To live and learn

[amunchthings-blog]

This is pure unadulterated gold. 

including some highlights:

5. BANG UP TO THE ELEPHANT - This phrase originated in London in 1882, and means “perfect, complete, unapproachable.”

6. BATTY-FANG - Low London phrase meaning “to thrash thoroughly,” possibly from the French battre a fin.

8. BOW WOW MUTTON - A naval term referring to meat so bad “it might be dog flesh.”

9. BRICKY - Brave or fearless. “Adroit after the manner of a brick,” Forrester writes, “said even of the other sex, ‘What a bricky girl she is.’”

11. BUTTER UPON BACON - Extravagance. Too much extravagance. “Are you going to put lace over the feather, isn’t that rather butter upon bacon?”

14. CHUCKABOO - A nickname given to a close friend.

15. COLLIE SHANGLES - Quarrels.

18. DAMFINO - This creative cuss is a contraction of “damned if I know.”

19. DIZZY AGE - A phrase meaning “elderly,” because it “makes the spectator giddy to think of the victim’s years.” The term is usually refers to “a maiden or other woman canvassed by other maiden ladies or others.”

23. ENTHUZIMUZZY - “Satirical reference to enthusiasm.” Created by Braham the terror, whoever that is.

25. FLY RINK - An 1875 term for a polished bald head.

27. GAS-PIPES - A term for especially tight pants.

28. GIGGLEMUG - “An habitually smiling face.”

29. GOT THE MORBS - Use of this 1880 phrase indicated temporary melancholy.

30. HALF-RATS - Partially intoxicated.

32. KRUGER-SPOOF - Lying, from 1896.

35. MAKE A STUFFED BIRD LAUGH - “Absolutely preposterous.”

38. MUTTON SHUNTER - This 1883 term for a policeman is so much better than “pig.”

39. NANTY NARKING - A tavern term, popular from 1800 to 1840, that meant great fun.

43. PARISH PICK-AXE - A prominent nose.

46. POWDERING HAIR - An 18th century tavern term that means “getting drunk.”

47. RAIN NAPPER - An umbrella.

52. SMOTHERING A PARROT - Drinking a glass of absinthe neat; named for the green color of the booze.

53. SUGGESTIONIZE - A legal term from 1889 meaning “to prompt.”

[lexiliveslife]

Hellzapoppin 1941. Black ppl are magical creatures.

[monnegronose]

they really didn’t have to go this hard!!!

[owning-my-truth-deactivated2022]

HARD AS FUVK!!!!!

[note-a-bear]

Don’t never show me white swing dancers again

[moral-of-my-opinion]

1st pair: William Downes & Frances “Mickey” Jones

2nd: Billy Ricker & Norma Miller (aka The Queen of Swing)

3rd: Al Minns & Willa Mae Ricker

4th: Frankie Manning & Ann Johnson

These folks deserve to be known.

[thaaabooty]

Never not reblog

[melanatedlymotivated]

Ah-MAZE-ing!!!

[mardredka]

Nektek milyen szám szól majd a temetéseteken?

Nekem ez.

Vagy ez:

Vagy ez:

Aztán majd még bedobok párat, ha eszembe jut.

[bibircsok]

Mondtam már, hogy imádom ezt a kérdést? :)

[bazsarose]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fzMJk8nGpoc

[mzsmckok5782-deactivated2023010]

[stickalittle]

teljes hangerőn!

[megyematricashazmester-deactiva]

[hayabusa-2-deactivated20190823]

Realisan vegigtekintve jelenemen, es abbol kovetkeztetve jovomre, szinte biztos h koztemetesem lesz.

[east-n-roll]

https://youtu.be/_BR2zquel04

[onedinkenedi]

should i stay or should i go

[milfssshake-deactivated20210630]

Ez:

https://youtu.be/Bag1gUxuU0g

Meg ez:

https://youtu.be/TJAfLE39ZZ8

[chaosism-deactivated20190330]

https://soundcloud.com/vampirekilmer/soundtrack-lord-of-the-rings

vagy még a nyan cat-en vacillálok 

[neduddgi-deactivated20200324]

nekem mindegy, lepjenek meg

[zurzavar]

Egy barátom (†33) temetésén ez szólt:

[szerdateszt]

termeszetesen ez: https://youtu.be/6ig-RShZ6m4

[infinitemoss]

mitchiri neko, végtelenítve ofkorsz. remekül lehet rá vidáman masírozni. remélem macskák is lesznek, tényleg. emberek úgyse nagyon.

[joe-a-nevem]

 :D     amúgy totál mindegy, mert aki régebbről ismerős és eljönne, az úgyse ismeri az életemet, a miérteket.  szóval totál mindegy.

meg ahogy a trendek kinéznek, mire megdöglök, addigra totál minden IRL ‘ismerős’ rég elfelejtett már, családom meg úgyse lesz…  :S

[deadheadingcrew]

szerencsés esetben a hajó motorjának a hangja, ahogy az tengeri temetésen van.

ha akarnak megemlékezést tartani, akkor a greenslives, ez a felvétel

[sztivan]

Should I Stay Or Should I Go

[habkeinb0ck-deactivated20250609]

Temessenek teged@onedinkenedi vel!

[szukits-magda]

a fium szerint az enjoy the silence lesz a temetesemen:(

[haiku-robot]

a fium szerint az enjoy the silence lesz a temetesemen:(

^Haiku^bot^0.5. I detect haikus with 5-7-5 format. Sometimes I make mistakes. | Who do I read? | Contact | Beep-boop!

[amunchthings-blog]

This is my favourite haiku robot find to date. Random Hungarian thread of what seems to be totally unconnected music videos. which includes Japanese cats playing instruments. Make me wish I could speak Hungarian. 

[amunchthings-blog]

Best Entries in The Devil’s Dictionary

From the Paris Review. I actually forgot how poetic some of these are. My favourites are : - 

Admiration, n.  Our polite recognition of another’s resemblance to ourselves.

Childhood, n.  The period of human life intermediate between the idiocy of infancy and the folly of youth—two removes from the sin of manhood and three from the remorse of age.

Christian, n.  One who believes that the New Testament is a divinely inspired book admirably suited to the spiritual needs of his neighbor. One who follows the teachings of Christ in so far as they are not inconsistent with a life of sin.

Consul, n.  In American politics, a person who having failed to secure an office from the people is given one by the Administration on condition that he leave the country.

Education, n.  That which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understanding.

Envelope, n.  The coffin of a document; the scabbard of a bill; the husk of a remittance; the bed-gown of a love-letter.

Harangue, n.  A speech by an opponent, who is known as an harangue-outang.

Introduction, n.  A social ceremony invented by the devil for the gratification of his servants and the plaguing of his enemies.

Mayonnaise, n.  One of the sauces which serve the French in place of a state religion.

Piracy, n.  Commerce without its folly-swaddles, just as God made it.

Sycophant, n.  One who approaches Greatness on his belly so that he may not be commanded to turn and be kicked.

Telephone, n.  An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance.

[amunchthings-blog]

Gertrude Bell’s photos while travelling 1903-13 of Syria, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Rajasthan, Punjab, Burma, Malaysia, Japan, Canada.  She was a contemporary of Lawrence and was the first women to get a first at Oxford in modern history. First women to write a white paper. She also played a significant role in the formation of the middle east. She was one of the few people to have travelled the desert of Arabia in 1911. Seriously fascinating person. You can check out her pictures, letters, and diary at http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk.

[amunchthings-blog]

Gertrude Bell’s photos travelling. pictures from http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk

[amunchthings-blog]

Gertrude Bell’s photos while travelling 1903-13 of Syria, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Rajasthan, Punjab, Burma, Malaysia, Japan, Canada.  She was a contemporary of Lawrence and was the first women to get a first at Oxford in modern history. First women to write a white paper. She also played a significant role in the formation of the middle east. She was one of the few people to have travelled the desert of Arabia in 1911. Seriously fascinating person. You can check out her pictures, letters, and diary at http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk. 

[nineprotons]

“Got the morbs” should be a thing.

[breelandwalker]

Victorian slang is AMAZING, and select phrases really need to make a comeback.

“Bitch the pot” - Pour the tea (HOW RELEVANT IS THIS!?)

“Bang up the elephant” - Absolutely perfect; super stylish

“Well, that’s shot the bale” - Something that has missed the mark entirely

“Church-bell” - A woman prone to gossip

“Chuckaboo” - A dear friend, a bosom chum

“Beer and skittles” - A great time (see also: Irish Gaelic “craic”)

“Butter on bacon” - Something overdone or too extravagant

“Cupid’s kettle drums” - Breasts, particularly large ones

“Gigglemug” - A cheerful smiling face

[thecuriousviolet-deactivated201]

All of these??? Make me smile??? They’re so weird and wonderful I love them??? Especially bitch the pot because that’s something I could totally hear myself saying…that and chuckaboo

[thebibliosphere]

I worked in a Victorian tea house in my youth and I’m telling you, you haven’t lived till you hear a the 98 year old lady (this was some 15 years ago) utter the words “bitch the pot” because it was what they used to say when the tea house first opened and it just sort of stuck through all the generations.

[amunchthings-blog]

Wordsworth’s walking tour of the Alps summer 1790.

[amunchthings-blog]

'Self Portrait with the Artist's Parents' 1937 Veronica Burleigh (1909–1998)

[amunchthings-blog]

super important information 🍷 - Italy wine map

[amunchthings-blog]

Female photo portraits

Cyndi Lauper 

Tippi Hedren - on the set of the birds

Audrey Hepburn 

Diana Ross eating a rib by Ruven Afanador 1980s

[amunchthings-blog]

The evolution of the Polari language - A secret language used by the London gay society in the 1950s. More info at Atlas Obscura.

[stability]

THIS IS DOPE S/O TO CHEERIOS

[amunchthings-blog]

Is it really though?

http://www.naturalnews.com/2017-03-23-cheerios-save-the-bees-campaign-backfires-after-company-gives-out-seeds-that-are-invasive-banned-in-some-states.html

http://mashable.com/2017/03/19/cheerios-bee-campaign-controversy/#g1idiAsXmPqi

http://lifehacker.com/don-t-plant-those-bee-friendly-wildflowers-cheerios-i-1793370883

http://www.countryliving.com/gardening/news/a42509/cheerios-free-wildflower-seeds-could-cause-damage/

by the by this is a bee house! how cool is that 

[baawri]

[amunchthings-blog]

a gif a day

[amunchthings-blog]

this gif is truly ineffable