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shewhoworshipscarlin:

Fish of the Pacific, 1931.

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danamartinillustration:

InkTober Day 2

Fungi advice from Terry Pratchett

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bbcbecausebenedictcumberbatch:

gayturians:

don’t say you’re a writer if you just write fanfiction for your entertainment. you’re only a writer if you kill a bear with a typewriter to appease the spirit of hemingway and slather yourself in ink in tribute to shakespeare, the one true over-penis of literature.

I almost got mad but then I was amused

kingvoracious:

allthingslinguistic:

Next time someone complains about singular “they” I’ll point them to this 17th century rant against singular “you”.

Here’s the original book the screencap is from.

This is the most delightful piece of information to come into my hungry little hands in months.

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speciesofleastconcern:

mysleepykisser-with-feelings-hid:

Port Lockroy, Antarctica by Kate McKenna on Flickr.

lovely pic of penguin shit island

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iniquiticity:

dontsleepsharks:

thoodleoo:

thoodleoo:

okay but what if jstor did have tags like ao3

what sort of weird shit would it be

i can only speak for what i’ve encountered as a classicist/historian but

and my personal favorite:

As the originator of the 18th century sexting tag, I’m unduly proud.

EXTREME MISUSE OF GREEK GODS, I HAVE ASCENDED

pilferingapples:

Also, for all your Judgey Reaction Image Needs: The Ages of Victor Hugo Judgeyness

The Judgeypants as a Really Really Really Young Man

The Judgey College Years

Rich Judgey Middle Age

Ol’ Side-Eye

Classic Judgey Grandpa

Hugo RISES FROM THE ARCHITECTURE HE LOVES TO JUDGE YOU, BOURGEOIS

madtomedgar:

arieryn:

extrememailmen:

oh my god

in cabinet meetings, tradition states the secretary of state sits on one side of the president, and the secretary of the treasury sits on the other

george washington sat right in between hamilton and jefferson

why did you think this was a good idea, washington

What you’d rather they sit next to each other?