When your parents get it

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My mom has sewn and donated more than 5,000 masks since March

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The wasps that built this nest knew what they were doing

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Caught my dog looking like he's ready to save Gotham

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USA Today published this infographic about marijuana smuggling from Colorado, but showed it coming out of Wyoming instead

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I'm so excited about my Frodo costume!

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What a normal and reasonable response to a brand-influencer partnership

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At the bookstore

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The Pupponacci Sequence

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He gets dinner at 5:30. It’s 5:22 and he’s been sitting on the sofa armrest staring pointedly at me for the past half hour.

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Okay, ouch, I didn't ask for this degree of truth today, but also yes

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And the Dean as Fezziwig, who’s into Jeff/Scrooge

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POV when I’m in a Zoom meeting

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We adopted him as a pup without knowing exactly what mix he was. Little did we know he would grow up into a purebred Batdog.

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Came home to find that Ladybird had made a lovely dress out of her favorite blanket

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Author Tomi Adeyemi holding a copy of her book for the first time

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Every night while my husband is playing video games

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My fiance went out of town, and my dogs don't know what to do with this information. They just follow me around, staring tragically at me in hopes that the situation will resolve itself.

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The precise moment at which my dog realized he was about to be thokked on the head by a tennis ball

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My boys today vs. 10 years ago

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Bah!

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My grandmother picking peaches on her parents' orchard in Wynne, Arkansas in the mid-1930s. Her mother was devastated that she preferred her brother's old overalls over her Shirley Temple-style lacy dress.

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Poodle goats

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A better constipation ad

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Don't be fooled by the cute look. I just caught him trying to eat the cheese off my pizza.

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My cat has taken to sitting behind me on the chair where I work. Pros: warmer buns, better posture. Cons: occasional offended meowing when I accidentally squish him. 9.5/10 symbiosis

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The 19th Amendment (allowing women to vote) was ratified 100 years ago. Kamala wore suffragette white, just like Hillary at Trump’s inauguration, like Congresswomen at the 2019 State of the Union, like the women who paved their way.

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TIL Danielle Steel writes at a gigantic desk shaped like her own books. It's a tacky and ridiculous power move and I totally respect it.

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The exact moment I knew she was the one I wanted to take home from the shelter

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The floofiest gargoyle

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I think my dog may be experiencing an existential crisis.

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Not fried chicken ice cream

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The latest Publishing Paths chart by Jane Friedman

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In How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966), the Grinch's eyes not only change color when he understands the meaning of Christmas—they also go back and forth between the moment he hears the Who song and when his heart begins to grow. Then they stay blue for the rest of the film.

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Four years later and they're still best buddies

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Don't write down to your readers. Stan Lee's advice to writers looking to break into comic books. [800x800] [OC]

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The precise moment at which my dog realized he was about to be thokked on the head by a tennis ball

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He wasn't born with eyebrows but developed them as he's aged. (Bonus cat with a goatee.)

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Shy kisses from my bigger dog to his new sister, just after we adopted her

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I made honeysuckle simple syrup from the bush in my back yard. It pairs nicely with whiskey and gin, and yes, I am aware that it looks like a jar of pee.

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Romance author Sarah Hogle’s solution for when her parents want to read her books, but they’re full of sex scenes

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Vacuum cleaners are mean and scary

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The promises of Donald J. Trump

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Um, fellas? That's not really how this is supposed to work.

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Been seeing a lot of this death-for-the-sake-of-death pattern since Game of Thrones blew up

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🔥 There's a bobcat in this photo. 🔥

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I thought there was only one snek protectin my garden, but snek was mama! Dis v curious baby noodle

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At Disneyland recently, I saw these two walking together in deep conversation, as if they were the only two in the park. A future Jedi master studying the art of overthrowing the patriarchy from a sorceress queen.

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Caught my cat in the act of definitely not trying to smother my dog

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This sign in my neighborhood says what it says and then gazes vacantly into the middle distance while it mutters not since THEY came

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Clever cover for Amsterdam-based magazine de Volkskrant [540x774] by Javier Jaen

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Self care is important.

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Pitch generator chart for your next novel (via Electric Literature)

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Julia Child and the off-camera staff required to help during filming

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Is it against the rules to post a book that I wrote? The illustrator did a wonderful job on the cover art.

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NBD: I got hit by a van on my 90s Yukon Giant back in August. I just replaced it with this ⚡️ ride and took it out on my favorite trail. I had a blast and regained my confidence.

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I made honeysuckle simple syrup from the bush in my back yard. It pairs nicely with whiskey and gin, and yes, I am aware that it looks like a jar of pee.

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The turquoise in Artichoke’s eyes 💚💙

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I wrote a book, and it was just released today!

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Ladybird is the epitome of poise and grace

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Got this (hilarious) request via my etymology blog, but also turned up very little aside from the occasional reference to Catholic grandmothers saying it. Any ideas?

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MRW my sister and I are going through my grandmother's house and find her WWII dog tags, the papers promoting her to Captain of her US Army Medical Corps unit, and a half-charred uniform that caught fire when the plane she was riding in was nearly shot down over Germany

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I just can't win

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Quoth the Raven, I can't believe I've done this.

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Found a baby alligator snapping turtle trying to cross the road near my local pond, so I took the little doomy boy back home

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Bought my dog a new bed over the weekend. Came home yesterday to find her wearing the cover.

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My aunt enjoys adult coloring books, and my mom wanted to get her a gift. Mom ordered from Amazon without looking very closely and was embarrassed when this arrived. I've never even heard of that last one!

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This is by a dude, but he may as well be one of us at this point

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This wedding dress makes it look like chiffon is fwooshing out of your ass

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Awhile ago, I mentioned that my pets wait outside the door when I'm in the shower. I particularly enjoyed today's pose.

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He hates baths, but insists on guarding me while I shower

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Every morning when I open the bathroom door after my shower

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There is an 80-pound dog in my lap because he is afraid of being catslapped.

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My grandma is a WWII veteran, and her hospice nurses brought these things and did a small tribute to her service

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MRW I'm having a blast mowing the lawn but the neighbor dude interrupts so he can tell me how shitty my husband is for letting me do yard work

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Mr. Tall-Dark-and-Handsome here charms the whole neighborhood with his roguish smile

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One of my dogs was adopted later in life, and she doesn't really understand tug-of-war. My other dog often tries to teach her, with limited success.

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I could watch this for hours

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Ladybird's pretty smile warms my heart

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My friend's dog is insanely photogenic... and a bit of a hipster.

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Wizards first

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Romance author Sarah Hogle offers a solution for when your parents want to read your book, but it’s full of sex scenes

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Came home to find that Ladybird had made a lovely dress out of her favorite blanket

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As the plain, clumsy protagonist sets off to destroy the Evil System with her two love interests

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Not to reduce these incredible world leaders to their outfits, but the POWER of these looks blew me away

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Jurassic Park poster by Matt Taylor

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Plot synopsis

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Hi, I'm the head chef. [Skyrim]

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These two have been buddies since they were little

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Writers love to cite Hemingway's apocryphal (and sourceless) advice, “Write drunk, edit sober.” Just found this contradictory quote from a December 1964 Writer's Digest interview with Hemingway and thought it was funny.

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When my dog was a pup, his ears crossed over his head.

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Prescient

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As he evacuates...

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Hope this isn't too serious. Friend of mine who served as an army medic made me feel better about some of the ugliness today.

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My 10-year-old red-eared slider, Artichoke, eager to explore the rest of the house while I clean his habitat

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Found a nasty spider bite on my cat's leg yesterday morning. This was his opinion of the trip to the vet and the antibiotic shot he needed.

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MRW I see comments shitting on the upcoming Star Wars film because its primary protagonists are a woman and a black man

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The [Zippin Pippin]—the first roller coaster I ever went on, back when it was at Liberty Land in Memphis, TN. Elvis' favorite ride and one of the oldest existing wooden coasters in the US (built in the 1910s). Now located at Bay Beach Amusement Park.

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Folklore, legends, myths and fairy tales... - L. Frank Baum [800x800] [OC]

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Sometimes my dogs laze around in the sunshine and listlessly do this for an hour or so

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It took a while before my dog's ears figured out which way to point

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Why are you on the computer when there’s so much dog here that needs petting?

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MRW I visit my alma mater for a five-year reunion and all of the students look like babies

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Nice clean Raspberry Pi packaging by Design Ranch in Kansas City, MO

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Ho ho ho.

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This Portuguese firefighter rescuing a puppy from a hole

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It took my dog a while to grow into his ears.

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Sahara (aka Sarah), who earned the title of world’s fastest land mammal in 2009, with her companion, an Anatolian shepherd named Alexa (x-post from /r/aww)

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Just accepted my second promotion in two months, and while I'm starry-eyed about the opportunity (and the paycheck), I am TERRIFIED that I'm going to fuck it all up

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Interesting passage from a 1932 issue of Writer's Digest in an article by H.G. Wells, The Future of the Novel, in which he discusses the increasing focus on politics and current events in novels of his time.

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Went camping in a chilly area with my nephew, who has cerebral palsy. Fortunately, he had my brother's dog to keep him warm.

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If I look them in the eyes too long, I find myself irresistibly compelled to bring them handfuls of treats.

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When we first adopted her about a year ago, she had lived on the streets her whole life. She was emaciated and didn't know how to sit, or stay, or lie down, or even play with toys. Today we played fetch for the first time ever.

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Wile E. Coyote

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She got stuck in the hole she chewed in her blanket

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My grandmother picking peaches on her parents' orchard in Wynne, AR, in the mid-1930s. This photo was featured in the local paper at the time.

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These two goofballs escaped from the back yard and turned up at the bank down the street about 10 minutes later. I request humorous theories about why a dog would go to a bank in order to quell the seven heart attacks I had while they were gone.

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My cat has to make sure I'm okay after I get out of the shower

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I feel personally attacked by the Chaotic Plantser description.

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I still have a long way to go, but after trying some tips from this sub, this is the first time I have EVER liked the way my curls look

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Lonely lady just wants to be a grandma for Christmas

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Serenity Crew, Where Are You? by James Hance

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'A Wrinkle in Time' author Madeleine L'Engle answers the question How do you put the magic in your writing? (March 1990)

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Found my dog suggestively gnawing his suggestively shaped chew toy

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My future mother-in-law gave me this gorgeous gold filigree necklace to wear for the wedding. Her great grandfather crafted it by hand shortly after he immigrated to New York from Greece.

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Windex

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I sound my barbaric yawp over the woofs of the world.

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My mom made this shirt for my husband. All hand-cut and sewn, from the base shirt to the logos.

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He was so preoccupied with his bone that he stayed in this position for almost half an hour

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I love my lesbian Facebook friends.

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She got stuck in the hole she chewed in her blanket

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My other, smaller dog stole his toy, and he's too polite to go steal it back

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Lil garter snek doin a real good job at protecting my garden

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When my great aunt was born in 1923, the doctors said she wouldn't make it to age 12. She had the mind of a 6 year old, but she loved her dogs and cats (which she named either Whitie or Blackie), and she fearlessly defended her chickens from predators with a pitchfork. She died a few days ago at 95.

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I WISH TO DEVOUR THE UNBORN.

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My dog has been standing there for half an hour, too scared to move.

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This hoopy frood insists on wearing his towel around the house after playing in the rain

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Upgraded my Smaug costume with his gold belly and an Arkenstone, and decked out my office with a painting of the Lonely Mountain on my door, a pile of gold, and wall sconces.

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Caught my dog looking particularly majestic this morning

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But I was here first...

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This eye on my aspen tree is weeping

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He's a great listener.

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Grandma found her emojis

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Audrey Hepburn working with UNICEF at an Ethiopian food distribution center in 1988

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My armor is like tenfold shields, my teeth are swords, my claws spears, the shock of my tail a thunderbolt, my wings a hurricane and my breath death.

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Harsh, Google. Harsh.

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In a way, the world-view of the Party imposed itself most successfully on people incapable of understanding it... - George Orwell [940 x 788]

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