Fire and Hemlock

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Many Palimpsests: doeskin-pantaloons: Many Palimpsests: Les Miserables Vol. I: Book VII:...

(many-palimpsests, in reply to doeskin-pantaloons replying to them) (gosh, Tumblr, why are you making it so hard to clarify context?)

doeskin-pantaloons:

Many Palimpsests: Les Miserables Vol. I: Book VII: Chapter VII. The Traveller Arrives and Provides for his Return

manypalimpsests:

I think it’s entirely intentionally funny! Les Miserables is a seriously funny novel. It’s a serious novel, but it’s also a funny novel. That’s how I’ve always read it, anyway. :D

Totally agree. Hugo’s sense of humour often gets overlooked.

Filed under les miserables victor hugo

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neil-gaiman:

odditiesoflife:

Stunning Landscape - Cappadocia, Turkey

The mysterious rock formations and underground cities of Cappadocia make this region of Turkey one the most beautiful in the world. The rich history of this site can be told through the villages, subterranean churches and fortresses that have been carved straight into the soft, porous, eerily eroded rock.

Popular activities in the region include visits to the underground cities, viewing the ancient Christian cave art, seeing the “fairy chimney” rock formations, and taking sunrise hot air balloon rides for a view of the breathtaking landscape from above.

When I am certain everyone else in the world is following odditiesoflife I will not reblog everything she puts up quite so industriously….

Filed under cappadocia kappadokien

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Sarah1281: Brick!Club 1.7.7 The Traveller on his Arrival takes Precautions for Departure

sarah1281:

So after all the delays it’s this one kid at the end who finally got Valjean somewhere early. He is very thankful, naturally. Valjean is really optimistic about heading back home after this. Does he intend to confess and then make a break for it? He is trying his best to find the…

I wonder why, when Valjean asked, ‘Then his identity was established?’ (in a voice so weak that it was barely audible and hurting me) the lawyer responded to the fact that there was no identity to establish and not the fact that Valjean was clearly talking about a male when the murderer here was a female. - Oh, I can answer this one! It was not so clear in French, where the line is “L’identité a donc été constatée?” (‘The identity…etc’). Even if he had used a possessive instead, it would still have been ambiguous in French, as it doesn’t differentiate between possessors of different gender (i.e. both “his identity” and “her identity” in English turns into “sa identité” in a literal French translation).

Filed under les miserables victor hugo french french grammar translations grammar

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ungyo:

sequinsandwedges:

fearliath:

gayandroids:

feministpixie:

It’s real and it’s hilarious

“I also call it suitor abuse, in that such a woman tends to manipulate men for fun and profit by encouraging them to pursue her, then pretend she hadn’t a clue they were interested in her and shoo them away. It’s setting people up for failure, creating strong motivations and dismantling them for a perverse sense of power. Women who do this are monsters, plain and simple, and deserve to be treated accordingly. They know very well what they’re doing, and only shout the “you’re only nice to get sex” tirades to create a smokescreen while inflicting further abuse. What they don’t count on is that the men’s movement will eventually be able to, and indeed must eventually, ensure that either laws or community standards (or both) are enforced against them.”

Women who do this are monsters, plain and simple, and deserve to be treated accordingly. 
That’s really creepy holy shit. 


What the fuckery fuck is this

IT’S FUNNY EXCEPT NOT because some of the dudes that are jumping in to defend that guy are like well what he says is a bit extreme but i think we can all agree that when women flirt with and date men in order to get something out of them for free and never actually fuck them I THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE THAT THAT IS ABUSIVE THOUGH NOT NECESSARILY PUNISHABLE BY LAW BUT IT IS TERRIBLE because men are defenseless and told by the media to be meek and friendly and they are completely incapable of recognizing and exiting a relationship in which someone is taking advantage of their willingness to do things with the end goal of sex because like that’s just how men are, they are defenseless against these manipulative bitches

and it’s like okay obviously not ideal behavior to take advantage of other people but what kind of an ignorant piece of shit could read that as anything close to abuse i mean do they want to know what actual abuse is like for women in abusive relationship i mean HONESTLY

A WOMAN FLIRTED AT ME AND I BOUGHT HER DINNER BUT SHE WOULDN’T HAVE SEX WITH ME I AM A VICTIM OF MISANDRY WEHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

reblogging again with a second thought: I would so not be surprised if a lot of the behaviour in actual women these bozos complain about was actually less “let’s milk these guys for all they’ve got teehee” and more simply dating a guy that might have looked promising only to realise that nah, he wasn’t to her taste after all (he rails against friendzoning, he’s into MRA stuff) and cut him off. - Though of course in any case it’s supremely creepy to start talking about legislation and shit like that anyway. Not to mention that guys are certainly equally capable of subterfuge in romance and the like.

ungyo:

sequinsandwedges:

fearliath:

gayandroids:

feministpixie:

It’s real and it’s hilarious

I also call it suitor abuse, in that such a woman tends to manipulate men for fun and profit by encouraging them to pursue her, then pretend she hadn’t a clue they were interested in her and shoo them away. It’s setting people up for failure, creating strong motivations and dismantling them for a perverse sense of power. Women who do this are monsters, plain and simple, and deserve to be treated accordingly. They know very well what they’re doing, and only shout the “you’re only nice to get sex” tirades to create a smokescreen while inflicting further abuse. What they don’t count on is that the men’s movement will eventually be able to, and indeed must eventually, ensure that either laws or community standards (or both) are enforced against them.”

Women who do this are monsters, plain and simple, and deserve to be treated accordingly.

That’s really creepy holy shit.

What the fuckery fuck is this

IT’S FUNNY EXCEPT NOT because some of the dudes that are jumping in to defend that guy are like well what he says is a bit extreme but i think we can all agree that when women flirt with and date men in order to get something out of them for free and never actually fuck them I THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE THAT THAT IS ABUSIVE THOUGH NOT NECESSARILY PUNISHABLE BY LAW BUT IT IS TERRIBLE because men are defenseless and told by the media to be meek and friendly and they are completely incapable of recognizing and exiting a relationship in which someone is taking advantage of their willingness to do things with the end goal of sex because like that’s just how men are, they are defenseless against these manipulative bitches

and it’s like okay obviously not ideal behavior to take advantage of other people but what kind of an ignorant piece of shit could read that as anything close to abuse i mean do they want to know what actual abuse is like for women in abusive relationship i mean HONESTLY

A WOMAN FLIRTED AT ME AND I BOUGHT HER DINNER BUT SHE WOULDN’T HAVE SEX WITH ME I AM A VICTIM OF MISANDRY WEHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

reblogging again with a second thought: I would so not be surprised if a lot of the behaviour in actual women these bozos complain about was actually less “let’s milk these guys for all they’ve got teehee” and more simply dating a guy that might have looked promising only to realise that nah, he wasn’t to her taste after all (he rails against friendzoning, he’s into MRA stuff) and cut him off. - Though of course in any case it’s supremely creepy to start talking about legislation and shit like that anyway. Not to mention that guys are certainly equally capable of subterfuge in romance and the like.

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ungyo:

sequinsandwedges:

fearliath:

gayandroids:

feministpixie:

It’s real and it’s hilarious

“I also call it suitor abuse, in that such a woman tends to manipulate men for fun and profit by encouraging them to pursue her, then pretend she hadn’t a clue they were interested in her and shoo them away. It’s setting people up for failure, creating strong motivations and dismantling them for a perverse sense of power. Women who do this are monsters, plain and simple, and deserve to be treated accordingly. They know very well what they’re doing, and only shout the “you’re only nice to get sex” tirades to create a smokescreen while inflicting further abuse. What they don’t count on is that the men’s movement will eventually be able to, and indeed must eventually, ensure that either laws or community standards (or both) are enforced against them.”

Women who do this are monsters, plain and simple, and deserve to be treated accordingly. 
That’s really creepy holy shit. 


What the fuckery fuck is this

IT’S FUNNY EXCEPT NOT because some of the dudes that are jumping in to defend that guy are like well what he says is a bit extreme but i think we can all agree that when women flirt with and date men in order to get something out of them for free and never actually fuck them I THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE THAT THAT IS ABUSIVE THOUGH NOT NECESSARILY PUNISHABLE BY LAW BUT IT IS TERRIBLE because men are defenseless and told by the media to be meek and friendly and they are completely incapable of recognizing and exiting a relationship in which someone is taking advantage of their willingness to do things with the end goal of sex because like that’s just how men are, they are defenseless against these manipulative bitches

and it’s like okay obviously not ideal behavior to take advantage of other people but what kind of an ignorant piece of shit could read that as anything close to abuse i mean do they want to know what actual abuse is like for women in abusive relationship i mean HONESTLY

A WOMAN FLIRTED AT ME AND I BOUGHT HER DINNER BUT SHE WOULDN’T HAVE SEX WITH ME I AM A VICTIM OF MISANDRY WEHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Yeah, no kidding.

And also… not to mention that men can also be victims of actual abuse in abusive relationships (with other men or with women) and no, it’s not anything like “friendzoning”, good grief. What a staggeringly entitled, narrowminded, self-centred and to be frank quite twisted way of seeing things.

ungyo:

sequinsandwedges:

fearliath:

gayandroids:

feministpixie:

It’s real and it’s hilarious

I also call it suitor abuse, in that such a woman tends to manipulate men for fun and profit by encouraging them to pursue her, then pretend she hadn’t a clue they were interested in her and shoo them away. It’s setting people up for failure, creating strong motivations and dismantling them for a perverse sense of power. Women who do this are monsters, plain and simple, and deserve to be treated accordingly. They know very well what they’re doing, and only shout the “you’re only nice to get sex” tirades to create a smokescreen while inflicting further abuse. What they don’t count on is that the men’s movement will eventually be able to, and indeed must eventually, ensure that either laws or community standards (or both) are enforced against them.”

Women who do this are monsters, plain and simple, and deserve to be treated accordingly.

That’s really creepy holy shit.

What the fuckery fuck is this

IT’S FUNNY EXCEPT NOT because some of the dudes that are jumping in to defend that guy are like well what he says is a bit extreme but i think we can all agree that when women flirt with and date men in order to get something out of them for free and never actually fuck them I THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE THAT THAT IS ABUSIVE THOUGH NOT NECESSARILY PUNISHABLE BY LAW BUT IT IS TERRIBLE because men are defenseless and told by the media to be meek and friendly and they are completely incapable of recognizing and exiting a relationship in which someone is taking advantage of their willingness to do things with the end goal of sex because like that’s just how men are, they are defenseless against these manipulative bitches

and it’s like okay obviously not ideal behavior to take advantage of other people but what kind of an ignorant piece of shit could read that as anything close to abuse i mean do they want to know what actual abuse is like for women in abusive relationship i mean HONESTLY

A WOMAN FLIRTED AT ME AND I BOUGHT HER DINNER BUT SHE WOULDN’T HAVE SEX WITH ME I AM A VICTIM OF MISANDRY WEHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Yeah, no kidding. And also… not to mention that men can also be victims of actual abuse in abusive relationships (with other men or with women) and no, it’s not anything like “friendzoning”, good grief. What a staggeringly entitled, narrowminded, self-centred and to be frank quite twisted way of seeing things.

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fantagraphics:

Here’s your first sneak peek of an advance copy of The Love and Rockets Companion, edited by Marc Sobel & Kristy Valenti and coming in July. This book fits nicely on your shelf with the Love and Rockets Library volumes and serves as your guide to the L&R universe, with 3 major interviews with the Hernandez brothers, character guides, previously unpublished artwork, Locas and Palomar timelines, a complete bibliography, and letter column excerpts. All this wrapped in a fold-out jacket with a poster on one side and character family trees on the other! We’ll show you that in action along with more views of the book soon.

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Reccing an old One Piece shortfic (by xparrot)

This rec is for the fellow fans of Usopp on my dash, if they haven’t read this gem before: an old One Piece ficlet from way back in 2004, Sabotage, by the amazing xparrot. It was written and posted shortly after the Luffy vs Usopp fight first came out in the manga, and is set right before it.

Not only do I think it’s very emotionally powerful, but it does point out to something I’ve come to believe re the Luffy vs Usopp fight - that if Usopp had been more ruthless than he was willing to be, he could actually have won. And I am very glad he wasn’t. /has adopted as headcanon

Filed under usopp luffy water 7 one piece one piece fic recs