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Important message! 8 comments
ewqua
· 3 years ago
Thank you! To you as well!
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When you’re that someone 3 comments
A metro station in Istanbul 5 comments
ewqua
· 3 years ago
Even old New York was once New Amsterdam
Why they changed it I can't say
People just liked it better that way
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Why they changed it I can't say
People just liked it better that way
Choose wisely my dudes 2 comments
ewqua
· 3 years ago
Plants create oxygen and look nice. So arguably they're more useful than a lot of humans.
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It was 9222426 3 comments
Unverified claims should be ignored. 12 comments
I mean…it’s true 2 comments
ewqua
· 3 years ago
Tbh I find naming your kid after yourself weird to begin with, so this just adds to that.
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A metro station in Istanbul 5 comments
ewqua
· 3 years ago
Been a long time gone, Constantinople
Now it's Turkish delight on a moonlit night
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Now it's Turkish delight on a moonlit night
Happy Almost Friday! 15 comments
ewqua
· 3 years ago
I'm not 100% well versed in US cultural references but since I see it written on Terry's helmet I'm gonna ask, is Napalm Sticks to Kids meant to be sarcasm or is it like, unironically yay for war crimes? I've googled around and found different interpretations. From the lyrics it seems pretty clearly anti-war crimes to me but some folks seem to think it's 'problematic' or something.
STOP 4 comments
ewqua
· 3 years ago
I wish funsubstance had the option to post images or gifs in the chat. Would make the convos more fun imo.
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Daily dose of history, part 97 10 comments
ewqua
· 3 years ago
Good points indeed. I've looked it up again and apparently there were two trials held (in the span of like 5 days), so it's possible we're each talking about a different one. Some sources say she was present but not allowed to speak (or for that matter, nobody else was allowed to speak on her behalf), some say she wasn't, so idk.
I'm not familiar enough with Hungarian aristocracy at the time to comment on what possibilities they had and why they would potentially take the course of action they did. Spreading rumors that escalated into a trial (or rather using already existing rumors that stemmed from reality, ie. her being abusive towards her servants) seems like *a* way of doing it, though I don't know if it was the most practical one.
And yes, even if only a half of the current cultural perception of her is true, that's still terrifying.
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I'm not familiar enough with Hungarian aristocracy at the time to comment on what possibilities they had and why they would potentially take the course of action they did. Spreading rumors that escalated into a trial (or rather using already existing rumors that stemmed from reality, ie. her being abusive towards her servants) seems like *a* way of doing it, though I don't know if it was the most practical one.
And yes, even if only a half of the current cultural perception of her is true, that's still terrifying.
Women and computers eh 2 comments
ewqua
· 3 years ago
Just call her and ask if she forgot to plug it in
Or if she tried turning it off and on again
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Or if she tried turning it off and on again
Daily dose of history, part 97 10 comments
ewqua
· 3 years ago
You're right, it's speculation mainly based on the historical context and trustworthiness (or rather lack thereof) of the evidence and accounts. And in my opinion both possibilities are equally likely. Cutthroat aristocrats existed, and horrendous serial killers as well. We have examples of killers like Ted Bundy or Myra Hindley who did terrible stuff to their victims, it's not difficult to believe someone would do equally fucked up stuff 400 years ago. Especially in a time when people publicly cheered for and during public executions.
Anyway I just wanted to provide an alternative perspective, as I said I don't really lean either way. It's an interesting conversation to have but I think at this point there isn't much more evidence to uncover so we have to rely on the materials we have and make up our mind on whether or not they're trustworthy.
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Anyway I just wanted to provide an alternative perspective, as I said I don't really lean either way. It's an interesting conversation to have but I think at this point there isn't much more evidence to uncover so we have to rely on the materials we have and make up our mind on whether or not they're trustworthy.
Daily dose of history, part 97 10 comments
ewqua
· 3 years ago
Some Hungarian historians believe that these accounts were actually people coerced (aka tortured until they said what was needed) by Bathory's rivals. The "physical evidence" was also apparently exaggerated, with unrelated deaths in the area being attributed to Bathory. They say that maybe she was abusive towards her servants, which wouldn't be unusual from a wealthy and powerful aristocrat, but likely not a serial killer. As for the trial part – a trial was held, without Bathory present and therefore unable to defend against these accusations. I mean, back then people were convicted for much lesser things with much less evidence, y'know, like witchcraft. I would be careful about believing politically motivated trials especially from 17th century Hungary, which was marked by tumultuous political and religious conflict and a really 'cutthroat' aristocracy.
Daily dose of history, part 97 10 comments
ewqua
· 3 years ago
Yup. And apparently the myth that Bathory bathed in the blood of virgins to keep her youth (which I guess was later twisted into her being a vampire) was spread by male aristocrats at the time/after her death because it was unusual for a woman to have as much wealth and power as she did. And also because she was really, really rich and they wanted some of that money for themselves. The original 'cancel culture'?
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Jussie Smollett would be proud 25 comments
ewqua
· 3 years ago
Oh I thought someone stole her card info, or just that her husband/kid used her card to buy it. This is way more hilarious.
All I’m sayin is… 18 comments
ewqua
· 3 years ago
Who the fuck *unironically* says you can trust the government? Especially nowadays?
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Photter 4 comments
ewqua
· 3 years ago
Draco getting ready to say "I'll tell my fffffather!"
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Deezgoostin! 9 comments
ewqua
· 3 years ago
It's been a while since I last visited the UK, and to be fair I only ever went there on school trips so we mostly had our own food, but my perception was that there's a lot of Indian and Asian places that offer good food for quite fair prices. Maybe it's only the case in larger cities?
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It’s very hard to 1up mine 4 comments
ewqua
· 3 years ago
The most iconic trio? Obviously vanilla, chocolate, strawberry. It's Neapolitan ice cream, baby!
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Deezgoostin! 9 comments
ewqua
· 3 years ago
A while back I saw this post that went something like "The British eat like the Germans are still flying overhead" and I thought it was pretty damn accurate.
I can't for the life of me remember on which meme website I saw it, so if it was here and I'm just repeating what we've all already seen, I apologize.
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I can't for the life of me remember on which meme website I saw it, so if it was here and I'm just repeating what we've all already seen, I apologize.