#p 455

[your-kore]

Gimli drew his axe from his belt. Haldir and his companion bent their bows. 'A plague on Dwarves and their stiff necks!' said Legolas.  'Come!' said Aragorn ... 'We will all be blindfold, even Legolas. That will be best, though it will make the journey slow and dull.'  Gimli laughed suddenly. 'A merry troop of fools we shall look! Will Haldir lead us all on a string, like many blind beggars with one dog? But I will be content, if only Legolas here shares my blindness.'  'I am an Elf and a kinsman here,' said Legolas, becoming angry in his turn. 'Now let us cry: "a plague on the stiff necks of Elves!"' said Aragorn.

J.R.R TOLKIEN The Fellowship of The Ring

[mistetasenmilmesetas]

[Según la gran tesis arqueológica de Gordon Childe, el Estado imperial arcaico implica un excedente agrícola en reserva, que va a hacer posible el mantenmiento de un cuerpo especializado de artesanos metalúrgicos y comerciantes. En efecto, el excedente como contenido específico de la sobrecodificación no solo debe ser almacenado, sino también absorbido, consumido, realizado. Esta exigencia económica de una absorción del excedente es sin duda uno de los principales aspectos de la apropiación de la máquina de guerra por el Estado imperial: desde el principio, la institución militar es uno de los medios más poderosos para absorber el excedente.]

[winnythebishop]

KAI YOU ASSHAT HAHAHAHAHA

[thewinterizzy]

Can I just say it's incredibly convenient that Noah just has tons and tons of money and can make anything happen or someone do anything or acquire any resource. I'm kind of tired of the Don't Worry, I'll Handle This *tosses money* thing. Sooner or later money has to not be a solution somehow.