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Hello out there Isle of Man reader!
Another new country! Somebody out there from Isle of Man checked in, probably after a relaxing Sunday spent playing a game of cammag with friends. Thank you reader for giving me a two for one day in terms of geographic … Continue reading
Posted in humor, linguistics, nonfiction, pets, supernatural, travel
Tagged Althing, Christopher Columbus, fairies, Fairy Bridge, Fenodyree, ghosts, historically significant places, humor, iceland, Isle of Man, linguistics, Moddey Dhoo, mystical, mythology, nonfiction, pets, spirits, supernatural, travel, Tynwald
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On the unlikelihood of hyena domestication. Or: No, you can’t have one.
Here at Hyena Central I get a lot of visitors looking for information on how to keep a hyena as a pet. And for good reason! Reports of hyenas being domesticated have been circulated by the African Wildlife Foundation, Animal Planet, and the BBC– among other sources blatantly plagiarizing one source or the other. Speciously included in its “Big Cats” series, BBC reports, “In ancient Egypt hyenas were domesticated and even eaten.”
But that’s not entirely true. And they aren’t cats, though they are closely related.
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Posted in humor, hyenas, killing, links, nonfiction, pets, science
Tagged academia, animals, bad info, domestication, humor, hyenas, killing, links, nonfiction, pets, questionable copyrights, science
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kisses
dinosaurs are not good at it.
Posted in breakups, cannibalism, humor, observations, relationships, science
Tagged bad info, breakups, cannibalism, dinosaurs, humor, kissing, observations, Paleontology, post apocalyptic, relationships, romance, science
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Our writer’s.
Looks legit.
Posted in humor, observations
Tagged academia, bad info, college, funny, grammar, humor, internet, observations, questionable copyrights, scams, writing
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A HALLOWEEN PODCAST WITH ME
Last week I sat down with the unflappable Michael Polston for a Halloween-themed recording of his podcast You Eight It. The podcast, available free here, covers a sordid and sometimes hilarious array of topics: tampons, gas masks, meth, nursery rhymes, … Continue reading
Posted in art, autumn, cannibalism, humor, indiana, killing, psychology, sneaking into places, supernatural
Tagged Albert Fish, art, autumn, cannibalism, capital punishment, Costume, Gas mask, halloween, holiday, humor, indiana, kentucky, killing, murder, Podcast, psychology, science, serial killers, sneaking into places, supernatural, teenagers, vampires
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Kindred spirits
I was checking out at Walgreens and at the register they had these skull keychains for Halloween. They were terrifying, their surfaces stained and chiaroscuro. They were angular caricatures of skulls, which in actuality are delicate and beautiful. Real skulls … Continue reading
Well that’s pretty creepy, WordPress
If I don’t own it, then who does? If you liked this, Like It! And check out: Yogi Tea wants you to be a colosal faker aaaaaaaaaand Fox News doesn’t understand “begging the question.”
Posted in humor, observations
Tagged bad info, blogging, funny, humor, identity, observations, psychology, screenshots, Technology, WordPress, writing
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Thrill Seeking Behavior 