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"Things are sweeter when they’re lost. I know—because once I wanted something and got it. It was the only thing I ever wanted badly…And when I got it it turned to dust in my hands."F. Scott Fitzgerald, “The Beautiful and Damned” (via oh-phelia)
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"You do care. You care so much you feel as though you will bleed to death with the pain of it."Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling (via quote-book)
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"I wish I could still go out into all nooks and corners of the country and bring better care for children."Dr. Fe del Mundo, first Filipina awarded as National Scientist. She passed away today at the age of 99. She founded the first pediatric hospital in the country, and is credited with devising an incubator for use in rural areas without electricity. (via pinoytumblr)
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Alexandria, Minn. (KSAX) - Minnesota Department of Natural Resources officials have been unable to identify a mystery carcass found in Douglas County with certainty, prompting further investigation.
The dead white mammal was spotted this week on a Douglas County road with five claws, dark tufts of hair on its back and head and extremely long toenails.
Roadkill is nothing new for Minnesotans, who drive across their barren, frozen state on highways littered with the squished remains of thousands of animals, many of which were run over accidentally. This creature, however, has people talking.
Lacey Ilse said she was driving near her home on County Road 86, south of Alexandria, when she spotted the mysterious mammal. “We saw something in the middle of the road, and we knew it wasn’t a dog or a cat, because it didn’t have hair. Well, it had a clump of hair on its head like a mohawk and what looked like a human ear. It was totally freaky.”
Ilse posted pictures of the animal on Facebook, and rumors and speculation took off. “It shot out like wildfire. Everybody was putting it on their Facebook pages, then their friends were putting it on their pages, then their friends were putting it on their pages, and so on and so on” Ilse said inefficiently, displaying a lack of mastery of the word ‘viral’.
Noelle Jones, another Facebooker, sent the pictures to KSAX on Monday, after posting them on her page. KSAX then put the pictures up on its Facebook, and more than 175 comments were posted about the unusual animal in a matter of hours. Guesses range from skunk, badger, wolverine, wolf, even proof of the mythical chupacabra.
Jason Abraham, with the Department of Natural Resources, said he thinks it may be a domestic dog, but still has questions. “The head suggests a canine, very likely a domestic dog. However, the right front foot appears to have five toes, which is not typical for canines. Also, the extremely long toenails are not typical for a canine either. I’m baffled, a bit scared, and will certainly start going to church on Sundays like my wife has been bitching at me to do.”
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"One can be the master of what one does, but never of what one feels."Gustave Flaubert, the New Shelton wet/dry (via nevver)
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» 15 Wonderful Words With No English Equivalent
1. Zhaghzhagh (Persian)
The chattering of teeth from the cold or from rage.
2. Yuputka (Ulwa)
A word made for walking in the woods at night, it’s the phantom sensation of something crawling on your skin.
3. Slampadato (Italian)
Addicted to the infra-red glow of tanning salons? This word describes you.
4. Luftmensch (Yiddish)
The Yiddish have scores of words to describe social misfits. This one is for an impractical dreamer with no business sense. Literally, air person.
5. Iktsuarpok (Inuit)
You know that feeling of anticipation when you’re waiting for someone to show up at your house and you keep going outside to see if they’re there yet? This is the word for it.
6. Cotisuelto (Caribbean Spanish)
A word that would aptly describe the prevailing fashion trend among American men under 40, it means one who wears the shirt tail outside of his trousers.
7. Pana Po’o (Hawaiian)
“Hmm, now where did I leave those keys?” he said, pana po’oing. It means to scratch your head in order to help you remember something you’ve forgotten.
8. Gumusservi (Turkish)
Meteorologists can be poets in Turkey with words like this at their disposal. It means moonlight shining on water.
9. Vybafnout (Czech)
A word tailor-made for annoying older brothers—it means to jump out and say boo.
10. Mencolek (Indonesian)
You know that old trick where you tap someone lightly on the opposite shoulder from behind to fool them? The Indonesians have a word for it.
11. Faamiti (Samoan)
To make a squeaking sound by sucking air past the lips in order to gain the attention of a dog or child.
12. Glas wen (Welsh)
A smile that is insincere or mocking. Literally, a blue smile.
13. Bakku-shan (Japanese)
The experience of seeing a woman who appears pretty from behind but not from the front.
14. Boketto (Japanese)
It’s nice to know that the Japanese think enough of the act of gazing vacantly into the distance without thinking to give it a name.
15. Kummerspeck (German)
Excess weight gained from emotional overeating. Literally, grief bacon. -
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