Notices by Simon dē Gulielmō (simonwilliamson@mastodon.world)

@dgar I go away to sort out the dishwashing and to get myself some ice cream and I see 'Labor wins government' on the screen.

@MelissaBearTrix I think Scientology is far wackier.

@TheBreadmonkey Users in the US can see the post if they pay Ben a 50% tariff.

I wonder how many harmless phrases in Regency and Victorian literature were euphemisms at the time for something else. What seems innocent to us could have been entirely different to them.

"Mr. Darcy is a gentleman of substantial .. ahem ... property"

"Mr. Darcy is exhausted from a passionate ... discussion about the quality of the horses with the groomsman"

@GustavinoBevilacqua If they included later Eastern Roman Emperors the rate would be higher - including one who was bumped off using a soap dish