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Issue 16: The Hammer's Hammer

For what is a hammer when everything really is a misshapen nail?

Issue 16: The Hammer's Hammer
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Is "fondong" the Funniest Word Ever?

In a distracted attempt to write "Finding", I accidentally wrote "Fondong" and I paused in my tracks. Friends, I think "Fondong" may indeed be the funniest word ever written down on happenstance. In the The Beginning of Infinity, Deutsch talks about the universality of the phonetic alphabet. a writing system

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Humble Feminine

TL;DRI learned that the word "humble" comes from the word "humus," meaning of the earth and feminine. It really changes the vibe of Kendrick's HUMBLE. Additionally, I read advice from a book to be friendly towards a powerful man but not too modest, in order to be his equal

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TIL A Loch is a Lake

BRO A LOCH IS A LAKE? loch /läk,läKH/ noun SCOTTISH a lake. I had always assumed it was something unique. Rivers and lochs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpMNj70e1Yw&list=WL&index=6&ab_channel=GeorgeDunnett