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[?]EventsOfTheDayBot » 🤖 🌐
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Events for the 24th of March from Wikipedia:

• 1832: In Hiram, Ohio, a group of men beat and tar and feather Mormon leader Joseph Smith. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiram,_O
• Birth (2001) of Clara Burel, French tennis player en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clara_Bu
• Death (2002) of César Milstein, Argentinian-English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1927) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%A9s
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    DUTCHESS. A woman enjoyed with her pattens on, or by a man-in boots, is said to be made a dutchess.

    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): DUTCHESS. A woman enjoyed with her pattens on, or by a man-in boots, is said to be made a dutchess. 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): DUTCHESS. A woman enjoyed with her pattens on, or by a man-in boots, is said to be made a dutchess. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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      CRAB. To catch a crab; to fall backwards by missing one's stroke in rowing.

      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): CRAB. To catch a crab; to fall backwards by missing one's stroke in rowing. 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): CRAB. To catch a crab; to fall backwards by missing one's stroke in rowing. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

        [?]Philosophics » 🌐
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        John Locke and Opportunism. The last of a 13-part series of a chat with Claude AI on the Parable of the Valley
        philosophics.blog/2026/03/22/c

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          Events for the 23rd of March from Wikipedia:

          • 1977: The first of The Nixon Interviews (12 will be recorded over four weeks) is videotaped with British journalist David Frost interviewing former United States President Richard Nixon about the Watergate scandal and the Nixon tapes. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nixo
          • Birth (1968) of Damon Albarn, English singer-songwriter, producer and actor en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damon_Al
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            JACK PUDDING. The merry andrew, zany, or jester to a mountebank.

            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): JACK PUDDING. The merry andrew, zany, or jester to a mountebank. 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): JACK PUDDING. The merry andrew, zany, or jester to a mountebank. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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              FLYER. To take a flyer; to enjoy a woman with her clothes on, or without going to bed.

              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): FLYER. To take a flyer; to enjoy a woman with her clothes on, or without going to bed. 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): FLYER. To take a flyer; to enjoy a woman with her clothes on, or without going to bed. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                Events for the 22nd of March from Wikipedia:

                • 1942: World War II: In the Mediterranean Sea, the Royal Navy confronts Italy's Regia Marina in the Second Battle of Sirte. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Wa
                • Birth (1947) of George Ferguson, English architect and politician, 1st Mayor of Bristol en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_F
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                  PIGEON. A weak silly fellow easily imposed on. To pigeon; to cheat. To milk the pigeon; to attempt impossibilities, to be put to shifts for want of money. To fly a blue pigeon; to steal lead off a church.

                  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): PIGEON. A weak silly fellow easily imposed on. To pigeon; to cheat. To milk the pigeon; to attempt impossibilities, to be put to shifts for want of money. To fly a blue pigeon; to steal lead off a 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): PIGEON. A weak silly fellow easily imposed on. To pigeon; to cheat. To milk the pigeon; to attempt impossibilities, to be put to shifts for want of money. To fly a blue pigeon; to steal lead off a church. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                    [?]Philosophics » 🌐
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                    What if the biggest trick language played on you is convincing you that the world is made of things?
                    youtube.com/watch?v=oOQD2n6cL-4

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                      STRETCH. A yard. The cove was lagged for prigging a peter with several stretch of dobbin from a drag; the fellow was transported for stealing a trunk, containing several yards of ribband, from a waggon.

                      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): STRETCH. A yard. The cove was lagged for prigging a peter with several stretch of dobbin from a drag; the fellow was transported for stealing a trunk, containing several yards of ribband, from a waggon. 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): STRETCH. A yard. The cove was lagged for prigging a peter with several stretch of dobbin from a drag; the fellow was transported for stealing a trunk, containing several yards of ribband, from a waggon. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                        Events for the 21st of March from Wikipedia:

                        • 1800: With the church leadership driven out of Rome during an armed conflict, Pius VII is crowned Pope in Venice with a temporary papal tiara made of papier-mâché. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papal_St
                        • Birth (1906) of John D. Rockefeller III, American philanthropist (d. 1978) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_D._
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                          LOUSE LADDER. A stitch fallen in a stocking.

                          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): LOUSE LADDER. A stitch fallen in a stocking. 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): LOUSE LADDER. A stitch fallen in a stocking. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                            SKULKER. A soldier who by feigned sickness, or other pretences, evades his duty; a sailor who keeps below in time of danger; in the civil line, one who keeps out of the way, when any work is to be done. To skulk; to hide one's self, to avoid labour or duty.

                            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): SKULKER. A soldier who by feigned sickness, or other pretences, evades his duty; a sailor who keeps below in time of danger; in the civil line, one who keeps out of the way, when any work is to be done. To skulk; to hide one's self, to avoid labour or duty. 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): SKULKER. A soldier who by feigned sickness, or other pretences, evades his duty; a sailor who keeps below in time of danger; in the civil line, one who keeps out of the way, when any work is to be done. To skulk; to hide one's self, to avoid labour or duty. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                              Events for the 20th of March from Wikipedia:

                              • 1999: Legoland California, the first Legoland outside of Europe, opens in Carlsbad, California, US. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legoland
                              • Birth (1680) of Emanuele d'Astorga, Italian composer (d. 1736) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emanuele
                              • Death (1181) of Taira no Kiyomori, Japanese general (b. 1118) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taira_no
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                                [?]Longreads » 🌐
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                                "One also senses, at times, the subtle pain of an ambitious musician in a relentlessly plundered country." —David Beal for The New York Review of Books nybooks.com/online/2026/03/11/

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                                  "Color is as much a part of our lives as air, water, and taxes. And it is maddeningly, beguilingly slippery." In a new excerpt from her forthcoming book, Kory Stamper details how her work at Merriam-Webster launched her fascination with colors and the "dozens of overlapping concerns" that define them.

                                  longreads.com/2026/03/19/color

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                                    TO HEAVE. To rob. To heave a case; to rob a house. To heave a bough; to rob a booth. 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): TO HEAVE. To rob. To heave a case; to rob a house. To heave a bough; to rob a booth. 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): TO HEAVE. To rob. To heave a case; to rob a house. To heave a bough; to rob a booth. CANT. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                      PETER GUNNER, will kill all the birds that died last summer. A piece of wit commonly thrown out at a person walking through a street or village near London, with a gun in his hand.

                                      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): PETER GUNNER, will kill all the birds that died last summer. A piece of wit commonly thrown out at a person walking through a street or village near London, with a gun in his hand. 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): PETER GUNNER, will kill all the birds that died last summer. A piece of wit commonly thrown out at a person walking through a street or village near London, with a gun in his hand. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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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.

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                                          Events for the 19th of March from Wikipedia:

                                          • 1990: The ethnic clashes of Târgu Mureș begin four days after the anniversary of the Revolutions of 1848 in the Austrian Empire. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_c
                                          • Birth (1916) of Eric Christmas, English-Canadian actor (d. 2000) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Chr
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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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                                              JACK IN A BOX, A sharper, or cheat. A child in the mother's womb.

                                              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): JACK IN A BOX, A sharper, or cheat. A child in the mother's womb. 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): JACK IN A BOX, A sharper, or cheat. A child in the mother's womb. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                PINCH. To go into a tradesman's shop under the pretence of purchasing rings or other light articles, and while examining them to shift some up the sleeve of the coat.

                                                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): PINCH. To go into a tradesman's shop under the pretence of purchasing rings or other light articles, and while examining them to shift some up the sleeve of the coat. 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): PINCH. To go into a tradesman's shop under the pretence of purchasing rings or other light articles, and while examining them to shift some up the sleeve of the coat. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                  Events for the 18th of March from Wikipedia:

                                                  • 1921: The Kronstadt rebellion is suppressed by the Red Army. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kronstad
                                                  • Birth (1981) of Tora Berger, Norwegian biathlete en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tora_Ber
                                                  • Death (1956) of Louis Bromfield, American environmentalist and author (b. 1896) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Br
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                                                    "To local tribes, the scientists’ battle recalled pākehā fighting over access to Indigenous land—one of the oldest stories in New Zealand’s history."

                                                    Sean Williams for Now Voyager: nowvoyagermag.com/reporting/be

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                                                      DOGGESS, DOG'S WIFE or LADY, PUPPY'S MAMMA. Jocular ways of calling a woman a bitch.

                                                      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): DOGGESS, DOG'S WIFE or LADY, PUPPY'S MAMMA. Jocular ways of calling a woman a bitch. 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): DOGGESS, DOG'S WIFE or LADY, PUPPY'S MAMMA. Jocular ways of calling a woman a bitch. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                        BUFE NABBER. A dog stealer. 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): BUFE NABBER. A dog stealer. 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): BUFE NABBER. A dog stealer. CANT. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                          Events for the 17th of March from Wikipedia:

                                                          • 1988: Eritrean War of Independence: The Nadew Command, an Ethiopian army corps in Eritrea, is attacked on three sides by military units of the Eritrean People's Liberation Front in the opening action of the Battle of Afabet. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eritrean
                                                          • Death () of 45 BC – Publius Attius Varus, Roman governor of Africa en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Publius_
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                                                            DUCK F-CK-R. The man who has the care of the poultry on board a ship of war.

                                                            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): DUCK F-CK-R. The man who has the care of the poultry on board a ship of war. 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): DUCK F-CK-R. The man who has the care of the poultry on board a ship of war. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                              [?]Project Gutenberg » 🌐
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                                                              "The Great Abolitionist" is the first major biography of Charles Sumner to be published in over 50 years. Acclaimed historian Stephen Puleo relates the story of one of the most influential political figures in American history with evocative and accessible prose, transporting readers back to an era when our leaders exhibited true courage and authenticity in the face of unprecedented challenges.

                                                              thehistoryreader.com/historica

                                                              Books by Charles Sumner at PG:

                                                              gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/19

                                                              Cartoon of the caning of Charles Sumner on the Senate floor. There are other Senators arguing in the background.

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                                                                DURHAM MAN. Knocker kneed, he grinds mustard with his knees: Durham is famous for its mustard.

                                                                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): DURHAM MAN. Knocker kneed, he grinds mustard with his knees: Durham is famous for its mustard. 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): DURHAM MAN. Knocker kneed, he grinds mustard with his knees: Durham is famous for its mustard. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                  Events for the 16th of March from Wikipedia:

                                                                  • 2016: A bomb detonates in a bus carrying government employees in Peshawar, Pakistan, killing 15 and injuring at least 30. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Pes
                                                                  • Birth (1943) of Álvaro de Soto, Peruvian diplomat en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81lv
                                                                  • Death (1988) of Mickey Thompson, American race car driver (b. 1928) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey_T
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                                                                    TO TUNE. To beat: his father tuned him delightfully: perhaps from fetching a tune out of the person beaten, or from a comparison with the disagreeable sounds of instruments when tuning.

                                                                    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 TUNE. To beat: his father tuned him delightfully: perhaps from fetching a tune out of the person beaten, or from a comparison with the disagreeable sounds of instruments when tuning. 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 TUNE. To beat: his father tuned him delightfully: perhaps from fetching a tune out of the person beaten, or from a comparison with the disagreeable sounds of instruments when tuning. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                      FINISH. The finish; a small coffee-house in Coven Garden, market, opposite Russel-street, open very early in the morning, and therefore resorted to by debauchees shut out of every other house: it is also called Carpenter's coffee-house.

                                                                      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): FINISH. The finish; a small coffee-house in Coven Garden, market, opposite Russel-street, open very early in the morning, and therefore resorted to by debauchees shut out of every other house: it is also called Carpenter's coffee-house. 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): FINISH. The finish; a small coffee-house in Coven Garden, market, opposite Russel-street, open very early in the morning, and therefore resorted to by debauchees shut out of every other house: it is also called Carpenter's coffee-house. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                        Events for the 15th of March from Wikipedia:

                                                                        • 493: Odoacer, the first barbarian King of Italy after the fall of the Western Roman Empire, is slain by Theoderic the Great, king of the Ostrogoths, while the two kings were feasting together. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odoacer
                                                                        • Birth (1983) of Kostas Kaimakoglou, Greek basketball player en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kostas_K
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                                                                          FRENCH CREAM. Brandy; so called by the old tabbies and dowagers when drank in their tea.

                                                                          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): FRENCH CREAM. Brandy; so called by the old tabbies and dowagers when drank in their tea. 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 CREAM. Brandy; so called by the old tabbies and dowagers when drank in their tea. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                            DUCK. A lame duck; an Exchange-alley phrase for a stock-jobber, who either cannot or will not pay his losses, or, differences, in which case he is said to WADDLE OUT OF THE ALLEY, as he cannot appear there again till his debts are settled and paid.

                                                                            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): DUCK. A lame duck; an Exchange-alley phrase for a stock-jobber, who either cannot or will not pay his losses, or, differences, in which case he is said to WADDLE OUT OF THE ALLEY, as he cannot appear there again till his debts are settled and paid. 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): DUCK. A lame duck; an Exchange-alley phrase for a stock-jobber, who either cannot or will not pay his losses, or, differences, in which case he is said to WADDLE OUT OF THE ALLEY, as he cannot appear there again till his debts are settled and paid. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                              Events for the 14th of March from Wikipedia:

                                                                              • 1757: Admiral Sir John Byng is executed by firing squad aboard HMS Monarch for breach of the Articles of War. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Byng
                                                                              • Birth (1914) of Lee Petty, American race car driver and businessman, founded Petty Enterprises (d. 2000) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Petty
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                                                                                "I am not, as a rule, a two-finger typist; usually, my wrists rest where they please. This morning, the keyboard refuses me, and I cannot rest them, not even on the supposedly ergonomic padded strip. The instant skin touches surface, a bright sting strikes, then fades to a low hum." —Jan Steyn for The Dial

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                                                                                  [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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                                                                                  FIVE SHILLINGS. The sign of five shillings, i.e. the crown. Fifteen shillings; the sign of the three crowns.

                                                                                  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): FIVE SHILLINGS. The sign of five shillings, i.e. the crown. Fifteen shillings; the sign of the three crowns. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                    Linda Gair’s Narratives & Fragments brings the Hokianga’s history into focus

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                                                                                    A painting within a frame using upcycled materials showing two birds on a tree.

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                                                                                    [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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                                                                                    LUGS. Ears or wattles. See WATTLES.

                                                                                    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): LUGS. Ears or wattles. See WATTLES. 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): LUGS. Ears or wattles. See WATTLES. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                      Events for the 13th of March from Wikipedia:

                                                                                      • 1930: The news of the discovery of Pluto is announced by Lowell Observatory. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluto
                                                                                      • Birth (1974) of James Brinkley, Scottish cricketer en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Br
                                                                                      • Death (2007) of Arnold Skaaland, American wrestler and manager (b. 1925) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_S
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                                                                                        "I’ve wandered into the heart of a fabled forest whose inhabitants both control and are controlled by their landscape, fates entwined." In a new feature, Kendra Atleework explores the Black Forest on the cusp of transformation. longreads.com/2026/03/12/into-

                                                                                          [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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                                                                                          AVOIR DU POIS LAY. Stealing brass weights off the counters of shops. 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): AVOIR DU POIS LAY. Stealing brass weights off the counters of shops. 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): AVOIR DU POIS LAY. Stealing brass weights off the counters of shops. CANT. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                                            [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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                                                                                            FRUMMAGEMMED. Choaked, strangled, suffocated, or hanged. 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): FRUMMAGEMMED. Choaked, strangled, suffocated, or hanged. CANT. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                              [?]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.

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