#shell scoop

[uwlmvac]

People in the past fashioned tools out of not just a variety of animal bones, but mussel shell as well. This complete right valve (shell) of a black sandshell (Ligumia recta) mussel from 2012 MVAC excavations beneath STH 35 in Onalaska, Wisconsin, is just one example. It was used for scooping, scraping, or digging, as shown by wear along the long edge opposite the hinge, where the left and right halves of the mussel shell would join. Damage is visible on the outside of the shell (top), as is flaking on the inside of the shell (bottom). This edge of the shell, given it came from a black sandshell, likely would have been razor-sharp initially. 

Though not a common artifact for La Crosse area Oneota sites, similar modified and edge-damaged shells at Oneota sites along the Des Moines River in Iowa and to the west have been shown to have been used for shelling the kernels from ears of parboiled green corn. An extensive literature review and ethnographic studies by the late Dr. David Gradwohl found that a number of Native American tribes employed mussel shells in a rather elaborate process of preparing corn for immediate consumption or storage. Interestingly, at Iowa Oneota sites, the black sandshell was the preferred species used for the proposed corn shellers (see Gradwohl 1982:135–156). The black sandshell is not uncommon in large and medium rivers of the Midwest, including the Mississippi. 

Gradwohl, David Mayer 1982    Shelling Corn in the Prairie-Plains: Archaeological Evidence and Ethnographic Parallels beyond the Pun. In Plains Indian Studies: A Collection of Essays in Honor of John C. Ewers and Waldo R. Wedel, edited by Douglas H. Ubelaker and Herman J. Viola, pp. 135–156. Smithsonian Contributions to Anthropology No. 30. Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC.

[bashfulkisser]

Wow I can only wonder what this sassy thing's a S/I for-

Bonus Points if you can figure out who I plan on shipping them with <<

[meowthiroth]

…no one tell him.

[comrade-slugcat]

Anyway baby transformers should look like metal sea urchins and infest crystals (gardening pest)

[horse-is-a-horse-of-course]

waiting for my students to say literally anything during the zoom call for class

[bio-stims]

nene kusanagi stimboard! 🎡🤖

credits: x x x | x x | x x x

[ultramantr1gger]

this picture is literally what this game is

[felidaefatigue]

jesus fucking christ michaels has gone off its absolute rocker i wanted to get some stuff to make my niece a cute mermaid themed treasure chest

i got a box, 2 tINY fake plants, some tiny shells, moss, and 2 string of pearl

you wanna know how batshit insane amount of money they wanted?

77 fucking dollars

what. in the fuck. the dollarstore is right there and slightly cheaper for some of it and i could craft most of it easily enough myself so like? EXCUSE ME?

[gutsfics]

ddo you guys wanna come over to my housefor dinner :) i made twice baked potatoes and deviled eggs

[feral-and-or-horny]

Cotton candy and cookie dough!✨

cotton candy— do you prefer savory or sweet food more?

I almost said sweet for this, but tbh as I was typing I realized that's not actually true anymore, lol. I still have a major sweet tooth, but I've started leaning more towards savory food lately.

cookie dough— do you prefer jewel tones or earth tones? (so, do you like cool toned colors more or warm, earthy colors more)

I usually prefer cool tones, but my general preference really just boils down to "I like black"

[scandalousadventures]

My Pathologic 3 fan theory ⬆️

He gave in

[sarahbleszynskihairandmakeup]

Ice Cream Sundae Taco Delight Transform leftover taco shells into dessert with ice cream sundae toppings such as chocolate sauce, caramel, sprinkles, and M&M's.

[sw5w]

You Know, I Find That Jar Jar Creature to Be a Little Odd

STAR WARS EPISODE I: The Phantom Menace 00:48:55

[elpha00]

After the third session of wild life, the snails are deactivated. (Not killed, necessarily; they were never really alive in the first place. Just lovingly crafted shells filled with basic commands to follow.) They are left behind as empty husks, statues.

Gem scoops up her snail, pats her head, and creates a small space in the barn for it. She will occasionally voice her thoughts to it as she passes by. 

Bdubs immediately chucks his in the river. He’s done with it.

Tango, still terrified of his snail, gets Etho to throw it into the river for him.

Joel takes his and Lizzie’s and places them together under his sign on the reputation board, and draws a little winky face and a heart on the sign.

Lizzie, spotting this, does not change Joel’s score on the board. She does keep the snails together, setting them down by her campfire.  

Grian and Mumbo take Skizz’s snail and put it in the tunnel connecting their bridges. It jumpscares Skizz. Grian later takes Mumbo’s snail and places it in the exact same location. It jumpscares Mumbo. 

BigB creates an altar in the center of his head-home, and carefully positions his snail on it.

Pearl leaves her snail with Billy (her dog), to keep each other company. She returns later to see that Billy has completely chewed up the snail statue with a big, thoughtless grin on his face. She hosts a funeral for it. 

Martyn takes his (and Ren’s) all the way to the other side of the server and buries them deep underground. He doesn't trust that the snails won't be activated again.

[glindyupland]

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[boysdontcryboycry]

uve heard of creelarke u've heard of hoppenzo(?) u haven't heard of [REDACTED] but u really should, now introducing the hot new old man yaoi fresh off the press, featuring a character who only exists in a few of our heads,

vichard. dicktor? vick? richtor?

aka my own delusions about ted wheeler's dad (dick wheeler, just go with it) shipping off to morocco in 1942 and getting verrrry close with a blue-eyed blond dreamboat from nevada, also with a blonde wife waiting at home