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I think that the word "smut" in the sense of "pornography" derives from the German word "schmutz" which literally means "dirt." It's...

"If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and a man."...

So it's out of copyright, and we should all feel better about singing it. I'm pretty sure I heard Flanders and Swann singing it, but...

Country Joe McDonald, (January 1, 1942 – March 7, 2026) - of the 1960s band "Country Joe and the Fish" - most famous for his Vietnam war...

I don’t see a particular problem with phone.. words persist past the demise of their original meaning. Vis for example dialling a...

A finite game is played for the purpose of winning, an infinite game for the purpose of continuing the play. — Philosopher James P...

Of course. That's what this writer's forum is for. Bah-dump. I forgive that, because I've done worse. Once, a glued-on sole on one of...

I have often thought of that hippopotamus song while slogging along in mud. I think it was part of a bestiary that included the "Gnu...

I'm grateful for my wife's best friend, who sat and watched television with her last night while I was away for a social engagement.

Needed to talk about something and was grateful I had two people to call who picked up and could provide me reassurances.

It largely depends on what part of the world you're in, of course, but Robert Frost summed up spring in New England nicely: "The sun...

Thank you, Link. ❤️ You're absolutely right: why would the Kellers fake something like this? It makes absolutely no sense. I have a...

Welcome to the forum and to the craft! My rule 1: Write. Write whenever you feel like it. The more you write, the better you'll get at...

I think I'd call it a "Link" (note the capital). It links people with each other, with a network, with whatever. This morning, I read...

I've read it! The oldest known poem - Epic of Gilgamesh, from ancient Mesopotamia, dating to the Third Dynasty of Ur, circa 2100 BCE...