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twin-city-ankh-and-morpork: (x) “Don’t put your trust in...

Sat, 25 May 2013 15:26:33 +0200

(x)

“Don’t put your trust in revolutions. They always come around again. That’s why they’re called revolutions. People die, and nothing changes.”

- Terry Pratchett, “Night Watch”

pitbull looks like the naked mole rat from kim possible do you see it d o y o u

Sat, 25 May 2013 14:56:31 +0200

pitbull looks like the naked mole rat from kim possible

do you see it

d o y o u

thecharmm: a witch and a street performer they would cause so...

Sat, 25 May 2013 14:46:51 +0200

thecharmm:

a witch and a street performer

they would cause so much trouble :’)

How do they rise up, rise up, rise up?How do they rise up, rise...

Sat, 25 May 2013 14:41:55 +0200

How do they rise up, rise up, rise up?
How do they rise up, rise up high?

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Sat, 25 May 2013 14:34:31 +0200

mondoleon: guten tag

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:34:36 +0200

mondoleon:

guten tag

"Well, children, where there is so much racket there must be something out of kilter. I think that..."

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:24:19 +0200

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Well, children, where there is so much racket there must be something out of kilter. I think that ‘twixt the negroes of the South and the women at the North, all talking about rights, the white men will be in a fix pretty soon. But what’s all this here talking about?

That man over there says that women need to be helped into carriages, and lifted over ditches, and to have the best place everywhere. Nobody ever helps me into carriages, or over mud-puddles, or gives me any best place! And ain’t I a woman? Look at me! Look at my arm! I have ploughed and planted, and gathered into barns, and no man could head me! And ain’t I a woman? I could work as much and eat as much as a man - when I could get it - and bear the lash as well! And ain’t I a woman? I have borne thirteen children, and seen most all sold off to slavery, and when I cried out with my mother’s grief, none but Jesus heard me! And ain’t I a woman?

Then they talk about this thing in the head; what’s this they call it? [member of audience whispers, “intellect”] That’s it, honey. What’s that got to do with women’s rights or negroes’ rights? If my cup won’t hold but a pint, and yourn holds a quart, wouldn’t you be mean not to let me have my little half measure full?

Then that little man in black there, he says women can’t have as much rights as men, ‘cause Christ wasn’t a woman! Where did your Christ come from? Where did your Christ come from? From God and a woman! Man had nothing to do with Him.

If the first woman God ever made was strong enough to turn the world upside down all alone, these women together ought to be able to turn it back , and get it right side up again! And now they is asking to do it, the men better let them.

Obliged to you for hearing me, and now old Sojourner ain’t got nothing more to say.

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- Sojourner Truth, 1851 (via jamestheghostdad)

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Fri, 24 May 2013 22:16:36 +0200

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Fri, 24 May 2013 22:12:25 +0200

geekgirlsmash: odditiesoflife: Monkey Orchids Mistakenly...

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:08:31 +0200

geekgirlsmash:

odditiesoflife:

Monkey Orchids

Mistakenly referred to as “Monkey Orchids,” none of the above species are in the Orchis simia family which is the genus for the monkey orchid. The above orchids are in the Dracula genus. Although they are constantly being misclassified, they still have adorable monkey faces which is good enough for me.

For the record, Monkey Orchids of the real sort look like little monkeys. While Dracula orchids are awesome and all, this should not be obscuring the awesomeness of the monkey orchid.

solarsaturation: ronpaulproblems: “Old Economy Steve” mad as...

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:05:06 +0200

solarsaturation:

ronpaulproblems:

“Old Economy Steve”

mad as hell

dany: [says something in dothraki]

Fri, 24 May 2013 00:28:08 +0200

dany: [says something in dothraki]
missandei: no, khaleesi
missandei: it's pronounced "jif"

fatseagull-design: Need a new trash can? Get one that’s unique...

Fri, 24 May 2013 00:11:22 +0200

fatseagull-design:

Need a new trash can? Get one that’s unique while at it, that would make your friends stop and say “ooh, that’s cool”. This 12th Century Crusader Helm trash can ($49.99) is unique enough to qualify. You probably can also wear it as a emergency helmet for a quick trip to renaissance fair, but I wouldn’t recommend that.

geekgirlsmash: Van Halen - Eruption Guitar Cover (by Tina...

Thu, 23 May 2013 22:28:18 +0200

geekgirlsmash:

Van Halen - Eruption Guitar Cover (by Tina S)

Just click play.

itscolossal: Recycled Bike Part Chandeliers by Joe O’Connell...

Thu, 23 May 2013 22:24:26 +0200

itscolossal:

Recycled Bike Part Chandeliers by Joe O’Connell and Blessing Hancock

corseque: ASOIAF University: some academic papers about the asoiaf series stannisbaratheon: we’ve...

Thu, 23 May 2013 22:20:30 +0200

corseque:

ASOIAF University: some academic papers about the asoiaf series

stannisbaratheon:

we’ve got our meta on tumblr so i wondered about actual academic papers published online. i always thought that our own meta posts are basically raw versions of literary analyses done by scholars. so it’s interesting to see that what we write about here on a daily basis is actually an academic pursuit. (these were all collated from the internet, i’m sure other papers exist that aren’t available online.) the best thing about papers like these is that in order for them to have any integrity, they must cite their sources. they must be cross-referenced and researched thoroughly. they’re “meta posts” written with ample knowledge and background.

“A Game of Genders: Comparing Depictions of Empowered Women between A Game of Thrones novel and Television Series” by Rebecca Jones (student, University of Wisconsin)

“A Game of Thrones: Lessons About Status” an introduction of a course entitled Status, Power, and Influence by Michael W. Kraus at the University of Illinois (profile)

“The Boundaries of Imagination: Important aspects of fantasy translation” a Translation Master’s thesis by Marlies Kok (Utrecht University, the Netherlands)

“Constructed Authorship in Television and the Case of ‘Game of Thrones’” by Tobias Steiner (Alumnus, History of Art and Screen Media in Birkbeck College, University of London; profile)

“The Familiar and the Fantastic: A Study of Contemporary High Fantasy in George RR Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire and Steven Erikson’s Malazan Book of the Fallen” a Master’s thesis by Magnus Vike (Department of Foreign Languages, University of Bergen, Norway)

“George RR Martin’s Women in A Song of Ice and Fire” by Johanna Strong (MA in Education from Northeastern State University, Oklahoma; CV)

“Politics, Hidden Agendas, and a Game of Thrones: An Intersectional Analysis of Women’s Sexuality in George RR Martin’s A Game of Thrones” a bachelor thesis by Elin Sandqvist (BA English, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden)

“Popularizing Epic Narrative in George RR Martin’s A Game of Thrones” by Ida Rochani Adi (Department of English Literature, Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia; CV)

“Returning the King: The Medieval King in Modern Fantasy” a Master’s thesis by Georgia Kathryn Natishan (student, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)

“‘There Are No True Knights’: The Injustice of Chivalry” by Stacey Goguen (Graduate student of Philosophy, Boston University; profile; only the abstract is available)

“‘Tuneful Tragedy: Aesthetization of Horror in A Song of Ice and Fire by George RR Martin” by Dagmara Zajac (doctoral student, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland)

sidebar: THANK YOU LORD FOR SCHOLAR.GOOGLE.COM.

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Thu, 23 May 2013 22:16:25 +0200

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Thu, 23 May 2013 22:12:26 +0200

squishy-crabcakes: GET YER NASTY ASS CURSOR OFF MY FACE: cebbubblez: Period thenoodleboo:...

Thu, 23 May 2013 22:08:23 +0200

squishy-crabcakes:

GET YER NASTY ASS CURSOR OFF MY FACE: cebbubblez: Period thenoodleboo: robotsquid: Seriously though your…

cebbubblez:

Period

thenoodleboo:

robotsquid:

Seriously though your period is like coming home one day and finding that your spouse has constructed this entire new baby bedroom inside your house and you have to tell them “Sweetie we don’t have a baby” and then your spouse FLIPS…

Amazon: WHAT'S A FANFICTION

Thu, 23 May 2013 22:05:14 +0200

Amazon: WHAT'S A FANFICTION
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