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As a young officer before the Civil War, Burnside was engaged to Charlotte "Lottie" Moon, who left him at the altar. When the minister asked if she took him as her husband, Moon is said to have shouted "No siree Bob!" before running out of the church. Moon is best known for her espionage for the Confederacy during the Civil War. Later, Burnside arrested Moon, her younger sister Virginia "Ginnie" Moon, and their mother. He kept them under house arrest for months but never charged them with espionage.

Apropos of nothing, here is an episode from the life of General Ambrose Burnside. (link)

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stare at porch ceiling with me, won't you

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no animal was harmed during the making of this video. not one. for the few minutes that we were shooting film, the guns of each hunter fell silent. the industrial bolt throwers observed a moment's peace and the jaws of every predator hung softly open. no fish bit any hook and the bait worms held off on drowning only until the cameras stopped. the tails of ruminants ceased to flick just as their attendant flies, in unison, landed on their flanks to catch their tiny breaths. a spider instantly stopped winding silk around a wasp, patiently waiting for the caesura to end. a young veterinarian paused with the syringe in their hand. somewhere, a colicky baby stopped biting its mother's nipple and nursed happily for the very first time. we're sorry. we're sorry it couldn't have been longer. we didn't know this would happen.

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my spouse and i disagree

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Viau Island - Jessica Vergeer , 2024.

Canadian, b, 1987 -

Acrylic on canvas , 48 x 36 cm.

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We have got to get a handle on this shit right now immediately

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There are two ways to Wigan, by land or by sea. Those who approach Wigan by land will see it's chippies as the trunks of tall ships, it's gravy as citrusy tartar spiced with treasured herbs of far off lands. Those who approach Wigan by sea will view it's chippies as soaring concrete car parks, iron locomotive bridges, and comley promenades, it's gravy will be that of inland country fare, of rustic mushroom, aliuns, apples, and all the tastes of home.

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This is what American Tourism ads would look like if they were worded like the New Zealand tourism ads I see inside Auckland Airport:

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no one:

magazines at the boutique yarn store:

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*GA - General Admission / standing room only except for accessible seating

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People are acting weirdly blasé about this. No we are not all going to have this experience, people are different, but introducing psychosis triggers to someone who was previously functional is not a small thing! A different trigger could have done this, but the other possible triggers haven't gone anywhere, and adding this one and delivering it on tap to everybody's devices still means there's more exposure to risk happening. There should at least be some kind of safety escape hatch by the point the AI is worldbuilding whole dimensions.

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*The conditions being:

+He will not kill bugs for you (he won't go out his way to take care of an annoying bug)

+You cannot kill him or bring him any kind of harm

+You cannot remove him from your place of dwelling

+He will mostly be on his web, but sometimes you will find him in other places

+You will find the money near his web when his rent is due