Sunday, September 13, 2020

Tumblr Thread On Purple Rhymes Goes Off The Rails


Tumblr has the tendency to well, tumble. And exactly that happened here. What started as an observation on violets turned into a historical rhyme on the concept of purple, which then turned into some well timed and tastefully executed filth. For more Tumblr color nerdery, here's an explanation of why magenta isn't a real color. And for random fun, here are Tumblr gems to keep the day moving.

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Text - gallusrostromegalus S aerialsquid Follow satanpositive Roses are red, that much is true, but violets are purple, not fucking blue. feels-for-the-fictional I have been waiting for this post all my life. marzipanandminutiae They are indeed purple, But one thing you've missed: The concept of "purple" Didn't always exist. Some cultures lack names For a color, you see. Hence good old Homer And his "wine-dark sea."

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Text - A usage so quaint, A phrasing so old, For verses of romance Is sheer fucking gold. So roses are red. Violets once were called blue. I'm hugely pedantic But what else is new? ineptshieldmaid My friend you're not wrong About Homer's wine-ey sea! Colours are a matter Of cultural contingency; Words are in flux And meanings they drift But the word purple You've given short shrift.

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Text - The concept of purple, My friends, is old And refers to a pigment once precious as gold. By crushing up molluscs From the wine-dark sea You make a dye: Imperial decree Meant that in Rome, to wear purpura was a privilege reserved For only the emperor! The word 'purple', for clothes so fancy, Entered English By the ninth century

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Text - Why then are voilets Not purple in song? The dye from this mollusc, known for so long Is almost magenta; More red than blue. The concept of purple is old, and yet new. The dye is red, So this might be true: Roses are purple And violets are blue

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Text - squeeful While this song makes me merry, Tyrian purple dyes many a hue From magenta to berry And a true purple too. But fun as it is to watch this poetic race The answer is staring you right in the face: Roses are red and violets are blue Because nothing fucking rhymes with purple.

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Chef - cryoverkiltmilk GIF by enjoythebits hopelessromanticinspace Hirple - To limp or walk awkwardly Cirple - An old Scots word for the hindquarters of a horse

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Text - nobodybetterhavethisoneoriswear "Roses are red, violets are purple, My boner for you has caused me to hirple." My, how ramantic! wouldthatcreationhadformedmeman DYING. I AM DYING. kiranovember Calling theshitpostcalligrapher! We need @theshitpostcalligrapher

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Text - theshitpostcalligrapher @kiranovember u better buy this as a commission Imao Roses are red Violets are purple Mybonerfor you has cAuSEd me to hirple

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Text - simonalkenmayer This post has evolved. gaymagicianhat I am 100 percent all for every part of this thread. I have laughed loudly and long. Thank you, thou glorious purple-hirple rhyme. Source: katelizabeth

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Bad Choices That Resulted In Undeniable Fails


It's like a real life version of The Sims. There's no denying it; these were some bad choices that resulted in ultimate failure. Life's all about those attempts, and if you're aware enough, you learn from the mistakes that can result from said attempts. We're hoping that the masterminds behind these bad choices were able to reflect, and learn from their handful of mistakes. 

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Toilet - 10

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Property

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Property

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Property - Ohannzzz

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Ceiling fan

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Tile

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Bathroom

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Toilet

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Property

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Textile

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Furniture

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Dude Gets Petty Pizza Revenge on Entitled Coworker


After this guy's coworker bullied the office mom to get his way, he stepped in to make sure his coworker's selfish pizza plan didn't come to fruition. The world has its fair share of entitled people and their wild demands, and a whole lot of people who get inadvisable but satisfying petty revenge.

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Text - r/pettyrevenge - Posted by u/anon98199 1 day ago Coworker complains about free pizza So I was told this belongs here as well. Please enjoy So one of my coworkers is a huge choosing beggar. Like aggressively choosy to the point he will bully people who are buying him free things to get exactly what he wants. This normally doesn't affect me as I have learned to just tell him to fuck off (of course he always complains and pretends like I just attacked him out of nowhere but that's not the po

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Text - food ordering and general paperwork stuff in our office is a super sweet older lady that isn't comfortable telling people no. One day we had pizza for a lunch meeting and we all realized that the favorite pizza of everyone in the office which she only ordered 1 of (at the time. She's learned to order more) was obviously different. I forget exactly what got left off but half of it was not what it normally comes with. I went and talked to the person who ordered it and she straight up told m

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Text - compromise). Ticked me off because my favorite pizza was ruined and he bullied this woman who we all affectionately call the office mom. But whatever right. It's free pizza I'll just get something else and I'll live. The straw that broke the camel's back was when I noticed that he hadn't even touched the pizza. He was eating a different one. I decided to casually ask why he wasn't touching it. Come to find out he didn't actually want any during that lunch he knew he wanted something else

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Text - So you want to guess what I did. I ate it. All of it. I didnt want more than 1 piece but I ate all 6 pieces of a half pizza just so he couldn't have any. You can bet your ass he complained about it too. I just looked back and was like oh sorry did you want some during this meeting. Cause if I had known you wanted it today I would've saved you some. He glared at me for about a week and I felt like I just ate Thanksgiving dinner but worth it.

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Tagged: pizza , revenge , work , coworkers , petty , lol , story , food , funny

Simon Pegg Ruthlessly Roasts Benedict Cumberbatch


There you have it: Benedict Cumberbatch is nothing more than a myth. 

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Weird Stuff People Tried to Sell Online


People will try to sell anything that isn't nailed to the floor, and sometimes they manage to pry that junk of the floor and sell it anyway. A lot of weird stuff goes down on facebook marketplace and craigslist, like this mistaken person who thought they found a stray cat. Here's any manner of wild junk people posted to get a dollar.

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Product - Police door key £199 PR1 0 Open to offers, could do with selling quickly... Preston police left this at my house about 30 mins ago so I thought I'd sell it to pay for my door,

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Face - Whatever you want $100 · 074110 MESSAGE If you need it l'll get it tell me what it is you want 22000 ngle

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Coin - $1,500 Gold coin for sale the least I want is 1500 Fort Worth, TX Posted 5 months ago

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Product - Custom Made "Home Defense" Battle Saw $50

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Furniture - 9:36 Virgin Mobile * ull 65% Single Person Couch $25 Listed 2 days ago in Tinley Park, IL OSend seller a message Is this still available? Send IK

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Floor - walmart pole $15.00

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Adaptation - Beer cap chain $125 O Amherst, Ns 50 Beer caps per link,2200 Beer caps in total,over 8 ft long,over 100 hrs to make this,weighs 10.4 Ibs O Like Comment Share ARN

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Lighting - l T-Mobile 9:30 AM @ 1 100% View photo $10 Ceiling fan Ceiling fan works great just need cleaned O 2 weeks O 142 Is it still available? Is the price negotiable? Wha Chat with Don Send

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Orange - Gun/f shaped cheeto $100 Listed 4 days ago in Toronto, ON

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Hand - 7:44 1 buy sell Yesterday at 6:37 PM Vintage wire cutters. $120 O Cincinnati, OH Super rare! Antique! Must have!

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Footwear - Hoverboard 700 zł Opublikowano ok. 1 dzien ternu w: Wejherowo (Gmina), Woj. Pamorskie

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Product - l AT&T LTE O 11% 6:19 PM Jue NIICdiu - nU IMidii Cave Jwap aiu Siop Yesterday at 3:33 PM · A Gaming Chair $700 O Kansas City, KS This would make an awesome gaming chair for the pro or serious gamer. Recline, or sit at any angle. All electric. Will sell fast! Make an offer! 57 9 Comments A Like

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Food - Gold colored rock $25 O Penn Valley, CA This rock with gold colored stuff in it. Found it in my yard. It's got some gold in it. 10 Comments

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Text - a Boost 8:33 AM CocaCola Baby Rocker Swing $15 Baby Rocker Swing $15 Listed over a week ago in Fitchburg, MA Send seller a message Is this still available? Send ... Message Save Share More

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OChit-Chat 1 hr • Free Ice Cream. Not much left. Can't eat it anymore. Keeps giving me the Shits. GLUTEN FREE APelers Onginal neapolitan chocolote, vanilla e strawberry flavouro PREVE aducad Fet 310080-2565

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Text - 20:59 20:59 + A real picture of Christ in he. Pahana Description This is Christ This is a real picture of Christ in heaven picture only comes from me I am selling a real picture of Christ in heaven A real picture of Christ A real picture of Christ in heaven It is my picture to sell $5,000 Does anybody have a problem with buying a real picture of Christ. Listed over a week ago in TN I would hope not Send seller a message This is not Spam and this does not go against any community standards

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Food - all cricket LTE 2:11 PM 12% I Rolling Stones tongue shaped pickle $10,000

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Blue - Worm man $7 · In Stock

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Rock - il Metro by T-Mobile ? 6 5:41 AM © 1 41% View photos Free can of Pepsi Probably once a can of Pepsi; time has really taken its toll on this one. Condition: Poor Heavily used or damaged, does not function anymore I'm interested! Where should we meet up? Wha Chat with Anthony Bien Send

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Text - Electric cut off decoy $30 OSt Charles, MO Ameren about to shut your electric off? I make these decoys. Gives you a week extra time. Rent to your cousins If anyone has a shut off notice, I make and sell these decoys. 482 083 24 4 Comments 6 Shares O Like Comment Share Eric Carrico Every time I think I've seen everything posts like this keep me on my toes. Unreal.

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Property - 1901 GIZMODO • 2 MIN READ Student Punished After Putting High School Up for Sale on Craigslist

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Ipod - 160 GB Classic Ipod With over 11k songs! $3,500 O 60098 Classic 160GB IPod With over 11k songs! Over 1000 Grateful Dead tunes. Lots of Jam band, Folk, Rock, Hip Hop and classics! I have put a ton of love into this library!! You are going to love it! $3,500 takes it home!! Artists Eric Clapton Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood Erykah Badu Euge Groove Father John Misty The Flaming Lips rgreen's IPod Fleetwood Mac Florence + The Machine Foster the People 101 GB Used 47.3 GB Free MENU Songs 11195

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Dish - LGainesville - Buy, Sell, Trade ... 39 mins Made this turkey last night then thought about it didn't really want to eat it slightly used $75 or any reasonable offer $75 Used turkey Alachua, FL Message

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Text - Beaded curtain made from discarded Bic lighters. $1,500-O Bend, Oregon One of a kind, perfect gift for someone who already has everything.

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Furniture - 9 mins · A Hot Dog Couch $500 Hey everyone! I just moved here from Baltimore and the person who lived here before left this hideous (but gorgeous if you buy it) thing in the living room. I am a vegan and cannot even look at it without gagging. Can pick up in Neptune Beach. Only serious inquiries please.

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Clock - 12 10 11 12 10 -98 23- 87 7. 6. 34 Hntel Custom daylight saving time clock $1

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Product - BUY SELL 36 mins • R McDonald's playground $5,000 • MESSAGE Massive McDonald's playground, will need dismantling for transport.

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