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Of the two boys with smallpox, the one who had been vaccinated has very few pox while the other is horribly disfigured.

1901, photograph by Dr. Allan Warner of two 13 year old boys both infected with smallpox on the same day, one vaccinated as an infant and one not.

I have a senior role at my company, have attended many leadership training seminars, and learned all the leadership philosophies and buzzwords. None of them work as well as simply asking myself "what would an arsehole do in this situation?" and then doing the exact opposite.

Himmelssaal of Haus Atlantis (1930-31) in Bremen, Germany, by Bernhard Hoetger. Photo by Adam Štěch

Adopted a cat and he went missing after six months, so adopted a second who went missing after three months. Went to a different rescue centre out of shame and adopted a third. Then the old lady down the street went into care & the first two turned up so now I have three cats.

Hello I am a person in a TV drama. I always know where the light switch is in every room I go into. Unless there's creepy music playing, in which case I ignore the light switch & walk into the dark room

Hello. I am the protagonist's best friend in a romantic comedy. I have no wants, desires, or identity of my own. I only care about one thing: getting a manicure and/or playing basketball as the protagonist discusses the latest misunderstanding with their crush.

Hello. I am a person in a film or television drama. I never use the toilet.

Let me tell you how happy I was when I discovered that the Auckland Zoo sold manure under the name Endangered Feces.

The Salt Path has never appealed to me. Redemptive memoirs are really not my thing.

But if Penguin had pitched it as an audacious heist getaway story...

Good #Caturday night.👊🏾🐾🐾

medieval marginalia: illustration of a grey cat head with orange antennae and whiskers poking out of a snail shell with orange - red - black - white coloration, perched on the end of a blue curved ornamentation, with a bit of text visible to upper left (cropped)

A belated #cat for #Caturday and an early #snail for a #SlowSunday :
Cat in a snail shell from the Book of Hours, Use of Maastricht (‘The Maastricht Hours’), Stowe MS 17 f.185
Netherlands, S. (Liège), 1st quarter 14th c.
British Library collection
#CatsInArt #MedievalManuscripts #MedievalMarginalia

When I use an emoji, I've noticed I make that face using my face, and hold it while I look for the right little picture.

Neil Tennant as well as being in the Pet Shop Boys,is a fully qualified rugby league referee.

A very Happy 15th of March to one and all.

Single cel comic. The scene is an intersection. An anthropomorphic 6 and a similar 3.14159 (rest off screen)… are attempting to cross from different points. The 6 is letting the 3.14159 go first. The caption reads “a decision Sharon came to regret”

my friend @john.tibbettsfamily.com shared this with me

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Aimonetti Justin Aimonetti, Justin W. Justin.W.Aimonetti@doge.eop.gov Altik Jacob Altik, Jacob R. Jacob.R.Altik@doge.eop.gov Armstrong Anthony Armstrong, Anthony J. Anthony.J.Armstrong@doge.eop.gov Balajadia Jennifer Balajadia, Jennifer Jennifer.Balajadia@doge.eop.gov Beynon Alexandra Beynon, Alexandra T. Alexandra.T.Beynon@doge.eop.govBiasini Riccardo Biasini, Riccardo N. Riccardo.N.Biasini@doge.eop.gov Bobba Akash Bobba, Akash N. Akash.N.Bobba@doge.eop.gov Boizelle Ashley Boizelle, Ashley S. Ashley.S.Boizelle@doge.eop.gov Bryant Emily Bryant, Emily L. Emily.L.Bryant@doge.eop.gov Burnham James Burnham, James James.Burnham@doge.eop.gov Coristine Edward Coristine, Edward H. Edward.H.Coristine@doge.eop.gov Davis Steven Davis, Steven M. Steven.M.Davis@doge.eop.gov Elez Marko Elez, Marko Marko.Elez@doge.eop.gov Farritor Luke Farritor, Luke E. Luke.E.Farritor@doge.eop.gov Fox Joshua Fox, Joshua Joshua.Fox@doge.eop.gov Hanley Joshua Hanley, Joshua A. Joshua.A.Hanley@doge.eop.gov Holmes Stephanie Holmes, Stephanie M. Stephanie.M.Holmes@doge.eop.gov Killian Gautier Killian, Gautier C. Gautier.C.Killian@doge.eop.gov Kmiec Keenan Kmiec, Keenan D. Keenan.D.Kmiec@doge.eop.gov Lahera Nicholas Lahera, Nicholas Nicholas.Lahera@doge.eop.gov Lindemann Kendall Lindemann, Kendall M. Kendall.M.Lindemann@doge.eop.gov Musk Elon Musk, Elon R. erm71@who.eop.gov Peters Noah Peters, Noah Noah.Peters@doge.eop.gov Rajpal Nikhil Rajpal, Nikhil Nikhil.Rajpal@doge.eop.gov Ramada Adam Ramada, Adam Adam.Ramada@doge.eop.gov Raynor Austin Raynor, Austin L. Austin.L.Raynor@doge.eop.gov Schutt Kyle Schutt, Kyle L. Kyle.L.Schutt@doge.eop.gov Shaotran Ethan Shaotran, Ethan Ethan.Shaotran@doge.eop.gov Smith Brad Smith, Brad M. Brad.M.Smith@doge.eop.gov Stanley Christopher Stanley, Christopher A. Christopher.Stanley@doge.eop.gov Wick Jordan Wick, Jordan K. Jordan.K.Wick@doge.eop.gov Wiles Susan Wiles, Susan S. Susan.S.Wiles@doge.eop.gov

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Professional soccer player holding up a new sports shoe. The shoe is dark beige, the base pink, then green. It looks like a sandwich with tomatoes and lettuce

All I saw was sandwich for at least 15 seconds

Large metal box with lace like patterns cut into it suspended from the ceiling of a white room with a light shone onto it to create delicate patterned shadows on the wall and floor

Pakistani American artist Anila Quayyum Agha, Intersections, 2014 #womensart

#Trump being fact-checked & of course, every single thing he posted were ALL lies.

A warm thank you to my dear friend @jerrieskid.bsky.social for sharing the juicy & accurate details 🥰 ♥️ 😍

You know what to do resisters ~ BLAST this everywhere 🇺🇸

#SheShed #Ukraine #TrumpLies

YouTube video by King's Trust Music Bill Bailey - Major / Minor (We Are Most Amused and Amazed 2018)

In light of Trump’s latest catastrophe, here’s a musical reinterpretation of the Star Spangled Banner by the brilliant Bill Bailey youtu.be/_dVFknALySA?...

Sunday’s @thetimes.com cartoon times.newsprints.co.uk/morten-morla...

What an incredibly unsettling slogan.

Four small pottery vessels in the shape animal-like figures with round bodies, short legs, and spouted openings. They are arranged on a green background.

Prehistoric #baby feeding vessels: marvellous feeding vessels in the shape of #animals from Vösensorf and Oberleis, Austria, dating 1200-800 BC.
Baby bottles in the shape of animals are common in late Bronze and early Iron Age Europe.

Photo: Wien Museum

🏺 #archaeology

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Follow the approach of storm Éowyn using this website. You can pan & zoom the map in the usual way.

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I believed my big sister when she told me that meth addicts were called methodists. I embarrassed myself by repeating it in History, when we studied John Wesley.

A venn diagram. The three circles are labelled: The Archaeologist The Pirate The Dog The area where all threel overlap is labelled: Loves digging things up Dog/Archaeologist overlap is labelled: Gets excited by bones Pirate/Archaeologist overlap is labelled: Good with maps Dog/Pirate overlap is labelled: Buries things for later

My latest cartoon for @newscientist.bsky.social