08-08-2025

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Quote of the Day

"Fishing is much more than fish."

— Herbert Hoover

Word of the Day

venerable

/ˈvɛnəɹəbl/

adjective

Commanding respect because of age, dignity, character or position.

The Meaning of Liff

DORRIDGE

n.

Technical term for one of the lame excuses written in very small print on the side of packets of food or washing powder to explain why there's hardly anything inside. Examples include 'Contents may have settled in transit' and 'To keep each biscuit fresh they have been individually wrapped in silver paper and cellophane and separated with courrugated lining, a carboard flap, and heavy industrial tyres'.

Met Museum

Woman's informal robe

Woman's informal robe

19th century

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Campbell's Soup Cans

1962

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Synthetic polymer paint on canvas

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