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Comments for vendingmachine
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Oh! Are the vending machines running?
*waits two seconds, then shouts*
Then we'd better go catch them!!!
*wanders off to the Prince Albert page*
March 17, 2020
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Can you catch coronavirus from vending machines?
March 17, 2020
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Your list of lists is peauetrie
February 2, 2018
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So sorry -- had to delete last comment as it was breaking the community page after I deleted the spammy comment. :-(
March 19, 2015
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Consider your scopes affected. De nada. As long as I was at it I effected 'em too!
March 19, 2015
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Nice detective work on 'on fleek'.
March 7, 2015
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Hey, hey! Checking in. Good to see 'zu get what's coming to her! :) I only occasionally visit these days. I'll try to bring it more into my crosscheck. Toodles for now.
February 23, 2015
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*press*
Ooh! Another delicious food pellet!
You're the bestest vending machine ever, vendingmachine!
February 22, 2015
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LDC - Liberal Democrat Conservative
A blend of all 3 major political parties in Canada.February 21, 2015
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LDC - longform digital crepuscule
February 21, 2015
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Ooh! A delicious food pellet! And two cents!!!
February 12, 2015
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I wonder what would happen if I were to press the "Save" button below this comment box.
February 12, 2015
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Ooh! Look! Delicious food pellets. Looks like you're my new bff, vendingmachine.
February 11, 2015
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I'm sure ruzuzu will be along any minute looking for food pellets.
February 11, 2015
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Do you have anything for two cents?
February 11, 2015
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You know, you're still my favourite vending machine.
February 11, 2015
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What's in the vending machine? The usual bile, or can we now get canned vitriol for a dollar?
February 10, 2015
Comments by vendingmachine
vendingmachine commented on the word wherret
A box on the ear? What kind of box.. a cereal box, a cake mix?
August 4, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word fress
Thanks for this clarification, bilby. "Humans essen and animals fressen." Easy and worth remembering!
August 4, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word fress
To gobble up food; to gorge oneself. "To eat quickly or noisily, like an animal".
August 3, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word fumette
The stench or high flavor (?) of game meat. Hm.
August 3, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word ignifluous
My favorite word for today.
August 2, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word API
It also awarded $354 million to Phlow Corp. in May to start producing active pharmaceutical ingredients, or API, among other chemical ingredients, used in certain essential medications. A spokesperson for Phlow said the company can’t disclose the list of drugs, but it includes treatments for pain and blood pressure that can be used by hospitalized COVID-19 patients. The total contract is worth up to $812 million. Phlow cites a shift toward producing API in China and India as the rationale behind its business model.
July 30, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word hobble skirt
Ironically (or not), with the rising militancy of suffragists, skirts began to narrow until they became the barreled, banded style known as the hobble skirt or "the speed-limit skirt."
July 30, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word isotonitazene
Discovered in 1957 by a Swiss pharmaceutical firm, isotonitazene is an analogue of its banned parent compound, etonitazene, which was discovered in 1956 and is itself 60 times more potent than morphine.
“Isotonitazene is the most persistent and prevalent new opioid in the U.S.,” said Logan, adding that he is now seeing 40 to 50 isotonitazene-related deaths per month in the U.S. compared to about six per month last summer (2019).
Isotonitazene is legal to export from China and is not specifically banned in the U.S., Europe or China. America’s Analog Act would cover it as a derivative of a banned substance, but no case has come to court yet. It could take years before it is scheduled in the U.S. and internationally.
Chemists in Shanghai and other major manufacturing centers are still out-inventing lawmakers the world over, quickly synthesizing new, legal variants of recently banned drugs. Isotonitazene and several variants of it are now being sold online, legally by Chinese suppliers offering bulk deals.
July 30, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word psychonaut
"Previously, isotonitazene was a niche drug used by internet drug geeks, or psychonauts, Logan said. But he now, as happened with fentanyl, there are bags of heroin on sale on the streets in the U.S. with mixtures containing isotonitazene, with users having no idea what they are buying."
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/wxebjb/40-americans-are-dying-every-month-from-taking-this-new-legal-opioid
July 30, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word spinal chord
I believe that this is a common MISSPELLING for spinal cord but no way is it a legitimate, alternative spelling.
July 23, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word stilt-petrel
What's wrong with long-legged petrel? Stilts are artificial legs, are they not?
July 18, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word zeme
Now I know what a zeme meme is, I guess.
July 18, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word symbolophobia
A fear of symbols is concise and seems to make sense, but the definition provided adds different layers of meaning that appear made-up.
July 18, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word vowelist
There are other examples of vowelless sentences in Czech and Slovak, such as prd krt skrz drn, zprv zhlt hrst zrn, meaning "a mole farted through grass, having swallowed a handful of grains"
July 18, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word vowelist
So, every -ist is an addict? How exactly does an addiction to vowels manifest itself? Do vowelists insist on buying game-show vowels even when a vowel is not needed to identify a word or phrase? Do vowelists suffer mercilessly when encountering languages such as Czech?
Strč prst skrz krk
--a Czech and Slovak tongue-twister meaning "stick a finger through the throat".
July 18, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word gonotyl
A sucker surrounding the genital opening...
Not sure why this particular detail describes this worm, unless it helps to distinguish one trematode worm from another.
July 18, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word tropologize
To make a trope of.
July 8, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word mummachog
mummichog
July 8, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word caraccas
There were galleys and caravels, barques and feluccas, pinnaces and caraccas.
July 3, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the list a-group-of-bilbies-is-called
What? Not an earful of bilbies? (BTW, my spell-check keeps trying to change bilbies to bibles.)
July 3, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word pathocracy
A pathocracy is a social movement, society, nation, or empire wherein a small pathological minority takes control over a society of normal people.
June 30, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word political ponerology
Political ponerology (originating from the Greek word for evil, poneros) is a science on the nature of evil adjusted for political purposes which ultimately on a larger scale results in a pathocracy.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/55641292@N03/5482658316
June 30, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word ponerological
See ponerology.
June 30, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word cross-cutting relationships
Cross-cutting relationships is a principle of geology that states that the geologic feature which cuts another is the younger of the two features. It is a relative dating technique in geology. It was first developed by Danish geological pioneer Nicholas Steno in Dissertationis prodromus (1669) and later formulated by James Hutton in Theory of the Earth (1795) and embellished upon by Charles Lyell in Principles of Geology (1830).
June 29, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word principle of faunal succession
The principle of faunal succession, also known as the law of faunal succession, is based on the observation that sedimentary rock strata contain fossilized flora and fauna, and that these fossils succeed each other vertically in a specific, reliable order that can be identified over wide horizontal distances. A fossilized Neanderthal bone will never be found in the same stratum as a fossilized Megalosaurus, for example, because neanderthals and megalosaurs lived during different geological periods, separated by many millions of years. This allows for strata to be identified and dated by the fossils found within.
June 29, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word principle of lateral continuity
The principle of lateral continuity states that layers of sediment initially extend laterally in all directions; in other words, they are laterally continuous. As a result, rocks that are otherwise similar, but are now separated by a valley or other erosional feature, can be assumed to be originally continuous.
June 29, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word principle of original horizontality
The Principle of Original Horizontality states that layers of sediment are originally deposited horizontally under the action of gravity.1 It is a relative dating technique. The principle is important to the analysis of folded and tilted strata. It was first proposed by the Danish geological pioneer Nicholas Steno (1638–1686).
June 29, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word law of superposition
The law of superposition is an axiom that forms one of the bases of the sciences of geology, archaeology, and other fields dealing with geological stratigraphy. It is a form of relative dating. In its plainest form, it states that in undeformed stratigraphic sequences, the oldest strata will be at the bottom of the sequence. This is important to stratigraphic dating, which assumes that the law of superposition holds true and that an object cannot be older than the materials of which it is composed.
June 29, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word outcrop
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outcrop
June 29, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word remnant prairie
See also prairie remnant https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prairie_remnant
Land that has never been plowed and remains undisturbed by agricultural and urban/suburban development.
June 29, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word thaumaturgism
thaumaturgy
June 29, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word nuciculture
nut-culture; a branch of pomology.
June 26, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word deme
demonymic: bearing a name derived from the deme, or township, to which one (who was an inhabitant of ancient Attica) belonged.
June 23, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word redpilled
“Take the red pill.” The term is popular in internet communities such as the alt-right and the manosphere, and refers to the scene in the film The Matrix in which the protagonist, Neo, is offered the choice between a blue pill that will allow him to remain safely deluded, or a red pill, which will allow him to discover the underlying truth about reality. The phrase has come to mean rejecting widely accepted truths — particularly those that relate to equality between races, genders and social groups — and choosing an alternative narrative about society. Such narratives lean, in many cases, towards racism, misogyny and other highly controversial beliefs. While this is not true of every single person who would consider themselves “redpilled”, the members of pretty much every alt-right group you might have heard of – incels, neo-Nazis, eco-fascists – will often consider themselves to have awakened in this way to their fringe theories and socially unacceptable beliefs.
June 23, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word memeification
How do the Jans, Chads, Janets, and Sharons of the world feel about the memeification of their names? While their experiences are obviously in no way comparable to people who face real-world, racially-motivated name discrimination, it is potentially frustrating to have a name that is part of pop culture. Just ask Harry Potter.
June 23, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the list words-for-women
These words don't actually describe women; they label women. Words used to describe women could be: intelligent, tall, brave, adventurous, funny; meddlesome, annoying, attractive, unattractive...
*climbing off my soap-box now.
June 18, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word wolfian theory
A variation of bilby-ian theory. Not sure about spelling. bilbian? bilbyian?
June 18, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word baby bilby boom
Nice alliteration!
June 18, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word increased glaciation
Beats decreased glaciation, I guess.
June 17, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word shitstem
Meaning what? Is it a disparaging term? My first thought was a weed, but then, I just got through pulling a bunch from my garden.
June 17, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word wordnik factor
Hey, we got a visual below. This must be the wordnik factor!!
https://www.flickr.com/photos/9361468@N05/1338213272
June 17, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word foreign factor
Thanks, Alex. I was hoping for more intrigue than this. The explanation ended up sounding as boring at its newfound meaning.
What do you suppose the definition is for the wordnik factor? :)
June 17, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word foreign factor
reverse dictionary: hong.
Still not helping to explain foreign factor. You are such a tease, wordnik.
June 16, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word foreign factor
OK, wordnik. You randomly selected this term for me. Explain it. What is the foreign factor?
June 16, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word Festival of Extraordinary Teapots
A real event, apparently.
June 16, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word bouldering
"Luce's climbing style was dynamic and determined and she seemed to thrive in the modern style of competition bouldering. Athletes and coaches sharing tributes online are recalling the energy that she brought to competitions with her ever-smiling presence.
Luce began climbing from a young age with her father on crags in the Chartreuse Massif near her home. In May, Luce ticked her first 8b+ on rock at a local crag, just weeks after French lockdown ended."
June 16, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word doomage
So much gloom and doomage...
June 16, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word bolthole
Everyone needs a bolthole.
May 29, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word sett
Many badger species are very social creatures and live in groups called a cete or clan. A clan shares territory and setts. Setts can be centuries old and are used by many generations of badgers. One sett can be 22 to 109 yards (20 to 100 meters) or more long.
May 29, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word honey badger
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4r7wHMg5Yjg
Honey badgers became popular due to a YouTube video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4r7wHMg5Yjg) with a humorous voiceover. Honey badgers are known for their ferocity. Some fun facts about honey badgers:
* They are called ratels because of the rattling sound they make when they are being attacked.
* They have a resistance to snake venom.
* When attacking beehives, they release a fume that spreads throughout the hive.
* When attacking large animals, such as lions, they go for the scrotum.
May 29, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word balloon clock
This visual makes more sense than the actual definition:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/148501304@N06/49855658911
May 27, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word Mormon cricket
Interesting history regarding this insect's name.
May 18, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word water spirit
From Twitter:
A rare representation of an Ogbanje and mami-water spirit messenger communicating in encrypted language..
Yep. Water spirits communicate in encrypted language. Good to know.
May 18, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word poak
Found this:
Any substance added to the soil with the view of rendering it more fertile; specifically, and as used in leases and other contracts relating to real property, the excrementitious product of livestock, with refuse litter, accumulated, and used for enriching the land.
May 18, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word poak
I thought manure consists of feces. How can hair, lime and oil be classified as manure?
Never heard of the word POAK.
May 18, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word nonpig
That's what you get for giving us a swift kick when we don't uncoil your Dorito's fast enough.
April 30, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word hanging naked men
What pajamas? --frogapplause
April 30, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word diegetic sound
A diegetic sound is any sound that originates from the world of a production. A very simple way to think about diegetic sounds is to think of them as anything that’s real, or anything that could make sound in the world of a film. The sound doesn't have to be featured on-screen.
In fact, many diegetic sounds are not shown on-screen. Say there’s an emergency and an ambulance is called. The corresponding siren sound would be diegetic, even if it’s not shown on screen. This is because it’s a natural sound of the film world.
Examples of Diegetic Sounds
*Dialogue between characters
*Music played within the world. Piano playing at a restaurant, music in an elevator, a street performer banging drums.
*Sound effects such as: explosions, rain drops on a stormy night, wind whirring through a turbine, and many, many more.
https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/what-is-diegetic-sound/
April 25, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word nonpig
nonbilby... that which is not a bilby.
April 25, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word wonky hole
Who knew?
April 11, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word slow loris
Why not call it a stocky lemur?
April 10, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word butt woman
I'm not sure she I want to know what a butt woman is.
April 10, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word parolist
A paroled man, huh? So, is this a one-size-fits-both-genders type word?
April 10, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word food insecure
According to a 2018 survey by the United States Department of Agriculture, 11.1 percent of American households could be described as “food insecure.”
April 8, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word fishtancing
I misread it as fishdancing.
April 2, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word oxgate
See oxland, oxgang.
March 27, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word oxgang
See oxland, oxgate.
March 27, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word BTDTBTTS
Seriously?
March 27, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the user norm.mclaughlin
Don't you mean remote computer fraud/scam/control/hijacking/stealing? Shame on you and scum like you.
March 27, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word touch elbows
True or False... the CDC recommends that instead of shaking hands, people touch elbows.
March 27, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word M-m-m-my Sharona
M-m-m-my Coronavirus
March 25, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word coins
I read that coins pose a greater threat to virus transmission than paper money.
March 20, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word bunny boiler
This is listed under Fun Words?
March 17, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word cap of maintenance
The janitor's hat?
March 17, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word Me no Leica.
I like this statement:
"Kerr was well known for panning musicals that were musically ambitious."
March 11, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word LGBTQ
The military has a long history of discriminating against servicemembers who either were or were perceived to be Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, or Queer (LGBTQ). That history of discrimination included the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (DADT) policy in place from 1994 to 2011, as well as predecessor policies that were even more harsh, and extends to the current ban on service by openly transgender individuals. Under DADT and prior policies, between the end of World War II and the repeal of DADT, over 100,000 servicemembers were discharged with bad paper discharge because of their actual or perceived LGBTQ status. In addition, thousands of LGBTQ servicemembers were discharged with bad paper for behaviors—interpreted as inexcusable misconduct—that stemmed from the trauma of having to conceal their sexual or gender identity or were discharged for pretextual reasons, such as minor misconduct, when the true cause was discrimination against them due to their LGBTQ status.16 The nation’s history of discrimination against LGBTQ servicemembers is therefore another cause of bad paper discharges that is perpetuated when these veterans are turned away from VA without being allowed to apply.
March 10, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word TBI
PTSD and TBI Traumatic Brain Injury are considered the signature wounds of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts and both conditions can significantly impair a person’s ability to conform their behavior to the military’s standards. In particular, the symptoms of PTSD can lead to behaviors that are misinterpreted by military commanders, which in turn can lead to a bad paper discharge.
http://www.legalservicescenter.org/wp-content/uploads/Turn-Away-Report.pdf
March 10, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word bad paper discharge
Others may have been discharged with bad paper based on discriminatory policies, such as the now-repealed Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (DADT) policy.
March 10, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word MST
Military Sexual Trauma
March 10, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word bad paper discharge
Every servicemember is assigned a “character of service” or “discharge status” upon leaving military service. While most servicemembers receive Honorable discharge statuses, a substantial percentage—approximately 7 percent of (American) veterans discharged since 1980—receive discharge statuses that are not Honorable, which are known as “bad paper.” Servicemembers usually get “bad paper” because of some alleged misconduct, though that misconduct frequently is minor, for a military-only offense, or not proved in any court. Studies also show that many servicemembers are separated with bad paper for misconduct related to a service-related mental or physical health condition or Military Sexual Trauma (MST).
March 10, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word bad paper discharge
Former military servicemembers with “bad paper” — an Other Than Honorable, Bad Conduct, or Dishonorable discharge...
(Dear VA: Stop kicking veterans with PTSD out of your hospitals)
https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/486640-dear-va-stop-kicking-veterans-with-ptsd-out-of-your-hospitals
March 10, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word super spreader
What are super-spreaders?
Not everybody is equal when it comes to the transmission of infectious diseases. In fact, it has been established for at least two decades that there is something called the 20/80 rule – that a small core group of about one in five people transmit infections to far more people than the majority do.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/27/what-are-super-spreaders-and-how-are-they-transmitting-coronavirus
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/11/what-is-a-coronavirus-covid-19-super-spreader-infections-explained.html
March 8, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word infodemic
Coronavirus is more of an infodemic than an epidemic.
March 8, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word infodemic
On 2 February, the WHO declared there was a "massive infodemic" accompanying the outbreak and response, citing an over-abundance of reported information, accurate and false, about the virus that "makes it hard for people to find trustworthy sources and reliable guidance when they need it."
March 8, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word leucocytiform
Elephants doing somebody job, eh? What kind of job?
March 6, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word ʻokina
About Hawaiian diacritical marks. https://www.hawaii.edu/site/info/diacritics.php
The Hawaiian language uses two diacritical markings. The ‘okina is a glottal stop, similar to the sound between the syllables of "oh-oh." In print, the correct mark for designating an ‘okina is the single open quote mark. The kahako is a macron, which lengthens and adds stress to the marked vowel. For example 'pau,' depending on placement of ‘okina and kahako, can mean completed, smudge, moist or skirt.
The State of Hawai‘i and University of Hawai‘i strongly encourage use of Hawaiian diacritical markings.
March 2, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word hoʻoponopono
"In many Polynesian cultures, it is believed that a person's errors (called hara or hala) caused illness. Some believe error angers the gods, others that it attracts malevolent gods, and still others believe the guilt caused by error made one sick. In most cases, however, specific 'untie-error' rites could be performed to atone for such errors and thereby diminish one's accumulation of them.
Among the islands of Vanuatu in the South Pacific, people believe that illness usually is caused by sexual misconduct or anger. "If you are angry for two or three days, sickness will come," said one local man. The therapy that counters this sickness is confession. The patient, or a family member, may confess. If no one confesses an error, the patient may die. The Vanuatu people believe that secrecy is what gives power to the illness. When the error is confessed, it no longer has power over the person.
Like many other islanders, including Hawaiians, people of Tikopia in the Solomon Islands, and on Rarotonga in the Cook Islands, believe that the sins of the father will fall upon the children. If a child is sick, the parents are suspected of quarreling or misconduct. In addition to sickness, social disorder could cause sterility of land or other disasters. Harmony could be restored only by confession and apology.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoʻoponopono (grave accent mark messes up link; must copy and paste. In Hawaiian, the grave accent is not placed over another character but is sometimes encountered as a typographically easier substitute for the ʻokina: Hawai`i instead of Hawaiʻi.).
March 2, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word hoʻoponopono
See hooponopono.
March 2, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word honestly, it's not for everyone
Nebraska's tag line. https://www.omaha.com/news/state_and_regional/nebraska-s-new-tourism-pitch-honestly-it-s-not-for/article_4e7a5320-fe58-544a-b8ac-078e075fb3f8.html
Another ad, which was popular with focus groups in Minneapolis, Kansas City and Denver, was titled “Festivals for everything from mud to testicles.” The latter refers to a Father’s Day weekend Testicle Festival, at the Round the Bend Steakhouse east of Ashland, that features deep-fried sheep and beef testicles.
February 23, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word plim
So, slim and plim isn't so good, I guess.
February 16, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word ground blizzard
We call these snow devils; they are pretty much the opposite of a dust devil.
February 16, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word celery-looper
And yo' Momma was a celery-looper, too.
February 16, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word salad onions
This is probably what I'd call green onions. Some people call them, irk, scallions.
February 16, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word celery-looper
Sounds like a good insult.
February 16, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word rudder-iron
See pintle.
February 3, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word equilibristics
"Equilibristics is a blanket term for a number of circus skills which involve balancing or maintaining equilibrium. The term applies equally to acts in which the performer balances on a prop, and acts in which the performer balances or spins a prop. Many different tricks and stunts fit into this category. Some well-known examples of equilibristics include juggling, baton twirling, unicycle riding, stilt walking, tightrope walking, the manipulation of devil sticks, plate spinning, and some acrobatics. Couch juggling is a stunt in which one lies on one's back, balancing an upended sofa on the soles of one's feet. The couch is flipped end-for-end and caught at the other end, beginning a spin which is maintained by deft movements of the feet. This stunt can also be performed with a canoe, or any other large and unwieldy object. It can even be performed as a gymnastic stunt, using a human gymnast as the juggled object. Technically, balancing a cane on the tip of a finger is an equilibristic stunt, but generally equilibristics is more flashy."
February 2, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word horseless carriage syndrome
"During times of rapid change, there is always a lag between events and our perception and understanding of those events. “Thought” is past tense. Reflection is always after the fact. Someone once said that “time makes hypocrites of us all”, but what that really means is that there is a dissonance between change and the adequacy of our responses to that change. We are already living in the future, but our thinking is still in the past, so that we live divided between the past and the future."
--https://longsworde.wordpress.com/2017/11/15/horseless-carriage-syndrome/
February 2, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the list anagram-poetry
Thanks for liking my shitty anagram poem!
My two-word poem also works on another list of mine (created by my former user identity, frogapplause).
https://www.wordnik.com/lists/two-word-poems
February 1, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the list anagram-poetry
I'm having fun adding to this list. One entry, however, might be misconstrued:
this shit
January 25, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word clinodactyly
Clinodactyly is an autosomal dominant trait that has variable expressiveness and incomplete penetrance*
January 23, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word bossed
Some phenotypes (characteristics) of people who have Russell–Silver syndrome are inadequate catch-up growth in the first two years, body asymmetry, lack of appetite, low-set posteriorly rotated ears, clinodactyly* (inward curving) of the 5th finger, webbed toes, non-descended testicles, weak muscle tone, delayed bone age, downturned corners of mouth and thin upper lip, hypospadias, high-pitched voice, small chin, delayed closure of the fontanel, hypoglycemia, and a bossed forehead.
January 18, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word ninja star
A shuriken. A throwing star.
January 16, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word omoluwabi
The omoluwabi is a philosophical and cultural concept that's native to the Yoruba people. It's used to describe a person of good character. The omoluabi concept signifies courage, hard work, humility and respect. An omoluabi is a person of honor who believes in hard work, respects the rights of others, and gives to the community in deeds and in action. Above all, an omoluwabi is a person of integrity.
The Omoluwabi concept is an adjectival Yoruba phrase, which has the words - "Omo + ti + Olu-iwa + bi" as its components. Literally translated and taken separately, omo means 'child', ti means 'that or which', Olu-iwa means the chief or master of Iwa (character), bi means 'born'. When combined, omoluabi translates as "the baby begotten by the chief of iwa". Such a child is thought of as a paragon of excellence in character.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omoluwabi
January 16, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word omoluwabi
January 16, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word carucage
The act of plowing.
January 14, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word scatebrous
What kind of springs? Bedsprings?
January 14, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word concierge medicine
More than 1 in 5 wealthy people pay an extra fee for direct access to their doctor, according to a new poll from NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health. For low and middle income people, the rates are less than half that.
https://tinyurl.com/wwghlyn
January 14, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word coenestopathic
So, a bilby with coenestopathy is perhaps unaware that he has big ears.
January 14, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word micropenis
This term seems rather harsh and belittling (no pun intended.)
January 11, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word vagina-scented candle
https://www.thecut.com/2020/01/gwyneth-paltrow-is-selling-a-vagina-scented-candle.html
January 11, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the list hedgepiglet
Another fun and creative list by yarb.
January 7, 2020
vendingmachine commented on the word muddler
Not to be confused with a puddler, cuddler, fuddler or huddler.
December 31, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word muddler
The Houdini Deluxe Mojito Muddler:
https://tinyurl.com/whz7y9q
Also, get your muddler away from my double jigger!
https://tinyurl.com/rg5ktyc
December 28, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word upcycling
also known as creative reuse, is the process of transforming by-products, waste materials, useless, or unwanted products into new materials or products of better quality and environmental value.
December 23, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word cake-urchin
aka urinal cake-urchin
December 23, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word hazel-oil
A severe beating with hazel rods? What's a severe beating with bilby ears and feet?
December 23, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word muddler
I've never heard of a muddler. I suppose it could be used interchangeably with potato masher.
December 23, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word lek
My new favorite word, birdwise.
December 19, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the user naman77
I'm looking for a used rickshaw to add luxury to my life and to boost my bidness. Please help me most promptly.
December 17, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word disorderly house
The newspaper report of 1 September featured in the comments suggests that Annie Anderson may have been involved in prostitution. This is made more explicit in a report of a later arrest in the Shields Daily Gazette for 21 July 1904, 'disorderly house' being a euphemism for brothel.
"At North Shields Annie Anderson (34) was charged with keeping a disorderly house in Liddell Street on July 1st. Sergt. G. Scougal proved the case. Chief Constable Huish said that the prisoner was convicted for a similar offence on March 28th of this year, and committed for one month. Immediately she came out of prison she went back to the room and continued to carry on the house in the same manner as before. The complaints received by the police about it were serious. Defendant, who pleaded not guilty, was committed for three months with hard labour".
https://www.flickr.com/photos/29295370@N07/6628772201
December 17, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word bind
So you're a medieval landlord, collecting property rent from your peasants in eels. How do you measure them?
Eels were usually counted in units called sticks (25 eels) -- likely from the number of eels you can smoke on a stick at one time. 10 sticks of eels was called a bind.
--https://twitter.com/greenleejw
December 13, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word clickership
‘clickership’ is no one's favorite word yet, has no comments yet, and is not a valid Scrabble word.
Ah, what a sad and lonely word!
December 2, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word scriptorium
The killer was Colonel Mustard in the scriptorium!
December 2, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word Brodie knob
The plot thickens...
necker's knob: A knob attached to the steering wheel of an automobile, especially before the widespread availability of power steering, helping the driver steer with one arm and leaving the other arm free to provide romantic attention to a companion.
November 25, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word necker's knob
The plot thickens... "leaving the other arm free to provide romantic attention to a companion."
A knob attached to the steering wheel of an automobile, especially before the widespread availability of power steering, helping the driver steer with one arm and leaving the other arm free to provide romantic attention to a companion.
See Brodie knob.
November 25, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word Brodie knob
A few examples here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brodie_knob
November 21, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word opihi
The opihi, or Cellana exarata, is an edible shellfish of the limpet species of molluscs. There are 3 types in Hawaii. The opihi alinalina or yellowfoot is one. The opihi makaiauli or blackfoot is the second. And the opihi ko`ele or giant opihi is the third. Most say they prefer the taste of the opihi alinalina or yellowfoot.
According to local researchers, the opihis are probably the most expensive seafood in Hawaii. In terms of cost of the delicacy (including the shell), one can value it in the range of $150 a gallon. A long time ago, pickers were selling over 140,000 pounds annually. Today, there are only 13,000 pounds harvested annually. This due to diminished stock and over harvesting. Despite this, demand for opihis remains very high.
November 17, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word buffel duck
See also marionette.
November 17, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word passion bearer
In Eastern Christianity, a passion bearer (Russian: страстотéрпец, tr. strastoterpets, IPA: strəstɐˈtʲɛrpʲɪts) is one of the various customary titles for saints used in commemoration at divine services when honouring their feast on the Church Calendar; it is not generally used in the Latin Church.
The term can be defined as a person who faces his or her death in a Christ-like manner. Unlike martyrs, passion bearers are not explicitly killed for their faith.
Notable passion bearers include the brothers Boris and Gleb, Alexander Schmorell (member of the White Rose resistance movement), and the entire Imperial Family of Russia, executed by the Bolsheviks in 1918.
November 17, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word BIG suit
noun An airtight full-body suit intended to protect wearer from biologically hazardous persons, serums, materials, or lifeforms.
What's an example of a hazardous lifeform? An alien from Mars maybe?
November 12, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word sugar tit
Really?
November 11, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word BIG suit
BIG from “Biological Isolation Garment” + suit.
November 11, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word mill-power
How can a value change because of its locality?
November 11, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the list polychronic-liquidators--cyf
Misread puddling-furnace. Thought I saw pudding-furnace. Like pudding-furnace better.
November 11, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the list polychronic-liquidators--cyf
I'm afraid to find out what a donkey-boiler is.
November 11, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word podium sweep
A podium sweep is when one team wins all available medals in a single event in a sporting event.
November 5, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word woke culture
Woke (/ˈwoʊk/) as a political term of African American origin refers to a perceived awareness of issues concerning social justice and racial justice. It is derived from the African-American Vernacular English expression "stay woke", whose grammatical aspect refers to a continuing awareness of these issues.
November 2, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word cancel culture
This term describes a form of boycott in which someone (usually a celebrity) who has shared a questionable or unpopular opinion, or has had behavior that is perceived to be either offensive or problematic called out on social media is "canceled"; they are completely boycotted by many of their followers or supporters, often leading to massive declines in celebrities' (almost always social media personalities) careers and fanbase.
November 2, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word callout-culture
Call-out culture (also known as outrage culture) is a form of public shaming that aims to hold individuals and groups accountable for their actions by calling attention to behavior that is perceived to be problematic, usually on social media. A variant of the term, cancel culture, describes a form of boycott in which someone (usually a celebrity) who has shared a questionable or unpopular opinion, or has had behavior that is perceived to be either offensive or problematic called out on social media is "canceled"; they are completely boycotted by many of their followers or supporters, often leading to massive declines in celebrities' (almost always social media personalities) careers and fanbase.
November 2, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the list retro-names-for-movie-houses-BJX43YqsEME9
Fox, Paramount, Avon, Alameda, Plaza, Majestic, Repertory, Regent, Imperial, Jewelbox, Mayfair, Garden, Savoy, ShowRoom, Apollo, Beach, Capitol, Colonial, Hollywood, Embassy, Empress, Exposition, Globe, Palace, Park, Roxy, Century, Victory, Alpha, Union, Bourbon, Glacier, Memorial, Prism, Auburn, Village, Frontier, Moonlight, Crescent, Stadium, Ruby, Spectrum, Sunland, Ritz, Crestview, Arcade, Boulevard, Old Mill, Colony, Rainbow, Classic, Cascade, Thunderbird, Westgate, Starlite, Suburban, Venture, Liberty, Sunset, International, Gateway, Clover Leaf, Bengal, Philmore, Uptown, State, Dixie, Rivoli, Casino, Vogue, Cottage, Radio City, Folly, Star, Fremont, Renaissance, Midway, Heritage, Capri, Carousel, Tower, Medallion, Varsity, King, Holiday, Jubilee, Studio...
November 1, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word scomfishing
strangling, smothering...
October 30, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the list no-reason-yf0LEROMMFwE
I like the three Ls: wallless, cowbellless...
October 28, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word Steal This Book
Steal This Book is a book written by Abbie Hoffman. Written in 1970 and published in 1971, the book exemplified the counterculture of the sixties. The book sold more than a quarter of a million copies between April and November 1971.
The book is, in the style of the counterculture, mainly focused on ways to fight the government, and against corporations in any way possible. The book is written in the form of a guide to the youth. Hoffman, a political and social activist himself, used many of his own activities as the inspiration for some of his advice in Steal This Book.
October 28, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word culture jamming
Culture jamming (sometimes guerrilla communication) is a tactic used by many anti-consumerist social movements to disrupt or subvert media culture and its mainstream cultural institutions, including corporate advertising. It attempts to "expose the methods of domination" of a mass society to foster progressive change. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_jamming
October 28, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word timber mafia
Timber mafia refers to organized crime in the field of illegal logging in timber. Not to be confused with lumber cartel.
October 28, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word Anonymous Christian
Anonymous Christian is the controversial notion introduced by the Jesuit theologian Karl Rahner (1904–1984) that declares that people who have never heard the Christian Gospel might be saved through Christ. Non-Christians could have "in their basic orientation and fundamental decision," Rahner wrote, "accepted the salvific grace of God, through Christ, although they may never have heard of the Christian revelation.
October 28, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word black dog syndrome
Black dog syndrome or big black dog syndrome is a phenomenon in which black dogs are passed over for adoption in favor of lighter-colored animals. Animal shelters often use the term BBD, or big black dog, to describe the type of larger dark-colored mixed-breed said to be typically passed over by adopters. Black cats suffer the same problem in shelters, being passed over for adoption in favor of other coat colors.
October 28, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word titman
A titman in the 19th century could mean a small or stunted person, as Henry David Thoreau indicates when he calls his generation “a race of tit-men.”
October 28, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word double obelus
double obelus rolls off the tongue much nicer than double dagger.
October 27, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word eyeleteers
Wow. eeeee.
October 24, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word ookpik
My new favorite word.
October 23, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word caste
Example: nasutus: One of a caste of termites in which the head is prolonged into a point like a long nose. A duct opens at the extremity of the point and from it issues a fluid used as a cement in. constructing the nest.
October 16, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word caste
In entomology, any one of the distinct forms found among the polymorphic social insects, especially the true ants and the white ants or termites.
October 16, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word Smith Volcano
Smith Volcano, also known as Mount Babuyan, is a cinder cone on Babuyan Island, the northernmost of the Babuyan group of islands on Luzon Strait, north of the main island of Luzon in the Philippines. The mountain is one of the active volcanoes in the Philippines, which last erupted in 1924.
October 16, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word Smith Act
A 1940 United States federal statute that set criminal penalties for advocating the overthrow of the U.S. government.
October 16, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word colorway
A new term for me. Some sample sentences:
Nike's Air Max line of running shoes is a prime example in which a single model of a shoe is often produced for years, but the color and material combination ( " colorway " ) is changed every few months, or different colorways are offered in different markets.
Yarn with multiple shades of the same hue are called " omber ", while a yarn with multiple hues may be known as a given " colorway " a green, red and yellow yarn might be dubbed the " Parrot Colorway " by its manufacturer, for example . " Heathered " yarns contain small amounts of fiber of different colors, while " tweed " yarns may have greater amounts of different colored fibers.
The firm made wallpaper by block printing, where blocks of wood are carved and printed for each colorway of a design, and fabrics were produced using the indigo-discharge dyeing method, where cloth is stained a deep indigo, then designs are bleached out so that they can be dyed other colors.
October 16, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word intactivists
Anti-circumcision activists.
October 12, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the user wesleybrandon
But I want to pay the registration fee! I demand the opportunity to pay the registration fee in order to be initiated into the Illuminati ScamHood. Why are you depriving me of this great opportunity, wesleybrandon? I have money to burn and a hole in my pocket.
I am not interested in owning a Lamborghini, though. I'd love an adult tricycle instead (yellow and with a basket.)
TESTIMONY! TESTIMONY!! TESTIMONY!!!
October 11, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word quillow
Often sold in small country stores run by Amish or Mennonite communities.
October 9, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the list the-yokes-on-you-7mgeGbMIVSvw
yokefellow, yokemate, yoke bone, yoke elm, yoke-footed, yokelry, yoke riveter.
October 6, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word trenchcoater
See raincoater.
October 6, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word looer
noun A hatters' brushing-pad.
October 5, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word coordinated inauthentic behavior
Coordinated inauthentic behavior is a Facebook cybersecurity term defined as “when groups of pages or people work together to mislead others about who they are or what they’re doing.”
October 5, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word selection bias
See survivorship bias.
September 29, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word survivorship bias
The logical error of concentrating on the people or things that made it past some selection process and then overlooking those that did not, typically because of their lack of visibility. This can lead to false conclusions in several different ways. It is a form of selection bias.
September 29, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the user 3041244
It seems me more handy than others, too -- except when it not handy, in such cases it less or not more handy.
September 29, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word Jollywood
Refers to the film industry of the state of Assam in India. The industry was born in 1935 when Jyoti Prasad Agarwala released his movie "Joymoti".
September 29, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word Mollywood
Refers to the Malayalam film industry based in the state of Kerala, India.
September 29, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word Kaliwood
Refers to the Nepali film industry based in Kathmandu, Nepal.
September 29, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word Follywood
Refers to the film industry of Sri Lanka.
September 29, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word Dhaliwood
refers to the Bangladeshi film industry (based in the city of Dhaka, Bangladesh.) See also Dhallywood.
September 29, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word Dhallywood
Refers to the Bangladeshi film industry (based in the city of Dhaka, Bangladesh.) See also Dhaliwood.
September 29, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word Lollywood
More specifically refers to the Punjabi films of Pakistan based in Lahore, Pakistan.
September 29, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word Pollywood
1. The cinema of Punjab, India.
2. The Pashto language movie industry in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
September 29, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word Wellywood
Wellywood is an informal name for the city of Wellington, New Zealand. The name—a conflation of Wellington and Hollywood—is a reference to the film production business established in the city.
September 29, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word snare wire art
The snares collected by the anti-poaching units of (PaintedDog.org) who turn them into animal sculptures. Through sales of these snares and other crafts they spread the conversation message of the painted dogs both to their own community and internationally.
September 11, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word pooer
Combining the definitions above: A poor person that poops.
September 10, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word Scheele's Green
Scheele's Green was used as a color for paper, e.g. for wallpapers and paper hangings, and in paints, wax candles, and even on some children's toys. It was also used to dye cotton and linen.
Despite evidence of its high toxicity, Scheele's Green was also used as a food dye for sweets such as green blancmange, a fondness of traders in 19th-century Greenock; this led to a long-standing Scottish prejudice against green sweets.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scheele%27s_Green
September 10, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word poison dress
"The Poison Dress", or "Embalmed Alive" features a dress that has in some way been poisoned.
Also contributing to the poison-dress theme is the prevalence of smallpox-contaminated blankets, which were given to native Americans.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poison_dress
September 7, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word harm reduction
"Harm reduction refers to policies, programmes and practices that aim to minimise negative health, social and legal impacts associated with drug use, drug policies and drug laws. Harm reduction is grounded in justice and human rights - it focuses on positive change and on working with people without judgement, coercion, discrimination, or requiring that they stop using drugs as a precondition of support.
Harm reduction encompasses a range of health and social services and practices that apply to illicit and licit drugs. These include, but are not limited to, drug consumption rooms, needle and syringe programmes, non-abstinence-based housing and employment initiatives, drug checking, overdose prevention and reversal, psychosocial support, and the provision of information on safer drug use. Approaches such as these are cost-effective, evidence-based and have a positive impact on individual and community health."
https://www.hri.global/what-is-harm-reduction
September 2, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word pailer
NIce! Thanks.
August 29, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word green vitriol
I thought it might be jealousy (green-eyed monster) with a hint of cruelty added.
August 28, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word pailer
A straw bed? Not the definition I expected. I assumed it meant someone who empties a pail.
August 28, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word flancard
See flanchard.
August 27, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word flancard
OK. I found this one: https://www.wordnik.com/lists/medieval-horse-related-words-listed-by-a-non-horse-knowledgeable-person.
August 27, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word flancard
Is there no list pertaining to armory or knights, etc?
August 27, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word tanguin
This reminds me of the Medieval dunking ordeal to find out if a woman is a witch. If she drowns and dies, she's innocent. In this case, vomiting poison determines your innocence... but it could STILL kill you in the process. See tanghin.
August 27, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word lunky
Lunky and lanky sound like their meanings.
August 27, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word thankyouverymuch
I like this version because it emphasizes the speed spoken and its informality. I'm not a fan of tysm, for example.
August 27, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word glitch poetry
Glitch poetry is the practice of introducing orthographic anomalies in poems.
https://medium.com/@massimo.franceschet/glitch-poetry-75e2247bfc43
August 27, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word orthosilicic
Good find, alexz.
August 26, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word orthosilicic
A word used only in the following phrase. That's the definition of orthosilicic?
August 25, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word Missouri French
Today the dialect is highly endangered, with only a few elderly native speakers. It is thought that any remaining speakers live in or around Old Mines, Missouri.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missouri_French
August 24, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the list 43
Why is this named 43? Trump is, sadly, the 45th POTUS.
August 24, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word ustilaginales
Which is worse... being parasitic fungi or belonging to the smut family?
August 17, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word tadago-pie
At first glance, I thought I read tadpole pie.
August 17, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word jean dimmock
Hey, what happened to my list (created under a different user identity): https://www.wordnik.com/lists/wordniks-who-proudly-contribute-worthless-stuff--a-lot-of-dumb-comments--and-useless-words-to-the-zeitgeist-page
August 14, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word nikword dot com
A message popped up warning me that I was being directed to the site above for possibly nefarious reasons.
August 14, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word xeriscaping
Grouping plants with similar watering requirements together on a landscape.
August 3, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word hardscaping
Hardscape refers to hard landscape materials in the built environment structures that are incorporated into a landscape. This can include paved areas, driveways, retaining walls, sleeper walls, stairs, walkways, and any other landscaping made up of hard-wearing materials such as wood, stone, and concrete, as opposed to softscape, the horticultural elements of a landscape.
August 3, 2019
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