Stan Carey · @stancarey
1267 followers · 1033 posts · Server mastodon.ie

Scott Kim's symmetrical alphabet, a beautiful mirror ambigram

#design #alphabet #ambigram #typography #calligraphy #wordplay #art

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Ronsboy67 · @ronsboy67
168 followers · 2243 posts · Server mas.to

@Aleggra Did
you notice the hashtags? I tagged it and started my toot by saying that it was too funny not to share. I found it funny because I got the joke. I'm sorry that you didn't

#humour #wordplay

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Ronsboy67 · @ronsboy67
168 followers · 2243 posts · Server mas.to

Too funny and clever not to share - I did ask first 👌

#humor #humour #wordplay

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Heidi Betts · @HeidiBetts
96 followers · 1196 posts · Server romancelandia.club
1TootMemoir · @1TootMemoir
27 followers · 98 posts · Server mstdn.social
1TootMemoir · @1TootMemoir
24 followers · 95 posts · Server mstdn.social
Supergecki · @supergecki
3 followers · 25 posts · Server troet.cafe

@sysfrank Oh my god, I never wanted to know this , put it back, put it back!!!

#wordplay

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A Shiny Blue Thing · @ShinyBlueThing
113 followers · 1001 posts · Server dice.camp

Content (kən-ˈtent)

When the wise people told us to "be content"

They meant to strive for ​contentment

(kən-ˈtent-mənt)

They didn't mean for us to become

con·​tent (ˈkän-ˌtent)

for others

to sell and consume

Source of pronunciations: merriam-webster.com/dictionary

#poetry #dictionary #wordplay

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Jason · @jason
111 followers · 1020 posts · Server toots.dgplug.org

How many mystery writers does it take to change a lightbulb?

Two! One to change the bulb, and the other to give it an unexpected twist at the end!

@dianeduane shares more here:
dduane.tumblr.com/post/7262569

#writing #wordplay

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Dweebish · @dweebish
74 followers · 402 posts · Server neurodifferent.me

Updated: Greetings. Here's my updated : I'm Dweebish, one of the olds, a geek & -er. I'm a person, though I like most animals. I enjoy and words; I'm definitely better at the former. I like and , and learning about almost anything.

#introduction #EmptyNest #cat #photography #writing #wordplay #puzzles

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kechpaja · @kechpaja
345 followers · 1080 posts · Server social.kechpaja.com

"So what happened with you and that dragon?"

"Well, it's kind of a lóng story."

#wordplay #punsi

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Isaac Land · @coastalhistory
805 followers · 416 posts · Server historians.social

Autocorrect changed “celery” to “celerity.” This can only mean that somewhere, there’s a Gilbert and Sullivan revival well underway

#language #wordplay #autocorrect #gilbertandsullivan

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Blank Frank · @blankfrank
82 followers · 359 posts · Server mstdn.social
Nick East (Indie Writer) · @NickEast
87 followers · 267 posts · Server geekdom.social
So many dynamos · @Zerofactorial
76 followers · 2564 posts · Server noc.social

My one-breath poem, "𝗠𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗲𝗻," is up at dadakuku dadakuku.com/2023/07/21/messag

#poetry #wordplay #amwriting #specpo

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MOULE :MOULE_Logo: · @MOULE
640 followers · 2791 posts · Server mastodon.moule.world
MOULE :MOULE_Logo: · @MOULE
640 followers · 2787 posts · Server mastodon.moule.world
B.J. Smith v6.2.2 · @bjsmith
66 followers · 411 posts · Server spore.social

"This is a short sentence. You got off easy." ~ Maxim M. Entropy

#fiction #physics #quotes #science #statistics #wordplay #words #writing

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WIST Quotations · @WISTquote
65 followers · 970 posts · Server zirk.us

A quotation from Russell, Bertrand:

«««««
I am firm. You are obstinate. He is a pig-headed fool.
»»»»»

Full quote, sourcing, notes:
wist.info/russell-bertrand/338

#quote #quotes #quotation #bias #connotation #language #perspective #slant #spin #wordplay

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Head·word [ˈhedˌwɜː(ɹ)d] n. · @headword
441 followers · 725 posts · Server lingo.lol

I may have bought these primarily for the , which was transparent to me as a Dane (🇳🇱 “verdraaid lekker” = 🇩🇰 “fordrejet lækker”), and it also translates well into English: “twisted(ly) delicious”.

#wordplay #kaasstengels #verdraaidlekker

Last updated 1 year ago