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One of my favorite things about Put Baby In Pelican Mouth is that not only does the pelican have the intelligence necessary to speak human language but also knows how to lie, suggesting it has a theory of mind, yet not enough to understand that no one is going to put baby in pelican mouth.

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Have a nebulous desire to read fanfic but not craving anything in particular? Spent hours staring into the ao3 pantry?

Here's a collection of fanfic reading games that might help.

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if tumblr shuts down you can find me on tumblr. ill still be here. they cant make me leave

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To anyone who follows me, I don't care about nor trust Colossal Biosciences anymore (The people behind the "Wooly Mice"). They have proven themselves to be headline-chasing grifters after this latest stunt. They are claiming to have de-extincted *Aenocyon dirus*, aka the Dire Wolf, by editing just 20 genes from the the DNA of a Grey Wolf (*Canis lupus*) to make this thing:

If it wasn't clear from their scientific names, Grey Wolves and Dire Wolves aren't remotely related to one another aside from being Canids, despite what pop culture like Game of Thrones would have you believe. If they did look like each other, it would have had to be via convergent evolution, as they only shared a common ancestor over 5 million years ago.

This distinction, however, isn't found in the publicized articles about this so-called resurrected Dire Wolf and makes their claim that they brought the Dire Wolf back by simply editing *20* genes from the genome of a Grey Wolf laughable. A Dire Wolf would have shared more in common genetically with a Maned Wolf (*Chrysocyon brachyurus*) or Bush Dog (*Speothos venaticus*) than it would with a Grey Wolf.

Bottom line, don't fall for whatever this company is trying to tell you. If the Dire Wolf were to be brought back, it wouldn't be via something like this, and certainly wouldn't *look* like this. If you want an idea as to how a real Dire Wolf would look like in life, here is some fantastic paleoart by artist Mauricio Antón:

Addendum: I seem to have partially miscalculated Dire Wolf genetics. They were not closer to Maned Wolves or Bush Dogs, but they were still not closely related to Grey Wolves. They were basal members of Canini, related to canids like Jackals (genus Lupulella) but distinct from them. I am sorry for this misinformation in my attempt to correct other misinformation. My main point, however, is still correct.

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We're adapting Frankenstein next year, and we want to cast entirely Trans VAs! All roles are paid $35/hour of recording time and no previous VA experience is required. We'd especially love to to see more auditions from voice actors of color! This call closes May 1.

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first they made it mandatory to log in everywhere. create an account to download your free template Log in to access resource give us your email nowwwww. Now the humble password is being killed too. open your magic email link! type your 6 digit code that we texted you because we required your email and your phone number! we’re gonna call you and whisper a code sweetly in your ear so you can log in to your account. yes it has a password but you cant use that anymore. okay? poob is gonna call you. now poob is just gonna call you.

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We’re always building toward a creative space that works the way you do.

If you’re a visual thinker, a fan of fan art, or like to keep 53 reference pics of your favorite characters close at hand... you'll love our latest update. ✨🖼️ Illustrations, visual inspo, or a few cursed memes—you can upload them all (or any other image) to your docs and drafts!

- The Ellipsus Team xo

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Given the very uncertain-looking future of Tumblr, you'd be wise to take a moment to start connecting with your friends, mutuals, etc. on other platforms if you haven't already. Given the no information that we currently (04/09/25) have to work with wrt what precisely will happen and how soon, I think everyone should focus on doing what's easiest; make this process as simple for yourself as possible.

Throw together a bare minimum Bluesky account.¹ Be lazy with it. You can customize your profile, explore the site, etc. later.

Make a low-effort post directing people to add you there. Optionally throw in your Discord handle / instruct friends to DM you for same.

Reblog it once per day. Schedule a weeks' worth of reblogs.

REMEMBER: something is better than nothing!²

¹ For professional reasons, I've explored all the currently-most-used social media platforms and it is my confident opinion that Bluesky is the only feasible option for a large-scale Tumblr exodus on short notice. Is it in any way an adequate replacement for Tumblr? If course not, but it's indisputably preferable to no replacement at all.

² If you disagree, I invite you to make your own post.

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This Monday (April 14), our interview with world's greatest author Chuck Tingle will be hitting the Re: Dracula podcast feed!

You're not ready for all of @drchucktingle's insights on horror, erotica, anonymity, and more!

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Come on investors, tumblr perfec t for buying with mpney investment. Very legitimate and profitable investors gain huge internet clout because good site and user base profitable for investor memes. Tumblr yes a place for investors money put money in Tumblr can trust Tumblr user for giveing good legiticmatecy. Friend Tumblr investors money

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maybe im a stupid asshole but one of my biggest tumblr pet peeves is when i see a popular post that DEFINITELY got posted to r/curatedtumblr or put in a funniest tumblr posts video or whatever and the post is the 3 or 4 original reblogs that make up the og post and then like 25 reblogs in a row of different people all saying some variation of "I CANT BELIEVE I FINALLY FOUND IT" or mentioning hellsite-hall-of-fame or something

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Im at work and nobody knows that im painting Doris from Shrek in Pre-Raphaelite style on my ipad.

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just remembered shows used to have 20-25 eps per season

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its just embarrassing when you make a fandom related post and it doesnt get any notes like okay. so no one want to play tuoys with me. no one wants to play with our little guys together. okay thats fine. yeah its cool... puts my hands in my jacket pockets. kicks a beer can that was on the side of the road a little

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tumblr will never be the next pdf at this rate