A World of Words

[girlactionfigure]

"Orwell argues that antisemitism operates like a conspiracy theory. Because its adherents willingly swallow clear absurdities, he concluded that trying to counter antisemitic prejudice with facts, logic, or statistics is largely useless."

[homunculus-argument]

I'm not a "will help, no questions asked" kind of friend. Because I will ask questions. I'm just not gonna question your answers. Like yeah if we're friends I can help you get rid of a body, no problem, but I still want to know who it was and what happened. Not because I don't trust that you'd kill someone who didn't need killing or would help someone you shouldn't be helping - we wouldn't be friends in the first place if I didn't know you well enough to trust your judgement. I'm just curious as hell and I want to know things.

[blastovkatamarinecromancy]

Not asking to judge, just asking to hear a good story

[guildenstern]

i know the minotaur's labyrinth was almost certainly actually a maze but it's really funny to imagine theseus was just so fucking stupid he couldn't even find his way out of a unicursal, non-branching path without ariadne's ball of string

[tethered-heartstrings]

I think you should be able to heal any injury or illness by just thinking about it real hard for 5 minutes and eating some garlic bread

[tethered-heartstrings]

the power of getting 5 minutes of peace. and garlic bread

[botanyshitposts]

so like up until the 1600s, people believed that plants got their mass by eating dirt, because where the fuck else would they get it from. a guy named jan van helmont thought this sounded kind of funky and decided to test it by planting a willow tree sapling, letting it grow in a pot for 5 years, and measuring the soil before and after. lo and behold, at the end of the 5 year experiment the weight of the soil was basically the same. he decided that the mass of the growing willow tree would HAVE to be from water, because what the fuck else could the plant possibly eat, am i right lads???

anyway what im trying to get at is that its actually a really common misconception that plants eat dirt. they do not eat dirt. they get their mass from carbon dioxide in the air that they converted into sugars and starches in photosynthesis. yes, they get nutrients and stuff from the soil, but the bulk of what you see in terms of like, leaves and bark and Non-Water Plant Stuff™ was made from materials converted from carbon dioxide in photosynthesis. 

jan van helmont did not know this. jan van helmont self-identified as an alchemist and spent most of his time thinking very hard about how eating things worked while under the assumption that plants apparently got bigger from only water and absolutely nothing else. this, although some sort of mood i can’t pin down– a small worm, a similar hat, if you will– is not a life style i would encourage

[dukeofriven]

This is a weird callout post for a guy who made the most logical deductions he could have given the resources and tools he had at his disposal.

[botanyshitposts]

i wrote this trying to find a funnee joke way to correct the ‘plants eat dirt’ misunderstanding but u know what? this is valid. post cancelled jan van helmont didnt deserve this

[aethersea]

I mean to be fair the chain of “sounds sensible” is directly inverse to the chain of “actually true”

“plants eat dirt” ok sure, there is physical mass (dirt) and then there is physical mass (plant), most plants can’t survive when taken out of the dirt, this checks out.

“plants eat water” I mean he did weight the dirt so I guess that one’s debunked, and there’s nothing else plants will die without, and I mean they do have sap and so on inside them, we know the water goes into the plant. sure! weird but okay!

“plants eat air” get out of here. you’re just making things up now.

[derinthescarletpescatarian]

In his defense. They do also eat small amounts of water.

[objectlessondujour]

Y'all are going to flip your gourds when you hear about what plants do with photons

[cipheramnesia]

In fairness also they do eat part of the dirt too. They’ll sometimes eat a skeleton if they’re hungry.

[headspace-hotel]

they will uptake cadmium and arsenic sometimes 👍

[liefst]

Touch me and see what happens. Engraved kitchen knives, 2022. (ig @jannekemakes)

[mckitterick]

[mckitterick]

On April 13, 1985, Danuta Danielsson - a Jewish-Polish woman whose mother was taken to a concentration camp in WWII - hit a local neonazi with her handbag in Växjö, Sweden.

Update: The neonazis were subsequently expelled from the city, and a statue was erected in her honor.

This week 34 years ago, Danuta Danielsson demonstrated how much respect fascists deserve.

[vbartilucci]

Well played, Danuta Danielsson.

And good aim.

[alys-is-rabbit]

She hit them so hard they were banished from that land forever. Iconic

[mckitterick]

Happy 40th Annual Hit a Nazi with a Handbag Day

[tommyknards-archive]

STAR WARS: EPISODE V — THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK 1980 | dir. Irvin Kershner

[anneemay]

[holisticdirkmuppet]

sweetest post ever??? 😭

[fancyeliza-deactivated20200804]

do you ever think about how fucked you’d be in medieval times with your weak eyesight, asthma and homosexual tendencies

[sevensables]

#not to mention the witchcraft

[p0ck3tf0x]

One Hundred Ways to Say ‘I Love You’

“Pull over.  Let me drive for awhile.”

“It reminded me of you.”

“No, no, it’s my treat.”

“Come here.  Let me fix it.”

“I’ll walk you home.”

“Have a good day at work.”

“I dreamt about you last night.”

“Take my seat.”

“I saved a piece for you.”

“I’m sorry for your loss.”

“You can have half.”

“Take my jacket, it’s cold outside.”

“Sorry I’m late.”

“Can I have this dance?”

“I made your favourite.”

“It’s okay.  I couldn’t sleep anyway.”

“Watch your step.”

“Here, drink this.  You’ll feel better.”

“Can I hold your hand?”

“You can borrow mine.”

“You might like this.”

“It’s not heavy.  I’m stronger than I look.”

“I’ll wait.”

“Just because.”

“Look both ways.”

“I’m sorry.  I didn’t mean to.”

“Try some.”

“Drive safely.”

“Well, what do you want to do?”

“One more chapter.”

“Don’t worry about me.”

“It looks good on you.”

“Close your eyes and hold out your hands.”

“That’s okay, I bought two.”

“After you.”

“We’ll figure it out.”

“Can I kiss you?”

“I like your laugh.”

“Don’t cry.”

“I made this for you.”

“Go back to sleep.”

“Is this okay?”

“I picked these for you.”

“I’ll drive you to the hospital.”

“What do you want to watch?”

“You can go first.”

“Did you get my letter?”

“I’ll do it for you.”

“Call me when you get home.”

“I think you’re beautiful.”

“Are you sure?”

“Have fun.”

“Sit down, I’ll get it.”

“I made reservations.”

“I don’t mind.”

“It brings out your eyes.”

“There is enough room for both of us.”

“You don’t have to say anything.”

“Wow.”

“Happy birthday.”

“I’ll pick it up after work.”

“It can wait until tomorrow.”

“Cross my heart and hope to die.”

“It’s two sugars, right?”

“I’ll help you study.”

“Stay over.”

“I did the dishes.”

“You didn’t have to ask.”

“I bought you a ticket.”

“You’re warm.”

“No reason.”

“I’ll meet you halfway.”

“Take mine.”

“We can share.”

“I was just thinking about you.”

“I want you to have this.”

“Call me if you need anything.”

“Do you want to come too?”

“I’ll still be here when you’re ready.”

“Is your seatbelt on?”

“Sweet dreams.”

“I was in the neighbourhood.”

“Stay there.  I’m coming to get you.”

“The key is under the mat.”

“It doesn’t bother me.”

“You’re important too.”

“I saved you a seat.”

“I’ll see you later.”

“I noticed.”

“You can tell me anything.”

“I hope you like it.”

“I want you to be happy.”

“I believe in you.”

“You can do it.”

“Good luck.”

“I brought you an umbrella.”

“I’ll pick you up at the airport.”

“Take a deep breath.”

“Be careful.”

  And…

  100.  “I love you.”

[reystars]

This is an nbc hate blog

[millennial-review-deactivated20]

[sarahsaharasaurus]

this is such a weird way of phrasing “Millenials go hungry because of financial crisis we caused”

[snakebitcat]

“Why then do they not eat cake?”

[yourdailydoseofcutestalkerchick]

The timeless renewal stress is killing me so here have some random timeless aesthetics

[devilsmagic]

I saw you near the ocean, surrounded by cowboys I think. Yellow teeth. Spurs on their boots. They have you trapped. You died. [x]

[ethanhunt-deactivated20230911]

Rachel Weisz for Esquire UK, February 2010