divviants since Jan 2018
[✔] thehomeland.org is not funded by anyone except myself, and is a general-purpose hobby blog regarding things I'm interested in, or feel a personal desire to write about -- K-pop, linguistics, puns.. and all should be taken, journalistically, as editorial.
Monthly Archives: February 2018
Tom Swifty Tuesday: Feb 2018 Week 4
“I don’t have any extra money to give you, waiter,” Tom said, tipping his hat. Come up with a better Tom Swifty joke than this, and your tweet will get featured on this post and added to the Masterlist of … Continue reading
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Tom Swifty Tuesday: Feb 2018 Week 4
“I don’t have any extra money to give you, waiter,” Tom said, tipping his hat. Come up with a better Tom Swifty joke than this, and your tweet will get featured on this post and added to the Masterlist of … Continue reading
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Monday Miners: ORTSEEPRT
Each Monday, give yourself one solid minute to try to come up with the longest word you can find by rearranging the letters below, and see if you can best the panel from the British comedy words-and-numbers show, 8 out … Continue reading
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Sonnet Sunday DS-004: Jeremy’s Krill Quip
It is my goal this year to write at least one sonnet per week for all of this year, and possibly beyond. For rules and discussion of sonnet structure, pop over to this introduction. I was struggling for a topic … Continue reading
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Tom Swifty Tuesday: Feb 2018 Week 3
“It’s the night before my graduate record exam!” Tom grieved. Come up with a better Tom Swifty joke than this, and your tweet will get featured on this post and added to the Masterlist of Tom Swifty Jokes with credit … Continue reading
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Monday Miners: DONRIGSAY
Each Monday, give yourself one solid minute to try to come up with the longest word you can find by rearranging the letters below, and see if you can best the panel from the British comedy words-and-numbers show, 8 out … Continue reading
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Sonnet Sunday DS-003: Blessed Be Forescheduling
For rules and discussion of sonnet formats, pop over to this introduction. This week’s sonnet is a bit clunky, I must admit. When I wrote it I was a bit flustered with myself for writing it with a different rhyming … Continue reading
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Sonnet Sunday DS-003: Blessed Be Forescheduling
For rules and discussion of sonnet formats, pop over to this introduction. This week’s sonnet is a bit clunky, I must admit. When I wrote it I was a bit flustered with myself for writing it with a different rhyming … Continue reading
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Monday Miners: UGSEAMBPO
Each Monday, give yourself one solid minute to try to come up with the longest word you can find by rearranging the letters below, and see if you can best the panel from the British comedy words-and-numbers show, 8 out … Continue reading
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Masterlist of British vs US Words: Boot vs Trunk, Chips vs Fries, etc.
Just a quick but extensive list of words that are different in the UK-at-large from American English, but are generally the same thing. US: Chips (Doritos, etc) Brit: Crisps US: french fries, potato wedges Brit: chips US: Cookies (Oreos, etc) … Continue reading
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