When I have to converse with the red-capped USAians, I’m trying to decide on the best way to refer to this famous lake. Top choices are:
1) Lake Epstein
2) Lake Natalie
Naturally the rest of the world will hear Lake Ontario from me, but with the USAians I feel that the Rugged Individualist aesthetic calls for an individually selected name as well. With the red-capped USAians every word they say means exactly what they believe it means at that moment, nothing more or less, which can make conversation a bit tricky.
I wonder if it has occurred to anyone that the E.U. wooing Canada might partly be motivated as a way to pressure Britain into rejoining? It would, after all, be very embarrassing for Britain if their former Dominion joins the EU and prospers, but Britain just can't get its shit together.
The US had two longstanding unique positives. First was the peaceful transfer of power. Trump destroyed that. The second was the longest undefended border in the world. That is arguably gone too but it will be certain by the time Trump is gone.
The mention of the 'hydronym' reminded me of a debating technique that pretty much automatically loses you the argument -- the AD HOMONYM ATTACK, when you argue with words that sound just like other words but are spelled differently.
Remember how you used to look at countries like Roumania, Bulgaria or East Germany during the height of the cold war. The were silly, evil backward countries. We pitied them and laughed at them. Food lines, drab clothes, terrible cars, decay and pollution. A ruling class that cared only about itself - everyone else was a worker drone. They believed "Workers of the world unite". You believe "the American dream." Both of you were lied to. You do not live in the country you think you live in.
Wow, if Canada joins the EU, maybe they'd honor the reciprocal residency agreement, meaning our Spanish residency visa would transfer and we could live just across the border from Washington and our kids. I could do that.
So the usual mnemonic for the Great Lakes is HOMES - Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior. If we were to conceded Lake Ontario being renamed as Lake America we'd need to revisit that mnemonic - HAMES doesn't work, after all. What about SHAME?
If you have access to a substack called I fucking love Australia, today's post is about the growing number of prominent American scientists (and we're talking the top minds) who are heading for the frozen north.
He really is demented. Waaahh! I didn’t get what I wanted so I’m going to take the lake. Or the gulf or an ocean. He acts as though he owns them all. He’s a very sad person. The Grim Reaper cannot get here soon enough.
When I have to converse with the red-capped USAians, I’m trying to decide on the best way to refer to this famous lake. Top choices are:
1) Lake Epstein
2) Lake Natalie
Naturally the rest of the world will hear Lake Ontario from me, but with the USAians I feel that the Rugged Individualist aesthetic calls for an individually selected name as well. With the red-capped USAians every word they say means exactly what they believe it means at that moment, nothing more or less, which can make conversation a bit tricky.
I wonder if it has occurred to anyone that the E.U. wooing Canada might partly be motivated as a way to pressure Britain into rejoining? It would, after all, be very embarrassing for Britain if their former Dominion joins the EU and prospers, but Britain just can't get its shit together.
You don’t to be in Europe to compete in eurovision anymore
I’ve been saying this and saying this: step 1 to us joining the EU is joining Eurovision.
We’re in it next year. No leadup. No year to figure out how to run it. Straight into the drink.
Hopefully we call Celine for a repeat!
Natalie probably doesn't have a dictionary. But likely she does have a micro-dick tionary
The US had two longstanding unique positives. First was the peaceful transfer of power. Trump destroyed that. The second was the longest undefended border in the world. That is arguably gone too but it will be certain by the time Trump is gone.
"very routinely" is the "tremendous" of "many people"
The mention of the 'hydronym' reminded me of a debating technique that pretty much automatically loses you the argument -- the AD HOMONYM ATTACK, when you argue with words that sound just like other words but are spelled differently.
Paging Doktor Zoom ...
lol
ISWYDT
Remember how you used to look at countries like Roumania, Bulgaria or East Germany during the height of the cold war. The were silly, evil backward countries. We pitied them and laughed at them. Food lines, drab clothes, terrible cars, decay and pollution. A ruling class that cared only about itself - everyone else was a worker drone. They believed "Workers of the world unite". You believe "the American dream." Both of you were lied to. You do not live in the country you think you live in.
Wow, if Canada joins the EU, maybe they'd honor the reciprocal residency agreement, meaning our Spanish residency visa would transfer and we could live just across the border from Washington and our kids. I could do that.
I started reading this with The Warning's "Why Do Like It When I Cry?" playing. Watched Trump dance horribly for 30 seconds to it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYvy8WbN9Zo
For those not familiar with them The Warning are the Villareal sisters from Monterey, Mexico.
So the usual mnemonic for the Great Lakes is HOMES - Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior. If we were to conceded Lake Ontario being renamed as Lake America we'd need to revisit that mnemonic - HAMES doesn't work, after all. What about SHAME?
I don't think you're the first one to suggest SHAME
It's definitely something that should be brought back
If you have access to a substack called I fucking love Australia, today's post is about the growing number of prominent American scientists (and we're talking the top minds) who are heading for the frozen north.
Speaking as a Michigander...he can have HOMES when he pries it from my cold, dead fingers.
Replace the O with an A and the mnemonic can be SHAME
I'm pretty sure it's hydronymb.
He really is demented. Waaahh! I didn’t get what I wanted so I’m going to take the lake. Or the gulf or an ocean. He acts as though he owns them all. He’s a very sad person. The Grim Reaper cannot get here soon enough.
I would suggest returning the names of the great lakes to their original Native American Names -
https://www.google.com/search?client=ubuntu-sn&channel=fs&q=original+native+american+names+for+great+lakes
The song for today is "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vST6hVRj2A