Posts by vultureculture@mstdn.social
(DIR) Post #AIv6XBNprnvHoToNG4 by vultureculture@mstdn.social
2022-04-28T21:12:08Z
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@stux You are valued greatly 👏
(DIR) Post #AIxoFFcw8RZq3r3RoW by vultureculture@mstdn.social
2022-04-30T03:09:36Z
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#nolawns #nativeplants #plants
(DIR) Post #AIyz5lkBAEjNQa5EB6 by vultureculture@mstdn.social
2022-04-30T18:07:07Z
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shoutout to the baller individual @stux for the 1000-character limit that enables me to go on more lengthy plant rants Thank you for what you do 👏
(DIR) Post #AJ3YLRIrCh2jh3LpFg by vultureculture@mstdn.social
2022-05-02T21:30:49Z
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#Poll How available is healthy food in your community? Please feel free to talk about why you chose your answer. If healthy food is unaffordable, I'd consider that the same as being unavailable.#health #food
(DIR) Post #AJ9ccpkr7053DUkxbE by vultureculture@mstdn.social
2022-05-05T21:16:08Z
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Anyone know of any cool and based instances that have plant lovers and 1000 character limits so I can continue with my plant rants? The instance I'm on has too much going on #fediverse
(DIR) Post #AJ9ci0AnnsyQydMCTA by vultureculture@mstdn.social
2022-05-05T21:18:36Z
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@stux @koyuchan Umm uhhh sorry stux, I can explain! /jThanks for the tip, I'll take a look!
(DIR) Post #AJBRLbmegt4zTZyug4 by vultureculture@mstdn.social
2022-05-06T18:16:46Z
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@thufie the problem with young voters these days is that they're all too busy vaping and crying and being addicted to opiates, and they're not out voting every hour of every day like MY generation was
(DIR) Post #AJBRzLBHq3FnZDRrWK by vultureculture@mstdn.social
2022-05-06T18:28:06Z
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@Korgdisso @thufie Cavemen discovering fire. That's what it felt like when me and my pals stole our first voting machine. We hid it in Jake's mom's basement. We touched the screen and it was warm, comforting. Nobody could stop us! We voted for Hillary every time, naturally, but even when Jake accidentally selected Trump, it was okay. We felt comfort in knowing that this was like the real thing - nothing would meaningfully change. We've since stolen two more, and the authorities are threatening to turn the tiny basement into the single polling station for the entire Portland metro area.**tag: joke story
(DIR) Post #AJBxsjlPEvjSJZEogi by vultureculture@mstdn.social
2022-05-06T23:56:18Z
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"What are those leaves on the ground? Hmm. The world may never know." --Me, until identifying them as Tellima grandiflora.Part 1: An Ordinary PlantThe only species in its genus, Fringe Cups are a common sight in the Pacific Northwest. Often low to the ground, with the central inflorescence averaging about 2 feet tall, this native northwestern plant is a common member in forest understory plant communities.I hate to say it, but this plant isn't one I typically notice; it doesn't stand out. And as it turns out, there's not a wealth of information about it. Several sources cite Erna Gunther's 1973 work, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, and make reference to the Skagit people pounding the plant and using it to restore appetite, perhaps for indigestion. Other than that, and the presence of some chemicals that I can't discern the significance of, it seems like a fairly ordinary plant.Not very interesting, right? I thought so too, until I read some more.#nativeplants #plants
(DIR) Post #AJBxsl9C5yM2bdNKPA by vultureculture@mstdn.social
2022-05-06T23:57:51Z
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Part 2: Sex, Drugs, and Tellima GrandifloraThe Native American Ethnobotany Database makes reference to the Ditidaht/Nitinaht people using this plant as a psychological drug, "to stop dreams of having sexual intercourse with the dead." This claim comes from Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island (Turner, 1983:127). What a wild thing to hear! - so of course, I had to know more about it.The fine folks at a university library were kind enough to send me a scan of the page, which has this to say:"...it was used ... as a medicine for a person who had recurring dreams of having sexual intercourse with a dead person. Chewing this plant would prevent him from having these dreams; if he continued to have them, it was believed, he (or she) would eventually join the dead person, and would himself die." One of the informants also mentioned it as their grandmother's "special medicine," left unspecified.(Re-uploaded to change wording.)#herbalism
(DIR) Post #AJD4yMIwGbv88FVhFw by vultureculture@mstdn.social
2022-05-07T02:04:45Z
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At one of the big supermarkets here, they moved all their condoms, pregnancy tests, etc. to a locked cabinet and you have to request help from an employee to unlock it. There's a button you can press which loudly and repeatedly requests assistance in the family planning section until an overworked employee can respond, often several minutes later. Here's why this is bad:Real answer - The more barriers you put in place between a person and something they have to go out of their way to do, i.e. do sex with protection, the more it disincentivizes them from doing itHalf-joke answer - This makes it so teens can't exercise their God-given right to steal condoms for cool pranks