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Mother Earth, Mother Board
1996
1996
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terms
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sampan
(en)
(noun) a flat-bottomed skiff used in eastern Asia and usually propelled by two short oars
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a sampan is a small utility craft with an enclosed cabin
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a sampan is a small utility craft with an enclosed cabin
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[...] The business is as close to being a pure meritocracy as anything ever gets in the real world, and it's only because these guys know they are good that they have the confidence to call themselves cable trash.
about the cable-laying business
the unintentional irony of extolling the virtues of this quasi-meritocracy juxtaposed with the implication that all of its members are male
[...] The business is as close to being a pure meritocracy as anything ever gets in the real world, and it's only because these guys know they are good that they have the confidence to call themselves cable trash.
about the cable-laying business
the unintentional irony of extolling the virtues of this quasi-meritocracy juxtaposed with the implication that all of its members are male
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[...] In any event, this library was burned out by the Romans when they were adding Egypt to their empire. Or maybe it wasn't. It's inherently difficult to get reliable information about an event that consisted of the destruction of all recorded information.
lol
[...] In any event, this library was burned out by the Romans when they were adding Egypt to their empire. Or maybe it wasn't. It's inherently difficult to get reliable information about an event that consisted of the destruction of all recorded information.
lol
lee
(en)
the sheltered side; the side away from the wind
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In the lee of an unburied concrete manhole nearby
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In the lee of an unburied concrete manhole nearby
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gofer
(en)
(noun) an employee whose duties include running errands; lackey
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the American technique of sending a gofer down to the 7-Eleven
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the American technique of sending a gofer down to the 7-Eleven
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