The etimology for »bitter end« otoh i didn’t believe either, and there the one in #Jackspeak was right.
Wiktionary:
That part of an anchor cable which is abaft the bitts and thus remains inboard when a ship is riding at anchor.

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This month's worldwide amateur expertise is nautical

I was wondering how long of a "piece of string" etc they could have tethered to past and future Titanic expeditions … so …

TIL "the bitter end" is to do with anchors, which max out at around 1000 feet if you're very lucky … roughly 300-500 metres which is the same max depth military submarines (allegedly) go to

It is that part of an anchor cable which is #abaft the #bitts and thus remains #inboard when a ship is riding at anchor … naval jargon is up there with the best of them, to the #BitterEnd

Sobre Brian Molko:
Que su maquillaje corrido y sus ojos tiernos no te confundan. Así como puede escribir letras de desamor, también lo hace sobre drogas y prostitución. 

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Been hitting the W2T a little hard, so switched things up today. 2019 Bitter End Laomane raw puerh from Bitterleafteas. Surprisingly complex and enjoyable for such a young tea.

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