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This is gonna sound weird but the teeth in the game are one of the coolest subtle storytelling features that are easily overlooked. By 1899: toothbrushes, cavity fillings, nitrous oxide, and dental schools all existed. Of course it wasn’t something that was too commonplace, particularly for outlaws, you can see a stark contrast between the “society people” and the gang. For example, Molly and Mary Linton both have straight, white teeth; meanwhile characters like Charles have jagged, yellowed teeth. Charles in particular didn’t have any access to dental care due to poverty, isolation, and racial discrimination. The character that the teeth really shine as a story telling element is Dutch. Dutch dresses well, properly trims his facial hair, but his teeth are yellowing and have noticeable gaps. Despite his presentation as a leader and a messiah to the gang, his teeth are just another example that Dutch is just an outlaw like the rest of the gang.

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too many ppl who know nothing about Filipino folklore n culture r talking shit about my ate. she’s based off of the manananggal, which you can compare to the European vampire, if that helps you understand it better. although, i’m reluctant to mention that becuz some ppl, who choose to be ignorant, currently hold the view that she’s just an Asian-colored vampire mishmash monster. she is not. other than the fact that she manages to exist at all, here are some details i appreciate about her.

first, she has a face that looks like my family’s. that’s my lola’s nose. that’s my mom’s birthmark. shit, those are my uncle’s cheekbones. the headpiece features jasmine, our national flower. the translucent petals are cool.

second, you can display her in two pieces, split by the torso. its not just a “cheap gimmick” you ignorant pos. at nightfall, the manananggal severs itself in two, leaving behind a vulnerable lower half while its upper half hunts for nourishment - blood, raw hearts, livers, fetuses. the red fringe represents her dangling intestines, hanging loose as she flies after ripping her body apart. the string detail is on the skirt for consistency, but also, intestines are long as fuck? why wouldn’t they also hang from the bottom, assuming they also get split in half.

while we’re on the outfit, the top is an extremely traditional (Spanish colonial, ugh) style in both fabric and shape. i have attire that looks exactly like it, minus the monster high red foil pattern. the tiny, “woven” sleeve cuffs are a nice touch. the earrings and bracelets look to be woven palm too, but aren’t as effective in plastic. the bottom half skirt is quite a bit shorter than is traditional, and the heels higher. it’s a monster high doll.

most accurate would be barefoot, tbh. but you guys would riot, and again, its a doll. actually, the shoes reference a lot from Filipino culture. the heel is a coconut tree overlooking a kubo, a one-room stilt hut built with natural materials such as bamboo and palm, and specifically made to be remade as necessary. the sole is “wooden”, also an accessible material of which some shoes were made with. it is attached by braid to what looks to be a straw strap. also not unusual for a shoe.

her fan and wings feature embroidery, and if you look closely at the latter, you will see a thin and delicate flora design in between the spider web pattern. this is extremely reminiscent of calado, a type of traditional hand embroidery akin to lace that is difficult as fuck. a dying art, btw.

i didn’t wake up looking to ride this hard for a plastic woman lmao. but if you’re gonna come for her, it better be because of the fluorescent green in her colorway and not because you don’t know what you’re talking about. honestly, a lot of Filipinos are just happy to be considered and celebrated. “wins” like this mean everything. maybe it’s not good enough for your collection, but now you know more about my culture than you would’ve gone out of your way to. and that’s good enough for me.

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You know miss Huang used to run that intersection like the fucking navy

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Hey, guys? Make peace with yellow teeth. I'm so serious right now.

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WHAT IF LAIOS ENTERED ALONE?

These keep getting worse n worse lmaooo

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how do manatees even survive as a species if they're way too peaceful. somehow nothing wants to eat them. not gators or sharks or whales

it's quite simple, they're their ecosystem's version of a megafauna grazing mammal! they're simply too large for most predators to bother. they are, in fact, fucking huge.

see, manatees don't actually live out in the open ocean. they live in rivers, estuaries, and shallow seagrass bays like this:

so the thing is, large macropredator sharks and superpredators like killer whales don't go here! they stay out in open deep water, so they never really cross paths with manatees in the first place.

there ARE sharks here, but they're small! adult manatees are completely out of their prey size range, and they're more interested in fish anyway.

alligators do live here also, but even a very large alligator can't really dream of preying on an adult manatee! again, they're simply too big.

so, yeah. this is just another case of "this mammal is able to get away with being a gentle giant by simply growing too large for any predator in its area to touch" and I think that's beautiful.

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waters so amazing because you can drink it really sloppy style and like spill it all over yourself and it doesnt even leave a stain. you dont even have to wash it out/ . because its already washed

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Then and Now Photos of Abandoned Detroit School

Lewis Cass Technical High School before and after fire

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hey I just wanted to say I'm really happy I found this blog. It's nice to see a blog dedicated to so many different smiles

Thank you! I'm glad someone appreciates it!

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my point being if u make fun of someone's teeth you are scum of the earth

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People saying that one of the main benefits of the royal family is their impact on tourism sound so fucking stupid. If that’s what you really cared about then surely you’d have realised what would happen if we scrapped the monarchy and opened all their palaces to the public. Tourism would skyrocket.

All the money we make from the royal family is made from castle tours and gift shops. The royals do nothing.

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I have a suggestion for you to make: split "overbite" and "overjet" into two separate tags because they aren't the same but are commonly confused for one another. Overbite refers to overlap while overjet refers to teeth sticking out (but it is possible to have both).

Noted! I'll see what I can do to adjust! Thanks!

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i love you crooked front teeth i love you unusually sharp teeth i love you unusually blunt teeth i love you gaps between teeth i love you stained teeth i love you interesting and unique and beautiful smiles

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Today's imperfect smile belongs to Scut Farkus from A Christmas Story who wears braces.