June 2011
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zaychik:
gnate1:
I don’t even know what’s going on, but this is fucking funny. Most likely because I drank tonight.
I can’t even—
I laughed so bloody hard at this. Ghetto names and ghetto speak are such novelties to me.
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Silver Foxes
Me: I think I found a girl for you.
Jordan: Does she have a compatible personality? Or is this going out on a limb thing?
Me: I dunno. She's...quirky?
Jordan: Have you heard of the Silver Fox studies?
Me: Nope. Psychological studies?
Jordan: Some scientists tried to selectively breed aggression out of wild silver foxes. Over the course of 50 or so generations it began to work, but as the foxes became less aggressive they started to look more and more like domestic dogs. The psychological trait of aggression was somehow chemically linked to the physical traits. What you can draw from this is that basic psychological quirks or unconscious mannerisms are reflected in a physical way.
Me: ...Alright. While interesting, I feel as if you're trying to get out of this.
Jordan: I'm saying that you can judge a book by its cover, and it may actually be intelligent to do so.
Me: *silence*
Sagely advice there! Does this justify being superficial, then?
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Boats Against the Current: Thermidorian... →
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You may consider this one of my favorite historical terms.
Someday, I’d like to write a book about thermidorian reactions in history. I think I find them fascinating because, while they follow a general pattern, each one has unique characteristics. For those of you that don’t understand the…
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Seriously? In a film with people who have psionic capabilities or complete...
– Seeing that single image in the X-Men first class trailer has been my sole and ignorant justification for not watching it. I’ve since been told that the film is amazing, and that the character in question was ‘the crappiest’.
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