Ancient Grains Archive
Link Roundup!
Ancient Grains, The Internet
Dec 10, 2013
I can't wait any longer, I want a thread in which we can discuss The Sound of Music Live, and how Audra should have played all roles, male and female alike. Also, even Liesl is Team Baroness. RIP, Baroness the
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Things You Can Do With Your Shiny New Pink Rape Whistle
Advice, Ancient Grains
Dec 09, 2013
The university I’m attending seems to think that handing out rape whistles is the best solution to stopping a string of unsolved sexual assaults that have been taking place on campus all semester. Perhaps they are trying this new tactic because the administrative emails telling us to be very, very afraid, not
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Psst, Wanna Buy a Work-Appropriate Toast T-Shirt?
Ancient Grains, Meta
Dec 09, 2013
Obviously, we love our original shirt, which will always have the ultimate hipster street credibility of being The First, but we put our heads together and decided to roll out one that a) you can still have before Christmas, b) comes in black, c) is hoodie-optional, and d) buries its misandry
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Almost Every Character on Bob’s Burgers Ranked By D&D’s Moral Alignment
Ancient Grains, Television
Dec 09, 2013
Lawful Good: A lawful good character acts as a good person is expected or required to act. He combines a commitment to oppose evil with the discipline to fight relentlessly. He tells the truth, keeps his word, helps those in need, and speaks out against injustice. A lawful good character hates to see
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Rolling Stones Songs, In Ascending Creepiness
Ancient Grains, Music
Dec 09, 2013
Previously: The Beatles, In Ascending Creepiness.
Perfectly Pleasant: "I Need You Baby (Mona)"
I tell you Mona what I wanna do
I'm gonna build a house next door to you
Can I see you sometime?
We can blow kisses through the blinds
Yeah can I out come out on the front
And listen to my heart go bumpety
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A Brief History of Toast
Ancient Grains, History
Dec 09, 2013
In the beginning (or near enough), there was bread. But in the beginning there was no grocery store, baker, fridge or freezer, so a lot of this bread became stale. Probably at some point, somebody got fed up with stale bread and tossed a piece of it in the fire, or at
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Who’s About To Get Murdered In These Patek Philippe Ads?
Ancient Grains, Design
Dec 09, 2013
If you have ever leafed through an issue of The Economist or any other glossy magazine meant for the upwardly mobile as they wait in first-class airport lounges, you have seen a Patek Philippe ad: a blond father and son, usually on a boat, are laughing sternly at the sea, while the tagline
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10 Rules for Beginner Backpackers
Ancient Grains, The Great Outdoors
Dec 09, 2013
1. Pack light
“Who brings two ceramic mugs backpacking?”
2. Always let someone know where you’re going (Part 1).
“We should probably text someone where we are before we leave the car.”
“I don’t have cell service.”
“We could leave a note?
“For who?”
“Those people.” [Gestures toward the other empty vehicle parked at the end of the logging road]
“What
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