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S-A-T-O-R
A-R-E-P-O
T-E-N-E-T
O-P-E-R-A
R-O-T-A-S
The palindrome means something like “The farmer Arepo works with his plow,” with rotas, literally “wheels,” referring to the back-and-forth motion that plows make as they till. This “magic square” has delighted enigmatologists for centuries ... The magic square also reportedly kept away the devil, who traditionally (so said the church) got confused when he read palindromes.
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Sam Kean (The Violinist's Thumb: And Other Lost Tales of Love, War, and Genius, as Written by Our Genetic Code)
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Through conversations with my mom, I began to realize that women often tend to be more self-critical than men in similar situations. They strive for perfection in all areas, and even the smallest setback can cause them to internalize the pain of failure.
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Shikha Bajaj (Own Your Color : How to Unleash Your Limitless Potential with One Secret Tool: M.E.N.T.O.R)
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The same principle applies to your negative emotions. You need to be a parent to your emotions, just like you would with a child. Take the time to sit with your feelings, communicate with them, and understand why they behave the way they do. When I say “sit with your feelings,” I mean start journaling.
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Shikha Bajaj (Own Your Color : How to Unleash Your Limitless Potential with One Secret Tool: M.E.N.T.O.R)
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How do you spell 'solicitor'?" asked Freddy.
"That's easy!" said Homer. "S-o-l-i-t-o-r."
"Well, it can't be all that easy," said Freddy. "These dummies have it spelled with an 'e' on this card." And he held the card under Homer's nose.
"I smell something funny!" Jeff said to me, very quietly.
"It couldn't be Mr. Stunkard, could it?" I half whispered.
Jeff shrugged. "Maybe it's Mr. Smellow!
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Bertrand R. Brinley (The Big Chunk of Ice: The Last Known Adventure of the Mad Scientists' Club (Mad Scientists' Club, #4))
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Zach’s Fanfare #2” (MFSB)* “Comeback Kid” (Sleigh Bells) “Monkey Gone to Heaven” (The Pixies) “Spaceman” (Harry Nilsson) “Going Down” (Freddie King) “I’m Bad” (Rocket to Memphis) “Pumped Up Kicks” (Foster the People) “Nobody Does It Better” (Me First and the Gimme Gimmes) “Skull & Crossbones” (Sparkle Moore & Dan Belloc and His Orchestra) “Switchblade Smiles” (Kasabian) “I Wanna Destroy You” (The Soft Boys) “Drain You” (Foxy Shazam) “T.O.R.N.A.D.O.” (The Go! Team) “Woman of Mass Destruction” (The Woolly Bandits) “Tough Lover” (Nick Curran and the Lowlifes) “(I’m Stuck in a Pagoda With) Tricia Toyota” (The Dickies) “Apache” (The Sugarhill Gang) “For Whom the Bell Tolls” (Metallica) “We All Go Back to Where We Belong” (R.E.M.) “Change Reaction” (David Uosikkinen) “Satellite” (The Hooters) “Fanfare for Rocky” (Bill Conti)*
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Duane Swierczynski (Point & Shoot (Charlie Hardie, #3))