R.A. Cole

Flâneur & Teacher. Capricorn/Taurus Rising. (Gone to R.A.Cole @lostreservation.bsky.social)

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If it is true that Nullum tempus occurrit regi ("No time runs against the king"), then by analogy Nullum tempus occurrit viatorem ("No time runs against the traveler").

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@rosannecash Pair of kings.

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@TerribleMaps Harder to unlock your phone while driving, before facial recognition.

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@migj209 @TerribleMaps Or, “Konnichiwa, Gojira.”

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@cynthialowens @TerribleMaps @HarmlessYardDog Maybe a little too soon for this reference? Warner Herzog is still processing the 2003 incident.

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@TerribleMaps Very helpful for packing the proper gear when traveling. Looks like for most long-distance trips bear spray won’t be needed. Leaves more room for more sunscreen if going West, or extra wool socks if going East.

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@GreyDeLisle @TheCoffeeBean Agreed. But they could have been thinking as they created this message: “Here is your welcome to our little coffee beanery.” Then they may have decided to shortened it to “Your welcome,” which in their head still sounded fine.

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@frasermatthew There is no way, based on that photo, the guys weighs 20 Stone. He has to be at least 350lb/160kg.

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@SilvioTattiscon A glass of English Bitter.

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@DavidFutrelle “Emily, from Paris?”

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@EleventhVolume A dram of Talisker.

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@ChrisInParis The “Emily in Paris” effect, perhaps?

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@StuartHumphryes Based on that dish I would guess you were in prison?

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@FrenchHist What would modern civil codes across the world look like if not for the Napoleonic Code as a model? Military order? Food preservation? Systems of education? Translation without the Rosetta Stone? - not being an apologist for Napoleon, however.

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@moylato Homicide rates per 100k (WHO 2019): Belgian males < 1.5. U.S. males > 9.

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@franklinleonard What’s the suggested food pairing for the recently released Dahmer beer?

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@PippaCrerar “Do you come from a land down under?
Where women glow and men plunder
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover”

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@bencoates1 ‘Buying bread from a man in Brussels
He was six foot four and full of muscle
I said, "Do you speak-a my language?"
He just smiled and gave me a Vegemite sandwich’

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@SiriusXMFC New England is cheering on Liverpool. We refuse to walk alone.

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@garethharding What is the Thursday night “madness” for those of us who only get there annually?

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@FrenchHist Dictatorial or not, he worked a System where people qua people didn’t matter, and in the end the System worked him in turn as just a mere Object to be tossed aside.