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   The Vulgar Tongue (thevulgartongue@zirk.us)'s status on Saturday, 10-May-2025 01:21:15 JST The Vulgar Tongue

   RIGHT. All right! A favourite expression among thieves, to signify that all is as they wish, or proper for their purpose. All right, hand down the jemmy; every thing is in proper order, give me the crow.

   A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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     Miakoda (hellomiakoda@pdx.social)'s status on Saturday, 10-May-2025 01:21:13 JST Miakoda

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     @TheVulgarTongue @histodons I want a crow. Please give me the crow. I'll take good care of them, I promise!

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     Miakoda (hellomiakoda@pdx.social)'s status on Saturday, 10-May-2025 01:37:29 JST Miakoda

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     • Peter Brown

     @peterbrown @TheVulgarTongue @histodons That's all I'd want

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     Peter Brown (peterbrown@mastodon.scot)'s status on Saturday, 10-May-2025 01:37:30 JST Peter Brown

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     • Miakoda

     @hellomiakoda @TheVulgarTongue @histodons you can’t own it, it’s a wild animal. It might make friends with you. It might come and visit you in your house. If you have raised it from a chick, it will play with you and regard you as it’s parent.
     But it’s still a wild animal, and it will leave as all children leave their parents, only coming back occasionally to show you their offspring.

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     Miakoda (hellomiakoda@pdx.social)'s status on Saturday, 10-May-2025 01:45:26 JST Miakoda

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     • Peter Brown

     @peterbrown @TheVulgarTongue @histodons They used to greet me till the neighbors took thier tree down.

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     Peter Brown (peterbrown@mastodon.scot)'s status on Saturday, 10-May-2025 01:45:27 JST Peter Brown

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     • Miakoda

     @hellomiakoda @TheVulgarTongue @histodons well go for it! They’re intelligent animals so if you feed them regularly, they will become friendly