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[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 64 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Or maybe it was the sexiest profession back then.

[–] xkbx@startrek.website 53 points 2 months ago (3 children)

It’s because most anvils were tuned to G. It was considered the original root scale step because anvils often worked best when tuned to G. But back in those days, it was called Sol (Solfège.) In french, Sol means ground, which is at the bottom. Ergo, every hammer driven by the smith was really just a sort of mating call that sent all the bottoms running to the smith’s doorstep. This is where the expression “she built like an anvil” comes from

[–] Nouvellalia@lemmy.world 69 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 months ago

Best thread this month

[–] Lemming6969@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

So Mason = Built like a brick shithouse

[–] blazeknave@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Read above you thinking... You mean she's a brick.. house?

[–] Pelicanen@fedia.io 3 points 2 months ago

She's mighty, mighty, just letting it all hang out.

[–] thethunderwolf@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

reads like a tr*mp xeet lol

[–] tdawg@lemmy.world 17 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Only the sexy professions reproduced

[–] Infinite@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] Kellenved@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago

Seems many did not, but I did, see what you did there

[–] homes@piefed.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] teyrnon@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Social darwinism isn't that, although it's big with people of Netherlandian extraction, Calvinists.

Social darwinism is the belief that everything is preordained, and if you are rich, god favors you, if poor, god hates you. It would be irresponsible to help the poor because god wants them to suffer, and so forth. Like the Prosperity Doctrine.

[–] homes@piefed.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] tdawg@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Didn't someone tell you it's illegal to make jokes on Lemmy