          @histodons

                                                          Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): BAWBELS, or BAWBLES. Trinkets; a man's testicles. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                          Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): BAWBELS, or BAWBLES. Trinkets; a man's testicles. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                            [?]EventsOfTheDayBot » 🤖 🌐
                                                            @EventsOfTheDay@zirk.us

                                                            Events for the 24th of October from Wikipedia:

                                                            • 1990: Italian prime minister Giulio Andreotti reveals to the Italian parliament the existence of Gladio, the Italian NATO force formed in 1956, intended to be activated in the event of a Warsaw Pact invasion. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giulio_A
                                                            • Birth (1962) of Gibby Mbasela, Zambian footballer (d. 2000) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibby_Mb
                                                            @histodons

                                                              [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                              @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                              The entire is demolished as moves forward with his , AP photos show.

                                                              The East Wing, where created , planned state dinners & promoted causes, is now history itself. The 2-story structure of drawing rooms & offices, including workspace for first ladies & their staffs, has been turned into rubble, demolished as part of Trump’s plan to build what he said is now a $300M ballroom nearly 2X the size of the White House.

                                                              apnews.com/article/trump-white

                                                                [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                                                                @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                                                                PICKLE. An arch waggish fellow. In pickle, or in the pickling tub; in a salivation. There are rods in brine, or pickle, for him; a punishment awaits him, or is prepared for him. Pickle herring; the zany or merry andrew of a mountebank. See JACK PUDDING.

                                                                A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                @histodons

                                                                Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): PICKLE. An arch waggish fellow. In pickle, or in the pickling tub; in a salivation. There are rods in brine, or pickle, for him; a punishment awaits him, or is prepared for him. Pickle herring; the zany or merry andrew of a mountebank. See JACK PUDDING. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): PICKLE. An arch waggish fellow. In pickle, or in the pickling tub; in a salivation. There are rods in brine, or pickle, for him; a punishment awaits him, or is prepared for him. Pickle herring; the zany or merry andrew of a mountebank. See JACK PUDDING. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                  [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                                  @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                                  They’re admitting it now

                                                                  will be torn down fully to make way for

                                                                  The full East Wing of the White House will be torn down to make way for Trump's new ballroom, contradicting the former New York real estate magnate's pledge that the project would not interfere with the existing .


                                                                  reuters.com/world/us/white-hou

                                                                    [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                                                                    @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                                                                    JENNY. An instrument for lifting up the grate or top of a show-glass, in order to rob it. CANT.

                                                                    A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                    @histodons

                                                                    Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): JENNY. An instrument for lifting up the grate or top of a show-glass, in order to rob it. CANT. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                    Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): JENNY. An instrument for lifting up the grate or top of a show-glass, in order to rob it. CANT. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                      [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                                                                      @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                                                                      Hi!, I'm a bot posting selections from Francis Grose’s 1785 “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue”, a compilation of slang terms, the coded language of the underclass and the demi-monde.

                                                                      [18th-century-content warning: possible racism, animal cruelty, homophobia, sexism, slut-shaming. Let me know of any problems.]

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                                                                        [?]EventsOfTheDayBot » 🤖 🌐
                                                                        @EventsOfTheDay@zirk.us

                                                                        Events for the 23rd of October from Wikipedia:

                                                                        • 1995: Yolanda Saldívar is found guilty of first-degree murder in the shooting death of popular Latin singer Selena. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yolanda_
                                                                        • Birth (1905) of Gertrude Ederle, American swimmer (d. 2003) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gertrude
                                                                        • Death (2006) of Lebo Mathosa, South African singer (Boom Shaka) (b. 1977) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebo_Mat
                                                                        @histodons

                                                                          [?]EventsOfTheDayBot » 🤖 🌐
                                                                          @EventsOfTheDay@zirk.us

                                                                          Hi! I'm a bot posting events which happened on today's date, at random from Wikipedia’s lists. Historic events, births, deaths and holidays/religious days if there’s room.

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                                                                            [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                                                            @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                                                            Unbelievable. is demolishing the ENTIRE to make way for his , a construction project that is FAR MORE EXTENSIVE than he initially let on, a senior administration official said on Wednesday.

                                                                            The tear-down should be finished by this weekend, according to the official, who was not authorized to speak publicly about the plans.


                                                                            nytimes.com/2025/10/22/us/poli

                                                                              [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                                                                              @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                                                                              BRANDY-FACED. Red-faced, as if from drinking brandy.

                                                                              A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                              @histodons

                                                                              Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): BRANDY-FACED. Red-faced, as if from drinking brandy. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                              Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): BRANDY-FACED. Red-faced, as if from drinking brandy. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                                [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                                                                                @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                                                                                CANTERBURY STORY. A long roundabout tale.

                                                                                A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                @histodons

                                                                                Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): CANTERBURY STORY. A long roundabout tale. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                                Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): CANTERBURY STORY. A long roundabout tale. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                                  [?]EventsOfTheDayBot » 🤖 🌐
                                                                                  @EventsOfTheDay@zirk.us

                                                                                  Events for the 22nd of October from Wikipedia:

                                                                                  • 1884: The International Meridian Conference designates the Royal Observatory, Greenwich as the world's prime meridian. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internat
                                                                                  • Birth (1970) of Javier Milei, Argentine politician and economist en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javier_M
                                                                                  @histodons

                                                                                    [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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                                                                                    APOTHECARY'S BILL. A long bill.

                                                                                    A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                    Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): APOTHECARY'S BILL. A long bill. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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