TIL that India has the only accurate culture conception of an Owl, an animal with problem solving skills ranked somewhere between those of a carrot and a potato.
this is now the 2nd book in not that long I've read that's set in India where they have an Indian character call another character wise as an owl and I am begging you to talk to ppl from subcontinent THE OWL IS CONSIDERED A FOOLISH BIRD IN INDIA IT IS NEVER USED AS PRAISE
THE BAD NEWS: this poor little pipkin was hit by a car on Wednesday evening.
THE GOOD NEWS: She had surgery on Thursday and is on course for a full recovery. Also, I bought these steps to help her get onto the bed and the list of pets they are suitable for includes PIGGY.
Had a Teams meeting today and l looked GREAT throughout. Absolutely astonishing. No idea what caused it. Will probably never happen again. Please congratulate me.
For various reasons I've been reading about the band Extreme, and am delighted to discover that they all have 90s heartthrob names – Gary Cherone, Nuno Bettencourt, Kevin Figueiredo – except for the bassist, who's called Pat Badger.
1. The teetotalism movement was first started in Preston in the early 19th century.
2. The word ‘teetotal’ is the result of a stutter. In 1833, Richard Turner, a member of the society Preston Temperance Society, gave a speech saying: “I'll be reet down out-and-out t-t-total for ever and ever.”
Verner Panton’s 1969 canteen design for the Spiegel publishing house, now reinstalled at Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg
#WeekCforCircles#AlphabetChallenge 📷
Remains one of my favourite bits from the Guardian style guide:
Goths
(uc) Germanic tribe that invaded the Roman empire
goths
(lc) Sisters of Mercy fans who invaded the Shepherd’s Bush Empire
If someone was baiting a trap to specifically catch you, what bait would they use?
Mine would be a big lump of hash (can't get it round here, miss it a lot) or a '59 Fender Bassman amp
Doomy and gloomy. My sister sends me a text quoting Julian of Norwich: “all shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well”
It is not that anyone here would be interested at all, he lied, but the #CocteauTwins have just hours ago revamped and updated their YouTube page to finally include all their official videos over the years, in hi-def at that. So. You know. Not that anyone here would be interested as I said.
