#gamba ask

[biancadavri]

i meme italiani mi fanno morire

anche a me ma senza traduzione o contesto sono un po' difficili da applicare a dragon age

che è un po' un peccato perché "ma allora sei bastardo" "e pignolo ☝️😊" è a) patrimonio nazionale e b) fatto quasi su misura per aeducan e bhelen

[honeytonedhottie]

HONEYS RESOURCE BUNDLE⋆.ೃ࿔*:･💶

a gift from me to you for the new year, to help give tips that can help u succeed 🫶🏽 a post filled with resources, and advice to help u guys improve in every aspect 💗 i love and appreciate u all and i hope u find it helpful.

₊˚⊹ ᰔ physical movement and activity

find something that u like and thats fitted for ur needs. for me, all of the workouts that i do come from youtube. a girlblogger that always has a lot of workouts to try is @4theitgirls-workouts. to motivate urself to move ur body i recommend buying something cute to workout in because it always makes me feel good. i rly like to do pilates, so since i enjoy pilates -> i'll wanna do it more.

so dont be afraid to try different things and see what u enjoy the most and stick with that bcuz u dont wanna be forcing urself to do something that u won't enjoy/that won't give u the results that u want. if working out in general isn't rly ur cup of tea at all, thats totally okay! try going for walks or start running. maybe try out for a sport or start a style of dance. the whole point of this category is to get urself moving bcuz its rly rly good for ur physical and ur mental health, and it'll serve u in the long run. another youtuber i rly recommend for pilates workouts is madeline abeid.

₊˚⊹ ᰔ self improvement youtubers that i love and watch regularly

the wizard liz

simonesquared

sammy ingram

simmonesimmo

hailey gamba

the freezia

persephonesmind

₊˚⊹ ᰔ law of assumption

of course if u wanna learn about and practice the law of assumption then u can learn and apply thru my advice, experiences, ideas and more. neville goddard is like, the guru of manifesting and hes written a bunch of books, here are neville goddard's books online for FREE so that that then u can learn and see it HIS way bcuz the thing with manifesting is u gotta figure out how it works for you cuz its your reality.

if u like subliminals this is my favorite subliminal maker on youtube. their subliminals r amazing and i enjoy them bcuz they dont have music layered onto it (i like subliminals that have soothing sounds like rain or water or anything asmr). last but not least my absolute favorite manifesting coach/teacher on the whole internet, sammy ingram - literally the best manifesting guide. she rly simplifies things and her channel is full of helpful advice, success stories, challenges and her perspective on manifesting is brilliant so i rly recommend her.

₊˚⊹ ᰔ mental health

journalling is honestly the best thing that i have ever done for my mental health, the ROI that i get from it is actually incredible so i highly highly recommend it. if ur someone who doesn't rly like to write a lot, use ur notes app or whatever just get the thoughts out of ur mind and onto a piece of paper/notes. i understand that sometimes when ur mental health isn't doing too well and u dont feel motivated rly to do anything (like u feel lethargic and stuff) forcing urself to do things ISNT always the answer. i rly recommend having alternate routines cuz we ask a lot from ourselves sometimes so some days, ask a little less.

give urself the break that u deserve. when u feel like crying, CRY. even if its for no reason, the body holds onto pent up emotions so when u cry u gotta CRY. with time you'll find the things that help u feel better. for everyone its different. for me, when my mental health is in a slump what helps me is : 1. doing one thing differently (i'll go for a walk maybe) 2. get ready (take a quick shower, or if i dont even have the motivation to do that i'll do a sink shower) 3. drink a cold cup of water and make myself a meal. dont ever have zero days. always give at least 1% or do at least one thing.

₊˚⊹ ᰔ hygiene

hygiene is so instrumental in mental health cuz like i've said before looking good -> feeling good. i make sure to get ready everyday even if im going nowhere. just bcuz the process of getting ready gives me so much momentum. smelling good gives me so much confidence bcuz im the type of person thats rly rly scared of smelling bad. im a hygiene JUNKY so im always buying soaps and fragrances. when u make self care a daily thing it'll feel so natural. dont neglect ur oral health, invest in quality products that are suited for your needs. be meticulous when it comes to ur hygiene cuz a solid routine is lowkey comforting. i rly recommend korean skincare, indian haircare, african body care, and arabic perfumes and fragrances. some of my favorite hygiene based youtube channels are : SARA BEQELE and anna renns world

₊˚⊹ ᰔ school

TAKE. SCHOOL. SERIOUSLY. the feeling that u get when u get a good score on an assignment or test is unmatched. at the end of the day ur responsible for ur education. it's not hot to be a loser. if ur someone who struggles to stay on top of assignments, write down the assignment as soon as its assigned and at the next possible chance do it. as soon as u get home from school. reward urself for good grades and for ur accomplishments cuz ur AMAZING. study effectively instead of excessively.

pursue excellence always. find ways to motivate urself throughout the school day (for me, i always try and incorporate girliness into school cuz that motivates me) all my pens and pencils and folders are pink and i get myself ready everyday before school. cuz when i FEEL good -> i perform well. if u ever dont wanna study remind urself that studying>failing. advocate for urself, dont be afraid to ask questions cuz ur responsible for ur grade if u need accommodations or longer time to take a test (even if u dont) always set urself up to have the most time possible and the most resources. the resources that u have USE THEM. the goal of studying isn't to "mostly" know the material its to know for SURE. when u can explain something thoroughly, thats when you can know if you've studied enough.

₊˚⊹ ᰔ organization + planning

of course for the new year and for life in general, organization is rly helpful. manage urself mindfully and intentionally. even if ur a messy person, organizing isn't difficult if u do it in a way thats right for you. for me, notion - is literally the best organizational tool. i have an agenda, calendars, school pages, and so much more.

with notion i rly organized my life on a whole other level. aside from notion, the notes app on ur phone is rly useful, when it comes to organizing ur day to day life, i think its important bcuz it helps u to maximize ur time. for planning out ur year, if u find it difficult to stay "on task" or achieve the goals that u set for urself, try this : dont see the year as 365 days, instead separate the year into 4 quarters (90 days each) and in each of those quarters choose one aspect to focus on and pour into. make sure to log and track ur progress on those goals. the idea to this is breaking things down. break down big goals -> to more digestible goals so that then its more believable for u. remember, your limitless.

₊˚⊹ ᰔ nutrition

if ur someone who has bad nutrition, or unhealthy eating habits in general and u wanna change that my biggest advice would be to NOT BE EXTREME. bcuz i feel like if u go fully extreme so quickly then the change isn't sustainable. take it slow. start off by introducing a fruit into breakfast and having a vegetable at dinner, then eating fruit with ur breakfast and having fruit as a snack, and eating veggies with lunch and dinner. ik it sounds repetitive and overdone but u need to be consuming ur fruits and veggies. if ur not eating it with ur meals then maybe have it in a smoothie if that works for u. take supplements for things that u dont rly incorporate into ur diet, and the key to a good diet is BALANCE. dont deny urself food that u love. life is WAY to short to be scared to eat the burger that u so desperately want. its okay to eat what ppl might consider "junk food" but everything in BALANCE and moderation. keep the 80/20 principal in ur mind. 80% of what u eat should be good for u and 20% of what u eat should be whatever u crave. DRINK WATER, dont go on extreme diets if ur not an adult and haven't consulted a doctor it does u more harm than good.

₊˚⊹ ᰔ informative

learn every single day. even if ur not in school anymore. a way to help learn and sharpen ur mind every single day is picking up a hobby that can help u do so. for me, the hobby i have is reading, reading keeps my brain sharp, it keeps me entertained, and when i read nonfiction it keeps me informed. so the hobby of reading has a high ROI. whenever u get an idea of any sort, ACT on it. u dont have to wait a billion years before acting on an idea. when u get ideas, its for a reason, ur mind is brilliant and imagine how many ideas that u wasted. thats why i recommend having a creative outlet of some sort. for me, my creative outlet is my blog where i can come and talk with you guys 🫶🏽 but ur creative outlet can be ur notes app or ur journal or ur sketchbook. just a way to get the ideas in ur brain -> onto paper.

₊˚⊹ ᰔ stuff i wish i knew

ur never ever tied down to one version of urself, u can always change ur mind/opinion, u can create a new version of urself whenever the heck u want. remember that u have free will and that ur always in control. bcuz it is your life it revolves around you and it is your responsibility. its not something to mess around with. take responsibility for urself, ur actions, ur reactions etc.

1% of progress is better than 0%, a little is always better than nothing. ur social anxiety or ur fear of being perceived is HOLDING U BACK. forgive urself for ur mistakes, everything that ur embarrassed of in ur past let it go and LET YOURSELF LIVE. become ur own project, ur own muse and if all else fails (which it won't, you'll be fine and everything will work itself out for u even better than u could've ever imagined) love yourself unconditionally.

[travelers-of-the-multiverse]

@florainkingdom continued from x

Reyna can't help but giggle slightly at that. "I suppose we have indeed. A pleasure to see you again Friedrich." She says offering the gamba a curtsy. She then hears him explain to her that Kit still needs a bit. "That is quite alright, I am content with waiting for now. How have you been doing lately?" She asks, deciding to pass the time a little bit anyway.

[spanishskulduggery]

A waitress asks me, "¿Le gustaría papas fritas o papas al horno?" Shouldn't it be "gustarían"? Or is "le gustaría" enough of an idiom to stand as-is? Or, wait, shouldn't it be "papa al horno"? I'm not getting multiple baked potatoes. And if it IS papas/papa, should it be "a" or "an"? Who does it match with?

This is a bit weird to explain, and honestly I'm not sure if I do a great job explaining it because it's situational

I think it's singular because it's kind of like "(to eat/have)" is implied so it's almost like there's an invisible verb there. And, sometimes people talk about dishes of food almost like collective nouns [singular, but talking about a group of things]

You can say me gusta carnitas and it doesn't sound off to me, almost like the dish itself is plural but treated as singular

But this reads differently from me gusta el postre "I like dessert"... or no me gusta el chocolate "I don't like chocolate (the ingredient)" and no me gustan los chocolates "I don't like chocolates [like a box of chocolates]"

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And in addition to being treated as singular, many dishes show up without an article [el, los, la, las] unless you're talking about a specific ingredient or component of it

As in, sometimes people will say something like ¿te gusta gambas al ajillo? "do you like garlic shrimp?", or something like ¿te gusta albóndigas de pollo? which is "do you like chicken meatballs?"

...... as opposed to te gustan las gambas "you like shrimp" or te gustan las albóndigas "you like meatballs"; I think this can sound a bit different almost like "what are your feelings about it?" not "do you want it?"

It's sort of like "do you like/how do you feel about" vs. "would you like (to eat)"

Or it's possible it's a kind of informal Spanish. It's something I've heard and not really paid much attention to until you said something lol

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Also (la/una) papa / patata al horno is possibly correct as "baked potato"; and papas/patatas al horno can be "baked potatoes" or "oven-roasted potatoes", which implies it could be either

I feel like in a restaurant I'm used to seeing the option as like: puré de papas/patatas, papas/patatas fritas, o papas/patatas al horno - "mashed potatoes, French fries, or a baked potato"

...And "mashed potatoes" is only singular because el puré "puree / mashed" is a singular thing

It's hard to say, sometimes dishes are in plural even if it's not multiple

You'll see that with tacos like tacos al pastor or enchiladas or zanahorias asadas "roast carrots" or gambas al ajillo etc. It's weird some dishes are written in plural but almost treated like singular

And others - pollo "chicken", bistec "steak", carne "meat", milanesa "breaded cutlet" etc are treated as singular

...And anything that's like sopa "soup" or caldo "broth/soup", ensalada "salad", or things like pastel/tarta "cake/pie" are also treated as singular, as well as anything "mashed" comes out like puré

........

In other words I think it would be possible to say no me gusta gambas al ajillo porque no me gustan las gambas and it's like "I don't like gambas al ajillo because I don't like shrimp/prawns"

[jopetkasi]

Sunday Family lunch was at my lolo's house in Q.C.

this is not the regular weekly family lunch with my parents and siblings. but this once a month event is when the extended family members come together for a whole day and i tell you it's tiring with all the kids running and screaming, the recycled jokes and never ending chismisan. basta, hindi nakaka relax.

that is why i asked dad if i can skip lunch and will join nalang them for dinner instead. pumayag naman.

i called the new guy and invited him to hear mass with me and lunch after. sakto nasa Manila area sya. so we had lunch and the seafood pasta and gambas was so so good, sobrang sulit talaga and the churros? boy, Dulcinea serves it best.

after lunch we went to GreenHills kasi I need to buy a 27in monitor. me nakita naman ako Samsung na pasok naman sa budget ko so yun. we did not stay long kasi sobrang dami ng tao and we both have to join our respective families for dinner.

surprisingly, when he dropped me off sa house, he asked if I will introduce him sa dad ko? and being the manhid person I am, asked "but why?" and his reply was like "ganun naman diba? good manners yung you present yourself to the parents?"

so ako na ang walang good manners. sorry na.

i told him perhaps next time because i know how my relatives can maneuver and end up being jerks with new people around. it;s not that they are bad naman but like what i said, I know my family and I don't want the new guy to experience what the previous guys felt.

sana lang he understood my situation and i trust he did naman.

so yun, we had barbecue food for dinner. ayaw ko na magkwento but i was there trying to be nice and accomodating to all. until we have to cut short the al fresco dinner since it started to drizzle and retreated inside. good thing, my new siblings are here which was a good excuse for me na magpapatulog ako ng bata kasi naman mag 9pm na and hello, okay lang naman kung Saturday eh the next day walang pasok, pero Monday na bukas and people have work.

buti nalang we left early and dad dropped me off sa place ko.

so that was Sunday for me.

[just-a-random-hobbit]

Miguel O'hara × Italian!spider!reader hcs

Idk don't ask, I was in the mood for writing smth w a lot of self insert SO

Here we go

It's gonna be messy sooooo sorry not sorry

! Yes, I'm studying Spanish at school, but I'm kinda an ass w it. Sorry for the mistakes !

Since you entered the spider society you only spoke English, but sometimes some Italian words slipped

Same thing happened w Miguel and a lot of times you heard him speaking w himself in Spanish

Next thing you know is that with Miguel you talk in Italian and he talks in Spanish with you, except for a few words yow two can understand each other

An example?

"MIG, TI HO PORTATO IL RAPPORTO SULL'ULTIMA MISSIONE"

"MIG, I GOT YOU THE REPORT ABT LAST MISSION"

"Mh bueno, dámelo"

"Mh good, give it to me"

"VA BENE MA DOVE CAZZO SEI?"

"ALRIGHT BUT WHERE TF ARE YOU?"

"¿PRQUE COÑO GRITAS? ESTOY AQUÍ, ¿DONDE PIENSES QUE ESTOY?"

"WHY TF R U SHOUTING?, I'M HERE, WHERE DO YOU THINK I AM?"

Lovely

Once you brought him some 'nduja (idk maybe you're from Calabria or went there for the holidays) and he loves that, I just know that he does, you can't say otherwise

If you like football you'd watch some matches w him and talk abt them for a few days

I also just know that you two talk shit abt Americans or people in general who cook an abomination and call it "Mexican food" or "Italian food"

Spices vs herbs, an endless war in the kitchen

Sometimes false friend words kick in and the conversation is hilarious

"Mmh ayer he comido unas gambas riquisimas"

"Mmh yesterday I have some delicious shrimps"

* disgusted * "tu cosa?"

"You what?"

(Gambas in Spanish means shrimp, in Italian it means leg) (omg idk if this is a word used in Spain and not in Latino America hold on a sec) (ok in Mexico it's camarón, can we pretend for a sec that it's also used gamba?) (It's not bc I don't have a lot of dialogue ideas, ofc not...)

"¿Me traes aquél vaso porfavor?"

"Can you hand me that glass please?"

* confused * "oook?" * hand him the flower vase *

(Vaso in Spanish means glass, in Italian it means flower vase)

(Ik these situations are really clichés but I still find them cute and funny)

You are siesta/pennichella mates

Now imgine if you get closer and closer w Miguel and invite him over for the Sunday lunch, (probably since you are a spiderperson you don't have a lot of relatives anymore, BUT LET'S IMAGINE THAT AT LEAST GRANDMA IT'S STILL WITH US)

Like- how cute it would be, w grandma saying to this beast of a man: "ma stai sciupato, mangia ancora qualcosa" ("you are so thin, eat some more") and he just keeps eating what she gives him bc he can't say no.

I also think that he's not really used to big family reunions, I read a few comics but I didn't catch any hint of a big family tree, so maybe he'd be kinda disoriented if you have a really big family.

For all my northern lovelies (me included) he's gonna be surprised when he sees that we aren't the italian bubbly and cheerful stereotype, but kinda cold and grumpy.

Another thing for the northeners: he's gonna bitch abt the time we usually have lunch and dinner. Lunch at 12/13 and dinner at 19/20???? You must be joking (Yes, the average northener eats early, obviously it depends on the family. In my experience and the ones of my friends these are the usual eating times)

If you still go to school and (like me) go to school also on Saturday: he's shocked. That's it. Just shocked that you have only one day to rest. But this helps to remind him that taking breaks it's important, so you two hopefully spend some time relaxing together, taking a break from school and being spoderman/spiderwoman.

Again, for people who go to school: he listens to your meltdowns. Even if he's from the future and from another country he understands that the school system stopped evolution in the mid 20th century and it fucking sucks.

If you struggle with subjects like chemistry or science he's more than glad to help you

If you go to a liceo he kinda sees himself in you and your experience, so with lots of subject to study and standars super high

If you have Spanish as a second foreign language at school he's definitely going to help you. YOU HEARD ME? YOU AIN'T GOING ANYWHERE UNTILL YOU LEARNED PERFECTLY TODOS LOS IRREGULARES DEL SUBJUNTIVO!!!!! (I really need his help)

If you go to a professional/technical (idk how to translate themmmm) institute with subjects in the field of engineering and computers he's gonna help you if you need help, giving you some tips and extra informations so that you can be the best of your class.

Let's say that you live in Milan: there aren't a lot of skyscrapers, but there are still some buildings on which you can swing decently. Same thing goes for most of the big cities

Now let's say that you live in a small town, in the middle of the countryside, where the tallest building is the bell tower of the church: "how the fuck do you swing and jump and- do litterally all the spiderthings?" And you just show him that you attach you webs on the top of the nearest strong tree or house. He's just like:

Hhhhhh WHAT SHOULD I ADDDD

IDFKKKKK

Bye

Edit: ok got 3 more hcs

The idea of always having a sweet breakfast was kinda weird to him, and didn't really got used to it really fast. But with some time he found the combinations that he preferred: espresso and gocciole

He's team gocciole

He's also team lemon estathé

[vellixor]

Look, it's fine if you don't like the lore of the game you play, if you're only here to collect gacha waifus or to gamba or to do combat or whatever. It's fine if you continuously skip the dialogue in story quest, heck be fucking proud of it for all I care.

But like, can people like this just stop going to lore/character study discussions and make fun of the people that's actually interested in the story? Is it to much to ask for these people to just shut their fucking mouth and head over to the next post?

[tiger-willow]

I am absolutely suffering from watching Phil fishing and trying to catch a catfish while chat is asking for another gamba.

(Ich leide absolut darunter, Phil beim Angeln zuzusehen und zu versuchen, einen Wels zu fangen, während der Chat nach einem anderen Gamba fragt.)

[kon-igi]

BRUTTA FERITA

ciao doc! Non so se rispondi ancora a questo tipo di ask, io ci provo ma capisco se hai smesso e grazie lo stesso! :)

Una settimana fa sono caduto un po' male e mi sono fatto un "buco" nella gamba, credo con del cemento o un pezzo di ferro (non è entrato nulla di esterno, dato che avevo due pantaloni e non sono bucati).

Ovviamente queste cose succedono sempre quando sono all'estero o non ho copertura sanitaria. La sto curando con connettivina plus, garze grasse alla paraffina, e prima pulisco con betadine o soluzione fisiologica.

Ora, speravo migliorasse "naturalmente", e dopo una settimana di trattamento come sopra qualcosa c'è, ma è ancora infiammata e secondo me dovrebbe essere in uno stato migliore.

Mi sto già attivando per vedere se trovo un medico nei prossimi giorni, o se almeno resisto prima di tornare a "casa". Se nel frattempo potessi avere un tuo parere, mi tranquillizzerei :)

Questa è la foto fatta oggi a distanza di una settimana dalla caduta

(N.d.A - non è una roba splatter ma andate oltre se impressionabili)

(se vuoi pubblicare, in anonimo per favore, grazie!)

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Allora, non si tratta di una ferita da agente penetrante/tagliente ma LACERO-CONTUSA, quindi la perdita di materiale cutaneo è stata causata da un trauma contundente e dalla successiva necrosi dei tessuti danneggiati.

Concettualmente il tipo di medicazione che stai facendo va abbastanza bene (la connettivna plus contiene un agente cicatrizzante e un blando antisettico) però eviterei le garze grasse che sono occludenti e le sostituirei con un idrocolloide adsorbente tipo Duoderm o similari, questo perché la mia impressione è che la ferita abbia un essudato purulento sui bordi e una granulazione 'sporca', quindi è necessario un prodotto che sia al contempo traspirante e drenante.

Evita, inoltre, il betadine perché se da una parte esso disinfetta, dall'altra ostacola la corretta granulazione del fondo della ferita... basta irrigare ogni volta con fisiologica e frizionare delicatamente dal centro verso l'esterno senza far sanguinare ma togliendo il tessuto vecchio di granulazione.

Ah... rasa quei pelacci che sono fonte di infezione!

DISCLAIMER: io ti ho detto queste cose per puro valore informativo, visto che me le hai chieste, ma NULLA sostiutuisce la valutazione di un medico in carne e ossa che comunque ti invito a consultare (potresti avere bisogno di un antibiotico per os)

[florainkingdom]

Continued from X @atangledfate

"And I can truly respect your passion, however, I simply ask you tone it down just a small bit. If Tween hears about this, well, as much as I love my younger sister, she isn't as friendly as me." Kit didn't wish any fighting to break out as she knew Tween well enough. With the said, the Queen did give a small blush at Rouge's joke.

"I also request you stop with your 'joke' to kidnap Queen Kit. Many of the guards won't find it very humors if they overhear you making it. I myself as doubled security with how often you make it," Friedrich said, seeming to appear from nowhere. It seemed the gamba was wary of Rouge.

[diceriadelluntore]

Falsi ortopedici

Capita a tutti di citare erroneamente. capita anche di credere vera una citazione o un aforisma legati a qualche personaggio che si ammira. Io che ne scrivo tante, ne sono certo, avrò fatto qualche errore di valutazione. Qualche volta però mi capita di incuriosirmi e verificare: per esempio una molta bella e famosa dice

Volevo scriverti, non per sapere come stai tu, ma per sapere come si sta senza di me. Io non sono mai stato senza di me, e quindi non lo so. Vorrei sapere cosa si prova a non avere me che mi preoccupo di sapere se va tutto bene, a non sentirmi ridere, a non sentirmi canticchiare canzoni stupide, a non sentirmi parlare, a non sentirmi sbraitare quando mi arrabbio, a non avere me con cui sfogarsi per le cose che non vanno, a non avermi pronto lì a fare qualsiasi cosa per farti stare bene. Forse si sta meglio. Forse no. Però mi e venuto il dubbio, e vorrei anche sapere se, ogni tanto, questo dubbio è venuto anche a te. Perché sai, io a volte me lo chiedo come si sta senza di te, poi però preferisco non rispondere che tanto va bene così. Ho addirittura dimenticato me stesso, per poter ricordare te.

Attribuita nientemeno a Kierkegaard nel suo Diario di un seduttore. Ebbene, grazie anche ad una mia splendida amica lettrice, ho constatato che nel libro non esiste niente di tutto ciò, e la citazione è costruita prendendo parti diverse da altri libri.

In questi giorni, mi è capitato di rileggere un post che sostiene questo:

Anni fa, uno studente chiese all'antropologa Margaret Mead quale riteneva che fosse il primo segno di civiltà in una cultura. Lo studente si aspettava che Mead parlasse di armi, pentole di terracotta o macine di pietra. Ma non fu così. Mead disse che il primo segno di civiltà in una cultura antica era un femore rotto e poi guarito. Spiegò che nel regno animale, se ti rompi una gamba, muori. Non puoi scappare dal pericolo, andare al fiume a bere qualcosa o cercare cibo. Sei carne per bestie predatrici che si aggirano intorno a te. Nessun animale sopravvive a una gamba rotta abbastanza a lungo perché l'osso guarisca. Un femore rotto che è guarito è la prova che qualcuno si è preso il tempo di stare con colui che è caduto, ne ha bendato la ferita, lo ha portato in un luogo sicuro e lo ha aiutato a riprendersi. Mead disse che aiutare qualcun altro nelle difficoltà è il punto preciso in cui la civiltà inizia. Noi siamo al nostro meglio quando serviamo gli altri. Essere civili è questo.

L'autore è qualche volta sconosciuto, altre volte Ira Byock, un medico scrittore americano. Dato che sono in vacanza, mi sono messo a cercare un po' di notizie, poichè secondo me questa affermazione è altamente improbabile che l'abbia detta l'antropologa Margaret Mead.

La prima evidenza della frase appare in un libro del 1980, Fearfully and Wonderfully Made, del chirurgo Paul Brand e di Philip Yancey, in cui dice "reminded of a lecture given by the anthropologist Margaret Mead, who spent much of her life studying primitive cultures".

La storia però cambia quando un articolo di Forbes durante la pandemia (del Marzo 2020) cita lo stesso episodio: How A 15,000-Year-Old Human Bone Could Help You Through The Coronacrisis di Remy Blumenfeld:

Years ago, the anthropologist Margaret Mead was asked by a student what she considered to be the first sign of civilization in a culture. The student expected Mead to talk about clay pots, tools for hunting, grinding-stones, or religious artifacts. But no. Mead said that the first evidence of civilization was a 15,000 years old fractured femur found in an archaeological site. A femur is the longest bone in the body, linking hip to knee. In societies without the benefits of modern medicine, it takes about six weeks of rest for a fractured femur to heal. This particular bone had been broken and had healed.

L'aggiunta è questa datazione del reperto osseo, e l'articolo continua suggerendo pratiche di condivisione di aspetti gioiosi e comunitari nei periodi di segregazione sociale imposto dal Covid19. L'articolo diviene virale e diffonde sul web lo stesso misterioso passo.

Tuttavia, pur ammettendo che in una determinata occasione non documentata Margaret Mead abbia detto come sopra, ad una domanda specifica "When does a culture become a civilization?", l'antropologa rispose così:

Well, this is a matter of definition. Looking at the past we have called societies civilizations when they have had great cities, elaborate division of labor, some form of keeping records. These are the things that have made civilization. Some form of script, not necessarily our kind of script, but some form of script or record keeping; ability to build great, densely populated cities and to divide up labor so that they could be maintained. Civilization, in other words, is not simply a word of approval, as one would say “he is uncivilized,” but it is technical description of a particular kind of social system that makes a particular kind of culture possible. (Bene, questa è una questione di definizione. Guardando al passato abbiamo definito civiltà le società quando hanno avuto grandi città, elaborata divisione del lavoro, qualche forma di conservazione dei documenti. Questi sono i fattori che hanno fatto la civiltà. Una qualche forma di organizzazione ( il senso di script è questo N.d.t.), non necessariamente il nostro tipo di organizzazione, ma una qualche forma di organizzazione e di conservazione dei documenti; capacità di costruire grandi città densamente popolate e di dividere il lavoro in modo che potessero essere mantenute. La civiltà, in altre parole, non è semplicemente una parola di approvazione, come si direbbe ad un altro “è un incivile”, ma è la descrizione tecnica di un particolare tipo di sistema sociale che rende possibile un particolare tipo di cultura. - fonte Talks with Social Scientists, a cura di Charles F. Madden, Southern Illinois University Press, 1968).

Che non è affatto la stessa cosa. Ci sono poi altre questioni, ancora più profonde: tra tutte, è "la cura medica" il fulcro della umanità? Non è che quella esigenza, in quel contesto storico preciso, era necessariamente più sentita e ben accolta?

Probabilmente non saprò mai se davvero Margaret Mead ha raccontato la storia del femore. Ma sono certo che ha scritto questo:

La natura umana è incredibilmente malleabile, tale da adattarsi accuratamente, con aspetti contrastanti, a condizioni culturali in contrasto (Sesso e temperamento in tre società primitive, Il Saggiatore, 1967, pag 184)

[transformers-mosaic]

Transformers: Mosaic #522 - "The Fate Of The Tank Force - Part 4: Bugly"

Originally posted on July 28th, 2010

Story, Colours - Christian Ludwig Art - Gianluca Gamba Letters - Franco Villa Edits - Zac DeBoard

deviantART | Seibertron | TFW2005

wada sez: Per Spotlight: Ultra Magnus, the full catchphrase Bugly refers to here is “I am a duly appointed enforcer of the Tyrest Accord. We can do this my way... or the hard way.” So who the hell are the Tank Force? Well, per Mosaic rules, you can’t do a strip primarily focusing on an OC. As Villa explained on Seibertron: “It actually halts here for now: Christian is working on a "Tank Force" secret history, but it will have to be a non-Mosaic story. After all, they are OCs. But if you ask me, for the next chapter I would have picked Wheeljack or Perceptor, while Bugly would have gotten away with the blackmail... only to find another old enemy on his path, Bludgeon (who has a weird sort of "alliance" with Ultra Magnus, when it comes to ruining Bugly's plans).” Ludwig posted a set of profiles for the team on his deviantART, which I’ve mirrored below, alongside clean inks for the strip, and a preview for tomorrow’s strip...

[the-90s-music-colosseum]

The people voting "did not know who he was until this tournament" must be having the worst time on this blog. Sorry!!! And sorry I'm about to send another Damon ask... oops... As someone involved with Gorillaz for many years and involved with Blur for about half of them, for me Damon now sort of exists outside of both. He's his own completely bizarre entity. There's Damon's side of Gorillaz as a faceless collaborative experimental free-for-all, and then there's Gorillaz as a fandom with plot and characters and expectations attached, and those are actually very different things to me. Damon's work outside of both, even though it has the least "mass appeal" is sort of my darling tbh. Damon playing with Africa Express for 5 hours straight and having to be physically carried off stage! Damon writing operas with a lineup like "medieval strings, chamber organ, theorbo, viola da gamba, shawm, dulcian, crumhorn, Malian kora, steel drums" and more alongside the London Philharmonic! As much as I truly do adore Britpop beauty Damon, and I think it's obvious why he's the focus of an attractiveness tournament, Damon loving music as fully as a person can feels like a journey that becomes more evident later in his career... but it was definitely still there in the 90s. Just wasn't on the cover of NME or Melody Maker as much as a mouthy Britpopper was.

It's just wonderful how much Damon loves music and how freely he's expressed it in recent years! Must be especially surreal for those who grew up with Blur and watched his complete evolution from Britpop guy to brilliant multi-instrumentalist and master songwriter.

[sobredunia]

hgi i have a spanish exam in like 3 hours that i didnt study for can u beam the knowledg into my brain 🙏

Uhhh u asked this when I was asleep lmao so you're gonna get a bunch of food bc yes

Carne = meat

Verduras = vegetables

Postre = dessert

Dulces = sweets

Jamón = ham

Pescado = fish

Azúcar = sugar

Miel = honey (the name of my cat!! :D)

Sopa = soup

Hielo = ice

Melón = melon

Sandía = watermelon

Chuche/caramelo = candy (singular)

Tarta = cake

Chocolate = chocolate

Pollo = chicken

Leche = milk

Papas = chips (crisps if you're British/Irish)

Patata = potato

Patatas fritas = french fries

Tomate = tomato

Pepino = cucumber

Cereales = cereal

Ciruela = prune

Naranja = orange (it also means the color)

Manzana = apple

Tomate frito = marinara sauce

Yogur = yogurt

Pera = pear

Melocotón = peach

Gamba = shrimp

Arroz = rice

Café = coffee (what you guys call a cafe or a coffee shop we call cafeteria)

Piña = pineapple

Pulpo = octopus

Calamar = squid

Pan = bread

Tostada = toast

Huevo = egg

Lechuga = lettuce

Brócoli = brocoli

Salchicha = sausage

Conejo = rabbit (yes we eat them)

Salmón = salmon

Atún = tuna

Almeja = clam

Ostra = oyster

Langosta/langostino = lobster

Berenjena = eggplant

Calabacín = zuccini

Calabaza = pumpkin

Agua = water

[shrimp-sanji]

🌸   EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT  🌸  

Do you guys remember my One Piece Hues event? It took inspiration from the Huevember Challenge, a drawing challenge in which you post a total of 30 drawings (one per day), during the month of November, each with a different hue from the colour wheel. SO it turns out November is just a month away, and I’d love to do this challenge once again! But I’m turning in into an event cause its way more fun

So, welcome to 🌈 One Piece Hues part 2  🌈

What’s all of this about?

I will make a total of 30 drawings from different One Piece characters, posting one a day during November. What characters? You choose! My requests will be open from right this moment till the 31st of October (GMT+2). Last time, I asked you to send me characters AND colours from a colour wheel, but to spice things up, this time the colour will be chosen AT RANDOM, spin the wheel style. Also, Im not telling you what colour your character landed on! 

The final product will be a drawing of a One Piece character you chose, but instead of a portrait (like I did last time), this time I’ll let the randomizer choose the colour palette to set the mood! Also, I’ve tweaked a little with the colours to get a diffrent colour wheel. 

so, how does this work? 🌈

- November has 30 days, so only 30 slots available!

- You can send me an ask with up to three different characters and I’ll choose one.

- First come, first served! Once a character is picked, its gone! Thats why I encourage you to send me 3 different characters! 

-  A little side note: if your request was off anon and you sent me 3 characters that are all already picked, I’ll save your slot and contact you so you can choose another character!

- I’ll prioritize off anon asks

- Be polite in the ask! Please and thank you are always welcomed.

- As the challenge is supposed to take place in November, your request will be posted betwen the 1st of November till the 30th of November. I’ll tag you!

please read the RULES!  🌈

- No NSFW, and NO MANGA SPOILERS!!! 

- You can pick a maximum of 3 characters but please send me just ONE ASK. If you send me 3 different asks with 3 different characters on each, I'll only count the first ask you sent!

- This is an event for fun, and even though I will be taking requests, this is not considered commissioned work, I still have the ownership of the drawings, and my normal reposting rules apply. 

- I’ll assume you’d have read the rules before requesting, but to clarify, any request that goes against the rules will be ignored.

- If you have any doubt, feel free to contact me! I dont bite 

The tag for the event will be shrimpsanjiHUES2 

(creative, I know)

I think that’s all! Last time I hosted this event I had a blast, so I thought of doing it again (this time in the correct month for the Huevember challenge lmao) and sharing the fun with you! Don’t be shy to send your requests, and stay tuned cause I’m close to reaching a milestone and I’m planning a little something for you!

Love, Gamba  🦐

[official-rolli-und-rita]

Asked my spanish friend about that recent post that explained how "gámbate" technically means "go shrimp yourself" in spanish. Not only did he say it's true, he also said that "gamba" is slang for doing something violent or crazy.

So basically in this world it's either go shrimp mode or go shrimp yourself.