This Pups Got A Career In Soap Opera Acting Ahead Of Them. Their *Dramatic Lounging* Is ON POINT!

This pup’s got a career in soap opera acting ahead of them. Their *Dramatic Lounging* is ON POINT! 😂❤️

Sometimes you just need to stand on a rock and howl. 

“You tell me to be a biblical woman. You tell me to be a biblical so that I might become silent, complicit, weak. Become a biblical woman. Become complacent with the authority of a man. I am a biblical woman. I am Deborah with the power to control the armies, the wisdom to prophesy. I do not tolerate the cowardice of men. I will give victory and honor where it is due: to the woman who is brave enough to stand. I am Jael. I have the blood of the enemy on my hands. I saw a victory for my people and I took it. I took with a warm glass of milk and a tent peg to his head. I am a biblical woman. I am Esther, who stood up to the men in power and saved my people. I used my beauty and my position to do what is right. I am a queen. I am Ruth, a foreigner who left everything she had for the sake of loyalty to family. I seduced the man who I knew could provide for me. I worked hard to provide for myself and for my family. I am a biblical woman. I am Bathsheba, who was taken advantage of by the king. I am more than just a bathing woman on the roof. He objectified me. He murdered my husband. And he was the one who paid the price. I am Abigail, whose wit and wisdom prevented violence. I rescued my husband from his own foolishness, and I prevented the King from acting rashly and violently. I am brilliant. I am a biblical woman. I am Rahab, the prostitute. I am Mary, the pregnant teenager. I am Junia, the female apostle. I am Dorcas, the woman who served the poor. I am the woman at the well. An outsider welcomed into the kingdom of God. You think that I must be silent and meek to become a biblical woman? You do not know what a biblical woman is.”

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Olivia

For all the men who have made biblical women out to be nothing but silent property.

(via redpendreaming)

I was today years old when I realized that Agent Melinda May from SHIELD is the voice of Mulan. No wonder Agent May’s called The Calvary. She saved all of China, why not save the world too? Dishonor on me and my cow for not realizing this sooner.

It’s kind of awesome and weird as an adult to watch films you loved as a child and recognize the voices.

Okay….big jump….NOW!

The thought of their faces as the entire flock just BOOKS IT away from them cracks me up. Then the added running chicken gif made my day. Who says history is boring? Who says learning something new can’t be fun? Go forth and learn a new hilarious historical fact this day. The sacred chickens command it!

Okay, it’s official. I’ve found my favourite historical anecdote of all time.

So in ancient Rome they had this tradition where they had to consult the gods and check they had divine approval before they went into battle. They did this by bringing forth a flock of sacred chickens and throwing grain at them. Their behaviour would then determine whether or not the gods were on your side. If the hens didn’t eat or wouldn’t leave their cage, it was a Bad Omen and you had to postpone battle and ask again the next day. If the chickens ate happily it was a Good Omen and you could go and chop up some Gauls or Carthaginians or whoever you happened to be fighting.

Now, there are lots of little stories about these chickens, but I just found one I hadn’t seen before. In 137 BC, the consul C. Hostilius Mancinus tried to take auspices before battle, but:

pulli cavea emissi in proximam silvam fugerunt summaque diligentia quaesiti reperiri nequiverunt

the chickens once released from their cage fled into a nearby wood and even though they were sought with the greatest diligence, they could not be recovered.

Can you fucking believe that. Can you actually believe that happened. The Romans have a reputation for being so stern and sensible and stoic and that happened. Like… everyone’s ready for battle, so you turn to your assistant and say “BRING FORTH THE CHICKENS” and you throw down the grain and open up their cage and the chickens just. run. they fucking run. those tiny velociraptor bastards abscond screaming into the woods like there’s no tomorrow. Blinking in disbelief, you send soldiers into the woods to recover them but those feathered bandits are gone. Vanished. The gods have deserted you. You’re beating bushes and following the sounds of triumphant clucks. The soldiers are frantic. The chickens are gone. 

He lost the battle. It was a Bad Omen.

Guys, guys … the recitations of the Iliad and the Odyssey that I watched a few years ago are back online!! At two events, the Iliad and the Odyssey were read by a a row of actors, each of them reading between 5 - 30 minutes (and among them are some famous ones, too, like Ian McKellen and Stanley Tucci!). I already mentioned how amazing it is to be able to listen to these epics being read out loud.

They were taken down about 2 years ago but now they are back up again! You can find the Iliad here and the Odyssey here.