Mastodon posts

1. RE: https://mastodon.social/@publicdomainrev/116053252927843414

   The Public Domain Review (@publicdomainrev@mastodon.social)Attached: 4 images Centaurs, dragons, and snail shell houses — just a few of the otherworldly marvels depicted in a 15th-century French manuscript (BnF, Français 22971) illustrated by Robert Testard. More here: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/secrets-de-l-histoire-naturelle/Mastodon

   Fun fact!

   Testard’s 15th century illustrations were the inspiration for Killer Queen (2013, https://killerqueenarcade.com/howtoplay).

   How to Play - Killer Queen ArcadeHow to Play - Killer Queen Arcadekillerqueenarcade.com

2. Walked the UESF picket at Flynn for about an hour this morning. Junior was stoked to make his sign and to wear red but kinda panicked once we got there so he stayed across the street with mom.

3. children have an uncanny sense, as if imprinted in the womb, for when one of their parents try to immerse themselves in any hobby that predates themselves.

   no, not that one.

4. the construction of “used to” that some but not all use sometimes to describe outlier instances is so weird to me. I see other people do it and think how implausible it is but, and then I find myself doing it too, and like, it serves a purpose and is fine?

   “oh yeah like we used like ____" where the blank is some kind of outrageous or funny or cool thing that happened exactly one time, presented as if it was at least twice or in fact, annual or even seasonal for years in a row.

5. RE: https://mastodon.ozioso.online/@DorotheaLange/115987473722292598

   Dorothea Lange (@DorotheaLange@mastodon.ozioso.online)Attached: 1 image Unemployed lumber worker goes with his wife to the bean harvest. Note social security number tattooed on his arm. Oregon. See general caption number 46 #Oregon #theGreatDepression #DorotheaLange #undefined #photography #DorotheaLange https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2017773306/Ozioso Mastodon

   we got a badass here