Random Musings

Some asshole in India hid a bomb in a pineapple and fed it to an Elephant. As per their standard practice of disinformation, Reuters refers to the bomb as a "firecracker". Makes one wonder whether it was a Ladyfinger or an Inch-and-a-Half that killed the Elephant.

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What did people call the helicopter seeds from Maples before helicopters were invented?

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For that matter, what were Grammar Nazis called before the advent of Naziism? Grammar Huns doesn't really seem adequate.