Day 27 watch out I’m coming!
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Sailing ships are back in vogue as a green alternative to conventional shipping
One of the world’s oldest methods of transporting goods is making an unlikely comeback. Sailing ships, which kept the British Empire in tea, sugar and tobacco, are back in vogue as a green alternative to conventional shipping. Wine, coffee, cacao beans and rum are among the items filling holds on a growing number of ships that are reviving old trade routes more than a century after the advent of steam engines ended the golden age of sail.
Not exactly speedy, but there are a lot of goods (like wine) where speed doesn’t really matter. Why not use wind power when possible?
Incidentally, one of Washington’s tall ships was actually built by an eccentric millionaire (Baron Dorcy, dubbed “the ultimate trustifarian” in this article) in 1988 with the same idea in mind.
GOODBYE FRIENDS I AM RUNNING AWAY FROM HOME TO BECOME A SAILOR AND EVENTUALLY CAPTAIN OF A MERCHANT FLEET I WILL MISS YOU ALL
@itsthebeecroft I can’t help but think of you
I’m not saying that I’m an amazing actor but i HAVE won as many Oscars as Leonardo DiCaprio
let’s be honest we’re all just reblogging that as long as we still can
THIS IS YOUR LAST NIGHT Y'ALL
he Mars Curiosity Rover’s True Size
i don’t know why it never occurred to me that it would be bigger.
Anonymous: you're not an artist. you do fanart. that's not being an artist.
albindraws:
this has been sitting in my inbox for three days and i’m just
who’s gonna tell michelangelo
yeli:
This is it right here folks!!!
I got so scared but he stayed true
actually-willow-deactivated2022: Things I never thought I'd say as a teacher #27546 "Ok we are going to have to make it a rule that at lunch you may not lift your food above your head." And have students who have trouble following that rule...
teachingfeelslike:
My most recent ‘I can’t believe I said that’ thing is “Umm…why are you undressing in the classroom?” to a student who was taking his jeans off before we were going out for recess. (He had athletic shorts on underneath.)
Oh oh I wanna play
To a group of seniors, “Please stop paying the other students to eat tissues…I know it’s technically not against any rules, but c'mon.”If more people want to share the ridiculous things they’ve had to say to students it will make my Saturday that much brighter. :)
To high school students:
But why did you turtle his backpack??
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Me: Give him his hat back.
Boy 1: But he took my phone.
Me: Give him his phone back.
Boy 2: But he took my boot.
Me: *eyes rolling* Give him his boot back.
Boy 1: It’s in the bathroom.
Me: Sends Boy 1 to the bathroom.
Boy 1 returns: It’s gone.
Me, unbelievably having to call a male administrator to go check the bathroom: I don’t even know anymore what happened.
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Said to student taking a test: Are you eating a steak right now? (Yes, he was - it was a very large venison steak, in a gallon ziplock bag, and he was eating it out of hand like it a savage).To an AP class: “You are no longer allowed to fart in the classroom. If you can’t hold it, please step into the hallway.”
On Friday:
Me: “Please don’t turn in paper with gum stuck to it ever again.”
Them: “but we covered it with other papers so it wouldn’t be sticky! It was an accident!”Later in the period:
Her: “Ms. G, look!” 😩 “can I go to the bathroom to get this gum out of my hair?!”
Me: “Nothing in the bathroom will help you get that gum out. Want me to cut it?”Since I am lazy, I don’t enforce the no gum rule. It’s just too much work for something that is usually not a problem. But apparently THIS CLASS can’t handle it.
To my co-teacher: “I sent [student] to the counselor because [assistant principal] took his piece of string and he was angry.”
“Please stop eating your bellringers!”
“Please stop calling each other ‘crusty’ and making associated noises.”
“Can you please stop making race car noises?”
“Okay, the next person to say ‘turtle’ is going to get sent to (insert administrator name).”
“Ms. C, your name has 7 letters in it. Are you part of the illuminati?”
“Just because it does doesn’t mean I’m illuminati.”
“THAT’S JUST WHAT SOMEONE IN THE ILLUMINATI WOULD SAY.”This is 7th grade, mind you.
Omg yes the illuminati bs. Every time I wear my deathly hallows necklace!
Also: I now say “keep all body parts and possessions to yourself” because kids get crafty with elbows if you leave it at hands and feet.
“Please stop licking him”
“Okay, the next person who dabs is getting a conduct cut.”
“Please stop hitting the quan and return to your seat.”
I forgot about this until @hey-miss-teacher reminded me…yesterday I also had to say “OKAY, the next person who mentions the Illuminati is going to have to leave the room.”
“From now on, let’s just make it a rule. Erasers belong on pencils, not in your mouth.”
i hope one day you wake up and feel better about everything