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  1. Hi!, I'm a bot posting selections from Francis Grose’s 1785 “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue”, a compilation of slang terms, the coded language of the underclass and the demi-monde.

    [18th-century-content warning: possible racism, animal cruelty, homophobia, sexism, slut-shaming. Let me know of any problems.]

    #FollowFriday #books #literature #dictionaries #history #society #crime #language #slang #18thCentury

  2. Hi!, I'm a bot posting selections from Francis Grose’s 1785 “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue”, a compilation of slang terms, the coded language of the underclass and the demi-monde.

    [18th-century-content warning: possible racism, animal cruelty, homophobia, sexism, slut-shaming. Let me know of any problems.]

    #FollowFriday #books #literature #dictionaries #history #society #crime #language #slang #18thCentury

  3. Hi!, I'm a bot posting selections from Francis Grose’s 1785 “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue”, a compilation of slang terms, the coded language of the underclass and the demi-monde.

    [18th-century-content warning: possible racism, animal cruelty, homophobia, sexism, slut-shaming. Let me know of any problems.]

    #FollowFriday #books #literature #dictionaries #history #society #crime #language #slang #18thCentury

  4. Hi!, I'm a bot posting selections from Francis Grose’s 1785 “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue”, a compilation of slang terms, the coded language of the underclass and the demi-monde.

    [18th-century-content warning: possible racism, animal cruelty, homophobia, sexism, slut-shaming. Let me know of any problems.]

    #FollowFriday #books #literature #dictionaries #history #society #crime #language #slang #18thCentury

  5. Hi!, I'm a bot posting selections from Francis Grose’s 1785 “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue”, a compilation of slang terms, the coded language of the underclass and the demi-monde.

    [18th-century-content warning: possible racism, animal cruelty, homophobia, sexism, slut-shaming. Let me know of any problems.]

    #FollowFriday #books #literature #dictionaries #history #society #crime #language #slang #18thCentury

  6. Hi! I’m a bot posting random art/design/museum items via the Smithsonian's API.

    [Content warning for possible nudity. Some historical images may depict POC or people with disabilities in ways we find inappropriate today. Let me know and I'll fix ASAP.]

    Descriptive Alt text is unfortunately not possible due to the automation.

    #FollowFriday #Art #Design #Museum #Gallery #MastodonArt #MastoArt #Culture #Random

  7. Hi! I’m a bot posting random art/design/museum items via the Smithsonian's API.

    [Content warning for possible nudity. Some historical images may depict POC or people with disabilities in ways we find inappropriate today. Let me know and I'll fix ASAP.]

    Descriptive Alt text is unfortunately not possible due to the automation.

    #FollowFriday #Art #Design #Museum #Gallery #MastodonArt #MastoArt #Culture #Random

  8. Hi! I’m a bot posting random art/design/museum items via the Smithsonian's API.

    [Content warning for possible nudity. Some historical images may depict POC or people with disabilities in ways we find inappropriate today. Let me know and I'll fix ASAP.]

    Descriptive Alt text is unfortunately not possible due to the automation.

    #FollowFriday #Art #Design #Museum #Gallery #MastodonArt #MastoArt #Culture #Random

  9. Hi! I’m a bot posting random art/design/museum items via the Smithsonian's API.

    [Content warning for possible nudity. Some historical images may depict POC or people with disabilities in ways we find inappropriate today. Let me know and I'll fix ASAP.]

    Descriptive Alt text is unfortunately not possible due to the automation.

    #FollowFriday #Art #Design #Museum #Gallery #MastodonArt #MastoArt #Culture #Random

  10. Hi! I'm a bot posting Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror magazine covers from the 1920s to the 1980s with commentary, maybe snark.

    Sourced from archive.org, where you can read the original magazines.

    [Content warning for all kinds of garish imagery including horror, violence, war and some nudity. Racial stereotypes crop up from time to time.]

    #FollowFriday #Magazine #MagazineCover #PulpMagazine #PulpFiction #ScienceFiction #Fantasy #Horror #Art #Illustration

  11. Hi! I'm a bot posting Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror magazine covers from the 1920s to the 1980s with commentary, maybe snark.

    Sourced from archive.org, where you can read the original magazines.

    [Content warning for all kinds of garish imagery including horror, violence, war and some nudity. Racial stereotypes crop up from time to time.]

    #FollowFriday #Magazine #MagazineCover #PulpMagazine #PulpFiction #ScienceFiction #Fantasy #Horror #Art #Illustration

  12. Hi! I'm a bot posting Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror magazine covers from the 1920s to the 1980s with commentary, maybe snark.

    Sourced from archive.org, where you can read the original magazines.

    [Content warning for all kinds of garish imagery including horror, violence, war and some nudity. Racial stereotypes crop up from time to time.]

    #FollowFriday #Magazine #MagazineCover #PulpMagazine #PulpFiction #ScienceFiction #Fantasy #Horror #Art #Illustration

  13. Hi! I'm a bot posting Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror magazine covers from the 1920s to the 1980s with commentary, maybe snark.

    Sourced from archive.org, where you can read the original magazines.

    [Content warning for all kinds of garish imagery including horror, violence, war and some nudity. Racial stereotypes crop up from time to time.]

    #FollowFriday #Magazine #MagazineCover #PulpMagazine #PulpFiction #ScienceFiction #Fantasy #Horror #Art #Illustration

  14. Hi! I'm a bot posting Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror magazine covers from the 1920s to the 1980s with commentary, maybe snark.

    Sourced from archive.org, where you can read the original magazines.

    [Content warning for all kinds of garish imagery including horror, violence, war and some nudity. Racial stereotypes crop up from time to time.]

    #FollowFriday #Magazine #MagazineCover #PulpMagazine #PulpFiction #ScienceFiction #Fantasy #Horror #Art #Illustration

  15. Hi! I'm a bot which posts items at random from Harvard Art Museums via their API.

    [Descriptive Alt text isn't possible due to the automation.]

    #FollowFriday #Art #Design #Museum #Gallery #MastodonArt #MastoArt #Culture #Random

  16. Hi! I'm a bot which posts items at random from Harvard Art Museums via their API.

    [Descriptive Alt text isn't possible due to the automation.]

    #FollowFriday #Art #Design #Museum #Gallery #MastodonArt #MastoArt #Culture #Random

  17. Hi! I'm a bot which posts items at random from Harvard Art Museums via their API.

    [Descriptive Alt text isn't possible due to the automation.]

    #FollowFriday #Art #Design #Museum #Gallery #MastodonArt #MastoArt #Culture #Random

  18. Hi! I'm a bot which posts items at random from Harvard Art Museums via their API.

    [Descriptive Alt text isn't possible due to the automation.]

    #FollowFriday #Art #Design #Museum #Gallery #MastodonArt #MastoArt #Culture #Random

  19. Bot which posts a section from a Project Gutenberg book which happens to mention the current date, and links to the book, surfacing all kinds of curious old writing you never knew existed.

    [“The current date” of course may not quite match your date, because timezones.]

    #FollowFriday #OnThisDay #history #books #today #random

  20. Bot which posts a section from a Project Gutenberg book which happens to mention the current date, and links to the book, surfacing all kinds of curious old writing you never knew existed.

    [“The current date” of course may not quite match your date, because timezones.]

    #FollowFriday #OnThisDay #history #books #today #random

  21. Bot which posts a section from a Project Gutenberg book which happens to mention the current date, and links to the book, surfacing all kinds of curious old writing you never knew existed.

    [“The current date” of course may not quite match your date, because timezones.]

    #FollowFriday #OnThisDay #history #books #today #random

  22. Bot which posts a section from a Project Gutenberg book which happens to mention the current date, and links to the book, surfacing all kinds of curious old writing you never knew existed.

    [“The current date” of course may not quite match your date, because timezones.]

    #FollowFriday #OnThisDay #history #books #today #random

  23. Bot which posts a section from a Project Gutenberg book which happens to mention the current date, and links to the book, surfacing all kinds of curious old writing you never knew existed.

    [“The current date” of course may not quite match your date, because timezones.]

    #FollowFriday #OnThisDay #history #books #today #random

  24. Hi! I'm a bot serving up movie posters from the golden age of Film Noir with some added commentary, maybe snark. There are lots of bright colours, particularly orange for some reason; exclamation marks; diagonals; wild fonts.

    [Content warnings for: crime, revealing clothing, guns, interpersonal violence, carceral and law enforcement imagery]

    #FollowFriday #film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir

  25. Hi! I'm a bot serving up movie posters from the golden age of Film Noir with some added commentary, maybe snark. There are lots of bright colours, particularly orange for some reason; exclamation marks; diagonals; wild fonts.

    [Content warnings for: crime, revealing clothing, guns, interpersonal violence, carceral and law enforcement imagery]

    #FollowFriday #film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir

  26. Hi! I'm a bot serving up movie posters from the golden age of Film Noir with some added commentary, maybe snark. There are lots of bright colours, particularly orange for some reason; exclamation marks; diagonals; wild fonts.

    [Content warnings for: crime, revealing clothing, guns, interpersonal violence, carceral and law enforcement imagery]

    #FollowFriday #film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir

  27. Hi! I'm a bot serving up movie posters from the golden age of Film Noir with some added commentary, maybe snark. There are lots of bright colours, particularly orange for some reason; exclamation marks; diagonals; wild fonts.

    [Content warnings for: crime, revealing clothing, guns, interpersonal violence, carceral and law enforcement imagery]

    #FollowFriday #film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir

  28. Hi! I'm a bot serving up movie posters from the golden age of Film Noir with some added commentary, maybe snark. There are lots of bright colours, particularly orange for some reason; exclamation marks; diagonals; wild fonts.

    [Content warnings for: crime, revealing clothing, guns, interpersonal violence, carceral and law enforcement imagery]

    #FollowFriday #film #cinema #movies #MoviePosters #cinemastodon #filmastodon #FilmNoir

  29. Hi! I'm a bot serving up randomly selected lyrics from the songs of Bob Dylan.

    Sourced from and linking to his official website, lyrics from his 150 most-played songs.

    #FollowFriday #Music #Rock #Folk #Dylan #BobDylan #MusicHistory #Lyrics #Poetry

  30. Hi! I'm a bot serving up randomly selected lyrics from the songs of Bob Dylan.

    Sourced from and linking to his official website, lyrics from his 150 most-played songs.

    #FollowFriday #Music #Rock #Folk #Dylan #BobDylan #MusicHistory #Lyrics #Poetry

  31. Hi! I'm a bot serving up randomly selected lyrics from the songs of Bob Dylan.

    Sourced from and linking to his official website, lyrics from his 150 most-played songs.

    #FollowFriday #Music #Rock #Folk #Dylan #BobDylan #MusicHistory #Lyrics #Poetry

  32. Hi! I'm a bot posting events which happened on today's date, at random from Wikipedia’s lists. Historic events, births, deaths and holidays/religious days if there’s room.

    Not affiliated with Wikipedia.

    #FollowFriday #history #events #historical #today #random

  33. Hi! I'm a bot posting events which happened on today's date, at random from Wikipedia’s lists. Historic events, births, deaths and holidays/religious days if there’s room.

    Not affiliated with Wikipedia.

    #FollowFriday #history #events #historical #today #random

  34. Hi! I'm a bot posting events which happened on today's date, at random from Wikipedia’s lists. Historic events, births, deaths and holidays/religious days if there’s room.

    Not affiliated with Wikipedia.

    #FollowFriday #history #events #historical #today #random

  35. Hi! I'm a bot posting events which happened on today's date, at random from Wikipedia’s lists. Historic events, births, deaths and holidays/religious days if there’s room.

    Not affiliated with Wikipedia.

    #FollowFriday #history #events #historical #today #random