Far Flung Hopes

[how-to-kill-a-fandom-nerd]

I have so many things to say but my mom is asleep so now y’all get them. You’re welcome.

[how-to-kill-a-fandom-nerd]

I mean yeah, I’d like to be the preeminent expert of Mesopotamian history, but I’d also like you to ask me about my thoughts on how yummy gummy bears are.

[how-to-kill-a-fandom-nerd]

Emotionally manipulate me into liking you by being consistently nice and sweet and hot, but like do it so long that you fall in love with me as well and start doing those things naturally.

[thepoisonroom]

loudly going "YOU'RE GOOD YOU'RE GOOD" to myself to ward off the memory of every embarrassing thing i've ever done

[elmerseason-deactivated-deactiv]

[how-to-kill-a-fandom-nerd]

“He was prime minister and president…..removed from the prime minister by the revolutionary army, branded a traitor, and his followers were ousted front the country…..he was brought back temporarily as president later…..within a few months accused of plotting to assassinate the revolutionary leader….”

Baby just leave it’s a toxic relationship

[how-to-kill-a-fandom-nerd]

The number 39 is blue and green.

[how-to-kill-a-fandom-nerd]

Looking for a Harry Potter fic, spoilers in the tags to help if what I have here isn’t enough.

Harry get sorted into Slytherin, he uses a lot of wish magic before he gets into hogwarts. And wants to be unnoticed so he accidentally spells runes onto his glasses so when he’s wearing them people don’t notice him.

[how-to-kill-a-fandom-nerd]

Here’s the real question, are you team John or team Noah?

[how-to-kill-a-fandom-nerd]

I need good Regulus fanfic, I’m not partial to a pairing and prefer an age gap, anyone got anything?

[how-to-kill-a-fandom-nerd]

When you’re reading ghost bird fanfic and they write Sang like a straight up bitch, ✨no✨

[just-your-casual-nerd]

So True❤

[how-to-kill-a-fandom-nerd]

I hate that this is the EXACT position I’m lying in as I read fanfic at this moment.

[jessimartinezzz]

the fact that sabina has breaking & entering, assault & battery, criminal identity theft, and grand theft auto on her arrest record ... i NEEEEED a sabina wilson charlie’s angels prequel (my first ca gifset yess)

[how-to-kill-a-fandom-nerd]

Honestly I cried

[how-to-kill-a-fandom-nerd]

Do you know what I LOVE about aesthetics text posts? There is never a bad option. Are you pink lipstick or purple lipgloss? Doesn’t matter cause you are still the most interesting individual. I know a lot of them are like horoscopes- everyone can relate to all of them in some way- but still, they r my fav.

[baelatargaryen]

ads don’t work on me b/c i’m poor 

[baelatargaryen]

exactly.

[zanimez]

please watch jenna marbles fuck around with a green screen im literally pissing myself

[blu-iv]

“Stop exposing me”

[tomhordy]

bitches reblog if ur going into the next decade single 

[sassystarlightcollection-deacti]

[catsbeaversandducks]

This speech-language pathologist taught her dog 29 words, and he can even form full sentences.

Video by Christina Hunger

[trustmeimanengiqueer]

[jenniferrpovey]

Dogs actually do have a language center in their brains. They process language just the same way we do, just not as well.

They do understand our words. This is not true of all domesticated animals (horses, for example, can only manage to distinguish a relatively small number of spoken commands…but boy do they know what you’re really saying).

They don’t understand “just your tone of voice” as a lot of people think.

As of 2016 the record vocabulary for a dog demonstrating understanding of words is over 1,000.

So if you give them a way to talk back, they’re going to use it.

The development of language skills is probably a side effect of domestication and of being kept in close contact with humans. A dog that was a better hunting partner would be kept and bred and over time they developed a better understanding of language.

In other words, dogs are pretty dang smart because we need them to understand us.

And also that is a very good boy.

[sandersstudies]

^ Would like to agree and make one amendment - very good GIRL. This is Stella the dog!

Check out the owner Christina’s Instagram: one of the first things I saw was a video where the dog started barking and, when prompted by the owner, said “outside, look look look look look look look, come outside.” Which is basically exactly how one would expect a dog to speak. 

The owner described bringing an unknown package into the house, and the dog ran away to push the buttons for “help no no help help” which is also about what I expect goes on in a scared pup’s mind.

In another video, the dog tried to push a button, and the button wasn’t working. The dog paused and then pushed the buttons for “No. Help.” 

In yet another (which the owner seemed impressed by), Stella said “come eat come play.” The owner asked the dog which she wanted to do, to eat or to play? And the dog clarified “come eat.” After eating, then the dog tried to instigate play. So the dog may have been able to understand a short spoken question, and how “questions and answers” work, and also understands sequences, even if she can’t express them (”I want to eat, THEN I want to play”)

Stella can even recount short-term memories, like when her family returned from the beach for dinner and she said “water good, no eat, play”

By the way, the owner uses the buttons as well, which probably really helps reinforce their meaning. She uses them to say things like “Stella all done eat” or “Stella and Christina go outside, bye!”

Wanna know my favorite part? Stella sometimes pushes the buttons for “Stella good” when she’s done a good job. Stella IS good! :D She also makes phrases using “love you,” like “Christina, love you, come play!”

[randomslasher]

*whispers* amazing