In case you’re wondering, that is Grant Imahara from Mythbusters modeling for the Steampunk clothing line Clockwork Couture. I can’t tell you how awesome/hilarious I find this! So much guyliner!
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Puzzlewood is an ancient woodland site, near Coleford in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England. The site, covering 14 acres, shows evidence of open cast iron ore mining dating from the Roman period, and possibly earlier.
In 1848 some workmen, after moving a block of stone in the woods, found a small cavity in the rocks. In this cavity, hidden away, were three earthenware jars containing over 3,000 Roman coins. No-one knows why the coins were hidden away in the cliff face nor by whom.
J. R. R. Tolkien, a frequent visitor to the Forest of Dean, may have visited Puzzlewood, and many believe Puzzlewood was the inspiration for the fabled forests of Middle-earth, such as the Old Forest, Mirkwood, Fangorn or Lothlórien contained within The Lord of the Rings. J.K Rowling is also said to have visited Puzzlewood, and it may have been this that influenced her idea of The Forbidden Forest in the Harry Potter books.
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George Leonnec
The Ride
“La Vie Parisienne” (1924)
If you’re interested, this 1982 documentary has some great footage of Alex using English words to identify objects. Really cool stuff. Every time he gets one right, before she can even hand him his treat, he says “I want a nut” XDOh my god I’m crying.
Irene spent 30 years socializing Alex and he eventually became as smart as a 5 year old human. He could speak English and was able to convey ideas and coin new words. Like, he knew the words “yummy” and “bread” and when she made him a birthday cake he called it “yummy-bread” because he didn’t know the word for cake.
It took years and years of training him out of her own pocket before anyone would even give he grant money to study him “officially” and now she’s one of the most well-respected animal behavior scientists.
She had a routine with Alex where every night she’d say “Goodnight Alex, I love you!” and he’d say “I love you!” and then she’d turn off the light and go to bed. Recently, after going through their routine, she came by the next morning and he had passed away.
30 years.
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When I read her book, I couldn’t make it through the first sentence on the dust jacket without crying.
About me
This blog is pretty much me re-blogging like crazy with a lot of things I find amusing, beautiful, or just plain awesome. Also Potter, Doctor Who, Torchwood, Sherlock, Psych, Firefly, Veronica Mars, Disney/Pixar, ALTA, BTVS, Glee, Kdramas, LOTR, and a bunch of other random crap. Enjoy :)
