If it were a real-time in-world reunion then 40 years after the end of the Korean War in 1953 is 1993 - dawn of the world-wide web and just 7 years after we last saw Trapper John, MD, working at San Francisco Memorial Hospital. Then again, we know time runs funny in that world, where the 4077th was in Korea for more than three times the length of the actual war.
Something to add for my long fantasized Norwegian road trip to the tidal currents of Saltstraumen and then ferry over to Lofoten on the way up to the Arctic Circle. Some day .....
When I visited Massachusetts and asked what to call someone from there, I was told "Bay Stater". Wiktionary claims "“Bay Stater” is the official designation of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts but the federal government style guide prefers Massachusettsan." This image uses data from a federal source, hence that choice of denonym. Curiously, my browser does not recognize "Massachusettsan" as a word.
I don't come to Neatorama to read about the dating history of a warcriminal, and if I do, I prefer the obit include mention of the several million people estimated killed due to his actions, and not just the American deaths.
Does it bug anyone else that "eia" isn't an, ahem, authentic English word? Asr is a loan word, at least, though does not appear in the Scrabble dictionary.
Ever since learning there's only 90 seconds to evacuate so everyone must leave their luggage behind, when the plane is landing I make sure I have my wallet/passport/phone, and that my shoes are on.
I think I figured it out! The brothers Heinz and Lutz Heck started a breeding program to make cattle which looked like aurochs. Göring was taken with the idea, as it aligned with his views on a historic past, and hunting large beasts, and supported the project. The Polish Wikipedia entry says (via Firefox's translator): "The breed of cattle resembling the turn was first placed in the Prussian forest reserve Rominsten, and in 1942, the release was released in the Białowieża Forest." Which is where Simona Kossak was.
The Ukraine war gives another example. Russia cut off its oil supply to Europe, so there was risk of widespread power outages. The Swedish government advised people to keep cash on hand, in small denominations, should that happen.
Here in Sweden things are pretty cashless. Several stores - and most banks! - are cash-free. The busses haven't taken cash for about 15 years, instead taking a bus system card or debit card, or a QR code generated by their app. Debit cards (with a much lower network transaction fee than a credit card) or NFC/phone payments are commonplace, as well as a system called "Swish", developed by local banks, for account-to-account transfers. Even at a flea market or farmer's market, most people use Swish instead of cash. It's free for person-to-person payments, and 1-3 Swedish crowns (about 10-30 cents) for organizations. That said, I like cash and still use it, though mostly only at the grocery store.
I tried to figure out if ain't is a clitic, and got lost in a maze of linguistics terms. Since "He ain't" is grammatically correct, even if not part standard English, I assume it is not a clitic.
Curiously, my browser does not recognize "Massachusettsan" as a word.
Debit cards (with a much lower network transaction fee than a credit card) or NFC/phone payments are commonplace, as well as a system called "Swish", developed by local banks, for account-to-account transfers. Even at a flea market or farmer's market, most people use Swish instead of cash. It's free for person-to-person payments, and 1-3 Swedish crowns (about 10-30 cents) for organizations.
That said, I like cash and still use it, though mostly only at the grocery store.