Interesting Links for 05-04-2024

[andrewducker]

1. If you like scary, fun mysteries then "Dead Boy Detectives" looks like it will be a fun TV series

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2. Where does the phrase "Beyond the pale" come from?

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3. Unemployment cuts pollution, increasing lifespan

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4. US support for Israel depends on protecting civilians, Biden warns in stinging rebuke

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5. Mario meets Pareto (bringing economic thinking to Mario Kart)

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6. An overview of what's planned for the Dalry area of Edinburgh

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Comments

[andrewducker]

Oh yes. Doesn't surprise me. There must be many similar ones based on homophones.

[autopope]

Don't get me started on "free reign" (nonsense) vs. "free rein" (what the author really meant to use -- to give the horses pulling a carriage or cart enough slack to trot or run), and the less-frequently-tripped-over "free rain".