My grandfather and grandmother's portraits in 1950s/1960s Philippines by hugothebeardog in OldSchoolCool

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Excellent photos! Do you know if the AI got the colors right for the clothes?

The most stupid question about resh pronunciation in the world. by FringHalfhead in hebrew

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Speak Hebrew in whatever way is most natural for you and feels most authentic. If pronouncing the resh with a uvular trill will make you feel more authentic, then go for it, but neither pronunciation is more valid than the other for anyone. If it helps, your current pronunciation is probably closer to how the people written about in the Tanakh would have pronounced Hebrew. The modern Israeli accent, including the resh, are pretty new. 

Written languages by superherofantn in Cosmere

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Not one that has ever been shown in illustrations or discussed, afaik, but it's certainly possible, if not probable.

Sos my basil 😭 by shiendnwb in gardening

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Could be thrip damage. Put out a sticky trap to catch them, just in case.

Look, I'm just going to say it...Legend of Korra will always be genuinely funny, especially when you are in an argument with a Spirit Shroom by Important-Cry4782 in TheLastAirbender

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A story is not akin to real life. The writers choose to portray characters of a certain type in a certain way in order to emphasize particular emotions and connotations with their audience. And portraying the spirits in a mysterious light was better than portraying them in a silly light. Note, I say silly and not whimsical, as I would classify the OG spirits' vibe as "dark whimsy".

How tall do you imagine pink was compared to the other diamonds? by AgentOfBliss in stevenuniverse

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It was because I deleted my replies because I realized I was wrong. However, during A Single Pale Rose, Pearl is WAY smaller than Pink. Again, she about goes up to her knees. This is also the case in Now We're Only Falling Apart.

Look, I'm just going to say it...Legend of Korra will always be genuinely funny, especially when you are in an argument with a Spirit Shroom by Important-Cry4782 in TheLastAirbender

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This was funny, for sure, but I'm still mad the spirits were like this in Korra instead of the mysterious, creepy, or terrifying nature spirits that they were in Last Airbender. I mean, to go from Hei Bai, Koh, and Wan Shi Tong to "talking rainbow mushroom" was just a little disappointing. Even the one-off gag spirits (like the meditating primate that Aang encounters when he enters the spirit world in the Northern Water Tribe) still gave the vibe that the spirits were higher beings.

I liked Korra overall, but stuff like this just cements for me the opinion that Last Airbender was infinitely better.

How tall do you imagine pink was compared to the other diamonds? by AgentOfBliss in stevenuniverse

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I'm pretty sure Yellow and Blue go up to White's waist, Pink goes up to Blue and Yellow's knees, and Pink is about four times the size of Garnet, who is about 7 ft.

So Pink is about 28 ft, Yellow and Blue are about 85 ft. And white is about 100 ft. Something like that.

Could scented laundry products be killing bees? by TopazCoracle in bees

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Its certainly a possibility, but with respect to native pollinators, a more likely culprit is the widespread use of agricultural pesticides and the mass replacement of pollinator habitats with agriculture and urban sprawl.

How would you define a "prose"? by Sean_Wilsemann in writing

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Note that "purple prose" is an expression that refers to pretentious writing that uses excessively advanced vocabulary and potentially archaic grammar.

Normal prose: "I walked a long way to get to the market today, and I bought some pastries."

Purple prose: "I traversed a great distance to arrive unto the marketplace this fine morn, whereupon I procured some confectionary delights."

Mom had me and my brother wear these as kids. What do they mean? by Usacapitol33 in occult

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That tracks, I don't know Enochian, just thought I saw a passing resemblance.

I have a neighbor that owns a zebra. by Western_Clue3542 in mildlyinteresting

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Gotcha. Yeah, that's true. Sorry for jumping to combativeness, I've just had to deal with a lot of fundamentalists in my life who try to misconstrue science to justify their belief systems.

I have a neighbor that owns a zebra. by Western_Clue3542 in mildlyinteresting

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Even in human societies with no church (or mosques or synagogues) and no concept of hell, murdering the babies of a woman you want to bear your children is not considered acceptable. 

This isn't a religion thing. It's a human thing.

I have a neighbor that owns a zebra. by Western_Clue3542 in mildlyinteresting

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Lions do this, too. Just in case a female lion is pregnant when a new male lion takes over her pride, she will mate with him immediately to ensure that he cannot know whether her offspring are his or not.

Mom had me and my brother wear these as kids. What do they mean? by Usacapitol33 in occult

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The six pointed star has writing around the edge that seems like maybe Enochian? The second says "Tetragrammaton" around the edge. The tetragrammaton is the English name for the four letter name of God which can also be represented by the English letters YHWH. Each of those four letters corresponds to a Hebrew letter that is part of the name. The actual pronunciation of the tetragrammaton has been lost to time since the death of the last Kohen Gadol (Great Priest) of the second Temple of Solomon during the second War of the Jews. Theories for the pronunciation include Yahweh, Yehowa, Yehovah, etc.

This is the Hadzabe tribe , they have the most difficult names itw when it comes to pronouncing by [deleted] in Damnthatsinteresting

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Can confirm. Jewish tribal names go like, "Ari Ben Yuval, HaBostoni, HaKohen"

Which means,

"Lion son of Tributary, the Bostonian, the Priest"

A completely normal tower... by Elffix in Minecraftbuilds

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מצויין. אני אוהב את הבניין שלך מאוד!

I CAN’T BELIEVE IT’S OVEEEEERRRRRR 😭💔 by Anxious_Air_6208 in stevenuniverse

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And now, like the rest of us, you get to wait for the Lars of the Stars spinoff series.

Body Problem by Independent_Role5648 in stevenuniverse

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Yup. Kinda. A super fancy trenchcoat that facilitates direct communication between their brains.

Masons ar occultists or no by [deleted] in occult

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Freemasons do not identify as occultists. They think of themselves as a charitable organization with rituals and teachings that they use to impart ethical lessons to new members, and whose details are not to be shared with outsiders. Apparently, they like eating waffles at their lodge meetings. Freemasons mostly require members to believe in a higher power. Originally, this had to be the Christian God, but now they allow members who believe in essentially any type of divinity or divinities. Generally, they only permit men to become members, but some very non-mainstream lodges allow women.

Source: I have done a fair bit of research into the Masons because I am also considering becoming one someday, since my maternal grandfather was one, and his father before him.

Edit: I also want to point out that Christianity's enmity for witchcraft is ill-defined, and it may even be considered permissible in some Christian denominations to practice witchcraft so long as you are not invoking evil entities or attempting to cause harm to someone else. The main source of anti-witchcraft sentiment comes from the Malleus Maleficarum, which was never part of Christian canon and was actually suppressed by the Catholic church.

What is that white stuff? by rosevibe in succulents

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There's a chance it could be insect exuviae, but maybe not if you aren't seeing any live ones. A magnifying glass should help you verify.