Etherology
Etherology by Etherus August 5, 2008
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ethnology
Comparing the culture we have today with cavemen, or the renaissance era could be contrived as ethnology.
ethnology by findabhaire April 22, 2006
Ethimology
Ethimology by zmanzero2 February 16, 2009
Enderology
Enderology by SuperJayJayBoi July 14, 2021
Lotus-Eaterology
Ancient Greek: -λογία
Medieval Latin: -logia
French: -logie
-logy: A subject of study or interest; A branch of knowledge; A science.
Lotus-Eaterology:
A field pertaining to the study of lotus eating. Eating the narcotic lotus plant is said to induce a peaceful, apathetic, dreamy, and languorous state of mind and being. In Greek mythology, Odysseus and his crew happened upon an island of "lotus-eaters", some fell into the ethereal trance of the lotus but Odysseus forced them to swallow the hard red pill and dragged them back to the ship of reality.
Medieval Latin: -logia
French: -logie
-logy: A subject of study or interest; A branch of knowledge; A science.
Lotus-Eaterology:
A field pertaining to the study of lotus eating. Eating the narcotic lotus plant is said to induce a peaceful, apathetic, dreamy, and languorous state of mind and being. In Greek mythology, Odysseus and his crew happened upon an island of "lotus-eaters", some fell into the ethereal trance of the lotus but Odysseus forced them to swallow the hard red pill and dragged them back to the ship of reality.
And so I says to Mabel, I says... little Bobby-John has been dewdropping under the guise of pursuing a PhD in Lotus-Eaterology.
Lotus-Eaterology by ra ramses April 18, 2018
Critical Ethology
The application of critical theory to the study of animal behavior—examining how assumptions about nature, instinct, and hierarchy in ethology reflect human social structures and power relations. Critical Ethology asks: Are animal behavior studies projecting human social norms onto animals? Do concepts like "dominance hierarchies" naturalize human inequality? How does the choice of which animals to study and which behaviors to emphasize reflect cultural biases? Critical Ethology doesn't reject ethology; it insists that studying animals is also studying ourselves, and that we should be aware of what we're projecting. It's ethology with the mirror held up to the observer.
Critical Ethology "They studied wolf packs and found 'alpha males'—then used that to justify human hierarchy. Critical Ethology asks: did they find nature, or did they find what they were looking for? Later research showed wolf packs are families, not dominance contests. The science reflected the society, not the other way around. Critical Ethology keeps us honest about what we're projecting onto animals."
Critical Ethology by Dumu The Void March 3, 2026
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Back when I lived in upstate new york
A meaningless, unimpressive, self-serving introduction. An indicator that the story about to be shared will be pointless and dumb.
Back when I lived in upstate new york, I also had to park on the street - on two occasions, we got enough snow, mixed with just the right plowing, that my car was lifted off the ground from so much snow being jammed underneath it.
Back when I lived in upstate new york by NDcent December 14, 2010
Word of the Day on August 31, 2026
TLDU
Sister: This meeting was to discuss the rough draft of my essay, where we discussed the subsidiary questions I added in my rough draft. We also discussed the relationship between my main title and the real-life situations I chose to use in my essay. We discussed the structure of my essay as well, specifically the Math AOK section and how it relates to the contradiction of the title. This second meeting was particularly helpful in discussing the implications of my essay claims and how to apply the title across various areas of knowledge. There were many sections of the essay that could have been cut down in wordiness and the ways of knowing required further and more in-depth analysis.
Me: Woah! TLDU!
Me: Woah! TLDU!
Salad Days
green inexperienced youthful judgement and cold blooded execution of those judgements.
Rashness with little concern of consequence.
Antony and Cleopatra. William Shakespeare
"My salad days,
When I was green in judgment, cold in blood."
- William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, 1.5
Rashness with little concern of consequence.
Antony and Cleopatra. William Shakespeare
"My salad days,
When I was green in judgment, cold in blood."
- William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, 1.5
Salad Days by GilbyRFC0 October 7, 2011
Word of the Day on August 28, 2026
age gate
An absolutely foolproof way to keep minors from viewing content deemed "too mature" for them to watch.
board chow
A)
The Crud that collects under the keys in a keyboard. Usually more severe in the keyboards of programmers and webmasters as they tend to spend a lot of time at the the computer and thus eat at their desk. Mainly affecting IBM Model M (clicly) style boards.
B)
Can also be used to gross out Non-Techie people
The Crud that collects under the keys in a keyboard. Usually more severe in the keyboards of programmers and webmasters as they tend to spend a lot of time at the the computer and thus eat at their desk. Mainly affecting IBM Model M (clicly) style boards.
B)
Can also be used to gross out Non-Techie people
A)
Bill: want to go to the club?
Bob: No, I've got to clean out my board chow, keys are starting to stick.
B)
Bill: Want to go out to get a bite?
Bob: No, i am just going to have some of my board chow/
Bill: Whats' that?
Bob: The food scraps that collect in my keyboard; Want some?
Bill: *GAG* *HURL* *GAG*
Bill: want to go to the club?
Bob: No, I've got to clean out my board chow, keys are starting to stick.
B)
Bill: Want to go out to get a bite?
Bob: No, i am just going to have some of my board chow/
Bill: Whats' that?
Bob: The food scraps that collect in my keyboard; Want some?
Bill: *GAG* *HURL* *GAG*
board chow by BinaryHackerMan September 3, 2007
Word of the Day on August 26, 2026