GandalftheBlack

@GandalftheBlack@feddit.org

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Karl Bushby: Made a bet in 1998 that he could walk from Chile to England. 27 Years later, Still walking. Survived Darién Gap, 57 days in a Russian prison, Traversing the Bering Strait on shifting ice⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  TIL Scotland and Wales don’t exist

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It really is⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Hapax blepomenon

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨New thing to ponder just dropped⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Not sure it’s a new thing to ponder, but it certainly is something to ponder.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  If it was Latin, the singular would be octoped(e) and the plural would be octopedes

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨nice chompers⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Little known fact, halberds used to be covered in feathers, but they didn’t survive in the archaeological record

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨An ex-Intel CEO’s mission to build a Christian AI: ‘hasten the coming of Christ’s return’⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  The week, on the other hand, is fair game.

  Sounds ridiculous, but apologists will literally say this.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨We gotta be more encouraging⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Graham Hancock moment

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Biased source⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Denominalised termination

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why are people using the "þ" character?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  No worries! Sorry if I came across as overly abrasive about someþing þat doesn’t really matter, I just really dislike misguided prescriptivism

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why are people using the "þ" character?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Stop talking about the “correct” usage. This is an idea based on how it’s used in one particular context. The and thorn were used interchangeably by English scribes for centuries, so there’s nothing wrong with using thorn exclusively.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Banana⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  This is why bananas are cheaper in the UK than in Brazil

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Oh no my harvest is too bountiful⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  -ulus according to Wiktionary:
  From Proto-Italic *-elos (whence Faliscan -𐌄𐌋𐌏𐌔 (-elos)), from Proto-Indo-European *-elós, thematized from Proto-Indo-European *-lós.[1] Cognate with Proto-Germanic *-ilaz and *-ulaz, whence no longer productive English -le (as in dimple and nozzle), Dutch -el, German -el.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨grocery shopping⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Don’t do the crime if you can’t do the thyme

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨grocery shopping⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s the idea, yes

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨egg time⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Is it not the other way around? Birds are dinosaurs, but not all dinosaurs are birds.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨unforgivable bad bad mommy⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  No, surprisingly not

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Millions in England face higher water bills after regulator backs more price rises⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Rare Northern Ireland W

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨predatory giraffes⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Not a dinosaur, but yes

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I still think it’s not necessarily true

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨it's time⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I misread fat as hat, but that would work too

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Asking for a chocaholic friend⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Perfectly healthy, thanks

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Asking for a chocaholic friend⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Doing my part by eating 100% cocoa solids every week

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I'm gonna die on this hill or die trying⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  This is haw wi get the spelling riform that wi nid

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are the character names in most Anime real Japanese names or just made up?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Krankenwagen and Aufenthaltserlaubnis

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are the character names in most Anime real Japanese names or just made up?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  アウヘントハルツエルラウブニスさんはどこですか？

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are the character names in most Anime real Japanese names or just made up?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  おはよう、クランケンバーゲンさん！

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨We are all going through something⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Danke dir

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨We are all going through something⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I love living in the UK Image

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨In this essay...⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The best thing is when the holy book *doesn’t * claim to contain the single, eternal truth, because it contains hundreds of contradicting truths of varying eternality due to being written by countless authors over more than a thousand years

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Not to get all religiony but why in the old testament God was all fire and brimstone and fatal consequences? But the new testament God is all about forgiveness and such??⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Not just single books. Single chapters.