(with the enthusiasm of a sigma grindset guy telling you to get a side hustle) you gotta be waking up and saying stuff like "this chinese shadow puppet play really makes me want to write a ttrpg"
🌴 Album de aves amazonicas, . Zürich: Impressão do Instituto Polygraphico a.g., 1900-06..
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Image description: Illustration from “Album de aves amazonicas,” depicting nine colorful Amazonian pipira birds perched on and around large green leaves and slender hanging flowers. Each bird varies in plumage with shades of brown, black, yellow, green, and white, displaying distinctive markings such as facial patterns, chest bands, and bright beaks. The detailed vintage print highlights tropical foliage and the diverse appearance of these small Amazon bird species. The page number “33” is visible at the top right, and the caption “Pipiras” identifies the birds.
does anyone have that one drawing of a greyhound from like the 1920s or whatever please please please i need it the one where it looks like a single piece of forlorn wire i need it
The silliest thing I find about this whole "they only got 30 years together in the end with no memories of their shared history so what was the point" is that EVERYONE THINKS THEY ONLY MET EACH OTHER IN THIS ONE SINGULAR LIFETIME REALITY instead of my immediate thought that as its architects, Aziraphale and Crowley were wound so deep into the fabric of the new universe that there is a version of them finding each other and falling in love every single generation for billions and billions of years??????
A Roman version and a French Revolution version and a WWII version and ON AND ON AND ON AND ON AND---
For goodness sake the song that plays over this version of them finding and falling in love is "Time After Time"! THE IMPLICATION IS THAT THEY WILL ALWAYS FIND EACH OTHER!!!!!! ***ALWAYS*** IN EVERY LIFETIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i also want to point out we know it tastes the same even after thousands of years b/c archaeologists who discovered two thousand year old honey tasted it. presumably right after they looked at each other and went “what the hell here goes nothing”
No, no no… you identify bone from rock or other substances by touching it to your tongue. If it sticks, it’s bone. The taste itself has nothing to do with it. And most archaeologists won’t lick human bones if they know they’re human.
…and I realize that doesn’t actually do much to prove archaeologists aren’t freaks.
So you know how in EP 179 Basira says to Jon, "You apologize too much", to which he replies, "Martin says the same thing", and then Basira says, "Like he's any better"?
So yeah, this little interaction inspired me to crunch some numbers. And believe it or not, but Martin is, in fact, better!
Statistically speaking.
Over 5 seasons, Jon apologizes 122 times, while Martin apologizes 91 times.
The main difference between these two is that Jon apologizes more frequently and for everything (especially in S5), whereas Martin piles up multiple 'sorry's per apology.
Nothing illustrates that better than this little tidbit, which coincidentally comes from EP 179, as well!
EP 179 is *also* The Most Sorry Episode™: it sits at 9-4 with Martin in the lead!
Impressive work all around! (I'm incredibly concerned. These two need help.)
edit with a few notes under cut:
Since this post was (is?) getting a lot more traction than I expected (not gonna lie, a bit spooked), I should probably add a few notes regarding the data.
Most importantly, I only counted the regretful kind of "sorry", and so dismissed the instances where "sorry" was used as a substitute for "come again?", "huh?" or "my condolences", or was said in a sarcastic manner. There were a few cases which kind of blurred the line, but I ultimately decided to add them to the count, as well.
For obvious reasons, the 'sorry's read out from Statements weren't counted.
Also, Martin's total for Season 1 *technically* comes up to 7 total apologies. The additional 2 come from EP 161, specifically the birthday tape, – but I think it makes more sense to attribute them to Season 1 Martin.
Here's a fun little tidbit: Martin's first apology appears in EP 23, and Jon's – in EP 32. Because why *wouldn't* they mirror each other in something inconsequential?
Now, to the folks asking for the density stats I'd like to say: first, thank you for supporting independent research – second, I'll have to disappoint you. I have no idea what that implies or how to make that happen. I'm not a math person :(
Also, and this is just my opinion, but I don't really see the need for that sort of thing (but I'm not a stat nerd /affectionate, so maybe I just don't get the hype). The graph above, to me, perfectly illustrates the evolution of Jon and Martin's "apology tendencies".
Anywho, while I'd love to plunge even deeper into this particular research hole, I sadly do not have the time at the moment!
I would've loved to analyze what exactly these two apologize for, especially in S5. (Where they're on an even playing field, y'know? I feel like their "apology tendencies" are the most prevalent there). But alas.
Maybe some other time. Or perhaps someone else is willing to pick up the mantle...
🐴 The White River Badlands Rapid City, S.D., 1920.
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Image description: Illustration titled “The Evolution of the Horse,” showing a stratigraphic chart of geological formations and time periods from the Age of Reptiles to the Recent Age of Man. The chart details progressive changes in horse ancestors’ foot structures, highlighting the number of toes and teeth types across different epochs. It includes labeled drawings of horse skulls from species like Equus, Protohippus, and Mesohippus, with a table comparing fore and hind foot toes and teeth characteristics. The image reflects scientific observations from 1905 on the horse’s evolutionary development in North America.