Post #3737778
2026-07-09 22:51 UTC
@edavies@functional.cafe @ColinTheMathmo@mathstodon.xyz I think that was a story told by Adam Buxton about his late father... Still charming though.
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@MCDuncanLab@mstdn.social 2026-07-09 23:22
@Dianotron@mastodonapp.uk @edavies@functional.cafe @ColinTheMathmo@mathstodon.xyz Look up the origin of the word shoddy. It basically comes from shoddy cloth-fabric made from fibers to short to be of any use. These are ppl just a little unstuck in time.
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@edavies@functional.cafe 2026-07-10 08:26
@Dianotron@mastodonapp.uk Ah, thank you. I didn't know who he was so must have heard it from somewhere else but I can't remember where. Either he was repeating from a similar source or it got twisted on the way to me. @ColinTheMathmo@mathstodon.xyz