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~ The Cloak, Under the Oak…
The Pristine Fractioned Ration ~ Or
The Marshal of Wits
“Of course if time is critical
And you are being chased by hostel star races,
Someone might have overlooked to turn on
The cloaking device.
The Darla reserve crew
Dr. Strangebones mentioned how
They normally cloak all our
Earth transmissions to hide Earth cosmic life
Emitting signature from possible warlike
Alien far-side-of-the-galaxy scout ships.
You most probably won’t find any info
On this one Angelo because
There are not suppose to be unknown star
Ships flying about.â€
~ nightbat
O,
Said I.
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“Note: I am very grateful for all help,
Some things help me feel better but not a cure
For these serious problems.
I know some of this may be out of your scope,
But I was told to ask you because general understanding
Is that you are the drug GOD.â€
~ Said the Patient to the Practioner
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Mare nostrum ~ An area of sea
Under the jurisdiction of one country or shared
By two or more countries.
Mare clausum ~ A sea or other area of water
Under the jurisdiction of one country
And closed to all others.
Mare liberum ~ An area of sea open
To the ships of all countries.
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Mare’s nest ~ A complicated or muddled situation;
A discovery at first thought to be important or valuable
But subsequently found to be an illusion,
A hoax, or valueless.
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Drug God?
Who’s Margrove? Who’s Margrave?
Are you in Westchester,
Are you a Jester?
Or just a Quester?
If so, try here ~
The Modern Antiquarian
But there may be something to be said
About confusing correlation
With causation…
....as in,
Correlation recognition
Sparks, causing an effect ~
Thusly said, correlation sparks causation!
But in linear sequence...
And perhaps, just a question,
Correlation results from
Mutual originating cause? Or moreover,
Correlation, perhaps a hidden causation, precipitating
More than one result. Or
Perform a double-blind, parallel experiment ~
But then, if arm B, absent of objective correlative,
Does not match an observed event in arm A,
Perhaps arm B’s missed event lies latent,
Concealed, not precipitated by (thus far,
So far, in time and place) the missing link?
That missing link, being, the observed agent,
Call that X, the
Isolated variable under consideration,
Under controlled observation.
So alas, then isolate, observe, both arms,
A and B, in regard to agent Y.
Or not. Just see: If it happens again.
Wait and see.
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Markov chain ~ A random process
In which events are discrete rather than continuous
And the future development of each event
Is independent of all historical events
Or dependent only on the immediately preceding event.
Markov process ~ A continuous random process
In which the probability of occurrence
Of each random event in a series
Is independent of all historical events
Or dependent only on the immediately preceding event.
Marquetry or marqueterie ~ Designs or pictures
Made of thin pieces of wood, metal, shell, or other materials,
Inlaid in a wood veneer and often applied
As decoration to pieces of furniture;
The craft of making marquetry designs or pictures.
Marquisette ~ A fine woven fabric,
Often made of cotton or silk,
That is used for making curtains and mosquito nets.
Marrow bone ~ A hollow bone
That contains edible marrow, traditionally considered
A culinary delicacy.
Marshaling yard ~ An area occupied
By many parallel railroad tracks,
Where railroad cars are made up into trains.
Marshmallow ~ A soft spongy candy
Made from sugar syrup, starch, gelatin, egg
Whites, flavoring, and setting agents,
Formerly made from the root of the marshmallow plant.
Marshmallow or marsh mallow ~ A perennial shrub
By European plant that grows in marshes
And has pink flowers and sticky roots
That were used in confections and medicine.
Latin name: Althacea officinalis.
Marsupial ~ A mammal, for example, a kangaroo,
Wombat, opossum, or koala,
Having no placenta and bearing immature young
That are developed in a pouch on the mother’s abdomen.
Order: Marsupialia.
Martelé or martellato ~ With the strings played
In a strongly accented way
(used as a musical direction).
Marten ~ A short-legged bushy-tailed
Mammal with a long slender body that lives in trees,
Is carnivorous, and is found in northern forests.
It is related to the weasel. Genus: Martes.
Martingale ~ A strap of a horse’s harness
Connecting the girth to the reins to keep the horse
From throwing its head back.
Martingale or martingale ~ A shroud, a rope,
Or cable that supports the forward-projecting spar (bowsprit)
On some sailing ships; gambling
In which the stakes are doubled after each loss.
Marvel ~ Something that inspires awe,
Amazement, or admiration; somebody who is very good
At something, often somebody who gives much-needed help;
To be very impressed, surprised, or bewildered.
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~ Maltese Dog Names ~
Puff
Puffball
Pugnose
Pumpkin
Pun-Much
Punk
Pupa
Puppy
Putt-Putt
Pygmy
Q
Q-Tip
Quasi
Quasimodo
Queen Bee
Queeny
Quiche
Quick
Quicksilver
Quincy
R
Radar
Ragdoll
Rage
Raging Bull
Rags
Ragtime
~ MalteseOnly.com
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