Welcome back to my dedicated readers. For those just joining us, these articles are my choice edits from a book entitled the “Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue”, published in 1811 by Captain Francis...
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Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, have banned people exposing their boxers in public with low hung jeans. If caught you face a $50 fine, for a second offence it’s $100 and for a third it’s...
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In this post, we’re going to look at two-headed animals, which is referred to as polycephaly. Enjoy yourself: SHARK You’d think a shark with an extra head would look more imposing, but it...
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Here I am again, I’m still reading the Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose. As I said in my last post, I never thought I would read any kind of dictionary...
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Recently, North Korea have been busy puffing out their chests and threatening the wider world with destruction. No change there, then. King Jon-un, son of Kim Jong-il, has even less tact than his father,...
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The Octobass is a huge musical instrument. It’s shaped like a cello but it’s almost twice the size and, consequently, the tone is twice as deep. The lowest string is tuned a full...
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Here’s a nice bit of archaeology to start your day, and it’s fairly sinister, too. A portal called “Pluto’s Gate” — Ploutonion in Greek, Plutonium in Latin — has been found by a group...
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So we’re back with part two of my depth charge in to Captain Francis Grose‘s amazing publication from 1811, The Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue. Today we tackle the C words. If you missed the...
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The Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue was written in 1811 by Captain Francis Grose. He endeavored to capture all of the common expressions of the day, used by the lower echelons of society. Vulgar in this sense...
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The Illuminati crop up everywhere these days. If you Google “Illuminati,” you’re faced with vast quantities of content with dubious reliability. Today, the word means a hidden, secretive, evil bunch of men who...
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