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tryingoverhere.bsky.social @tryingoverhere.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I just need to make sure you know about this
New Iberia haircut
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tryingoverhere.bsky.social @tryingoverhere.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
You in 5 minutes
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tryingoverhere.bsky.social @tryingoverhere.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
BREAKING: The Doof will no longer be opening for Ed Sheeran
mad max doof
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tryingoverhere.bsky.social @tryingoverhere.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Heck of a thing to say about the author of Rat God, @zackquaintance.bsky.social (Im enjoying your piece :)
Excerpt of analysis of Richard Corben’s work:
“Corben is one of those cartoonists who looks more than a little bit like his work. And Den is a hulking and musclebound figure often fighting battles with his entire anatomy on display, making it no surprise that his creator spent time in gyms, consumed by thoughts of the ideal physique.”
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tryingoverhere.bsky.social @tryingoverhere.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Lucky! Everything I get only comes in one of those 2 sizes. Even when it doesn’t fit :/
2 Indie Comics. One is too small for its bags
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tryingoverhere.bsky.social @tryingoverhere.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Table of contentsSample pagePronunciation guide
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tryingoverhere.bsky.social @tryingoverhere.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
This was my grandmother’s in college. 5th Collegiate from 1939
Old worn dic SameSameTitle  page: NWebster
THIN PAPER
WEBSTER'S COLLEGIATE DICTIONARY
FIFTH EDITION
a merriam-Webster
THE LARGEST ABRIDGMENT OF
WEBSTER'S
NEW INTERNATIONAL
DICTIONARY
SECOND EDITION
G. & C. MERRIAM CO., PUBLISHERS SPRINGFIELD, MASS., U.S.A.
1939
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tryingoverhere.bsky.social @tryingoverhere.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Giant thumb guy
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tryingoverhere.bsky.social @tryingoverhere.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Tattoo that says “shrimps is bugs”
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tryingoverhere.bsky.social @tryingoverhere.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
This moment passed quickly
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tryingoverhere.bsky.social @tryingoverhere.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
I like this one
2 old guys in a dungeon, one with more tick marks counting the days than the other one. Captioned “And another thing! I'm sick and tired of you callin' me 'new kid' all the time!"
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tryingoverhere.bsky.social @tryingoverhere.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
www.jetblue.com/traveling-to...
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• You can purchase a pet carrier xor at JFK T5 ticket counter (pending availability, credit card payments only). See pet carrier size limits.
• Only one pet is allowed per carrier, and they must be able to turn around comfortably when it's closed.
• All pets must remain inside the pet carrier while at the airport and on the plane.
• If you purchased an additional seat for your pet, the carrier and pet must be stowed under the seat for taxi, takeoff and landing but can be placed on the empty seat during the flight.
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tryingoverhere.bsky.social @tryingoverhere.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
Garbage Pail Kid Nervous Nelly doing what Mina said
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tryingoverhere.bsky.social @tryingoverhere.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
Index

Abreviations Used in tising and Printing
Abbreviations
Accent •
Apatron Collies and Universities
Apostroph Signs & Symbols
rbitrary
styling o
BioTaphical Dictionary, Pronouncin rackets, use of
Accent
itish Spelling Preference anadian Colleses and Universitie
Capitalization, rules for tristian Name
olleges and Universities in the United States and Canad olon, use of Comma, use of Compounds and Hyphenation Dash, use of
Dictionary of the English Language
English Christian Sameen
ames
Exclamation Point, use of Forest Pords and Priass:
treatment of in this Dictionary use of italics for
Gazetteer, Pronouncins
Given Names
Guide to Pronunciation
Hyphenation
ternational Phonetic Association (IPA), Alphabet of th terrogation Point, use of Italic
Type, use of
Latin Entries, pronunciation of
NamBiographical
Christian (or Given)
Geographical
of American and Canadian Colleses and Universities
Notes, Explanatory
Orthography trentheses, use o criod, use o
Plurals, rules for spelling of
use of apostrophe to form
Printers Proofs, correction of rinting Terms
'ronouncing Biographical Dictionary
Pronouncing Gazetteer
Explanatory Notes on
Keys to Symbols used in indicating
Proofreaders' Marks
Juotation
Vocabulary of
spelling Preferences, Britist
Marao Functuation and Reference'
ronunciation Symbols
Prootreaders Marks
Universities in the United States and Cánada
Rhymes
Webster symbols for pronunciation by respellingLast page, incl inside back cover showing some of the restoration 

Additional Testimonials relating to
Webster's New International
Dictionary, Second Edition
Upon which is based
Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Fifth Edition
George Lyman Kittredge, Professor of English A. B. Giegengack, Public Printer,
Wask-
iterature, Hanard Unitersily: It is a noble ingion, D. C.:]
I am pleased to say that we
have in the Government Printing Office al
volume, and I am proud to have even a slight the present time several copics of Webster's
connection with its production.
New International Dictionary, Second PAi lion, and have found them very satisfactory in the sections where they are in use.
Julian Huxley, Scardary, Reys/
Zoslogical
Society of London: The new edition of Webster is undoubtedly the most wooderful single volume in existence.
Floyd I. McMurray, State Superintendent ef
Public Instruction, Indiana:
I regard this as
the most up-to-date and reliable volume of information that I could possibly posses.
John T.
McNicholas,
Archbishop of Cin-
cinnali: I have taken the time to look up many definitions which were of special interest to me as a Catholic.
In every instance I found
them eminently satisfactory.
Thomas S. Gates, President, Unitersity of
Pennsyhanis: The names of the scholars wh
have been engaged in the revision, under your
William Brady, M. D.: My impression is that leadership, make it seem unnecessary, to say
your advertising, unlike most such promotion,
that the quality of the work done has been of
is modest.
There are so many particulars in the highest order.
which the great book itself surpasses the promise.
Will Durant, Author, Ledurer: It is a master-picce of both lexicography and typography.
Frank L. Packard, Author:
This glorious
volume is of untold value to me in my work.
John M. Manly, Depl. of English, Unisersity of Chicago:
The two things which have espe dally impressed me about the Second Editia are the incomparable range of the vocabular and the clear…
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tryingoverhere.bsky.social @tryingoverhere.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
chapel-chastisedock-doge, chosen because of the dodo illustration We’re into the ephemera in the back of the book now

A Pronouncing Gazetteer
A PRONOUNCING GAZETTEER CONTAINING MORE THAN
SIX THOUSAND NAMES OF PLACES
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tryingoverhere.bsky.social @tryingoverhere.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
Outside of the dictionary, incl spineOutside of dictionary incl those thumb things old books sometimes haveTitle page 

THIN PAPER
WEBSTER'S COLLEGIATE DICTIONARY
FIFTH EDITION
A Merriam-Webster
THE LARGEST ABRIDGMENT OF
WEBSTER'S
NEW INTERNATIONAL
DICTIONARY
SECOND EDITION
G. & C. MERRIAM CO., PUBLISHERS SPRINGFIELD, MASS., U.S.A.
1939COPYRIGHT, 1936
BY
G. & C. MERRIAM CO.
PREVIOUS EDITIONS
COPYRIGHT, 1916, 1925, 1931
3NGCMXRRIA3 CO.
COPYRIGHT UNDER INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT UNION
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED UNDER INTERNATIONAL AMERICAN CONVENTION (1910) BY
G. & C. MERRIAM CO.
BASED ON
WEBSTER'S NEW INTERNATIONAL DICTIONARY, SECOND EDITION COPYRIGHT, 1934
BY G. & C. MERRIAM CO.
All rights reserved
MADE IN THE U.S.A.
IL. 6. BOUGHTON AND COMPANY, ZLECTROTYPERS, PRINTERS, AND BINDERS


CONTENTS
Preface
Introductory Matter
Guide to Pronunciation
Orthography
Explanatory Notes
Abbreviations Used in this Work
A Dictionary of the English Language
Index
Appendixes

Abbreviations Used in Writing and Printing
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Arbitrary Signs and Symbols
1182-1183
Pronouncing Gazetteer
1184-1225
Pronouncing Biographical Dictionary
1226-1247
Pronouncing Vocabulary of Common English Christian Names
1248-1252
Foreign Words and Phrases
1253-1257
Vocabulary of Rhymes
1258-1263
Colleges and Universities in the United States and Canada
1264-1266
Punctuation, Compounds, Capitals, etc.
1267-1271
Preparation of Copy for the
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tryingoverhere.bsky.social @tryingoverhere.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
I been calling all diseases “the [whatever]” bc of this strip bc I thought it was an old guy thing… I been appropriating culture all this time? Dang
Old Boondocks comic strip where granddad insists he has “the SARS”
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tryingoverhere.bsky.social @tryingoverhere.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
“One call. That’s all.”
Video game Morris Bart
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tryingoverhere.bsky.social @tryingoverhere.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Spotted this above a urinal a few days ago
Signed photo of Shore above a sign reading “We met Pauly Shore at a fan meet & greet in
Colorado Springs.

When he signed the photo we told him about our 1980s museum. He told me how pathetic he thought an 80's museum was. He then went on to mock me for being a fan of his movie characters. We have reserved this special spot in our museum for Mr. Shore.
Please take a moment to take a photo of our Pauly Shore tribute, and tag him on his facebook, twitter, snapchat or instagram account. #Weezinthetoiletjuice”
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tryingoverhere.bsky.social @tryingoverhere.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Nice
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tryingoverhere.bsky.social @tryingoverhere.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
☺️
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tryingoverhere.bsky.social @tryingoverhere.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
I keep this in my office
Bo Jackson’s iconic trading card with photo of him holding a baseball bat while wearing football shoulder pads and looking like the coolest motherfucker who ever played either sport
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tryingoverhere.bsky.social @tryingoverhere.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
E.V.O. SNES box art
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tryingoverhere.bsky.social @tryingoverhere.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
Super Bowl LIII for me
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tryingoverhere.bsky.social @tryingoverhere.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
If, like, nervous laughter counts, this got me
Comics page. Panels read 

Joker: HEY, ROGER. DID YOU HEAR THE ONE ABOUT THE LETTER THAT DIDN'T HAVE A STAMP?

Roger: N-NO.

J: AH, YOU WOULDN'T GET IT.
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tryingoverhere.bsky.social @tryingoverhere.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
Sinbad had hair for most of his career, I think. Idk if ppl talk about this aspect, but I think Sinbad’s name coming from the same tradition as djinns is part of it
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tryingoverhere.bsky.social @tryingoverhere.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Omfg I bought this at a book fair in like 7th grade and hadn’t thought about it in decades. This is how I learned what condoms were
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tryingoverhere.bsky.social @tryingoverhere.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
@sepinwall.bsky.social wrote about this in 08 and once he pointed it out, I’ve never looked at the show or its fans the same sepinwall.blogspot.com/2008/11/sout...
So even though I don't watch "South Park" as often as I used to, I always make a point to check out their election shows, even though they've now led to diminished returns each time since. It's basically the same joke every time: there's really no difference between the two candidates, and everyone getting worked up about their guy versus the other guy is an idiot. There was a hint of that in "Trapper Keeper," and the theme became more overt in the 2004 edition, and was officially driven into the ground with this extended "Ocean's Eleven" parody where McCain and Obama were revealed as master jewel thieves who used the campaign to create a nationwide distraction on election night.
Really this is the theme of the vast majority of
"South Park" episodes: people who care too much need to get over themselves. But the execution of that theme varies from week to week, election to election, and the jokes in "About Last Night" were played out within the first five minutes. Seeing Randy Marsh go overboard in his Obama worship, and McCain supporters like Butters' parents prepare for the end of the world was briefly amusing, but then there wasn't a second joke on top of that.
Even the payoff about Ike faking the suicide attempt to help the thieves pull off the Hope Diamond heist just made me shrug. The whole thing was like a half-hour "SNL" sketch.
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tryingoverhere.bsky.social @tryingoverhere.bsky.social · 22/08/2024
Cartoon image of a bandage wrapped around the jaw, tied at the top of the model’s head used to treat a toothache or similar
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tryingoverhere.bsky.social @tryingoverhere.bsky.social · 21/08/2024
It’s a reworked Updike line from A&P
Quote reads “You never know for sure how girls' minds work (do you really think it's a mind in there or just a little buzz like a bee in a glass jar?) but you got the idea she had talked the other two into coming”
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tryingoverhere.bsky.social @tryingoverhere.bsky.social · 14/08/2024
Into the Unbeing 3Precious Metal 3Akogun 3Gilt Frame 1
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tryingoverhere.bsky.social @tryingoverhere.bsky.social · 10/08/2024
Not poor Bouldy!
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tryingoverhere.bsky.social @tryingoverhere.bsky.social · 09/08/2024
Never forget
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tryingoverhere.bsky.social @tryingoverhere.bsky.social · 08/08/2024
Ok I guess they aren’t *that* hard to come by. This was it
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tryingoverhere.bsky.social @tryingoverhere.bsky.social · 07/08/2024
I’m trying over here!
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tryingoverhere.bsky.social @tryingoverhere.bsky.social · 07/08/2024
Some anti-trans bullshitSome more anti-trans bullshit
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