stackyFACTSFor completely inexplicable linguistic reasons, deep theatrical sorrow is heavily tied to farm animals. The highly emotional genre name stems exactly from a root meaning singing for goats, proving that high art completely relies on totally absurd literal translations heavily buried in historical context.
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If you use the word 'OK', you are unwittingly referencing the deeply mediocre 8th US President, Martin Van Buren. His nickname was 'Old Kinderhook', and his…
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