September 20, 2010 by Jac Star in
Thoughts
The first time that I remember hearing this word was when my roommate in university used it in the following sentence: “my professor is a pontificating bastard.” Naturally, I asked her what that meant and she said “you know, to pontificate.” Clearly that didn’t help. So alas, Google is my friend. I’m going to take…
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September 19, 2010 by Jac Star in
Stories
Y’argh! In honour of today’s special day, I did a Sunday post. As per Wikipedia: Piracy is a war-like act committed by private parties (not affiliated with any government) that engage in acts of robbery and/or criminal violence at sea. The term can include acts committed in other major bodies of water or on a…
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