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[?]Project Gutenberg » 🌐
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in 1922 American journalist Nellie Bly died.

She "was widely known for her record-breaking trip around the world in 72 days in emulation of Jules Verne's fictional character Phileas Fogg, and for an exposé in which she worked undercover to report on a mental institution from within."

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nellie_B

Books by Bly at PG:

gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/96

"American journalist Nellie Bly, in a publicity photo for her around-the-world voyage." - picryl.com. She is wearing a long checkered coat, holding a travel bag in her left hand and her right hand is raised with her hat(?) in her hand.

Alt..."American journalist Nellie Bly, in a publicity photo for her around-the-world voyage." - picryl.com. She is wearing a long checkered coat, holding a travel bag in her left hand and her right hand is raised with her hat(?) in her hand.

    [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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    HOLIDAY. A holiday bowler; a bad bowler. Blind man's holiday; darkness, night. A holiday is any part of a ship's bottom, left uncovered in paying it. SEA TERM. It is all holiday; See ALL HOLIDAY.

    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): HOLIDAY. A holiday bowler; a bad bowler. Blind man's holiday; darkness, night. A holiday is any part of a ship's bottom, left uncovered in paying it. SEA TERM. It is all holiday; See ALL HOLIDAY. 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): HOLIDAY. A holiday bowler; a bad bowler. Blind man's holiday; darkness, night. A holiday is any part of a ship's bottom, left uncovered in paying it. SEA TERM. It is all holiday; See ALL HOLIDAY. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

      MILK AND WATER. Both ends of the busk.

      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): MILK AND WATER. Both ends of the busk. 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): MILK AND WATER. Both ends of the busk. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

        • 1943: World War II: The Eighth Air Force sorties ninety-one B-17s and B-24s to attack the U-boat construction yards at Wilhelmshaven, Germany. This was the first American bombing attack on Germany. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Wa
        • Birth (1976) of Clint Ford, American screenwriter and voice actor en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clint_Fo
        @histodons

          [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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          NICK NINNY. A simpleton.

          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): NICK NINNY. A simpleton. 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): NICK NINNY. A simpleton. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

            [?]Project Gutenberg » 🌐
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            The Alfred Jewel: A 1,100-year-old treasure from England's first king that proclaims 'Alfred ordered me to be made'

            livescience.com/archaeology/th

            "The Alfred Jewel: An Historical Essay" at PG:

            gutenberg.org/ebooks/59372

            The front, enamel and back of the Alfred Jewel. "The jewel measures 2.4 by 1.2 inches (6.2 by 3.1 centimeters). Its design consists of dozens of small cells filled with colorful enamel paste and accented by thin strips of gold. It depicts a person from the mid-thighs up. The Old English inscription in capital letters around the edge of the jewel's bezel connects it to Alfred the Great." - from article "At the base of the jewel, in what looks like the mouth of a dragon or snake, experts have noticed a cylindrical socket. This was likely where the pointer itself was once connected." - from article

            Alt...The front, enamel and back of the Alfred Jewel. "The jewel measures 2.4 by 1.2 inches (6.2 by 3.1 centimeters). Its design consists of dozens of small cells filled with colorful enamel paste and accented by thin strips of gold. It depicts a person from the mid-thighs up. The Old English inscription in capital letters around the edge of the jewel's bezel connects it to Alfred the Great." - from article "At the base of the jewel, in what looks like the mouth of a dragon or snake, experts have noticed a cylindrical socket. This was likely where the pointer itself was once connected." - from article

              [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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              DUMB GLUTTON. A woman's privities.

              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): DUMB GLUTTON. A woman's privities. 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): DUMB GLUTTON. A woman's privities. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                [?]EventsOfTheDayBot » 🤖 🌐
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                Events for the 26th of January from Wikipedia:

                • 1841: James Bremer takes formal possession of Hong Kong Island at what is now Possession Point, establishing British Hong Kong. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Br
                • Birth (1992) of Sasha Banks, American wrestler en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sasha_Ba
                • Death (2014) of José Emilio Pacheco, Mexican poet and author (b. 1939) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A
                @histodons

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

                  GO SHOP. The Queen's Head in Duke's court, Bow street, Covent Garden; frequented by the under players: where gin and water was sold in three-halfpenny bowls, called Goes; the gin was called Arrack. The go, the fashion; as, large hats are all the go.

                  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): GO SHOP. The Queen's Head in Duke's court, Bow street, Covent Garden; frequented by the under players: where gin and water was sold in three-halfpenny bowls, called Goes; the gin was called Arrack. The go, the fashion; as, large hats are all the go. 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): GO SHOP. The Queen's Head in Duke's court, Bow street, Covent Garden; frequented by the under players: where gin and water was sold in three-halfpenny bowls, called Goes; the gin was called Arrack. The go, the fashion; as, large hats are all the go. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                    [?]Project Gutenberg » 🌐
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                    The Remarkable Life Of Nancy Hart, The Patriot Heroine Who Fought Against Loyalists During The American Revolution

                    By Kaleena Fraga

                    "Nancy Hart was a mother of eight who allegedly disguised herself as a man, spied on Tory camps, and shot multiple Loyalist soldiers from her cabin in the backcountry of northern Georgia during the Revolutionary War."

                    allthatsinteresting.com/nancy-

                    Drawing of Nancy Hart standing in her cabin and pointing a gun at Loyalist soldiers. Three soldiers are standing pleading her not to shot again. One soldier lies on the floor dead and another is trying to stand. Nancy's child stands behind her.

                    Alt...Drawing of Nancy Hart standing in her cabin and pointing a gun at Loyalist soldiers. Three soldiers are standing pleading her not to shot again. One soldier lies on the floor dead and another is trying to stand. Nancy's child stands behind her.

                      [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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                      LOBKIN. A house to lie in: also a lodging.

                      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): LOBKIN. A house to lie in: also a lodging. 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): LOBKIN. A house to lie in: also a lodging. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

                        • 1998: During a historic visit to Cuba, Pope John Paul II demands political reforms and the release of political prisoners while condemning US attempts to isolate the country. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Joh
                        • Birth (1980) of Xavi, Spanish footballer en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xavi
                        @histodons

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

                          ARCH ROGUE, DIMBER DAMBER UPRIGHT MAN. The chief of a gang of thieves or gypsies.

                          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): ARCH ROGUE, DIMBER DAMBER UPRIGHT MAN. The chief of a gang of thieves or gypsies. 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): ARCH ROGUE, DIMBER DAMBER UPRIGHT MAN. The chief of a gang of thieves or gypsies. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

                            Phoenix Rising: Urban Planning after the Great Fire of London

                            blogs.loc.gov/maps/2025/12/pho

                            "The Great Fire of London is an oil on canvas history painting by the French-born British artist Philip James de Loutherbourg, from 1797. The blazing city is seen through the arches of London Bridge including the Old St Paul's Cathedral." - wikipedia.org Many people in boats have taken refuge under the bridge and are looking out at the fire.

                            Alt..."The Great Fire of London is an oil on canvas history painting by the French-born British artist Philip James de Loutherbourg, from 1797. The blazing city is seen through the arches of London Bridge including the Old St Paul's Cathedral." - wikipedia.org Many people in boats have taken refuge under the bridge and are looking out at the fire.

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

                              TO BOLT. To run out of one's house, or hiding place, through fear; a term borrowed from a rabbit-warren, where the rabbits are made to bolt, by sending ferrets in: To bolt also means to swallow meat without chewing: farmer's servants in Kent are famous for bolting pickled pork.

                              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 BOLT. To run out of one's house, or hiding place, through fear; a term borrowed from a rabbit-warren, where the rabbits are made to bolt, by sending ferrets in: To bolt also means to swallow meat without chewing: farmer's servants in Kent are famous for bolting pickled pork. 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 BOLT. To run out of one's house, or hiding place, through fear; a term borrowed from a rabbit-warren, where the rabbits are made to bolt, by sending ferrets in: To bolt also means to swallow meat without chewing: farmer's servants in Kent are famous for bolting pickled pork. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

                                Events for the 24th of January from Wikipedia:

                                • 2011: At least 35 are killed and 180 injured in a bombing at Moscow's Domodedovo Airport. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domodedo
                                • Birth (1919) of Coleman Francis, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1973) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coleman_
                                • Holiday: Uttar Pradesh Day (Uttar Pradesh, India) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uttar_Pr
                                @histodons

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

                                  CUB. An unlicked cub; an unformed, ill-educated young man, a young nobleman or gentleman on his travels: an allusion to the story of the bear, said to bring its cub into form by licking. Also, a new gamester.

                                  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): CUB. An unlicked cub; an unformed, ill-educated young man, a young nobleman or gentleman on his travels: an allusion to the story of the bear, said to bring its cub into form by licking. Also, a new gamester. 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): CUB. An unlicked cub; an unformed, ill-educated young man, a young nobleman or gentleman on his travels: an allusion to the story of the bear, said to bring its cub into form by licking. Also, a new gamester. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

                                    BREAKING SHINS. Borrowing money; perhaps from the figurative operation being, like the real one, extremely disagreeable to the patient.

                                    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): BREAKING SHINS. Borrowing money; perhaps from the figurative operation being, like the real one, extremely disagreeable to the patient. 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): BREAKING SHINS. Borrowing money; perhaps from the figurative operation being, like the real one, extremely disagreeable to the patient. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

                                      Events for the 23rd of January from Wikipedia:

                                      • 1899: The Malolos Constitution is inaugurated, establishing the First Philippine Republic. Emilio Aguinaldo is sworn in as its first president. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malolos_
                                      • Birth (1975) of Phil Dawson, American football player en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Daw
                                      @histodons

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

                                        "We’ll never see the world, or even Bexar County, the same way, but I do love driving around Texas, especially with you." —Dorothy Guerrero and Stephen Harrigan for Texas Monthly

                                        texasmonthly.com/being-texan/u

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

                                          LAW. To give law to a hare; a sporting term, signifying to give the animal a chance of escaping, by not setting on the dogs till the hare is at some distance; it is also more figuratively used for giving any one a chance of succeeding in a scheme or project.

                                          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): LAW. To give law to a hare; a sporting term, signifying to give the animal a chance of escaping, by not setting on the dogs till the hare is at some distance; it is also more figuratively used for giving any one a chance of succeeding in a scheme or project. 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): LAW. To give law to a hare; a sporting term, signifying to give the animal a chance of escaping, by not setting on the dogs till the hare is at some distance; it is also more figuratively used for giving any one a chance of succeeding in a scheme or project. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

                                            BEAU TRAP. A loose stone in a pavement, under which water lodges, and on being trod upon, squirts it up, to the great damage of white stockings; also a sharper neatly dressed, lying in wait for raw country squires, or ignorant fops.

                                            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): BEAU TRAP. A loose stone in a pavement, under which water lodges, and on being trod upon, squirts it up, to the great damage of white stockings; also a sharper neatly dressed, lying in wait for raw country squires, or ignorant fops. 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): BEAU TRAP. A loose stone in a pavement, under which water lodges, and on being trod upon, squirts it up, to the great damage of white stockings; also a sharper neatly dressed, lying in wait for raw country squires, or ignorant fops. 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 » 🤖 🌐
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                                                Events for the 22nd of January from Wikipedia:

                                                • 1957: Israel withdraws from the Sinai Peninsula. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel
                                                • Birth (1861) of George Fuller, Australian politician, 22nd Premier of New South Wales (d. 1940) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_F
                                                • Death (1750) of Franz Xaver Josef von Unertl, Bavarian politician (b. 1675) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Xa
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                                                  [?]EventsOfTheDayBot » 🤖 🌐
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                                                  Hi! I'm a bot posting events which happened on today's date, at random from Wikipedia’s lists. Historic events, births, deaths and holidays/religious days if there’s room.

                                                  Not affiliated with Wikipedia.

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

                                                    CUNNING SHAVER. A sharp fellow, one that trims close, i.e. cheats ingeniously.

                                                    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): CUNNING SHAVER. A sharp fellow, one that trims close, i.e. cheats ingeniously. 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): CUNNING SHAVER. A sharp fellow, one that trims close, i.e. cheats ingeniously. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

                                                      , the ‘last emperor of ’, dies age 93

                                                      lucire.com/insider/20260119/va

                                                      Black and white photo of Valentino, smiling, wearing a suit.

                                                      Alt...Black and white photo of Valentino, smiling, wearing a suit.

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

                                                        HUGOTONTHEONBIQUIFFINARIANS. A society existing in 1748.

                                                        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): HUGOTONTHEONBIQUIFFINARIANS. A society existing in 1748. 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): HUGOTONTHEONBIQUIFFINARIANS. A society existing in 1748. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                          [?]EventsOfTheDayBot » 🤖 🌐
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                                                          Events for the 21st of January from Wikipedia:

                                                          • 1954: The first nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Nautilus, is launched in Groton, Connecticut by Mamie Eisenhower, the First Lady of the United States. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_
                                                          • Birth (1975) of Casey FitzRandolph, American speedskater en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casey_Fi
                                                          @histodons

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

                                                            CAT WHIPPING, or WHIPPING THE CAT. To whip the cat, is a term among tailors for working jobs at private houses, as practised in the country.

                                                            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): CAT WHIPPING, or WHIPPING THE CAT. To whip the cat, is a term among tailors for working jobs at private houses, as practised in the country. 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): CAT WHIPPING, or WHIPPING THE CAT. To whip the cat, is a term among tailors for working jobs at private houses, as practised in the country. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

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

                                                                [?]EventsOfTheDayBot » 🤖 🌐
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                                                                Events for the 20th of January from Wikipedia:

                                                                • 1877: The last day of the Constantinople Conference results in agreement for political reforms in the Balkans. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constant
                                                                • Birth (1554) of Sebastian of Portugal (d. 1578) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebastia
                                                                • Holiday: Richard Rolle (Church of England) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_
                                                                @histodons

                                                                  [?]#FreeSchool <---> Hashtag » 🌐
                                                                  @freeschool@qoto.org

                                                                  Making Mastodon more social... encouraging chats actively... [SENSITIVE CONTENT]

                                                                  @Gargron Why did nobody vote by the way?

                                                                  Also I want to use this opportunity to say we need more itself as a focus branch of Mastodon (which is mostly text-based). This in turn will give you and us benefits...

                                                                  If I say "Mastodon doesn't directly encourage social events or activity beyond aesthetics" I think it's mostly true.

                                                                  A branch of Mastodon to help gather groups by 1 or two keen people like me (free) goes a long way from text-mainly ways to audio chats and really bonding / finding relativity more.

                                                                  Because even the best social engine (like it is now) does maybe near-0 for helping people pool together to interact REGULARLY.

                                                                  The non-talkers / too-polite / inhibited Tech people NEED HELP to express more personally and develop their social side as part of the sport of social and moving together...

                                                                  We can find a focus and help others talk aloud with each other as the main sport of socialising and finding others who want to be found at the same time as problem-solving as a bonus individually or for Mastodon...

                                                                  ANSWER =
                                                                  chats are a simple enough way and SUPER-quick to join as individuals into circles to say hi and what we're looking for / what we can help with.

                                                                  So even as text it would be great to have a regular circle but even after text something like audio chat is something great MORE COMPLETE AS A SOCIAL. ETC HAVE AUDIO RECORD for example...

                                                                  A pool of people (as resources) is not really being used currently as there are a lot of us with free time and resources to !... ETC

                                                                  E.G Fixing a laptop audiably, live-talking about German politics, graphics design etc etc.

                                                                  People don't know how to speak / be more human is my main point. Need a place to practice! Text isn't human-enough today.

                                                                  Tech is developing hardware and software NOT developing people (which is part of solving the human psycho-social problems).

                                                                  A person holds value in themselves better in many ways than an Americanised computer, and even if it ahuman is not as much data a person holds their and with whatever they do AND can consider others and their principles a lot better.

                                                                  TECH IS LARGELY ERASABLE / OVER-WRITABLE / CAT AND MOUSE / ETC. People hold it long term better and can explain to others,,,

                                                                  I find assuming people to hunt people, job, events for themselves and hunt other humans isn't really great and could be more easier with a bit of help from the Social engine itself! - WE NEED MASTODON (living staff) TO HELP PRACTICE SOCIALISING AT SPECIFIC MINI-EVENTS / MINI-CHATS!

                                                                  I'm not saying takes all responsibility but ME recommending and doing all this means a different / strange things rather than trusted Mastodon or testing crew being happy to test / try it...

                                                                  For a social movement it needs to be socialising itself else just empty...
                                                                  ( 🖼️ ok some cat pictures and single replies / arguments but not really developing people, justs develops the empty-ish tech site increasingly Americanised even if it isn't all).

                                                                  It's like a social engine going to church only on Sunday's (or in this case ') and that's it - not really progressing life, staying in cat-pic mode / non-deep discussion. It's killing us.

                                                                  For more-real socialising, we need more than just one or two text replies - actually a Jitsi chat / RTMP is A
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                                                                    [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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                                                                    BEEF EATER. A yeoman of the guards, instituted by Henry VII. Their office was to stand near the bouffet, or cupboard, thence called Bouffetiers, since corrupted to Beef Eaters.

                                                                    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): BEEF EATER. A yeoman of the guards, instituted by Henry VII. Their office was to stand near the bouffet, or cupboard, thence called Bouffetiers, since corrupted to Beef Eaters. 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): BEEF EATER. A yeoman of the guards, instituted by Henry VII. Their office was to stand near the bouffet, or cupboard, thence called Bouffetiers, since corrupted to Beef Eaters. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                      What Is the Origin of the Calendar?

                                                                      The modern calendar borrows influences from a collective of early calendars such as the Jewish, the Babylonian, the Roman, and the Egyptian calendars.

                                                                      by Mike Cohen

                                                                      thecollector.com/what-is-the-o

                                                                      Books about Calendars at PG:
                                                                      gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/2

                                                                      This image is a medieval calendar with golden number, sun and moon letter on the left side, feast, rite and horoscope in the middle and in the far right length of day and night. This folio comes from the manuscript BNF Latin 7478 a "Bat book" designed as a portable calendar for travelling scholar. Written by Paul of Kignin it is inspired by John of Gmunden Kalendarium. This is the third folio of the text. Left section: Astronomical calculations including: Golden numbers (for calculating Easter) Solar and lunar letters (dominical letters) Complex numerical tables Middle section: Religious feast days and saints' days Liturgical rites and observances Astrological information (horoscope symbols visible in the column with zodiac signs) Right section: Length of day and night calculations throughout the month https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Calendars#/media/File:Bnf_latin_7478_februarius_unfolded.jpg

                                                                      Alt...This image is a medieval calendar with golden number, sun and moon letter on the left side, feast, rite and horoscope in the middle and in the far right length of day and night. This folio comes from the manuscript BNF Latin 7478 a "Bat book" designed as a portable calendar for travelling scholar. Written by Paul of Kignin it is inspired by John of Gmunden Kalendarium. This is the third folio of the text. Left section: Astronomical calculations including: Golden numbers (for calculating Easter) Solar and lunar letters (dominical letters) Complex numerical tables Middle section: Religious feast days and saints' days Liturgical rites and observances Astrological information (horoscope symbols visible in the column with zodiac signs) Right section: Length of day and night calculations throughout the month https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Calendars#/media/File:Bnf_latin_7478_februarius_unfolded.jpg

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

                                                                        KNAPPERS POLL. A sheep's head. CANT.

                                                                        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): KNAPPERS POLL. A sheep's head. 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): KNAPPERS POLL. A sheep's head. CANT. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                          [?]EventsOfTheDayBot » 🤖 🌐
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                                                                          Events for the 19th of January from Wikipedia:

                                                                          • 1945: World War II: Soviet forces liberate the Łódź Ghetto. Of more than 200,000 inhabitants in 1940, fewer than 900 had survived the Nazi occupation. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Army
                                                                          • Birth (1912) of Leonid Kantorovich, Russian mathematician and economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1986) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonid_K
                                                                          @histodons

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

                                                                            BRAZEN-FACED. Bold-faced, shameless, impudent.

                                                                            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): BRAZEN-FACED. Bold-faced, shameless, impudent. 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): BRAZEN-FACED. Bold-faced, shameless, impudent. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                              [?]Project Gutenberg » 🌐
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                                                                              Before Newton: How the Islamic Golden Age Shaped the Physics We Know

                                                                              Remarkable discoveries were made during the Islamic Golden Age, which laid the foundation for the study of physics as we know it.

                                                                              by Matt Whittaker

                                                                              thecollector.com/how-did-physi

                                                                              Books in Physics at PG:
                                                                              gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf

                                                                              An illustration from al-Biruni's astronomical works, explains the different phases of the Moon, with respect to the position of the Sun, from manuscript of the Kitab al-Tafhim by Al-Biruni (973-1048). The illustration demonstrates: The Moon's orbit shown by the elliptical path with red lines; Different phases of the Moon represented by the circles divided into black and illuminated (red/white) portions; The Sun's position (indicated by the Farsi text on the right: "âftâb" meaning "the sun"); Geometric lines showing the relationship between the Sun's light and the Moon's appearance from Earth; Arabic annotations explaining the astronomical concepts. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Biruni#/media/File:Lunar_phases_al-Biruni.jpg

                                                                              Alt...An illustration from al-Biruni's astronomical works, explains the different phases of the Moon, with respect to the position of the Sun, from manuscript of the Kitab al-Tafhim by Al-Biruni (973-1048). The illustration demonstrates: The Moon's orbit shown by the elliptical path with red lines; Different phases of the Moon represented by the circles divided into black and illuminated (red/white) portions; The Sun's position (indicated by the Farsi text on the right: "âftâb" meaning "the sun"); Geometric lines showing the relationship between the Sun's light and the Moon's appearance from Earth; Arabic annotations explaining the astronomical concepts. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Biruni#/media/File:Lunar_phases_al-Biruni.jpg

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

                                                                                METTLESOME. Bold, courageous.

                                                                                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): METTLESOME. Bold, courageous. 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): METTLESOME. Bold, courageous. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                                  [?]EventsOfTheDayBot » 🤖 🌐
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                                                                                  Events for the 18th of January from Wikipedia:

                                                                                  • 1990: Washington, D.C. Mayor Marion Barry is arrested for drug possession in an FBI sting. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marion_B
                                                                                  • Birth (1991) of DougDoug, American YouTuber en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DougDoug
                                                                                  • Death (1892) of Anton Anderledy, Swiss religious leader, 23rd Superior General of the Society of Jesus (b. 1819) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_An
                                                                                  @histodons

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

                                                                                    If dinosaurs had insisted on 'dinosaur nature', birds would never have happened.

                                                                                    philosophics.blog/?utm_source=

                                                                                    @punishmenthurts (I created this for no apparent reason, having seen an old post.)

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

                                                                                      MOUTH. A noisy fellow. Mouth half cocked; one gaping and staring at every thing he sees. To make any one laugh on the wrong, or t'other side of his mouth; to make him cry or grieve.

                                                                                      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): MOUTH. A noisy fellow. Mouth half cocked; one gaping and staring at every thing he sees. To make any one laugh on the wrong, or t'other side of his mouth; to make him cry or grieve. 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): MOUTH. A noisy fellow. Mouth half cocked; one gaping and staring at every thing he sees. To make any one laugh on the wrong, or t'other side of his mouth; to make him cry or grieve. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                                        [?]Project Gutenberg » 🌐
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                                                                                        New Open-Access Book Maps a Medieval Kingdom of the Isles

                                                                                        A new open-access book is revealing fresh details about Finlaggan on Islay, a site long linked to the Lords of the Isles. The study argues the loch’s islands were not just symbolic, but the working centre of a medieval kingdom within Scotland.

                                                                                        medievalists.net/2026/01/new-o

                                                                                        About Hebrides at PG:
                                                                                        gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/

                                                                                        A cottage on Islay from Thomas Pennant's A Tour in Scotland and Voyage to the Hebrides, published in 1774. The image shows a traditional Scottish cottage construction: stone walls with what appears to be a thatched roof made of straw, heather, or turf. People can be seen near the cottage, giving scale and showing daily life. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islay#/media/File:Cottage_on_Islay_(18thC).JPG https://archive.org/details/tourinscotlandvo01penn/page/n3/mode/1up

                                                                                        Alt...A cottage on Islay from Thomas Pennant's A Tour in Scotland and Voyage to the Hebrides, published in 1774. The image shows a traditional Scottish cottage construction: stone walls with what appears to be a thatched roof made of straw, heather, or turf. People can be seen near the cottage, giving scale and showing daily life. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islay#/media/File:Cottage_on_Islay_(18thC).JPG https://archive.org/details/tourinscotlandvo01penn/page/n3/mode/1up

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

                                                                                          Atoms and selves share an identity: They don't really exist. philosophics.blog/2026/01/17/t

                                                                                          I've discussed selves at length, but how do they relate to atoms? Wrong answers only.

                                                                                          atom

                                                                                          Alt...atom

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

                                                                                            FERME. A hole. CANT.

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

                                                                                            --
                                                                                            @histodons

                                                                                            Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): FERME. A hole. 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): FERME. A hole. CANT. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

                                                                                              Events for the 17th of January from Wikipedia:

                                                                                              • 1885: A British force defeats a large Dervish army at the Battle of Abu Klea in the Sudan. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dervish
                                                                                              • Birth (1761) of Sir James Hall, 4th Baronet, Scottish geologist and geophysicist (d. 1832) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Jame
                                                                                              @histodons

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

                                                                                                I witter on about Qualified Subjectivity. Ponder with me.

                                                                                                philosophics.blog/2026/01/16/q

                                                                                                Why objective reality is an anachronistic myth.

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

                                                                                                  BEST. To the best in Christendom: i.e. the best **** in Christendom; a health formerly much in vogue.

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

                                                                                                  --
                                                                                                  @histodons

                                                                                                  Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): BEST. To the best in Christendom: i.e. the best **** in Christendom; a health formerly much in vogue. 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): BEST. To the best in Christendom: i.e. the best **** in Christendom; a health formerly much in vogue. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                                                    [?]Project Gutenberg » 🌐
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                                                                                                    Richard the Lionheart: New Study Rethinks His Capture After the Crusade

                                                                                                    by Attila Bárány

                                                                                                    medievalists.net/2026/01/richa

                                                                                                    Original article:
                                                                                                    real.mtak.hu/188501/1/Veber_Me

                                                                                                    Richard I at PG:
                                                                                                    gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/2

                                                                                                    Depiction of Emperor Henry VI pardoning Richard in Peter of Eboli's Liber ad honorem Augusti, c. 1196. The illumination shows: Upper right: Emperor Henry VI seated on a throne in red robes with a crown, holding symbols of authority, with a green tree beside him Lower right: King Richard kneeling or prostrating himself before the emperor in submission Left side: Armed figures, likely guards or knights, one prominently holding a sword Center: Another figure, possibly a mediator or official Holy Roman Emperor Henry VI grants a pardon to en:Richard I of England (Richard Lionheart). Petrus de Ebulo, Liber ad honorem Augusti sive de rebus Siculis, fol 129, recto

                                                                                                    Alt...Depiction of Emperor Henry VI pardoning Richard in Peter of Eboli's Liber ad honorem Augusti, c. 1196. The illumination shows: Upper right: Emperor Henry VI seated on a throne in red robes with a crown, holding symbols of authority, with a green tree beside him Lower right: King Richard kneeling or prostrating himself before the emperor in submission Left side: Armed figures, likely guards or knights, one prominently holding a sword Center: Another figure, possibly a mediator or official Holy Roman Emperor Henry VI grants a pardon to en:Richard I of England (Richard Lionheart). Petrus de Ebulo, Liber ad honorem Augusti sive de rebus Siculis, fol 129, recto

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