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[?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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LANK SLEEVE. The empty sleeve of a one armed man. A fellow with a lank sleeve; a man who has lost an arm.

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): LANK SLEEVE. The empty sleeve of a one armed man. A fellow with a lank sleeve; a man who has lost an arm. 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): LANK SLEEVE. The empty sleeve of a one armed man. A fellow with a lank sleeve; a man who has lost an arm. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

    Property is Violence: My continuing dialogue with Claude on the Two Valleys parable.

    🏠 philosophics.blog/2026/02/06/c

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

      ARRAH NOW. An unmeaning expletive, frequently used by the vulgar Irish.

      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): ARRAH NOW. An unmeaning expletive, frequently used by the vulgar Irish. 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): ARRAH NOW. An unmeaning expletive, frequently used by the vulgar Irish. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

        [?]EventsOfTheDayBot » 🤖 🌐
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        Events for the 6th of February from Wikipedia:

        • 1788: Massachusetts becomes the sixth state to ratify the United States Constitution. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachu
        • Birth (1962) of Axl Rose, American singer-songwriter and producer en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axl_Rose
        • Death (1775) of William Dowdeswell, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1721) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_
        @histodons

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

          Do you want to get dumber with every word?

          Read this reactionary hot take on

          THE WHITE HOUSE PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP Ever since Christopher Columbus set foot on the American Continent and discovered the U.S.A. in 1492, the woke mob has been trying to destroy his accomplishments and tarnish his name with fake news. No longer will this be the case. Along with reinstating Columbus Day, President Trump will be placing a 35 foot tall golden statue of Columbus at E Street near the White House. Delivering for America!

          Alt...THE WHITE HOUSE PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP Ever since Christopher Columbus set foot on the American Continent and discovered the U.S.A. in 1492, the woke mob has been trying to destroy his accomplishments and tarnish his name with fake news. No longer will this be the case. Along with reinstating Columbus Day, President Trump will be placing a 35 foot tall golden statue of Columbus at E Street near the White House. Delivering for America!

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

            DILBERRY MAKER. The fundament.

            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): DILBERRY MAKER. The fundament. 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): DILBERRY MAKER. The fundament. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

              The Story Of Taboo-Breaking Annette Kellerman, The Champion Swimmer And Movie Star Called ‘The Perfect Woman’

              By Genevieve Carlto

              allthatsinteresting.com/annett

              Photograph of Annette Kellerman. She is lying on her side facing toward the command. She is wearing her skin tight swimsuit.

              Alt...Photograph of Annette Kellerman. She is lying on her side facing toward the command. She is wearing her skin tight swimsuit.

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

                BORDE. A shilling. A half borde; a sixpence.

                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): BORDE. A shilling. A half borde; a sixpence. 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): BORDE. A shilling. A half borde; a sixpence. 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

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                    [?]EventsOfTheDayBot » 🤖 🌐
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                    Events for the 5th of February from Wikipedia:

                    • 1905: In Mexico, the General Hospital of Mexico is inaugurated, started with four basic specialties. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_
                    • Birth (1980) of Brad Fitzpatrick, American programmer, created LiveJournal en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Fit
                    • Death (1917) of Jaber II Al-Sabah, Kuwaiti ruler (b. 1860) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaber_II
                    @histodons

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

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

                        "The team even re-created the scent of Christian 'Hell' as described in 16th century sermons, including notes of sulfur and brimstone and a whiff of 'a million dead dogs.'"

                        Kaja Šeruga for Knowable Magazine: knowablemagazine.org/content/a

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

                          CROOK BACK. Sixpence; for the reason of this name, see CRIPPLE.

                          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): CROOK BACK. Sixpence; for the reason of this name, see CRIPPLE. 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): CROOK BACK. Sixpence; for the reason of this name, see CRIPPLE. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

                            TO WAP. To copulate, to beat. If she wont wap for a winne, let her trine for a make; if she won't lie with a man for a penny, let her hang for a halfpenny. Mort wap-apace; a woman of experience, or very expert at the sport.

                            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 WAP. To copulate, to beat. If she wont wap for a winne, let her trine for a make; if she won't lie with a man for a penny, let her hang for a halfpenny. Mort wap-apace; a woman of experience, or very expert at the sport. 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 WAP. To copulate, to beat. If she wont wap for a winne, let her trine for a make; if she won't lie with a man for a penny, let her hang for a halfpenny. Mort wap-apace; a woman of experience, or very expert at the sport. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                              [?]EventsOfTheDayBot » 🤖 🌐
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                              Events for the 4th of February from Wikipedia:

                              • 1941: The United Service Organization (USO) is created to entertain American troops. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_S
                              • Birth (1740) of Carl Michael Bellman, Swedish poet and composer (d. 1795) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Mic
                              • Death (1943) of Frank Calder, English-Canadian ice hockey player and journalist (b. 1877) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Ca
                              @histodons

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

                                "A pope ordered that churches put images of roosters at their highest point as a reminder of our frailty—hence the rooster weather vane." —Ian Frazier for The New York Review of Books nybooks.com/articles/2026/02/1

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

                                  DUCKS AND DRAKES. To make ducks and drakes: a school-boy's amusement, practised with pieces of tile, oyster-shells, or flattish stones, which being skimmed along the surface of a pond, or still river, rebound many times.

                                  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): DUCKS AND DRAKES. To make ducks and drakes: a school-boy's amusement, practised with pieces of tile, oyster-shells, or flattish stones, which being skimmed along the surface of a pond, or still river, rebound many times. 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): DUCKS AND DRAKES. To make ducks and drakes: a school-boy's amusement, practised with pieces of tile, oyster-shells, or flattish stones, which being skimmed along the surface of a pond, or still river, rebound many times. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                    [?]Project Gutenberg » 🌐
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                                    The Cultural and Historical Evolution of Soccer to the World’s Favorite Game

                                    "Soccer has been played in some form for hundreds of years globally, but where did it come from and how has it changed culture along the way?"

                                    thecollector.com/cultural-hist

                                    Books about football at PG:

                                    gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/8

                                    "The Doonies versus the Croonies on New Year’s Day" by Alexander Carse, circa 1810, the oldest known example of a football painting. Shows a group men playing a football game in a field. There are men on the side getting ready to join the game. There are boys and women watching the game.

                                    Alt..."The Doonies versus the Croonies on New Year’s Day" by Alexander Carse, circa 1810, the oldest known example of a football painting. Shows a group men playing a football game in a field. There are men on the side getting ready to join the game. There are boys and women watching the game.

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

                                      SWELL. A gentleman. A well-dressed map. The flashman bounced the swell of all his blunt; the girl's bully frightened the gentleman out of all his money.

                                      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): SWELL. A gentleman. A well-dressed map. The flashman bounced the swell of all his blunt; the girl's bully frightened the gentleman out of all his money. 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): SWELL. A gentleman. A well-dressed map. The flashman bounced the swell of all his blunt; the girl's bully frightened the gentleman out of all his money. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

                                        • 1959: Sixty-five people are killed when American Airlines Flight 320 crashes into the East River on approach to LaGuardia Airport in New York City. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American
                                        • Birth (1899) of Café Filho, Brazilian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 18th President of Brazil (d. 1970) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caf%C3%A
                                        @histodons

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

                                          "I wished I were edgy but knew I had no edges at all, like an amoeba, a protozoan. I was a blur." —Jill Lepore for The New Yorker newyorker.com/magazine/2026/02

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

                                            BEAR-GARDEN JAW or DISCOURSE. Rude, vulgar language, such as was used at the bear-gardens.

                                            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): BEAR-GARDEN JAW or DISCOURSE. Rude, vulgar language, such as was used at the bear-gardens. 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): BEAR-GARDEN JAW or DISCOURSE. Rude, vulgar language, such as was used at the bear-gardens. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                              [?]Paul Chambers🚧 » 🌐
                                              @paul@oldfriends.live

                                              The oldest relative I have directly traced in my family tree is Walter Chambers, who was born in 1486 in Midlothian, Scotland. He married Alice Elizabeth Bishop in 1511.

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

                                                FILCH, or FILEL. A beggar's staff, with an iron hook at the end, to pluck clothes from an hedge, or any thing out of a casement. Filcher; the same as angler. Filching cove; a man thief. Filching mort; a woman thief.

                                                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): FILCH, or FILEL. A beggar's staff, with an iron hook at the end, to pluck clothes from an hedge, or any thing out of a casement. Filcher; the same as angler. Filching cove; a man thief. Filching mort; a woman thief. 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): FILCH, or FILEL. A beggar's staff, with an iron hook at the end, to pluck clothes from an hedge, or any thing out of a casement. Filcher; the same as angler. Filching cove; a man thief. Filching mort; a woman thief. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

                                                  Events for the 2nd of February from Wikipedia:

                                                  • 1966: Pakistan suggests a six-point agenda with Kashmir after the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kashmir
                                                  • Birth (1992) of Lammtarra, American race horse (d. 2014) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lammtarra
                                                  • Death (2013) of Lino Oviedo, Paraguayan general and politician (b. 1943) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lino_Ovi
                                                  @histodons

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

                                                    DRY BOB. A smart repartee: also copulation without emission; in law Latin, siccus robertulus.

                                                    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): DRY BOB. A smart repartee: also copulation without emission; in law Latin, siccus robertulus. 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): DRY BOB. A smart repartee: also copulation without emission; in law Latin, siccus robertulus. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

                                                      4 Powerful Black Queens From History

                                                      "From ancient Egypt to Jamaica, meet four powerful black women who led their communities, embodying the traits of courage and independence."

                                                      thecollector.com/powerful-blac

                                                      Lithograph of Njinga Ana de Sousa Mbande. Shows her with a crown upon her head, blue necklace, and royal robe wrapped around her and pinned at the shoulder with a jewel.

                                                      Alt...Lithograph of Njinga Ana de Sousa Mbande. Shows her with a crown upon her head, blue necklace, and royal robe wrapped around her and pinned at the shoulder with a jewel.

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

                                                        FENCING KEN. The magazine, or warehouse, where stolen goods are secreted.

                                                        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): FENCING KEN. The magazine, or warehouse, where stolen goods are secreted. 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): FENCING KEN. The magazine, or warehouse, where stolen goods are secreted. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

                                                          Events for the 1st of February from Wikipedia:

                                                          • 1991: A runway collision between USAir Flight 1493 and SkyWest Flight 5569 at Los Angeles International Airport results in the deaths of 34 people, and injuries to 30 others. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Ange
                                                          • Birth (1939) of Fritjof Capra, Austrian physicist, author, and academic en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritjof_
                                                          @histodons

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

                                                            BRUSHER. A bumper, a full glass. See BUMPER.

                                                            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): BRUSHER. A bumper, a full glass. See BUMPER. 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): BRUSHER. A bumper, a full glass. See BUMPER. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                              [?]Project Gutenberg » 🌐
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                                                              A lesson in coexistence

                                                              The 17th-century town Cacheu was a hub of West African and European cultures, languages and beliefs (and run by women)

                                                              by Toby Green

                                                              aeon.co/essays/lessons-in-plur

                                                              Guinea at PG:
                                                              gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/

                                                              A well in Cacheu, circa 1900 The photograph shows: A communal well or fountain ("uma fonte") in the outskirts ("arredores") of Cacheu Multiple people, mostly women and children, gathered to collect water Water vessels: Various pots, jars, and containers being filled or carried Landscape: Tropical vegetation with palm trees in the background Daily life scene: Documenting the essential task of water collection The image is labeled in both Portuguese ("Cacheu. Arredores - Uma fonte.") and French ("Cacheo. Environs - une fontaine.") https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cacheu#/media/File:DC_-_Cacheu._Arredores_-_Uma_fonte.jpg

                                                              Alt...A well in Cacheu, circa 1900 The photograph shows: A communal well or fountain ("uma fonte") in the outskirts ("arredores") of Cacheu Multiple people, mostly women and children, gathered to collect water Water vessels: Various pots, jars, and containers being filled or carried Landscape: Tropical vegetation with palm trees in the background Daily life scene: Documenting the essential task of water collection The image is labeled in both Portuguese ("Cacheu. Arredores - Uma fonte.") and French ("Cacheo. Environs - une fontaine.") https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cacheu#/media/File:DC_-_Cacheu._Arredores_-_Uma_fonte.jpg

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                                                                The Explorer Who Faked His Way Through the Hajj

                                                                Englishman Richard Burton wore several disguises, ranging from merchant to doctor to pilgrim in the holy city of Mecca.

                                                                By Kayla Johnson

                                                                daily.jstor.org/the-explorer-w

                                                                Richard Burton at PG:
                                                                gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/898

                                                                Portrait of Captain Richard Burton, British explorer, army officer, orientalist writer and scholar, c. 1863, by Ernest Edwards, from vintage albumen print in the publication Portraits of Men of Eminence in Literature, Science, and Art, with Biographical Memoirs, Edwards, Ernest, and Lovell Reeve, State Library of New South Wales, DSM/920.042/P Burton is dressed in Middle Eastern/Ottoman attire: Fez or tarbush (traditional cap) Flowing robes and kaftan Sash around the waist Dagger visible at his waist Oriental setting: Seated on cushions with draped fabric and tent-like backdrop His characteristic intense gaze and prominent mustache A pose suggesting his famous ability to "pass" as a native in various cultures https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Edwards_Richard_Burton_1864_slnsw.jpg/960px-Edwards_Richard_Burton_1864_slnsw.jpg

                                                                Alt...Portrait of Captain Richard Burton, British explorer, army officer, orientalist writer and scholar, c. 1863, by Ernest Edwards, from vintage albumen print in the publication Portraits of Men of Eminence in Literature, Science, and Art, with Biographical Memoirs, Edwards, Ernest, and Lovell Reeve, State Library of New South Wales, DSM/920.042/P Burton is dressed in Middle Eastern/Ottoman attire: Fez or tarbush (traditional cap) Flowing robes and kaftan Sash around the waist Dagger visible at his waist Oriental setting: Seated on cushions with draped fabric and tent-like backdrop His characteristic intense gaze and prominent mustache A pose suggesting his famous ability to "pass" as a native in various cultures https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Edwards_Richard_Burton_1864_slnsw.jpg/960px-Edwards_Richard_Burton_1864_slnsw.jpg

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

                                                                  I've long considered the connexion of Law and Morality to be weak and tenuous.

                                                                  philosophics.blog/2026/01/31/w

                                                                  After listening to this survival-cannibalism-on-the-high-seas story by Judge Coleridge in 1870 and the attendant murder convictions, my opinion gets categorically worse. Pictures at 11.

                                                                    [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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                                                                    LONG TONGUED. Loquacious, not able to keep a secret. He is as long-tongued as Granny: Granny was an idiot who could lick her own eye. See GRANNY.

                                                                    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): LONG TONGUED. Loquacious, not able to keep a secret. He is as long-tongued as Granny: Granny was an idiot who could lick her own eye. See GRANNY. 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): LONG TONGUED. Loquacious, not able to keep a secret. He is as long-tongued as Granny: Granny was an idiot who could lick her own eye. See GRANNY. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

                                                                      • 1747: The first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Lock Hospital. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venereal
                                                                      • Birth (1981) of Gemma Collins, English media personality and businesswoman en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemma_Co
                                                                      • Death (2008) of František Čapek, Czechoslovakian canoeist (b. 1914) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franti%C
                                                                      @histodons

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                                                                        [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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                                                                        BUTTOCK AND FILE. A common whore and a pick-pocket. 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): BUTTOCK AND FILE. A common whore and a pick-pocket. 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): BUTTOCK AND FILE. A common whore and a pick-pocket. Cant. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

                                                                          CHAFED. Well beaten; from CHAUFFE, warmed.

                                                                          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): CHAFED. Well beaten; from CHAUFFE, warmed. 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): CHAFED. Well beaten; from CHAUFFE, warmed. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

                                                                            • 1835: In the first assassination attempt against a President of the United States, Richard Lawrence attempts to shoot president Andrew Jackson, but fails and is subdued by a crowd, including several congressmen as well as Jackson himself. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_
                                                                            • Birth (1987) of Arda Turan, Turkish footballer en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arda_Tur
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                                                                              COBBLERS PUNCH. Treacle, vinegar, gin, and water.

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                                                                              Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): COBBLERS PUNCH. Treacle, vinegar, gin, and water. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                HANDSOME REWARD. This, in advertisements, means a horse-whipping.

                                                                                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): HANDSOME REWARD. This, in advertisements, means a horse-whipping. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                                Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): HANDSOME REWARD. This, in advertisements, means a horse-whipping. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                    Events for the 29th of January from Wikipedia:

                                                                                    • 1856: Queen Victoria issues a Warrant under the Royal sign-manual that establishes the Victoria Cross to recognise acts of valour by British military personnel during the Crimean War. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Vi
                                                                                    • Birth (1962) of Nicholas Turturro, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas
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                                                                                          [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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                                                                                          To FLING. To trick or cheat. He flung me fairly out of it: he cheated me out of it.

                                                                                          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 FLING. To trick or cheat. He flung me fairly out of it: he cheated me out of it. 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 FLING. To trick or cheat. He flung me fairly out of it: he cheated me out of it. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                            To FLASH THE HASH. To vomit. 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 FLASH THE HASH. To vomit. 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 FLASH THE HASH. To vomit. CANT. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                              Events for the 28th of January from Wikipedia:

                                                                                              • 1965: The current design of the Flag of Canada is chosen by an act of Parliament. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_
                                                                                              • Birth (1948) of Bob Moses, American drummer en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Mose
                                                                                              • Death (2007) of Karel Svoboda, Czech composer (b. 1938) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karel_Sv
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