@andrewta@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 2 years agoWhy does the aurora borealis appear to be white in the sky but in pictures it has nice coloration?message-square40fedilinkarrow-up168arrow-down14
arrow-up164arrow-down1message-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 • 2 years agomessage-square40fedilink
minus-squareall-knight-partylinkfedilink12•2 years agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advice_to_a_Friend_on_Choosing_a_Mistress?wprov=sfla1 Learn and be scarred
minus-squareianovic69linkfedilinkEnglish7•2 years ago every Knack being by Practice capable of Improvement. Well he’s not wrong there!
minus-square@sfbing@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink5•2 years 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•2 years agoThat would make sense, cleverly recontextualizing a regular saying. It would fit the tone of the letter to do that humorously
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