This is Ridiculous
M M De Voe (aka @FemmeKafka)random thoughts of a New Yorker who was born Lithuanian in Texas
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Home is where you hang your 10 gallon hat
Howdy, y’all!
You know you want to know why cowboy hats are measured in gallons. Here’s speculation from the internet—in any event we know a ten gallon hat only holst 3/4 gallon of water.
- The Braided Band: The Spanish word for braid...
What a Cute Little Flag
Raise your hand if you knew June 14 is Flag Day!
this flag is “highway auto dealership sized”
Quick! How many of the stripes are red and how many are white?
(Did you know without counting?)
I remember being a kid and having to sit throu...
Who has Big Balls?
Thou art cordially invited….
so many balls…
So, the Knicks won on Friday! I know this because I had the window open and large groups of voices cheered in delight over and over and over as the evening wore on, until finally the air explode...
So Much Paper
Four Score and Seven Years Ago….
curious to have a look at George Washington’s handwriting?
When did we stop using score to keep score of time? First we need to know when we started to keep score. Here’s that info. Short version: every 20...
Which witch do we believe?
Sometimes a topic just falls from the sky:
(photo by IG@femmekafka)
At a witch store I recently visited (I don’t have to explain myself), there was a book being presented with a “new” calendar of rituals. Setting aside the adjective for w...
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