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"You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another
humbly in love."
Galatians 5:13
My Dad, He’s not angry
He’s not disappointed with me
My Dad, He’s not angry
He’s smiling over me
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Nerdfighter Benedict? Or just failed Vulcan?
As far as I can tell, there are eight possibilities here. (I’ve spent a fair bit of time thinking about this.)
1. Benedict Cumberbatch is a hardcore nerdfighter and when Martin Freeman threw up a gang sign, Cumberbatch was like, “I have one of those.”
2. Cumberbatch, who obviously has a relationship with Star Trek, just naturally changed the Vulcan sign (pulling in the thumbs, turning the palms inward, crossing the arms) in precisely the same way that I happened to change the Vulcan sign when I first made the nerdfighter sign in the halcyon days of 2007.
3. One of the interns on set who has gained the trust of Benedict Cumberbatch was like, “If you do your hands like this, the Internet will get really excited.” And so he did.
4. BBC, in their infinite wisdom, staged the entire photo and Cumberbatch was taught the nerdfighter sign (I MEAN LOOK AT THE PERFECTION OF HIS NERDFIGHTER SIGN! He seems so comfortable and confident in it, almost as if it is muscle memory, almost as if he has flashed it to his laptop screen on hundreds of occasions in the past, but I digress) and this photograph was staged to get people psyched for Sherlock, although what tiny segment of nerdfighteria is not already psyched for Sherlock? Also, if this is the case, who is Martin Freeman trying to advertise to? Residents of the West Side?
5. Benedict Cumberbatch has a relative or a friend who is a nerdfighter and so he is passingly familiar with nerdfighteria and liked what he has seen and wanted to make us all very happy.
6. The nerdfighter sign also happens to be the hand sign of some obscure English gang with which I am unfamiliar called like The East London Wanderers or The Slightly Intimidating Liverpudlians or whatever.
7. Nerdfighteria actually figures in the plot of the new season of Sherlock. Perhaps a nerdfighter has been (wrongly no doubt!) accused of a murder.
8. Benedict Cumberbatch was playing some kind of British version of Rock Paper Scissors against two invisible opponents, and he went double scissors (as any smart person would).
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It either takes me 5 months to read a book or I read five of them in 2 days. There is no inbetween.
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im trying to be more positive *sheds electrons and becomes highly unstable*
This metaphor is strangely profound.
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Boycott Filipino products
My family likes dried mangoes. But we are boycotting everything from the Philippines until those murderers take responsibility for their actions. Militants should NEVER kill civilians, especially peaceful ones.
Until then, BOYCOTT FILIPINO PRODUCTS. TAIWAN NEEDS JUSTICE
I haven’t heard about this. Can you send me some links?
Also, are you boycotting everything from the US until they stop drone strikes on peaceful civilians?
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphjennings/2013/05/21/why-taiwan-wont-let-the-philippines-off-easy/
Basically what happened is Taiwanese fishermen were within 200 miles of Taiwan, fishing. The Filipino Coast Guard opened fire on the fishermen and killed an old man (65 year old fisherman). This was essentially a dispute over fishing grounds, but it is NOT OKAY to kill civilians over fishing rights, especially in Taiwanese waters.
The Filipino government issued an apology TO CHINA (which is NOT Taiwan, by the way). And it refuses to bring the shooters to criminal charges.
And yeah, it’s kinda hard to boycott the US
That’s terrible!! How awful that this conflict is going on. :( I’m not sure it warrants a boycott though. From the article you sent me:
Diplomacy specialists say Taiwan should have stopped there [at economic sanctions]. But then it sent some serious hardware to conduct naval exercises near the shooting site.
“What is clear is that sending the two Lafayette class frigates, a Kidd class destroyer, missile boats, and Mirages to the site of the incident is an absolute overreaction even if the Philippine coast guard erred,” author and Hawaii-based Asia scholar William Sharp told this blog.
Two Philippine nationals also were beat with bats in Taiwan, media in Manila reported, prompting two high-level appeals for calm by Taipei. Taiwan’s foreign ministry still floods the media with blustery statements, including six on Sunday alone (despite a lack of progress that day), contributing further to public sentiment.
The Taiwan president stung by approval ratings around 20% wants to satisfy a widespread demand for tougher foreign policy, analysts agree.
…Still, Manila is not conceding defeat. Its diplomatic alliance with China stops it from saying as much as Taiwan would like, and any further self-flagellation over the shooting incident may be read as conceding the disputed Luzon Strait area.
Yes, it is hard to boycott the US. But the US has also killed over a thousand times more civilians from drone strikes alone. My point is that boycotting things is often not an effective way to go.
this is really selfish but
why can’t mental illness be like any other kind of sickness where you go to hospital and your loved ones come and give you flowers and tell you that they love you and hold your hand and make sure you get better
why doesn’t that happen instead of awkward silences and embarrassing tears and messy bedsheets and a bunch of other stuff no one actually talks about
w h y
I can’t find a single selfish thing in that.
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Looked up some hijabi fashion pics on tumblr for inspiration and change of pace in terms of drawing feminine silhouettes. *References used
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Boycott Filipino products
My family likes dried mangoes. But we are boycotting everything from the Philippines until those murderers take responsibility for their actions. Militants should NEVER kill civilians, especially peaceful ones.
Until then, BOYCOTT FILIPINO PRODUCTS. TAIWAN NEEDS JUSTICE
I haven’t heard about this. Can you send me some links?
Also, are you boycotting everything from the US until they stop drone strikes on peaceful civilians?
