You have to laugh … I remember Glastonbury, up to my knees in mud - it’s all part of the fun. Having said that, it’s unlikely turn into a survival situation in a field in Somerset, so not really that comparable …

  • 𝕯𝖎𝖕𝖘𝖍𝖎𝖙
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    201 year ago

    Burning man is held on the playa.

    A playa is a dried-up lake.

    This year, the playa is becoming a lake.

    Nature is healing.

    • @AngryCommieKender
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      21 year ago

      Playa means beach, at least in Spanish. Where are you getting *dried up lake" from?

      • Rob T Firefly
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        1 year ago

        Playa (plural playas) may refer to:

        Landforms

        • Endorheic basin, also known as a sink, alkali flat or sabkha, a desert basin with no outlet which periodically fills with water to form a temporary lake
        • Dry lake, often called a playa in the southwestern United States

        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playa

        This English definition does come from the Spanish word for “Beach.”

        https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/playa

    • @negativeyoda
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      21 year ago

      Who else has been confused by seeing the word “playa” in news and memes in the context of Burning Man? I thought they were talking about the fuckbois at first

    • @[email protected]
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      11 year ago

      I really wonder how the Spanish word “beach” became “dried up lake” in English. Spanish speakers must be very confused. It’s like ハンドル in Japanese. It’s basically a Japanese pronunciation of “handle” but they use it to mean “steering wheel”.