Abstruse Disciplines
@abstrusedis.bsky.social
Follower of dead languages and political cats
...we say in a loving and supportive way
November 11, 2025 at 5:39 PM
...we say in a loving and supportive way
Another use in song lyrics: "I wish I were homeward bound [but I'm not]". Highly useful and meaningful.
November 10, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Another use in song lyrics: "I wish I were homeward bound [but I'm not]". Highly useful and meaningful.
It's the useful contrary-to-fact subjunctive. Students love it. "If I were you" WHICH I'M NOT. Explain it that way & they eat it up.
November 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
It's the useful contrary-to-fact subjunctive. Students love it. "If I were you" WHICH I'M NOT. Explain it that way & they eat it up.
A deer ran into my mother once on a 4-lane hwy. Mother was going 55 mph and the deer just ran into her on the driver's side. Broke door & shattered window. Deer have very small brains.
November 10, 2025 at 6:38 PM
A deer ran into my mother once on a 4-lane hwy. Mother was going 55 mph and the deer just ran into her on the driver's side. Broke door & shattered window. Deer have very small brains.
They were -- large and dangerous to the mother. Not quite born with teeth, but next to it. God, she was brilliant.
November 10, 2025 at 3:48 PM
They were -- large and dangerous to the mother. Not quite born with teeth, but next to it. God, she was brilliant.
I laughed out loud. That little shocked face!
November 10, 2025 at 2:22 PM
I laughed out loud. That little shocked face!
The utter hypocrisy of him talking about feeding the hungry when he has cleared homeless encampments may and should destroy him. But I fear what you do -- he is slick and can talk well.
November 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The utter hypocrisy of him talking about feeding the hungry when he has cleared homeless encampments may and should destroy him. But I fear what you do -- he is slick and can talk well.
these people waste their time writing hate emails about your nose. Are there no workhouses???
November 7, 2025 at 4:55 PM
these people waste their time writing hate emails about your nose. Are there no workhouses???
M, you've had a time. May his memory be a blessing.
November 6, 2025 at 6:09 PM
M, you've had a time. May his memory be a blessing.
Bless their hearts (in the straight way this time)
November 5, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Bless their hearts (in the straight way this time)
Did your grandmother use those words?! I think I love her.
November 5, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Did your grandmother use those words?! I think I love her.
Specifically, "I will not confirm that I voted for the nominated Democrat in a general election" (b/c we all know he didn't)
November 4, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Specifically, "I will not confirm that I voted for the nominated Democrat in a general election" (b/c we all know he didn't)
How is this not actually against the law? Why can this person not be arrested and forced to speak? I am serious here -- people will die. Children will die. Surely this is a conversation we should have.
November 4, 2025 at 3:27 PM
How is this not actually against the law? Why can this person not be arrested and forced to speak? I am serious here -- people will die. Children will die. Surely this is a conversation we should have.
I can only do it with with a little help from my thumb. (I come closer on my dominant hand.)
November 2, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I can only do it with with a little help from my thumb. (I come closer on my dominant hand.)
But she looks so adorable in it!
November 1, 2025 at 7:02 PM
But she looks so adorable in it!
Fabulous outfit! If that's a skirt, do you mind sharing where you got it for us fellow short ladies?
November 1, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Fabulous outfit! If that's a skirt, do you mind sharing where you got it for us fellow short ladies?
So glad his health is better -- happy birthday to him!
October 31, 2025 at 3:46 PM
So glad his health is better -- happy birthday to him!