“In 1404, King Taejong fell from his horse during a hunting expedition. Embarrassed, looking to his left and right, he commanded, “Do not let the historian find out about this.” To his disappointment, the historian accompanying the hunting party included these words in the annals, in addition to a description of the king’s fall.“

LMFAOOOOOO rip to that guy

i thought maybe this was fake, but there’s even a citation!

Taejong Sillok Book 7. 5th year of King Taejong’s Reign (1404), February 8.

Happy 618th anniversary of the day King Taejong fell from his horse!

Apparently the recorders were really intense about this. We have a record of King Taejong complaining about a recorder who followed him on a hunt in disguise and another who eavesdropped on him behind a screen. No one was allowed to see the records, even the king (one king did and killed five men based on what was written there, after which they took greater care to ensure it would never happen again), and changing the content or disclosing it was a capital punishment. Even when there were rival political factions trying to influence the writers, they wrote down what was a revision and what wasn’t and kept an original version with no revisions in it.

They also made sure to back up their data. They made four copies of it, then when three copies were lost in the Imrim Wars they decided to make five more copies just in case. One copy was destroyed in a rebellion, another was partially damaged in an invasion, and Japan stole one copy during their occupation and moved it to Tokyo University, where it was mostly destroyed in the Kanto Earthquake (47 books remained and were returned to South Korea in 2006). Now the whole thing is digitized, free on the internet, and translated into modern Korean for all to see.

It took centuries of meticulous recorders, justifiably paranoid copiers, absolutely determined historians, and painstaking infrastructure for this joke to be possible. Happy 618th anniversary to the day King Taejong fell from his horse.

Happy 619th anniversary to the day King Taejong fell from his horse!

pop up ads on pirating websites are so fucking funny. "do you want sex?" if I wanted to have sex do you really think I'd be watching doctor who. answer quickly

when fast food joints give you zero sauces with a portion of fries and charge like 50 cents extra for ketchup OR mayo

I'm still overdrafted, no donations in days, my partners car still doesn't work and her frandfather is gonna try and help us tues (1/30) go to the dealership and see if we can trade hers in but we still need a lil bit of a down-payment.

I return to work from medical leave Monday, my car payment is due in 3 days, rent is due by the 5th.

I had to pay $40 at physical therapy today and I'll be going twice a week. I'm struggling so bad. I'm tired, sick, scared. We need help immediately.

Please help us out if u can.

We are a black lesbian and trans lesbian couple, chronically ill and disabled.

Rent is now 2 days late. My car note is 10 days late. We still need to get my partner a downpayment for a new car.

There needs to be 400 hours in the day so I have more time to do fuck all

Obsessed with this girl. Queen shit.

"The entire bar is empty!" Because they were closing. And you came in late.

all i want is to have one of those ghibli moments where the protag is just lying in a breezy field with wildflowers and big puffy clouds overhead. that’s the goal here.

im at a taco bell that has fairy lights and several water features? this is the nicest tacobell i have ever seen in my entire life???

hello???

google isn't letting us accept any routes home now

Hotel California looks different than I imagined.

I know a lot of folks don't understand the danger but a Black woman and a Trans woman becoming unhoused is a death sentence especially with multiple illnesses. A death sentence. In the deep south. 100 degree heat advisories and highest crime rate in the country. A death sentence.

This is urgent. Black women need your help. Trans women need your help. Lesbians need your help. Disabled women need your help.

We need help with rent after multiple setbacks and it's now 2 days late.

We need to reach the remaining $303.

LIST OF HOME NEEDS

Please please show up.

So close to goal!!! 🩷Thank y'all so much!!!!

Contrary to what most people think, motherhood is not as protected and privileged a position as people believe it is. Motherhood is idealized as an abstract concept, seen as the ultimate in what a person can be and should be, and this is most easily seen with the so called “pro-life” movement. But the truth is, when someone actually becomes a mother, they are abandoned, scorned, and not taken as seriously, ESPECIALLY when they are marginalized in some way (poor, of colour, etc.).

Society at large doesn’t love mothers; it loves the idea of motherhood. Actual mothers are not seen as important.

I hate glamorizing over-working. It’s not healthy. The fact that there are so many people going without sleep, food, personal hygiene (not to mention time for relaxation, personal time, and socialization, which are very necessary for mental health) just to stay afloat is not something to be celebrated or applauded. It’s a problem, not a goal that all good employees should aspire to, or a norm everyone should be expected to perform.

Happy Pride!

We're a black lesbian and trans lesbian couple trying to survive in the deep south. Please help us if you can!

We both work full time but: we have my mounting hospital bills, we've been housing a friend who escaped an abusive relationship, we're having issues with my vehicle, and worried about the increasing transphobia at my gf's job and how long she can remain there, I need supplies for going back to school in the Fall and we're in general overwhelmed.

here are my paylinks and home needs wishlist (which is just as important with helping feed the extra mouth rn!)

Thank you!

No donations in abt 3 days now. Nothing from the wishlist in 12. I'm still trying to pay my phone bill and dr bills.

Please help if you can. I'm overdrafted and my gas and internet bills are due and I have an appt Thursday.

Nothing in a few days, still need to cover those bills. Please help.

I am still at $31/116 but I also need to get gas and groceries today or tomorrow. I'm now aiming for $175.

I’m prepping for a move (hopefully) in the next couple of months and need some new furniture. Tell your rich friends to let me hold a $50 as a bday gift to me