@andrewta@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 1 month agoWhy does the aurora borealis appear to be white in the sky but in pictures it has nice coloration?message-square29fedilinkarrow-up168
arrow-up168message-squareWhy does the aurora borealis appear to be white in the sky but in pictures it has nice coloration?@andrewta@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 1 month agomessage-square29fedilink
minus-squareall-knight-partylinkfedilink12•1 month agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advice_to_a_Friend_on_Choosing_a_Mistress?wprov=sfla1 Learn and be scarred
minus-squareianovic69linkfedilinkEnglish7•1 month ago every Knack being by Practice capable of Improvement. Well he’s not wrong there!
minus-square@sfbing@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink5•1 month agoFrom reading the text, I speculate that Franklin was alluding to the preexisting saying as well – alluding to the cat in the dark as an accepted axiom.
minus-squareall-knight-partylinkfedilink2•1 month agoThat would make sense, cleverly recontextualizing a regular saying. It would fit the tone of the letter to do that humorously
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advice_to_a_Friend_on_Choosing_a_Mistress?wprov=sfla1
Learn and be scarred
Well he’s not wrong there!
From reading the text, I speculate that Franklin was alluding to the preexisting saying as well – alluding to the cat in the dark as an accepted axiom.
That would make sense, cleverly recontextualizing a regular saying. It would fit the tone of the letter to do that humorously