weeguttersnipe
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Optimistic misanthrope
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Long ago on the hell site I made long list of historically interesting things to use in dnd ttrpgs and I'll start dragging them over here starting with
2000 years-old sapphire ring presumably belonged to Roman emperor Caligula, depicting his fourth wife Caesonia.
2000 years-old sapphire ring presumably belonged to Roman emperor Caligula, depicting his fourth wife Caesonia.
November 13, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Long ago on the hell site I made long list of historically interesting things to use in dnd ttrpgs and I'll start dragging them over here starting with
2000 years-old sapphire ring presumably belonged to Roman emperor Caligula, depicting his fourth wife Caesonia.
2000 years-old sapphire ring presumably belonged to Roman emperor Caligula, depicting his fourth wife Caesonia.
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Good morning.
I don't know who did this, but I love you.
I don't know who did this, but I love you.
November 3, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Good morning.
I don't know who did this, but I love you.
I don't know who did this, but I love you.
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Happy World Wombat Day! Sound on to listen to the very soothing munching noises of this chonky wombat...
October 22, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Happy World Wombat Day! Sound on to listen to the very soothing munching noises of this chonky wombat...
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In celebration of World Octopus Day, we wanted to revisit one of our favorite cephalopod sightings, the glass octopus — Vitreledonella richardi filmed during a month-long #PhoenixIslandsCoral expedition in 2021.
October 8, 2025 at 10:22 PM
In celebration of World Octopus Day, we wanted to revisit one of our favorite cephalopod sightings, the glass octopus — Vitreledonella richardi filmed during a month-long #PhoenixIslandsCoral expedition in 2021.
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Because you deserve nice things,one of my favorite wholesome videos.
Today we celebrate Madeline Kahn on the 83rd year of her birth with her duet of Sing After Me with Grover.
I honestly do not want to be friends with you if Madeline or Grover or Madeline and Grover together do not make you smile.
Today we celebrate Madeline Kahn on the 83rd year of her birth with her duet of Sing After Me with Grover.
I honestly do not want to be friends with you if Madeline or Grover or Madeline and Grover together do not make you smile.
September 29, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Because you deserve nice things,one of my favorite wholesome videos.
Today we celebrate Madeline Kahn on the 83rd year of her birth with her duet of Sing After Me with Grover.
I honestly do not want to be friends with you if Madeline or Grover or Madeline and Grover together do not make you smile.
Today we celebrate Madeline Kahn on the 83rd year of her birth with her duet of Sing After Me with Grover.
I honestly do not want to be friends with you if Madeline or Grover or Madeline and Grover together do not make you smile.
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We'd like to wish all our animals a happy Labor Day, except Gerald, our Giant Panda. He hasn't done a damn thing since he got here.
August 31, 2025 at 9:59 PM
We'd like to wish all our animals a happy Labor Day, except Gerald, our Giant Panda. He hasn't done a damn thing since he got here.
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In the bookshop this morning:
PARENTS: “Okay, we’re leaving now.”
CHILD: *pulls another book from the shelf and sits down *
CHILD: “Then I guess this is goodbye.”
PARENTS: “Okay, we’re leaving now.”
CHILD: *pulls another book from the shelf and sits down *
CHILD: “Then I guess this is goodbye.”
August 21, 2025 at 10:59 AM
In the bookshop this morning:
PARENTS: “Okay, we’re leaving now.”
CHILD: *pulls another book from the shelf and sits down *
CHILD: “Then I guess this is goodbye.”
PARENTS: “Okay, we’re leaving now.”
CHILD: *pulls another book from the shelf and sits down *
CHILD: “Then I guess this is goodbye.”
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I am one of the 14 authors who chose to leave the Polari Prize, and I find myself frustrated and saddened at the way this entire story has been represented. 1/
John Boyne says LGBTQ+ fiction prize backlash brought him ‘close to the edge’
John Boyne says LGBTQ+ fiction prize backlash brought him ‘close to the edge’
Gender critical novelist urges writers to reenter prize they boycotted and may ask judges not to shortlist his novella
The gender critical Irish novelist John Boyne has said he has been brought “very close to the edge” by the backlash to his inclusion on the longlist for a literary prize for LGBTQ+ authors.
Ten authors and two judges withdrew from the Polari prize and more than 800 writers and publishing industry workers signed a petition calling on Polari to remove Boyne’s novella Earth from its longlist. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
August 15, 2025 at 9:58 AM
I am one of the 14 authors who chose to leave the Polari Prize, and I find myself frustrated and saddened at the way this entire story has been represented. 1/
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For a medieval monastic chronicler, a headline to die for
August 2, 2025 at 7:19 PM
For a medieval monastic chronicler, a headline to die for
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“keep politics out of kids movies”
disney in 1973:
disney in 1973:
July 20, 2025 at 2:30 AM
“keep politics out of kids movies”
disney in 1973:
disney in 1973:
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Ranking my daily mood on a scale from baby Tawny Frogmouth to baby Albatross.
July 17, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Ranking my daily mood on a scale from baby Tawny Frogmouth to baby Albatross.
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A pea-sized #Argonaut #octopus hitches a ride on a chain of cloned #salps, as they drift through the open #ocean together.
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#papernautilus #nautilus #cephalopod #blackwater #blackwaterdiving #blackwaterphotography #gug #chrisgug #gugunderwater #comensalism #symbiosis
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#papernautilus #nautilus #cephalopod #blackwater #blackwaterdiving #blackwaterphotography #gug #chrisgug #gugunderwater #comensalism #symbiosis
May 11, 2025 at 11:28 AM
A pea-sized #Argonaut #octopus hitches a ride on a chain of cloned #salps, as they drift through the open #ocean together.
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#papernautilus #nautilus #cephalopod #blackwater #blackwaterdiving #blackwaterphotography #gug #chrisgug #gugunderwater #comensalism #symbiosis
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#papernautilus #nautilus #cephalopod #blackwater #blackwaterdiving #blackwaterphotography #gug #chrisgug #gugunderwater #comensalism #symbiosis
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Modest proposal : when Murdoch finally dies, we entomb all his loyal employees with him like the pharaohs of old
May 5, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Modest proposal : when Murdoch finally dies, we entomb all his loyal employees with him like the pharaohs of old
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“I asked ChatGPT” well I asked the three Fates and the one with the scissors got very agitated when I told her you were using your one precious life thread talking to that cursed thing
May 2, 2025 at 3:19 PM
“I asked ChatGPT” well I asked the three Fates and the one with the scissors got very agitated when I told her you were using your one precious life thread talking to that cursed thing
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If you're having a difficult day, have a read through of this article on the urgent question of whether the Bayeux Tapestry has 93 or 94 penises.
And people say history is boring.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
And people say history is boring.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Historians dispute Bayeux tapestry penis tally after lengthy debate
Two Bayeux scholars at loggerheads over whether dangling shape depicts dagger or the embroidery’s 94th phallus
www.theguardian.com
April 25, 2025 at 12:08 AM
If you're having a difficult day, have a read through of this article on the urgent question of whether the Bayeux Tapestry has 93 or 94 penises.
And people say history is boring.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
And people say history is boring.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
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Historians will fight about anything.
If you're having a difficult day, have a read through of this article on the urgent question of whether the Bayeux Tapestry has 93 or 94 penises.
And people say history is boring.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
And people say history is boring.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Historians dispute Bayeux tapestry penis tally after lengthy debate
Two Bayeux scholars at loggerheads over whether dangling shape depicts dagger or the embroidery’s 94th phallus
www.theguardian.com
April 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Historians will fight about anything.
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Surprisingly prescient depiction of a Producer selecting guests for a history podcast.
April 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Surprisingly prescient depiction of a Producer selecting guests for a history podcast.
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To prevent deer from being hit by cars Finland has tried using reflective paint. (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/avoid-deer-strikes-finland-painting-deer-antlers-reflective-paint-180949792/)
File this under "solutions to modern problems that summon the old gods."
File this under "solutions to modern problems that summon the old gods."
April 20, 2025 at 10:12 AM
To prevent deer from being hit by cars Finland has tried using reflective paint. (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/avoid-deer-strikes-finland-painting-deer-antlers-reflective-paint-180949792/)
File this under "solutions to modern problems that summon the old gods."
File this under "solutions to modern problems that summon the old gods."
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Emus catching snowflakes 🪶
January 20, 2024 at 5:04 PM
Emus catching snowflakes 🪶
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