Posted on 03/19/2026 2:46:45 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
Curators at the Fitzwilliam Museum noticed that an image of a jackal on a 3,300-year-old Egyptian papyrus had been modified with white fluid, according to an ArtNet News report. The modified picture was found in a copy of the Book of the Dead made for a royal scribe named Ramose, whose tomb was discovered by William Flinders Petrie in 1922. The image shows Ramose placing his hands on the body of a jackal, identified as Wepwawet, a god of war and hunting. Bold, white lines had been applied to either side of the jackal's body and the upper halves of its back legs. "It's as if someone saw the original the way the jackal was painted and said, 'it's too fat; make it thinner,'" said Fitzwilliam Museum curator Helen Strudwick. When examined with infrared photography and a 3D digital microscope, Strudwick and her colleagues confirmed that the white lines, a mixture of calcite and huntite, had been painted over the black of the jackal's figure. Flecks of yellow had been added to the white mixture, presumably to help the correction blend with the color of the papyrus, which would have been much paler 3,300 years ago than it is today.
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“🙈🙉🙊 Mike Nesmith’s mom, don’t make me laugh. 😆 Oh, ha ha ha.”
Nesmith’s mom was the first thing that came to my mind. She must be really REALLY old, right?
Heh. Sure, he was ruthless and crazy, but ya gotta love his style. /rimshot
The real allegation —
Caligula used tongues to blot ink?
https://search.brave.com/search?q=Caligula+used+tongues+to+blot+ink%3F&summary=1
Caligula is reported to have forced losers in an oratory competition to erase their wax tablets with their tongues, according to ancient sources like Suetonius.
This act is described in Suetonius’ Life of Caligula, where it is listed among his bizarre and sadistic entertainments.
The anecdote highlights Caligula’s reputation for using public humiliation and cruelty as a form of amusement.
While the story is part of a broader narrative of Caligula’s erratic and tyrannical behavior, its historical accuracy is debated, as the sources are largely hostile and lack corroboration.
This specific incident exemplifies the extreme and shocking nature of the tales surrounding Caligula, though modern historians caution that these accounts may reflect political propaganda rather than verified facts.
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White out is racist.
She’s been dead for years, but no one had the heart to tell Mike, so she was freeze-dried and propped in a rocking chair in his house.
Okay, so, I can’t substantiate that.
Meet Bette Nesmith Graham: The secretary fired for a typo
https://www.financialexpress.com/trending/meet-bette-nesmith-graham-the-secretary-fired-for-a-typo-who-built-a-47-5m-empire/3981759/
Mike’s dad:
http://findagrave.com/memorial/181493352/warren-audrey-nesmith
Mike’s mom:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/276636617/bette-graham
Her second husband (also didn’t end well) I think:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54779468/robert-leon-graham
If the name were changed to “Black Out”, that would also be racist. People even caring about typos? Racist. Referring to the Chinese as Chinamen? Ricest!
Yeah no
Only thing worse is a roomful of dolls.
All the nopes that ever noped in Nopeland.
😳
They used to take us kids to this night terror inducing place so we’d
“ have fun”.
“Climb in Willy the whales mouth so I can take a picture “
{{{{shudder}}}}
Hated it.
https://www.abandonedamerica.us/the-enchanted-forest
I tried to watch that movie because I like Malcolm McDowell.
Bailed after 30 minutes.
Yikes
Land of the Lost.
Sleestaks
😆
All I wanted is a Maned Wolf.
SO awesome.
Mysterious Ancient Egyptian Text Reveals Evidence of Advanced Medicine 1000 Years Earlier Than Once Thought
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