Posts by flaneurben@urbanists.social
 (DIR) Post #AU6D4eyFw2e2Mj9TkW by flaneurben@urbanists.social
       2023-03-29T06:20:30Z
       
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       @grammargirl not that etymology determines modern meaning, but biscuit (from French bis-cuit, “twice-cooked”) afaik originally referred to dry-baked dough which would last¹ on long trips, hence “ship’s biscuit.”¹aside from being infested with weevils
       
 (DIR) Post #AojdIqHLwqpWrZm6M4 by flaneurben@urbanists.social
       2024-12-05T12:10:08Z
       
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       @futurebird a deerstalker? Like a trapper hat but a little more urbane
       
 (DIR) Post #AsObLgbSmauw3rAjbs by flaneurben@urbanists.social
       2025-03-25T00:07:40Z
       
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       @futurebird I went to Mont st Michel 30 years ago and it was a tacky tourist trap then (but beautiful seen through the mist across the water)
       
 (DIR) Post #AxtiK1eZaBFl9dQQmu by flaneurben@urbanists.social
       2025-09-05T13:42:24Z
       
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       @futurebird @SRLevine You’re right; we should at least be able to expect that our enemies are •rationally• evil, it’s the incoherence and capriciousness that makes it even harder to deal with