The Origins of "OK"
So if OK stands for “all correct,” wouldn’t it be “AC”? Not exactly, says linguist Erin McKean, who points out that the word was intentionally misspelled. Much like the way people on the Internet shorten or abbreviate words when typing, OK was misspelled on purpose. “For instance, a lot of kids online spell “cool,” “k-e-w-l,”
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Because it Doesn’t Always Have to Be That Way
Whenever people start arguing about biological roles and restrictions and “that’s just the way it’s always been” and “it’ll always be that way,” it always pissed me the fuck off, not only because things could be really differet, but because sometimes, things are really different (fast foward to about minute 4 if you’re impatient). It’ll
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Conjugating French Verbs
Where does this other “s” come from???? ……… It’s still here!!!!
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In the End, Everybody DIES
Not exactly uplifting, is it? (wait for the gifs to begin scrolling – it’s a little slow)
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And Then There Were Some
Some stuff you don’t often hear about being done by women. Women Gladiators: Wiki Gladiatrix Journal of Combative Sport Women Bullfighters: La Diosa Rubia A Few Fighters Marie Barcelo
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Some Seasonings
Star Wars Wiki. Bullshit bingo for the workplace (something to do during all those meetings!) Seahenge. Cryogenic frogs. The Miracle Fruit. Universal doormat.
Names I’ve Given My Hardware
I was never one of those people who had names for my cars, mainly because I never actually owned them – my parents did. I got my first laptop as a graduation present when I finished highschool, and though I never named it at the time, the person I gave it to when I upgraded
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