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jboggan on March 15, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: Into the woods: how one man survived alone in the ...

He burgled vacation homes, huge difference.

Hunting and fishing are not as calorically rewarding as what he could get concentrated in peanut butter and sweets. Read the GQ article, it's fascinating how he would intentionally get fat for the winter.

svachalek on March 16, 2017 [–]

I've never heard "burgle" used as a verb in the U.S. although it seems to still be common elsewhere.

hossbeast on March 16, 2017 | | [–]

You need to read J.R.R. Tolkien

DonaldFisk on March 16, 2017 | | | [–]

"Burgle" is a back-formation from "burglar". "Burglarize" is the earlier form of the verb, first used in 1829 by the English author William Hazlitt.

azinman2 on March 16, 2017 | | [–]

Common for U.K.

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