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While it's true that "flowers [are] able to tell time," instead of saying, for example, "It's 4:45," they'll say, "It's a quarter till." And you'll be like, "Till what?" And they'll be like, "till the ground and muse along the odoriferous furrows of our lowlands." And you'll be like, "I don't know the allusion because I've never read J. Hector St. John de Crèvecoeur's Letters from an American Farmer," and they'll have some comeback or other; they always do. The headline is from Popular Mechanics, 1930.
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Restoring the Lost Sense –
April 3, 2017 |
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You knew that "Pastry is like a religion to the French" ( Joanne Chang). But here's "A 'layer cake' temple found among Aztec ruins." From Popular Mechanics, 1931.
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Restoring the Lost Sense –
April 1, 2017 |
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Restoring the Lost Sense –
March 31, 2017 |
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You can upgrade the trap to catch hogs, hold them tightly, and whisper sweet nothings, but it will void the warranty. From Popular Mechanics, 1920.
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