I got scarlet fever when I was 7, nearly died from it. Had a NDE from the experience. I have tons of 'floaters' inside my eyes which is very annoying. It's like trying to see through clouds. About 5 yrs ago an optometrist said "You had scarlet fever when you were a child." I said "How do you know that?" He said "Floaters. Scarlet fever affects more than just the heart. It affects the eyes, too."
Obviously Ben has missed the point about nuns and their 'habits'. A nun's clothing was/is specifically designed to neutralize any part of the nun's sexuality. Nuns take a vow of chastity. Each piece of clothing had/has a reason and a meaning for wearing them. Everything except the face and hands were/are fully clothed. Ben's tight fitting clothing, the exposed flesh from the waist on down... goes against what a nun is, what she stands for and what a nun is expected to convey to the public which is *gasp* modesty and humility. Some friends of mine who are nuns did not appreciate this cartoon. They felt it was insulting to women of faith. Sure, it's just a cartoon. It's no big deal. I get it. But not everyone has to be portrayed in a sexual light, especially nuns.
None of the sentences end with periods. #2. uses the quotation marks incorrectly. #3. "Jupiters' moons" should be: Jupiter's moons. #8. Uranus has 27 moons, 5 of them are considered 'large' moons. #10. Pluto is not a black hole. #11. There are four terrestrial planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.
Because everyone wants livestock in their backyards? Mooing cattle, grunting pigs, clucking birds, sheep and goats bleating... you really think surrounding the entire perimeter of the village with livestock would work for you? Ever play in a cow pasture? Or on a pig farm? Hot august days and the smell will be overwhelming. I think they need to reconsider the neighborhood layouts. Instead of single houses they could have multilevel condos. This would condense the living space leaving more land to use and condos/townhouses are quite large and each building could have it's own playground for the kids or small nature trails, etc. I am spending waaaayyyyy too much time on this article!
Here's a book I recommend about sustainable farming on small acreage that can feed a village or small town. "Folks, this ain't normal." by Joel Salatin. One thing he talks about is 'hoophouses' for livestock. All the material for a 3,000 sq ft structure can break down and fit inside a pick up truck bed and are simple in design and not expensive to make (or buy). You move them from acre to acre so no portion of the land gets depleted. I think this is an amazing book.
Nor am I, Alex, but IF their primary source of protein is outside the walls of the Citadel and they are concerning themselves with end of times stuff then, honestly, would YOU take a chance on having your livestock outside of your 'Citadel'? With civilization long gone, I would expect survivalists to do anything they can to survive. Especially cattle rustling. If the livestock is behind walls where outsiders can't run them off then the community will have a much more superior chance to survive. Anyway, that's how I see it. :)
Looking at the diagram fills me with dread because I don't think the planners have a very good grasp of supply and demand about food. No large acreage plots allotted for farming that I can see. With that many 'neighborhoods' you will need a lot more acreage to grow fruits and veggies. The farmer's market could not possibly provide enough food daily for all those neighborhoods. What about livestock? Will everyone be eating pond scum from the lake? Oh, no natural pond? Koi in the reflecting pond, perhaps? Everyone will be vegan? No place to even raise chickens?? You can have moveable chicken coops that shift every day or so. Goats would help glean the land of debris and dead plant roots, etc. What jobs will people do? Make guns and bullets? Do they/will they have a forge? What about the materials for making explosives/bullets? Why a 'parking center' and 'shuttle system'? Wouldn't bikes and walking be more Earth friendly and safer? Do you really want your 'power plant' smack dab in the middle of your enclosure? Why a 'tourist center'? A town hall to meet and greet visitors would be enough and that lot could be used for something more useful. If times have gone bad will the 'Citadel' even allow visitors entry? Do they anticipate trading goods with outsiders or do they wish to be totally self-sufficient? Lots more questions, too. Seems like an overly ambitious layout that needs much more thought involving longterm survival. So many buildings, so little free range land. One bad crop season and it's not gonna be pretty, IMO.
Hi, um... this is the first time for me replying to someone at Neatorama. I caught my comment on the side of the page and read your comment, so here goes! Before I got side-tracked with other priorities I wanted to go to Hollywood and become a professional make-up artist. Lucky for me there was enough work in my hometown to keep me busy 9 months out of every year. I think the werewolves were the most fun to do. Layering the hair and gluing it on faces, making it facially comfortable so their faces could move naturally, etc. I got hired out a lot to do just werewolves and vampires and Frankensteins around Halloween. I made real dentures (snap on fangs) top and bottom and people loved them. The 'vampires' all wanted extra long fangs but I'd argue with them, telling them too long of a bite ratio will end up with shredded lips and goofy looking faces instead of scary ones. Some would insist on the extra long ones so I'd make a deal with them. I make them 'my way' and if they still don't like them I'll make them their way. Never had to make a second set. Now you can buy fangs in halloween shops but back in the 80's and 90's I was the only one around doing that. Costumes? I think the caterpillar from Alice in Wonderland with all 8 movable arms was pretty cool. My kids always won halloween costume contests. They loved that. Now you know way more than you wanted to know, right? Thanks for asking. sandyra
No, no I don't believe you can take a joke. You just sound pissy, that's all.
Ben's tight fitting clothing, the exposed flesh from the waist on down... goes against what a nun is, what she stands for and what a nun is expected to convey to the public which is *gasp* modesty and humility. Some friends of mine who are nuns did not appreciate this cartoon. They felt it was insulting to women of faith. Sure, it's just a cartoon. It's no big deal. I get it. But not everyone has to be portrayed in a sexual light, especially nuns.
#2. uses the quotation marks incorrectly.
#3. "Jupiters' moons" should be: Jupiter's moons.
#8. Uranus has 27 moons, 5 of them are considered 'large' moons.
#10. Pluto is not a black hole.
#11. There are four terrestrial planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.
I think they need to reconsider the neighborhood layouts. Instead of single houses they could have multilevel condos. This would condense the living space leaving more land to use and condos/townhouses are quite large and each building could have it's own playground for the kids or small nature trails, etc.
I am spending waaaayyyyy too much time on this article!
What about livestock? Will everyone be eating pond scum from the lake? Oh, no natural pond? Koi in the reflecting pond, perhaps? Everyone will be vegan? No place to even raise chickens?? You can have moveable chicken coops that shift every day or so. Goats would help glean the land of debris and dead plant roots, etc.
What jobs will people do? Make guns and bullets? Do they/will they have a forge? What about the materials for making explosives/bullets?
Why a 'parking center' and 'shuttle system'? Wouldn't bikes and walking be more Earth friendly and safer?
Do you really want your 'power plant' smack dab in the middle of your enclosure?
Why a 'tourist center'? A town hall to meet and greet visitors would be enough and that lot could be used for something more useful. If times have gone bad will the 'Citadel' even allow visitors entry? Do they anticipate trading goods with outsiders or do they wish to be totally self-sufficient? Lots more questions, too.
Seems like an overly ambitious layout that needs much more thought involving longterm survival. So many buildings, so little free range land. One bad crop season and it's not gonna be pretty, IMO.
um... this is the first time for me replying to someone at Neatorama. I caught my comment on the side of the page and read your comment, so here goes!
Before I got side-tracked with other priorities I wanted to go to Hollywood and become a professional make-up artist. Lucky for me there was enough work in my hometown to keep me busy 9 months out of every year.
I think the werewolves were the most fun to do. Layering the hair and gluing it on faces, making it facially comfortable so their faces could move naturally, etc. I got hired out a lot to do just werewolves and vampires and Frankensteins around Halloween. I made real dentures (snap on fangs) top and bottom and people loved them. The 'vampires' all wanted extra long fangs but I'd argue with them, telling them too long of a bite ratio will end up with shredded lips and goofy looking faces instead of scary ones. Some would insist on the extra long ones so I'd make a deal with them. I make them 'my way' and if they still don't like them I'll make them their way. Never had to make a second set. Now you can buy fangs in halloween shops but back in the 80's and 90's I was the only one around doing that.
Costumes? I think the caterpillar from Alice in Wonderland with all 8 movable arms was pretty cool.
My kids always won halloween costume contests. They loved that.
Now you know way more than you wanted to know, right?
Thanks for asking.
sandyra