Monkey BonesOct 10, 2023
historic drystone sheep dyke
Can I interest you in half of a thieves' cant dictionary from 1690, scribbled on the back of some particulars
Oct 9, 2023 at 11:17pmWeb
Show threadPatrick Johanneson 🚀 🇨🇦Oct 9, 2023
@hannah why yes
Show threadchiasmOct 9, 2023
@hannah yes, yes you can!! 😂
Show threadFallsMom 🌻Oct 9, 2023
@hannah  Waiting for an opportunity to say "bite ye peter"  
Show threadhistoric drystone sheep dykeOct 9, 2023
@FallsMom the portmantle-stealing business has really fallen off lately
Show threadFallsMom 🌻Oct 10, 2023
@hannah I just binged 13 hours of Hornblower I think that was a better time for portmantle stealing. . . .I'm still at sea about it. . . .
Show threadpandabutter [I have moved]Oct 9, 2023

@hannah this is even funnier if you imagine it as the 1690 equivalent of those news segments where the anchors try to explain "teen slang"

"Coming up, we've all heard of 'Netflix and chill', but what does it mean when your teen says they're going to 'lib a gentry more'? The answer may surprise you..."

Show threadhistoric drystone sheep dykeOct 9, 2023
@xelle the fact that it's written on the back of some paperwork at an earl's country house make this entirely plausible
Show threadWhitney McNamaraOct 9, 2023
@hannah I mean, I'm only human, so yes, obviously; but if we're going to talk price, I'll need to know which half we're talking about, specifically.
Show threadNaomi POct 10, 2023
@hannah so that’s where the thieves’ cant in Joan Aiken’s books came from.
Show threadFerles  Oct 10, 2023
@hannah oh a tatterdemalion, why didn't they just say so?
Show threadSid 🇵🇸Oct 10, 2023
@hannah well damn, my D&D character who speaks this language is in another dimension while I DM or I'd be planning to use this immediately
Show threadhistoric drystone sheep dykeOct 10, 2023
@InternetEh i hope the weather’s nice at least