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October 25, 2016
October 23, 2016
TWI - Talking While Intoxicated
From the archives
THINGS THAT ARE DIFFICULT TO SAY WHEN YOU'RE DRUNK
Indubitably
Innovative
Preliminary
Proliferation
Cinnamon
THINGS THAT ARE DIFFICULT TO SAY WHEN YOU'RE DRUNK
Indubitably
Innovative
Preliminary
Proliferation
Cinnamon
THINGS THAT ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO SAY WHEN YOU'RE DRUNK
Specificity
British Constitution
Passive-aggressive disorder
Loquacious
Transubstantiation
THINGS THAT ARE DOWNRIGHT IMPOSSIBLE TO SAY WHEN YOU'RE DRUNK
"Thanks, but I don't want to have sex"
"Nope, no more booze for me"
"Sorry, but you're not really my type"
"Good evening officer, isn't it lovely out tonight?"
"Oh I couldn't, nobody wants to hear me sing...."
Specificity
British Constitution
Passive-aggressive disorder
Loquacious
Transubstantiation
THINGS THAT ARE DOWNRIGHT IMPOSSIBLE TO SAY WHEN YOU'RE DRUNK
"Thanks, but I don't want to have sex"
"Nope, no more booze for me"
"Sorry, but you're not really my type"
"Good evening officer, isn't it lovely out tonight?"
"Oh I couldn't, nobody wants to hear me sing...."
October 21, 2016
October 15, 2016
The "at" Symbol
The earliest known example of @ is found in the 1345 Bulgarian translation of the 12th century Manasses Chronicle, which gives a brief synopsis of the history of the world up to the end of the 11th century. In it, @ was used as the symbol for “amin” (amen).
The Smithsonian website differs in the first use, but there's some interesting information in this piece:
The Accidental History of the @ Symbol
Labels: trivia
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