CRAIG CONLEY (Prof. Oddfellow) is recognized by Encarta as “America’s most creative and diligent scholar of letters, words and punctuation.” He has been called a “language fanatic” by Page Six gossip columnist Cindy Adams, a “cult hero” by Publisher’s Weekly, a “monk for the modern age” by George Parker, and “a true Renaissance man of the modern era, diving headfirst into comprehensive, open-minded study of realms obscured or merely obscure” by Clint Marsh. An eccentric scholar, Conley’s ideas are often decades ahead of their time. He invented the concept of the “virtual pet” in 1980, fifteen years before the debut of the popular “Tamagotchi” in Japan. His virtual pet, actually a rare flower, still thrives and has reached an incomprehensible size. Conley’s website is OneLetterWords.com.
Some folks already know that scythes aren't sharpened by grinding but rather by hammering. It makes for a jagged cutting edge and hardens the metal. From an undated Marugg tool catalog.
If you detect sequins over your eyebrows, it's likely the "kreptactic light sequentials" combined with atmospheric conditions. Isn't science wonderful? From I Dream of Jeannie, season 3, episode 9.
We've had uneasy nights' sleep in beds like these. From the rare (over $900 on Amazon) Ghosts and Spirits of Many Lands by Freya Littledale and illustrated by Stefan Martin.