techno-dragon

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thought you all should know that neopets is currently experiencing a sitewide bug that prevents anyone from doing nearly anything on the site because it says that none of us have gender

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I want you to remember:

The fascists hate you too and they just will pretend otherwise until after they've killed the rest of us, before they turn on you.

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I fucking love telling people nice things.

If you read this, go tell someone something nice. Text them. Whatever. I'm serious.

Be an unexpected, positive break in everything that's going on in this world.

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On some real shit tho

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Genderswapped the assholes for fun

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"An insult to practically everybody with any point of view at all" one of the most beautiful sentences possible with the English language.

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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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sire your tits are perfect.. don't listen to him.... he's just jealous..

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POV: you are a crumb or morsel of some kind, left unattended on a plate

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you don’t gotta tell me to boycott the Nintendo prices by not buying bc i don’t have the money to get them anyways

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Why does he need a- … oh

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Woah!! Finally another set of Fossil Fighters!

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Cartoon Heroes Paper Cut-Outs

Secret Squirrel

Created by Hanna-Barbera, Secret Squirrel serves as a secret agent for the International Sneaky Service. He is assisted in his adventures by his fez-wearing, bespectacled sidekick Morocco Mole.  The pair fights crime and evil enemy agents using cunning and a variety of spy gadgets and weapons hidden within Secret's trench coat.

Actor Mel Blanc provided the voice for Secret Squirrel (with actor Paul Frees voicing Morocco Mole.  The two heroes first appeared in the debut episode of The Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show, first airing in October of 1965.