Lauren
@crownedwithlaurels.bsky.social
Tolkien nerd, Irish abroad, simultaneously woke and broke. She/her.
not trying to judge or anything but that's just too many turkeys for one man
November 27, 2025 at 4:05 AM
not trying to judge or anything but that's just too many turkeys for one man
Moe's Tavern ass name. It's like all those old dudes named like, Dick Toobig or whatever who simply refuse to go by Richard.
November 27, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Moe's Tavern ass name. It's like all those old dudes named like, Dick Toobig or whatever who simply refuse to go by Richard.
I saw a post about this earlier with someone sternly reminding everyone that it's Wrong to laugh at people's names and like. I know. Yes. But counterpoint: come on.
November 27, 2025 at 3:16 AM
I saw a post about this earlier with someone sternly reminding everyone that it's Wrong to laugh at people's names and like. I know. Yes. But counterpoint: come on.
Guys like this get glowing references that leave the details of why they left vague, because nobody wants to admit they fucked up hiring at that level.
November 25, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Guys like this get glowing references that leave the details of why they left vague, because nobody wants to admit they fucked up hiring at that level.
I think fondly of Rogue One because a friend arm-twisted me into watching it, I went in fully expecting it to be absolute shite, and it was - until the last few minutes, which were a step up and therefore a pleasant surprise. It appointed me at the end there.
November 24, 2025 at 8:44 PM
I think fondly of Rogue One because a friend arm-twisted me into watching it, I went in fully expecting it to be absolute shite, and it was - until the last few minutes, which were a step up and therefore a pleasant surprise. It appointed me at the end there.
some of these guys have to start shuffling off the mortal coil soon right? Musk, Thiel, RFK, they're all snorting banned racehorse stimulants and injecting themselves with lemur glands and shit, they can't possibly all live to be 107 like the last generation of wealthy liches
November 22, 2025 at 8:29 PM
some of these guys have to start shuffling off the mortal coil soon right? Musk, Thiel, RFK, they're all snorting banned racehorse stimulants and injecting themselves with lemur glands and shit, they can't possibly all live to be 107 like the last generation of wealthy liches
well hey thanks for being open to correction. usually when I give in to the Voices and start an etymology argument on the internet it ends a good deal more acrimoniously. have a good day!
November 22, 2025 at 7:38 PM
well hey thanks for being open to correction. usually when I give in to the Voices and start an etymology argument on the internet it ends a good deal more acrimoniously. have a good day!
it happens, there are a lot of linguistic coincidences out there
November 22, 2025 at 7:23 PM
it happens, there are a lot of linguistic coincidences out there
Often true but there are some exceptions! There's a folk etymology for the word "picnic" that goes around sometimes claiming it has wildly racist origins, which fortunately isn't the case!
November 22, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Often true but there are some exceptions! There's a folk etymology for the word "picnic" that goes around sometimes claiming it has wildly racist origins, which fortunately isn't the case!
Right? That image is showing the etymology of the word pusillanimous, with no connection to the word pussy. Just google the two words, there are plenty of discussions breaking down the different origins. Even google's AI thing managed to get it right, amazingly
November 22, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Right? That image is showing the etymology of the word pusillanimous, with no connection to the word pussy. Just google the two words, there are plenty of discussions breaking down the different origins. Even google's AI thing managed to get it right, amazingly
This isn't true. Pussy (vagina) and pussy (coward) both come from pussy (cat). The association for vaginas is being furry, and the association for cowardice is cats being timid (and feminine-coded). Pusillanimous has nothing to do with either.
November 22, 2025 at 6:50 PM
This isn't true. Pussy (vagina) and pussy (coward) both come from pussy (cat). The association for vaginas is being furry, and the association for cowardice is cats being timid (and feminine-coded). Pusillanimous has nothing to do with either.
This is one of the few food topics I honestly have an outrageous take on - I both like turkey, and like it better when it's cooked dry. I like it crumbly. Extremely pleasing texture to me. On my hamster's grave I am not lying about this to annoy people.
November 22, 2025 at 5:25 PM
This is one of the few food topics I honestly have an outrageous take on - I both like turkey, and like it better when it's cooked dry. I like it crumbly. Extremely pleasing texture to me. On my hamster's grave I am not lying about this to annoy people.
Thóg sé cúig uair an chloig orm an jóc seo a thuiscint 😭
November 20, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Thóg sé cúig uair an chloig orm an jóc seo a thuiscint 😭
What a cute wiggly graph though. The English proficiency millipede.
November 20, 2025 at 2:28 PM
What a cute wiggly graph though. The English proficiency millipede.
Holy shit, red wine and coke and lime juice is an actual drink with a name? I invented this myself from first principles by mixing stuff together that was in the house at Christmas! It slaps!
November 18, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Holy shit, red wine and coke and lime juice is an actual drink with a name? I invented this myself from first principles by mixing stuff together that was in the house at Christmas! It slaps!
Being able to name and point to every single country on a blank map is basically my only party trick, and I'm never going to get to show it off because a party that lame would simply cease to exist immediately like one of those super-heavy elements
November 17, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Being able to name and point to every single country on a blank map is basically my only party trick, and I'm never going to get to show it off because a party that lame would simply cease to exist immediately like one of those super-heavy elements
Oh no! My Furniture and Fruits! Carried off by impious Perfons!
November 13, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Oh no! My Furniture and Fruits! Carried off by impious Perfons!
Tech guys reinventing the humanities from first principles like they keep reinventing buses
November 13, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Tech guys reinventing the humanities from first principles like they keep reinventing buses
The fact that they appear so worried makes it seem like they're actually afraid of being compelled to produce stuff, but like... can't they just... redact the shit out of it and lie? Like what's preventing that from happening? Maybe this is the dumb kind of cynicism on my part but I don't get it!
November 13, 2025 at 11:29 AM
The fact that they appear so worried makes it seem like they're actually afraid of being compelled to produce stuff, but like... can't they just... redact the shit out of it and lie? Like what's preventing that from happening? Maybe this is the dumb kind of cynicism on my part but I don't get it!
Teen pregnancy was more common when I was a teenager myself, and there was a ton of concerned discourse about "teen mums" and if you look actually look at the ages of a lot of the fathers... but nobody was talking about that side of it!
November 13, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Teen pregnancy was more common when I was a teenager myself, and there was a ton of concerned discourse about "teen mums" and if you look actually look at the ages of a lot of the fathers... but nobody was talking about that side of it!
People really don't realise how closely JKR followed a lot of the traditional formulas of English boarding school stories from about the 1910s-40s, because normal people haven't read hundreds of English boarding school stories from about the 1910s-40s. But that's where I come in!
November 13, 2025 at 7:41 AM
People really don't realise how closely JKR followed a lot of the traditional formulas of English boarding school stories from about the 1910s-40s, because normal people haven't read hundreds of English boarding school stories from about the 1910s-40s. But that's where I come in!
The houses would play matches against each other and compete for prizes etc. They'd get reputations over time - like "Smith's are all nerds" or "Murphy's are great at football". Partly based on what the housemaster encouraged, partly just tradition.
November 13, 2025 at 7:40 AM
The houses would play matches against each other and compete for prizes etc. They'd get reputations over time - like "Smith's are all nerds" or "Murphy's are great at football". Partly based on what the housemaster encouraged, partly just tradition.
Pretty much all boarding schools - or the posh ones anyway - had houses. Originally it literally meant a house, in which some of the boys and a teacher (the housemaster) lived. So if the housemaster was Mr. Smith you'd be in Smith.
November 13, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Pretty much all boarding schools - or the posh ones anyway - had houses. Originally it literally meant a house, in which some of the boys and a teacher (the housemaster) lived. So if the housemaster was Mr. Smith you'd be in Smith.
This incident doesn't go quite far enough to prove that the gut feeling that made me unfollow SK nearly ten years ago was correct, but it's certainly something on the scales.
November 13, 2025 at 4:26 AM
This incident doesn't go quite far enough to prove that the gut feeling that made me unfollow SK nearly ten years ago was correct, but it's certainly something on the scales.
Lol I was just about to reply to one of your other posts about this with a comment about how that's why if I had a time machine I'd go back in time and kick the shit out of Freud, but I thought people wouldn't get why and I'd have to explain. Reading my mind!
November 13, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Lol I was just about to reply to one of your other posts about this with a comment about how that's why if I had a time machine I'd go back in time and kick the shit out of Freud, but I thought people wouldn't get why and I'd have to explain. Reading my mind!