February 2012
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Anonymous asked: You are very good looking.
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Relevant leap-year related fact for you all:
upwithwhichiwillnotput:
In the Julian Calendar that the Ancient Romans used once it had been introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BCE, instead of adding a 29th day to February every four years, they just repeated a day. So, every four years they had February the 24th twice. That’s right, twice!
The thing is, they didn’t call it February the 24th, in their way of thinking they knew it as the 6th...
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Feeling a little bit still inebriated from lunch
as I head out to teach a 14 year old maths.
Fuck I’m responsible.
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The 100 Most Beautiful Words in English →
schadenfreudig:
Ailurophile A cat-lover. Assemblage A gathering. Becoming Attractive. Beleaguer To exhaust with attacks. Brood To think alone. Bucolic In a lovely rural setting. Bungalow A small, cozy cottage. Chatoyant Like a cat’s eye. Comely Attractive. Conflate To blend together. Cynosure A focal point of admiration. Dalliance A brief love affair. Demesne Dominion, territory. Demure Shy and...
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We need to talk about Kevin →
This article needs to be reduced down to a powdered form, then dissolved into the water supply so that everyone in this country can absorb and understand its contents
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Woohoo!
Congrats to my mother, Janet Rice, on winning The Victorian Greens’ preselection for Lead Senate Candidate at the next election.
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harrytomlomsom:
adamusprime:
i think all humans can bond over a mutual hatred of icebreaker activities
the first word said in every icebreaker activity is “gosh this is so lame” and that’s how things are
Icebreaker activities can be quite fun indeed if people are all drunk.
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Surely, surely, surely...
You would think that if his own colleagues say that he’s a narcissistic, impossible-to-work-with megalomaniac, they would have a better idea about his character, than you the everyday voter who hears 2 second sound-bites processed by the media machine. So why, why on earth does he have this sizable public support? Why!?!? He wasn’t axed because Gillard is a “power-hungry...
“Back in Hawkey’s day, the Labor Government was run by the legless men.”
– @JacktheInsider
(via leonrw)
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Abstinence didn't work for Mary.
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Just thought tumblr ought to know
I am somewhat inebriated.
Had a gig with the Funk Soul Sisters this afternoon, and it was good and enjoyable, and there was free beer and wine at the event which was good and enjoyable, and then we went to the pub and drank more beer which was good and enoyable.
And now I’m home.
Yeah,
It was all good and enjoyable.
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“…It’s a sign of alcoholism to make rules about how much you drink.”
– Christopher Hitchens, “Booze and Fags,” London Review of Books, 3/12/1992 (via hitch-22)
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Magic time!
Pick up the closest book to you and turn to page 91.
The 7th word of the 2nd sentence on that page will be your grandmother’s maiden name.
It really works, try it.
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This is a post for all of you that are fascinated...
The banana I just ate was of absolutely optimal ripeness. It was at the apotheosis, the epitome, the apex of ripeness. That’s how perfectly ripe it was. You all ought to be envious of me.
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“(something something) The Hobbit
Sam and Frodo
Fuck Robert”
I went to a party last night, it was very enjoyable, but I think the highlight of the night was provided by a guy on the train on the way there. He was freestyle rapping for all to hear, and a shining example of his lyrics being displayed for you enjoyment above.
I have no idea who Robert is.
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yourealightagainmydear replied to your post: Just finished 1Q84
can I borrow it one day for book 3 please? not right now because I’m angry at it. but one day.
No wozzles. I think Leon wants to read it, so maybe by the time Leon’s finished with it, you’ll be up for book 3.
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Just finished 1Q84
I enjoyed it.
The plot was a bit odd to say the least though.
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"A History of Scotland"
It’s on the TV at the moment. I’m not really listening, just being lulled by the loveliness of having a Scottish accent on in the background.
knitttingandshit:
the problem with those ‘missing person’ posts is that if someone goes missing in sydney the post is hardly going to be helpful when someone from toronto sees it on their dashboard and starts raking their brains for a memory of this person on the street
and no one ever writes where the person went missing
I’ve never even seen the name of the country they live in on one of...
I think the whole world ought to know that
It’s raining in a far off corner of Australia. Really quite hard. And I just heard about the loudest thunderclap I’ve ever heard. It’s amazing how when lightning strikes so close that it really is a thunder-CLAP, as opposed to the thunder-rumble that we all are familiar with.
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Since when did selecting a miniature half-a-second gif, from among hundreds or thousands of them in a file on one’s computer, become a valid form of expressing your opinion?
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Encapsulate
Your word of the day.
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Find where your last name is most common →
youlikecake:
UK
Australia
New Zealand
Canada
USA
1. Footscray, Australia. 2 - ∞. Nowhere.
There’s something nice about having a surname that only you and your brother share.
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I don't want to brag
But I just wrote a pretty long email.
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leonrw:
*funny photo of teacher i can’t post cause i don’t think that’d be a very good idea*
Don’t believe the lies, I went and looked at the photo, and it’s not actually funny.
Myth Busted!
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Beethoven Was Black →
bakethatlinguist:
meganphntmgrl:
A pretty shocking overview of how Beethoven’s racial heritage has been pretty much totally erased from history in favor of a whitewashed popular image.
Why didn’t I know this?! He’s one of my favorite composers!!!! I had to write papers on him for orchestra!
Man…This is just like when I found out that the dude who wrote the Comte of Monte Cristo was...
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January 2012
78 posts
