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Sherlock Holmes: Watson Birthday Prompt Fest
Jun. 25th, 2025 02:33 pmkingstoken posting in fandomcalendar
Greek Potato Salad
Prep Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins Cool Time: 5 mins Total Time: 35 mins Servings: 6
Ingredients
24 ounces unpeeled bite-sized potatoes
1 stalk celery, diagonally sliced
1/2 cup pitted and sliced Kalamata olives
1/2 cup diced red onions
1/3 cup roughly chopped fresh dill
1 (2 ounce) jar diced pimento, drained
1/2 cup olive oil
3 tablespoons freshly-squeezed lemon juice
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon salt
freshly ground black pepper to taste
1/2 cup roughly crumbled feta cheese, or to taste
Directions
Place potatoes in a large pot, and cover with salted water by about an inch. Bring water to a boil, and simmer just until fork tender, 15 to 20 minutes, depending on potato size.
Drain potatoes, cool just slightly, cut in half, and transfer to a large bowl. Add celery, olives, red onions, dill, and pimento, and stir until incorporated.
Whisk olive oil, lemon juice, oregano, salt, and pepper together in a small bowl, and drizzle over the warm potato salad. Sprinkle feta on top, and gently toss. Serve warm, at room temperature, or chilled.
Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Hornswoggle (verb)
hornswoggle [hawrn-swog-uhl]
verb (used with object), Slang., hornswoggled, hornswoggling
1. to swindle, cheat, hoodwink, or hoax.
See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com
When To Use
Where does hornswoggle come from?
Hornswoggle, as noted in our definition above, means "to swindle, cheat, or hoax." But, it would be cheating for us to say we know where hornswoggle comes from exactly. Its earliest known appearance so far is in the U.S. around 1815–25. Is hornswoggle supposed to sound like some hullabaloo from some sort of trumpet? Did a hog get all washed up? Well, sometimes nonsense words are just that—nonsense. Ultimately, hornswoggle is probably just a fanciful, funny formation.
Origin: 1815–25 origin uncertain
Example Sentences
He continues: “Down the road, it’ll be just one more instance when voters thought they were doing the right thing and they were hornswoggled. It fuels cynicism and bitterness and mistrust in government.”
From Los Angeles Times
His ability to hornswoggle tens of millions of voters is no laughing matter.
From Washington Post
Or, had President Trump hornswoggled multiple Congressional leaders, hundreds of Congressional Republicans and key players in his administration into believing he would sign this particular package?
From Fox News
Here are some things you can do afterward to see if you’ve been hornswoggled: Check the font of the logo.
From Golf Digest
The only sensible conclusion from all of this is that the superrich will settle, plead or hornswoggle their way out of any attempt to cancel their status.
From Washington Post
Hornswoggle (verb)
hornswoggle [hawrn-swog-uhl]
verb (used with object), Slang., hornswoggled, hornswoggling
1. to swindle, cheat, hoodwink, or hoax.
See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com
When To Use
Where does hornswoggle come from?
Hornswoggle, as noted in our definition above, means "to swindle, cheat, or hoax." But, it would be cheating for us to say we know where hornswoggle comes from exactly. Its earliest known appearance so far is in the U.S. around 1815–25. Is hornswoggle supposed to sound like some hullabaloo from some sort of trumpet? Did a hog get all washed up? Well, sometimes nonsense words are just that—nonsense. Ultimately, hornswoggle is probably just a fanciful, funny formation.
Origin: 1815–25 origin uncertain
Example Sentences
He continues: “Down the road, it’ll be just one more instance when voters thought they were doing the right thing and they were hornswoggled. It fuels cynicism and bitterness and mistrust in government.”
From Los Angeles Times
His ability to hornswoggle tens of millions of voters is no laughing matter.
From Washington Post
Or, had President Trump hornswoggled multiple Congressional leaders, hundreds of Congressional Republicans and key players in his administration into believing he would sign this particular package?
From Fox News
Here are some things you can do afterward to see if you’ve been hornswoggled: Check the font of the logo.
From Golf Digest
The only sensible conclusion from all of this is that the superrich will settle, plead or hornswoggle their way out of any attempt to cancel their status.
From Washington Post
isocracy (ai-SOK-ruh-see) - n., a form of government where all citizens have equal political power.
Contrast with all the other -cracy words for forms of government, and with isonomy, equality of law/rights. Coined in Ancient Greek, where isokratēs meant having equal power, from ísos, equal + krátos, power, and was used in political (and philosophical) debates over forms of government. It was used in the mid-1600s with a meaning close to the original sense before disappearing, only to be re-imported with the current sense in 1845 by Sydney Smith (he was opposed to it, wanting older citizens to have more power than younger ones, but he also challenged isocrats to support women suffrage).
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Contrast with all the other -cracy words for forms of government, and with isonomy, equality of law/rights. Coined in Ancient Greek, where isokratēs meant having equal power, from ísos, equal + krátos, power, and was used in political (and philosophical) debates over forms of government. It was used in the mid-1600s with a meaning close to the original sense before disappearing, only to be re-imported with the current sense in 1845 by Sydney Smith (he was opposed to it, wanting older citizens to have more power than younger ones, but he also challenged isocrats to support women suffrage).
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senary (SEN-uh-ree) - adj., of or relating to the number six; consisting of six members. n., the numbering system using base 6.
If I'd planned this better, I'd've run this in the same week as octonary, oops. Fun fact: when expressed in senary, all prime numbers other than 2 and 3 have the final digit either 1 or 5. Taken around 1660 from Latin sēnārius, containing six, from sēnī, six each + -arius, adjectival ending, from sex, six.
Admin note: due to work deadlines and other external obligations, posting might be erratic for the next two weeks.
---L.
If I'd planned this better, I'd've run this in the same week as octonary, oops. Fun fact: when expressed in senary, all prime numbers other than 2 and 3 have the final digit either 1 or 5. Taken around 1660 from Latin sēnārius, containing six, from sēnī, six each + -arius, adjectival ending, from sex, six.
Admin note: due to work deadlines and other external obligations, posting might be erratic for the next two weeks.
---L.
sybarite [sib-uh-rahyt]
noun
1. a person devoted to luxury and pleasure.
examples
1. Higher volumes of sybarites are also tasking luxury operators with making crowd-free vacation dreams come true. Lindsay Cohn, Robb Report, 20 May 2025
2. What unites these contemporary sybarites with their stylish forebears is a powerful longing for freedom. Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, 16 May 2025
3. His lifestyle is scandalous in a Spain that's suffering so much right now; he's a sybarite and a lover of antiques--his probably be able to get hold of the most valued pieces, paid for by other people's hunger. The Seamstress María Dueñas
origin
mid 16th century, originally denoting an inhabitant of Sybaris, an ancient Greek city in southern Italy, noted for luxury
A Pythagorean School Invaded by Sybarites, Michele Tedesco, 1877
noun
1. a person devoted to luxury and pleasure.
examples
1. Higher volumes of sybarites are also tasking luxury operators with making crowd-free vacation dreams come true. Lindsay Cohn, Robb Report, 20 May 2025
2. What unites these contemporary sybarites with their stylish forebears is a powerful longing for freedom. Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, 16 May 2025
3. His lifestyle is scandalous in a Spain that's suffering so much right now; he's a sybarite and a lover of antiques--his probably be able to get hold of the most valued pieces, paid for by other people's hunger. The Seamstress María Dueñas
origin
mid 16th century, originally denoting an inhabitant of Sybaris, an ancient Greek city in southern Italy, noted for luxury
A Pythagorean School Invaded by Sybarites, Michele Tedesco, 1877
The Bastard Son and The Devil Himself (Canon Polyam Rec)
Jun. 22nd, 2025 02:50 pmmaevedarcy posting in polyamshipsFic: a promise of dawn (a promise of more) (The Bastard Son and The Devil Himself)
Jun. 22nd, 2025 02:42 pmmaevedarcy posting in polyamshipsFic: Pizza and a glass of wine (Hazbin Hotel)
Jun. 22nd, 2025 05:01 pmthepasteldyke posting in polyamshipsTitle: Pizza and a glass of wine
Content Type: Fanfic
Creator:thepasteldyke
Fandom: Hazbin Hotel
Characters/Relationship: Angel Dust/Lucifer Morningstar/Husk
Rating: G
Length or Size: 1,369 words
Summary: Lucifer agrees to have a movie night with Angel and Husk to try and break his streak of night terrors.
Read on AO3, dreamwidth or personal website
Content Type: Fanfic
Creator:
thepasteldyke Fandom: Hazbin Hotel
Characters/Relationship: Angel Dust/Lucifer Morningstar/Husk
Rating: G
Length or Size: 1,369 words
Summary: Lucifer agrees to have a movie night with Angel and Husk to try and break his streak of night terrors.
Read on AO3, dreamwidth or personal website
clishmaclaver [klish-muh-kley-ver, kleesh-]
noun:
(Scots) gossip; idle or foolish talk
Examples:
There is more of good sense, sound judgment, truth, and good taste, in it, than in all the clishmaclaver which has been issued from the Popish presses and Jesuit quarterly reviews in the United States, during the last half century. (William Hogan, Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries)
Noo, I’ve been a gude friend to ye always, Peter, and eef there’s iver been anything wrang, I’ve been like Sir Murray himsel’ to all ye sairvants, and paid yer wage, and seen ye raised, and that no ane put upon ye; so now tell me, like a gude laddie, has there been any clishmaclaver with Maister Norton and my laird here? (George Manville Fenn, The Sapphire Cross)
Let me insense ye how matters are on that head, for it's better coming from the factor than any clishmaclaver you'll hear in other quarters. (Sam Hanna Bell, Across the Narrow Sea)
Your letter is at hand, stating that you cannot visit me on Friday per promise, because you husband has business that keeps him in town. What clishmaclaver is this! Has it come to such a pass that you can’t leave him for two days? (Jean Webster, Dear Enemy)
Origin:
1720–30; clish(-clash) gossip (gradational compound based on clash ) + -ma- (< ?) + claver (Dictionary.com)
The usual meaning of the Scottish word clishmaclaver (also clish-ma-claver, clishmaclaiver, clashmaclaver) is 'idle talk, gossip, or empty chatter'. The OED says it was formed 'apparently with allusion to clish-clash and claver, with echoic associations', and finds it also used as a verb ('keep me clishmaclavering'). Hiberno-English has the related short form clash 'gossip' as both noun and verb. Terence Dolan notes clash in Sligo ('He’s an awful old clash'), while a century ago P W Joyce reported clashbag 'tale-bearer' or 'busybody' in Armagh, Northern Ireland. (Sentence first)
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Kades House Of Wrassle Weekly Post #219!
Jun. 21st, 2025 06:55 pmflowersforgraves posting in unconventionalfanworkex[An in-universe match recap blogpost for fiachairecht, featuring Kris Statlander, Willow Nightingale, and Aubrey Edwards.]
Kade's House Of Wrassle Weekly Post #219!
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fiachairecht, featuring Kris Statlander, Willow Nightingale, and Aubrey Edwards.]Kade's House Of Wrassle Weekly Post #219!
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podfic: Trust Me (Trust Tea) by flowerdeluce
Jun. 21st, 2025 06:48 pmflowersforgraves posting in unconventionalfanworkexA gift for eafay70.
[podfic] Trust Me (Trust Tea) written by![[archiveofourown.org profile]](https://p.dreamwidth.org/b164c54b26e4/-/archiveofourown.org/favicon.ico)
flowerdeluce, recorded by flowersforgraves. Rated G, no archive warnings. Data solo, with appearances by Picard, Troi, Guinan, and LaForge. 00:09:31 runtime.
Download an mp3 on mediafire: here, or stream on box.com: here.
The original text of this work can be found here on AO3.
eafay70. [podfic] Trust Me (Trust Tea) written by
flowersforgraves. Rated G, no archive warnings. Data solo, with appearances by Picard, Troi, Guinan, and LaForge. 00:09:31 runtime.Download an mp3 on mediafire: here, or stream on box.com: here.
The original text of this work can be found here on AO3.
for flowersforgraves
Crossword only (printable PDF file), crossword with solution on the next page (printable PDF file)
This puzzle is about the original/Beta Blaseball and does not use any information about Prehistory, the Short Circuits or the Coronation Era.I do recommend using the Blaseball Wiki or other such resource on the Tigers - nothing here should be insanely obscure or "only 2020 Tigers remember", but I did have fun with it.
Thank you for giving me the chance to create this puzzle. <3
flowersforgravesCrossword only (printable PDF file), crossword with solution on the next page (printable PDF file)
This puzzle is about the original/Beta Blaseball and does not use any information about Prehistory, the Short Circuits or the Coronation Era.
Thank you for giving me the chance to create this puzzle. <3
fanmix: die when the camera's flashing (aew, toni/mariah)
Jun. 15th, 2025 01:32 amfiachairecht posting in unconventionalfanworkexDIE WHEN THE CAMERA'S FLASHING when the love is real is hate is love is cannibalism is love is a mirror is love is death is love is r e a l — a fanmix about mariah and toni and watching her die in your arms through half-open blood-veiled eyes | a gift for flowersforgraves
i. bel air lana del rey ii. red omnimar iii. sacrifice uau iv. alibis the birthday massacre v. bite marks league of legends ft teya vi. cheerleader ashnikko vii. fear of dying poppy viii. i buried us blackbriar ix. california baby deathbyromy x. death, pt 2 cellar darling
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( lyrics )
flowersforgraves
for marquisguyun
The pdf files with the chart and DMC floss list are here (cloakless) and here (with cloak).
I used this pixel art base as a base for the figure.
marquisguyun
The pdf files with the chart and DMC floss list are here (cloakless) and here (with cloak).
I used this pixel art base as a base for the figure.
Nirvana in Fire - Lin Chen & Mei Changsu Cross Stitch Pattern
Jun. 14th, 2025 06:34 ammarquisguyun posting in unconventionalfanworkexA gift for silveredeye
Design Size: 70 x 60 stitches (Final result measures 10.5 cm x 10 cm)
Materials:
- 8 x 8 inch white 14-count Aida cloth
- 6 inch embroidery hoop (optional)
- DMC Stranded Cotton according to the color chart
Directions:
Find the center of the fabric, then work according to the pattern using two strands of cotton floss. This pattern is done entirely in crosses and half stitches; there are no backstitches.
Download the pattern and color chart as a pdf here.
Feel free to make any changes according to your own preferences, and if you stitch this pattern, I'd love to see it! I am marquisguyun most places except Discord.
I chose the character 陪, meaning 'to accompany,' from the quote 我答应过你要陪你走到最后一日 (I promised you that I would accompany you to the very end) from Episode 54 of Nirvana in Fire. The quote is from the scene where Lin Chen gives Mei Changsu the Bingxu pill, so it matches the elements in my design, but it is also a great summary of their relationship in general! It's not solely about the inevitable end, but the support and friendship along the journey.
My pattern was inspired by a couple of designs from A Cross Stitcher's Oriental Odyssey by Joan Elliot, which I was able to check out from my local library. The "Little Treasures" designs on pages 42-45 all featured a single character, nature elements of some kind, and a circular design, which I liked. The scale of the project was more or less determined by the minimum size I wanted 陪 to be in order to make the character look nice.
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silveredeyeDesign Size: 70 x 60 stitches (Final result measures 10.5 cm x 10 cm)
Materials:
- 8 x 8 inch white 14-count Aida cloth
- 6 inch embroidery hoop (optional)
- DMC Stranded Cotton according to the color chart
Directions:
Find the center of the fabric, then work according to the pattern using two strands of cotton floss. This pattern is done entirely in crosses and half stitches; there are no backstitches.
Download the pattern and color chart as a pdf here.
Feel free to make any changes according to your own preferences, and if you stitch this pattern, I'd love to see it! I am marquisguyun most places except Discord.
I chose the character 陪, meaning 'to accompany,' from the quote 我答应过你要陪你走到最后一日 (I promised you that I would accompany you to the very end) from Episode 54 of Nirvana in Fire. The quote is from the scene where Lin Chen gives Mei Changsu the Bingxu pill, so it matches the elements in my design, but it is also a great summary of their relationship in general! It's not solely about the inevitable end, but the support and friendship along the journey.
My pattern was inspired by a couple of designs from A Cross Stitcher's Oriental Odyssey by Joan Elliot, which I was able to check out from my local library. The "Little Treasures" designs on pages 42-45 all featured a single character, nature elements of some kind, and a circular design, which I liked. The scale of the project was more or less determined by the minimum size I wanted 陪 to be in order to make the character look nice.
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