Mwallerby

joined 1 year ago
 

First baby in space yeah, it was a post-Soviet prestige thing

[โ€“] Mwallerby@startrek.website 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Random thought that I, a fellow 33'er, had yesterday - Sputnik was launched in 1957, 34 years before I was, I'm almost as old as the space age was when I was born

Enjoy!

Oh I completely agree, just made me giggle

 

Scunthorpe

Just never go to Scunthorpe

Anyone who swims out to it gets immunity from elimination

Literally was telling my friends about the loopy water slide while we were looking at this

 
[โ€“] Mwallerby@startrek.website 12 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Though I just realised I'm a walking stereotype

[โ€“] Mwallerby@startrek.website 20 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

No contest, just look at these guys

[โ€“] Mwallerby@startrek.website 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Ooh neat, think that's from the same root as troth/betrothal in English too, proto German for truth & fidelity

 

I get that, but also, it's always seemed like the purpose of the ring is to signify the state of being, so engagement ring to show the state of being engaged, wedding ring shows the state of being married, or wed, I guess it works both ways

Not a strongly held view by any means ๐Ÿ˜†

French as well - le bague de mariage

 

Like engagement rings denote the engagement... Maybe it's just English being its usual mess

 
 

(for various reasons I needed to join a mismatched pair of 18v drill and battery, annoyed at how much fun it was)

 
 
 
 
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