When the First Farmers Arrived in Europe
Eight thousand years ago small bands of seminomadic hunter-gatherers were the only human beings roaming Europe’s lush, green forests. Archaeological digs in caves and elsewhere have turned up evidence of their Mesolithic technology: flint-tipped tools with which they fished, hunted deer and aurochs (a now extinct species of ox), and gathered wild plants. Many had dark hair and blue eyes, recent genetic studies suggest, and the few skeletons unearthed so far indicate that they were quite tall and muscular. Their languages remain mysterious to this day.
Three millennia later the forests they inhabited had given way to fields of wheat and lentils. Farmers ruled the continent. The transition was evident even to 19th-century archaeologists, whose excavations revealed bones of domesticated animals, pottery containing remnants of grain and, most intriguing of all, graveyards whose riddles are still being solved. Agriculture not only ushered in a new economic model but also brought about metal tools, new diets and new patterns of land use, as well as novel human relationships with nature and with one another.
The Fall of Man. Eve offered Adam not an apple but a stalk of wheat. Decolonize your colon.
‘Merit-making’ on hold as monks fail drug tests leaving Buddhist temple empty
A Buddhist temple in central Thailand has been left without monks after all its holy men failed drug tests and were defrocked.
The monks have been sent to a health clinic to undergo drug rehabilitation, the official said.
“The temple is now empty of monks and nearby villagers are concerned they cannot do any merit-making,” he said.
Merit-making involves worshippers donating food to monks as a good deed.
Mr Boonlert said more monks will be sent to the temple to allow villagers to practise their religious obligations.
Meth Monks of the Sky Temple sounds like a fantastic movie I watched on USA Channel.
Fish found mysteriously standing on ice 😳 pic.twitter.com/wn7BCHbwmP
— OddIy Terrifying (@OTerrifying) November 30, 2022
I have tried to hint what it was in order to postpone the horror of writing it down baldly. Can it be possible that this planet has actually spawned such things; that human eyes have truly seen, as objective flesh, what man has hitherto known only in febrile phantasy and tenuous legend?
And yet I saw them in a limitless stream—flopping, hopping, croaking, bleating—surging inhumanly through the spectral moonlight in a grotesque, malignant saraband of fantastic nightmare. And some of them had tall tiaras of that nameless whitish-gold metal . . . and some were strangely robed . . . and one, who led the way, was clad in a ghoulishly humped black coat and striped trousers, and had a man’s felt hat perched on the shapeless thing that answered for a head. . . .
I think their predominant colour was a greyish-green, though they had white bellies. They were mostly shiny and slippery, but the ridges of their backs were scaly. Their forms vaguely suggested the anthropoid, while their heads were the heads of fish, with prodigious bulging eyes that never closed. At the sides of their necks were palpitating gills, and their long paws were webbed. They hopped irregularly, sometimes on two legs and sometimes on four. I was somehow glad that they had no more than four limbs. Their croaking, baying voices, clearly used for articulate speech, held all the dark shades of expression which their staring faces lacked.
“The Shadow over Innsmouth” (1931)
H. P. Lovecraft
So it starts raining at the wedding and everyone scrambles for cover, and then Stephanie Seymour is dead, like right after. She’s literally being buried in a wedding dress. So how did she die? Did the rain kill her? The cold November rain? Did she William Henry Harrison that shit? I’ve been confused about this for 30 years.
But speaking of big Khazar milkers…
Regina Spektor
“On The Radio”
Begin To Hope (2006)
This is how it works
It feels a little worse
Than when we drove our hearse
Right through that screaming crowd
While laughing up a storm
Until we were just bone
Until it got so warm
That none of us could sleep
And all the Styrofoam
Began to melt away
We tried to find some worms
To aid in the decay
But none of them were home
Inside their catacomb
A million ancient bees
Began to sting our knees
While we were on our knees
Praying that disease
Would leave the ones we love
And never come again
On the radio
We heard “November Rain”
That solo’s really long
But it’s a pretty song
We listened to it twice
‘Cause the DJ was asleep
This is how it works
You’re young until you’re not
You love until you don’t
You try until you can’t
You laugh until you cry
You cry until you laugh
And everyone must breathe
Until their dying breath
No, this is how it works
You peer inside yourself
You take the things you like
And try to love the things you took
And then you take that love you made
And stick it into some
Someone else’s heart
Pumping someone else’s blood
And walking arm in arm
You hope it don’t get harmed
But even if it does
You’ll just do it all again
And on the radio
You hear “November Rain”
That solo’s awful long
But it’s a good refrain
You listen to it twice
‘Cause the DJ is asleep
On the radio
(Oh, oh, oh)
On the radio
On the radio, uh oh
On the radio, uh oh
On the radio, uh oh
On the radio
“Their languages remain mysterious to this day.”
Sorry, they didn’t leave a note.
Writing and bureaucracy grew hand in hand.
Malbolge?
Eight thousand years ago small bands of seminomadic hunter-gatherers were the only human beings roaming Europe’s lush, green forests.
The colonized later became the colonizers.
And that’s how it works.
Well that’s it, we’ve gone too far. Mother Nature has started a second attempt at evolution, maybe if the fish with legs kill us all and stop evolving, the world won’t go full dipshit.
I didn’t think that was that rare for catfish.
That’s exactly what they want you to think, Count.
Tag fail. Ugh.
*EDIT FAIRY HELPS*
Nah, that’s just one of the fish whose ancestors went “Welp, this is as far out of the water as we go.”
Fish found mysteriously standing on ice
It’s a retarded fish frog.
I loved all the Buck Rogers’ homage.
The Carp were one of the first animals to die off due to climate change, as they all tried to escape the burning depths of the lakes they used to freeze in they drowned in the hot winter air.
Bullshit. Carp will outlive everything else in the river. There is a reason that they are the only fish left in European rivers. The pollution killed off the rest of them and the Euro-weenies now think carp are sport fish and taste good.
Wisconsin’s DNR did a bunch of tests trying to come up with a good way to get rid of carp and their conclusion was, anything that gets rid of carp will also kill off everything else way before the last one is gone. In one test they put carp in an empty tank of water and just let them starve. They discovered that the carp could lose 80% of their wait and if then fed could recover.
Besides a golden carp is a fun fish to catch. They are smart and fight super hard. They make decent fertilizer too.
Cut the carp, Jimbo.
That’s a crappie thing to say, UCS
Swiss will be here shortly to knock ya’ll off the perch.
Well the Swiss are notorious pikemen. I on the other hand have a sunny disposition
A sharp retort from Swiss would leave us all walleyed. Worse still, he’d work himself into a lather and take a musky lunge at us.
You guys are making me feel like a Bass for starting this.
Trout, trout with the whole lot of you!
“aurochs (a now extinct species of ox)”
Sorta extinct in that they were the ancestors of modern domestic cattle.
And there’s been a concerted effort in recent years to bring them back.
One might even call it a moo-vement.
Nice.
Part of me wants to see them bring back Smilodonts (sabre cats), dire wolves (really big ice-age wolf), and (of course) cave bears (my avatar). But I’ve seen Jurassic Park and know these things never turn out well.
Mastodons and Mammoths , Oh My!
to err is human, to forgive is bovine
We’re not trying very hard, we should be able to milk a few more out of this before we hoof it on out of here.
This is udderly ridiculous.
I’m going to horn in here before Swissie has a cow.
Bullshit!
I think I figured out why we’ve never been contacted by aliens. Once any species invents electronic publishing, they become retarded.
Back when they were printed on paper, The Atlantic and Scientific American were great magazines. Now that they are websites, they’re too stupid for words.
So are we too stupid for them to bother with us or did the aliens invent electronic publishing and devolve?
It’s much easier to invent electronic publishing than interstellar travel. By the time Elon Musk figures out how to get to Mars, there won’t be anyone smart enough worth sending.
Three millennia later the forests they inhabited had given way to fields of wheat and lentils.
Seems like wherever people figured out agriculture and its associated ease of providing sustenance, they recognized its benefits and took it up. Might the “fertile crescent” have actually been the “fertile planet?”
Well that was a mistake the WEF and the Dutch government will soon rectify.
Everyone knows that the best food is made in a factory owned by a corporation with a high ESG score.
It’s the next, most natural step in human evolution. The fact that me and my buddies own all the technology and means of production is just a coincidence.
ESG gives me headaches.
Rectify? They are trying to killify!
Damn near killed him?
I’ve seen some theories that it was the ability to make alcoholic drinks that convinced people to stay in one place and farm.
Me too
🍻
That’s far less silly than many theories about what drove civilization.
The alcohol also was free of the germs and bacteria that was in the water back then so it was safer to drink.
This too
/small beer
Also heard on the radio
Mr. Rogers is canceled.
So how did she die?
Embarrassment and STDs.
But mostly embarrassment.
And why did Slash leave?
Was he in love with Stef? Or Axl?
So not a reference to Christine McVie?
It’s working so well that everything sucks.
Biden: “We passed the American Rescue Plan. Now, everybody knows it, but we did so much, no one knows the effects of it yet.”
Some of us see the results, we even predicted them from the beginning.
“We must pass the BM to find out what’s in it. The bill. Pass the bill.”
Heh. “We must pass the BM to find out what’s in the BM.”
That’s usually how it works when you squeeze out some shit.
I was wondering about this: USWNT RECEIVES HISTORIC PAYDAY THANKS TO USMNT WIN OVER IRAN
TBF, the men probably never expected to advance when they agreed to the deal.
TBF, there are like 4 good women’s teams in the world.
It’s almost like people pay more money to watch men play sports than women.
I know of one woman who watches women’s sports. There must be at least a dozen more somewhere.
Why are the players on the local low-A team paid less than MLB players?
Because there were too many for the low-T team?
This has been going on in certain corners of the sports world for a while. For instance, U.S. Paralympians are paid the same as their able-bodied counterparts for medaling.
Now, our modern woke Olympics haven’t been a ratings juggernaut in the last few years, but compared to the Paralympics…
No word on how much Special Olympians are paid.
They’re paid in cake. They all want cake.
I’ll see myself out.
If they are going to be paid the same, they better get rid of all those handicap parking spots at the training centers. Equal means Equal.
To be fair, that’s on them. They made a crappy deal.
But did the players make the deal? Or was it made by whatever cronies are in charge of whatever organization that actually runs US soccer?
Actually is that team supported by tax dollars? Or is it some private organization?
They’re not slaves. They can work for whatever price they wish.
My guess is that the men decided it was worth $6.5M to not have to listen to that purple haired shrew go on and on about the Patriarchy.
oh yes
You think that would stop her?
This pretty much guarantees US soccer will never be more than mediocre. Why play for a team that takes half of your earnings and gives it away?
So they’re waiting on the men to bring home the bacon. Put them in the kitchen, and we’ve come full circle.
Stephanie Seymour was such a ridiculous smoke-show, back in the day.
No kidding. That era of VS chicks was solid.
My favorite.
Angie was pretty dope
An afternoon idiots in cars.
Taking the cap off a hot car radiator
I learned it by watching you, Jay Leno!
That’s a hot car!
Yikes. Steam burns are not fun.
“Did the rain kill her?”
Yes. That was the 80’s, when they had acid rain. Look at how everybody was running from it.
“Fleetwood Mac’s Christine McVie dies aged 79: Singer-songwriter with legendary band famed as much for their fractious relationships as their music – passes away surrounded by her family following ‘short illness'”
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11487457/Fleetwood-Macs-Christine-McVie-dies-aged-79-Family-pay-tribute-revered-musician.html
RIP
“EXCLUSIVE: MDMA ‘will be rolled out in hospitals US by 2024’: Researchers will submit trial data in MONTHS and start FDA approval process — after rave drug ‘cured’ two-thirds of PTSD patients in study”
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-11481673/MDMA-approved-MONTHS-Rave-drug-statistically-significant-treating-PTSD.html
Rolling in hospitals?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5NX1FC-7-w
So I guess MDMA will be coming off schedule 1 soon? Haha, never mind, I already know the answer to that.
https://twitter.com/nypost/status/1598059993194004481
Fist comment:
“Sir, I’ve only had CRT and Pronoun Training!! WHAT DO WE DO!!!”
I’ll cede that as a First.
Just shout “starboard” louder!
First comment or that’s Fist of Etiquette?
Big Khazar milkers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIxjgNNigu8
Also:
https://archive.ph/8ekgd
Ass Wednesday.
I saw the call for content on the site. I may do an article on the important role of contractions in Firsting. Every moment counts when Firsting, and sometimes you don’t have time to hit space and type out two words when one can do.
I have seen too many people screw up a First trying to get that second word in. You aren’t that good, son. You are not me. Get your shit together. Get the First in and worry about style points later.
Firs
Fst
Fist
F!
“Spam refresh until the article finally comes up, then paste in your previously written comment.” There you go, I wrote the article for you.
Be sure to include lots of pictures when you submit it.
If The Golden Firsters are to stand against the onslaught of the multitude of seconders, they need to be fundamentally sound. I don’t need heroes I need a disciplined army.
I can’t believe I had never heard of big Khazar milkers until today.
Same.
Well, it perfectly describes the first girl I made any real time with, way back in the day.
https://twitter.com/EITC_Official/status/1597794679939964929
Can this person be more annoying?
Another radio song
And another.
Another radio song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8CcTYsMHYU
A radio song for MikeS.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_QtO0Rhp0w
Another Radio song!
And another!
I am disappoint in you all. On My Radio…
For a Cleveland boy Neph missed the obvious choice.
Hype:
I wouldn’t expect them to know that one.
At least we still have Lou.
Gross. Here’s a good radio song.
https://youtu.be/-rrrof1TJc4
et tu, Tundra?
A good radio song
Best radio song
who obviously didn’t click on all the links. Hey, some of us work! Not me, but some of us.
Aw hell, it’s so good you can listen to it twice.
😐
Better radio song
Everclear…. You never fail to disappoint.
/deep bow
I am at your service, sir.
Y’all let me down.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hjg39XRkjVc
Nm. Mikes had it covered. 👍
Should refreshed.
Live Radio
“This new animated film for kids, “Mama Has a Mustache,” is sponsored by AbbVie, the pharmaceutical company that sells the chemical castration drug Lupron to convicted pedophiles and “transgender children.””
https://twitter.com/realchrisrufo/status/1598024159975870465
This way they increase both markets.
My aunt had a mustache, many women have mustaches….oh…they mean it chopped its stick off.
You shouldn’t call people “it”. The issue here is that this is a film for kids.
24?!! years ago.
Five years ago, UCS nearly burned down the town with his forging
That’s your prom photo?
Who’s the hottie?
If it turns out to be Malaise in a dress…
….I will be strangely aroused
There, finished it for you.
Teamwork!
Well done everyone!
…they’d be ahead of their time.
Wife.
Happy anniversary, squire!
Dammit, forgot the link
Thanks!
Anniversary?
Congrats, man!
Thanks!
What are you doing here? Get busy.
24 years. He’s already done!
RIP Christine McVie?!
I’m shocked that she was 79.
Really? Did you think she was younger or older?
Younger by about 10 years.
But then I think I’m about 20 years younger than I really am.
I thought she was younger. Like, my mom is almost 79, and I didn’t realize she was my mom’s age.
The musicians of my childhood are dying.
Yes.
Well damn, that’s a bummer. RIP.
“I’ve been confused about this for 30 years.”
It was Long Covid, the Cold November Rain was just a contributing factor.
Nary a mention of gamboling? What is wrong with you people?
BTW. “Meth Monks of Sky Temple” sounds like a lost progressive rock song.
Sounds like a Kyusk song.
Band: Meth Monks
Album: Sky Temple
That’s going to be Geddy Lee’s new project. He will break out the old kimono and wizard bell bottoms.
“Bunch of Meth Monks, Gathered Together in a Temple and Grooving With a ‘Sconie.”
I’m torn between glee and guilt. It’s a rainy night here in nyc and I just watched a food delivery guy on an electric bike hit a subway grate on the sidewalk and wipe out nicely.
Glee because the jackass shouldn’t have been on the sidewalk. Guilt because it looked like he hurt himself.
Should have taken a se!fie with him while he’s in pain. #fail
Then take the food.
Pro level.
“Good conversation. Among other things, we resolved the misunderstanding about Twitter potentially being removed from the App Store. Tim was clear that Apple never considered doing so.”
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1598090996281413638
I really really doubt Apple wants to remove Twitter.
I think the media wants to talk about how Apple does.
Also I use Twitter on my phone and never bothered to download the app. It’s just fine.
On the other hand, the former head of “Trust and Safety” wrote in the NYT, “As I departed the company, the calls from the app review teams at Apple & Google had already begun.” Maybe some woke underlings got ahead of themselves.
Verge
Yeah, Apple never entered the culture wars or caved to the CCP before Musk bought Twitter.
And Google. Google helps China censor people. They both can eat a dick.
It’s the Musk Variant of “Republicans Pounce”.
Well. Today is Wednesday, that is HumpDay, and WebDom’s most excellent Glibs HumpDay Zoom will auto-start once the brass gears on the squirrelator tick round to 20:00 in the only timezone that matters.
The only timezone that matters? What time is Glibserver on? Hmmm?
A heathen, uncouth timezone. I believe that is an artifact of where SP (WBM, always) was living at the time she started this enterprise.
The only timezone that matters is UTC.
Heads-up for Jarflax: Found our Biden bet:
I’ll try to link directly to your comment, but those never seem to work for me. At least it will get you to the page: (Comment #1773304)
Nice. One way or another Glibs Foundation will get our $$$ and piss it away on hookers and blow for loser writers. And the few shekels that are left over after we pay the server bills are donated to fascist, racist, homophobic, ant-trans orgs like FIRE and IJ.
I hope you feel better about yourself, fascist, for promoting hate speech.
Well, I certainly can’t generate nearly enough hate speech by myself, so I have to employ trained professionals!
^This is what a team player looks like, ppl.
Fuck no.
This is why the NJ Legislature must redefine anti-Semitism | Opinion
I have no idea how well supported this is.
Remember, no one is actually trying to transition minors, so why do Republicans insist on stopping it?
One woman, two fucked up children and one more to go. Not one mention of a father to any of the spawn.
| “Jackson landed a job she liked as a lead counselor for the Aubrey Independent School District.”
I think I see the problem already.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FinSWuoXoAAjW0j.jpg
LOLOL