Free Thoughts & Dropped Calls

Detenebrate: Motherfuckas stay using "ad hominem" without knowing what it actually means. Allow me, a debate teacher, to explain you...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:23:44 -0400

Detenebrate: Motherfuckas stay using "ad hominem" without knowing what it actually means. Allow me, a debate teacher, to explain you...:

ixnay-on-the-oddk:

Ad Hominem: You’re wrong because you’re white, cis, male, straight, etc.
Ad Hominem Because: It is an argument against you as a person, rather than against the point you made.
Not Ad Hominem: The privilege afforded to you in being white, cis, male, straight, etc. has…

pheebadohdoh: adriofthedead: beahbeah: confuzzeldmind: WHOEVE...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:13:53 -0400

pheebadohdoh:

adriofthedead:

beahbeah:

confuzzeldmind:

WHOEVER BUYS THIS FOR ME WINS MY ETERNAL LOVE

I OWN THIS

EVERY MORNING HE SAYS SOMETHING DIFFERENT ABOUT HOW THE WORLD NEEDS YOU AND YOU HAVE TO GET UP

AND WHEN YOU PRESS THE BUTTON TO HUSH HIM HE SAYS “DEFTLY DONE, MADAM,” OR “IF IT’S NOT TOO FORWARD OF ME, THAT DID TICKLE, MADAM”

IT WAKES YOU UP WITH THE SOUND OF CHIRPING BIRDS BEFORE STEPHEN FRY’S VOICE

EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE ONE

WHAT

SOMEONE PLEASE GET THIS FOR ME

Reblog if you're glad that you joined the fandom you're in now.

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:16:21 -0400

burningtodaydrowningtomorrow:

randomslayerphoenix:

blueboxonbakerstreet:

thesherlockedwriterof221b:

thisis-riversong-backinhercell:

army-men-and-legos:

biosonic:

crutchy: Thanks, Cas. Thanks.

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:30:31 -0400

crutchy:

Thanks, Cas. Thanks.

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Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:45:19 -0400

moreanimalia: somuchscience: Sword-billed Hummingbird (Ensifera...

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:15:17 -0400

moreanimalia:

somuchscience: Sword-billed Hummingbird (Ensifera ensifera)

Slater Museum: Featured Creature - 25 Jan 2013

This week’s creature was the skeleton of a Sword-billed Hummingbird (Ensifera ensifera), a species endemic to the Andes of South America (mostly above 2500 m elevation). Ensifera, which means “sword-wielder,” is the only species of bird on the planet with a bill longer than its body. This remarkable bill is highly adapted to feed on flowers with very long corollas, such as Brugmansia (shown above), Passiflora, Datura, and Fuchsia.

With such an astonishingly large bill, this hummingbird must also possess a tongue of equally immense length. And in fact, Ensifera has one of the longest tongues of any bird in the world! It acts much like the tongue of a woodpecker, darting out beyond the bill to slurp up tasty nectar, and wrapping around the back of the skull when not in use. You can see it’s long, thread-like tongue (hyoid) bones in the skeletal images above. Notice that the base of the hyoid bones wrap around the skull and insert at the nostrils, while the opposite ends can be seen protruding above the base of bill.

You can imagine that possessing such a large bill would present this hummingbird with a multitude of problems. For example, preening is an essential part of every bird’s life and most birds preen with their bills. On average, a typical bird preens for 6 to 8 hours each day! This helps keep feathers clean and in tip-top shape for the difficult task of flying. Of course, this becomes a huge problem for Ensifera, because its bill is far too long to preen any of its dainty feathers. So instead, Sword-billed Hummers preen their entire bodies using only their feet! As such, Ensifera has the longest legs of the hummingbird family!

Super long bill, mega long tongue, extra long legs - this critter is unbelievable! Thank you, evolution.

Love Always: Interesting Facts About Cats

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:30:24 -0400

Love Always: Interesting Facts About Cats:

tinyfacts:

Cats:

A cat can jump up to five times its own height in a single bound.

The little tufts of hair in a cat’s ear that help keep out dirt direct sounds into the ear, and insulate the ears are called “ear furnishings.”

The ability of a cat to find its way home is called…

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Mon, 17 Jun 2013 05:45:12 -0400

youngwarlockpendragon: darren-freakin-criss:

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 17:16:16 -0400

youngwarlockpendragon:

darren-freakin-criss:

burritocock: queenofslash: lesbipoet13: foreveralone-lyguy: o...

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 11:30:21 -0400

burritocock:

queenofslash:

lesbipoet13:

foreveralone-lyguy:

oh my god

i legitimately stared at this and went ‘what it looks fine’ and then it hit me. and i threw myself out the window. and then reblogged it.

onlylolgifs: starting internet feuds like

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 05:45:17 -0400

onlylolgifs:

starting internet feuds like

kili-myfeels: king-of-the-crosshoes: justagayunicorn: regtonca...

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 17:15:53 -0400

kili-myfeels:

king-of-the-crosshoes:

justagayunicorn:

regtoncats:

I didn’t even know what I was expecting but THIS IS GREAT.

Gonna reblog this until I die

It’s 3:30am and I’m cackling alone in my romm guYS HAlp

only-the-cutest-things: Cute kittens

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 11:30:25 -0400

only-the-cutest-things:

Cute kittens

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Sat, 15 Jun 2013 08:52:32 -0400

seafiish: CLICK AND DRAG THIS LITERALLY EVERY FRAME IS GOLD

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 08:24:17 -0400

seafiish:

CLICK AND DRAG THIS LITERALLY EVERY FRAME IS GOLD

nevver: Ekaterina Panikanova

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 08:21:58 -0400

Ekaterina Panikanova ekaterinapanikanova.com

Ekaterina Panikanova ekaterinapanikanova.com

nevver:

Ekaterina Panikanova

the-rest-in-trumpets: katswhiskers: velvetonions: imagine a milkshake place called...

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 08:21:12 -0400

the-rest-in-trumpets:

katswhiskers:

velvetonions:

imagine a milkshake place called “shakesperience” where all the milkshake flavours are named after puns of shakespeare plays

Oreothello

Rolo and Juliet

Macberry

Mars Ado About Nothing

Antonutella and Cleopatra

Merchocolate of Venice

Two Gentlemint of Verona

Richerry III

It would bringeth all the gentlemen to the yard.

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Sat, 15 Jun 2013 05:45:23 -0400

NO BUT SERIOUSLY

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 21:01:28 -0400

jamietheignorantamerican:

WHY DOES NO ONE TALK ABOUT THE QUETZALCOATLUS?!

I MEAN, JESUS F. CHRIST.

PTERODACTYLS AIN’T SHIT NEXT TO THESE MOTHER FUCKERS. QUETZALCOATLUS FUCKING ATE BABY DINOSAURS FOR BRUNCH.

LITTLE-FOOT, NOOOO!!!

JUST IMAGINE SOMETHING AS TALL AS A MOTHER FUCKING GIRAFFE

SOARING THROUGH THE SKIES AT 80 MILES PER HOUR, AND THEN SWOOPING DOWN AND FUCKING EATING YOUR FACE OFF.

FUCKING QUETZALCOATLUS

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Fri, 14 Jun 2013 20:52:54 -0400