Posted on 08/31/2025 9:08:15 PM PDT by ransomnote
Yeah, the pattern seems to be that the listed countrys have no answer to combat Islamofascists.
The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag.
Great story!
Billy Jeff got reelected on the success of Newt’s “Contract With America” program. How the GOP squandered that I’ll never understand.
Billy Jeff got reelected because his good buddy Perot popped his head up again after hiding for 4 years.
Billy Jeff got reelected because his good buddy Perot popped his head up again after hiding for 4 years.
No, that was a vomited word salad. I thought I needed a R-OK decoder ring, but I’m saving my money.
What "gender" is a sidewalk, or a stepladder?
You are welcome to print my private to reply, here.
So what’s the point of the post Trump made?
That’s just what I’m wondering.
That doesn’t sound like his normal self to me.
Pavement/Footpath (Gender: Feminine)
Semita (f.): This is the classical Latin word for a footpath, side path, or lane. It is feminine due to its -a ending in the nominative singular.
Ambulātrum (n.): A modern term derived from the verb ambulāre (to walk), often meaning a walkway. It is neuter due to its -um ending.
A stepladder would have been a rare or non-existent concept, as most ladders were long poles with rungs (scālae). If a modern term were created, its gender would depend on the noun it is based on:
Ladder (Gender: Feminine)
Scālae (f. pl.): The classical Latin word for a ladder or stairs is a feminine plural.
Step/Rung (Gender: Masculine)
Gradus (m.): The word for a step, rung, or degree. It is masculine due to belonging to the fourth declension with an -us ending.
KittenClaws wrote:
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Heinlein reference? I’m suddenly feeling less erudite.
Which story, please?
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Grok, what Piece of Heinlein’s fiction did the phrase “cruel is the bird, cruel are the sons of the bird” come from?
The phrase appears to be a slight misremembering of a line from Robert A.
Heinlein’s 1942 novella The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag. The actual quote is: “In the beginning was The Bird. Wise and cruel was The Bird, and wise and cruel were The Sons of the Bird...” leatherboundtreasure.com
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I notice the word “wise” was left out of the phrase taken from Heinlein’s novella.
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