June 16, 2017

I Didn’t Know That …

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In the UK “trump” has been another word for “an especially loud fart” since the early 15th century, with the first known documented instance appearing in 1425. The word “trump” appears to have previously entered the English language sometime around the 14th century in reference to blowing a horn. Besides these definitions, it eventually came to mean “to deceive” or “cheat” in the early 16th century from the Old French “tromper” of the same definition. The very nice peeps at ‘Today I Found Out’

Seems somehow unlikely that this is the beginning of a Trump Dynasty – unlike, say, Bush or Clinton. So do we celebrate that he’s the Last Trump, or worry that he makes it happen?

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So THIS is a Bit of An Experiment Apparently by writing this post - now that I have WebMention installed, this post will also appear as a comment here …

Sprinklers? We Got Towels! And just because we don’t live there doesn’t mean we don’t care. The 24-story now-burned Grenfell Tower in West London had a recent facelift. Not,

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