[-] asterisk@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

Spinney is a nice word for a smallish gathering of trees, alongside copse, coppice, etc. I'm not aware of a term for one specifically in an open field, though.

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While living in Southampton and working at a local newspaper, photographer Rachel Adams, to her delight, discovered a new generation of Morris dancers performing at pubs, events and festivals. The fresh choreographed figures jumping up and down to music, clad in costumes covered in bells, and waving handkerchiefs and bashing sticks sparked her curiosity. She wanted to know more about what these young people found so intriguing about this English folk tradition, which usually has a bad reputation.

[-] asterisk@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

I can't go on. I'll go on.

(Samuel Beckett)

[-] asterisk@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago

I think it's a very good idea, and I can't see any obvious disadvantages except, perhaps, the loss of posting and comment history from the currently existing communities.

Maybe also consider merging !foodporn@lemmy.world ? That one seems to be quite general too, and posts often become discussions of how to cook the showcased dish (plus I really dislike the name of the community).

[-] asterisk@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

Miso, Marmite, MSG, and Maggi are all good.

Not all at once, though.

[-] asterisk@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I have a Xerox colour laser printer that I'm very happy with: accepts off-brand toner, speaks postscript, good quality printing, no problems at all. I've also been very happy with Brother laser printers in the past.

[-] asterisk@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Swot is a venerable and frequently used word, derived from the word sweat. Neek is what's current with my children's generation (South London): it's a portmanteau of nerd and geek, apparently. Spod may well be regionally and temporally specific, as it's what I used to be called in SW England in the 1980s.

[-] asterisk@lemmy.world 44 points 1 year ago

These kinds of insults definitely exist here in the UK too, e.g., swot, spod, as well as geek, neek, nerd, etc. I don't think these are imported from the US, as they've been around for a long time. Perhaps a manifestation of anglo-saxon anti-intellectualism?

[-] asterisk@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

A red Majohn A1 with a Pilot VP stub nib in place of the standard EF nib, Lamy Peridot ink.

[-] asterisk@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'm not the OP, but I have an example from two days ago posting to a community hosted on feddit.uk:

My comment is https://lemmy.world/comment/1718032, which is present for lemmy.world, but not for feddit.uk

I haven't posted any comments since, so I don't know if it's a one-off thing.

Beehaw's defederation of lemmy.world doesn't seem to be involved in this one.

[-] asterisk@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

This opinion looks a little question-begging to me: do all businesses who declare these kinds of things do so as branding? I myself, don't believe they do as many would be doing so for advocacy for minority groups, for example.

[-] asterisk@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

Thank you for this brilliant transcription. It's as good as the image itself.

[-] asterisk@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Ian's Shoelace Site has 25 different ways to tie your laces. I've been using the eponymous Ian knot for years.

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