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My life and interests in bullet points.

  • mother to a severely dyslexic kid. I do a lot of advocating, as severe dyslexics get shut out of the written internet so you do not see their viewpoints expressed.
  • long covid suffer, but able to manage it
  • Engineer, except math and science jokes.
  • Crafter, mainly sewing. Love any kind craft and art.
  • Lover of history and architecture
  • old house lover, love my 90 year old house.
  • black cat affectionado. So cats.

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TheVulgarTongue Bot , to histodons group
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CHATES. The gallows. CANT.

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

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sewblue ,
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@TheVulgarTongue @histodons what does CANT mean in these definitions?

TheVulgarTongue Bot , (edited ) to histodons group
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Pinned because it's weird, poetic, grotesque and funny all at the same time.

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MIDSHIPMAN'S WATCH AND CHAIN. A sheep's heart and pluck.

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

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sewblue ,
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@Z_Zed_Zed @tomstewart @TheVulgarTongue @histodons And every now and then, one that makes some phrase make sense. Or one you had no idea used to be slang.

The "blind" part of a blind alley having a specific meaning being one!

sewblue ,
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@TheVulgarTongue @Z_Zed_Zed @tomstewart @histodons awww fudge.

Long winded too.

rbreich , to random
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The Supreme Court is hearing two cases that could upend federal regulations designed to protect us.

Big corporations are salivating for a ruling that goes their way.

Here’s what you need to know.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83upnDW6TcA&ab_channel=RobertReich

sewblue ,
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@rbreich Remember that the Koch Brother's company plead guilty in a criminal proceeding to violate the Clean Air act. They bypassed benzene cleaners to save money, then falsified documents to pretend they were in compliance. 4 employees went to prison. They dumped 91 tons of cancer causing benzene into the environment when they were only allowed 6 tons and covered it up.

As far as corporate personhood: Guilty. No responsibility. No remorse. No rehabilitation. Instead, they are trying to make it legal to do worse.

It is like a rich guy who basically drives a tank running a red light. Instead of owning up to it and driving safely, he has all the traffic lights in town removed so he can get around town without caring about who he hits.

Let Boeing be free of federal oversight! Screw pilot training, too expensive! No need to check for gas leaks in city streets. Forget about climate change.

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