Fun fact of the day 18 comments
willfree
· 7 years ago
It was a similar story in ancient Greece. Anyone who didn't speak Greek sounded like they were just going "ba ba ba.." so they were called, um, barbaroi or something - the word that we get barbarian from.
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Champion of the Queen of England 19 comments
willfree
· 7 years ago
Francis John Fane Marmion Dymoke. An accountant, apparently!
http://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/The-Queens-Champion/
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http://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/The-Queens-Champion/
Career Goals 4 comments
Amazing times to be alive 7 comments
Welcome to post-truth politics 12 comments
"We all need to work together... But only if we do it my way." - Humanity, 2 comments
willfree
· 7 years ago
There's a lot of truth to this, it's quite a sharp insight. But I'd argue that it's a gross overstatement to claim that this sums up the whole human story. There's so much more nuance and progress and altruism going on than this would have you believe, know what I mean?
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I totally understand the burglars 5 comments
willfree
· 7 years ago
I had a car once that got broken into and everything taken - cash, stereo etc - everything except a copy of George Michael's Careless Whisper. Cheeky bastards.
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Missing underwear? 8 comments
willfree
· 7 years ago
Your bobby pins are in the ether. Your socks got swallowed by the dryer. Your panties.. are in some dude's drawer.
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Missing underwear? 8 comments
willfree
· 7 years ago
The guy probably thought he had a stalker or something. I wonder if he was relieved or disappointed to learn that it was a kleptomaniac cat instead.
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Have your priorities in the right order 10 comments
Shower thoughts 20 comments
willfree
· 7 years ago
Haha, nope! I've never worn Crocs before.
I reckon if I did though, I'd never go back.
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I reckon if I did though, I'd never go back.
I wonder why...