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The nerves connected to the human jaw

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Oh there’s that bastard, the trigeminal nerve. Sounds great in theory until your jaw gets numb and tingly randomly because your eyes are fucking misaligned

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I am 41 years old, and there has been a Black Barbie in my home since I was a small child. There were Christie dolls and there sometimes was a Barbie doll that was simply a Barbie doll, but in Black. So, I'm unsure how old one would have to be when they were living in an era without Black Barbie dolls.

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Christie has been around since 1968, but she was her own character. The first black Barbie was released in 1980. Christie was still common throughout the 80s–i didn’t realize the black Barbie I had as a kid was actually a Christie until I looked her up this year.

So this person should be in their 50s at least for no proper black Barbie to have existed when they were a kid, and well into their 70s to not even have Christie. And even then there was Francine, although she doesn’t count because she was literally just white Barbie cast in brown plastic instead of having her own face mold.

Which, I mean, the girls for the last 15 or so years have had a plethora of options, like this image doesn’t even have all the black Barbies that have been produced in that time span. Mattel is definitely making up for past issues as best they can.

That said, Naturalistas kick black barbie’s ass. Like, their hair is freaking amazing and their clothes seem to be better quality than Barbie’s, not to mention their nice faces. That’s not to say there aren’t nice black Barbies (some of the Looks dolls have a full made to move body), but mattel is definitely not comfy with black hair, whereas that’s kinda the whole point of Naturalistas.

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[stickyfrogs]

Credit George Zahora (Twitter):

Look who made the cover of FROGUE again!

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[sioltach]

I looove when food is in a bowl. Frequently plates are being brought out and I'm thinking this could've been a bowl meal but nobody gets it

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Bowls are just better! Food doesn’t just fall off a bowl like it does plates, plus plates don’t have a cozy roundish shape

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[racethewind10]

(source)

[siliquasquama]

This looks like a shitpost but it’s actually solid advice, like, if you want to achieve a goal you have to pace yourself and be patient instead of expecting too much too soon and then giving up

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I just want to share that the original source for this has joined us on Tumblr! You can find them here: @existennialmemes

They are absolutely delightful and you should follow them because I want them to be happy and loved

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[lalulutres]

worried that squirrels were eating all the birdseed, so we set up a camera

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i do not think that is a squirrel

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Wow, the squirrels are even more dangerous than I thought!

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So the depression has been hitting me pretty hard for a while, a lot of existential, “what’s the point?” and today I learned about something that has given me an answer to that question, or at least the strength to fight. It is completely, utterly, ridiculous.

Today I learned about The Church of Maizono.

Some of you are probably laughing right now.

As for the rest of you, before y'all think I joined a cult here me out. So apparently there’s this dude who is basically covering the inside of his house with pictures of a minor character from Danganronpa (a video game that also has an anime and manga). The hubby and I were watching a short documentary about this pure madness and omfg.

(This is not even the most batshit thing in that documentary, it is worth your time, trust me).

And basically this dude makes printouts (mostly of this one character, but she’s not his only subject), tapes them together and then either adds cardboard to them do they can stand up or puts them on the wall, or otherwise puts a backing on it so that the 30ft Misato from Evangelion can stand up outside for pictures. Or to just, you know, loom over the neighborhood.

And obviously he really got into it after it took off on tiktok or wherever, but like… He just enjoys doing this. He likes printing out these massive images and making cutouts. This is what he does, and he’s got the luxury to be able to do it. It makes him happy.

And the thing that gets me is, this is what brings meaning to this man’s life. I don’t mean that in a bad way–this man finds purpose, finds a point in living covering the interior of his house with his waifu. And some people might find that sad or cringe but you know what?

I find that inspirational.

Because if this guy can find meaning and purpose in life covering rooms in his house with anime girls, then maybe my life isn’t as pointless as the depression says it is

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Here are the raw images which make up the

EAT NO FOOD A BIRD HAS TOUCHED human hygiene infopamphlet

of yesteryear.  I don’t know what happened to the design document which had them in layout.  But this is basically it.

Still have some copies of it anyway.  Feel free to print out the fifth image and sign it.  If you are a serious person who is determined to choose order over filth and destitution.

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Reading this I could only think of one thing:

Birds aren’t real.

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[yungjuliet]

Fellow doll collectors:

are you strictly an unboxer, strictly an in-box-only collector, or a hybrid of the two, and why (reply why in replies/rbs)?

I always unbox all my dolls

I never unbox any of my dolls

I rarely unbox any of my dolls

I only unbox specific dolls

I'll explain in replies/rbs

I am exclusively an Unboxer mostly because I don't foresee myself selling my collection (granted, I just started collecting), and because the reason I collect them is wanting to display but also interact with them. Boxes are too bulky for the space I have and to me, detract from the beauty because they swallow up the doll and their finer details. I'd love to see what the distribution for the community will be on this poll! Sorry if it's a crappy one, I don't really make polls

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I’m almost always an unboxer, my three exceptions are from before I really got into collecting. You don’t get to enjoy all the details and accessories if you leave them in the box, not to mention stuff like rubber bands degrading over time and getting gross in their hair.

And then you’ve got the dolls where you literally can’t even see them or half their stuff if they’re in the box, like the older lol omg dolls, or most of the nanana surprise dolls. Look at the new magic mixies pixlings, you don’t unbox that and you’ve just got a clunky hunk of plastic.

Finally, there’s the fact that we tend to see them as little people. Sure they’re inanimate, but like… Free them from their plastic and cardboard prisons! Let them feel the wind in their hair! Stretch their arms and legs! Change their fashions! Let them trade clothes with their friends!

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So I finally found a Disney ILY doll I like (most of their faces just look wrong to me), and well

Of all the dolls on the coffee table to strike up conversation with, she picked the twins, poor thing