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This symbol, the ampersand, used to have equal status with letters of the alphabet and was stuck at the end after Z.

That’s how it got its name. People would say “X,Y,Z, and, per se, And”. (And “sort of” an and). Thus, “And per se And” became Ampersand.

Awesome. Own that shit.

Genius. You are an amazing person. Reminds me of a Kurt Vonnugut quote…

"Hello babies. Welcome to Earth. It’s hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It’s round and wet and crowded. On the outside, babies, you’ve got a hundred years here. There’s only one rule that I know of, babies-“God damn it, you’ve got to be kind.”

(simply shocked nose snorting)

Wow.

I’m old. I’ve seen stuff like this before. Im thinking red flag. I don’t know her motives… But a) taking a pic of that (at an understandably bad time) is odd. Funny, maybe, but also could be used in an unhealthy way. Add that to the fact she said she’d delete it, and didn’t… She wanted to use it for something. And a pic like that can only be used for something sinister. She cried. She was sorry… But you are now in the loop of self doubt. What she did was put you in a place of mental trauma and could be called mental abuse. Could be, I say.

How long have you been with her? How does she honestly make you feel? Warm and happy, or doubting? Ask your friends and family what they think. They may have a clearer view of things than you, having known you longer and caring for you…

That being said, I was young one. It’s tough. But it can also be amazing. I wish you good judgement or mental fortitude. You’re going to need one, the other, or both.

Suss

verb. To suss something. To solve or figure it out. To come to understand it.

Short, sweet, one syllable. Two letters, three S’s (which, honestly, do the heavy lifting) and U, the goth child of the vowels.

Idrid Elba, in the same vein.

Fanfare for the Common Man

https://www.mobiles24.co/downloads/s/84880-3-fanfare_for_the_common_man

Kind of a “ready to take on the world” thing happening.

Cuz, you got this!

Great diatribe. Seems like that’s how it should be. Humans aren’t weak. We’re fucking amazingly strong… And you’re proving it. Every bullet point, I was like “Yup.” Im proud. You should get more verification, but sounds like you’re too busy dealing with the shit. Good on ya. You’re amazing. Id like to know how it turns out. See you at the finish line.

Nanny Ogg is amazing, with Greebo and her scumple (made from apples).

How can you say something so controversial, yet so true?!

Bowie isn’t fantastic. Neither is Bill Murrey or Betty White. They are just people that have been grasped onto by social media and exemplified. It helps if they’ve died and get a “martyr” image too.

I mean some Bowie stuff is good, Life on Mars, Lets dance… But he’s just a British Melloncamp.

Warren Zavon Werewolves of London

Donovan Season of the Witch

(Personal fave) Bing Crosby The Headless Horseman

Wow… Legit. All you can eat too. Just stop back tomorrow.

Came here for this… I mean, he did say Eat Me. (Not like that, sicko.) This is my body, tastes like good crust bread.

He probably worked on it a bit before he died. Like ate a lot of Sage and Thyme at the last supper or something.

Tiny Tim: Mom, look at the Christmas Zeus! It’s almost as big as me!

My thought. In 500M years, you would be like the slime that crawled out of the oceans to the dominant life.

Damn. This actually makes me want to live in Belgium. If not for the billiards,then for the church bells. If not for those, then for the competitive pigeons… Then the cards. (In that order)

Just something to keep in mind. If someone is a dick to you, abusive or ruthless, or just hurtful… 90% of the time, it’s not you. It’s them. There is something broken in them that makes them mean, and needing to hurt. They are malfunctioning.

The last 10% of the time… Own it and work hard to fix it…

But hurtful people hurt, not because of you, but because they are damaged and want to hurt people, and that’s wrong.

When someone is abusive or hurtful to you, 90% of the time it’s not your fault. It’s that there is something wrong or something broken in them. They are malfunctioning and it’s necessary to understand that.

The other 10%… Well, own that and fix your mistake.

But a very large majority of the time, it’s them being broken and wrong.

This is a really great answer. Concise, listed, and checks all the boxes. Kudos.