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moominmolly ([personal profile] moominmolly) wrote2009-07-01 10:21 am
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i dreamed it, it must be true

Did you know that "June" does not come from the Latin iĆ«nius but rather from Old Norse jånig meaning "grey"? This is also where the word "young" comes from; grey and young like a baby cygnet. See, look:

Sleepy cygnets:


Today's weather:


See? Obviously true. And, as if to prove it, what did I see just 20 seconds after taking the river photo? GEESE.


Of course, I also dreamed that the hottest new clothing designer around was named Ass Pantsley, so perhaps I am not to be trusted.

[identity profile] montacute.livejournal.com 2009-07-04 05:25 am (UTC)(link)
your dream, and generally this post in its entirety, i love.

(i didn't really think other people had dreams about false etymologies. which would, nonetheless, be true if the world were based on poems.)