Feb 21, 2021
Frank, say something nice to me?
What can I say? I have a very dry sense of humor.
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Frank, say something nice to me?
What can I say? I have a very dry sense of humor.
Frank, tell me some of your favourite dog facts!
My dad taught me that I should never call him Frank. It is not his dog name, he will know.
Send the referral do it do it do it, it’s SO worth it!
i’m gonna do it!!
i just. gotta prepare for it. mentally. i just. tired. don’t remember what to say. the stars are not in alignment.
We did it gang we lapped the sun again!
honestly impressive of us to do so in hell year. here’s to another lap of survival for us all
Reply-Reply to Ryncoon: Crackin the Shell
ryncoon replied to your post “Claws and Affect: An Utterly Pointless and Random Theory”
Cancer the beast was originally a crayfish, so, you’re right
Wiki:
In the Egyptian records of about 2000 BC it was described as Scarabaeus (Scarab), the sacred emblem of immortality. In Babylonia the constellation was known as MUL.AL.LUL, a name which can refer to both a crab and a snapping turtle. On boundary stones, the image of a turtle or tortoise appears quite regularly and it is believed that this represents Cancer since a conventional crab has not so far been discovered on any of these monuments. There also appears to be a strong connection between the Babylonian constellation and ideas of death and a passage to the underworld, which may be the origin of these ideas in later Greek myths associated with Hercules and the Hydra.[20] In the 12th century, an illustrated astronomical manuscript shows it as a water beetle. Albumasar writes of this sign in Flowers of Abu Ma'shar. A 1488 Latin translation depicts cancer as a large crayfish,[21] which also is the constellation's name in most Germanic languages. Jakob Bartsch and Stanislaus Lubienitzki, in the 17th century, described it as a lobster.
NEAT!
A cursory look at online tertiary sources(wikipedia) seems to lean more towards Karkinos meaning “crab”, but I get where you’re coming from here(and it makes sense, in particular, for Germanic languages, I’d say, since continental riverine peoples would have far more experience with crayfish/crawdads that crabs and lobsters. Kinda like how the Mesopotamians depicted it as a turtle, maybe?)
Regardless, thanks for the tip ^u^ I need to review Greek Constellation myths(and probably recent scholarship on Herakles) at some point :T :T
Also: some Telling illustrations from the Cancer(Astrology) Article:
ryncoon replied to your post: man i just really hope i don’t have a...
That would really suck. But it’s very statistically unlikely, and in terms of the experience, there are far worse deaths, so that’s… something?
no death is a good death when i still have work to do
A textiles query, Plauntie, if I may? I sunburn very very easily, so I want to make a coverup for outdoors. I’m thinking linen might be best, but I don’t know if it’s appropriate for things like gardening. Something breathable but fairly tight woven is I think my best bet...?
Oh linen is excellent for being outside in. Linen is strong and breathable and perfect for keeping the sun off.
ryncoon replied to your post “what noises do dryads make? Human-like speech sounds, a whistle/scream...”
Like a cavy whistle?
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More like a marmot whistle