are piggy banks shaped like pigs because its a metaphor for the greed of capitalism
Actually it’s a pun.
Way, way back when English was a simpler language, the people used to save their spare coins in containers made of really cheap clay called ‘pyg’.
It wasn’t long before someone thought of the joke of shaping them like its phonetic counterpart. Though early models didn’t have the holes in the belly for the cork and, if you wanted
Beauty, brains and brawn. The traditional makeup for any team. Have fun.
There’s hundreds of ways to be a hero. And more than one way to be a heroic team…
Munashe finished the delivery forms for her auction winnings. An entire library of childrens’ books from a now-defunct school. Purchased for a dollar from a government auction because nobody was interested in buying things from a school.
The story books were going to a children’s hospital. The educational stuff
While you are worrying about whether beta readers will steal your ideas, there is a more genuine threat on the horizon.
When offered a publishing contract, please do all your research before you sign. There are a number of fakes and scammers out there, as well as good-intentioned amateurs that don’t know how to get your work to a wide audience. I won’t tell the heartbreaking stories here - there are too many.
did you guys know about the Selfridges designer Minion line?
because like…
this mediocre sweatshirt is 175 pounds. that’s aproximately 270 dollars. that’s pretty ridiculous, but at least it’s relatively wearable if you work in a kindergarten. probably very comfy.
this white t-shirt? 50 pounds – 80 dollars for something that looks like merch you win at a movie theatre and maybe sleep in sometimes.
a ridiculous hat? 305 – that’s 475 dollars. for that fucking hat. with the
Unarmed black teen William Chapman, killed by police officer who just came off suspension for killing.
On April 22, the Portsmouth, Virginia, Police Department claimed that 18-year-old William Chapman was suspected of shoplifting from a local Walmart. Completely unarmed, he was shot in the face and killed by an officer with a record so heinous that it is criminal he was ever allowed on the force in the first place.
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