December 2011
other misconceptions
stripitdown:
you can’t view the great wall of china from the moon.
marie antoinette didn’t say ‘let them eat cake’. it was a saying that jean jacques rousseau attributed to a ‘great princess’ (not antoinette, who was only ten when he made this claim) who said ‘have them eat brioche’.
nero didn’t start the fire in rome, it was probably started by his political enemies who knew it would be...
I'm really picky about my porn.
6-word short stories
For sale: baby shoes, never worn. -Ernest Hemingway
Machine. Unexpectedly, I’d invented a time -Alan Moore
Lie detector eyeglasses perfected: Civilization collapses. -Richard Powers
The baby’s blood type? Human, mostly. -Orson Scott Card
Longed for him. Got him. Shit. -Margaret Atwood
Epitaph: Foolish humans, never escaped Earth. -Vernor Vinge
Natural: "Existing in or caused by nature; not...
thatafricankid:
Before I cut my hair, guys flocked to me. I think it was partly because I was the stereotypical pretty black girl.. light skin .. good hair, nice body, etc. When I cut my hair, I felt liberated. I didn’t fit into that mold anymore. Me cutting my hair sort of weeded out the boys who genuinely liked me and those who didn’t. I’m appreciative of that. (Please read her story here)
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My new little feline daughter. Tillly. She’s quite amazing. I still can’t believe that she’s mine.
