Ghostalmedia to picsEnglish • 1 year agoMy buddy's Christmas card. Thought it was junk mail from the local grocer.imagemessage-square44arrow-up1644arrow-down114
arrow-up1630arrow-down1imageMy buddy's Christmas card. Thought it was junk mail from the local grocer.Ghostalmedia to picsEnglish • 1 year agomessage-square44
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink16•1 year ago Plasm is a noun that can mean plasma, germplasm, or a formative material. Guess it’s both? (Merriam-Webster)
minus-squareBarqsHasBitelinkfedilinkEnglish2•1 year agoI’m from Canada and have never heard or seen plasm.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish0•1 year agoI think it’s a “being unnecessarily technical/obtuse as a joke” thing: plasma, as in “blood plasma” - thus, tree blood plasma ~= maple syrup
minus-squareBarqsHasBitelinkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year ago… yes plasma with an ‘a’. Not plasm on the card.
Guess it’s both? (Merriam-Webster)
I wonder if it’s a regional thing.
Definitely, often from Vermont or Canada ;)
I’m from Canada and have never heard or seen plasm.
No, syrup!
Today I realize Canadian are tree vampires.
I think it’s a “being unnecessarily technical/obtuse as a joke” thing: plasma, as in “blood plasma” - thus, tree blood plasma ~= maple syrup
… yes plasma with an ‘a’. Not plasm on the card.
“Ectoplasm”
from the spooky ghost