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lil  ·  4154 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Weekly random thought #1: Milk

    weekly random thoughts thread
I thought hubski was a random thoughts thread.

    These thoughts need to be shared, and in so sharing purged from my brain so I can focus on more important things, like rent and utilities.
I think you mean these thoughts need to be purged from my brain and maybe sharing will do that. Absolutely!!!

Post them here where they can be mused and remused and maybe amused rather than lost in a teeny tiny notebook. Are we all invited to post random thoughts over the week?

Specific word for "milk-thirsty": Nursing mothers call that word "hungry" as in "the baby is hungry" -- once we've been weaned though, "hungry" changes meaning. Please invent one and post it on Urban Dictionary.





user-inactivated  ·  4154 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Milk-thirst as a holdover from being a newborn. You just blew my mind. Kind of like how hiccups are supposed to be a relic of our days in the womb when we were practicing breathing.

Do you mean invent a word for "milk-thirsty," or do you mean that there's already a word for that- "hunger"- and the real trick is to create a new word for what we assumed was hunger?

Yeah, I was hoping everybody who wanted would take the opportunity to post random thoughts. It's a democratic tag.

lil  ·  4153 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    Do you mean invent a word for "milk-thirsty," or do you mean that there's already a word for that- "hunger"- and the real trick is to create a new word for what we assumed was hunger?
I see I've been unclear. I meant invent a word for "milk-thirsty." I suspect you realized that but were subtly letting me know about my unclear pronoun reference. Thank you, I always appreciate being called out on opaque writing.

    post random thoughts. It's a democratic tag.
I've had this random thought that I'd like to release into the wild:

Platonic love is defined as chaste and non-sexual.

Platectonic love is similar: no sex, just lots of rubbing against each other.

user-inactivated  ·  4153 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Clarity is overrated. I personally love doublespeak.

Pla-tec-tonic love! Fantastic!