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[?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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BLACK SPICE RACKET. To rob chimney sweepers of their soot-bag and soot.

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): BLACK SPICE RACKET. To rob chimney sweepers of their soot-bag and soot. 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): BLACK SPICE RACKET. To rob chimney sweepers of their soot-bag and soot. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

    [?]Project Gutenberg » 🌐
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    Why The Death Zone Of Mount Everest Has Claimed The Lives Of Hundreds Of Climbers

    By Genevieve Carlton

    Low oxygen levels, frigid temperatures, high winds, and frequent avalanches make Mount Everest's Death Zone one of the world's most lethal places.

    allthatsinteresting.com/mount-

    Books about Everest at PG:

    gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/

    Photo of Mount Everest. A red arrow at the bottom points to the "Tents of Everest Base Camp, 17,600 Feet." There is also a red arrow at the Summit that is labeled: "Mount Everest 29,035 Feet."

    Alt...Photo of Mount Everest. A red arrow at the bottom points to the "Tents of Everest Base Camp, 17,600 Feet." There is also a red arrow at the Summit that is labeled: "Mount Everest 29,035 Feet."

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

      MARINE OFFICER. An empty bottle: marine officers being held useless by the seamen. SEA WIT.

      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): MARINE OFFICER. An empty bottle: marine officers being held useless by the seamen. SEA WIT. 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): MARINE OFFICER. An empty bottle: marine officers being held useless by the seamen. SEA WIT. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

        [?]EventsOfTheDayBot » 🤖 🌐
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        Events for the 3rd of April from Wikipedia:

        • 2017: A bomb explodes in the St Petersburg metro system, killing 14 and injuring several more people. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_St.
        • Birth (1976) of Nicolas Escudé, French tennis player en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas_
        • Death (1153) of al-Adil ibn al-Sallar, vizier of the Fatimid Caliphate en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Adil_
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          [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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          BOH. Said to be the name of a Danish general, who so terrified his opponent Foh, that he caused him to bewray himself. Whence, when we smell a stink, it is custom to exclaim, Foh! i.e. I smell general Foh.

          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): BOH. Said to be the name of a Danish general, who so terrified his opponent Foh, that he caused him to bewray himself. Whence, when we smell a stink, it is custom to exclaim, Foh! i.e. I smell general Foh. 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): BOH. Said to be the name of a Danish general, who so terrified his opponent Foh, that he caused him to bewray himself. Whence, when we smell a stink, it is custom to exclaim, Foh! i.e. I smell general Foh. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

            [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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            SMUG LAY. Persons who pretend to be smugglers of lace and valuable articles; these men borrow money of publicans by depositing these goods in their hands; they decamp, and the publican discovers that he has been duped; on opening the treasure, he finds articles of no value.

            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): SMUG LAY. Persons who pretend to be smugglers of lace and valuable articles; these men borrow money of publicans by depositing these goods in their hands; they decamp, and the publican discovers that he has been duped; on opening the treasure, he finds articles of no value. 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): SMUG LAY. Persons who pretend to be smugglers of lace and valuable articles; these men borrow money of publicans by depositing these goods in their hands; they decamp, and the publican discovers that he has been duped; on opening the treasure, he finds articles of no value. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

              [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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              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.]

              Montage of dictionary items posted by this account

              Alt...Montage of dictionary items posted by this account

                [?]EventsOfTheDayBot » 🤖 🌐
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                Events for the 2nd of April from Wikipedia:

                • 1865: American Civil War: Defeat at the Third Battle of Petersburg forces the Army of Northern Virginia and the Confederate government to abandon Richmond, Virginia. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Ba
                • Birth (1943) of Antonio Sabàto, Sr., Italian actor (d. 2021) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_.
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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.

                  Not affiliated with Wikipedia.

                  Montage of images from Wikipedia articles posted by this account

                  Alt...Montage of images from Wikipedia articles posted by this account

                    [?]Longreads » 🌐
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                    "I come home that night empty-handed. No Yellow Bird. Not in the national libraries or in the cracked bookstores on Donceles or in the vaults of Morton Subastas."

                    Geoffrey Gray for Alta Journal: altaonline.com/books/a70453082

                      [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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                      LIGHT-HEELED. Swift in running. A light-heeled wench; one who is apt, by the flying up of her heels, to fall flat on her back, a willing wench.

                      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): LIGHT-HEELED. Swift in running. A light-heeled wench; one who is apt, by the flying up of her heels, to fall flat on her back, a willing wench. 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): LIGHT-HEELED. Swift in running. A light-heeled wench; one who is apt, by the flying up of her heels, to fall flat on her back, a willing wench. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

                        Time travel is impossible science fiction, but not for the reasons pop physics thinks.
                        substack.com/@brywillis634737/

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

                          Duration and the Intervalic Imposition: Thinking about TIME and DURATION. Looking for
                          philosophics.blog/2026/04/01/d

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

                            PORRIDGE ISLAND. An alley leading from St. Martin's church-yard to Round-court, chiefly inhabited by cooks, who cut off ready-dressed meat of all sorts, and also sell soup.

                            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): PORRIDGE ISLAND. An alley leading from St. Martin's church-yard to Round-court, chiefly inhabited by cooks, who cut off ready-dressed meat of all sorts, and also sell soup. 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): PORRIDGE ISLAND. An alley leading from St. Martin's church-yard to Round-court, chiefly inhabited by cooks, who cut off ready-dressed meat of all sorts, and also sell soup. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                              [?]EventsOfTheDayBot » 🤖 🌐
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                              Events for the 1st of April from Wikipedia:

                              • 1918: The Royal Air Force is created by the merger of the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Ai
                              • Birth (1741) of George Dance the Younger, English architect and surveyor (d. 1825) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_D
                              • Holiday: Edible Book Day en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edible_B
                              @histodons

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

                                BACK GAMMON PLAYER. A sodomite.

                                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): BACK GAMMON PLAYER. A sodomite. 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): BACK GAMMON PLAYER. A sodomite. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                  [?]Project Gutenberg » 🌐
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                                  Tudor Courtiers Exchanged Portrait Miniatures as Love Tokens. Centuries Later, New Research Is Unlocking the Secrets of These Intimate Artworks

                                  Over the past few years, art historians have identified several previously unknown paintings by Elizabeth I’s favorite artist, Nicholas Hilliard

                                  picryl.com/media/nicholas-hill

                                  Miniature painting by Nicholas Hilliard which is thought to be Elizabeth Knollys, Lady Leighton. She is dressed in the Tudor style with a big ruff around her neck.

                                  Alt...Miniature painting by Nicholas Hilliard which is thought to be Elizabeth Knollys, Lady Leighton. She is dressed in the Tudor style with a big ruff around her neck.

                                    [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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                                    AMINADAB. A jeering name for a Quaker.

                                    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): AMINADAB. A jeering name for a Quaker. 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): AMINADAB. A jeering name for a Quaker. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                      [?]EventsOfTheDayBot » 🤖 🌐
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                                      Events for the 31st of March from Wikipedia:

                                      • 1995: TAROM Flight 371, an Airbus A310-300, crashes near Balotesti, Romania, killing all 60 people on board. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TAROM_Fl
                                      • Birth (1891) of Victor Varconi, Hungarian-American actor and director (d. 1976) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_V
                                      • Death (2010) of Roger Addison, Welsh rugby union player (b. 1945) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Ad
                                      @histodons

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

                                        DOT AND GO ONE. To waddle: generally applied to persons who have one leg shorter than the other, and who, as the sea phrase is, go upon an uneven keel. Also a jeering appellation for an inferior writing-master, or teacher of arithmetic.

                                        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): DOT AND GO ONE. To waddle: generally applied to persons who have one leg shorter than the other, and who, as the sea phrase is, go upon an uneven keel. Also a jeering appellation for an inferior writing-master, or teacher of arithmetic. 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): DOT AND GO ONE. To waddle: generally applied to persons who have one leg shorter than the other, and who, as the sea phrase is, go upon an uneven keel. Also a jeering appellation for an inferior writing-master, or teacher of arithmetic. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

                                          CITY COLLEGE. Newgate.

                                          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): CITY COLLEGE. Newgate. 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): CITY COLLEGE. Newgate. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                            [?]EventsOfTheDayBot » 🤖 🌐
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                                            Events for the 30th of March from Wikipedia:

                                            • 2023: Donald Trump becomes the first former United States president to be indicted by a grand jury. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_T
                                            • Birth (1988) of Richard Sherman, American football player en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_
                                            • Holiday: Christian feast of Quirinus of Neuss en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quirinus
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                                              [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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                                              BLACK FLY. The greatest drawback on the farmer is the black fly, i.e. the parson who takes tithe of the harvest.

                                              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): BLACK FLY. The greatest drawback on the farmer is the black fly, i.e. the parson who takes tithe of the harvest. 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): BLACK FLY. The greatest drawback on the farmer is the black fly, i.e. the parson who takes tithe of the harvest. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                [?]Project Gutenberg » 🌐
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                                                Who Lies in Winchester’s Medieval Mortuary Chests?

                                                "The tangled remains of medieval kings and bishops at Winchester Cathedral are finally beginning to give up their secrets. After more than a decade of scientific analysis, researchers are closer than ever to identifying the individuals whose bones were mixed together following the destruction of the cathedral’s mortuary chests during the English Civil War."

                                                medievalists.net/2026/03/who-l

                                                "Mortuary chest from Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, England. This is one of six mortuary chests near the altar in the Cathedral, this one purports to contain the bones of King Edred d. 955, along with others." - picryl.com This has Edred's name at the top with his DOD. Above is is a cross with a crown on top. At the bottom are two angels on each side of a plaque in Latin.

                                                Alt..."Mortuary chest from Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, England. This is one of six mortuary chests near the altar in the Cathedral, this one purports to contain the bones of King Edred d. 955, along with others." - picryl.com This has Edred's name at the top with his DOD. Above is is a cross with a crown on top. At the bottom are two angels on each side of a plaque in Latin.

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

                                                  CAUDGE-PAWED. Left-handed.

                                                  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): CAUDGE-PAWED. Left-handed. 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): CAUDGE-PAWED. Left-handed. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

                                                    I discuss the phenomenological roots of precedences of The Architecture of Encounter in a new podcast series.
                                                    philosophics.blog/2026/03/28/a

                                                      [?]EventsOfTheDayBot » 🤖 🌐
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                                                      Events for the 29th of March from Wikipedia:

                                                      • 2013: At least 36 people are killed when a 16-floor building collapses in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Dar
                                                      • Birth (1927) of John McLaughlin, American journalist and producer (d. 2016) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McL
                                                      @histodons

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

                                                        CIRCUMBENDIBUS. A roundabout way, or story. He took such a circumbendibus; he took such a circuit.

                                                        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): CIRCUMBENDIBUS. A roundabout way, or story. He took such a circumbendibus; he took such a circuit. 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): CIRCUMBENDIBUS. A roundabout way, or story. He took such a circumbendibus; he took such a circuit. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

                                                          9 Women Who Were Written Out of History Books

                                                          From female scientists whose work was credited to men to ancient high priestesses, these women changed history—but were also often overlooked by it.

                                                          mentalfloss.com/history/women-

                                                          Fanny Mendelssohn

                                                          A painting of Fanny Mendelssohn by Carl Begas. She is sitting in front of a nature scene with her arms crossed.

                                                          Alt...A painting of Fanny Mendelssohn by Carl Begas. She is sitting in front of a nature scene with her arms crossed.

                                                            [?]yo shi » 🌐
                                                            @philsawa@ioc.exchange

                                                            day 104

                                                            20260327FriYay

                                                            (bball hoop sketch) Yk fibished the Basketball season on a high note with a speech thanking the organizers then Yk shiwed me a tome about the history of video games NES, Punchout, SM2, sega, &pokemon &Nintendo were all mentioned

                                                            Alt...(bball hoop sketch) Yk fibished the Basketball season on a high note with a speech thanking the organizers then Yk shiwed me a tome about the history of video games NES, Punchout, SM2, sega, &pokemon &Nintendo were all mentioned

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

                                                              FLASH MAN. A bully to a bawdy house. A whore's bully.

                                                              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 MAN. A bully to a bawdy house. A whore's bully. 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 MAN. A bully to a bawdy house. A whore's bully. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

                                                                Events for the 28th of March from Wikipedia:

                                                                • 364: Roman Emperor Valentinian I appoints his brother Flavius Valens co-emperor. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentin
                                                                • Birth (1906) of Robert Allen, American actor (d. 1998) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_A
                                                                • Death (1941) of Marcus Hurley, American basketball player and cyclist (b. 1883) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_H
                                                                @histodons

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

                                                                  MAWKES. A vulgar slattern.

                                                                  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): MAWKES. A vulgar slattern. 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): MAWKES. A vulgar slattern. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

                                                                    In some parts of the Western world, we're taught that jury-by-peer is a bastion of fairness, but what is a peer?

                                                                    philosophics.blog/2026/03/27/i

                                                                    I suggest that this propaganda isn't all it's cracked up to be. I offer Nuremberg and Man in a High Castle as exhibits A and B.

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

                                                                      BELL, BOOK, AND CANDLE. They cursed him with bell, book, and candle; an allusion to the popish form of excommunicating and anathematizing persons who had offended the church.

                                                                      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): BELL, BOOK, AND CANDLE. They cursed him with bell, book, and candle; an allusion to the popish form of excommunicating and anathematizing persons who had offended the church. 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): BELL, BOOK, AND CANDLE. They cursed him with bell, book, and candle; an allusion to the popish form of excommunicating and anathematizing persons who had offended the church. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                        [?]EventsOfTheDayBot » 🤖 🌐
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                                                                        Events for the 27th of March from Wikipedia:

                                                                        • 1814: War of 1812: In central Alabama, U.S. forces under General Andrew Jackson defeat the Creek at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1
                                                                        • Birth (1947) of Walt Mossberg, American journalist en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Mos
                                                                        • Death (913) of Zhang empress of Later Liang en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empress_
                                                                        @histodons

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

                                                                          Watch "Why 'Metropolis', Fritz Lang's Silent Movie, Still Defines Sci‑Fi 100 Years Later"

                                                                          Before 'Star Wars'. Before 'Blade Runner'. Before every futuristic city, rogue android, or AI uprising you’ve ever seen, there was 'Metropolis' (1927). This video dives deep into how Fritz Lang’s silent-era masterpiece built the visual language of modern sci-fi, shaped pop culture for a century, and predicted the world we live in today.

                                                                          youtu.be/lFdvbf9bomM?is=8pP5WZ

                                                                            [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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                                                                            FUNK. To smoke; figuratively, to smoke or stink through fear. I was in a cursed funk.

                                                                            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): FUNK. To smoke; figuratively, to smoke or stink through fear. I was in a cursed funk. 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): FUNK. To smoke; figuratively, to smoke or stink through fear. I was in a cursed funk. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

                                                                              brywillis634737.substack.com/p

                                                                              ,

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

                                                                                DANDY GREY RUSSET. A dirty brown. His coat's dandy grey russet, the colour of the Devil's nutting bag.

                                                                                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): DANDY GREY RUSSET. A dirty brown. His coat's dandy grey russet, the colour of the Devil's nutting bag. 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): DANDY GREY RUSSET. A dirty brown. His coat's dandy grey russet, the colour of the Devil's nutting bag. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                    Events for the 26th of March from Wikipedia:

                                                                                    • 1939: Spanish Civil War: Nationalists begin their final offensive of the war. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_
                                                                                    • Birth (1958) of Elio de Angelis, Italian racing driver (d. 1986) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elio_de_
                                                                                    • Death (2005) of Frederick Rotimi Williams, Nigerian lawyer and politician (b. 1920) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederic
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                                                                                        [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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                                                                                        GALIMAUFREY. A hodgepodge made up of the remnants and scraps of the larder.

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

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                                                                                          IRISH TOYLES. Thieves who carry about pins, laces, and other pedlars wares, and under the pretence of offering their goods to sale, rob houses, or pilfer any thing they can lay hold of.

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                                                                                          Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): IRISH TOYLES. Thieves who carry about pins, laces, and other pedlars wares, and under the pretence of offering their goods to sale, rob houses, or pilfer any thing they can lay hold of. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                            Events for the 25th of March from Wikipedia:

                                                                                            • 1409: The Council of Pisa convenes, in an attempt to heal the Western Schism. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_
                                                                                            • Birth (1745) of John Barry, American naval officer and father of the American navy (d. 1803) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bar
                                                                                            • Death (2008) of Herb Peterson, American businessman, created the McMuffin (b. 1919) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herb_Pet
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                                                                                              No one ever expects an umbrella to be adorned with jawbones, do they? (Or maybe, just maybe, accuracy wasn't the main goal for this book.)

                                                                                              <<The Jaw Umbrella, Gelelé's Stool, Guns, Sticks, Swords, etc.>>
                                                                                              Illustration from the 1874 European book "Dahomey as it is; Being A Narrative of Eight Months' Residence in that Country with a full account of the notorious annual customs, and the social and religious institutions of the Ffons"

                                                                                              Yale University Library, jstor.org/stable/community.367

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                                                                                                [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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                                                                                                TO NAP. To cheat at dice by securing one chance. Also to catch the venereal disease. You've napt it; you are infected.

                                                                                                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): TO NAP. To cheat at dice by securing one chance. Also to catch the venereal disease. You've napt it; you are infected. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                                  NECK WEED. Hemp.

                                                                                                  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): NECK WEED. Hemp. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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