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[PrettyLilPussy19]

Lol, i feel like you may just be bullying coffee now...

 

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Oh I'm just learning British tea. Now i have a whole new tea to learn?

British tea isn't from Britain anyway, all tea comes from Asia. So you're only a couple of steps removed from learning the origin

 

[PrettyLilPussy19]

British tea isn't from Britain anyway, all tea comes from Asia. So you're only a couple of steps removed from learning the origin

Looks forward to an educational audio

 

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Looks forward to an educational audio

Hang on a minute.....did I just get gazumped?

 

[PrettyLilPussy19]

Hang on a minute.....did I just get gazumped?

Did I just have to google the word "gazumped"? Yes!
Did I gazump you? No.
Did I know you totally would want to do it? Also yes.

I call it inspirational.

 

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Did I just have to google the word "gazumped"? Yes!
Did I gazump you? No.
Did I know you totally would want to do it? Also yes.

I call it inspirational.

The hustle feels strong in this one....

 

[PrettyLilPussy19]

The hustle feels strong in this one....

Moi??

I don't know what you mean? I'm a life long learner.

 

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Moi??

I don't know what you mean? I'm a life long learner.

Are you a well behaved student though?

 

[PrettyLilPussy19]

Are you a well behaved student though?

Depends on the teacher! If he or she has my respect, I can be quite the studious girl.

 

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Depends on the teacher! If he or she has my respect, I can be quite the studious girl.

That's good, I approve of your dedication.

 

[PrettyLilPussy19]

That's good, I approve of your dedication.

We'll see if I can pass a test on tea. You know, after your educational audio.

 

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Word of the day is flabbergast. It means to be surprised or astonished.

eg. I was left flabbergasted by the audacity of his speech.

The etymology of this word is disputed - it first appeared in print in 1772 and it is suggested that the author combined two words: flabby which originally meant something that wasn't strong i.e. soft, and now means to be fat, and aghast which means to be filled with horror or shock. The original quote is "Now we are flabbergasted from morning to night", with the context being that the author was writing about how Britain was constantly shifting from being in war, to being at peace (I think, I read an except of the original passage but it wasn't so clear, with lots of old english words that are now defunct).

The prevalent theory is that it comes from frófregást (Old High German fluobargeist), a word meaning literally "consoler" or "comforter" and coined to translate the Greco-Latin paracletus which sometimes refers to the Holy Spirit in Vulgate translations of the New Testament. It possibly that a playful coinage of a participial form "flabbergasted" emerged, a word that would originally have meant to be somehow overwhelmed or dumbstruck by the Holy Spirit. However the modern usage has discarded this religious element.

Wow, that was longer than I expected it to be.

 

[PrettyLilPussy19]

I like this word of the day format!

 

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A little talk about Komodo Dragons, and films

 

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Also, some interesting reading on recent big art heists, and whether they might have actually been perpetrated by the Chinese Govt.

 

[PrettyLilPussy19]

That read like a script.
The fact that theives like that exist outside of movies blows my mind.

 

[PrettyLilPussy19]

Returning the love.

Good morning!

 

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Returning the love.

Good morning!

Thank you!

 

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Y'all need to watch Crazy Rich Asians if you haven't already. A good film, and a possible landmark in terms of representation for Asians. It's so refreshing to finally see a mainstream film that doesn't place an Asians in stereotypical roles, or just ignore us completely. The women are strong and powerful, and whole the men are given less to do, they're normal roles. Even heartthrob roles. I can't remember a Hollywood film that placed an Asian man as an object of desire.

This article represents a lot of my feelings about the film.

Some background reading on harmful Asian male stereotypes.

 

[PrettyLilPussy19]

Really interesting.

I want to see it. I read the book and thought it was fantastic. And agreed, way under representated.

 

[PrettyLilPussy19]

Ok, this song and video made me think of you.

 

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Ok, this song and video made me think of you.

Love those guys. Missed out on their gig a couple of years ago for a reason I can't remember anymore.

 

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I would have done an audio on this but there just isn't enough information to get a proper clip. I recently discovered that there's a cave in Vietnam which is so large that it has it's own ecosystem and it's own weather system as well. It remains largely unexplored because it's so difficult to get to, but an absolutely fascinating discovery. Pictures in the link below.

http://www.messynessychic.com/2015/...mplete-with-its-own-river-jungle-and-climate/

 

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My recent post in the Audiophiles thread with PLP discussing Asian sex stereotypes, both male and female.

 

[inkandiridiumnibs]

British tea isn't from Britain anyway, all tea comes from Asia. So you're only a couple of steps removed from learning the origin

You forgot about Maté from South America

Love the Interview!