Fri. 05/28 - Rural Oregon Tries to Become Greater Idaho

Seven counties in the US state of Oregon have now voted to leave their state behind and merge with neighboring Idaho. Could this actually work? A new English dictionary of Ancient Greek fully and explicitly makes up for the modesty of its previous Victorian translators. And the best way to cook a hot dog.
Links:

Oregon's Rural Counties Search for Representation With Idaho (Business Insider)

Don Kahle: Greater Idaho: thinking it through Don Kahle (The Register-Guard) 

Their Own Private Idaho: Five Oregon Counties Back a Plan to Secede (NY Times)

Oregone? 7 Oregon Counties Vote To Back Seceding, So Citizens Can Vote GOP In Idaho (NPR)

English dictionary of ancient Greek ‘spares no blushes’ with fresh look at crudity (The Guardian)

New Ancient Greek Dictionary Includes Words for S---, F---, C---------- (Jezebel)

The Absolute Best Way to Cook a Hot Dog, According to So Many Tests (Food52)

Pints With A View: London Eye Is Launching A Pub In A Pod (The Handbook)

Cicada Plushie (Tyler Thrasher, DFTBA)
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