The tradition of Dalmatians in firehouses dates back more than a century. Nowadays they mainly serve as mascots, but before fire trucks had engines, Dalmatians played a vital role every time firefighters raced to a blaze.
It all dates back to when people used horse-drawn carriages. But, at first, the dogs didn’t have anything to do with fire fighters. People realized that Dalmatians would run alongside horses, keeping pace even when sprinting long distances. The dogs would even defend the horses from other dogs or animals that could spook or attack the horses during the ride.
When a fire alarm sounded, the Dalmatians would run out of the firehouse, barking to let bystanders know that they should get out of the way because the firefighters’ wagon would soon come roaring by. Once the wagon was out on the street, the Dalmatians would run beside it.
“…Shkolnik argues that the warnings on Lauren’s tampon box
weren’t clear enough, especially about leaving tampons in at night.
Here’s the language: ‘Change your tampon every four to eight hours,
including overnight.’ The family argues that these instructions are
unclear. They plan to argue that ‘overnight’ can mean longer than eight
hours, especially when it comes to young girls, who can easily sleep
nine or ten hours on a weekend. ‘[Tampon companies] should be telling
you, ‘Don’t sleep in it. Use a pad,‘’ says Shkolnik”
Yall I am damn near 30 years old and did not know this. I bet a lot of you didn’t either. Reblog to literally save a life.
Any of my followers who use tampons, please take note
Both Ron and Hermione had decided to remain at
Hogwarts, and though Ron said it was because he couldn’t stand two weeks with
Percy, and
Hermione insisted she needed to use the library, Harry wasn’t fooled; they were
doing it to keep him company, and he was very grateful.
Madam Pomfrey retreated, leaving Ron and
Hermione to help Harry gulp down some water.
Ron and Hermione left Harry’s bedside only at
night.
“Hermione
told me to come and check on you,” said Ron in a low voice, helping Harry
to his feet.
Ron
and Hermione were supposed to be studying for their exams, which would finish
on the day of the third task, but they were putting most of their efforts into
helping Harry prepare.
“You can’t tell me you’ve
stopped having funny dreams,” Hermione said now, “because Ron told me
you were muttering in your sleep again last night.”
Harry
could tell they had rehearsed this conversation while he had been asleep. He
didn’t say anything.
He liked it best when he was with Ron and
Hermione and they were talking about other things, or else letting him sit in
silence while they played chess.
Ron
and Hermione exchanged looks that plainly said There’s no point arguing with
him.
why do all children know the floor is lava game do we all just learn it from older children and inadvertently share it with each other like some natural inevitable cycle why do children discover the floor and the concept of gravity and up and down and suddenly pretend to be afraid of it why do we play with the physical limitations of our world
This has been explored. Apparently there is a thing called Children Culture. Some of the skipping songs and jump rope songs we learned as kids have no known origin as ever having been written or performed by adults. Some games have no known origins as well. Essentially, kids like to tell each other things and pass them around and sometimes if something particularly cool or interesting gets made, the entire school learns it. And then those kids teach their siblings or cousins or friends from other schools and they teach their whole school until it becomes a whole mass knowledge thing by all kids and continues to be for years and years.
It’s conceivable that the lava game is another aspect of kid culture.
I know my kids don’t seem to know it and they were pretty separated from other kids growing up.
And now I’m mad that nobody told us we were given cows. Cause that’s really f*cking nice and nobody mentioned it at all.
American media tends to disregard that anyone donates to the US. And then Amurricans complain about money going abroad because “nobody helped the US in our disasters.”
>.>
Also, do you know how much a cow costs? O.O
It isn’t just a matter of how much a cow costs, its a matter of considering that Masai life is based around their cattle. Its their wealth, their food, and a significant part of their religion. Here’s a quote from Wikipedia:
“Traditional Maasai lifestyle centres around their cattle which constitute their primary source of food. The measure of a man’s wealth is in terms of cattle and children. A herd of 50 cattle is respectable, and the more children the better. A man who has plenty of one but not the other is considered to be poor.[37] A Maasai religious belief relates that God gave them all the cattle on earth, leading to the belief that rustling cattle from other tribes is a matter of taking back what is rightfully theirs, a practice that has become much less common.[38]”
So its not just “they gave us 14 cows”, its that they gave us something that is very important and significant to them, it is more than just a kind gesture that definitely deserves to be known and its a genuine shame that more people don’t know about it.
I need to talk about Rictus. I have seen him mentioned a few times here and there, and I have come across some fanfiction as well, so I think I am not alone. But I have some thoughts that need to come out. Not even necessarily headcanon, but just… pondering/thinking.
I actually kind of like Rictus. I do not see him as a true villain in the this story. If anyone could have been reached by the Wives after Joe`s death, I think it`s him. He genuinely seems delighted to see Cheedo, and is happy to follow her orders; I think if he had no one else to tell him what to do, he would listen to her.
There. I said it.
*deep breath before I get hated on and/or disagreed with*
Rictus is repeatedly referred to as a man-child in interviews with both Nathan Jones and George Miller, and it is clear from his behavior that he has cognitive and perhaps even other developmental disabilities. His chin strap is to conceal an ostensible slack-jaw (is this canon? Or is it speculation? Either way…), so while it does sort of fit with the scary-as-fuck-giant-guy look, it also covers up a major weakness and flaw.
In an interview with WWE.com, Nathan Jones talks about Rictus`s backstory a little:
“I’m sort of like my father’s right hand man. His name’s the Immortan [played by Hugh Keays-Byrne]. He’s this narcissistic megalomaniac; he’s a bit of a tyrant. I have a love-hate relationship with my father. [I’m] more of an enforcer. I never do anything good enough for him, so he’s always putting me down, and I’m always trying to impress him and earn his respect. But basically, I’m a big kid. It’s kind of a contradiction.”
While Rictus` physicality may offer him a layer of protection (as does his status at the Immortan`s youngest son), the film does hint at his being treated like a kid. He is ordered around a lot, in the film, and he obediently does as he is told, and it does seem like someone else has to be around to control him at all times.
When Rictus plaintively asks to take a peek through Corpus Colossus`s looking glass, he gets talked down to, scolded like a naughty kid. “Go see what`s agitatin` Dad!” and so he does. When he is having a grand old time intimidating the War Rig with a flamethrower, an imperator has to tell him to simmer down. Clearly, Rictus is too stupid to carry on unchecked, and especially in Corpus Colossus`s case, Rictus must serve as the legs and the brawn that he lacks. And, as I said before, Cheedo needs only ask Rictus to take her and he immediately does.
However, Rictus also seems to me to be battle fodder; we never once see Joe treating Rictus like he is special (though I am sure he was treated quite well), and he is expected to be right at the front line of battle. Granted, Corpus Colossus cannot get out into the thick of things, but he *could* ride along in theory. Rictus may be the Immortan`s son, but clearly he does not warrant concern in the safety department. If he dies, he goes to Valhalla and that`s that, I guess.
But all that is NOTHING when it comes to what Rictus does in what, to me, is one of the top five character-building moments in the film.
As Joe clutches Angharad`s lifeless body, Rictus futilely fires off round after round in rage as the War Rig pulls further into the distance. He knows what her fall means.
When the Organic Mechanic is working on her in Gigahorse, Rictus is right outside with Joe, concerned. And when the doc tells him about the poor dead baby, what does he do?
He lifts his voice to the sky, and he shouts for all the world:
“I had a brother! I had a little baby brother! And he was perfect, perfect in every way!”
There is genuine grief and pride in his voice when he says this. He is so excited to know that he had a brother, but he is also devastated that he did not live.
So in a very roundabout way, I am saying this (but borrowing another`s words): “Amid all the glorious blood and thunder of Mad Max: Fury Road, there are a few moments of genuine pathos. And the one that sticks with me the most is Rictus Erectus, the terrifyingly huge and tragically simpleminded son of lead villain Immortan Joe, bellowing about his baby brother to his father’s assembled vehicular mass. The weight of that moment comes from the character’s story: Rictus is a physical powerhouse with unspecified mental problems, treated like dirt by his father for not being the “perfect” heir.” (Tom Breihan on Grantland)
Let`s not forget his collection of baby heads; everyone else is covered in skulls and shit, but Rictus chooses baby heads. Why? I will digress into a head canon here, but could it not be that he has lost many little brothers, even little sisters, over the years, and these heads make him feel less alone-remembering each and every one of them by surrounding himself with substitutes? What if there is a head for every lost baby? Did he start by decorating his own body, then his car, and probably even his room back in the Citadel? How old was he when he started doing this?
(On a roll now, bear with me!) I can imagine little Rictus, fawning over a pregnant Wife, touching her belly, “Babies come from here?” and then inevitably, the baby is born wrong or comes too early… and all the anticipation turns to hurt. “Why did it die?” he asks the Wife. “Sometimes they just do,” she would say, and then later, she would hand him a little doll. “Play with this for now. Wait for the next baby.” Joe can`t stand the sight of his son with a baby doll, so he rips its head off when he sees Rictus playing with it. “Don`t be stupid, Rictus!”
Rictus, feeling like he`s lost the baby all over again, takes the head and fashions it into a necklace. Joe doesn`t object, and Rictus wears it until the string holding it around his bull neck is too tight. By now he has many doll heads, but he takes that first one and puts it on his belt. He will never forget that first baby that died, or the doll that Joe killed.
The ‘baby brother’ moment always kills me. Rictus is, in his way, just as abused as the Wives and I am so here for a closer look at that. Not because I want to see him as innocent because he totally is not. But because I want to see him as the character he is, not the stereotype. And especially not the stereotype he’s played as in the comics.
The comic did a nasty disservice to Rictus. Developmentally delayed people are NOT amoral!! Morality and kindness and awareness of another’s wellbeing are NOT linked to intelligence! In fact, intelligence often gets in the way of those things.
It pissed me off no end that comic-Rictus was portrayed as a brutal perpetator.
That aspect sits so uneasily with me. Statistically Rictus is so much more likely to be a victim of sexual assault than an attempted perpetrator… Him just having an attachment to Cheedo that terrifies her because he’s so physically threatening could have worked fine in its place, I don’t see why they needed to make it sexual. (I think Joe could have just assumed that everyone wanted the same thing from his “property”.)
New headcanon. Cheedo was so afraid of him the immortan worried there was good reason she feared him (i.e. his son had eyes for the girls), because Immortan is a paranoid, narcissist who would act like that himself; therefore, he projects what he would do on Rictus and believes he’s a threat to ‘the wives’ and that’s why Furiosa was sent guard and the chastity belts were applied.
Because a sexual predator in Rictus I cannot see and is super problematic. Not real. Didn’t happen. Don’t know what you’re talking about. ¬.¬
Headcanon accepted. And I completely agree that this seems to fit far better with how Nathan Jones played him in the movie.
Well thanks. Now I’m having Feels about Rictus. Somebody please write something like this:
Maybe he thinks the wives are
really shiny and he is excited they might give him a sibling. His
interest isn’t sexual at all, and he doesn’t understand that he scares
them just from his size, being unintentionally rough (maybe he tries to
hug them? Pet their hair? Touch their stomachs because babies? etc) and
his association with Joe.
So somebody (Miss Giddy? Furiosa?)
takes him aside and explains it to him, that they would be more pleased
to see him if he was calmer and didn’t grab at them etc. And he gets it
and (with some reminders) behaves better and becomes a.. I don’t know, a
semi-welcome visitor? I think they’d all understand that Rictus is
almost as much a victim of Joe as they are.
Maybe he’s allowed to come sit in their little circle sometimes and listen to the stories the wives take turns reading to each other?
Things just transpired in my house hold that are equal parts offensive and hilarious… Here goes.
So my roommate, Dale, has a gf who does not live with us, but she’s here all the time. So Sunday when my gf was her we were on the couch and we kissed (scandalous, I know) and she saw it, and I’m pretty sure that’s the first time she’s seen us be affectionate, that’s neither here nor there.
So today she tells Dale she’s “uncomfortable” here and wants him to move out because she thinks me and my lady are going to hit on her or something, she doesn’t like living with lesbians, cause it’s not “normal”, so now I’m pissed. Then, Dale goes, “well you don’t live here, so it shouldn’t be a problem, just stop coming over”…things escalated and Dale is trying to break up with her, but she won’t leave our house….she locked herself in Dales room.
So, Dale barges in my room wearing a bathrobe and goes, “call every lesbian you know, we’re smoking this bitch out!” Then turns around and whips his robe like a cape…
And that’s the story of how there are 8 lesbians climbing through the window of Dales room…
so here’s a thought: who cares if food stamp recipients test positive for drugs. we still deserve food.
this has been the single most controversial post I’ve ever made and it’s literally just saying drug users deserve food lmao
And medical care. Drug users should not have to earn the right to medical care. Everyone deserves access to medication and treatment for pain and illness. This should not even be a question.
True, but they should also be put into rehab until they are a fit and functioning member of society again…addiction is a curable disease after all.
excuse you? you’re not in any way granted the right to take drug users to rehab if they haven’t chosen to go. fuck you. we’re not children that need to be lead by someone. we’re human beings who deserve our autonomy and you’re part of the problem.
“Functioning member of society”
What does that even mean????
On the one hand: yes, addiction is a disease and it would be great if really quality rehab programs were (gasp) free so that they were more accessible to the middle and lower classes, rather than being so expensive that it turns into the privilege of the wealthy. It would save a lot of lives and spare a lot of pain if everyone had access to rehab with no stigma attached. It’s not your right to force them to go, but it should be an option available to them.
On the other hand: literally what the fuck. If your qualifier for ‘functioning member of society’ is ‘someone who works toward the greater good of the people around them,’ then not only do children not count, neither do, say, Wall Street bankers, or many CEO’s. Or a fair number of cops at this point. In fact, if we’re making decisions based on how useful people are, jobs that currently pay minimum wage, like making food, doing maintenance work, or keeping hospitals clean, should be some of the highest paying jobs in the nation, along with doctors and teachers. And furthermore, someone’s annual income and/or medical conditions (like for example addiction) don’t dictate their level of humanity. We’re not talking about handing out millions of dollars, okay, we’re talking about someone’s right as a goddamn human being to be fed and cared for by the people around them, regardless of their decisions. Being able to eat is a right afforded to murderers and child molesters. You tell me why being a drug addict should deny you that right.
