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[?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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RIBBIN. Money. The ribbin runs thick; i.e. there is plenty of money. CANT. Blue ribbin. Gin. The cull lushes the blue ribbin; the silly fellow drinks common gin.

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): RIBBIN. Money. The ribbin runs thick; i.e. there is plenty of money. CANT. Blue ribbin. Gin. The cull lushes the blue ribbin; the silly fellow drinks common gin. 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): RIBBIN. Money. The ribbin runs thick; i.e. there is plenty of money. CANT. Blue ribbin. Gin. The cull lushes the blue ribbin; the silly fellow drinks common gin. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

    [?]SetSideB » 🌐
    @setsideb@wrestling.social

    Nerdly Pleasures Breaks Down The History of Wizardry
    NOTE: Wordpress has malfunctioned and isn't allowing me to use the Visual Editor right now, so I'm writing this with the code editor. I don't have much experience with this, and I don't know how to add images using it other than a featured image (which might not even show on the
    setsideb.com/nerdly-pleasures-

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

      OBSTROPULOUS. Vulgar misnomer of OBSTREPEROUS: as, I was going my rounds, and found this here gemman very obstropulous, whereof I comprehended him as an auspicious parson.

      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): OBSTROPULOUS. Vulgar misnomer of OBSTREPEROUS: as, I was going my rounds, and found this here gemman very obstropulous, whereof I comprehended him as an auspicious parson. 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): OBSTROPULOUS. Vulgar misnomer of OBSTREPEROUS: as, I was going my rounds, and found this here gemman very obstropulous, whereof I comprehended him as an auspicious parson. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

        DRAG LAY. Waiting in the streets to rob carts or waggons.

        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): DRAG LAY. Waiting in the streets to rob carts or waggons. 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): DRAG LAY. Waiting in the streets to rob carts or waggons. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

          [?]EventsOfTheDayBot » 🤖 🌐
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          Events for the 25th of May from Wikipedia:

          • 1878: Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera H.M.S. Pinafore opens at the Opera Comique in London. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_
          • Birth (1956) of David P. Sartor, American composer and conductor en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_P.
          • Holiday: Christian feast of Mary Magdalene de Pazzi en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magdalen
          @histodons

            muddle boosted

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

            Medieval Irish bees had a legal status because they were classified as domestic livestock.

            ebx.sh/nw9I5m

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

              • 2022: A mass shooting occurs at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, United States, resulting in the deaths of 21 people, including 19 children. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robb_Ele
              • Birth (1863) of George Grey Barnard, American sculptor (d. 1938) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_G
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                [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                LORD. A crooked or hump-backed man. These unhappy people afford great scope for vulgar raillery; such as, 'Did you come straight from home? if so, you have got confoundedly bent by the way.'

                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): LORD. A crooked or hump-backed man. These unhappy people afford great scope for vulgar raillery; such as, 'Did you come straight from home? if so, you have got confoundedly bent by the way.' 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): LORD. A crooked or hump-backed man. These unhappy people afford great scope for vulgar raillery; such as, 'Did you come straight from home? if so, you have got confoundedly bent by the way.' A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                  [?]EventsOfTheDayBot » 🤖 🌐
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                  Events for the 23rd of May from Wikipedia:

                  • 1533: The marriage of King Henry VIII to Catherine of Aragon is declared null and void. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_
                  • Birth (1919) of Ruth Fernández, Puerto Rican contralto and a member of the Puerto Rican Senate (d. 2012) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Fer
                  @histodons

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

                    WAITS. Musicians of the lower order, who in most towns play under the windows of the inhabitants at midnight, a short time before Christmas, for which they collect a christmas-box. Said to derive their name from being always in waiting to celebrate weddings and other events.

                    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): WAITS. Musicians of the lower order, who in most towns play under the windows of the inhabitants at midnight, a short time before Christmas, for which they collect a christmas-box. Said to derive their name from being always in waiting to celebrate weddings and other events. 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): WAITS. Musicians of the lower order, who in most towns play under the windows of the inhabitants at midnight, a short time before Christmas, for which they collect a christmas-box. Said to derive their name from being always in waiting to celebrate weddings and other events. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

                      FOGEY. Old Fogey. A nickname for an invalid soldier: derived from the French word fougeux, fierce or fiery.

                      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): FOGEY. Old Fogey. A nickname for an invalid soldier: derived from the French word fougeux, fierce or fiery. 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): FOGEY. Old Fogey. A nickname for an invalid soldier: derived from the French word fougeux, fierce or fiery. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                        [?]EventsOfTheDayBot » 🤖 🌐
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                        Events for the 22nd of May from Wikipedia:

                        • 1809: On the second and last day of the Battle of Aspern-Essling (near Vienna, Austria), Napoleon I is defeated in a major battle for the first time in his career, and repelled by an enemy army for the first time in a decade. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_o
                        • Birth (1909) of Margaret Mee, English illustrator and educator (d. 1988) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret
                        @histodons

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

                          FASTNESSES. Bogs.

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

                            [?]Project Gutenberg » 🌐
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                            When the Librarians Fought the Archivists Over Who Gets the Declaration of Independence

                            Michael Auslin on the Final Battle to Control the Declaration of Independence

                            lithub.com/when-the-librarians

                            Declaration of Independence at PG (our first ebook, published in December 1, 1971):
                            gutenberg.org/ebooks/1

                            This is a high-resolution image of the United States Declaration of Independence (article - text). This image is a version of the 1823 William Stone facsimile — Stone may well have used a wet pressing process (that removed ink from the original document onto a contact sheet for the purpose of making the engraving). The United States Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776. The engrossed parchment document proclaiming the thirteen colonies' separation from Britain, bearing the signatures of 56 delegates including John Hancock's prominent signature. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Declaration_of_Independence#/media/File:United_States_Declaration_of_Independence.jpg

                            Alt...This is a high-resolution image of the United States Declaration of Independence (article - text). This image is a version of the 1823 William Stone facsimile — Stone may well have used a wet pressing process (that removed ink from the original document onto a contact sheet for the purpose of making the engraving). The United States Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776. The engrossed parchment document proclaiming the thirteen colonies' separation from Britain, bearing the signatures of 56 delegates including John Hancock's prominent signature. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Declaration_of_Independence#/media/File:United_States_Declaration_of_Independence.jpg

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

                              EVE'S CUSTOM-HOUSE, where Adam made his first entry. The monosyllable.

                              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): EVE'S CUSTOM-HOUSE, where Adam made his first entry. The monosyllable. 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): EVE'S CUSTOM-HOUSE, where Adam made his first entry. The monosyllable. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

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

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

                                Montage of dictionary items posted by this account

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

                                  Events for the 21st of May from Wikipedia:

                                  • 1554: Queen Mary I grants a royal charter to Derby School, as a grammar school for boys in Derby, England. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_I_o
                                  • Birth (1942) of David Hunt, Baron Hunt of Wirral, English politician, Secretary of State for Wales en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Hu
                                  • Holiday: Navy Day (Chile) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navy_Day
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                                    [?]Philosophics » 🌐
                                    @microglyphics@mastodon.social

                                    The knife of the guillotine has been called the National Razor. What does the razor do but shave the head of the king in order to prepare it for the block, and what is the block but the throne of the people? — William Hazlitt, ‘On Corporate Bodies’ (1821)

                                      [?]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

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

                                        « In the twenty-first century, refusal of governance is not an available exterior position. The earth has been rendered as a jurisdictional surface. To reject being governed is therefore not to step outside the system, but to become legible to it as non-compliant. The modern state does not need metaphysical consent; it operates through capture, registration, territorialisation, and enforceable uptake. » —
                                        substack.com/@brywillis634737/

                                        Image: Gemini Nano Banana Pro

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

                                          TO JOCK, or JOCKUM CLOY. To enjoy a woman.

                                          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 JOCK, or JOCKUM CLOY. To enjoy a woman. 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 JOCK, or JOCKUM CLOY. To enjoy a woman. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

                                            TOUTING. (From TUERI, to look about) Publicans fore-stalling guests, or meeting them on the road, and begging their custom; also thieves or smugglers looking out to see that the coast is clear. Touting ken; the bar of a public house.

                                            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): TOUTING. (From TUERI, to look about) Publicans fore-stalling guests, or meeting them on the road, and begging their custom; also thieves or smugglers looking out to see that the coast is clear. Touting ken; the bar of a public 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): TOUTING. (From TUERI, to look about) Publicans fore-stalling guests, or meeting them on the road, and begging their custom; also thieves or smugglers looking out to see that the coast is clear. Touting ken; the bar of a public house. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

                                              Events for the 20th of May from Wikipedia:

                                              • 1631: The city of Magdeburg in Germany is seized by forces of the Holy Roman Empire and most of its inhabitants massacred, in one of the bloodiest incidents of the Thirty Years' War. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magdeburg
                                              • Birth (1818) of William Fargo, American businessman and politician, co-founded Wells Fargo and American Express (d. 1881) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_
                                              @histodons

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

                                                EASY VIRTUE. A lady of easy virtue: an impure or prostitute.

                                                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): EASY VIRTUE. A lady of easy virtue: an impure or prostitute. 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): EASY VIRTUE. A lady of easy virtue: an impure or prostitute. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

                                                  NAPPING. To take any one napping; i.e. to come upon him unexpectedly, to find him asleep: as, He caught him napping, as Morse caught his mare.

                                                  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): NAPPING. To take any one napping; i.e. to come upon him unexpectedly, to find him asleep: as, He caught him napping, as Morse caught his mare. 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): NAPPING. To take any one napping; i.e. to come upon him unexpectedly, to find him asleep: as, He caught him napping, as Morse caught his mare. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

                                                    Events for the 19th of May from Wikipedia:

                                                    • 1921: The United States Congress passes the Emergency Quota Act establishing national quotas on immigration. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_S
                                                    • Birth (1967) of Geraldine Somerville, Irish-born English actress en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geraldin
                                                    • Holiday: National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (United States) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIDS.gov
                                                    @histodons

                                                      [?]Coach Sankhavaram ® » 🌐
                                                      @paninid@mastodon.world

                                                      TIL where the term came from

                                                      A screenshot of a Wikipedia article titled "Electoral College (Holy Roman Empire)". The page contains introductory text describing the gathering of prince electors for imperial elections. An illustration is centered in the article, depicting several heraldic coats of arms arranged in two vertical columns on aged parchment. Verbatim text within the illustration includes "Das königlisch reich" and "mit lampe feinen goldern". A caption below the illustration reads, "Coat of arms of the Holy Roman Empire. At the top are the coats of arms of the prince electors".

                                                      Alt...A screenshot of a Wikipedia article titled "Electoral College (Holy Roman Empire)". The page contains introductory text describing the gathering of prince electors for imperial elections. An illustration is centered in the article, depicting several heraldic coats of arms arranged in two vertical columns on aged parchment. Verbatim text within the illustration includes "Das königlisch reich" and "mit lampe feinen goldern". A caption below the illustration reads, "Coat of arms of the Holy Roman Empire. At the top are the coats of arms of the prince electors".

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

                                                        JACKED. Spavined. A jacked horse.

                                                        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): JACKED. Spavined. A jacked horse. 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): JACKED. Spavined. A jacked horse. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                          [?]Project Gutenberg » 🌐
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                                                          Why didn't the other Central Powers have to pay reparations too? (Short Animated Documentary)

                                                          After World War One was over and the losing nations had seen their territory divided amongst the winners, there was still the matter of them having to pay reparations. As you'll know Germany was ordered to pay a lot of money to the Entente whereas the rest of the defeated Central Powers were ordered to pay either minuscule sums or even nothing at all.

                                                          youtube.com/watch?v=_W91vYZETPM

                                                          "At the Peace Table. Treaty of Versailles. Clemenceau says, "Take your seats, gentlemen!" The food and chairs look dangerous, and there are handcuffs on the table, worried and suspicious German delegates. It is a political cartoon that appeared in the magazine 'Current History' in 1919 and was drawn by Christina Date (probably)" - picryl.com

                                                          Alt..."At the Peace Table. Treaty of Versailles. Clemenceau says, "Take your seats, gentlemen!" The food and chairs look dangerous, and there are handcuffs on the table, worried and suspicious German delegates. It is a political cartoon that appeared in the magazine 'Current History' in 1919 and was drawn by Christina Date (probably)" - picryl.com

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

                                                            KNOT. A crew, gang, or fraternity. He has tied a knot with his tongue, that he cannot untie with his teeth: i.e. he is married.

                                                            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): KNOT. A crew, gang, or fraternity. He has tied a knot with his tongue, that he cannot untie with his teeth: i.e. he is married. 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): KNOT. A crew, gang, or fraternity. He has tied a knot with his tongue, that he cannot untie with his teeth: i.e. he is married. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

                                                              Events for the 18th of May from Wikipedia:

                                                              • 1977: Likud party wins the 1977 Israeli legislative election, with Menachem Begin, its founder, as the sixth Prime Minister of Israel. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Likud
                                                              • Birth (1934) of Dwayne Hickman, American actor and director (d. 2022) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwayne_H
                                                              • Death (1911) of Gustav Mahler, Austrian composer and conductor (b. 1860) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustav_M
                                                              @histodons

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

                                                                PRANCER. A horse. Prancer's nab.; a horse's head, used as a seal to a counterfeit pass. At the sign of the prancer's poll, i.e. the nag's head.

                                                                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): PRANCER. A horse. Prancer's nab.; a horse's head, used as a seal to a counterfeit pass. At the sign of the prancer's poll, i.e. the nag's head. 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): PRANCER. A horse. Prancer's nab.; a horse's head, used as a seal to a counterfeit pass. At the sign of the prancer's poll, i.e. the nag's head. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

                                                                  The Rise and Fall of Victoria Woodhull, the First Woman to Run for President

                                                                  Victoria Woodhull rose to prominence during the Gilded Age as a colorful and controversial advocate for women’s rights—including the right to run for President.

                                                                  thecollector.com/victoria-wood

                                                                  A black and white photo of Victoria Woodhull. It is a head and shoulders shot. She has short dark hair. She looks towards her left with a calm expression on her face. She is wearing a dark jacket, high collared-shirt and a light colored ascot.

                                                                  Alt...A black and white photo of Victoria Woodhull. It is a head and shoulders shot. She has short dark hair. She looks towards her left with a calm expression on her face. She is wearing a dark jacket, high collared-shirt and a light colored ascot.

                                                                    [?]Obsidian Urbex Photography » 🌐
                                                                    @ObsidianUrbex@mstdn.social

                                                                    Seminário ST, an abandoned Portuguese seminary dating back to 12th-century. It was left to decay decades ago, derelict and forgotten.

                                                                    In 2020, a devastating fire destroyed the rest of the site. Miraculously, the chapel survived almost untouched.

                                                                    These photos are from before the fire. I also visited after the fire; much of the vaulted ceiling had collapsed. I need to edit and upload this second set of photos!

                                                                    abandoned chapel with vaulted ceilings

                                                                    Alt...abandoned chapel with vaulted ceilings

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

                                                                      COOL LADY. A female follower of the camp, who sells brandy.

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

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                                                                      @histodons

                                                                      Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): COOL LADY. A female follower of the camp, who sells brandy. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                      Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): COOL LADY. A female follower of the camp, who sells brandy. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

                                                                        Events for the 17th of May from Wikipedia:

                                                                        • 1984: Prince Charles calls a proposed addition to the National Gallery, London, a "monstrous carbuncle on the face of a much-loved and elegant friend", sparking controversies on the proper role of the Royal Family and the course of modern architecture. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_
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                                                                          [?]vga256 » 🌐
                                                                          @vga256@mastodon.tomodori.net

                                                                          i’m not sure what i expected when i received a copy of @aaronareed’s 50 Years of Text Games. i was mostly afraid that it would be an encyclopedic mishmash of wikipedia facts on IF.

                                                                          to my complete surprise it is extremely well-written, has original interviews with developers, and a demonstrates a strong understanding of textual game engines and scripting languages.

                                                                          the fact that Aaron took the time to write entire chapters for Tradewars and LambdaMOO blows me away - I did not expect MUDs and BBS games to earn their way into IF history. hell, there’s even a chapter on Achaea!

                                                                          if you’re into IF, game history, or how the sausage is made with game development, this book is an exceptional read.

                                                                          if50.textories.com

                                                                          TRADE WARS 2002 Gary Martin, MaryAnn Martin, and John Pritchett Also Known As TradeWars, TW2002 Style BBS Debuted Jun 1991 (Castle Ravenloft BBS) Launch Platform WWIV / DOS Publisher Martech Software Language Turbo Pascal 6.0 Launch Price $20 (sysop registration fee) What is your name? ZAPHOD Use ANSI graphics? y IF YOU FIRST WENT ONLINE AFTER 1996 or so, you might never have connected to a BBS. If you first went online after 2006, you might never even have heard of one. Reading the histories of online games like dnd 1975, MUD 1980, or LambdaM0O 1990 can give the impression that gamers have been happily playing together on the internet since the 70s. In some special places like university campuses, they have been. But for most early computer users there was no cheap or easy way to connect to the global net. For them, going online meant dialing into a local bulletin board system —and the games on those systems were a curzas sort of multiplayer, because only one person could play them at a time.

                                                                          Alt...TRADE WARS 2002 Gary Martin, MaryAnn Martin, and John Pritchett Also Known As TradeWars, TW2002 Style BBS Debuted Jun 1991 (Castle Ravenloft BBS) Launch Platform WWIV / DOS Publisher Martech Software Language Turbo Pascal 6.0 Launch Price $20 (sysop registration fee) What is your name? ZAPHOD Use ANSI graphics? y IF YOU FIRST WENT ONLINE AFTER 1996 or so, you might never have connected to a BBS. If you first went online after 2006, you might never even have heard of one. Reading the histories of online games like dnd 1975, MUD 1980, or LambdaM0O 1990 can give the impression that gamers have been happily playing together on the internet since the 70s. In some special places like university campuses, they have been. But for most early computer users there was no cheap or easy way to connect to the global net. For them, going online meant dialing into a local bulletin board system —and the games on those systems were a curzas sort of multiplayer, because only one person could play them at a time.

                                                                          Pavel Curtis LAMBDAMOO Early Contributers: Tim Allen, Judy Anderson, Roger Crew, and Erik Ostrom Style MUD Debuted Oct 30, 1990 (beta) Feb 5, 1991 (announced) Launch Platform Unix (server) Telnet (client) Language C (server) MOO (world) LambdaMOO is a new kind of society, where thousands of people voluntarily come together from all over the world. What these people say or do may not always be to your liking; as when visiting any international city, it is wise to be careful who you associate with and what you say. *** Connected *** The Coat Closet The closet is a dark, cramped space. It appears to be very crowded in here; you keep bumping into what feels like coats, boots, and other people (apparently sleeping). One useful thing that you've discovered in your bumbling about is a metal doorknob set at waist level into what might be a door.

                                                                          Alt...Pavel Curtis LAMBDAMOO Early Contributers: Tim Allen, Judy Anderson, Roger Crew, and Erik Ostrom Style MUD Debuted Oct 30, 1990 (beta) Feb 5, 1991 (announced) Launch Platform Unix (server) Telnet (client) Language C (server) MOO (world) LambdaMOO is a new kind of society, where thousands of people voluntarily come together from all over the world. What these people say or do may not always be to your liking; as when visiting any international city, it is wise to be careful who you associate with and what you say. *** Connected *** The Coat Closet The closet is a dark, cramped space. It appears to be very crowded in here; you keep bumping into what feels like coats, boots, and other people (apparently sleeping). One useful thing that you've discovered in your bumbling about is a metal doorknob set at waist level into what might be a door.

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                                                                            HOLY WATER. He loves him as the Devil loves holy water, i.e. hates him mortally. Holy water, according to the Roman Catholics, having the virtue to chase away the Devil and his imps.

                                                                            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): HOLY WATER. He loves him as the Devil loves holy water, i.e. hates him mortally. Holy water, according to the Roman Catholics, having the virtue to chase away the Devil and his imps. 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): HOLY WATER. He loves him as the Devil loves holy water, i.e. hates him mortally. Holy water, according to the Roman Catholics, having the virtue to chase away the Devil and his imps. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                              DUST. Money. Down with your dust; deposit the money. To raise or kick up a dust; to make a disturbance or riot: see BREEZE. Dust it away; drink about.

                                                                              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): DUST. Money. Down with your dust; deposit the money. To raise or kick up a dust; to make a disturbance or riot: see BREEZE. Dust it away; drink about. 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): DUST. Money. Down with your dust; deposit the money. To raise or kick up a dust; to make a disturbance or riot: see BREEZE. Dust it away; drink about. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                Events for the 16th of May from Wikipedia:

                                                                                • 1969: Venera program: Venera 5, a Soviet space probe, lands on Venus. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venera_p
                                                                                • Birth (1824) of Levi P. Morton, American banker and politician, 22nd United States Vice President (d. 1920) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levi_P._
                                                                                • Death (2013) of Bryan Illerbrun, Canadian football player (b. 1957) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryan_Il
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                                                                                  BLUFF. Fierce, surly. He looked as bluff as bull beef.

                                                                                  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): BLUFF. Fierce, surly. He looked as bluff as bull beef. 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): BLUFF. Fierce, surly. He looked as bluff as bull beef. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                    BULL. An Exchange Alley term for one who buys stock on speculation for time, i.e. agrees with the seller, called a Bear, to take a certain sum of stock at a future day, at a stated price.

                                                                                    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): BULL. An Exchange Alley term for one who buys stock on speculation for time, i.e. agrees with the seller, called a Bear, to take a certain sum of stock at a future day, at a stated price. 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): BULL. An Exchange Alley term for one who buys stock on speculation for time, i.e. agrees with the seller, called a Bear, to take a certain sum of stock at a future day, at a stated price. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                      Events for the 15th of May from Wikipedia:

                                                                                      • 1817: Opening of the first private mental health hospital in the United States, the Asylum for the Relief of Persons Deprived of the Use of Their Reason (now Friends Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends_
                                                                                      • Birth (1939) of Dorothy Shirley, English high jumper and educator en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_
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                                                                                        PLUCK. Courage. He wants pluck: he is a coward. Against the pluck; against the inclination. Pluck the Ribbon; ring the bell. To pluck a crow with one; to settle a dispute, to reprove one for some past transgression.

                                                                                        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): PLUCK. Courage. He wants pluck: he is a coward. Against the pluck; against the inclination. Pluck the Ribbon; ring the bell. To pluck a crow with one; to settle a dispute, to reprove one for some past transgression. 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): PLUCK. Courage. He wants pluck: he is a coward. Against the pluck; against the inclination. Pluck the Ribbon; ring the bell. To pluck a crow with one; to settle a dispute, to reprove one for some past transgression. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                          The History Of New York’s Tenements, The City’s Run-Down Housing For Millions Of Impoverished Immigrants In The Early 20th Century

                                                                                          By Elisabeth Sherman

                                                                                          For decades, millions of people lived in New York City's tenements — which were notoriously cramped, dark, poorly maintained, and often became hotbeds of disease.

                                                                                          allthatsinteresting.com/new-yo

                                                                                          Tenement in Brooklyn, NY, 1890

                                                                                          A photo of a tenement in Brooklyn, NY, 1890. It is a three-level wooden structure. Groups of people are looking towards the camera and standing on the porches and on the ground floor. You can see laundry hanging from several lines.

                                                                                          Alt...A photo of a tenement in Brooklyn, NY, 1890. It is a three-level wooden structure. Groups of people are looking towards the camera and standing on the porches and on the ground floor. You can see laundry hanging from several lines.

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                                                                                            DERRICK. The name of the finisher of the law, or hangman about the year 1608.--'For he rides his circuit with the Devil, and Derrick must be his host, and Tiburne the inne at which he will lighte.'

                                                                                            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): DERRICK. The name of the finisher of the law, or hangman about the year 1608.--'For he rides his circuit with the Devil, and Derrick must be his host, and Tiburne the inne at which he will lighte.' 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): DERRICK. The name of the finisher of the law, or hangman about the year 1608.--'For he rides his circuit with the Devil, and Derrick must be his host, and Tiburne the inne at which he will lighte.' 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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