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barachiki

Sherlock admiring his tree-decorating handiwork.

dawningday84

Saddened to hear of the passing of our very own Mrs Hudson 😞 RIP Una Stubbs

alexzpaintings

England would fall.

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sherlollyliplocked

englandsgray

❤️

systlin

Something I find incredibly cool is that they’ve found neandertal bone tools made from polished rib bones, and they couldn’t figure out what they were for for the life of them.

Until, of course, they showed it to a traditional leatherworker and she took one look at it and said “Oh yeah sure that’s a leather burnisher, you use it to close the pores of leather and work oil into the hide to make it waterproof. Mine looks just the same.”

“Wait you’re still using the exact same fucking thing 50,000 years later???”

“Well, yeah. We’ve tried other things. Metal scratches up and damages the hide. Wood splinters and wears out. Bone lasts forever and gives the best polish. There are new, cheaper plastic ones, but they crack and break after a couple years. A bone polisher is nearly indestructible, and only gets better with age. The more you use a bone polisher the better it works.”

It’s just.

50,000 years. 50,000. And over that huge arc of time, we’ve been quietly using the exact same thing, unchanged, because we simply haven’t found anything better to do the job.

saxifraga-x-urbium

i also like that this is a “ask craftspeople” thing, it reminds me of when art historians were all “the fuck” about someone’s ear “deformity” in a portrait and couldn’t work out what the symbolism was until someone who’d also worked as a piercer was like “uhm, he’s fucked up a piercing there”. interdisciplinary shit also needs to include non-academic approaches because crafts & trades people know shit ok

assasue

One of my professors often tells us about a time he, as and Egyptian Archaeologist, came down upon a ring of bricks one brick high. In the middle of a house. He and his fellow researchers could not fpr the life of them figure out what tf it could possibly have been for. Until he decided to as a laborer, who doesnt even speak English, what it was. The guy gestures for my prof to follow him, and shows him the same ring of bricks in a nearby modern house. Said ring is filled with baby chicks, while momma hen is out in the yard having a snack. The chicks can’t get over the single brick, but mom can step right over. Over 2000 years and their still corraling chicks with brick circles. If it aint broke, dont fix it and always ask the locals.

anx1ous-op0ssum

I read something a while back about how pre-columbian Americans had obsidian blades they stored in the rafters of their houses. The archaeologists who discovered them came to the conclusion that the primitive civilizations believed keeping them closer to the sun would keep the blades sharper.

Then a mother looked at their findings and said “yeah, they stored their knives in the rafters to keep them out of reach of the children.”

whatevercomestomymind

Omg the ancient child proofing add on tho lol

pbrim

I remember years ago on a forum (email list, that’s how old) a woman talking about going to a museum, and seeing among the women’s household objects a number of fired clay items referred to as “prayer objects”. (Apparently this sort of labeling is not uncommon when you have something that every house has and appears to be important, but no-one knows what it is.) She found a docent and said, “Excuse me, but I think those are drop spindles.” “Why would you think that, ma’am?” “Because they look just like the ones my husband makes for me. See?” They got all excited, took tons of pictures and video of her spinning with her spindle. When she was back in the area a few years later, they were still on display, but labeled as drop spindles.

catchester

So ancient Roman statues have some really weird hairstyles. Archaeologists just couldn’t figure them out. They didn’t have hairspray or modern hair bands, or elastic at all, but some of these things defied gravity better than Marge Simpson’s beehive.

Eventually they decided, wigs. Must be wigs. Or maybe hats. Definitely not real hair.

A hairdresser comes a long, looks at a few and is like, “Yeah, they’re sewn.”

“Don’t be silly!” the archaeologists cry. “How foolish, sewn hair indeed! LOL!”

So she went away and recreated them on real people using a needle and thread and the mystery of Roman hairstyles was solved.

She now works as a hair archaeologist and I believe she has a YouTube channel now where she recreates forgotten hairstyles, using only what they had available at the time.

fixyourwritinghabits

Always question anything labelled as for a ritual or religious purpose without explanation because it’s very often shorthand for ‘we don’t know’ as if humans have not been the same since forever and have either made things for specific purposes or simply because they like making them (aka ART. Some things are simply art yet heaps of old research refuses to recognize this possibility.)

This is changing, but change is slow!

incorrectsherlollyquotes

Sherlock: Guys, I need your help.

Mary: Love help?

Lestrade: Legal help?

John: Emotional help?

Molly: Help moving a body?

Everyone else: *looks at Molly*

Molly: …What?

theleftpill

not an incorrect quote

elennemigo

Sherlock:

hobbitsdoitbetter

Sally: THIS!!! This is why everyone thinks you two are shagging, Mols!”

Sherlock:

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221b-carefulwhatyouwishfor

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loveismyrevolution

Peeps!!! Listen!!! Tag your p0rn!!! 😲🤤👀

forbiddenfantasies1

Inauguration Bernie just keeps on giving

mizjoely

WHERE IS BERNIE ON THE BENCH NEXT TO SHERLOCK THO

slightly-brazilian

It is on Twitter:

Font: Original Tweet

mizjoely

Obrigado!

lastnightfanfictionsavedmylife

Ahhh @natasharedfox I see your Bridgerton, but raise you one North & South for the ultimate ULTIMATE hand smut...

That teacup scene 🥺🥺🥺

site that you can type in the definition of a word and get the word

site for when you can only remember part of a word/its definition

site that gives you words that rhyme with a word

site that gives you synonyms and antonyms

bumblebeebabie

THAT FIRST SITE IS EVERY WRITER’S DREAM DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY TIMES I’VE TRIED WRITING SOMETHING AND THOUGHT GOD DAMN IS THERE A SPECIFIC WORD FOR WHAT I’M USING TWO SENTENCES TO DESCRIBE AND JUST GETTING A BUNCH OF SHIT GOOGLE RESULTS

thatawkwardtinyperson-deactivat

God yes reblog to save a writers life

storiesabouthumanandthings

For my fellow writers who also suck with words

rainbowsnowflake

Isn’t it ironic that us writers whose entire work revolves around words suck at words?

call-me-dj

FOUND THIS POST AGAIN!

damnineedsleep

write something you have similar to your favourite characters (without their names)

1-I'm not good at expressing my emotions

2-And can appear to be rude 'cus sometimes I am practical about emotinal problems and discard the emotion

@johnlock-rocks @multi-fandom-mess18 @maddiestundentwritergaines @consultingcriminal @cutelock

consultingcriminal-deactivated2

I can get on people's nerves really easily if I set out for it

and

sometimes I am a bit overly dramatic, but hey 😎.

thanks for the tag!!!

@penn-cil @spn-moosechester @deadtaco15 @mayra-is-a-mess @eurus118 @anyone who wants to

clinicallyunique-deactivated202

Thankyou for the tag! 💙

1- I sometimes don’t talk for long periods of time just because I don’t feel like it.

2- I am dramatic. Way too much. Quite a lot.

@multi-fandom-mess18 @waywardsister420 @moriartyisdaddy @jhwsherl221b

booksnwriting

I wasn't tagged but im joining in anyway 🤷🏻‍♀️

1.) I'm extremely blunt and to the point. Some people online and in real life hate that and get offended or say I'm rude even when I'm not.

2.) The only emotion I outwardly express is happiness, whether its feigned or not. I'll never cry in front of anyone, and its rare that I do anyway.

3.) I search out details and will overanalyze everything until it cant be analyzed anymore...and yet still delve deeper. Because its invigorating!

4.) I'm a wonderful thinker but a terrible speaker.

5.) Sometimes I make so much sense to myself when connecting dots that I actually come off as stupid to other people who don't get what I'm talking about. Its quite ironic.

6.) I love being alone but I get so lonely that I hate it. Which really makes no sense.

7.) Sometimes I swear I have some sort of sixth sense because I can connect dots as to what may happen in the near future and most the time im right.

8.) I work with the police (and both my parents are police; my dad is a Sgt Detective, kinda like Lestrade), and I've always been into detective books and shows such as Nancy Drew and Sherlock.

9.) Despite being blunt and thinking the general public is more or less pretty idiotic, I'm also very shy and will sometimes do things just to please people so they'll stop talking. (My character mix is showing here)

10.) When I get annoyed, I get VERY annoyed and a bit restless. There have been instances where I've stepped on furniture or told my aunt to literally please just shut up because I can't handle her talking at the moment.

I'll tag @writingwife-83 @rabbit-in-blue @jessicacarice @slightly-brazilian

jessicacarice

Thanks for the tag, @forever-sherlollied 😘

1) I am a cat person

2) I’m a one man woman - if I fall I fall hard and am 100% loyal (my husband will be pleased to know haha)

3) I’m really good at putting a happy face on even when I’m dying inside

I tag @mrsmcrieff @writingwife-83 @englandsgray

nixxie-pic

Sherlock is waiting in his carriage in the snow….. but who for?

holidaysat221b

The 12 Days of Sherlolly are back!

Welcome to The 12 Days of Sherlolly. From December 26th to January 6th, we will be showcasing your winter or Christmas themed Sherlolly fic and art.

Will our favorite couple cuddle together in front of a roaring fire at 221B? Are there snowball fights in Mummy and Daddy Holmes’ garden? Will someone be visited by the Ghost of Christmas Future?

Has someone stepped under the mistletoe? An unexpected blizzard? Cuddling to stay warm? Silly, sweet, or smutty—the Fest is open to it all.

Works can be any rating, any length, any genre, and any medium (art, fic, knitted dolls, videos, etc). However, they must be a Sherlolly work with a Christmas or winter theme.

We will open posting on the 12 Days of Sherlolly collection at Ao3 on December 26th and close it at midnight on January 6th. Authors/artists will be welcome to post their works to the community at any time while it is open. Any works added to the collection will also be shared and featured on the @holidaysat221b tumblr during that period.

Please make note of the change to Rule #6 below. It’s a huge change from years past.

Once the fest is over, all works will be added to the Christmas/Winter Masterlist. (http://holidaysat221b.tumblr.com/master_list_christmas)

If you have any questions, feel free to message the mods or submit an ask. Please have a look at the rules below the Read More.

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englandsgray

This scene and this speech are coming to define my week - and I am very happy about that 😜❤️

Apologies to chat-group members who have already read my rambling…

writingwife-83

Thanks for the great response! :D I have one more request if that's alright, although I'm pretty sure it can't be too in-depth. So, Mark and Steven revealed that the coffin scene was first written to have Molly trapped in the coffin, with a time clock. They caved and changed the idea after negative feedback. So, there was always supposed to be a trial with Molly being threatened. So what do you think Steven and Mark were getting at? Why did they need Molly to be "in danger" for once? Thanks!!

You’re very welcome! ;D And this question is fun too, because in my opinion the answer is pretty flippin shippy. :))

The gist of that scene (as we’ve all ranted about before lol) was absolutely romantic love. All the tests at Sherrinford were emotional and involved the lives of people around Sherlock, but this one was very specific. It’s not about basic human compassion, because that was already dealt with. It’s not about friendly and familial affection, because that was dealt with separately as well. It’s like all the different types of love were covered in those varying scenes…and Molly’s scene covered romance. There’s no two ways about it.

So to me it’s obvious. Molly has to be put in harm’s way to really hit the nail on the head for possible romantic attachment in Sherlock. He’s become very very good at not directly addressing those kinds of emotions. But having Molly’s life at risk lays it all on the line and forces him to confront how much she really means to him and also how far he’s willing to go to keep her safe. Yes, Mofftiss never had shown Molly being directly in danger before, and honestly I think it needed to be saved till s4e3. It was heavy stuff. Again, because it was about romantic love! What was suggested by that scene and how it went down would have been way more than they’d be willing to incorporate into the general show’s plot if this had happened at the end of s2 or something. But s4e3 was a climactic episode. And in my personal opinion, the Molly in danger scene (no matter how they portrayed that danger) was the romantic climax in the episode…and very likely the show as a whole.❤️

juldooz

I love that the changes made to the scene were not to shift the meaning of the moment or their intention for Sherlock, but to give her agency. This is something that Louise initiates in ASiB, and something evident here.

Having Molly push back and add her own level of unpredictability to the equation is so much bebetter and plays right into Eurus’ hand. These changes are wonderful and important. The choice of why her stays the same. And that’s beautiful.