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communist who says "thank material conditions" instead of "thank god"

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you gotta tell your cats theyre small. they dont know. you gotta tell em

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shout-out to all my friends i like youj

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Someone will complain about the US not having any ancient history or architecture and then live in a place literally called Massachusetts. I’ll kill you.

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Friend: ah fuck i need something sharp to open this amazon box

Me after i got cybernetic knife arms: oh no problem i can handle th-

Friend: nah im just gonna use my keys

Me: *retracts sick cybernetic knife arm sadly yet cooly*

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absence makes the heart grow fonder fondness makes the absence longer

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actually i think graduates of a university should have access to the library databases forever and ever amen

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6th grade truly is the best grade of all to teach because they're young enough to be unabashedly enthusiastic about things but also old enough to get really fucking weird about it. i had a 6th grader request his latin name be "atreus" (not a name on the list i gave them) and when i explained to the class that atreus's family had been cursed for generations and that atreus killed his nephews and fed them to his brother, they all started shouting that they wanted to have a name like that one

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great minds think of dykes

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we ran out of devotion that corrupts. would you guys be cool with devotion thats a little annoying to everyone

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video games are big fans of *grunt of pain* as a token “hey bitch ur getting injured be careful” cue but i think there should be like, a 1 in a 1000 chance for the pc to scream “FUCK” really loud after taking damage 

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Please read Tomboy Survival Guide by Ivan Coyote.

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does anyone know if we have the time loop today

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I love a good Very Specific Resource. Here are the links to my posts about resources carefully crafted to share a specific bit of history (updated as needed)

Public Domain Image Archive - thousands of images from various repositories no longer under copyright

Medieval Murder Maps - interactive maps of murder and accidents in medieval London, York, and Oxford

Travel in Times - plan travel routes in England and Wales in various centuries

The Quilt Index - a digital repository of quilts, makers, and their stories

Louis Armstrong Archives - Some highlights from the archives and how to access the full collection from home!

RSN Stitch Bank - hundreds of sewing and embroidery stitches, their uses, their structure, how to make them, and history!

Archive of 80s mixtapes - a whole lot of tapes from the 80s and also tapes of background music from Kmart in the 80s and 90s

Feast Afrique - What started as an exploration and celebration of West African culinary heritage has since expanded to include history, language, culture, and customs of West Africa and the African diaspora.

Letterform Archive - Thousands of high quality images celebrating graphic design, calligraphy, and typography. The beauty of letters!

Historic Menu Collection - Over 17,000 historic menus, 1.3 million historic dishes transcribed. Historic popularity and price range, map it, and more.

Palestinian Embroidery - Digital archives dedicated to the preservation of Palestinian embroidery. Over 1,000+ free patterns

Black Craftseople Digital Archive - enhancing knowledge of Black crafts people (both free and enslaved) and the objects they produced.

Georgian Lady's Magazine Embroidery Patterns - Free embroidery patterns from 1770-1819

The Dutch Textile Trade Project - History and trade of textiles in the 17th and 18th centuries. Fabric types, images, data on trade.

Estonian Knitting - Bog knits! History! Techniques!

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Guides on how to save money are like "shred your own cheese!" And guides on how to make your life easier are like "buy pre-shredded cheese!"

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hey sorry i said those weird and pathetic things. do you still think i’m mysterious and alluring

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the problem with me is i cannot differentiate what is & is not my circus and what are & are not my monkeys. this gives you mental health conditions