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M.A.R.

00:08

@userr2684291 Don't they know Curiosity killed a cat before fleeing to Mars?

@userr2684291 I have once, not gonna repeat that mistake

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G Warner

01:33

@M.A.R. And yet Schrödinger proved the cat is still alive!

9 hours later…

M.A.R.

10:22

@GWarner kinda sorta alive

There's some anatomical difference hard to comprehend

CowperKettle

10:37

Word of the day: culvert

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Decapitated Soul

20:05

What's the etymology of 'culvert'?

M.A.R.

@DecapitatedSoul Etymonline says origin unknown, possibly some long-forgotten engineer

It's not the same in French or other closer language

Decapitated Soul

Could the -vert be associated with Latin 'vertere' meaning 'turn'? I can't get my head round that.

@M.A.R., I've already looked it up in Etymonline.

M.A.R.

OK, it wasn't obvious

Decapitated Soul

😁

M.A.R.

LET THE CARNAGE BEGIN

ELL 2020 Moderator Election!

Decapitated Soul

20:15

Meh

M.A.R.

Gun click sound

May we find adequate blood and guts to wash away the [grammar] tag.

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