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Thomas Bowdler, Political Correctness and Scrabble. Top Story - February 2022.
Our son came to visit back in 2018 and, as is our wont, we played many a game of Scrabble together. We play open book with a dictionary at hand, The Official Scrabble Player's Dictionary. I have an old, slightly battered Second Edition which came out in 1993. My son thought this was a bit outdated and surprised me with a gift of the latest Sixth Edition which includes many new words including emoji, facepalm, bitcoin and listicle. One of the current controversies is over the addition of "ok". Scrabble rules don't permit capital letters or proper names. The word used to be spelled OK but the spelling has been liberalized in recent years to permit ok in lower case. This is anathema to conservative purists but a boon to more liberal players who always are on the lookout for new two letter words.
By Marco den Ouden4 years ago in FYI
Best Questions for Valentine’s Day Trivia Game
Valentine's Day is without a doubt one of the most popular holidays for couples. In the United States, this has become a huge consumer holiday. Valentine's Day is a day when lovers and couples give presents and go out to dinner.
By Tech Mania4 years ago in FYI
What's Jenna Jameson's Guillain-Barre Syndrome And How Does It Work?
Who Is Jenna Jameson, In Case You Don't Know Jenna Marie Massoli, known by her professional name as Jenna Jameson, is no stranger to being in the spotlight. She’s a businesswoman, television personality, actress, former stripper, and former model. As Jenna Jameson, she also was once called the most famous adult entertainment performer, the “Queen of Porn” and earned the award of “Top Newcoming from all of the major adult film studios in the 90s. Jenna took her California Blonde good looks, hypnotic blue eyes, and figure and parlayed them into a pretty good life for herself. Now she’s back in the headlines but for something not so lucky.
By Jason Ray Morton 4 years ago in FYI
5 Social Issues George Carlin Made Relevant
“In America, anyone can become president. That’s the problem.” George Carlin was ahead of his time. Being woke, leading the charge in cancel culture, fighting censorship, and supporting those who are vulnerable and don’t have a voice. Going after racists, sexists, fascists, and aiming to bring those who try to restrict freedom to justice. These current events and social issues that are relevant today were being fought before people like Greta Thunberg, Malala, David Hogg, and AOC were even born.
By S.A. Ozbourne4 years ago in FYI
Why The World’s Quietest Room Will Drive You Insane
If your introvert like me, this might be the easiest challenge (clue: it’s not) Steve, the creator of the world’s quietest room shared that as soon as you reach 30 minutes inside, you’ll start hearing weird bodily fluid noises, you struggle to stand and open your eyes. and all the other fun stuff once you get to participate at the challenge.
By Ryan Winterlake4 years ago in FYI
Best ASMR Sounds
ASMR, which represents the Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response, is a developing pattern that has overwhelmed the web, helping a huge number of individuals overall unwind and nod off. ASMR is a term used to depict the somewhat euphoric experience of being animated by specific visual or hear-able improvements, called triggers, and is portrayed as a shivering vibe that starts in the head and works its direction down the body. With a perpetual measure of ASMR recordings being accessible on the web, there is no restriction to the quantity of conceivable shiver actuating triggers, however, here is a rundown of 12 of the most well-known ones.
By Bogdan Munteanu4 years ago in FYI
