On writing and language
Someone just left me a message in Dutch. I won’t publish it because the person was not nasty or impolite so I don’t want to …
About your post on Wilders wanting to abandon the metric system: De Speld is a satirical news site, more or less a Dutch version of The Onion. (Please ignore this message if you were already aware of that and were just continuing the joke!) I wouldn’t be surprised if a PVV employee read it and thought it might be a good idea, though.
Yes, I did know it! Though this will amuse you: people on Facebook (members of D66 even!) are sharing it as… fact! and even discussing …
Geert Wilders Party would like to revert to Medieval units of measure
I wish I was making this up. Geert Wilders Party (the PVV) has been stepping out of their usual racist and anti immigrant rhetoric to …
March 24th: workshop at The Community Building Working Group
Since starting this Friday I will be only posting intermittently for a few days (I’ll be traveling), I thought I’d post this now so that if anyone …
Another food related word I cannot stand
SUPERFOODS. Unless you are Wolverine (or at least Hugh Jackman pretending to be Wolverine for me), or another superhero of equal appeal, do not try …