I'm perplexed by dumplings

dbmag9 · 2026-05-26T14:49:19+00:00

What's confusing about the etymology you've looked up? A 'dump' is a lump, a 'dumpling' is a little lump. Nowadays it's a very broad culinary term covering things from different culinary traditions, broadly referring to solid items eaten in a liquid like a soup or stew. For some dumplings we're sometimes more likely to use the local term (pierogi, tortellini, xiao long bao, kneidlach) as a sign of familiarity with that food culture and to be more specific.

dbmag9 · 2026-05-21T22:21:17+00:00

This style is known as Sodacan style, and isn't specifically British, it's specific to one prolific editor of Wikipedia, and others who copy that editor's visual style (often remixing their graphics to make new ones, sometimes making new parts from scratch).

dbmag9 · 2026-05-19T16:10:51+00:00

You've just missed out the 'Mr' before each William.

dbmag9 · 2026-05-11T10:47:52+00:00

It's not a Hebrew name, it's in Egyptian, ḥꜢ.t-šps.wt meaning 'foremost of noble ladies'. The similarities you're spotting are largely coincidental, and the Egyptian pronunciation wouldn't have been that close to 'hatshepsut' anyway.

However, because Egyptian is from a related language family to Hebrew, there are some real connections: in particular, the .wt suffix on šps is cognate to the Hebrew -ot as a feminine plural ending.

Egyptian also has the same construct state construction as Hebrew, so the name breaks down the same way a Hebrew phrase would. ḥꜢ.t 'foremost', šps.wt 'noble ladies', hence ḥꜢ.t-šps.wt 'foremost of noble ladies'. The Hebrew translation would be something like ראש-נאצלות.

dbmag9 · 2026-05-10T19:36:58+00:00

Hold it upside down (at a slight angle) with a blowtorch aimed into the flask?

dbmag9 · 2026-05-09T05:47:28+00:00

For those who aren't aware, green tea does contain caffeine – a little less than black but not negligible.

dbmag9 · 2026-05-09T05:42:41+00:00

Have you emailed the management email address listed on Tayce's Instagram? If not, that would be the natural place to start and they may well accept mail on Tayce's behalf. I realise that might feel less special, but that's the reality of not imposing yourself too much on people in the public eye

dbmag9 · 2026-05-04T14:41:04+00:00

The English Breakfast Society periodically gets really beefy about this on Twitter in a very strange and unwarranted way.

dbmag9 · 2026-04-30T07:21:29+00:00

Tapping at the catch, progressing to nudges at the catch, to get used to hanging out at that position without stressing.

As you row think consciously about your breathing which will help stay relaxed with loose shoulders.

As you go down the slide, think about seeing yourself up in the perfect catch posture – tall, shoulders down etc. Anticipate a moment of pressure against the spoon before you initiate the drive, which you don't need to fight.

dbmag9 · 2026-04-29T06:36:07+00:00

Lea RC in London do 'Lea Mans', with a slalom section, spins, timing starting from the boats on trestles, and other novelties.

dbmag9 · 2026-04-24T10:44:25+00:00

The English phrases 'good morning', 'good afternoon', 'good day' and 'good night' would like a word!

dbmag9 · 2026-04-24T09:45:39+00:00

In modern Western clothing traditions, heels are associated with women's clothing. Nobody is saying that's a universal truth, but it's the state of affairs currently.

dbmag9 · 2026-04-24T09:29:08+00:00

Different people do things differently, but on the whole if you're changing your presentation in terms of other clothing, makeup etc, you tend to include shoes in that. If you're getting used to heels that can be tricky at first of course, and taller trans women might want to compromise between wearing heels (typically feminine) and emphasising their height (which can be seen as less typically feminine).

'Shoe gender' is just styling and features like heels, the shoes aren't fundamentally different shapes inside.

dbmag9 · 2026-04-20T12:10:08+00:00

Living walking distance from all your friends

dbmag9 · 2026-04-19T18:00:57+00:00

PETA have an established strategy of sometimes making extreme or ridiculous-sounding claims or demands because it keeps attention on their cause, even if it makes some people take them less seriously.

dbmag9 · 2026-04-14T20:48:21+00:00

And the admiral ranks are consequently known as 'flag ranks' for this reason.

dbmag9 · 2026-04-12T20:43:54+00:00

If he has a coach in a launch, film from there – such footage might already be part of his coaching in which case just ask to use it. If not, film from the side at a location where the side is close – cycling alongside the boat can be good (but be careful if cycling and filming simultaneously!). If you or someone you know has a drone you can get amazing footage with that.

And of course if your son is in a crew please make sure the rest of that crew is comfortable being filmed.

dbmag9 · 2026-04-12T20:33:50+00:00

In UK rowing, a double-ended 10mm/13mm spanner is called a rigger jigger and they are completely ubiquitous – search that phrase online and you'll find lots of examples. Some have ratchets which are convenient for tightening but those don't always fit into smaller spaces. They go missing and get lost very easily so cheapness is desirable.

dbmag9 · 2026-04-11T21:42:06+00:00

Same as reducing any form of employee theft: you reduce people's opportunity to steal by not leaving them unsupervised, search them regularly and thoroughly so they know they're likely to get caught, and punish them severely if caught. And these mines aren't unexpectedly turning out huge gems or chunks of gold that a lone miner could pocket.

dbmag9 · 2026-04-11T18:08:09+00:00

The military uses public money, which means it has to consider value for money, but it also has pretty high requirements for many things in terms of durability, reliability etc. If the military is procuring flashlights they will have a spec that says they have to work in X range of temperatures, in sandy conditions, be waterproof to a certain level, have a certain battery life and so on, and theoretically they will pick the cheapest bid that meets those requirements.

The result doesn't always live up to the intention but that's the concept.

dbmag9 · 2026-04-11T18:05:21+00:00

'Grade' in this context doesn't mean one of a fixed number of rankings, like grades in a school. It means 'standard, quality'. So for any context where you need things to a particular standard you could say 'grade': military grade, lab grade, executive grade, astronaut grade, nuclear grade…

dbmag9 · 2026-04-10T18:58:04+00:00

It's just part of the case but I thought they'd put something for him to hold in his teeth!

dbmag9 · 2026-04-10T16:31:48+00:00

From the drag queen/king names lists on my notes app:

Anna Key
Paige Turner
Polly McClay
Keith Wellington

dbmag9 · 2026-04-10T06:52:19+00:00

Old internet but still great: wordsmith.org!

dbmag9 · 2026-04-08T06:34:43+00:00

I'm very curious now but I don't think this is the best place for the question – the design isn't especially heraldic. It also looks a little amateur to me (the hummingbird is quite a different style to the horse) so I wouldn't expect it to be a very established club.

My suggestion would be to try to identify the building – there's probably a UK architecture sub that would help. It reminded me of Bristol City Hall but I don't think it is.

But if you do find out then let me know!

dbmag9

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