[musings-of-a-monster]

Before COVID shut the library down, I was helping a little boy and his mom find books.

“What do you like to read about?” I asked. “Dinosaurs!” This is common request, but can mean different things, “Okay. Do you want a story about dinosaurs, or facts about dinosaurs?” “Facts.” I took him to the dinosaur section (567.9) of the juvenile nonfiction. He picked out a couple books, and I asked him if there was anything else he was looking for. “Do you have anything on DNA?” I had to think about that for a second. “I think so…but I’ll have to look it up.” The boy beamed, “I want to find out how DNA works, so I can bring them back!” “We just saw Jurassic Park,” his mom explained with a smile that did not waver when she added, “We didn’t learn anything.”

[deathcrisps-deactivated20150326]

there’s this wasp whose scientific name is just ahaha

[armpitsweatstain-deactivated201]

“Aha ha is a species of Australian wasp, named by the entomologist Arnold Menke in 1977 as a joke.”

[libertineangel]

Ah yes, best known for their classic chart hit Take On Bee

[miiriya]

[bemassa]

I’ve been laughing for 5 minutes

[liquidstar]

it’s really frustrating how you have to wait like, 2 weeks before you can drink milk after you buy it. i know you gotta wait for the date on the bottle but like why cant the store just sell the milk thats ready?

[liquidstar]

[regularlesbian]

come on

[margbarcis]

this is fucked up 

[ripleyandweeds]

something about this bird just unlocked something insane in scientists’ heads

[regularlesbian]

this is unlocking something insane in my head to be fair

[viktor-sbor]

Forced discharge of thunderclouds (a projectile with a metal cable is fired, along which a thunderstorm discharge descends)

[nsomniacsdream]

That is awesome.

[somethingusefulfromflorida]

It is a crime that there is no sound

[tsunamiwavesurfing]

[weonsinnombre]

[shineemay]

this is my magnum opus

[millenniallust4death]

I’m paying to force seven thousand strangers to see a photo of my late husband having fun with his dog. Tumblr Blaze is totally worth it. XD

[millenniallust4death]

Thank-you to all of my new Internet stranger friends for being so gracious about having my post shoved onto your dashboards. I loved reading all of your kind tags and comments! Both Martin and Bosco have been gone for several years now but for 24 hours, they felt very present in my life. I greatly appreciate this gift. ❤️

[psycorax]

Reblog to have your dashboard be visited by the spirit of joy that death can end but not erase.

[maudit-innocent]

Ngl this is kinda hilarious

[tumakhunter]

Makes sense. I mean, a passenger of a cruise line isn't called a sailor, right? Astronaut literally means "star sailor."

[graymooncult]

OP how could you not include the first paragraph of the article

[maudit-innocent]

Huge oversight on my part you're absolutely right

[memeuplift]

[funnytwittertweets]

[sleepless-cavia]

[mamoswole]

When I tell that I LOVE solarpunk

[plaguedocboi]

I hate that waffle irons aren’t see-through. I don’t like how unsupervised they are in there

[memeuplift]

[sleepy-bebby]

bubbl 🫧

[professionalchaoticdumbass]

[funny-tik-toks]