A Bit Of December 18th History

A bit of December 18th history…

1271 - Kublai Khan renames his empire “Yuan” marking the start of the Yuan Dynasty in China

1719 - “Mother Goose’s Melodies For Children” published (pictured)

1892 - Peter Tchaikovsky’s ballet “Nutcracker Suite” premiers in St Petersburg, Russia; now the world’s most performed ballet

1912 - Piltdown Man, later discovered to be a hoax, is found in the Piltdown Gravel Pit by Charles Dawson

1916 - Battle of Verdon, longest of WWI officially ends in German defeat after 9 months of fighting and almost 1 million casualties

1917 - The 18th Amendment to the US Constitution authorizing prohibition of alcohol is approved by US Congress and sent to the states for ratification

1966 - Dr Seuss’ “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” airs for 1st time

2009 - James Cameron’s “Avatar” released, becomes highest-grossing film of all time

2019 - US House of Representatives votes to impeach President Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress

Today in History: December 14. The Bush shoeing incident

Intimidation Meme

Sometimes it’s difficult for people to seek contact with each other because they can feel intimidated by others. Using this meme, you can send the symbols to my askbox that represent to you how intimidating I am to you. This way, it could be more clear to both sides how things are based on these feelings.

😗 - YOU ARE THE SOFTEST BEING. 😀 - I’m not afraid of reaching out to you. 😃 - To me, you are easy to approach. 😊 - I think you are a really friendly person. 😶 - I’m not sure if I can reach out to you. 😐 - You seem a little distant from others. 😓 - I feel like you would not really like me. 😲 - I’m afraid of reaching out to you. 😟 - I wish I had the courage to start talking to you. 😥 - I am very intimidated by you. I wish it wasn’t that way, because you seem cool. 😫 - I admire you from the sidelines because you seem cool and I’m just a dork. 😧 - Senpai, notice me???? 😦 - I feel really insecure when I want to reach out to you. 😨 - You intimidate me….a whole damn lot. 😭 - I wish I could be your friend but to me, you are so hard to reach out to. 😱 - I am so incredibly intimidated by you, it even makes me a little anxious sometimes. 💀 - OH MY GOD DON’T EAT ME PLEASE

📭 Reblog if you want curious anons in your inbox! 📭

Y’all if you want to normalize screwing with gender you need to get real comfortable with the idea of cishet people being gnc without doubting their sexuality

Thorin: What’s with the new body wash you bought? It smells like dish soap

Bilbo: It was on sale

Thorin: I smell like a plate, Bilbo