jtbell said:
Today I learned that in Germany one can be criminally charged for water butt theft. This ‘murrican also learned what a water butt is!
https://www.theguardian.com/society...nd-i-fear-theyre-on-the-right-side-of-history
Butt is a handy word to have around. Multifaceted, it can be a noun, verb, adjective, anything it wants to be. It tells its best features in butt naked, the butt of the joke, cigarette butt, butt out that cigarette, butthead, butt this board to that board, goats butt their heads in a fight, not to be confused with the word 'but', which has only one 't' versus the two 't's in butt according the Chat-GPT.
Which, by the way, leads to the quandary as to why the extra 't'. If a limited resource, do we have perhaps only 200 years left before to running out and scarcity ensues. Extinction events may follow. Some species such as owl, lion and snake would be OK. Others not, and may become legends, such as the flightless bird, the dodo. For others, a substitution from 't' to a similar but different infinite supply of 'd' may save the durtle, the diger, and the durkey. Adaptation and survival into this new niche will be difficult. Non-action will lead to the urtle, the iger and the urkey, mere empty shells of their former selves unable to continue previous existence.
Which also leads to questioning of 'buttress'. Surely there are better options, saving two 't's at a time. Considering the flying buttress made famous in a movie with Sally Field, though not to confuse Sally with a buttress, but she was flying around churches, some older types of which do have this feature of wall support being wider at the bottom. In that vein, and in the vein of an evolving language, and in the vein of present day opportunity of elimination of the triggering who knows what terms of the past, the wide acceptance of the more progressive 'Kardash' is expected to gain traction.
The last point I wish to make is of a more technical nature for the DIY crowd who fuss around with stuff just because they can. A simple attachment of an air hose to the bottom of the butt ( as in the previous OP, the butt to collect rainwater ) so as to percolate air through the water is easily accomplished. This project is especially geared for the starting out young female DIY'ers, who may feel inadequate in some department. This fix up will if done correctly, will enhance self esteem and encourage you to go on to larger and more complex projects. When working and seeing it in action, others will be amazed and envious, and will give praise by addressing you with the nickname of the project as "The Bubble Butt" girl.
