shezcrafti 🍕

@shezcrafti.com

1 week ago

Bananas + Ham = Bahamas

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SitcomReality

@sitcomreality.bsky.social

3 months ago

MUSTARD (n.) a sauce that burns later.

lit. "small delay"

MUS from Greek mus ("mouse") + TARD from Latin tardus ("slow, sluggish")

See also:
* retard ("hinder, delay")
* tardy ("late, slow")
* TARDIS ("time-stopping device")

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Dan Coyote

@dantecoyote.bsky.social

10 months ago

Task is of Yorkshire origin, derived from the local pronunciation of 'the ask'. As in:

Nah then, what's t'ask?

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Grigory Lukin ✨️is on sub✨️

@grigorylukin.bsky.social

1 year ago

Liability: one's skill or ability to lie.

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Daniella Bella

@daniemililly.bsky.social

2 years ago

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