April 2011
16 posts
Odd "Occupations" from an 1860 Atlanta Census
atlantahistorycenter:
OCCUPATION NUMBER
Bacon Dealer 5
At rest 1
Lightening Rod Installer 3
Coffin Agent 1
Gambler 9
Old Loafer 1
In Prison 5
Gentleman 1
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Conversation overheard while walking into the...
budsey:
Young woman #1: I hate articles. I’m not an article person. Young woman #2: I like articles when they really break it down, but not when they have all that statistical mumbo-jumbo. It’s like, “wait, what are you trying to say?”
Just read the conclusion. It’s fine. *Slanty Eyes*
Yeah, intelligent input, darlin'.: Jane Eyre: A... →
budsey:
msprufrock:
I just saw the new movie adaptation of Jane Eyre at a cool little independent movie theater. Overall, I thought it was a good adaptation: beautiful cinematography, great acting, great casting, relatively faithful to the source material, etc.
However.
Seeing this made me recall…
Since Jane Eyre is like the only pre-1900 piece of fiction I like, let me just point out...
“Actually I’m highly logical which allows me to look past extraneous detail...”
– Hermione Granger
Jane Eyre: A Tangent
msprufrock:
I just saw the new movie adaptation of Jane Eyre at a cool little independent movie theater. Overall, I thought it was a good adaptation: beautiful cinematography, great acting, great casting, relatively faithful to the source material, etc.
However.
Seeing this made me recall why I really don’t like Jane Eyre (the book, not the character) all that much.
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Blake is Back! →
Blake Sennett on The Elected, Rilo Kiley, and the similarity between comeback tours and Zombie movies.
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Field Trip to Murder Kroger [The Plug] →
oldmanasante:
gdolboys:
F.I.L.A.
So many good, irresponsible, and creepy times here had in this here parking lot and grocery store. If you like “urban legends that are actually true,” this story is totally worth reading.
