Vintage opium & marijuana apothecary jars

a pot full of pot

Potception

He knows when you’ve been bad.

(Source)

Had this tattooed today.

What child skulls actually look like

Because Tumblr tends to go “zomg child skull!!!!” with zero (0) evidence or knowledge of human anatomy.

Source: Bone Clones (highly realistic fake bones that are totally ethical to buy and own!)

Child skulls tend to have very large foreheads and round eye sockets compared to the face. Teeth (if there are any) are kind of stubby and cartoonish.

Compare to these an adult human female European:

We tend to get to this point by more or less 20 years. Note that everything is much more proportional. Full mandible for all 32 teeth (give or take). Sutures may still be visible, but there definitely won’t be a fontanelle (soft spot) on top. 

Finally, here’s an elderly European male:

Loss of dentition makes the bone resorb. This also tends to make the orbits look larger. I guess I can see this being confused for a child.

So. This is my holiday gift to you all. Also, don’t fucking buy real human skulls!!!!

Hugs and kisses,

Dead Men Talking

MA, Biological Anthropology

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These are GORGEOUS…and only 8 days before my bday….?

When a clown fish’s mate dies, it mates with its offsprings instead. So… y’know… have fun watching Finding Nemo.

Ossuary, Oppenheim, Germany // © ancient-serpent

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DEFORMED ANIMALS!! Check out these bizarre beasts, photographed at Ripley’s in Niagara Falls!

A close-up of the infamous Columbine High School Class of 1999 photo, where Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold (and some other friends) make “shooting” gestures at the camera. A chilling foreboding of the Columbine shooting that was to occur a few months late

“Bottom line: There are no shortage of sites on the internet that feature adult content.”

This? In particular? Pisses me off. I hate it.

I hate the implication that all porn is interchangeable and devoid of cultural value, so it’s no big deal when a decade’s worth of creative endeavor produced by a vibrant subculture is destroyed, because, whatever, it’s just dirty pictures.

I hate the disingenuous inability to see a distinction between a website that is about porn only, and a website that allows people to blog about all of their interests and aspects of their lives including sex and porn because those are normal parts of the human experience.

It’s the most tone-deaf bullshit.

Say “hello” to my little friend!

Shrunken heads make great traveling companions! They pack really light and they let you pick the tunes too.

A spin on China left in the cabinet, instead try doll heads.

A better, more positive Tumblr

Since its founding in 2007, Tumblr has always been a place for wide open, creative self-expression at the heart of community and culture. To borrow from our founder David Karp, we’re proud to have inspired a generation of artists, writers, creators, curators, and crusaders to redefine our culture and to help empower individuality.

Over the past several months, and inspired by our storied past, we’ve given serious thought to who we want to be to our community moving forward and have been hard at work laying the foundation for a better Tumblr. We’ve realized that in order to continue to fulfill our promise and place in culture, especially as it evolves, we must change. Some of that change began with fostering more constructive dialogue among our community members. Today, we’re taking another step by no longer allowing adult content, including explicit sexual content and nudity (with some exceptions).  

Let’s first be unequivocal about something that should not be confused with today’s policy change: posting anything that is harmful to minors, including child pornography, is abhorrent and has no place in our community. We’ve always had and always will have a zero tolerance policy for this type of content. To this end, we continuously invest in the enforcement of this policy, including industry-standard machine monitoring, a growing team of human moderators, and user tools that make it easy to report abuse. We also closely partner with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the Internet Watch Foundation, two invaluable organizations at the forefront of protecting our children from abuse, and through these partnerships we report violations of this policy to law enforcement authorities. We can never prevent all bad actors from attempting to abuse our platform, but we make it our highest priority to keep the community as safe as possible.

So what is changing?

Posts that contain adult content will no longer be allowed on Tumblr, and we’ve updated our Community Guidelines to reflect this policy change. We recognize Tumblr is also a place to speak freely about topics like art, sex positivity, your relationships, your sexuality, and your personal journey. We want to make sure that we continue to foster this type of diversity of expression in the community, so our new policy strives to strike a balance.

Why are we doing this?

It is our continued, humble aspiration that Tumblr be a safe place for creative expression, self-discovery, and a deep sense of community. As Tumblr continues to grow and evolve, and our understanding of our impact on our world becomes clearer, we have a responsibility to consider that impact across different age groups, demographics, cultures, and mindsets. We spent considerable time weighing the pros and cons of expression in the community that includes adult content. In doing so, it became clear that without this content we have the opportunity to create a place where more people feel comfortable expressing themselves.

Bottom line: There are no shortage of sites on the internet that feature adult content. We will leave it to them and focus our efforts on creating the most welcoming environment possible for our community.

So what’s next?

Starting December 17, 2018, we will begin enforcing this new policy. Community members with content that is no longer permitted on Tumblr will get a heads up from us in advance and steps they can take to appeal or preserve their content outside the community if they so choose. All changes won’t happen overnight as something of this complexity takes time.

Another thing, filtering this type of content versus say, a political protest with nudity or the statue of David, is not simple at scale. We’re relying on automated tools to identify adult content and humans to help train and keep our systems in check. We know there will be mistakes, but we’ve done our best to create and enforce a policy that acknowledges the breadth of expression we see in the community.

Most importantly, we’re going to be as transparent as possible with you about the decisions we’re making and resources available to you, including more detailed information, product enhancements, and more content moderators to interface directly with the community and content.

Like you, we love Tumblr and what it’s come to mean for millions of people around the world. Our actions are out of love and hope for our community. We won’t always get this right, especially in the beginning, but we are determined to make your experience a positive one.

Jeff D’Onofrio CEO

Well it's been fun guys but I'm out this bitch now