whatevertheweather

Anyone want to come over and recreate this marathon of magic??

So why did the cassette get dropped? It was “so past its prime that it was not worth keeping it in,” dictionary editor-at-large Jesse Sheidlower told the paper.

Dick.

Why do people keep sending me this with the comment, “sound like someone we know?”?  

WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO SAY, HUH???

(also, still totally want to marry this guy.)

How did I not know this??

(fun page - lots of I-never-realized-but-that-totally-makes-sense phrase origins)

“Crow’s Nest

The raven, or crow, was an essential part of the Vikings’ navigation equipment. These land-lubbing birds were carried on aboard to help the ship’s navigator determine where the closest land lay when weather prevented sighting the shore. In cases of poor visibility, a crow was released and the navigator plotted a course corresponding to the bird’s flight path because the crow invariably headed towards land. The Norsemen carried the birds in a cage secured to the top of the mast. Later on, as ships grew and the lookout stood his watch in a tub located high on the main mast, the name “crow’s nest” was given to this tub. While today’s Navy still uses lookouts in addition to radars, etc., the crow’s nest is a thing of the past.”