How did we even get ‘oink’ in the language to start with
What twee Victorian children’s author decided that a simple down to earth grunt was too earthy and licentious for polite company
“Oink” is pretty close if you snort while you say it
But then I suppose so is any other word
Did anyone else just make a really disturbingly accurate pig noise? No? Just me?
I've always been struck by the apparent cross cultural ubiquity of dog collars, you look at a four thousand year old statue of a dog and you may well see a regular degular dog collar on that dog
What else besides a collar you ask? I am not a scientist
Broke as fuck in the style of the times. Gratitude is all that can return on your generosity.
I've always been struck by the apparent cross cultural ubiquity of dog collars, you look at a four thousand year old statue of a dog and you may well see a regular degular dog collar on that dog
What else besides a collar you ask? I am not a scientist
the buckle is bronze age tech we've been at this a while
Meanwhile cats just showed up and said, "I live here now. I'll eat these mice and other pests destroying your grain, but this doesn't make us friends. You may pet me but only if I allow it."
Meanwhile cats just showed up and said, "I live here now. I'll eat these mice and other pests destroying your grain, but this doesn't make us friends. You may pet me but only if I allow it."
Praying mantises are fuckin' awesome. I had one on one of the 4x4 supports for my back awning like a week ago, so I went into my garage and found a cricket to give it.
The more I look at it the more eh I feel BUT
... Nethersex is a goddamn stroke of genius
There's also Stuttgart turning into Studyard.
But generally there doesn't seem that much thought behind it. For example all the -kasters in Britain should probably be -burg, if Chester comes from Latin castra.
And related to the OP: German onomatopoeia are kinda weird in my limited experience comparing them to other languages. They often sound way more like words than the actual sound.
The difference between the webcomics thread and the rest of the forum is the daily posting. Eg. You can post a page of a novel and it's unlikely to ruffle any feathers. But if you posted a page a day of a novel it'd be different, your just copying the entire novel sa that point and it is probably crossing the line. So in the webcomics thread, instead of posting a page a day we post a thumbnail of a panel. But if someone posted a full page of a comic elsewhere it'd be fine because it's just a single page.
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Metzger MeisterIt Gets Worsebefore it gets any better.Registered Userregular
i saw a praying mantis nymph recently! lil thing was hanging out on my front door so i put my hand up and they hopped right into it and curiously inspected my hands and fingers while i carried them to the garden.
i saw a praying mantis nymph recently! lil thing was hanging out on my front door so i put my hand up and they hopped right into it and curiously inspected my hands and fingers while i carried them to the garden.
I wish we had more bees, butterflies and praying mantises around here, but instead it's just mosquitoes and invasive species like Japanese beetles and stink bugs.
The weirdest (but most interesting) invasive species around here is what's locally known as the "Lazarus Lizard:"
In 1951, 10-year-old George Rau Jr., step-son of Fred Lazarus III, came across European wall lizards scurrying across rocky slopes while on a family vacation to Lake Garda in northern Italy located about 30 miles east of Milan. George smuggled a few (6 to 10 depending on the reference source) through customs to release them at his family's home on Torrence Court in the suburb of Hyde Park just east of Cincinnati.
The climate in Milan is almost identical to Cincinnati and there are plenty of rocky habitats in southwest Ohio to accommodate the lizard's needs. The European wall lizards thrived and became so numerous that Torrence Court is still sometimes referred to as "Lizard Hill." The burgeoning Italian expats were locally renamed "Lazarus lizards" in misplaced recognition of their perceived patrons. Of course, they should have been named "George's Lizards."
But generally there doesn't seem that much thought behind it. For example all the -kasters in Britain should probably be -burg, if Chester comes from Latin castra.
Regina castra would probably produce something like Rencester if it was in England and not Rainsbury
i saw a praying mantis nymph recently! lil thing was hanging out on my front door so i put my hand up and they hopped right into it and curiously inspected my hands and fingers while i carried them to the garden.
I wish we had more bees, butterflies and praying mantises around here, but instead it's just mosquitoes and invasive species like Japanese beetles and stink bugs.
The weirdest (but most interesting) invasive species around here is what's locally known as the "Lazarus Lizard:"
In 1951, 10-year-old George Rau Jr., step-son of Fred Lazarus III, came across European wall lizards scurrying across rocky slopes while on a family vacation to Lake Garda in northern Italy located about 30 miles east of Milan. George smuggled a few (6 to 10 depending on the reference source) through customs to release them at his family's home on Torrence Court in the suburb of Hyde Park just east of Cincinnati.
The climate in Milan is almost identical to Cincinnati and there are plenty of rocky habitats in southwest Ohio to accommodate the lizard's needs. The European wall lizards thrived and became so numerous that Torrence Court is still sometimes referred to as "Lizard Hill." The burgeoning Italian expats were locally renamed "Lazarus lizards" in misplaced recognition of their perceived patrons. Of course, they should have been named "George's Lizards."
i saw a praying mantis nymph recently! lil thing was hanging out on my front door so i put my hand up and they hopped right into it and curiously inspected my hands and fingers while i carried them to the garden.
I wish we had more bees, butterflies and praying mantises around here, but instead it's just mosquitoes and invasive species like Japanese beetles and stink bugs.
The weirdest (but most interesting) invasive species around here is what's locally known as the "Lazarus Lizard:"
In 1951, 10-year-old George Rau Jr., step-son of Fred Lazarus III, came across European wall lizards scurrying across rocky slopes while on a family vacation to Lake Garda in northern Italy located about 30 miles east of Milan. George smuggled a few (6 to 10 depending on the reference source) through customs to release them at his family's home on Torrence Court in the suburb of Hyde Park just east of Cincinnati.
The climate in Milan is almost identical to Cincinnati and there are plenty of rocky habitats in southwest Ohio to accommodate the lizard's needs. The European wall lizards thrived and became so numerous that Torrence Court is still sometimes referred to as "Lizard Hill." The burgeoning Italian expats were locally renamed "Lazarus lizards" in misplaced recognition of their perceived patrons. Of course, they should have been named "George's Lizards."
Are they doing harm to the local ecosystem? I'm not sure the difference between "invasive" compared to just...now they live there.
I suppose they are more of an "introduced" rather than invasive species; if anything they probably just eat pest insects. Their camouflage is pretty good but it's fun to spot them with the toddler on our walks. There are a couple concrete retaining walls near a park by our house where you can sometimes find them sunning, especially during the summer months. I've rarely seen one get more than about 10 inches from nose to tail so they are pretty small little things.
The Taichang Emperor of Ming died less than a month after becoming Emperor in 1620
His stepmother had given him "eight maidens" as a gift and he spent most of the month banging until he eventually began suffering from abdominal pain
He took a laxative but that laxative turned out to be too effective and the Emperor developed severe diarrhea
A minor court official who dabbled in apothecary gave the Emperor a "Red Pill" and the official was greatly praised for stopping the Emperor's diarrhea
But after taking a second pill, the Emperor died, and that official was banished to the border regions
i saw a praying mantis nymph recently! lil thing was hanging out on my front door so i put my hand up and they hopped right into it and curiously inspected my hands and fingers while i carried them to the garden.
I wish we had more bees, butterflies and praying mantises around here, but instead it's just mosquitoes and invasive species like Japanese beetles and stink bugs.
The weirdest (but most interesting) invasive species around here is what's locally known as the "Lazarus Lizard:"
In 1951, 10-year-old George Rau Jr., step-son of Fred Lazarus III, came across European wall lizards scurrying across rocky slopes while on a family vacation to Lake Garda in northern Italy located about 30 miles east of Milan. George smuggled a few (6 to 10 depending on the reference source) through customs to release them at his family's home on Torrence Court in the suburb of Hyde Park just east of Cincinnati.
The climate in Milan is almost identical to Cincinnati and there are plenty of rocky habitats in southwest Ohio to accommodate the lizard's needs. The European wall lizards thrived and became so numerous that Torrence Court is still sometimes referred to as "Lizard Hill." The burgeoning Italian expats were locally renamed "Lazarus lizards" in misplaced recognition of their perceived patrons. Of course, they should have been named "George's Lizards."
In the 19th century, a shipment of Italian stone arrived at Sheerness dockyard in the Isle of Sheppey, Kent. Along for the ride was a group of European yellow-tailed scorpions, which by 2013 had become a colony 10,000 - 15,000 in size. Normally found in North Africa and the Mediterranean, the colony in the UK is the northernmost population of scorpions known.
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Indie Winterdie KräheRudi Hurzlmeier (German, b. 1952)Registered Userregular
2020 is a year with a leap second
that means that this is something that will actually happen
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Did anyone else just make a really disturbingly accurate pig noise? No? Just me?
Okay then . . .
bill bryson was correct about how much fun it is just to look at any map of the UK
Nice dog
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One of the lesser things I would like to do with time travel is just visiting dogs and other domesticated animals throughout history
I just want to know what they looked like, y'know?
What else besides a collar you ask? I am not a scientist
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You could save all the breeds that were killed in the world wars!
the buckle is bronze age tech we've been at this a while
*whispers in arkansan*
woo pig sooey
(The Latin name for the animal was also sus)
this fact was brought to you by the praying mantis that scared the ever loving shit out of me while I was washing dishes yesterday
Yeah I feed wild animals.
There's also Stuttgart turning into Studyard.
But generally there doesn't seem that much thought behind it. For example all the -kasters in Britain should probably be -burg, if Chester comes from Latin castra.
And related to the OP: German onomatopoeia are kinda weird in my limited experience comparing them to other languages. They often sound way more like words than the actual sound.
The French/German TV show Karambolage often had a section devoted to this. Fun little show
http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2012/06/05/karambolage_the_best_kids_tv_show_you_probably_don_t_understand_.html
Hey heads up we arent allowed to post full comics
It was enacted specifically because some creators complained about it. I would assume its universal
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I wish we had more bees, butterflies and praying mantises around here, but instead it's just mosquitoes and invasive species like Japanese beetles and stink bugs.
The weirdest (but most interesting) invasive species around here is what's locally known as the "Lazarus Lizard:"
Regina castra would probably produce something like Rencester if it was in England and not Rainsbury
Are they doing harm to the local ecosystem? I'm not sure the difference between "invasive" compared to just...now they live there.
I suppose they are more of an "introduced" rather than invasive species; if anything they probably just eat pest insects. Their camouflage is pretty good but it's fun to spot them with the toddler on our walks. There are a couple concrete retaining walls near a park by our house where you can sometimes find them sunning, especially during the summer months. I've rarely seen one get more than about 10 inches from nose to tail so they are pretty small little things.
His stepmother had given him "eight maidens" as a gift and he spent most of the month banging until he eventually began suffering from abdominal pain
He took a laxative but that laxative turned out to be too effective and the Emperor developed severe diarrhea
A minor court official who dabbled in apothecary gave the Emperor a "Red Pill" and the official was greatly praised for stopping the Emperor's diarrhea
But after taking a second pill, the Emperor died, and that official was banished to the border regions
In the 19th century, a shipment of Italian stone arrived at Sheerness dockyard in the Isle of Sheppey, Kent. Along for the ride was a group of European yellow-tailed scorpions, which by 2013 had become a colony 10,000 - 15,000 in size. Normally found in North Africa and the Mediterranean, the colony in the UK is the northernmost population of scorpions known.
that means that this is something that will actually happen