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Pliny the Elder in his Historia Naturalis (77 ce) writes:

"A menstruating woman, if she approached a vessel of wine, would turn it sour; she would cause corn to wither, buds to shrivel, fruit to fall from trees, mirrors to dim, bees to die in the hive, and iron and steel to rust."

I hate dentists.

Fuck, I really hate dentists.

I really, really hate dentists.

"They say that an old salt who is tired of seagoing should walk inland with an oar over his shoulder. When he comes to a pretty little village deep in the country and the people ask him what he is carrying... he will know that he's found Fiddlers Green. The people give him a seat in the sun outside the Village Inn with a glass of grog that refills ( Read more... )

«Brittany» There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy. says:
I wonder what would be on the postcards of hell's gift shop?
Lance [Can you feel the beat?] I CAN'T GRAMMAR!!!!!! >_< says:
ashes of postcards?
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Boring day, except for buying Jess a freaky comic. ^_^

"Let us climb the parapet and see the siege by moonlight. In front of us, beyond the enemy's works, but hidden from us, lies the city of Vicksburg. Look carefully, and you can distinguish the spires of the courthouse and two or three churches. The rebels had a signal station on the former when we came, but our shells made it too warm for them, and ( Read more... )

It is better to die on your feet than live on your knees.
-- Emiliano Zapata