One of Tolkiens appendices touches briefly on Dwarvish gender. IIRC women were slightly less common than men, and many of them weren’t interested in having kids. So only 1/3 of dwarves are women and only 1/3 of them ever reproduce. So even though they have long lives they barely maintain replacement numbers. He also says that both men and women have beards and outsiders can’t tell them apart. I think Gimlis line about it in The Two Towers is a direct quote from this section.
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Similarly the Terminator is ceaseless but does run, jump, climb etc. Our own hunting strategy, but perfected by machines. Even more tireless and persistent.
I thought succubus were explicitly female, males are called incubus? Why have gendered terms if they shapeshift?
yngmnwntr@lemmy.mlto TenForward: Where Every Vulcan Knows Your Name@lemmy.world•Out with the old8·5 months agoGlory to you, and your heels!
yngmnwntr@lemmy.mlto Uplifting News@lemmy.world•A marijuana tax is now funding $750 no-strings-attached monthly payments to families in New MexicoEnglish3·5 months agoHear me out, cut out a bunch of middlemen and give me a shit ton of free weed.
Human (and animal) blood and eggs can also both be used in place of Styrofoam to gelify fuel for molotovs.
yngmnwntr@lemmy.mlto TenForward: Where Every Vulcan Knows Your Name@lemmy.world•Torpedoes fired2·5 months agoI’ve heard the difference described as Star Trek is a dystopia becoming a Utopia, while Star Wars is the opposite, a Utopia falling to Dystopia.
What is up with the cartoon turtle in the background of this rofl
Reversible, face on the inside or outside, your choice.
yngmnwntr@lemmy.mlto Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•What did you do as a child that would be considered dangerous today?6·6 months agoWe sprayed hair spray on our hands, lit them, and did flaming high fives.
yngmnwntr@lemmy.mlto Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•What did you do as a child that would be considered dangerous today?14·6 months agoI see a lot of similar stories here about wandering free and living like feral kids but I want to second making homemade Explosives from hobby shop Rocket engines.
Afternoon Delight
I forgot what meme I was looking at and how obvious this was lol, I thought I was so clever for reading it that way the first time.
yngmnwntr@lemmy.mlto Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•What are some things we should have on our resume?11·7 months agoIn Oregon you don’t need any certifications whatsoever to call yourself an engineer. I have referred to myself as a waste disposal and sanitary engineer (washing dishes) jokingly, but I bet someone more clever than me could spice their real CV up quite a bit just by creatively titling their previous positions.
Portland OR has more strip clubs per capita than anywhere else in the US. During covid when clubs were closed dancers were driving for a door dash service called Boober Eats.
yngmnwntr@lemmy.mlto Today I Learned@lemmy.world•TIL baby hedgehogs are called hogletsEnglish33·7 months agoLikewise horse foals are born with a gross soft covering on their hooves to protect the mother.
1.5 Some dude blew his own arm off with a homemade grenade trying to scare some car thieves.
https://www.kezi.com/news/local/florence-man-loses-arm-while-trying-to-stop-car-thieves-with-grenade/article_31e39048-018a-4ec1-940d-862a639b8b15.html