TIL anyone who’s going to overwinter in Antarctica has to have had their appendix out. Because removing an appendix that’s not causing any trouble just as a precaution is way better than having one that’s about to burst when you’re on the ass-end of the planet with no way to be rushed to a hospital if shit gets real.
No, by the way, we absolutely did not think of this ahead of time. A dude named Leonid Rogozov got appendicitis in Antarctica. Fortunately, the expedition’s doctor diagnosed him quickly and knew how to remove an appendix. Unfortunately, our man Leo was the expedition’s doctor.
What did he do? Well, he set up a mirror, gave his belly a shot of novocaine, presumably told a colleague, “hold my vodka,” and he removed his own fucking appendix. He survived.
okay i looked into this and apparently this isnt even just dracula the wolfman and frankenstein’s monster like. they’re DESCENDANTS of them who are normal guys who turn into a vampire a werewolf etc. they do this to “atone” for the actions of their ancestors.
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this is them normally and they apparently transform by slapping their hands together and shouting WACKO and this is called the “drak whack.” dracula is alive too. they call him Big D.
okay so uh i had never seen the animated adaptation of charlotte’s web and uh….hanna barbera….wanna talk about something?
HB Exec: well guys we’ve gotta do this children’s classic justice with our adaptation….now it’s gonna be quite a task, but who wants to be in charge of designing charlotte?
Spiderfucker Jim: *straightens tie and slicks back hair* heh….well fellas, i think i know just the man for the job….
You get back here and say this to the class 😭
I said Spiderfucker Jim, arch nemesis of Spiders Georg
“Elon Musk is literally bribing voters in swing states. Isn’t that illegal!?”
If this thought has crossed your mind, then I’m sorry. I’m sorry to have to be the one to tell you this.
But it will be the election this November that decides if it’s illegal or not.
This year, we are at the breaking point in the intersection of law and politics where whether or not the President’s team can outright commit crimes to consolidate his power and destroy his enemies is on the ballot and up for vote.
🎃 Snap, crackle, pop… and a little Halloween magic! This vintage 1941 ad brings the nostalgia of homemade treats with Rice Krispies Marshmallow Squares—still a crowd-pleaser today! With just butter, marshmallows, and cereal, it’s as easy now as it was back then. Ready to whip up some retro Halloween fun?
This video is the closest thing I’ve seen to actually viewing the chapel in person, because holy shit the pictures do NOT do it justice.
When we did our Vatican tour and were about to enter the Sistine Chapel, our guide kept stressing that we would be looking at a flat ceiling. Which baffled me because come on, doesn’t everyone know that? I mean the whole point is that it’s flat, that’s why Michelangelo put all those paintings on it. And then we went inside.
Oh. God.
Arms and legs were reaching down towards us. The “columns” couldn’t look more like actual marble if they tried. The Biblical scenes were less like two-dimensional scenes and more like windows into an entirely different world. It was the most extraordinary, most convincing tromp l’oeil this side of Wile E. Coyote disguising a rock face as a train tunnel.
Yes, it was busy. Yes, the guards will get pissy if you take photos or speak in anything above the slightest whisper. But Michelangelo did some really impressive shit in that chapel.
(Also some Vatican bigwig complained about the Last Judgement fresco when Michelangelo was painting it, so he included a portrait of the critic as Minos getting his balls bitten off by a snake, which is a magnificently petty move.)
IT’S FLAT‽
I knew about the passive aggressive bit, but… wow. Amazing.
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