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Challenge #00938-B207: Human Phenomena

An alien witnessing a human do the “Just walked through a spiderweb” dance for the first time

OR

A scholar writing a research paper on the one dance universal to all human tribal cultures, the “Spiderweb” dance.

In augmented scope sight, the web was clearly visible. And the spider itself stood out like a miniature sun.

“This spider,” whispered a lizard off to one side of the screen, “has been weaving and re-weaving its web all night. In a few hours, it

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Updated Help Me Please Post

reaperneeshy:

reaperneeshy:

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So here’s the thing. My mother has made the decision to leave the state. She is no longer going to pay for anything in the house my brother and I are living in, including the mortgage. That’s her decision and right, but it does leave my brother and I in a tight spot as far as money’s concerned.

We need to come up with a significant amount of money soon so we can show

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iwriteaboutfeminism: After killing a black teenager earlier in the afternoon, police gather by the dozen at the scene shortly before sunset...

iwriteaboutfeminism:

After killing a black teenager earlier in the afternoon, police gather by the dozen at the scene shortly before sunset and illegally use tear gas on peaceful protesters without warning. They shoot the gas indiscriminately, gassing homes, churches, and young children in the process. 

Part Three

[Part One] [Part Two]

Wednesday, August 19, 2015

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August 21th: Fanfiction Writers Appreciation Day

breathingbarduil:

breathingbarduil:

It is not surprising news that fanfiction writers are highly underappreciated.

There’s something wrong with the numbers: let’s take a popular fic with almost 4k hits. For let’s say 700 readers, it will get about 50 comments and 300 Kudos. Maybe I’m being too kind, maybe not, but things stay the same; there’s something wrong here. Can you see it?

It takes us days, weeks, sometimes months to write a story for you. We write

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Challenge #00937-B206: Living Proof

Another Humans Are Crazy point: most bright colours in the animal kingdom are for either a mating display or are a poison warning. The brighter the colours, the more likely it’s poison - see snakes and frogs, even compared to peacocks they are brighter (if less visually spectacular overall).

Most other animals, on seeing the fluorescent poison warning colours, are rightly horrified. 

Meanwhile, humans think they are pretty.

Of all the ambassadorial mistakes Harry could have made, this one pretty much

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16. Soliton

officialsteampoweredgiraffe:

Track List Reveal for Steam Powered Giraffe: The Vice Quadrant: A Space Opera

Track #16 - Soliton
Written by David Michael Bennett

“The moon could crumble before our eyes
then break apart and vaporize
The stars could explode and boil Earth’s seas
and rip the fabric of reality”

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