January 2012
John Tyler's Grandsons Are Still Alive!
mentalflossr:
Born in 1790, John Tyler was our 10th President. He took office in 1841 after William Henry Harrison died. And he has two living grandchildren!
Not great-great-great-grandchildren. Their dad was Tyler’s son.
How is this possible? The Tyler men have a habit of having kids very late in life. Lyon Gardiner Tyler, one of President Tyler’s 15 kids, was born in 1853. He fathered...
Stupid DVR didn't record Revenge last night!
How am I ever going to wait until it goes up on OnDemand?
Dressed to Kill →
rosalarian:
Whenever I complain about how females are portrayed in mainstream superhero comics, inevitably half a dozen people pop up to tell me this:
“Men are idealized in comics, too.”
Yes. Yes they are. I am aware of this. While I think the idealism is harmful, that isn’t actually what I have a problem with. (Well, not the main thing.) Because while the men are impossibly muscular...
dear tebow
scottfriday:
Cissexist bigot calls for a boycott of Girl Scout... →
ceasesilence:cherutenu:
I did not know the Girl Scouts were so inclusive. That’s not the case with the Boy Scouts, right? I mean, would they allow a transboy to join? I seem to recall they have issues with letting gay men be Scout leaders…
Anyway, who wants Girl Scout cookies? I’ll buy.
I don’t know about the Boy Scouts. The Girl Scouts made the news when Christian groups found out that...
“It’s astounding to me that the president is claiming these are recess...”
– Rep. Diane Black(R-Tenn.) Will Prove Congress Isn’t In Recess As Soon As She Returns From Recess
(via robot-heart-politics)
“I like being able to fire people who provide services to me. If someone doesn’t...”
– Mitt Romney, who we agree with. For example, we fired Verizon when they did a poor job. We all fantasize about firing a rude waiter or a lousy call center rep. This controversy is manufactured. “I like to fire people” is a bad sound bite, but should that matter this much? (via thecallus)
Yeah,...
There are no words.......
masterpieceofass:
malachitegrey:
gracemd:
theheatleycliff:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/austen/menofausten.html
DEAR AUSTEN FANS,
do click that and giggle.
PBS is onto us.
Also: Edward Ferrars enjoys horseback riding and splitting logs.
i remember this from austen week on masterpiece! they also had a quiz to help you figure out “which austen man is YOUR man.”
oi, but let’s...
In related news: I'm afraid of Missing E.
Add-ons in general, actually.
Why do other people's dashboards show the date and...
December 2011
You are all so fun
I’ve had a bang-up time reading all about your Christmas presents (Tardis USB hubs, Packers gear, mustard, Tastykake, etc.), your kids NOT playing with their presents (why buy presents, when you can have boxes and styrofoam?), your dinners and your happy (and not-so-happy) family times. Thanks for being such a great Tumblr family.
Merry Christmas y’all.
