If You Paint Your Flag in Fewer #Strokes, Does That Mean You Have Less Pride? See what #MisterBWings says @FrankColosimo | @SciShow #Sunstroke #BreastStroke #Counterstroke #Keystroke #MasterStroke
First, The Pride Flag looked like this ...
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| then the manufacturer ran out of hot pink fabric, and ... |
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| then parade-organizers needed to divide the stripes evenly on each side, and ... |
Frank explains how that works in The History of the Pride Flag(s)---a report linked through 'that word' below; but first I want to understand that word better. And I find you understand words better if you look at 'the words at their base' (then going on to look at the words at those words' bases, then the words at those words' bases, etc.-etc. ad infinitum)
The word “Strokes” (root of the word "Stripe") is built on ancient words that mean "to Rub, Press" (Strigil ... the word for an Apoplectic Seizure is short for #StrokeOfTheHandOfGod). #Stroke #Stroked #Stroking #Backstroke #BreastStroke #Counterstroke #Keystroke #MasterStroke #Sunstroke
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