Occasionally Random
Random musings and occasional postings
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Photo reblogged from Art of Swords
Dagger
- Dated: 17th century (16th century blade)
- Culture: Switzerland and/or France
- Medium: steel and wire; chiseled quillions and pommel
- Measurements: Overall - l:44.30 cm (l:17 7/16 inches) Wt: .46 kg; Quillions - w:9.20 cm (w:3 9/16 inches)
Source: © 2012 Cleveland Museum of Art
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![therodentqueen:
npr:
If you said the “s” word in the ninth century, you probably wouldn’t have shocked or offended anyone. Back then, the “s” word was just the everyday word that was used to refer to excrement.
That’s one of many surprising, foul-mouthed facts Melissa Mohr reveals in her new book, Holy S- - -: A Brief History of Swearing. Though the curse words themselves change over time, the category remains constant — we always have a set of words that are off-limits.
“We need some category of swear words,” Mohr says. “[These] words really fulfill a function that people have found necessary for thousands of years.”
Mohr joined NPR’s David Greene to talk about curses through the ages and how the words that offend us reveal a lot about society and its values.
— Interview: Melissa Mohr, Author Of ‘Holy Sh*t’
*puts on to-read list*](http://24.media.tumblr.com/6041787e1badc2ad9c55ec4b026c2193/tumblr_mmqwunL0Rw1qdkv8qo1_500.jpg)
npr:
If you said the “s” word in the ninth century, you probably wouldn’t have shocked or offended anyone. Back then, the “s” word was just the everyday word that was used to refer to excrement.
That’s one of many surprising, foul-mouthed facts Melissa Mohr reveals in her new book, Holy S- - -: A Brief History of Swearing. Though the curse words themselves change over time, the category remains constant — we always have a set of words that are off-limits.
“We need some category of swear words,” Mohr says. “[These] words really fulfill a function that people have found necessary for thousands of years.”
Mohr joined NPR’s David Greene to talk about curses through the ages and how the words that offend us reveal a lot about society and its values.
*puts on to-read list*
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Photo reblogged from HANDYMARTIAN'S ILLUSTRATED ALIENS
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Link reblogged from Archaeological News
An archaeological survey on the famous Scots isle of Iona – where St Columba landed 1450 years ago to spread Christianity in Scotland – has shown signs of ancient burials.
This is the first geophysical investigation to be undertaken away from the core focus of the Columban monastic enclosure…
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Photoset reblogged from le château de barba azul
Classical music in Hannibal → Sorbet (1.07)
youtube links: handel / chopin / gounod / mozart / verdi / vivaldi
listen: [tba]
(Source: andreievich)
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Link reblogged from Archaeological News
Archaeologists have long debated when early humans began hurling stone-tipped spears and darts at large prey. By throwing a spear, instead of thrusting it, humans could hunt buffalo and other dangerous game from a safe distance, with less risk of a goring or mauling. But direct evidence of…
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Link reblogged from Archaeological News
Nepal’s archaeologists have discovered artifacts dating from the Buddha era from an excavation site at Devdaha of Rupandehi district, which is located at a distance of 20km from Buddha’s birthplace Lumbini in western Nepal.
A team of Nepal’s Department of Archeology (DoA) started excavation…
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Link reblogged from Archaeological News
Archaeologist Mike Haseler believes he has evidence to suggest that the battle of Mons Graupius took place in Moray.
Mons Graupius was a key battle for British independence against the repressive hand of Rome almost 2000 years ago.
According to the Romans, 10,000 Britons died that day at the…
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Cooper Thompson has a very distinctive look, like the lovechild of a porcelain doll and a Greek god statue.
