For we've slaved away four years of our life and earned about three pound ten

[sovay]

I have a sore throat and a steadily climbing fever and just discovered I missed a documentary on whaling tonight. It had better re-air. Preferably at some point when I can focus on the screen. Today: not success. Tell me something historically weird.

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[thistleingrey.livejournal.com]

Um, mind blank while zooming through f-list pages before running to work. Knitting needles were formerly "knitting pins," which makes perfect sense in its way but makes reading old patterns a bit odd at first.

[sovay]

Knitting needles were formerly "knitting pins," which makes perfect sense in its way but makes reading old patterns a bit odd at first.

I didn't know that. Thanks.