Mastodon/Fedi is the social network for people who read the encyclopedia for fun as a kid 🤔
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@FlockOfCats My mom had a complete OED when I was a kid. It came with a magnifying glass because the text was so small.
@Elleaster @FlockOfCats I have (genuinely) always dreamed of having a complete OED.
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Mastodon/Fedi is the social network for people who read the encyclopedia for fun as a kid
@FlockOfCats I still do it.
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Mastodon/Fedi is the social network for people who read the encyclopedia for fun as a kid
@FlockOfCats Does that include reading a thesaurus for fun as a youngster?
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Mastodon/Fedi is the social network for people who read the encyclopedia for fun as a kid
@FlockOfCats
If we all would have done that, the world would be a better place. -
@FlockOfCats Does that include reading a thesaurus for fun as a youngster?
We’ll allow it, permit it, and assent to it.
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Mastodon/Fedi is the social network for people who read the encyclopedia for fun as a kid
@FlockOfCats My mom always put me in time-out in the room with the encyclopedias, so I started reading them. Watching her face when she caught me was amazing. No, that's not why she put me in there, but also, I was reading and learning things. LOL!
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We’ll allow it, permit it, and assent to it.
@FlockOfCats Most grateful.
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Mastodon/Fedi is the social network for people who read the encyclopedia for fun as a kid
@FlockOfCats I am in this picture and I'm proud of it.
(1963 Brittanica. I still own it.)
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Mastodon/Fedi is the social network for people who read the encyclopedia for fun as a kid
@FlockOfCats Compton’s Encyclopedia, every volume.
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Mastodon/Fedi is the social network for people who read the encyclopedia for fun as a kid
@FlockOfCats ::blushes::
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Mastodon/Fedi is the social network for people who read the encyclopedia for fun as a kid
@FlockOfCats We could only afford A-C. But I m see memorized all three!
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Mastodon/Fedi is the social network for people who read the encyclopedia for fun as a kid
@FlockOfCats I still do
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Mastodon/Fedi is the social network for people who read the encyclopedia for fun as a kid
@FlockOfCats
My teachers talked to my parents during COVID, because I was distracted during online classes, reading Wikipedia... -
Mastodon/Fedi is the social network for people who read the encyclopedia for fun as a kid
The full Britannica, 1964 edition.
That, and reading every Vonnegut book multiple times in grade school, helped prepare me to face the challenges of our modern dystopia.
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Mastodon/Fedi is the social network for people who read the encyclopedia for fun as a kid
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Mastodon/Fedi is the social network for people who read the encyclopedia for fun as a kid
@FlockOfCats My first computer was my dad's retired DOS laptop, and the only software/game I had was... Encyclopedia Britannica. Which I used, a lot. Until years later, I got Where In Time Is Carmen San Diego.
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Mastodon/Fedi is the social network for people who read the encyclopedia for fun as a kid
@FlockOfCats WHY YOU
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@aspeed @FlockOfCats There's a book about the making of that dictionary.
True Color: The Strange and Spectacular Quest to Define Color—from Azure to Zinc Pink by Kory Stamper
https://pussreboots.com/blog/2026/comments_06/true_color.html
@pussreboots @aspeed @FlockOfCats and it's hilarious at times!
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Mastodon/Fedi is the social network for people who read the encyclopedia for fun as a kid
@FlockOfCats Hey, I resemble that remark.
I still have our Britannica set. It's on a shelf in the corner, with a dictionary and a slide rule. I'm not even joking.
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@pussreboots @aspeed @FlockOfCats and it's hilarious at times!
It's a very silly and informative book.
