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neil-gaiman

who even are you. like what did you write

I have no idea. Let me see if anyone else in this ask place knows.

str0kethebigtree-deactivated202

he was in arthur.

telebisou

you’re thinking of Jill Eikenberry; I think this guy was an astronaut of some kind

asingerofdreams

that’s Neil Armstrong, I thought this guy was in How I Met Your Mother

neil-gaiman

That’s Neil Patrick Harris. I think this might have been the playwright who wrote The Odd Couple.

merinnan

That’s Neil Simon. I think this is the musician who wrote Sweet Caroline.

hils79

That’s Neil Diamond. I think this is an astrophysicist

oneiriad

That’s Neil deGrasse Tyson. I think this is a river in Egypt.

omgpurplefattie

That’s the Nile; I think this is the Irish guy who made the movies “The Crying Game” and “Interview with the Vampire”.

stripedsweatergirl

No no no, that’s Neil Jordan. I think this is the English author who helped write Good Omens.

aphony-cree

You’re right! This is Terry Prachet’s tumblr. Good job everyone

cuddlydemons

ok I love this meme but like

Neil Gaiman actually was in Arthur.

neil-gaiman

This is true.

dovesndecay

what were you doing in a falafel

kipplekipple

Let a man live

wabblebees

jenniferrpovey

So, this hasn't crossed my dash yet. (Not blaming anyone, there is soooo much going on in the world and I'd also missed it in the noise).

There is currently a strike at Frito-Lay. in Topeka. These workers are striking because:

They were being forced to work 84 hour weeks. The company's best offer so far is a 60 hour cap. This is shit we fought for a century ago, people.

Their generous offer also includes a whole 4 percent wage increase...over the next 2 years. I'm not sure what COL is in Topeka, but... Well, it's better than the entire 77 cents they've apparently gotten in the last decade.

There's also a report that a worker literally collapsed and dropped dead on the line and the foreman's response was to make them move the body out of the way and put in a replacement. (However, this is unconfirmed and, of course, the company denies it).

There have been multiple OSHA violations at this plant over the last few years, including a forklift accident that's under investigation.

They've now been striking since July 5 but, of course, it only hit the national media yesterday.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/07/14/frito-lay-strike-forced-overtime/

So, why am I signal boosting this?

Because Frito-Lay is refusing to budge. They are attempting to make the excuse that union leadership agreed to the 60 hour work week and crappy pay cut...when union leadership only agreed to put it to a vote.

And this means that we need to put the thumbscrews on them. Remember, this is about 19th century style working conditions.

So, I'm calling on my followers to boycott Frito Lay's until the strike is involved.

Frito-Lay owns:

Lay's

Doritos (Sorry. I really am. I KNOW there's no good alternative to Doritos, although Zapp's are good if you can find them).

Fritos

Tostitos

Cheetos

Ruffles

Sun Chips

Baken-ets

Chester's

Cracker Jack

Islen plantain chips

Funyuns

Grandma's (the cookies)

Matador Meat Snacks

Maui style potato chips

Miss Vickie's

Munchies

Munchos

Rolled Gold

Sabritones

Santitas

Simply

Smartfood

Stacys

The Walking Taco

NatuChips

PopCorners (this one wasn't on their website, but was bought by Pepsi's in 2019 with the intent of adding it. So best avoided just in case). Yes, this really is more than half of the snack aisle. Suggested alternatives:

Kettle Brand Chips

Zapp's (If you can find them. My supermarket had them once and not since, so I'm guessing the culinary cowards in this neighborhood were afraid of "Voodoo" flavored chips).

Pringles

On the Border for salsa.

Wise Cheez Doodles

Bugles

Utz

Store own brand alternatives, if your store has ones that are any good.

Cheez-its

Check before you buy and let's tell these people they don't get to treat workers like that.

luxflora

This was posted on FB recently by someone supporting the strike!

castiellesbian

quarantine did something irreversible to us as individuals.

castiellesbian

sorry about your trauma everyone, but this post was about the Perfume Genius self-insert Jensen Ackles vore rpf

bisexualwario

cielsoleil

HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A SCOTTISH PARROT

IM LOSING IT OVER THIS

abysswarlock

I have never heard a parrot with a Scottish accent

rainbow-burst

QMFMZMDMSMDDMDM

4evamc

Early morning serotonin boast!

Smiley Misha and Darius

4evamc

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whiskey-wolf-deactivated2020060

And this is what happens when a masterfully crafted katana collides with a masterfully crafted longsword.

Suck it, katana

val-ritz

And that is what happens when a masterfully crafted scalpel collides with a masterfully crafted guillotine.

Does nobody understand that longswords and katanas are two different kinds of tool?Longswords are essentially sharpened fucksticks designed to destroy the shit out of anything resembling armor that comes their way. They shatter bone, jelly flesh, and essentially fuck people up by sheer inexorable force of being a goddamn sharp steel bar.

Katanas don’t do that.They’re not meant to withstand collision with armor or a brick wall or a charging fully outfitted warhorsebecause the circumstances of its development didn’t call for that. It’s a precision instrument. It’s designed to be lightweight, outmaneuver, and find weak spots, not go barreling into people hack-n-slashing your way to victory. It’s a specialized tool.

In a sense this reflects a core difference between cultures; katanas are a shitton of work and preparation to make the execution as efficient and streamlined as possible, while longswords are more durably and simply made in response to a climate that would require a soldier to be a one-man battering ram in battle.

karstaagskookykastle-blog

You slam any blade into any other blade and one of them is at least going to get chipped, because you’re NOT SUPPOSED TO FUCKING DO THAT.

Medieval European / Japanese sword-fighting manuals didn’t have “Now Clang the Swords Together and Totally Ruin Them For No Good Reason Whatsoever” sections. That sword-clanging crap is from movies because you want to show a 2 minute dancey sword-fight and have to do something during that time, because in real sword fights it’s either over in 25 seconds with one guy on the ground, dead, or it goes on for 4 hours as two guys in armor wear themselves out, slamming the broad sides of the sword against the armor.

Swords aren’t lightsabers.

This is like proving a Volkswagen Beetle is a “crap car” by running it into a bridge pylon at 85 mph. It’s a pointless demonstration, because you’re not supposed to do that.

Neither one of these weapons was invented to cut another sword in half, Both were invented to cut a GUY in half. In slightly different ways, but still.

cool-mint

oh my god thank you

rotateyoursenses

marauders4evr

I keep seeing posts that are like:

Person #1: *Meme about breaking news* Person #2: I can’t keep learning the news like this. Person #3: If you’re going to a circus, expect to see clowns.

But the thing is, sure, everyone on tumblr expects to see clowns.

What we don’t expect is for the clowns to do this:

And this has been the exact energy of this website for months.

thesassyducks

Happiness is a Gosling recognising you, and running excitedly towards you. His name is Sam btw

(Source)

fakethenip-deactivated20220809

i hope the debate over whether or not it was misogynistic for bernie sanders to wear a coat continues for at least another three days

postirony

girlbossjodiarias

A high profile Jewish woman slated to have considerable legislative power in the US Senate would not have been able to roll up to her primary rival's inauguration with messy hair, no makeup, and a "practical" winter coat without being torn apart by her colleagues and the media.

Please read one (1) book on feminist theory please.

carolxdanvers

Oh you mean like janet yellen, old ass jewish woman and former chair of the federal reserve?

Anyway, get used to this. Anything perceived as less than completely reverential of Kamala Harris is going to be called misogyny for the next four years. That doesn't just mean criticism of this administration; it's going to extend to the way people fucking dress around her, someone perhaps not smiling convincingly enough. This is what #girlboss feminism has gotten.

f1rstperson

The solution to “our society demands women put in way more effort into how they look” isn’t “how come this 80 year old dude isn’t freezing himself half to death during a pandemic for equality”

eroticcannibal

If ur feminist hot take is "everyone needs to suffer as I have suffered" you need to read one (1) book on feminist theory.

fatphobiabusters

You know what I was thinking of? I never see historical fashion for fat people like me. It's all skinny flappers and small waisted Victorians. Unless it's someone who was famous or a man, it seems no one cares to show what the average fat person wore in the past.

Most fat people just wore a sized up version of skinny people’s clothing. For most of history a silouette was really the important part more than arbitrary unpadded measurements. Anything you’ve heard otherwise is a…hmm what’s the word I’m looking for, a miss representation. What I mean is, most people wore literal padding to achieve a look, they didn’t manipulate their natural bodies like we do now, they added material to achieve the silouette. Nothing about this directly excludes fat bodies. For most of history fat clothes was just like I said, skinny clothes sized up and capable of holding the same padding.

I hear about the 30 inch waist ideal for some time periods but that’s the thing, it’s the ideal, not a reality. Most existent surving dresses are “smaller” because fat people wore their clothes out, repurposed them into new fashions and decades, like most people did. Our survivors bias is weird like that. I was thinking about sharing some videos from some historical YouTube’s and this is a good a reason as any.

changelingfangs

The funny thing is that the “small waisted Victorian” was actually a COMPARATIVE thing. The victorian (and Edwardian) ideal is a waist that’s 15-10 inches smaller than the bust.

If you look closely at a lot of Victorian imagery (esp the adult China dolls) you’ll find a LOT of double chins – at least for women. The ideal woman was (and this is sexist as hell but) a successful mother and a successful mother was rounded and plump from multiple pregnancies.

Anyway, a really cool image I have is an ad from the Victorian era that really shows how ideals have changed;

As far as the clothing goes: a LOT of what we have left are the garments of young, rich women (like, premarriage age) and garments from special occasions – so debuts, weddings, special parties – because, like how a lot of women now will put aside their wedding dress, a well off young woman may have a dress made for a special occasion and never wear it again whereas most daily wear (much like with fat folks now) was worn until it fell apart.

Anyway, here are also some images of fat Victorians (sadly mostly women, I couldn’t find like any men that weren’t like, freak show photos which are kinda demeaning so not included)

I included the image with the group of women because look at that body type variety!

Also, Enchanted Rose Costumes on YouTube is a LOVELY plus size historical costuber and I highly recommend her!

fatphobiabusters

Lovely addition!

warlockfemale

“My time has come” I whisper as I open my image folder. Sadly none as cool as the lady balancing the teacups on her chest.

memewhore

its-paps

@the-snowbound

johnnyjoestarrelatable

i think it's fucked up that there are plants that decided they wanted to eat meat

johnnyjoestarrelatable

a plant's job is literally to just exist but the venus flytrap chose violence

johnnyjoestarrelatable

what if i gently laid an uncooked steak on the soil for it to absorb

iridescentjaq

my tree biology teacher fed her calcium-deficient tree a whole-ass bbq rib bone - she stuck it in the ground near the base of the tree (after eating the meat off of it), and when she came back to collect it to show the tree biology class it was GONE

the tree had grown a root up through the center of it & out through the sides

also there’s an old story about a man who was buried beneath a tree, and when they went to exhume the body it had been completely absorbed by the tree’s roots- you could see the shape of the body in the way the roots grew, splitting up for clearly defined arms and legs. trees will absolutely eat a steak if you bury it & they need the nutrients.

johnnyjoestarrelatable

that’s horrifying! thank you