The thread of learning something new every day
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@Baron-Silas-Greenback said in The thread of learning something new every day:
@taniwharugby said in The thread of learning something new every day:
@booboo but are they real?
What about Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia?
I mean being diagnosed for something, with that condition that is the very essence of your fear? ie that is a fear of long words!
Some very interesting ones!
I bet my one isnt there
I am scared of being in the middle of a dental visit in an earthquake.... just wandering outside to a devatsted city with all that stuff in your mouth and the injection wearing off....@canefan surely you can arrange this?
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It lost me at batteryuniversity.com I mean FFS
Fucken hippies
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After a decade and a half on here I figure I'm well prepared for the onset of dementia
My old man died from Parkinsons. I used to ask him when it got him down which he'd rather - spill half his beer or forget where he'd put it.
The Fern is analogous to both those options
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https://stuff.co.nz/entertainment/books/97659599/are-dr-seuss-books-racist
OMG I can't believe I didn't see that Dr Seuss was a dirty racist
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@canefan said in The thread of learning something new every day:
https://stuff.co.nz/entertainment/books/97659599/are-dr-seuss-books-racist
OMG I can't believe I didn't see that Dr Seuss was a dirty racist
You obvioisly avoid the politics threads ...
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@booboo said in The thread of learning something new every day:
@canefan said in The thread of learning something new every day:
https://stuff.co.nz/entertainment/books/97659599/are-dr-seuss-books-racist
OMG I can't believe I didn't see that Dr Seuss was a dirty racist
You obvioisly avoid the politics threads ...
Doesn't everybody?
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@Tim Enjoyed that thanks
Reminds me of the story of Mateus Rose which at its peak accounted for 40% of Portugal's wine production and is totally a marketing exercise.
Distinctive wine bottle is a copy of a Portuguese soldiers water bottle and the Mateus "estate" on the label, although a real place (I've been there) has never had anything to do with the wine
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A 6 part blog series about Leonetto Cappiello (links to other parts on right side of page) - he produced many iconic posters in a style that is instantly recognizable