i love fake plot holes
little inconsistencies that at first you assume "oh, the author must have fucked up", but then later on you realize that no, it was on purpose, they wanted you to think they fucked up but they hadnt
related: when you think "this has Implications the author didn't think about" and then it turns out the author was thinking about them the whole time
okay but nessie was given the scientific name nessiteras rhombopteryx so she’d be included in the conservation of wild creatures and wild plants act of ‘75.
it’s a felony to shoot bigfoot in washington state.
the human race has sent out messages to the stars, hoping that any extraterrestrials who hear will accept our offer of friendship.
ghost hunters extend their sympathy to the souls of murder victims and bring along items that the spirits loved in life.
I think there’s something very human about the desire to believe in the paranormal. we don’t know if any of these things truly exist, but we make the offer of friendship and protection anyway. I just think it’s really lovely in its own ridiculous way.
Stephanie Temma Hier — Sparks and Tremors (oil on linen with glazed stoneware sculpture, 2021)
I just want to let you guys know Cornell's entire library is open access (no permissions required) and there are (shocker) many books...
would be fun if language acquisition echoed language evolution a la recapitulation theory. kids going through an indo european phase.
fuuuuuck there really is an xkcd for everything
Quick put an animal book in front of him and ask him what this guy is
there's an xkcd for that also
Answer based on whichever device you use the browser on most frequently.
–
We ask your questions anonymously so you don’t have to! Submissions are open on the 1st and 15th of the month.
Hawkeye,,, ,, ,
