Jesse Sheidlower
@jessesword.com
Lexicographer. The F-Word (new edition Nov. ’24!), sfdictionary.com, ex-OED, coder (mainly Perl and Python), Threesome Tollbooth #cocktail bar manager, adjunct @ Columbia.
Um, "Appreciation".
Oy.
Oy.
November 11, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Um, "Appreciation".
Oy.
Oy.
Just Like Anything (2001 Remaster)
YouTube video by Jackson C. Frank - Topic
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November 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Also, I have always thought
"Oh, won't you stay? We'll put on the day
And we'll talk in present tenses."
is one of the absolute greatest lyrics in the history of music, and that's a hill I will die on.
"Oh, won't you stay? We'll put on the day
And we'll talk in present tenses."
is one of the absolute greatest lyrics in the history of music, and that's a hill I will die on.
November 9, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Also, I have always thought
"Oh, won't you stay? We'll put on the day
And we'll talk in present tenses."
is one of the absolute greatest lyrics in the history of music, and that's a hill I will die on.
"Oh, won't you stay? We'll put on the day
And we'll talk in present tenses."
is one of the absolute greatest lyrics in the history of music, and that's a hill I will die on.
Joni Mitchell
"Chelsea Morning"
#LyricsPrompt day 9 "orange"
Woke up, it was a Chelsea morning
And the first thing that I knew
There was milk and toast and honey
And a bowl of oranges, too
Can't believe none of you Canadians beat me to this!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWDy...
"Chelsea Morning"
#LyricsPrompt day 9 "orange"
Woke up, it was a Chelsea morning
And the first thing that I knew
There was milk and toast and honey
And a bowl of oranges, too
Can't believe none of you Canadians beat me to this!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWDy...
Chelsea Morning
YouTube video by Joni Mitchell - Topic
www.youtube.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Joni Mitchell
"Chelsea Morning"
#LyricsPrompt day 9 "orange"
Woke up, it was a Chelsea morning
And the first thing that I knew
There was milk and toast and honey
And a bowl of oranges, too
Can't believe none of you Canadians beat me to this!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWDy...
"Chelsea Morning"
#LyricsPrompt day 9 "orange"
Woke up, it was a Chelsea morning
And the first thing that I knew
There was milk and toast and honey
And a bowl of oranges, too
Can't believe none of you Canadians beat me to this!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWDy...
Wait, that's not you?
November 9, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Wait, that's not you?
I had a similar experience.
November 9, 2025 at 2:07 AM
I had a similar experience.
Richard Thompson
"King of Bohemia"
#LyricsPrompt day 8 "rest"
And there is no rest
For the ones God blessed
And he blessed you best of all
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtMp...
"King of Bohemia"
#LyricsPrompt day 8 "rest"
And there is no rest
For the ones God blessed
And he blessed you best of all
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtMp...
King Of Bohemia
YouTube video by Richard Thompson - Topic
www.youtube.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Richard Thompson
"King of Bohemia"
#LyricsPrompt day 8 "rest"
And there is no rest
For the ones God blessed
And he blessed you best of all
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtMp...
"King of Bohemia"
#LyricsPrompt day 8 "rest"
And there is no rest
For the ones God blessed
And he blessed you best of all
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtMp...
Yeah, but _rudder_?
November 8, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Yeah, but _rudder_?
OK, that's fair—I have not lived in Cambridge for 35 years, and Oxford for 10 (and not that long in either case), so I cede to your more current knowledge!
November 7, 2025 at 7:11 PM
OK, that's fair—I have not lived in Cambridge for 35 years, and Oxford for 10 (and not that long in either case), so I cede to your more current knowledge!
No longer able to comment on the academic side of things, but in terms of the relative characteristics of each, the adage "Oxford is a city; Cambridge is a town" is pretty accurate at summing up the overall flavor of each.
November 7, 2025 at 7:03 PM
No longer able to comment on the academic side of things, but in terms of the relative characteristics of each, the adage "Oxford is a city; Cambridge is a town" is pretty accurate at summing up the overall flavor of each.
Richard & Linda Thompson
"Withered and Died"
#LyricsPrompt day 7 "country"
This cruel country has driven me down
Teased me and lied, teased me and lied
I've only sad stories to tell to this town
My dreams have withered and died
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg-H...
"Withered and Died"
#LyricsPrompt day 7 "country"
This cruel country has driven me down
Teased me and lied, teased me and lied
I've only sad stories to tell to this town
My dreams have withered and died
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg-H...
Richard and Linda Thompson - Withered and Died
YouTube video by am l
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November 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Richard & Linda Thompson
"Withered and Died"
#LyricsPrompt day 7 "country"
This cruel country has driven me down
Teased me and lied, teased me and lied
I've only sad stories to tell to this town
My dreams have withered and died
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg-H...
"Withered and Died"
#LyricsPrompt day 7 "country"
This cruel country has driven me down
Teased me and lied, teased me and lied
I've only sad stories to tell to this town
My dreams have withered and died
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg-H...
Bob Dylan (here, the Fairport Convention cover)
"I'll Keep It With Mine"
#LyricsPrompt Day 6: "mine"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMSM...
"I'll Keep It With Mine"
#LyricsPrompt Day 6: "mine"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMSM...
I'll Keep It With Mine
YouTube video by Fairport Convention - Topic
www.youtube.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Bob Dylan (here, the Fairport Convention cover)
"I'll Keep It With Mine"
#LyricsPrompt Day 6: "mine"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMSM...
"I'll Keep It With Mine"
#LyricsPrompt Day 6: "mine"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMSM...
Reposted by Jesse Sheidlower
The second of the English dictionary #WotY2025 is out. Collins has gone for 'vibe coding'
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'Vibe coding' named word of the year by Collins Dictionary
The art of making an app by describing it to artificial intelligence (AI) tops 10 new terms on the shortlist.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 3:55 PM
The second of the English dictionary #WotY2025 is out. Collins has gone for 'vibe coding'
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
That was an impressively generous offer!
(I did pay full freight myself.)
(I did pay full freight myself.)
November 6, 2025 at 4:37 AM
That was an impressively generous offer!
(I did pay full freight myself.)
(I did pay full freight myself.)