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There are two wolves inside of me.

One is INCREDIBLY FRUSTRATED that they didn't give Willow a darker skintone, to reflect her mixed race heritage.

The other is just as frustrated with the number of fans that insist that Harvey is not Willow's biological father because of their differing skintones, even though Willow has more of HIS physical features that Gilbert's.

Don't believe me? This is Teen!Harvey, Willow, and Teen!Gilbert;

and THIS is the same pic, edited to give Willow the same skintone as Harvey;

Now look me in the eye and tell me that Willow is not a dead ringer for Harvey as a teenager.

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Alright, Chanukah starts tonight, which means it's time for me to finally make a post about different kinds of menorahs.

This right here? This is the Temple Menorah:

There's some debate over whether the branches were straight or curved, but here's a few things we do know:

It had seven branches of equal length.

It was made of one solid piece of gold

It was at least five feet tall.

It used pure olive oil.

The Temple Menorah is what people mean when they talk about The Menorah. It's what you'll see on historical or commemorative artifacts such as the Arch of Titus in Rome or Israeli currency:

During the time when the Temple stood in Jerusalem, the High Priest lit all seven flames on this Menorah every day (using the aforementioned pure olive oil):

No one lights this on Chanukah.

This is a Chanukah menorah:

There are countless variations, but here are the important things:

It has eight branches of equal length, plus a ninth "helper" branch, known as the shamash, which is set apart from the rest of the branches and used to light the others.

It can be made of any material.

It is usually used with wax candles or oil, but, if necessary, one can use anything that burns.

In Hebrew, this kind of menorah is called a chanukiah.

Some Chanukah menorahs, like the one shown above, have the shamash in the middle. Others have it on the side:

Regardless, this kind of menorah is the one that has been lit by Jews on Chanukah for thousands of years. It's the menorah you'll seen in photographs of Jewish households, including this famous picture taken in Germany in 1931:

(The message written on the back of the photo reads: "Death to Judah"/ So the flag says/ "Judah will live forever"/ So the light answers)

On Chanukah, whoever is lighting the menorah will first light the shamash, then the number of candles corresponding to whichever night of Chanukah it is. The first night, only the rightmost candle is lit, the second night the two rightmost, etc. (The newest candle is always lit first):

Again, a valid Chanukah menorah has eight branches of equal length, along with a shamash. There is no such thing as a Chanukah menorah with six branches of equal length and a longer seventh branch, and no valid Chanukah menorah has eight branches of completely different lengths.

If you see either of the above designs (or anything similar) on Chanukah-themed decor, it tells you the creator has absolutely no idea what they're doing and couldn't be bothered to do more than two seconds of research to make sure their product was accurate. Anyone who knows anything about the holiday will laugh at these. (They may buy them anyway, especially if that's all that's available-- my new Chanukah sweater has an invalid menorah pattern, but it's adorable, so I'm still going to wear it. But I am also laughing about it and invite you all to do the same.)

Anyway, have a happy Chanukah, everyone!

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i love this image so much

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"Members of the Teamsters union went on strike at Amazon early Thursday in a labor action at seven facilities in four states coast to coast just ahead of the holiday gift-giving rush.

Amazon said that its operations will not be affected by any of the union’s actions. Although the Teamsters claim to represent 7,000 Amazon workers nationwide, that accounts for less than 1% of the company’s US workforce."

"Amazon shows no indication it is willing to reach a deal with the Teamsters or even recognizes that the union speaks for any of its workers, despite the union declaring that employees at numerous Amazon facilities have signed cards asking to join."

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Existential Nihilism Squad™

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seasons greasons to everyone

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so i made a potpourri with cinnamon and nutmeg and ginger and cloves and orange peel and anise and i have boiled it all day and it smelled so nice i took a sip and the sip was actually wonderful so now i have drunk four cups of potpourri juice and i am only now going to the internet to ask if i am going to Experience The Torments. or if i may have a fifth.

(i cannot quite explain it, but it’s like my entire low i have had a low grade stomachache, and normally i just deal but This Juice helps a little. i am unreasonably fond of it.)

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Humans lovvvee puzzles. They try to solve and figure out everything. They're Hella curious as well. I mean, if you're reading till here, you just proved how curious humans are to know what is happening next. Maybe aliens would find this trait....confusing.

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Alien: "Ah- Human. What are you doing?"

Human: "Trying to understand why in your planet, water is toxic to you guys by figuring out how your cells are made of and the universal properties of your planet."

Alien: "Ah- so...why do you want to know, again?"

Human: *shrugs* quite a good question...we've been trying to figure that out.

Alien: What!? You want to figure out why you want to figure things out?

Human: Yes?

Alien: And- and how do you plan on doing so?

Human: Some humans before they die, consent to providing their body for scientific research. So using their brains?

Alien: You- you are prepared to cut off another fellow human's brain to simply figure out why you guys want to find out why things work the way they do?

Human: ...yes. and, if any of your alien friends are interested would they be willing to donate-

Alien: *clutchinf their head* not my brain please...I like my brain...

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Merry Christmas to those who celebrate, have some robits!

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How to make ice cream in Alaska

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FRIENDS • S1E09 ↳ “The One Where Underdog Gets Away”

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ppl who don’t make an effort to listen to their partner(s) abt their interests bc they “don’t like it” scare me

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people who don't follow chess I promise this post is really funny

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remember lego movie smear frames. remember how beautiful and genius lego movie smear frames were . are you listening to me. they used only real bricks. so it would look like stop motion. they used real bricks to make smear frames for minifigures doing gestures and stuff isnt that crazy. the lego movie smear frames

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Twitter User: I wish I had more followers, then I’d be more likely to get verified.

Facebook User: I wish my posts reached further, then I’d get famous.

Instagram User: I wish I had more followers so I can unlock more basic features for my account.

TikTok User: I wish I had more views then I’d be a real influencer.

Tumbler User: I specifically didn’t tag this so no one would find it why does it have 200k notes? Who the hell are these people following me? All of you need to go away so I can go back to posting incomprehensible garbage and pictures of frogs.