andrewta@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 7 months agoWhy does the aurora borealis appear to be white in the sky but in pictures it has nice coloration?message-squaremessage-square38fedilinkarrow-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 · 7 months agomessage-square38fedilink
minus-squareall-knight-party@kbin.runlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·7 months agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advice_to_a_Friend_on_Choosing_a_Mistress?wprov=sfla1 Learn and be scarred
minus-squaresfbing@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·7 months 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-party@kbin.runlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 months 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
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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