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Osage orange grows along old farmland, especially in places like @MidewinNatTP and the Badger Arsenal. A weird lookin' relic of past human occupation, it makes a great place for loggerhead shrikes to hang.
Exterior - Mediterranean Exterior Large one-story tuscan white stucco exterior home picture
Surrey Roofing Ideas for a substantial, traditional, two-story stone exterior home renovation with a tile roof
Holbein’s Anne of Cleves has been restored!
Watch repair gif pack!
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"Odd's Fish!"
“Odd’s Fish” was the favourite exclamation of King Charles II. It also featured in the play ‘The Scarlet Pimpernel’ and was said by Captain Hook (a character who based his image on King Charles) in the 1953 Disney version of 'Peter Pan’.
It is what is known as a 'Minced Oath’ a specific kind of euphemism or disguise mechanism, whereby an offending term or taboo phrase is distorted or “minced” so that it no longer offends. (We still have the idiom “not to mince one’s words” meaning to speak frankly.)
Other examples are, God’s truth becoming strewth!, by God! becoming egad or plain Gad !, Jee whiz for Jesus, Crickey for Christ, Lummey! for Lord love me!, tarnation for damnation, heck for Hell, Deuce for the Devil.
In the late sixteenth century there were increasing Puritan injunctions against the use of profanity on the stage, so that there is no doubt that the response was the great number of minced oaths. Consequently, the name of God was either distorted to gad or abbreviated to od , producing curious forms like ’od’s my will for “as God is my will” and ’od’s me for “God save me.”
The minced oaths caught on in their own right and were still used after the Restoration.
Odd’s fish is a minced oath for “God’s face.”
Master Bedroom Stunning image of a large, ornate master bedroom with a medium-toned wood floor, white walls, a standard fireplace, and a tile fireplace.
Hall in Portland Example of a large ornate medium tone wood floor entryway design with white walls and a white front door
Porch - Side Yard
A large, elaborate side porch design with a roof extension
Ideas for a mid-sized, traditional entry hall renovation with gray walls
Rustic Family Room
Family room - large rustic open concept light wood floor and beige floor family room idea with a standard fireplace and a stone fireplace
Landscape - Traditional Landscape Photo of a large traditional rock and partial sun courtyard brick formal garden in spring.
Music Room Venice
Inspiration for a massive open concept family room remodel with a music area in a coastal style.
Chicago Traditional Exterior Inspiration for a massive traditional beige three-story stucco remodel with a gable roof
Bathroom in San Francisco
Inspiration for a transitional powder room remodel with an undermount sink and gray walls
Master Bedroom
Bedroom - mid-sized craftsman master dark wood floor and brown floor bedroom idea with beige walls and no fireplace
Minneapolis Farmhouse Exterior
Ideas for a small, red, two-story stucco house's exterior renovation
Sydney Studio Home Office Mid-sized modern idea for a home studio with white walls