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

CUNDUM. The dried gut of a sheep, worn by men in the act of coition, to prevent venereal infection; said to have been invented by one colonel Cundum. Also a false scabbard over a sword, and the oil-skin case for holding the colours of a regiment.

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): CUNDUM. The dried gut of a sheep, worn by men in the act of coition, to prevent venereal infection; said to have been invented by one colonel Cundum. Also a false scabbard over a sword, and the oil-skin case for holding the colours of a regiment. 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): CUNDUM. The dried gut of a sheep, worn by men in the act of coition, to prevent venereal infection; said to have been invented by one colonel Cundum. Also a false scabbard over a sword, and the oil-skin case for holding the colours of a regiment. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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    [?]P Gurgel-Segrillo » 🌐
    @GurgelSegrillo@mastodon.ie

    1- Better Education, incl. HISTORY

    2- Media not plataforming far-right and spreading misinformation,

    3- Making politicians accountable for siding with hateful thugs...

    what else? and

    Screen grab of a post with a make ireland great again cap and words: Funny how some people complain about crazy fuel prices and the cost of living… and still cheer for Trump. 🤡

    Alt...Screen grab of a post with a make ireland great again cap and words: Funny how some people complain about crazy fuel prices and the cost of living… and still cheer for Trump. 🤡

      [?]Sir Rochard 'Dock' Bunson » 🌐
      @SrRochardBunson@universeodon.com

      Turns out the "rough beast" that was slouching towards Bethlehem was

      en.wikisource.org/wiki/Michael

      THE SECOND COMING

      Turning and turning in the widening gyre
      The falcon cannot hear the falconer;
      Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
      Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
      The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
      The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
      The best lack all conviction, while the worst
      Are full of passionate intensity.

      Surely some revelation is at hand;
      Surely the Second Coming is at hand.
      The Second Coming! Hardly are those words out
      When a vast image out of Spiritus Mundi
      Troubles my sight: a waste of desert sand;
      A shape with lion body and the head of a man,
      A gaze blank and pitiless as the sun,
      Is moving its slow thighs, while all about it
      Wind shadows of the indignant desert birds.
      ​
      The darkness drops again but now I know
      That twenty centuries of stony sleep
      Were vexed to nightmare by a rocking cradle,
      And what rough beast, its hour come round at last,
      Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born?

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

        Historical Figures Who Lived at the Same Time (But Feel Like They Didn’t)

        These surprising overlaps between famous figures make history feel closer—and more out of order—than you’d expect.

        BY Nitya Rao

        mentalfloss.com/history/miscon

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

          FRENCH LEAVE. To take French leave; to go off without taking leave of the company: a saying frequently applied to persons who have run away from their creditors.

          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): FRENCH LEAVE. To take French leave; to go off without taking leave of the company: a saying frequently applied to persons who have run away from their creditors. 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): FRENCH LEAVE. To take French leave; to go off without taking leave of the company: a saying frequently applied to persons who have run away from their creditors. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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            [?]Dave Dawkins (D. Harrigon) [He/Him] » 🌐
            @golgaloth@writing.exchange

            I mean, let's not mess about here. Star Trek was always going to be a success.

            (stars from Star Trek, photos from before the show.)

            A series of black and white photos of the crew from Star Trek before they joined the show. A major thirst trap.

            Alt...A series of black and white photos of the crew from Star Trek before they joined the show. A major thirst trap.

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

              Events for the 13th of April from Wikipedia:

              • 1941: A pact of neutrality between the USSR and Japan is signed. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet%E
              • Birth (1940) of Ruby Puryear Hearn, African-American biophysicist en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_Pur
              • Death (1941) of William Twaits, Canadian soccer player (b. 1879) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_
              @histodons

                [?]Harald Eilertsen » 🌐
                @harald@hub.volse.no

                Stuffed up with the Inferno flu, I did at least manage to push out a bit of ancient metal/grindcore history around my very first somewhat proper band, Stigma Diabolicum/Mann Skutt med Øks from 1988 or so. (Related, but not to be confused with Stigma Diabolicum/Thorns of which I also was a part. But that's for a later flu, I think.)

                #^https://volse.net/~haraldei/music/bands/stigma-diabolicum/

                Enjoy!

                #metal #grindcore #black-metal #history #trondheim #norway

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

                  PEG. Old Peg; poor hard Suffolk or Yorkshire cheese. A peg is also a blow with a straightarm: a term used by the professors of gymnastic arts. A peg in the day-light, the victualling office, or the haltering-place; a blow in the eye, stomach, or under the ear.

                  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): PEG. Old Peg; poor hard Suffolk or Yorkshire cheese. A peg is also a blow with a straightarm: a term used by the professors of gymnastic arts. A peg in the day-light, the victualling office, or the haltering-place; a blow in the eye, stomach, or under the ear. 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): PEG. Old Peg; poor hard Suffolk or Yorkshire cheese. A peg is also a blow with a straightarm: a term used by the professors of gymnastic arts. A peg in the day-light, the victualling office, or the haltering-place; a blow in the eye, stomach, or under the ear. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

                    To HANG AN ARSE. To hang back, to hesitate.

                    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 HANG AN ARSE. To hang back, to hesitate. 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 HANG AN ARSE. To hang back, to hesitate. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

                      Events for the 12th of April from Wikipedia:

                      • 1980: The Americo-Liberian government of Liberia is violently deposed. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_Lib
                      • Birth (1952) of Reuben Gant, American football player en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reuben_G
                      • Death (1945) of Franklin D. Roosevelt, American lawyer and politician, 32nd President of the United States (b. 1882) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin
                      @histodons

                        [?]Ahimsa » 🌐
                        @ahimsa_pdx@disabled.social

                        "A new program unites West Coast readers for stories of Japanese American incarceration"

                        opb.org/article/2026/04/11/one

                        Libraries across Washington, Oregon and California have selected George Takei’s (@georgetakei ) graphic memoir "They Called Us Enemy" for the "One Book, One Coast" program.

                        I've read this book - highly recommended! 😁

                        (edited to correct typos)

                        @bookstodon

                        Cover the 2019 book "They Called Us Enemy" by George Takei, Justin Eisinger, and Steven Scott, and illustrated by Harmony Becker.

                        Alt...Cover the 2019 book "They Called Us Enemy" by George Takei, Justin Eisinger, and Steven Scott, and illustrated by Harmony Becker.

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

                          HELL. A taylor's repository for his stolen goods, called cabbage: see CABBAGE. Little hell; a small dark covered passage, leading from London-wall to Bell-alley.

                          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): HELL. A taylor's repository for his stolen goods, called cabbage: see CABBAGE. Little hell; a small dark covered passage, leading from London-wall to Bell-alley. 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): HELL. A taylor's repository for his stolen goods, called cabbage: see CABBAGE. Little hell; a small dark covered passage, leading from London-wall to Bell-alley. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

                            LATHY. Thin, slender. A lathy wench; a girl almost as slender as a lath.

                            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): LATHY. Thin, slender. A lathy wench; a girl almost as slender as a lath. 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): LATHY. Thin, slender. A lathy wench; a girl almost as slender as a lath. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

                              Events for the 11th of April from Wikipedia:

                              • 2011: An explosion in the Minsk Metro, Belarus kills 15 people and injures 204 others. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Min
                              • Birth (1987) of Joss Stone, English singer-songwriter and actress en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joss_Sto
                              • Death (1983) of Dolores del Río, Mexican actress (b. 1904) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolores_
                              @histodons

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

                                BUDGE, or SNEAKING BUDGE. One that slips into houses in the dark, to steal cloaks or other clothes. Also lambs' fur formerly used for doctors' robes, whence they were called budge doctors. Standing budge; a thief's scout or spy.

                                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): BUDGE, or SNEAKING BUDGE. One that slips into houses in the dark, to steal cloaks or other clothes. Also lambs' fur formerly used for doctors' robes, whence they were called budge doctors. Standing budge; a thief's scout or spy. 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): BUDGE, or SNEAKING BUDGE. One that slips into houses in the dark, to steal cloaks or other clothes. Also lambs' fur formerly used for doctors' robes, whence they were called budge doctors. Standing budge; a thief's scout or spy. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

                                  The Controversial Story of Olympias, Alexander the Great’s Powerful Mother

                                  Olympias, wife of Philip II of Macedon and mother of Alexander the Great, stands out as one of the few women in Hellenistic politics.

                                  by Neil Middleton (from the archives)

                                  thecollector.com/olympias-moth

                                  Greek history at PG:
                                  gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/

                                  Olympias presenting the young Alexander the Great to Aristotle, by Gerard Hoet, 1733. At centre of the painting, Olympias stands in white and pink drapery, gesturing with outstretched hand to present her young son to his future tutor. The small boy in green, curly-haired and eager, reaches back toward his mother while turning to face the bearded philosopher. Aristotle stands opposite in a blue-grey hooded robe, holding what appears to be a scroll or document, receiving the child with grave attention. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympias#/media/File:Olympias_presenting_the_young_Alexander_the_Great_to_Aristotle_by_Gerard_Hoet_before_1733_MH.jpg

                                  Alt...Olympias presenting the young Alexander the Great to Aristotle, by Gerard Hoet, 1733. At centre of the painting, Olympias stands in white and pink drapery, gesturing with outstretched hand to present her young son to his future tutor. The small boy in green, curly-haired and eager, reaches back toward his mother while turning to face the bearded philosopher. Aristotle stands opposite in a blue-grey hooded robe, holding what appears to be a scroll or document, receiving the child with grave attention. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympias#/media/File:Olympias_presenting_the_young_Alexander_the_Great_to_Aristotle_by_Gerard_Hoet_before_1733_MH.jpg

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

                                    JURY LEG. A wooden leg: allusion to a jury mast, which is a temporary substitute for a mast carried away by a storm, or any other accident. SEA PHRASE.

                                    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): JURY LEG. A wooden leg: allusion to a jury mast, which is a temporary substitute for a mast carried away by a storm, or any other accident. SEA PHRASE. 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): JURY LEG. A wooden leg: allusion to a jury mast, which is a temporary substitute for a mast carried away by a storm, or any other accident. SEA PHRASE. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

                                      Events for the 10th of April from Wikipedia:

                                      • 837: Halley's Comet makes its closest approach to Earth at a distance equal to 0.0342 AU (5.1 million kilometres/3.2 million miles). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halley%2
                                      • Birth (1994) of Siobhan Hunter, Scottish footballer en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siobhan_
                                      • Holiday: Day of the Builder (Azerbaijan) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_t
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                                        [?]OCTADE » 🌐
                                        @octade@soc.octade.net

                                        Bytemology of Retronym, OCTADE. Yinzer phonics. Butterfly Perfume.

                                        OCTADE or OCTAD is a retro word that means either an octal digit of three bits, or an octal octet or an eight-bit byte. Thus an octade, depending on its historical use, is either 3 bits or 8 bits.

                                        OCTADE was used to specify eight bits, as opposed to BYTE which is not necessarily eight bits as the word BYTE could signify any of several numbers of bits.

                                        This yields the retro 1337 numbers of 38 and 83. The number 38 is one more than 37 so a bit more elite a bit cooler. Thus it owns cardinally shorter byterz.

                                        83 mod 38 equals 7, the highest octal digit. 838 mod 383 equals 72 or 9 times 8 which is 8 squared plus 8.

                                        8338 mod 3883 equals 572 which is 72 times 8 minus 4 or 71.5 times 8.

                                        8383 mod 3838 equals 707 which is 88 times 8 plus 3.

                                        I prefer the old word OCTADE to the word BYTE. OCTADE sports a Euro-peon dignity and gravitas like an Internet serf ready to surf the worknet like pwnd peons. This is very true when pronouncing OCTADE with a thick Pennsyltucky Dutch or Yinzer accent. The Bostonian pronunciation sounds like bad beginner German or muffled mumbling of 'lactate.'

                                        OCTADE or OCTAD was also used to describe a poem of eight stanzas.

                                        OCTADE was also used to describe a period of eight years, or two leap years.

                                        OCTADECANAL is a pheromone found in butterflies. It is butterfly perfume. I would not wear butterfly cologne. But I would sell it. Who would buy and wear my snobby smell? With wordplay we can call it OCTADE CHANNEL No. 8 . All rights reserved, ye French odor snooties.

                                        Historical references for use of 'octade' or 'octad':

                                        Burroughs B5500 Information Processing Systems REFERENCE MANUAL
                                        https://bitsavers.trailing-edge.com/pdf/burroughs/LargeSystems/B5000_5500_5700/1021326_B5500_RefMan_196705.pdf

                                        Philips Data Systems Product Range - April 1971
                                        https://www.vintage-calculators.nl/Philips%20productoverzicht%201971.pdf

                                        Is there another name for octet that means 8 bits?
                                        https://www.quora.com/Is-there-another-name-for-octet-that-means-8-bits

                                        @wordplay@lemmy.ml @Vocabulary@lemmy.ml

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

                                          FIDDLESTICK'S END. Nothing; the end of the ancient fiddlesticks ending in a point; hence metaphorically used to express a thing terminating in nothing.

                                          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): FIDDLESTICK'S END. Nothing; the end of the ancient fiddlesticks ending in a point; hence metaphorically used to express a thing terminating in nothing. 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): FIDDLESTICK'S END. Nothing; the end of the ancient fiddlesticks ending in a point; hence metaphorically used to express a thing terminating in nothing. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                            [?]Lucire » 🌐
                                            @lucire@fashionsocial.host

                                            New exhibition, Sans anesthésie, at Paris’s Galerie RSF

                                            lucire.com/insider/20260409/ne

                                            RSF's poster for Sans Anesthésie, second edition. Image is of a woman close up. She appears to be signing and her eyes are closed. The image is duotone, with only red and black ink used.

                                            Alt...RSF's poster for Sans Anesthésie, second edition. Image is of a woman close up. She appears to be signing and her eyes are closed. The image is duotone, with only red and black ink used.

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

                                              WHIP JACKS. The tenth order of the canting crew, rogues who having learned a few sea terms, beg with counterfeit passes, pretending to be sailors shipwrecked on the neighbouring coast, and on their way to the port from whence they sailed.

                                              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): WHIP JACKS. The tenth order of the canting crew, rogues who having learned a few sea terms, beg with counterfeit passes, pretending to be sailors shipwrecked on the neighbouring coast, and on their way to the port from whence they sailed. 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): WHIP JACKS. The tenth order of the canting crew, rogues who having learned a few sea terms, beg with counterfeit passes, pretending to be sailors shipwrecked on the neighbouring coast, and on their way to the port from whence they sailed. 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.

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

                                                  Events for the 9th of April from Wikipedia:

                                                  • 2014: A student stabs 20 people at Franklin Regional High School in Murrysville, Pennsylvania. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin
                                                  • Birth (1934) of Tom Phillis, Australian motorcycle racer (d. 1962) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Phil
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                                                    [?]EventsOfTheDayBot » 🤖 🌐
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                                                    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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                                                      [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                                                      @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                                                      SAINT MONDAY. A holiday most religiously observed by journeymen shoemakers, and other inferior mechanics. A profanation of that day, by working, is punishable by a fine, particularly among the gentle craft. An Irishman observed that this saint's anniversary happened every week.

                                                      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): SAINT MONDAY. A holiday most religiously observed by journeymen shoemakers, and other inferior mechanics. A profanation of that day, by working, is punishable by a fine, particularly among the gentle craft. An Irishman observed that this saint's anniversary happened every week. 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): SAINT MONDAY. A holiday most religiously observed by journeymen shoemakers, and other inferior mechanics. A profanation of that day, by working, is punishable by a fine, particularly among the gentle craft. An Irishman observed that this saint's anniversary happened every week. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

                                                        JARK. A seal.

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

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

                                                          Events for the 8th of April from Wikipedia:

                                                          • 2004: War in Darfur: The Humanitarian Ceasefire Agreement is signed by the Sudanese government, the Justice and Equality Movement, and the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_D
                                                          • Birth (1982) of Brett White, Australian rugby league player en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett_Wh
                                                          @histodons

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

                                                            DOWN. Aware of a thing. Knowing it. There is NO DOWN. A cant phrase used by house-breakers to signify that the persons belonging to any house are not on their guard, or that they are fast asleep, and have not heard any noise to alarm them.

                                                            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): DOWN. Aware of a thing. Knowing it. There is NO DOWN. A cant phrase used by house-breakers to signify that the persons belonging to any house are not on their guard, or that they are fast asleep, and have not heard any noise to alarm them. 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): DOWN. Aware of a thing. Knowing it. There is NO DOWN. A cant phrase used by house-breakers to signify that the persons belonging to any house are not on their guard, or that they are fast asleep, and have not heard any noise to alarm them. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

                                                              FLASH KEN. A house that harbours thieves.

                                                              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): FLASH KEN. A house that harbours thieves. 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): FLASH KEN. A house that harbours thieves. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

                                                                Events for the 7th of April from Wikipedia:

                                                                • 2011: The Israel Defense Forces use their Iron Dome missile system to successfully intercept a BM-21 Grad launched from Gaza, marking the first short-range missile intercept ever. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_D
                                                                • Birth (1941) of Gorden Kaye, English actor (d. 2017) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorden_K
                                                                @histodons

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

                                                                  NEB, or NIB. The bill of a bird, and the slit of a pen. Figuratively, the face and mouth of a woman; as, She holds up her neb: she holds up her mouth to be kissed.

                                                                  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): NEB, or NIB. The bill of a bird, and the slit of a pen. Figuratively, the face and mouth of a woman; as, She holds up her neb: she holds up her mouth to be kissed. 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): NEB, or NIB. The bill of a bird, and the slit of a pen. Figuratively, the face and mouth of a woman; as, She holds up her neb: she holds up her mouth to be kissed. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                    GAGE. A quart pot, or a pint; also a pipe. CANT.

                                                                    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): GAGE. A quart pot, or a pint; also a pipe. 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): GAGE. A quart pot, or a pint; also a pipe. CANT. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                      Events for the 6th of April from Wikipedia:

                                                                      • 1580: One of the largest earthquakes recorded in the history of England, Flanders, or Northern France, takes place. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1580_Dov
                                                                      • Birth (1920) of Edmond H. Fischer, Swiss-American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2021) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmond_H
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                                                                        [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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                                                                        AUTEM DIVERS. Pickpockets who practice in churches; also churchwardens and overseers of the poor. CANT.

                                                                        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): AUTEM DIVERS. Pickpockets who practice in churches; also churchwardens and overseers of the poor. 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): AUTEM DIVERS. Pickpockets who practice in churches; also churchwardens and overseers of the poor. CANT. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                          Why the Temple of Artemis Was the Greatest Wonder of the World

                                                                          The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus was so magnificent that it was considered one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.

                                                                          by Kieren Johns

                                                                          thecollector.com/ephesus-templ

                                                                          Temple of Artemis at PG:
                                                                          gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?q

                                                                          From the 1572 Octo Mundi Miracula, the earliest known representation of the temple in modern times. The engraving was by Martin Heemskerck. The temple of Artemis is represented by a colonnaded façade richly decorated with relief sculpture, statues in niches, a pediment with figural groups, and a long stepped platform. Workers, architects and figures labour in the foreground: cutting stone, rolling columns, consulting plans. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_of_Artemis#/media/File:Philips_Galle,_Dianatemplet_i_Efesos,_1572,_KKSgb10001-5,_Statens_Museum_for_Kunst_(cropped).jpg

                                                                          Alt...From the 1572 Octo Mundi Miracula, the earliest known representation of the temple in modern times. The engraving was by Martin Heemskerck. The temple of Artemis is represented by a colonnaded façade richly decorated with relief sculpture, statues in niches, a pediment with figural groups, and a long stepped platform. Workers, architects and figures labour in the foreground: cutting stone, rolling columns, consulting plans. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_of_Artemis#/media/File:Philips_Galle,_Dianatemplet_i_Efesos,_1572,_KKSgb10001-5,_Statens_Museum_for_Kunst_(cropped).jpg

                                                                            [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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                                                                            COLT VEAL. Coarse red veal, more like the flesh of a colt than that of a calf.

                                                                            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): COLT VEAL. Coarse red veal, more like the flesh of a colt than that of a calf. 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): COLT VEAL. Coarse red veal, more like the flesh of a colt than that of a calf. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                              Events for the 5th of April from Wikipedia:

                                                                              • 1818: In the Battle of Maipú, Chile's independence movement, led by Bernardo O'Higgins and José de San Martín, win a decisive victory over Spain, leaving 2,000 Spaniards and 1,000 Chilean patriots dead. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_o
                                                                              • Birth (1952) of John C. Dvorak, American author and editor en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_C._
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                                                                                [?]Philosophics » 🌐
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                                                                                In a post from 2024, I made a point on the insufficiency of language to faithfully render an image from a prompt. In this example, I wanted it to depict a specific woman and dog oriented to a tree in a forest. Although me endeavour was unsuccessful, it made my point.
                                                                                philosophics.blog/2024/11/08/t

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                                                                                  STRAW. A good woman in the straw; a lying-in woman. His eyes draw straw; his eyes are almost shut, or he is almost asleep: one eye draws straw, and t'other serves the thatcher.

                                                                                  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): STRAW. A good woman in the straw; a lying-in woman. His eyes draw straw; his eyes are almost shut, or he is almost asleep: one eye draws straw, and t'other serves the thatcher. 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): STRAW. A good woman in the straw; a lying-in woman. His eyes draw straw; his eyes are almost shut, or he is almost asleep: one eye draws straw, and t'other serves the thatcher. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                    JANIZARIES. The mob, sometimes so called; also bailiffs, their setters, and followers.

                                                                                    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): JANIZARIES. The mob, sometimes so called; also bailiffs, their setters, and followers. 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): JANIZARIES. The mob, sometimes so called; also bailiffs, their setters, and followers. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                      Events for the 4th of April from Wikipedia:

                                                                                      • 1949: Cold War: Twelve nations sign the North Atlantic Treaty creating the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_War
                                                                                      • Birth (1889) of Makhanlal Chaturvedi, Indian journalist, poet, and playwright (d. 1968) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makhanla
                                                                                      • Holiday: April 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_4_
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                                                                                        [?]Piggleston Pecanpants » 🌐
                                                                                        @LilPecan@mastodon.social

                                                                                        While it's still cool enough to run the wood stove I am traveling back a few hundred years to hand make tapers using molds I found at a flea market.

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