Which reminds me of one of my favourite bits of etymology: helicopter comes from helico (spinning, like a helix) + pter (wing, like in pterodactyl) I think I might have learnt that on PB (View Post)

I like it, but helicopters can move at whatever speed they want (View Post)

I deliver to a house with a pet called Thatcher (View Post)

@malcolmg did you hear about the turnip munchers? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-66383168 (View Post)

I've just had a long chat with with my Siberian friend. We had a brief chat, our first in over a fortnight, on Sunday when she was in Kazakhstan. She was on her her way back from seeing her fami… (View Post)