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. . . it was the simplest thing in the world to transform anyone into beast, bird or fish, or anything else, and back again, once you know how to pronounce the mystical word: "Pyrzqxgl."
~ Sunday, May 19 ~
~ Saturday, May 18 ~
“ Yes, false rape accusations happen. Run the protocol anyway. I’ve heard that perhaps the military has the highest number of ‘em. True or not, RUN THE PROTOCOL ANYWAY. Because in 15 years of investigating rape accusations, I can count those that panned out as false on one hand. Meanwhile, the one time I almost skipped the protocol, the one time I almost didn’t believe a petty officer, because I was naive as an investigator and a young woman, because her commanding officer described her as “a party girl, always late, always out drinking, don’t bother with this one”, she turned out to be the victim of one of the most brutal assaults I’ve ever investigated. She shouldn’t have still been -alive-, let alone up and making the accusation. So let me repeat: five false accounts in fifteen years. And one time I almost failed a woman ‘cause of the bullshit way it’s normal to talk about us. Take your shipmates’ word, and then run the protocol. Every. Single. Time.
— - JAG lawyer, speaking to my husband’s plant during Sexual Assault Prevention Month. (via circusbones)
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If you don’t get this reference, you’re too young for tumblr.
are you fucking kidding me pixar puts out a movie ever year a baby would get this reference
it’s not pixar it’s a reference to that time in 1994 when lamps became sentient humanoids
many were lost that day
It was a grim day for mankind. My parents took refuge in a cave and thus saved us from certain death; we lived close to a lamp factory at the time and the surrounding region was utterly devastated in the conflict.
My brother fought one off using only an egg whisk and a pogo stick.
Only 90s kids remember the Lampocalypse
My father still has the scars from where one stole his kidney
Ironically, it was a dark time.
(Source: brennablueskies)
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The Hannibal fandom has made all pictures of food a bit sick making.
Oh good, those are bits of strawberry, not people! Why would i think it was people bits? <shakes fist at Hannibal fandom>
Fierce...Flawless...: Thoughts on fraud, compliance, and poor mothers.
I started writing a post with a hypothetical situation in it, cobbled together from a bunch of very real situations I see now as a welfare caseworker, mixed with elements of things I saw as a foster care caseworker. I couldn’t finish it, because it was too painful.
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Thoughts on fraud, compliance, and poor mothers.
I started writing a post with a hypothetical situation in it, cobbled together from a bunch of very real situations I see now as a welfare caseworker, mixed with elements of things I saw as a foster care caseworker. I couldn’t finish it, because it was too painful.
Instead, I’ll tell you a single, true story that I didn’t witness firsthand. One of my trainers used to be at a private nonprofit agency that helped teen mothers get their GED and find employment. All of these young women were welfare recipients, and attending this program was part of their compliance for receiving cash assistance. One woman in particular was a fantastic student – she had earned her GED, put together a resume, and got to the point where she had an interview scheduled.
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the sad thing is that i am only slightly less completely ridiculous than this guy depressed about getting a 99 on a test
just make that a 96
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Up until that point, John almost seems in denial about what is obviously about to happen. But he clearly knows- the first thing out of his mouth when he sees where Sherlock is...
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nuff said
Basically.
