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[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world [S] 69 points 3 months ago (14 children) Or maybe it was the sexiest profession back then. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 14 child comments replies: [–] xkbx@startrek.website 57 points 3 months ago (6 children) It’s because most anvils were tuned to G. It was considered the original root scale step because anvils often worked best when tuned to G. But back in those days, it was called Sol (Solfège.) In french, Sol means ground, which is at the bottom. Ergo, every hammer driven by the smith was really just a sort of mating call that sent all the bottoms running to the smith’s doorstep. This is where the expression “she built like an anvil” comes from permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Nouvellalia@lemmy.world 77 points 3 months ago (1 child) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 months ago Best thread this month permalink fedilink source parent [–] Lemming6969@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago (2 children) So Mason = Built like a brick shithouse permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] blazeknave@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 child) Read above you thinking... You mean she's a brick.. house? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Pelicanen@fedia.io 3 points 3 months ago She's mighty, mighty, just letting it all hang out. permalink fedilink source parent [–] thethunderwolf@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 months ago* reads like a tr*mp xeet lol permalink fedilink source parent [–] tdawg@lemmy.world 17 points 3 months ago (6 children) Only the sexy professions reproduced permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Infinite@lemmy.zip 6 points 3 months ago (1 child) Smiths got all the tang. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Kellenved@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago Seems many did not, but I did, see what you did there permalink fedilink source parent [–] homes@piefed.world 3 points 3 months ago (3 children) Welcome to social Darwinism permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] teyrnon@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 months ago (2 children) Social darwinism isn't that, although it's big with people of Netherlandian extraction, Calvinists. Social darwinism is the belief that everything is preordained, and if you are rich, god favors you, if poor, god hates you. It would be irresponsible to help the poor because god wants them to suffer, and so forth. Like the Prosperity Doctrine. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] homes@piefed.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 child) I was kidding permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] tdawg@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago Didn't someone tell you it's illegal to make jokes on Lemmy permalink fedilink source parent
[–] xkbx@startrek.website 57 points 3 months ago (6 children) It’s because most anvils were tuned to G. It was considered the original root scale step because anvils often worked best when tuned to G. But back in those days, it was called Sol (Solfège.) In french, Sol means ground, which is at the bottom. Ergo, every hammer driven by the smith was really just a sort of mating call that sent all the bottoms running to the smith’s doorstep. This is where the expression “she built like an anvil” comes from permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Nouvellalia@lemmy.world 77 points 3 months ago (1 child) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 months ago Best thread this month permalink fedilink source parent [–] Lemming6969@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago (2 children) So Mason = Built like a brick shithouse permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] blazeknave@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 child) Read above you thinking... You mean she's a brick.. house? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Pelicanen@fedia.io 3 points 3 months ago She's mighty, mighty, just letting it all hang out. permalink fedilink source parent [–] thethunderwolf@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 months ago* reads like a tr*mp xeet lol permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Nouvellalia@lemmy.world 77 points 3 months ago (1 child) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 months ago Best thread this month permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 months ago Best thread this month permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Lemming6969@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago (2 children) So Mason = Built like a brick shithouse permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] blazeknave@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 child) Read above you thinking... You mean she's a brick.. house? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Pelicanen@fedia.io 3 points 3 months ago She's mighty, mighty, just letting it all hang out. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] blazeknave@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 child) Read above you thinking... You mean she's a brick.. house? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Pelicanen@fedia.io 3 points 3 months ago She's mighty, mighty, just letting it all hang out. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Pelicanen@fedia.io 3 points 3 months ago She's mighty, mighty, just letting it all hang out. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] thethunderwolf@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 months ago* reads like a tr*mp xeet lol permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tdawg@lemmy.world 17 points 3 months ago (6 children) Only the sexy professions reproduced permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Infinite@lemmy.zip 6 points 3 months ago (1 child) Smiths got all the tang. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Kellenved@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago Seems many did not, but I did, see what you did there permalink fedilink source parent [–] homes@piefed.world 3 points 3 months ago (3 children) Welcome to social Darwinism permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] teyrnon@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 months ago (2 children) Social darwinism isn't that, although it's big with people of Netherlandian extraction, Calvinists. Social darwinism is the belief that everything is preordained, and if you are rich, god favors you, if poor, god hates you. It would be irresponsible to help the poor because god wants them to suffer, and so forth. Like the Prosperity Doctrine. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] homes@piefed.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 child) I was kidding permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] tdawg@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago Didn't someone tell you it's illegal to make jokes on Lemmy permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Infinite@lemmy.zip 6 points 3 months ago (1 child) Smiths got all the tang. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Kellenved@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago Seems many did not, but I did, see what you did there permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kellenved@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago Seems many did not, but I did, see what you did there permalink fedilink source parent
[–] homes@piefed.world 3 points 3 months ago (3 children) Welcome to social Darwinism permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] teyrnon@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 months ago (2 children) Social darwinism isn't that, although it's big with people of Netherlandian extraction, Calvinists. Social darwinism is the belief that everything is preordained, and if you are rich, god favors you, if poor, god hates you. It would be irresponsible to help the poor because god wants them to suffer, and so forth. Like the Prosperity Doctrine. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] homes@piefed.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 child) I was kidding permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] tdawg@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago Didn't someone tell you it's illegal to make jokes on Lemmy permalink fedilink source parent
[–] teyrnon@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 months ago (2 children) Social darwinism isn't that, although it's big with people of Netherlandian extraction, Calvinists. Social darwinism is the belief that everything is preordained, and if you are rich, god favors you, if poor, god hates you. It would be irresponsible to help the poor because god wants them to suffer, and so forth. Like the Prosperity Doctrine. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] homes@piefed.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 child) I was kidding permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] tdawg@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago Didn't someone tell you it's illegal to make jokes on Lemmy permalink fedilink source parent
[–] homes@piefed.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 child) I was kidding permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] tdawg@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago Didn't someone tell you it's illegal to make jokes on Lemmy permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tdawg@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago Didn't someone tell you it's illegal to make jokes on Lemmy permalink fedilink source parent