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I want to thank you for the image of Mira kicking her feet and twirling her hair and blushing while she and Rumi engage in pvp in the chat. 10/10 no notes perfect Rumira dynamic
i like to think rumi is genuinely scowling and rolling her eyes and scoffing (lovingly) but mira is 100% doing the “rolling around in bed shoving her fist in her mouth to suppress her giggles” thing. like that’s her crush she’s texting guys
Bore the shadows that you made With no light of my own
Albert Square, Manchester (1910) by Adolphe Valette | Contemporary Art (2015) by Emily Allchurch
the top is an original, from 1910, the bottom is a new version painted in 2015
THE BOTTOM IS A PAINTING????
also does a really good job reminding the view just how much air quality has improved since we stopped burning coal in every building lol
complimented a cashier on her turtle pin this morning and she said "oh thanks, I am a little bit of a Turtle Person" with the carefully contained energy of Cookie Monster telling you he's mildly fond of chocolate chips
I hope she and the multiple tons of turtle merch she definitely has at home are having a wonderful day
i love this metaphor so much i drew it
The most PATHETIC lil baby sounds...
I love when little creatures who are entirely loved and well cared for have the BIGGEST baby reactions to normal things. Like yes sweet pea, you DO have the hardest life of anyone ever, for sure, and you’re SO BRAVE about this minor inconvenience of *checks notes* having some water touch you
There is nothing sadder and more pathetic than a baby marine mammal having to get into the water. They are suffering the most out of any baby animal ever. How dare they be introduced to their natural environment.
Disgusting decision made by the heritage foundation and all the assholes in the Republican party also some assholes in the other party Democrats party terrible bill also fuck the trump administration they are all horrible people and yes fuck you Donald j Trump you disgusting pig of a president
Gilligan's Island.
I'd pick Transformers, but I don't think you'd want me to talk without prep time on that...the prep time is needed to bring it down to a reasonable run time, otherwise you're looking at the thing lasting until I have to run for the restroom.
Of course, it'd also be easier if you gave me some idea what sort of focus you wanted. I could do a reasonable 15-30 minute talk on a more focused topic using a bunch of TV shows that I've watched, if I had a decent starting hook.
Buffy
percy jackson.
specifically pjo i can go on for hours
A tv show? Not a book? Ugh. That limits me a bit. If it were a book, I’d pick PJO.
But a show…. Hm. Oh. Blue Exorcist. I once accidentally talked about that for six hours.
People laughing at Percy because of his dyslexia on this app when they claim to be his fans is so enraging.
Do do realise a lot of the people who like him have dyslexia right? And that he can read - he is graduating high school for God sake!
Your Neuro normative ass laughing at him and making scenarios where he can only read picture books is pretty disturbing and prejudiced. (Especially since you don’t have dyslexia)
If it’s satire it’s one thing but writing it into your story because you genuinely believe it is one of the saddest things I think I’ve ever seen. It’s hard to fathom how you can read an entire book series without learning anything about a person and how they function - choosing to continue believing in your preconceptions.
If you can’t understand a person when you’re literally inside their head I hold no hope for your understanding me…
Do better
not to mention, nearly every fucking other character has it too.
annabeth, your smartest, never wrong, favorite girl, has it too.
one scene the comes to mind whenever this is brought up is that one moment in som, when tyson is first brought to camp. annabeth tries to discretely spell cyclops, but she fails! because she also has dyslexia! another main moment that comes to mind is when they first come across auntie m in the first book. both percy and annabeth look to grover for what it says on the sign
and people making fun of percy for having a mental disability is fucking stupid. especially in this books series. yaknow, the book series that rick riordan wrote so that his son, who has adhd and dyslexia, and is also the reference for percy, wont feel so bad and isolated? youre making fun of the main character for being disabled in a book to fight people making fun of disabilities.
if you ever make fun of percy, or any other character, for having dyslexia or showing signs of adhd, get the fuck out of here
happy ides of march SPECIFICALLY to Percy Jackson and Luke Castellan (iykyk)
this is a WIP and i might post the finished version another day but this was specifically for/started for today soooo
Why Percy Really Had To Leave Camp In TLT
Okay. I thought a lot of this was obvious, but recently was told it’s not. Percy was not actually expected to succeed in his first quest — not even by Poseidon. It was not about finding the bolt. It was about getting him out of camp. Chiron even outright mentions this, but it kind of goes over Percy’s head. Honestly, I don’t think Percy ever fully grasped the weight of just how much danger he was in. It is important to remember that Percy is a canonically unreliable narrator. He is a twelve year old grieving child. He doesn’t understand what is going on or how much danger he is in.
So just to paint the picture here…
We know that Zeus suspected that Percy was Poseidon’s son for a long time. In the newest series, it’s even mentioned that Zeus struck Percy’s kite years before Percy was claimed. I imagine it’s kind of like how everyone is going to look at a blonde, grey eyed demigod and going to go, ‘Probably an Athena kid’. Percy is often described as looking incredibly similar to his father, dunks his class in a shark tank, and his mom goes to Montauk all the time. He lives right under Olympus so the gods are more likely to notice him. The snake incident from when he was a toddler directly parallels Hera sending snakes to kill baby Heracules. The Fury, Alecto, was already investigating Percy before he was claimed or used any of his powers.
The text very clearly implies that Percy is already a suspect before he gets to camp, but the gods cannot take action until they can officially say for certain that he is Poseidon’s son. The Fury does not attack until she witnesses Percy use his powers. Chiron decides camp is unsafe only after Percy is claimed — despite him almost certainly having an idea of who his father is. Chiron also says that they have been watching Percy for a long time, contacted his mother, and all this other stuff. He may have been referring to his time at Yancy, but I think it could be even longer. Isn’t it interesting that Chiron and Grover both pop into Percy’s life when the bolt is stolen? Yeah, no. That’s not a coincidence.
Zeus suspected that Percy was Poseidon’s son. I actually theorize that this is the real reason Poseidon threatens war. Zeus isn’t just accusing and insulting him. Zeus is threatening and accusing Percy from the start, but he can’t officially do that because Percy hasn’t been claimed.
Chiron says Poseidon is too prideful to admit that stealing the bolt isn’t his style. I think he’s trying to stick to the “official” story, because Poseidon has already denied that he stole the bolt. He’s asked for an apology over the accusations — implying that being accused is an insult. So why would admitting he wouldn’t steal the bolt hurt his pride? Is it an insult to be accused or something to be proud of? It can’t be both. The story doesn’t add up.
So when Percy is like “Well, why doesn’t he just say he didn’t do it?”
Chiron’s trying to avoid the answer. Telling Percy that Zeus threatened him months ago and that Poseidon threatened war over him would open a whole other can of worms that will only scare Percy. On top of that, that’s the unofficial story and Chiron is not going to risk pissing the big three off by talking about their secret politics. Also, Chiron is trying to get Percy out of camp ASAP for Percy’s safety as well as everyone else’s and doesn’t have time to explain or help Percy through the mental break down.
Now an important part: Why is camp dangerous for Percy?
Percy assumes it’s just because of what happened with the Hellhound, but I think that’s just the final straw.
Here’s the real problem:
Poseidon and Zeus are about to go to war.
Zeus is the King of Olympus.
If Poseidon goes to war with the King of Olympus, he will be going to war with Olympus.
Camp Half Blood is an Olympian Camp full of trained Olympian demigods.
So if war breaks out while Percy is at camp, he will be behind enemy lines in an enemy camp with trained enemy soldiers.
Like, imagine if Luke just stayed at camp after betraying Olympus while the war was ongoing. If the campers didn’t kill him, the gods would have.
If Percy stays at camp, he’ll either be killed or made a war prisoner the moment war breaks out.
So Poseidon. Just put yourself in Poseidon’s mind for a bit.
You are a king. This other king wants to kill your son and he is using a supposed theft as an excuse. Things keep escalating. It looks like war is going to break out. Your son is with his mom and the king cannot interfere with her so he’s safe- oh, wait. No. Now your son is at a war training camp for soon-to-be enemy soldiers behind soon- to-be enemy lines. Well, shoot. You need to get him back to his mother- oh no. She’s kidnapped by another enemy king.
You are not allowed to interfere. If you do, you will break a very important law — which will turn potential allies against you and may cause war to occur even sooner. That is not something you can risk. That law might be void (I will explain that later) once you are actually at war, but the enemy knows that and you probably won’t be able to get there in time.
You know that once your son leaves camp, he will be attacked by monsters. He’s untrained. You don’t know if he can survive.
You know that he is safe as long as no one can be certain that he’s your son. However, he sucks at subtlety and he’s your spitting image. Lots of people already suspect. It’s only a matter of time. The longer you hide it, the angrier people will be and they will take that out on him.
If he is able to survive against monsters, he may have a hard time but he will at least have a chance of finding his way to you.
If he can’t fight, though, leaving would mean certain death. He’s safe at camp for now, but that will not last. If he is at camp once the war starts, the enemy king and enemy soldiers will descend upon him. If you’re lucky, he’ll be a war prisoner. If you’re not, he’ll be killed. Maybe you can grab him as soon as war starts?
The danger is growing with each day. You have to figure out what to do.
So you observe your son’s capabilities from afar. He manages to survive a couple attacks — a fury and a minotaur — without any training. Is that talent or luck? You honestly can’t tell. You wait a bit. Maybe he’ll do well at the training camp? Hm. He’s doing fairly average, honestly. Though, his swordfighting class goes particularly well. Maybe you’ll wait and see if he can handle the war games — and oh! Would you look at that! He’s beat a bunch of Ares kids and then a Hellhound?
Alright, then. It’s clear that his best shot is going to be to survive outside of camp until war breaks out.
And what is the easiest way to get Percy out of camp without breaking any laws? What is something Percy can do that Zeus isn’t allowed to interfere with?
A quest. Especially a quest to find the very bolt that is the “official” reason for the war. On top of that, this particular quest forces him him to travel and keep moving — which might make it a bit harder for Olympus to find him. Way better than him being a sitting duck at camp just waiting to get brutally murdered.
If Percy succeeds (amd he does), that’s great. War won’t break out! Yay! It seems pretty unlikely, but that would be the best case scenario.
There are three main ways he could fail.
1-He’s too slow and he just doesn’t make it in time.
2-He gets stuck in the Underworld.
3-He gets killed in the process.
If he’s too slow, at least he’s not at camp surrounded by enemies. He’s also not on the East Coast where Olympus is. That buys him time to get to safety.
If Hades captures him, it’s not ideal but it’s also not horrible. It means Percy is out of Zeus’ reach when war initially starts. The problem is that Hades could try to trade Percy for some kind of treaty or boon. Obviously, Poseidon will try to bargain for Percy, but if Hades chooses to give Percy to Zeus? Well, that would be pretty bad. Plus, Hades could also kill him— which leads to option 3.
If Percy gets killed… that’s the worst case scenario. However, if he’s out on his own, he has a chance to survive. At camp, he’d die for sure.
Poseidon is worried about what might happen, so he gives Percy the pearls — which take Percy right to the beach.
This means that if Percy had failed, Poseidon could just yoink him into the ocean and drag him to Atlantis. If Poseidon goes to war with Olympus, then he has no reason to follow Olympian rules and avoid interfering. (From what I understand of canon, the ancient laws are binding but they just say not to interfere with mortals or quests. Zeus is the one who says not to interact with demigods. Hades is never accused of breaking the ancient laws when he has Nico literally living in his palace, but Nico starts living at camp once Hades becomes an Olympian. So I kind of think that the rule that prevents gods from raising demigods is an Olympian rule — which also might be another reason why Luke thought overthrowing Olympus was the answer.)
But then Percy blew everyone’s expectations out of the water and prevented the war, so none of it mattered in the end.
But when people are like, “Why did Poseidon send his twelve year old on such a dangerous quest? That’s so irresponsible!” I always think it’s kind of silly.
I mean… What do you think would happen if Percy stayed at a Camp owned and run by Olympus when his father was at war with Olympus? He didn’t have any friends there yet either.
It’s kind of funny when you think about it.
Percy: Oh, cool. New friends.
Poseidon: Not friends! Not friends! Percy, no. They’re gonna fucking kill you!
Percy: Oh, look a pretty girl is paying attention to me. Oh. Why is she kinda mean? I wanna be her friend…
Chiron: Shit. Zeus is so gonna kill this kid, but I’ll be betraying Olympus if I warn him. Uh… Let’s just pretend everything is fine…
Percy: Can I know who my dad is? Please? Please! Pretty please! Come on, please?
Dionysus: … You are literally asking to get murdered right now. Shut up and go train.
Percy: Aw… That’s so mean! Oh, wait. It’s Poseidon? Cool!
Chiron: Percy, your father is going to war with Olympus. You need to go. Quickly.
Percy: But why though?
Dionysus: This child is going to die a very brutal and horrible death. I will make sure to turn you into a dolphin before they get to you, because I don’t want that for you.
Percy: What? Hey! That’s so rude!
Annabeth: You have the survival instincts of a rock. You fucking idiot. You’re my ticket out of here, though, so somehow I’ll keep you alive.
Percy: Yay! I made a friend!
(Also Dionysus’ offer to turn Percy into a dolphin rings a little differently when you remember that Chrysaor is canonically the captain of the ship of people Dionysus turned into Dolphins. So what he’s really offering is to have Percy go hang out with his half brother. He tells Percy outright that he actually discussed it with Chiron and that it would be a mercy. While the other times Dionysus mentions turning Percy into a dolphin he seems to be joking, I think this time he’s actually serious. He’s convinced he’s going to be forced watch his father torture an innocent twelve year old to death and Chiron won’t let him save Percy, because Chiron thinks Poseidon’s plan will work. Dionysus doesn’t agree.)
Some of this is more theory and some of it is more headcanons, but that’s my TLT conspiracy theory! Hope you enjoyed!
TLDR: 1) Poseidon is going to war with Olympus and Camp Half Blood is an Olympian camp. Camp will turn on Percy the moment war starts. 2) Once Poseidon realizes Percy is capable enough to survive, he decides Percy has a better chance of survival on the quest than at camp. The quest is a ploy to ensure that Percy is not behind enemy lines or near Olympus when war breaks out. Chiron knows this. 3) Zeus also was likely targeting Percy from the start and that was the real reason Poseidon declared war — it was never about the bolt. It was about Percy, but god politics prevented anyone from saying that.
Additional thoughts!
This also adds some interesting implications about the gods and their kids. For a lot of the first book, Percy is kind of mad at the gods. He thinks his dad has abandoned him and endangered him. Meanwhile, Poseidon is literally going to war for Percy. He is in full panicked parent mode trying to figure out how to keep Percy alive. Percy wonders why he should even do this quest for his father when his father has done nothing for him, but he is only on the quest because Poseidon knows it’s the only way to keep him alive. Percy can’t see the bigger picture, so he doesn’t realize how much Poseidon is doing for him.
Imagine how many times the gods might have been protecting their kids while their kids thought they were hurting them? It’s an interesting exploration of the concept of divine beings having a greater plan and how even the things that seem like misfortune can be a blessing. Which adds an interesting layer to the whole demigods betraying Olympus thing. This is a demonstration of the ways the gods help their kids even when it seems like they’re hurting them.
(Kinda off topic, but… Another interesting thing along those lines is Luke’s quest that leads to him betraying the gods. Luke is annoyed that it is a quest that was done before. He’s angry that his friends died. He’s angry that his father never protected him or helped him. But what quest did Luke go on? He went to get a golden apple. As in the apples that grant immortality. Hermes loved Luke so much that he tried to make Luke immortal. I think this may even have been in an effort to try and save Luke from the fate May Castellan saw. Instead, the quest failed and the implications completely went over Luke’s head— causing the anger that eventually led him to the very fate Hermes wanted to protect him from. Which is very Greek Mythology coded.)
I also think it adds some layers to Percy’s experience at camp and the interactions he has with people on this first quest. Pretty much everyone except Percy suspected he was the son of Poseidon. While the campers didn’t know what was going on, they knew there was an ongoing dispute between Zeus and Poseidon and that there is a deadline on the solstice. I mean, Annabeth cannot be the only camper who was invested in that. I’m sure other people started to put the pieces together and that might be part of the reason Percy had such a hard time fitting in. Who wants to be friends with a kid you know will probably get murdered or be your enemy in just a few weeks?
Now that I think about it, this is probably why no one tells Percy anything or answers his questions. Knowledge is power. It is valuable. The less Percy knows, the less danger he will be to them. He’s being treated with caution. Even Chiron is probably a little hesitant to risk giving Percy too much information. The existence and location of the Oracle, for example, is information that Percy could weaponize if war breaks out. Imagine if war broke out and Percy decided to kidnap the oracle for his father before fleeing camp? I could actually kinda see twelve year old Percy doing that in response to being betrayed and wanting answers. Plus, no one wants to be the guy who accidentally gave the enemy the information that led to a serious loss.
And Clarisse might be lashing out at Percy because he is the on the other side of the incoming war. When she’s going after Percy, she’s doing so because he isn’t really a camper to her — he’s a future enemy. It also is a good way to establish herself as loyal to the gods. “He’s my enemy, too. I hate that guy.” and maybe get a bigger position in the upcoming battles against him. She might hope to be to Percy what Percy was to Luke.
However, I think it’s a lot more emotional than that. I think she’s scared. Maybe she can even sense the conflict growing and brewing or something. She’s a kid, too, and as the daughter of war she is expected to be ready for war, but… no one is ever ready for war and war is awful. It’s brutal and scary. She can’t show it. She can’t talk about it. So when she hears rumors that there’s a son of the potential enemy, she takes it out on Percy. She’s trying to belittle him so he’s less scary to her. She’s trying to convince herself that he isn’t the Son of Poseidon and it’s a big misunderstanding. She’s trying to convince herself that he’s not a real threat and that everything will be fine. That probably contributed to her embarrassment and desire to prove herself in Sea of Monsters: She’s the daughter of War and she was scared of the possibility of war.
Then, of course, Percy gets claimed and no one wants to go anywhere near him… because they think he’s going to get killed any minute now. They’re just waiting for lightning to strike him down any second.
This also adds a lot to Annabeth’s character. She’s trying to investigate what’s going on and get a quest. She figures out that 1) Percy is the son of Poseidon, 2) Something has been stolen from Olympus and the gods are fighting over it. 3) Percy is not just innocent but completely clueless. 4) Percy probably has the best chance of getting the pieces of information she needs to figure out what to do. 5) If War does break out, knowing Percy’s habits, personality, and behaviors will be useful for making strategies against him.
Hence the stalking. She’s basically just gathering as much information as she can and Percy just… lets her. Which is kind of funny.
Annabeth is basically scouting and spying on him so she can strategize and going full Nancy Drew on his ass. Meanwhile, Percy is like, “Aw. She’s shy. New friend!”
This also explains why Luke is the only one to bother actually training Percy: Percy is the enemy. No one wants to teach him how to fight. It’s a problem.
On top of that, it also explains why Kronos was so certain Percy would go on the quest. Obviously, he can’t stay at camp. It’s not an option.
Percy blinks awake on a beach, “Huh? Where…?” He sits up, “Hello?” He turns and sees a little blonde girl unconscious beside him. She looks a lot like Annabeth and Percy assumes it’s one of her siblings. He stands and… wait. Why is he short? He blinks down at his hands. His scars are still there, but his hands are smaller — puffed with baby fat. One of them is closed around riptide
“Percy?” The blonde girl sits up. She’s clutching a familiar dagger and a yankees cap.
“Annabeth?” Percy asked.
“You’re little.”
“So are you.”
She swallowed thickly, “Where are we?”
Percy looked out at the waves, “I don’t know, but the sea feels… wrong. Older. Purer. Stronger. Something is weird.”
“Time.” A voice said, “He was the Titan of Time. He cursed us.”
Percy spun around to see Luke. He blinked, “Why do you get to stay bigger?”
“I’m not.” Luke said, “I think I’m fourteen? I’m the age I was when my father visited for the last time.”
“I’m six — around the age my dad married my stepmother.” Annabeth realized..
“I must be five — the same age my mom married Gabe.” Percy realized.
“Great.” Luke said, “So we’re all at the age of when our parents messed up the most. Wonderful.”
“But where are we?”
“Titan mentioned something about showing me the worst of the gods by showing me at their best? The question isn’t where, but when.”
“Ancient Greece, then.” Annabeth said, “That’s when they were the strongest. After too many tragedies, they made the ancient laws.”
“How do we get home?”
“We can’t.” Annabeth said, “The gods can’t control time and, even if the Titan would help us after all that, he’s going to need a few lifetimes of rest. We won’t get a chance to ask by the time we’re dead.”
“It could be worse.” Luke decided.
“What?” Percy asked him.
“We could be in like… Pompeii or something.”
“Are you sure we’re not?” Percy countered.
Luke glanced at the island behind them, “I don’t see any mountains or volcanoes. I don’t think so.”
“Well, that’s good at least.” Annabeth said, “Luke and I know how to survive in the woods. You know how to survive in the water and on the beach.”
“Yeah, but is it a good idea to go into the water?” Percy asked, “It’s different than how I remember and dad won’t know me.”
Luke paled a little, “Ah.” He swiftly picked Percy up. He balanced the boy on his waist and grabbed Annabeth’s hand, “Woods it is.”
“Luke! You can’t just pick me up! Rude!”
“I’m the oldest.” Luke said, “And I owe it to you both to keep you safe. This is my fault. Let me take responsibility.”
“Responsibility?” Percy blinked.
“He means he’s going to help us.” Annabeth said matter-of-factly, “That’s what he said when I was seven — that he was responsible for me now.”
“You’ve mentally deaged a little, too.” Luke realized, “You have the memories of your older selves without the maturity.”
“Oh.” Percy said, “Sorry.”
“No. This is my fault.” Luke told him, “Just- Let’s get something to eat and then find somewhere to rest. I’ll make this work. Somehow.”
“If you say so.” Percy grumbled, “But I still have riptide.”
“Do you still have the curse?”
Luke and Percy blinked at each other. Percy tilted his head and then looked at Annabeth, “You can stab us and find out!”
“No!” Luke said, “No stabbing. We don’t have any medical supplies.”
“Oh, okay.” Percy punched Luke in the shoulder.
“Ow!” Luke hissed.
He dropped Percy. The boy bounced on the ground, but leapt right back up.
“So Luke doesn’t have the curse, but Percy might.” Annabeth said.
“I’ll test it.” Percy uncapped his sword and then tried to cut his hand. The blade bounced off his skin, “I still have mine. It’s probably because Luke died.”
“Okay. Great.” Luke said, “So if I poke you in the wrong place, you die. Wonderful.”
“Just don’t stab me in the back. Literally.” Percy shrugged.
“Percy!” Annabeth hissed, “That’s a secret!”
Luke blinked, “You chose your- Really?”
“Annabeth’s always got my back and armor covers it most of the time.”
“Mine was better.”
“Yeah, until you have to shave.” Annabeth said.
“That’s - ugh. Okay, whatever. Great.” Luke grumbled, “At least it’s easier to keep a mostly invincible child alive. Small mercies.”
“Nah. My teachers always called me a merciless menace.”
“That’s - That’s not reassuring-“
“You’re actually really tall.” Percy stared up at Luke, “It’s weird.”
“He’s not that tall. You’re just short.” Annabeth told him.
“Oh. Right.” Percy paused, “I am not that short!”
“You are too! You’re five!”
“Quiet. Focus. Remember? Food and shelter. We’re looking for food and shelter.” Luke grabbed their hands, “And we are not looking for trouble.”
“I never look for trouble, but it always finds me.” Percy complained, “Trouble is annoying like that.”
Luke looked at the sky, “I would pray for the gods to give me patience, but I don’t want to draw their attention.”
Annabeth giggled.
Percy and Machaira/Tyro from my story I’m the One at the Sail, I’m the Master of my Sea over at AO3.
An attempt at depicting the Palace of the Ever-Changing Tides from my story I’m the One at the Sail, I’m the Master of my Sea over at AO3.
my biology professor has such a chaotic energy about him, last week i went to his office hours and somehow we ended up on the topic of gay marriage:
he said that when he lived in texas they changed the law to define marriage as “between a man and a woman in a house of religious worship with the intention to have children” so he filed his taxes as single and when they called him up like “you filed married last year” he was like “you changed the law, i was married by a judge in a courthouse and i have no intention of having kids” and they told him “you know who that law was for” and i guess he hung up on them and did not, in fact, pay taxes as a married man that year
Chaotic good
NO! This is Lawful Good! He is following the LAW! Chaotic doesn't just mean cheeky!
this is like how Sweden stopped classifying homosexuality as an illness because people started a campaign of calling in gay to work
malicious compliance is one of the best tools in the arsenal of civil rights activism
Always reblog for malicious compliance
malicious compliance, my beloved.
It’s also just… genuinely a good way to call out how ridiculous a bad law is. Prejudice is ridiculous — we’re all human in the end and it’s just stupid — and so a lot of laws based on prejudice are ridiculous or nonsensical or do not have proper thought put into them. Malicious compliance with these laws helps point out not only how stupid the law is but also how stupid the biases behind it are.
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Phenomenon is a great word. It means "Thingy" but when you don't want to sound stupid
"Thingy (possibly happening?)" Vs. "Thingy (possibly dude?)"
Anomaly is another great one: "thingy (???)"
Actually, "phenomenon" comes from the Late Latin "phaenomenon" (“appearance”), from Ancient Greek "φαινόμενον" (phainómenon, “thing appearing to view”), neuter present middle participle of "φαίνω" (phaínō, “I show”).
"Phenomenon" means "hey, look at this thingy".
And "anomaly" comes from Latin "anomalia", from Ancient Greek "ἀνωμαλία" (anōmalía, “irregularity, anomaly”), from "ἀνώμαλος" (anṓmalos, “irregular, uneven”), negating the meaning of "ὁμαλός" (homalós, “even”), from "ὁμός" (homós, “same”).
"Anomaly" means "huh, that thingy is different"
But "entity" is a bit more boring, because it comes from the Medieval Latin "entitās", from "ēns" (“being”), which is a slightly unusual declension of "sum" ("to be"). So it literally just means "a thing that is", which is the closest I think to "thingy".
But it does sound like "titty"!
Oooh! Nice. I was going through the notes looking for an analysis of the word "anomaly," because I'd had some vague idea that it meant "phenomenon that hasn't got a name yet" ...but ok yeah it does make sense for the second part of it to be the word for "same," instead of the word for "name." Yay. Learned a new language thing.
I just had to draw them
