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Shaunak commented on the post, solution 7 months ago
If you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of the precipitate!
I’m very good at finding solutions to most problems. I don’t believe that there is a problem without a solution. You simply must search for the answer. What is the solution to the meaning of life? Even such a complex question has a solution… and the answer is apparently 42. -
Shaunak commented on the post, brunch 1 year, 2 months ago
Brunch, the meal that comes between breakfast and lunch. I first heard of brunch on the Simpsons, the episode where Marge is contemplating cheating on Homer with the bowler, Jacques. Did the Simpsons invent […]
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Shaunak commented on the post, popcorn 1 year, 2 months ago
My favourite snack to eat while at the movies. The aroma of salt and butter saturates my nostrils when I enter the theatre. It’s enough to make anyone salivate. I wonder why it pops the way it does? Whether you […]
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Shaunak commented on the post, loss 1 year, 2 months ago
Loss. Bereavement. Some people go through life without experiencing much. For others, it’s a daily experience. What have I lost in my lifetime? Old friends. Old enemies too. Loss is not necessarily a bad thing. […]
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Shaunak commented on the post, maze 1 year, 3 months ago
One often pictures a mouse heading toward the centre of a maze to acquire a cheese reward. However, the Minotaur also resided in a maze. Perhaps mazes are not so safe. They can have traps. I wonder why people […]
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Shaunak commented on the post, festival 1 year, 3 months ago
The Festival of Lights. How many years has it been since I’ve last celebrated? I can’t remember the last time… it’s my favourite “holiday”. The festival in which one gets to ignite fireworks, just like Victoria […]
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Shaunak wrote about the word cabin 1 year, 3 months ago
I have never gotten the opportunity to stay at a cabin. I do not own a cabin. I’m sure that I know someone that has one. What’s the difference between a cabin and a cottage? Is it the size of the building and/or the design of the building? Anyways, I’ve only ever been camping.
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Shaunak wrote about the word beehive 1 year, 3 months ago
Beehives are where all the bees live. What are they doing, up in that hive, up in that tree? Are they making honey? Are they making babies? Why, oh why, are beehives filled with honeycombs? Why are they combs? Why are they not hexagons? Wait, aren’t hexagons combs? No, they aren’t combs! I have never [...]
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Shaunak wrote about the word runway 1 year, 4 months ago
A runway is where airplanes take off from at the airport. It is also where fashion models model at fashion shows. I wonder why they’re called the same thing? Is it because people think that fashion models are airplanes? Or is it a metaphor — these models are so “high”, as in “out of your [...]
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Shaunak wrote about the word liberty 1 year, 4 months ago
Give me liberty or give me death. One of the most important things a person can have. Freedom. It’s something most of us in the free world take for granted. It’s because we haven’t had to fight for it ourselves. And it is necessary. To fight for it. Because there are always people that will [...]
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Shaunak wrote about the word bellow 1 year, 4 months ago
The Giant bellowed! Our heroes were stricken with fear! It emerged from it’s cave, with great anger and furious vengeance in its eyes! Okay, I took that last sentence from Pulp Fiction.
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Shaunak wrote about the word apron 1 year, 4 months ago
What people wear when they are working in the kitchen to prevent their clothes from getting soiled from the cooking ingredients. It is a symbol of motherly love and affection — such is worn when freshly baked cookies are presented to hungry children — aprons and oven mitts!
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Shaunak wrote about the word blemish 1 year, 5 months ago
An unruly mark. Something that will harshly affect the aesthetic appeal of an otherwise flawless piece. I had a blemish on my academic record, with a C+ in Anatomy.
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Shaunak wrote about the word platinum 1 year, 5 months ago
Platinum is worth more than gold and is far more useful. It’s a rare metal that is great for industrial, electronic and aesthetic purposes — there’s nothing like getting Platinum jewelery for the one that you love. Platinum (Pt) – Element 78 on the Periodic Table of Elements. Did you know that each and every [...]
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Shaunak wrote about the word slouch 1 year, 5 months ago
“Don’t slouch!” That’s what my parents always used to say, as well as all of my teachers. It’s not that I would slouch all of the time; they didn’t always say it to me, but it’s a phrase that they would say constantly. It’s a phrase the triggers the “good old days,” where I had [...]
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Shaunak wrote about the word anywhere 1 year, 5 months ago
We’re leaving here tonight. There’s no need to tell anyone; they’d only hold us down, and by the morning’s light, we’ll be halfway to anywhere, where no one needs a reason, Forget this life, come with me, don’t look back, you’re safe now; unlock your heart, drop your guard, no one’s left to stop you [...]
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Shaunak wrote about the word skyline 1 year, 5 months ago
I saw the skyline from the highway. New York City. I hadn’t been there in years. Not since Grade 8. It was the year before 9/11. I hated New York ever since; I was robbed. It was breaking dawn; we had been up all night and just came to see a bit of the city [...]
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Shaunak wrote about the word marble 1 year, 5 months ago
Marble is a construction material. It is also a sphere that kids play with — I played with marbles in my childhood — it was great fun, and a passing fad, like POGS. Many of the world’s oldest and most enduring structures are constructed from marble, e.g., the Taj Mahal.
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