Please don't fear, we're all mad in here!

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Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:26:00 -0400

I learned more essential life lessons from Youtube and Tumblr then I did in my entire school career....

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:11:00 -0400

I learned more essential life lessons from Youtube and Tumblr then I did in my entire school career. Oh sure I learned somethings, but not how to balance a checkbook, or what to wear to a formal dinner, or how to “dress for success”, or basically anything about the real world. So I would like to take this time to sincerely thank everyone who post videos or educational posts, so that clueless people like me can actually have a chance of surviving adulthood! Thank You!!!!

theketchupsong: i hate how bad my social anxiety is like i literally spend ten minutes trying to...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:04:05 -0400

theketchupsong:

i hate how bad my social anxiety is like i literally spend ten minutes trying to think of a reply to someone who says “hi” on the Internet like i fricken worry about what emoticons i use i suck at life how do you do the confidence thing

This is the official ‘i care’ symbol. This is how it...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:34:12 -0400

This is the official ‘i care’ symbol. This is how it works:

Basically you reblog this, and your followers know that you care and that they can message you about anything anon or not and you will reply back or at least look at their message. If you care about your followers please reblog.

doctopus: dont u wonder about the people on the other side of the enterprise who are just the...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:04:21 -0400

doctopus:

dont u wonder about the people on the other side of the enterprise who are just the janitors or some shit they never go on the bridge they have no idea whats going on

when the ship shakes they just think ‘goddammit kirk’

ghostanswers: buttermilkqueen: subway??? no man this is domway. we tell you how you want your...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:02:44 -0400

ghostanswers:

buttermilkqueen:

subway??? no man this is domway. we tell you how you want your sandwich and u shut up and eat it.

This is domway, where we pre-negotiate how the sandwich will be made with your full understanding of the ingredients and their usual consequences. If the worst happens and you don’t like the sandwich you can use a safeword, we’ll remove it and immediately stop lunch. Then we’ll remake it for you the way you like, with plenty of communication to avoid those ingredients in the future. That way you can build a foundation of trust with us, and enjoy yourself by safely giving yourselves into the hands of other sandwich-makers who have proven their responsibility and compassion with your dietary needs.

liermeik: Hundreds of thousands of Brazilians poured into the...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:02:07 -0400

liermeik:

Hundreds of thousands of Brazilians poured into the streets of at least 25 cities across the country Monday, blanketing the streets of major cities like São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro and climbing to the roof of the Brazilian National Congress in Brasilia, the nation’s capital. The protests, sparked last week by a smaller demonstration against fare hikes on public buses, are taking place around the Confederations Cup, the soccer tournament that began Saturday as a tune-up for Brazil’s 2014 hosting of the World Cup.

The World Cup has become a symbol of corruption and overspending in the country. Brazil, originally slated to spend less than $1 billion in private funding on soccer stadiums, has already spent more than $3 billion, most of which has come from public funds. Meanwhile, schools and hospitals are overcrowded, understaffed, and underfunded, infrastructure is crumbling, and income inequality is rising as Brazil’s minimum wage remains low. The money spent on the World Cup, the protesters say, would be better spent on efforts to help ordinary Brazilians.

Though there were small pockets of violence during demonstrations in some cities, the vast majority of the protests remained peaceful, according to local news reports. Here are pictures from Monday’s protests.

Summarizing, please, no one goes to the World Cup here, please. If you don’t go that’s going to help a lot of our cause.

nightmare-kisser: chamberofvictory: this fuckin guy poor bb...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:25:15 -0400

nightmare-kisser:

chamberofvictory:

this fuckin guy

poor bb was so OCD it hurt

ancientart: Daughter of Amenophis IV or Akhenaten (1351-1334),...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:07:42 -0400

ancientart:

Daughter of Amenophis IV or Akhenaten (1351-1334), Egyptian, limestone/ red paint.

This female head has an elongated skull, and is probably a child of Amenhotep IV/Akhenaten (1351-1334 BCE). The eye is hollow for inlaying. The piece is broken across the neck, and is a forgery executed in the 18th Dynasty, Amarna Period style.

Courtesy & currently located at the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, USA.

laughcentre: allmonds: sluttyoliveoil: allmonds: stand: I I DONT GET IT SOMEONE EXPLAIN i...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:52:46 -0400

laughcentre:

allmonds:

sluttyoliveoil:

allmonds:

stand:

I

I DONT GET IT SOMEONE EXPLAIN

i understand

THEN FUCKIBG TELL ME

8 times
8 times I have scrolled past this
I now understand

Well, Clarice, have the lambs stopped screaming? You owe me a...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:44:19 -0400

_{Well, Clarice, have the lambs stopped screaming? You owe me a piece of information, you know, and that’s what I’d like. … I won’t be surprised if the answer is yes and no. The lambs will stop for now. But, Clarice, you judge yourself with all the mercy of the dungeon scales at Threave; you’ll have to earn it again and again, the blessed silence. Because it’s the plight that drives you, seeing the plight, and the plight will not end, ever. I have no plans to call on you, Clarice, the world being more interesting with you in it. Be sure you extend me the same courtesy. … Some of our stars are the same, Clarice.}

_{— Hannibal Lecter; The Silence of the Lambs.}

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Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:42:26 -0400

fishingboatproceeds: reuters: Thousands of Brazilians have...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:39:54 -0400

fishingboatproceeds:

reuters:

Thousands of Brazilians have protested in several cities over the past ten days, and organizers are planning for another march in Sao Paulo on Monday night.

Rising prices for public transportation was the original cause of the the protests, organized by Movimento Passe Livre. Since then, Brazilians have joined protests for various other reasons, including rising crime, income inequality, and corruption.

The protests are quickly becoming a sign of a weakening public confidence for Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff ahead of the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

The protest’s nickname “Salad Uprising” was coined in response to the arrests of those who carried vinegar with them as an aide against police tear gas.

Tumblr blog Salad Uprising is reporting to collect stories and pictures from demonstrations across Brazil (Reuters cannot confirm individual posts on external blogs; please message the Reuters on Tumblr if you seek more information on any news).

When police tried to disperse the crowd on Thursday in Sao Paulo, violence erupted, injuring dozens and leading to nearly 200 arrests.

Photo: posters read, “Dilma, we are the ones who pay for your housing” and “Communities exist.” REUTERS/Alex Almeida

Many people have asked me about this, because 1. there are a lot of Brazilian nerdfighters, 2. I am a huge fan of Brazil and see the last 20 years of its history as a model for other nations in the developing world, and 3. I like soccer a lot.

My honest opinions may be unpopular with Brazilian nerdfighters, and that’s okay. I might be wrong. I’ve been wrong before. Also, I don’t know much about Brazil, and I don’t want to pretend otherwise. But since you’re all asking:

1. 100% of the protesters’ concerns are legitimate.

2. I think the World Cup (and the Olympics) will happen regardless of whether they are a net economic good for Brazil. (I think they’ll be a net negative, but it’ll be closer than many people are saying.) Brazil has already spent more than 3 billion reals to prepare for the World Cup; yes, that is a ridiculous number, but making the World Cup a failure will not make it a less ridiculous number.

2a. Given that, I think non-Brazilians who are planning to go should go and spend a lot of money. The time to have the conversation about whether it was a bad idea to host the World Cup has passed: The cost of abandoning the World Cup (or the Olympics) at this point would be prohibitive and more damaging to the Brazilian economy than going through with it and hopefully getting a reasonable windfall from foreign tourists spending a lot of money.

3. I understand that money spent by tourists will be unevenly distributed, but that’s been the case for decades, and in Brazil at least, the rising tide really has lifted all boats: after decades of rampant inflation and extremely high poverty rates, absolute poverty has fallen by half since 1994.

3a. That said, poverty is still much higher in Brazil than it should be, and corruption remains a huge problem. (Compare Brazil’s corruption levels to Chile’s, for instance.) Income inequality is extremely high. Crime is a vexing problem, and a very complicated one. Public transportation costs should not have gone up (for a variety of reasons, but mostly because it amounts to a tax on non-rich workers, who are exactly the wrong people to tax).

4. HOWEVER: It is important to note that real and important economic progress had been made in Brazil in the last 20 years. For that progress to continue, corruption, income inequality, and crime must decrease. These protests are important because they remind the government that all is not well and that progress is fragile and only counts if it continues. They hold the government accountable to the people. But as far as the World Cup goes: Most of the money that will be spent on the World Cup has already been spent. It is gone. Let us hope that the crowds are large and that most of that money can be recouped.

girljanitor: girljanitor: Lost silent film with all-Native...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:36:08 -0400

girljanitor:

girljanitor:

Lost silent film with all-Native American cast found

The Daughter of Dawn, an 80-minute feature film, was shot in July of 1920 in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge near Lawton, southwest Oklahoma. It was unique in the annals of silent film (or talkies, for that matter) for having a cast of 300 Comanches and Kiowas who brought their own clothes, horses, tipis, everyday props and who told their story without a single reference to the United States Cavalry. It was a love story, a four-person star-crossed romance that ends with the two main characters together happily ever after. There are two buffalo hunt sequences with actual herds of buffalo being chased down by hunters on bareback just as they had done on the Plains 50 years earlier.

The male lead was played by White Parker; another featured female role was played by Wanada Parker. They were the son and daughter of the powerful Comanche chief Quanah Parker, the last of the free Plains Quahadi Comanche warriors. He never lost a battle to United States forces, but, his people sick and starving, he surrendered at Fort Sill in 1875. Quanah was the son of Comanche chief Peta Nocona and Cynthia Ann Parker, the daughter of Euro-American settlers who had grown up in the tribe after she was kidnapped as a child by the Comanches who killed her parents. She was the model for Stands With a Fist in Dances with Wolves.

You can watch the first ten minutes of the film here. It is over 90 years old, and was produced by, directed by, and stars only Native American people.

A few more (very short) clips from this film have surfaced, but still no news on a release date or DVD availability.

Buffalo sighted

Buffalo needed

Buffalo reported

Thanks dance

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Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:30:35 -0400

My phone just called my mom’s phone…I’m beside mom…And my phone is upstairs...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:13:22 -0400

My phone just called my mom’s phone…I’m beside mom…And my phone is upstairs under the bed…And it’s shut off…WTH?!

in-love-with-all-british-actors: simplyfreeman: merlinisahuntin...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:25:08 -0400

in-love-with-all-british-actors:

simplyfreeman:

merlinisahuntingdetective:

damnthosewinchesterboys:

NO NO NO NO

WHO GAVE YOU THE RIGHT

WHY?? WHAT’S WRONG WITH YOU!?!? YOU CAN’T DO THIS.. I’M ALMOST FUCKING CRYING HERE

It’s alright, I didn’t need my fucking heart anyway TAKE IT

methodistcoloringbook: well i just spit lemonade all over my...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:20:38 -0400

methodistcoloringbook:

well i just spit lemonade all over my desk

scurviesdisneyblog: Pixar concept art

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:46:57 -0400

scurviesdisneyblog:

Pixar concept art

moonyandthediamonds: hesdeadjim: buttodenkirk: have u ever accidentally befriended someone who is...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:45:13 -0400

moonyandthediamonds:

hesdeadjim:

buttodenkirk:

have u ever accidentally befriended someone who is very very irritating

#the best part is #you dont know #if mccoy is talking about spock #if spock is talking about mccoy #or if theyre both talking about kirk