Name Dropping LVL: Brian Griffin

Name Dropping LVL: Brian Griffin:

Submitted by: naorsror

Posted at: 2012-01-30 16:21:39

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Marriage according to kids.

Marriage according to kids.:

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Posted at: 2012-01-30 23:29:55

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It’s Just Like a Small Dump

It’s Just Like a Small Dump:

Honor The Bro code

Honor The Bro code:

Submitted by: arvidb

Posted at: 2012-01-29 20:55:22

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773 – Verdades

773 – Verdades:

Clev(Er) Corvus

Clev(Er) Corvus:

I love crows. You’ll be hard pressed to find another bird with such varied portfolio. It’s not difficult to understand why: Over the ages, the blackbird (to lump the dark corvids under a common term) has appeared in all manner of stories, fables, and poetry. From Aesop’s proud boaster to Poe’s looming messenger, the blackbird has become an analog to our own foibles and mannerisms.

A little while back, a video began to make its way around the internet. Russian in origin, it showed a lone hooded crow using a round piece of plastic as a makeshift sled. Now, before this, I had heard anecdotal accounts of crow mischief and play engagement, and I was very familiar with some of their other traits that I detailed in the comic above, which include a surprising show of intelligence. But the snowboarding Russian crow got me really digging, and I thought I’d compile the complexities of the common corvus into comic form. Let’s start with our winter thrill-seeker.

Joanna Wimpenny, a University of Sheffield zoologist, led the study at Oxford that observed New Caledonian crows not only using tools (they often use sticks in the wild to get food) but making tools of their own. She and zoologist Alex Kacelnik have been doing a great deal of research on the cognitive abilities of New Caledonian crows.

Then there’s Julian, my favorite example. He’s a raven living at the Horizon Wings Raptor Rehabilitation and Education Center in Ashford, Connecticut. As a permanent resident, he has picked up an impressive repertoire of vocalizations—copying his various keepers.

He was found with a severely broken and infected wing which left him flightless. He stays with us as an educational bird to help bring awareness to the public of the environment around us. He has picked up a few phrases that he hears us say.

And of course, the “Say Nevermore” raven. Yes, that was not some sort of cute joke. Some wiseguy tried to teach his raven to say “Nevermore,” but since they are mimics, the bird replies in a way that would make the Marx Brothers proud. Also, Fozzie the Bear.

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Okay, one more. This one is great.

The Borgund Stave Church, Norway. Built between 1180 - 1250 ce.

The Borgund Stave Church, Norway. Built between 1180 - 1250 ce.:

The Borgund Stave Church, Norway. Built between 1180 - 1250 ce.

O.P.C.

O.P.C.:

Philosoraptor strikes again!

Philosoraptor strikes again!:

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Posted at: 2012-01-29 12:00:51

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Calligraphy Letterform Album

Calligraphy Letterform Album: 'Kalligraphische Schriftvorlagen' (calligraphic font styles) was produced in the 1620s in Germany by the scribe, Johann Hering.



















































Johann Hering (?1580-1647) compiled his album of elaborate calligraphic letterforms, innovative type arrangements and traditional alphabets over a ten year period in the 1620s and 1630s in the Kulmbach region of Bavaria. (Or it was produced sometime during this time frame: it's not clear)

I tend to believe - and I may well be wrong - that Hering's album is more along the lines of a practice manuscript for himself rather than being a true copybook or modelbook* for educational purposes. The majority of the writing is in German (with occasional Latin) and many of the written pages are obviously copied from the bible, particularly the Book of Psalms.

[*Modelbooks: see here & here]

There is next to nothing by way of commentary online about either Hering's life or the background to his amazing album. He is simply described as a 'writing master'. A number of published books are attributed to Hering - most or all on the type/font arts - and one of his handwriting manuals was apparently republished in German in 1982 (although I didn't actually find much of a trail online).

• Johann Hering's 80-page 'Kalligraphische Schriftvorlagen' is regarded as one of the treasures of the Bamberg State Library (I think it has only recently been uploaded)
• Worldcat Identities entry.
• CERL Thesaurus entry.
• Worldcat entry for 'Das Schrift- und Kunstbüchlein' (1982 republication)
• Previously: calligraphy (something of a catch-all phrase, as are most of the thematic bookmarks at Delicious - that include post summaries - relating to the BibliOdyssey blog)
• Luc Devroye's giant page of calligraphy & type design resources.

Only always

Scumbag brain:

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Posted at: 2012-01-29 01:33:52

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Photo

Photo:

epic nsfw:studying anatomy 画

epic nsfw:

studying anatomy  画:

epic nsfw:

studying anatomy  画

Teacher, I need to pass this class

Teacher, I need to pass this class:

Submitted by: alexkholic

Posted at: 2012-01-27 19:38:14

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Troll GF!!!

Troll GF!!!:

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Posted at: 2012-01-27 20:39:27

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No ponto de vista do bambolê

No ponto de vista do bambolê:

A loirinha resolveu fixar uma câmera GoPRO no seu bambolê pra gravar seu treino de um ponto de vista mais interessante e o resultado foi simplesmente fantástico.