December 2011
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so much history
so little time
Last member of 65,000-year-old tribe dies, taking... →
fyeahblackhistory:
The last member of a 65,000-year-old tribe has died, taking one of the world’s earliest languages to the grave. Boa Sr, who died in 2010 aged about 85, was the last native of the Andaman Islands who was fluent in Bo. Named after the tribe, Bo is one of the 10 Great Andamanese languages, which are thought to date back to the pre-Neolithic period when the earliest humans walked...
November 2011
What I want for Christmas: A Comprehensive List
- A replica of Finn’s cap from Adventure Time
Any music suggestions for me?
I'm ready for a downloading spree
lostcivilization:
The Book of Love-The Magnetic Fields
I’m listening to the Company revival cast album and lusting over the incredibly attractive guy across the coffee shop from me. He has my favorite parted hair cut, gorgeous tattoos, and he is reading Hesse. Maybe one day I’ll be that fetching.
It makes me so happy that so many of my tumblr...
Yay us!
That Deaf Dude: Not Mute, Not Dumb and Not... →
elliotthebrave:
thatdeafdude:
Deaf-mute, Deaf and Dumb, and Hearing Impaired—Many hearing people still use those terms today. However, do they know the meaning of those terms? Probably not. Shall we take a look at those terms?
Deaf-mute is term which was used historically to identify a person who was both deaf and could not…
all offensive terms.
and all reasons why they are offensive.
and...