Jack Lynch

I lived without Aldgate, about midway between Aldgate Church and Whitechappel Bars, on the left hand or north side of the street; and as the distemper had not reached to that side of the city, our neighbourhood continued very easy. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/...

What to know about the plague after a suspected human case in Coloradowww.washingtonpost.com A possible case is being investigated in Colorado. Bubonic plague is the most common form of the bacterial infection, which can be spread by fleas on rodents.

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Steve K!

Language evolution in progress! -- you've created a new mood!

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Jesse Sheidlower

I’m taking that to the grave.

Was feeling a little insecure about a claim I’ve published in the past; went to Wikipedia for confirmation, and discovered it backed me up; followed the citation link, and realized I’m the source for the claim that I’m now twice as insecure about.

SUMERIAN HAS A FRUSTRATIVE MOOD If English had a frustrative mood I think I’d speak in nothing else.

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Jack Lynch

Academic department chairs have absolute immunity for their official acts.

SPOT THE BIRTHDAY GIRL CHALLENGE Clementine, who turns one today, is cleverly concealed in this photo. Can you spot her? 90% WILL GET THIS WRONG

It’s not so much “testing the boundaries” as “gleefully pissing all over them.”

"And if elected, I promise a moose on every corner!"

‘No chain stores, but moose on every corner’: as Colorado herds thrive, clashes with people risewww.theguardian.com After being introduced to the state in the 1970s, there are now more moose attacks than puma and bears combined. Has the species become just too successful?

MY NUMBER WAS SELECTED AFTER A SPIN BALL Time to tell the dean I’m quitting to live off my winnings.

My eBay search for books printed before 1700 turns up this. I’m skeptical, but with ESTC still down, I guess there’s no way to know whether it’s authentic.

This is from the same search. Just think of the new interpretations that will open up when we think of Arthur Miller as a Restoration tragedian!

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Jonathon Owen

Spare a thought, &c. &c. &c.