I peruse the Awful Library Books blog. It’s even funnier at two in the morning! But it’s pretty funny at any time of the day, actually.
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Favorites from Amelia’s Kitchen
Oxford DNB Biography of the Day- The heart of the reform movement: Life of the Day 24 June 2017, 23:05Today's biography from the Oxford DNB: Tooke, John Horne [formerly John Horne] (1736-1812), radical and philologist
- Bluebell: Margaret Kelly: Life of the Day 23 June 2017, 23:05Today's biography from the Oxford DNB: Kelly, Margaret [known as Bluebell] (1910-2004), dancer and businesswoman
- Physician, zoologist, reformer: Life of the Day 22 June 2017, 23:05Today's biography from the Oxford DNB: Jaeger, Gustav (1832-1917), physician, zoologist, and dress reformer
- The heart of the reform movement: Life of the Day 24 June 2017, 23:05
- OED Word of the Day
- Waterloo, n. 18 June 2017, 4:00OED Word of the Day: Waterloo, n. A situation, event, etc., which proves the (final) undoing of a person or thing
- exemplum virtutis, n. 19 June 2017, 4:00OED Word of the Day: exemplum virtutis, n. An example or model of virtue worthy of imitation; a paragon
- ofthirst, adj. 20 June 2017, 4:00OED Word of the Day: ofthirst, adj. From Old English: thirsty; (also) affected with a longing or yearning
- mauvaise foi, n. 21 June 2017, 4:00OED Word of the Day on Jean-Paul Sartre's 112th birthday: mauvaise foi, n.
- plouter, v. 22 June 2017, 4:00OED Word of the Day: plouter, v. To dabble or flounder in water, mud, etc., with the hands or feet
- defensor civitatis, n. 23 June 2017, 4:00OED Word of the Day: defensor civitatis, n. An official who protected provincial citizens against injustices
- show-me, adj. 24 June 2017, 4:00OED Word of the Day: show-me, adj. Designating or relating to the State of Missouri or its inhabitants
- Waterloo, n. 18 June 2017, 4:00
Heh heh, yeah – all except the one on family violence. I think that the people who put that one out should have sensitivity training! ><
You should page back through some of the older entries in the blog. There are months’ worth — and some are really hysterically funny, and there are a few that are just jaw-droppingly appalling!
Yeah, I meant to go back & do that, I hope for more funnies than appallings though…