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

HOOF. To beat the hoof; to travel on foot. He hoofed it or beat the hoof, every step of the way from Chester to London.

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): HOOF. To beat the hoof; to travel on foot. He hoofed it or beat the hoof, every step of the way from Chester to London. 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): HOOF. To beat the hoof; to travel on foot. He hoofed it or beat the hoof, every step of the way from Chester to London. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

    Events for the 17th of June from Wikipedia:

    • 1596: The Dutch explorer Willem Barentsz discovers the Arctic archipelago of Spitsbergen. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willem_B
    • Birth (1682) of Charles XII, Swedish king (d. 1718) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_
    • Death (1956) of Bob Sweikert, American race car driver (b. 1926) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Swei
    @histodons

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      [?]Texas Observer » 🌐
      @TexasObserver@texasobserver.social

      New today: The return of the parasitic worm has been splashed across the headlines for the past couple weeks with equal measures of trepidation and disgust.

      Christopher Collins helps us dig into this grim situation with a look at past infestations and the toll they've taken on our state.
      texasobserver.org/texas-fight-

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

        HANGMAN'S WAGES. Thirteen pence halfpenny, according to the vulgar tradition, was thus allotted: one shilling for the executioner, and three halfpence for the rope. This refers to former times; the hangmen of the present day having, like other artificers, raised their prices.

        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): HANGMAN'S WAGES. Thirteen pence halfpenny, according to the vulgar tradition, was thus allotted: one shilling for the executioner, and three halfpence for the rope. This refers to former times; the hangmen of the present day having, like other artificers, raised their prices. 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): HANGMAN'S WAGES. Thirteen pence halfpenny, according to the vulgar tradition, was thus allotted: one shilling for the executioner, and three halfpence for the rope. This refers to former times; the hangmen of the present day having, like other artificers, raised their prices. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

          A Woman’s Right to Vote Was Secured After Work That Was Inspired by Mothers and Driven by Maternal Instincts

          In a poignant pattern, many of the most important contributions to suffrage were enacted—or inspired—by mothers

          smithsonianmag.com/history/wom

          Carrie Chapman Catt

          Photograph of Carrie Chapman Catt. Here she is older with glasses and light hair. She is squinting and smiling at the camera. She is wearing a heavy, dark fur coat and a large hat decorated with flowers or ruffles. In her right hand she holds the handle of a dark, stiff briefcase or small suitcase. In her left arm are a rectangular wrapped package, a tall box, and a bunch of flowers.

          Alt...Photograph of Carrie Chapman Catt. Here she is older with glasses and light hair. She is squinting and smiling at the camera. She is wearing a heavy, dark fur coat and a large hat decorated with flowers or ruffles. In her right hand she holds the handle of a dark, stiff briefcase or small suitcase. In her left arm are a rectangular wrapped package, a tall box, and a bunch of flowers.

            [?]amgbengaezekieloladosu » 🌐
            @megafeastamerica-dmgts.wordpress.com@megafeastamerica-dmgts.wordpress.com

            “The Strategy”

            Focus indicates the movement and the path to growth which illustrate the opportunity it might give to us as individuals or Nation for the national interest to grow Nation economy and human capacity. Life gives warrant to strategies that we might win someday and we might lose someday. Each football player has the trained strategies to better the position been given to him in a football matches for a good result for the team. The leadership of every co-operation needs a team building as a […] [SENSITIVE CONTENT]

            Focus indicates the movement and the path to growth which illustrate the opportunity it might give to us as individuals or Nation for the national interest to grow Nation economy and human capacity. Life gives warrant to strategies that we might win someday and we might lose someday. Each football player has the trained strategies to better the position been given to him in a football matches for a good result for the team.

            The leadership of every co-operation needs a team building as a brilliant strategies to growth. Self-centered leading can never gives a better result or desire want of opportunity we long for in every organization. Even to the creation of a family we kind of desire to live for.

            Success require strategies that can be attributed to the instrument of enhance capacities involved. At the same time to associate with the growth of national interest of Nations. Creating capacity in human work force as leader of a Nation needs adequate strategies to succeed beyond the former administration to reach out to the heart of citizens. Everybody can not be a born leader, and each born leader needs to be trained as a unique strategies to bring out the inner abilities to a better governance of people group.

            In as much, each trained leaders need a strategies toward mentorship process from past successful leaders as way of submissions to learn out the classroom phase of life and thinking outside the box.

            Army does not go to a war without a strategical plans to win the battle of defending the national interest and value of their Nation or win the coupe of overthrowing the government of their own country if their desire is not met.

            “So the co-existent of every individualism is depend in the strategies been given for living purposes”

            Gbenga Ezekiel Oladosu

            American National Award Winning Author

            Mega Feast Bestselling Author

            Honored as(WordPress “World Famous Author” Receive views from 50+ Different Countries)

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

            ROUGH. To lie rough; to lie all night in one's clothes: called also roughing it. Likewise to sleep on the bare deck of a ship, when the person is commonly advised to chuse the softest plank.

            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): ROUGH. To lie rough; to lie all night in one's clothes: called also roughing it. Likewise to sleep on the bare deck of a ship, when the person is commonly advised to chuse the softest plank. 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): ROUGH. To lie rough; to lie all night in one's clothes: called also roughing it. Likewise to sleep on the bare deck of a ship, when the person is commonly advised to chuse the softest plank. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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              [?]Eboni.ai 👩🏾‍💻 » 🌐
              @etebur@mas.to

              Pinkie Yates, 1902 | Lifelong educator and graduate of Spelman College and PVAMU. Daughter of Freedmen's Town founder, John Henry "Jack" Yates

              📸 (Charles) Deane

              curioushistonian.com/pinkie-ya

              A sepia photo of a young Black woman a dark-colored dress. She is standing with one hand behind her back and the other holding a book.

              Alt...A sepia photo of a young Black woman a dark-colored dress. She is standing with one hand behind her back and the other holding a book.

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

                Events for the 16th of June from Wikipedia:

                • 1836: The formation of the London Working Men's Association gives rise to the Chartist Movement. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_W
                • Birth (1987) of Christian Tshimanga Kabeya, Belgian footballer en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christia
                • Holiday: Youth Day (South Africa) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youth_Da
                @histodons

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                  [?]internetarchive » 🌐
                  @internetarchive@mastodon.archive.org

                  "Smile!" Summer vacation used to mean film cameras, limited shots, and the long wait to see how the pix actually turned out. 📸☀️

                  helped define photography, building systems that made memories printable, shareable, and permanent.

                  With digital photography, Kodak slipped from public prominence. But today, film cameras are making a quiet comeback. “Smile!” hits different when every shot counts.

                  Find snapshots of Kodak's web on the ➡️ web.archive.org/web/1996081500

                  Image with text at the top that reads: "Wayback Machine Then and Now" then "KODAK.COM". Below are Wayback Machine captures of the Kodak website from November 8, 1996, and May 31, 2026.

                  Alt...Image with text at the top that reads: "Wayback Machine Then and Now" then "KODAK.COM". Below are Wayback Machine captures of the Kodak website from November 8, 1996, and May 31, 2026.

                    [?]Woodoo Prod » 🌐
                    @WoodooProd@mastodon.cloud

                    Forty years of the internet: how the world changed for ever

                    This article is more than 16 years old
                    In October 1969, a student typed 'LO' on a computer - and the internet was born..

                    theguardian.com/technology/200

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                      [?]Solar Phasing » 🌐
                      @solarphasing@mastodon.social

                      What say about Merlin;

                      britannica.com/topic/Merlin-le

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                        [?]New Mexico Nomad » 🌐
                        @newmexiconomad@mstdn.social

                        El Morro National Monument preserves "Inscription Rock," a sandstone bluff with over 2,000 inscriptions and petroglyphs left by Native Americans, Spanish, and Americans over the last 1,000 years. It also protects Zuni Puebloan ruins on top of the bluff, a reliable waterhole, and diverse natural history.

                          [?]Global Museum » 🌐
                          @globalmuseum@mastodon.online

                          Cross-writing was a writing technique commonly used during the 18th and 19th centuries to save paper and reduce postage costs.
                          It involved filling a page normally, then rotating the paper 90 degrees to write directly over the original text.
                          📹Verse & Sip @_fluxfeeds

                          Alt...a video explaining Cross-writing, a writing technique commonly used during the 18th and 19th centuries to save paper and reduce postage costs

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                            [?]Solar Phasing » 🌐
                            @solarphasing@mastodon.social

                            Merlin The Enchanter. Illustration by Gustave Doré (1878)

                            imgur.com/gallery/merlin-encha

                            Merlin The Enchanter. Illustration by Gustave Doré (1878)

                            Alt...Merlin The Enchanter. Illustration by Gustave Doré (1878)

                            [?]amgbengaezekieloladosu » 🌐
                            @megafeastamerica-dmgts.wordpress.com@megafeastamerica-dmgts.wordpress.com

                            ” The Structure”

                            Every day things never be the same as Lorena is working hard to support her family after the death of her husband James. She understood the place of hope and a better day has well, she can't just stop dreaming to see her children Katy and John have good education in the absent of their father. Her working hard makes the kids knows the value of their mother and this gave the kids they same reason too, to support her. Has they also have the knowledge of the absence of their father […] [SENSITIVE CONTENT]

                            Every day things never be the same as Lorena is working hard to support her family after the death of her husband James. She understood the place of hope and a better day has well, she can’t just stop dreaming to see her children Katy and John have good education in the absent of their father. Her working hard makes the kids knows the value of their mother and this gave the kids they same reason too, to support her. Has they also have the knowledge of the absence of their father James.

                            Lorena believes of a better day and a better opportunity. As she save to own a house someday to better support her children. Then she start to save every little coins towards a goal of owning a house to move out of a rental apartment.

                            In the same way, like of every government of every countries depends on structure because every failed governments lack structure for their government and her citizen. That’s while some people believes that democracy had failed them and they will rather look for another system of government like military or communist

                            Today, some countries leaders are leading their countries in communist disguised system of government because the past administration lack structures to value every citizens toward a developmental goal of their countries.

                            For a good governance to citizen of every countries there should be adequate structure which supported the interest of citizens

                            Lorena had a determination toward success in the absent of her husband James and she also makes her children believes they can make it, to move out of a rental apartment to their own house.

                            People needs a leader who can make them believe even though they don’t want to believe or gives a try for another day of dreaming.

                            Gbenga Ezekiel Oladosu

                            American National Award Winning Author

                            Mega Feast Bestselling Author

                            Honored as (WordPress “World Famous Author” Receive views from 50+ Different Countries)

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

                            MORGLAG. A brown bill, or kind of halbert, formerly carried by watchmen; corruption of MORE, great or broad, and GLAVE, blade.

                            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): MORGLAG. A brown bill, or kind of halbert, formerly carried by watchmen; corruption of MORE, great or broad, and GLAVE, blade. 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): MORGLAG. A brown bill, or kind of halbert, formerly carried by watchmen; corruption of MORE, great or broad, and GLAVE, blade. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                              [?]Rick Gaehl » 🌐
                              @RickGaehl@mstdn.social

                              This is what a trendy architect's office looked like in around 1935. I saw it at the Sonneveld House on a recent trip to Rotterdam. I love Modernism, and this is Modernism at its very peak.

                              Modernist interior with tubular steel furniture and orange upholstery.

                              Alt...Modernist interior with tubular steel furniture and orange upholstery.

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

                                How Sir Isaac Newton Predicted The World Will Change In 2060

                                Sir Isaac Newton predicted that the world would end in 2060, but never published these studies during his lifetime.

                                by Mike Cohen

                                thecollector.com/how-isaac-new

                                Books by Newton at PG (including Newton's Principia):
                                gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/62

                                ISAAC NEWTON From the picture by Kneller, 1689, now at Cambridge An oil portrait of Newton in his mid-forties with long, flowing silver-grey hair, wearing a dark brown robe over a white shirt. He is turned slightly, gazing directly at the viewer. One hand rests on a surface. The background is dark and muted, in the style of late 17th-century English portraiture. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portrait_of_Isaac_Newton

                                Alt...ISAAC NEWTON From the picture by Kneller, 1689, now at Cambridge An oil portrait of Newton in his mid-forties with long, flowing silver-grey hair, wearing a dark brown robe over a white shirt. He is turned slightly, gazing directly at the viewer. One hand rests on a surface. The background is dark and muted, in the style of late 17th-century English portraiture. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portrait_of_Isaac_Newton

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

                                  An old ballroom, that suffered a fire a few years ago. Somewhere in East Germany 🇩🇪

                                  abandoned yellow ballroom with stage

                                  Alt...abandoned yellow ballroom with stage

                                    [?]Woodoo Prod » 🌐
                                    @WoodooProd@mastodon.cloud

                                    "In December 1993, the New York Times published an article about the “limitless opportunity” of the early internet. It painted a picture of a digital utopia: clicking a mouse to access NASA weather footage, Clinton’s speeches, MTV’s digital music samplers, or the status of a coffee pot.."

                                    goodinternetmagazine.com/the-w

                                    #asitwasbefore

                                    Alt...#asitwasbefore

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                                      [?]Solar Phasing » 🌐
                                      @solarphasing@mastodon.social

                                      Welcome to an interactive map of electronic sound evolution. From the first experiments with electricity to neural audio. Navigate the timeline, explore events, listen to music.

                                      nodemusic.cc/

                                      @electronicmusic
                                      @ExperimentalMusic

                                      Welcome to an interactive map of electronic sound evolution.

                                      Alt...Welcome to an interactive map of electronic sound evolution.

                                      Welcome to an interactive map of electronic sound evolution.

                                      Alt...Welcome to an interactive map of electronic sound evolution.

                                      Welcome to an interactive map of electronic sound evolution.

                                      Alt...Welcome to an interactive map of electronic sound evolution.

                                      Welcome to an interactive map of electronic sound evolution.

                                      Alt...Welcome to an interactive map of electronic sound evolution.

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                                        [?]Punkrock History » 🌐
                                        @historyofpunkrock@sfba.social

                                        Released 46 years ago today
                                        Unknown Pleasures, the debut studio album by Joy Division, featuring the iconic track Diorder

                                        Joy Division - Disorder (Official Reimagined Video)

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

                                          DUCE. Two-pence.

                                          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): DUCE. Two-pence. 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): DUCE. Two-pence. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                            [?]Josh Renaud » 🌐
                                            @kirkman@digipres.club

                                            In 2006, I made a screen capture of this nifty ANSI title screen from the BBS door game "Solar Realms Elite."

                                            Seven years later, I realized this was a CUSTOM title screen, not SRE's default. Questions abounded: Where did it come from? Who had made it?

                                            Well, a further 13 years on, I have finally solved the mystery! Join me on this voyage of retrocomputing discovery!

                                            breakintochat.com/blog/2026/06

                                            This ANSI art screen from the 1990s shows a large space ship hovering above an Earth-like planet. "SRE" is displayed in large 3-D block letters.

                                            Alt...This ANSI art screen from the 1990s shows a large space ship hovering above an Earth-like planet. "SRE" is displayed in large 3-D block letters.

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

                                              Events for the 15th of June from Wikipedia:

                                              • 1921: Bessie Coleman earns her pilot's license, becoming the first female pilot of African-American descent. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessie_C
                                              • Birth (1964) of Courteney Cox, American actress and producer en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courtene
                                              • Death (2023) of Glenda Jackson, English actress and politician (b. 1936) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenda_J
                                              @histodons

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

                                                AUNT. Mine aunt; a bawd or procuress: a title of eminence for the senior dells, who serve for instructresses, midwives, &c. for the dells. CANT. See DELLS.

                                                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): AUNT. Mine aunt; a bawd or procuress: a title of eminence for the senior dells, who serve for instructresses, midwives, &c. for the dells. CANT. See DELLS. 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): AUNT. Mine aunt; a bawd or procuress: a title of eminence for the senior dells, who serve for instructresses, midwives, &c. for the dells. CANT. See DELLS. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                  [?]Woodoo Prod » 🌐
                                                  @WoodooProd@mastodon.cloud

                                                  Dial up the old internet
                                                  dialuptheoldinternet.org/

                                                  An ode to the old Internet, a guide to digital archiving, a celebration of retro tech.

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

                                                    The Story of Henry “Box” Brown, the Slave Who Mailed Himself to Freedom

                                                    Conducting one of the most creative escapes from American slavery, Henry “Box” Brown made a unique mark on history.

                                                    thecollector.com/henry-boxbrow

                                                    "Narrative of Henry Box Brown" at PG:

                                                    gutenberg.org/ebooks/64992

                                                    This historical lithograph print is titled "The Resurrection of Henry 'Box' Brown at Philadelphia". It depicts the famous 1849 escape of Henry Box Brown, an enslaved Black man who successfully won his freedom by mailing himself inside a wooden shipping crate from Richmond, Virginia, to abolitionists in Philadelphia. Brown is shown in the center coming out of the crate. Behind him a white man is holding the lid of the crate. To the left a black man also has a hold of the crate lid with his left hand. There is a white man standing to the far left. On the far right is a white man with basket. All four men are looking at Brown coming out of the box.

                                                    Alt...This historical lithograph print is titled "The Resurrection of Henry 'Box' Brown at Philadelphia". It depicts the famous 1849 escape of Henry Box Brown, an enslaved Black man who successfully won his freedom by mailing himself inside a wooden shipping crate from Richmond, Virginia, to abolitionists in Philadelphia. Brown is shown in the center coming out of the crate. Behind him a white man is holding the lid of the crate. To the left a black man also has a hold of the crate lid with his left hand. There is a white man standing to the far left. On the far right is a white man with basket. All four men are looking at Brown coming out of the box.

                                                      [?]Woodoo Prod » 🌐
                                                      @WoodooProd@mastodon.cloud

                                                      The Boring Internet
                                                      The internet you grew up on isn’t dying.

                                                      A commercial veneer glued on top of it is.

                                                      terrygodier.com/the-boring-int

                                                        [?]Oliver Schafeld » 🌐
                                                        @oliver_schafeld@mastodon.online

                                                        Those currents look like a good explanation why the Spanish sailors in the 15th and 16th century went where they went, I guess.

                                                        earth.nullschool.net/#current/

                                                        Also, why the Norse didn't get farther south? Look at that vortex off Canada.

                                                        en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norse_se

                                                        Screenshot from https://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/surface/level/orthographic=-28.18,45.62,351 North Atlantic vortex marked.

                                                        Alt...Screenshot from https://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/surface/level/orthographic=-28.18,45.62,351 North Atlantic vortex marked.

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                                                          [?]Solar Phasing » 🌐
                                                          @solarphasing@mastodon.social

                                                          From The Rime of The Ancient Mariner - Illustration by Gustave Doré (1876)

                                                          imgur.com/gallery/from-rime-of

                                                          From The Rime of The Ancient Mariner - Illustration by Gustave Doré (1876)

                                                          Alt...From The Rime of The Ancient Mariner - Illustration by Gustave Doré (1876)

                                                          [?]Sir Rochard 'Dock' Bunson » 🌐
                                                          @SrRochardBunson@universeodon.com

                                                          That Chaucer & Shakespeare were into the whole 6-7 thing.

                                                          "A similar phrase, "to set the world on six and seven", is used by Geoffrey Chaucer in his Troilus and Criseyde. It dates from the mid-1380s and seems from its context to mean "to hazard the world" or "to risk one's life".[2] William Shakespeare uses a similar phrase in Richard II (around 1595), "But time will not permit: all is uneven, And every thing is left at six and seven"."

                                                          en.wikipedia.org/wiki/At_sixes

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

                                                            HOB OR NOB. Will you hob or nob with me? a question formerly in fashion at polite tables, signifying a request or challenge to drink a glass of wine with the proposer: if the party challenged answered Nob, they were to chuse whether white or red.

                                                            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): HOB OR NOB. Will you hob or nob with me? a question formerly in fashion at polite tables, signifying a request or challenge to drink a glass of wine with the proposer: if the party challenged answered Nob, they were to chuse whether white or red. 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): HOB OR NOB. Will you hob or nob with me? a question formerly in fashion at polite tables, signifying a request or challenge to drink a glass of wine with the proposer: if the party challenged answered Nob, they were to chuse whether white or red. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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

                                                              Events for the 14th of June from Wikipedia:

                                                              • 1789: Mutiny on the Bounty: HMS Bounty mutiny survivors including Captain William Bligh and 18 others reach Timor after a nearly 7,400 km (4,600 mi) journey in an open boat. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutiny_o
                                                              • Birth (1929) of Cy Coleman, American pianist and composer (d. 2004) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cy_Colem
                                                              @histodons

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

                                                                This traditional-style Japanese elementary school lies abandoned, hidden in the mountains. It is hard to say when it closed, perhaps in the 1970s, but it may have been used more recently. A beautiful haikyo (ruin), left frozen in time.

                                                                Abandoned classroom, there is a globe on the teachers desk

                                                                Alt...Abandoned classroom, there is a globe on the teachers desk

                                                                Overgrown buildings

                                                                Alt...Overgrown buildings

                                                                Bookshelf

                                                                Alt...Bookshelf

                                                                Slide with leaf litter

                                                                Alt...Slide with leaf litter

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                                                                  [?]Solar Phasing » 🌐
                                                                  @solarphasing@mastodon.social

                                                                  The Nautilus - Illustration by Alphonse Marie Deneuville, for Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne (1870)

                                                                  imgur.com/gallery/nautilus-ill

                                                                  The Nautilus - Illustration by Alphonse Marie Deneuville, for Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne (1870)

                                                                  Alt...The Nautilus - Illustration by Alphonse Marie Deneuville, for Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne (1870)

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

                                                                    ROUND ROBIN. A mode of signing remonstrances practised by sailors on board the king's ships, wherein their names are written in a circle, so that it cannot be discovered who first signed it, or was, in other words, the ringleader.

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

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                                                                      Return of the Colonies. Illustration by David A. Hardy (1981)

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                                                                        She was excited about the weekend after the work schedule of the week days. Looking forward to host her husband family and friends for a launch this weekend has Doris and Morgan her husband and the kids are busy cleaning the house before the launch time when their visitors will arrived. After the cleaning of the house, Doris looks ahead of going to shopping for the things she needs to prepare the meal for their visitor and friends. In this regards, life is about our preparation toward […] [SENSITIVE CONTENT]

                                                                        She was excited about the weekend after the work schedule of the week days. Looking forward to host her husband family and friends for a launch this weekend has Doris and Morgan her husband and the kids are busy cleaning the house before the launch time when their visitors will arrived. After the cleaning of the house, Doris looks ahead of going to shopping for the things she needs to prepare the meal for their visitor and friends.

                                                                        In this regards, life is about our preparation toward certain goal and the way we value to the same goal ahead of us, tells us the other side of the stories either good or bad.

                                                                        Our job creates the source our income value, likewise countries are depend on a resources that generate the source of income for the growth of the nation. As a leader, leading the economy of the nation, the focus should be how to generate the source of income to growth nation economy that will gives value to every common citizen of the nation. A servant leader should be able to know the added value resource to move the country ahead.

                                                                        God who created every human being both in different colors and race knows what work best for us.

                                                                        Our greedy heart makes us neglect the value we have as human created in God’s image and likeness matters.

                                                                        Gbenga Ezekiel Oladosu

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