digger

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[–] digger@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago

Your comment doesn't have enough up votes. You're doing the Lord's work. Bravo.

[–] digger@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Because someone has to. For the word "instinct," from Latin instinctus "instigation, impulse, inspiration," noun use of past participle of instinguere.

  • in - "into, in, on, upon"
  • stinguere - "prick, goad," from PIE *steig- "to prick, stick, pierce"

So, in the end, the "stinct" has more to do with the word stick than it does stink.

Here's a reference link. https://www.etymonline.com/word/instinct

edit: I know this is a shit post. I just think etymology is neat.

[–] digger@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Where is this? I can't find it.

[–] digger@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 week ago

This blew my mind when I took plant biology in college.

[–] digger@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

How much longer until this goes the way of Theranos?

[–] digger@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 weeks ago

Six more months and it will be a Spirit Halloween.

[–] digger@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You are on the right track. There is so much more to unpack. It's all stories of family dysfunction all the way down. Cain and Abel squaring with whose sacrifice was more acceptable. Noah cursing one of his sons/grandsons after the flood for uncovering his nakedness (read Ham had relations with Noah's wife and fathered Canaan). Even Joseph's sons got the old switcheroo with their blessings.

[–] digger@lemmy.ca 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Can we just do the Bell Riots already?

[–] digger@lemmy.ca 11 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

I don't like plants.

[–] digger@lemmy.ca 59 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I would watch a season of this.

[–] digger@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 weeks ago

And we all can agree that Dasani is not worth it at any price.

 
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