A Hitchhiker's Guide

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[detestable-tall-man]

[whitepeopletwitter]

[roboticsappreciationsociety]

What if you intentionally put in one squeaky floorboard and tell your regulars that if they squeak it, their first drink costs 10% extra, then only new people who don’t know the rule will step on it and familiars will avoid it.

[onlymollygibson]

Did… did you just write an algorithm for human behavior? Because that is exactly what I would expect from a robot appreciation Tumblr.

[thejakelikesonions]

What kind of tree are you

[rotfae]

Hot adulting tip: make a “responsibilitysona” and roleplay them when you have chores to do

[shinelikethunder]

#this is Neurotypical Karen and she enjoys having good sleep hygeine & returning phone calls (via @deadpanwalking)

[hellenhighwater]

I find that if I’m wearing Real Adult Business Clothes my worksona can do things like call people and check my inbox, whereas pajamas hellen mostly wants to shovel hamburgers into her face and set things on fire. 

[catchymemes]

“I visited the pumpkin patch yesterday and decided to bring home a pumpkin that in shape appeared to be a penguin. Friends and family were mystified until I started painting him.“

by Volensblood

[layered-like-an-onion]

A PUMPGUIN

[boopsandswoops]

@lotsandlotsofbirds

[left-reminders]

[frogbabey-deactivated20181203]

there’s a reason for that

[anarchist-bakery]

MOTHERFUCK…

[refinery29]

This is what a real, qualified OBGYN will tell you about what women feel when they get an abortion

Dr. Willie Parker, who is trained as a gynecologist and OBGYN, is a hero for the pro-choice movement because he’s honest about the undiscussed aspects of getting (or not getting) an abortion. Watch how he gives a consultation.

[afunnyfeminist]

That last statement about regret is so important, because so many people don’t understand what it is or what causes it. Anti-choicers exploit this by manipulating pregnant people and creating doubt, which only increases the likelihood of regret, no matter what decision the pregnant person makes. You know what is best for you, even if it takes some time to figure it out.

[profeminist]

[profeminist]

More posts on Dr. Willie Parker

[outforhealth]

Willie Parker is a HERO among common people! 

[jenniferrpovey]

Triggered by another post I didn’t want to hijack:

Excalibur.

In the legends, Excalibur comes out of a lake (although some versions have Excalibur as the sword in the stone, those are later…the sword Arthur pulls from the stone breaks and he goes to get a better one).

From the “Lady of the Lake.”

Here’s the thing.

In northern Europe in the Iron Age all the way through to the early Medieval period, most iron came from bog iron. It was hard to smelt, because it was a rather low grade ore, but you didn’t have to mine it and it was a renewable resource (in about twenty years you could just come back and get more, because it formed constantly).

Meaning that the iron used to make a sword came…out of water.

In most fairy stories, fairies don’t like iron. So the vision of the Lady as some kind of fairy or elf? Not likely.

The idea of her as a druid? Maybe.

But what’s far more likely is this: The Lady of the Lake was a smith.

But….but…

The Celtic deity in charge of smiths and ironworking was Bridget, a goddess. The mystical associations with the Lady would fit with her being a priestess of Bridget…and thus, a smith.

IOW, Arthurian people, maybe we should not be visualizing the Lady of the Lake  as a slender, graceful woman in a gown…

…but as a jacked smith in an apron.

[meabhair]

and I love her

[ethanhunt-deactivated20230911]

You are Superman, aren’t you? Lois, look, we’ve been through these hallucinations of yours before. Can’t you see what you almost did? Throwing yourself off a building 30 stories high? Can’t you see what a tragic mistake you almost made? I made a mistake? I made a mistake because I risked my life instead of yours. Lois! Don’t be insane! And don’t fall down ‘cause you’re just going to have to get up again! Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006)

[estebanwaseaten]

This scene features one of the best things about Chris Reeve’s portrayal, which is that he physicalized his different choices between playing Clark and Superman. Like, look at the difference:

He could go from Rick Moranis to Chris Evans with just his posture. It’s like his glasses are weighing his entire body down. Here it is, in motion:

Acting.

[mcgregorswench]

This is a perfect example that proves that the Clark Kent disguise actually does work….and how it works….

[closeupofpaintings]

[closeupofpaintings]

Carl Bloch -  In a Roman Osteria, 1866 (detail), oil on canvas

[paper-mario-wiki]

[lilnasxvevo]

I LOVE the whole painting here it is:

[markv5]

Эта кошачья семья охраняется совушкой

Эта кошачья семья охраняется совушкой

[absentminded-butch]

@extradiol look at the owlss

[kibblesandbitch]

Here’s something to chew on.

[coldasaslab]

about me.jpg

[whistlenotes]

honestly

[poesieplease-deactivated2020061]

In case you wanna read the article this quote is from: http://rolereboot.org/culture-and-politics/details/2016-05-daughter-know-ok-angry/

[cygnaut]

Adaptable girls find socially acceptable ways to internalize or channel their discomfort and ire, sometimes at great personal cost. Passive aggressive behavior, anxiety, and depression are common effects. Sarcasm, apathy, and meanness have all been linked to suppressed rage. Troublesome behaviors, such as lying, skipping school, bullying other people, even being socially awkward are often signs that a teenager is dealing with anger that they are unable to name as anger.

Girls, taught to ignore their anger, become disassociated from themselves.

Anger is so successfully sublimated that girls lose the ability to understand what it feels and looks like. Is her heart racing? Does she feel flushed or shaky? Does she clench her jaws at night? Is she breaking out in hives? Does she cry for no reason? Laugh inappropriately during difficult conversations? Fly off the handle over something that seems inconsequential? You can see where I’m going here…those crazy girl hormones, right? Better to just think of it as a phase.

For too many women, however, the phase never ends. It’s lives spent never expressing anger at all and believing that they don’t have the right or ability to do so without great risk.

[powerfulwizard]

Me: Hi

Bisexual character written by a straight person: Oh! I don’t like labels. I don’t like to pick sides. I just like people. I like to shop at two different grocery stores. I like to eat at Burger King and McDonalds, if you know what I mean. Let’s just say I wear two different socks. I prefer ketchup AND mustard on my hamburgers. I’m just gonna say that I own two different pairs of underwear. I don’t want to be like one of those people, but how about I just say that I like to drink my coffee from two different mugs?

[wang--fire]

Bi person irl:

[theoffensivemomma]

[paintmeahero]

biderman

[jessaotp]

rebloging for Bi-der man

[kookiechimchimtrash]

[dyrus]

IS THAT A SHARK?

[les-etoilles]

[furrama]

[qozxe]

One of my friends was selling his gameboy controlled sewing machine so of COURSE I had to buy it

[lilyvonpseudonym]

This is a real peripheral that literally exists in the world we live in. This wasn’t even hacked together. This was an official product.

[homosozialismus]

sometimes Cracked is so weirdly on point

[bonitabreezy]

It took me a second to get it because at first glance I thought Mywifejen was one of those Welsh names

[ultrafacts]

Source More Facts

[foxfairy5]

Yes this could have to do with the fact that Freya the Norse Goddess of love, beauty and fertility drove a chariot pulled by cats.

[bryarly]

So, if I ever get married, I fully expect a catmobile. 

[ultrafacts]

One of the other reasons why they gave cats to each other was for their valuable skills as mousers. Cats were able to control rodent populations around their properties.

Also, Norse myths are thought to have the earliest literary descriptions of the Norwegian Forest Cat. They were described as large, strong cats that drew Freya’s chariot and were so heavy that not even Thor, God of Thunder, could lift them from the floor. (Source)

[prokopetz]

They kinda live up to the legend, too. Your average Norwegian Forest Cat is twenty pounds of solid muscle, with claws large and strong enough to climb solid rock. They’ve been known to attack bears when defending their territory. And yet they’re one of the cuddliest breeds out there, particularly noted for being patient with small children.

[nekoama]

I have a Norwegian mix, and can attest that she is the cuddliest cat but also insane enough to try and fight a bear.