#8 May

[dracula-dictionary]

Dracula Dictionary, May 8th

diffuse: lacking clarity or conciseness

prosaic: everyday, ordinary; characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry, factual

bear up: remain cheerful in the face of adversity

precipice: a very steep or overhanging place / a hazardous situation

conviction: a firmly held belief or opinion

menial offices: work that is considered to be boring or degrading

mountain ash: a tree, also called rowan, believed to protect against evil beings and to keep travellers from getting lost

Szekelys: a Hungarian subgroup living mostly in the Székely Land in Romania

Ugric: the ancestors of the Hungarians of Central Europe

Huns: a nomadic people who lived in Central Asia, the Caucasus, and Eastern Europe between the 4th and 6th century AD

Scythia: an area in modern day Iran and other areas of eastern Europe

Attila: ruler of the Huns until 453

Magyar: Hungarians

Lombard: also called Langobards, a Germanic people who conquered most of the Italian Peninsula from 568 to 774

Avar: likely refering to Pannonian Avars, an alliance of several groups of Eurasian nomads of various origins

Bulgars: Turkic semi-nomadic warrior tribes

Turk: a native or inhabitant of Turkey, or a person of Turkish descent

Arpad: head of the confederation of the Magyar tribes at the turn of the 9th and 10th centuries

Honfoglalás: the Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin

standard of the King: the king's flag, especially when flown in battle

Cassova: misspelling of Kosovo, a state in Southeast Europe

Wallach: people from Wallachia, the area just south of Transylvania

the Crescent: the Ottoman Empire

Voivode: a local governor or ruler in central or eastern Europe, in particular a semi-independent ruler of Transylvania

Mohács: a town in Hungary

Hapsburgs: an influential royal family in Europe from the 15th to the 20th century

Romanoffs: the reigning imperial house of Russia from 1613 to 1917

#dracula daily #re: dracula #dracula dictionary #8 may #dracula daily 8 may #dracula dictionary 8 may

[newyorkthegoldenage]

Crowd in Times Square celebrating the surrender of Germany, May 8, 1945.

Photo: Bettmann Archive/Galerieprints

#vintage New York #1940s #VE Day #V-E Day #May 8 #8 May #World War II #German surrender #celebration #Times Square

[blsphoto]

Teillay. Bretagne. France

Mai 2023

#8 mai #8 may #fireworks #night photography #france #ww2 #victory #artists on tumblr #photographers on tumblr #streetphotography #streetphoto #street #photography

[muad-deeb]

Jonathan moments after being strangled by a reflection-defying, God-reviling entity: 

“How am I gonna shave?”

#so lawyerly #a true professional #dracula daily #jonathan harker #re: dracula #dracula #bram stoker #bram stocker's dracula #8 may #dracula daily 8 may

[disorganisedautodidact]

look at Jonathan Harker turning genre savvy!

"this diary seems horribly like the beginning of the "Arabian Nights," for everything has to break off at cockcrow—or like the ghost of Hamlet's father"

#dracula daily #8 may #the podcast version is excellent for listening to in the hospital while concussed #don't worry i'll be fine

[wiiildflowerrr]

@Calum5SOS: :D xxx

8 May 2013

#this day in 5sos history #5sos #5 seconds of summer #calum hood #calum 5sos #calum #2013 #8 may

[dateinthelife]

8 May 1969

Interviewed by David Wigg for the BBC program Scene and Heard, John Lennon says he and Yoko Ono "hope to achieve peace."

#today in the life #john lennon #Yoko Ono #8 may #1969

[disneychannelhistory]

Today in Disney Channel History...

Liv and Maddie season 3, episode 17 “Choose-A-Rooney” premiered on Disney Channel (8 May, 2016)

#so glad maddie picked josh just like everyone voted #liv and maddie #disney channel #episode #8 may #may #2016 #may 2016

[nerosunero]

8 May 2023, Dublin

#8 May #Dublin #nerosunero

[rabbitcruiser]

World Donkey Day 

Visit a petting zoo, or simply do some research into the underappreciated, stalwart, useful and intelligent beasts of burden known as donkeys.

World Donkey Day is a show of respect for one of the most enduring and respectable animals in the Equidae family. Throughout history, it has served throughout the world as both a mount and a beast of burden in some of the most challenging terrains and forbidding climates, and has done so with pride and endurance. It’s unsurprising that these beasts’ success is due in part to their stubborn nature, and World Donkey Day honors them for this along with their other, perhaps more laudable, traits.

History of World Donkey Day

Two subspecies of the donkey, the Somalian and the Nubian, were bred together to produce what we think of as the modern Donkey. Available evidence points to the Donkey having been working alongside humanity since 4000 BCE, most likely in Nubia, as a more versatile and resilient pack animal than the ox they were presently using. Since then they have been bred and transplanted all over the world as cultures moved, and the world expanded, and can now be found just about everywhere.

They’re also the progenitors of the sterile mule, a cross-breeding of horse and donkey that results in a breed with the strengths of both. Sadly mules are almost entirely sterile, and the exceptions so rare that no breeding stock of pure mules has ever been able to be achieved, in part due to there having yet to be recorded a case of a breedable mule stallion. Strangely, there have been cases where female mules have birthed what are, for all appearances, pure horses when bred with a horse.

Without the help of donkeys, it is hard to imagine that the modern world could ever have come into existence. These hardy pack animals provided civilization with the motive energy needed to generate wealth, well before the advent of steam power or electricity. For that reason, many people consider donkeys just as fundamental to our society as writing, pottery, and metallurgy.

World Donkey Day is all about celebrating their stoic spirit and individual charm. These creatures aren’t afraid of a hard day’s work. In fact, they more or less invented the concept. Donkeys pull carts, operate mills, and carry cargo for miles and miles, well after other species would have given up. For that reason, they have a special place in our hearts. They’re willing to put in the effort (for no pay) all to serve us – their grateful human masters.

World Donkey Day is the brainchild of Raziq Ark, a scientist whose interests primarily concern desert animals. Around ten years ago, he noticed that nobody was celebrating the humble donkey for its efforts in helping people all over the world improve their quality of life. In recognition of all this hard work, he set up a Facebook group, chronicling the trials and tribulations of the species all over the world. Eventually, the idea to set up a World Donkey Day emerged in 2018, and we’ve been celebrating it ever since.

The concept drew widespread attention in the media. The Daily Express, for instance, ran an article covering ten facts that people don’t know about donkeys. Did you know that a female donkey is called a Jenny? Ark also has thousands of followers on his Facebook page, all showing their support for this amazing creature.

Donkeys have played an essential part in human history. Ark says that they are a “precious genetic resource and a great gift of nature.” You can’t get higher praise than that!

How to celebrate World Donkey Day

The best way to celebrate World Donkey Day, depending on where you are, is merely to research these incredible beasts and the role they had to play in the world. If you’re somewhere you can take a Donkey Ride tour like the Grand Canyon or tours of certain abandoned mines then that’s an even better way to become acquainted with these adorable long-eared equines. World Donkey Day reminds us that we owe a large part of our success on this planet to these fellow travelers on the starship Earth.

There are plenty of other ways that you can show your support to donkeys all over the world and improve their wellbeing. Many of them are in constant pain and need attention fast. Often their owners are too poor to pay for a veterinarian, so it falls to the rest of us to take up the slack. Donating to a donkey charity, therefore, is a great way to show your support for these fabulous creatures directly. Currently, there are a handful of nonprofits working hard all over the world to deliver medical attention to neglected and abused animals. These charities use donated money to provide much-needed treatment to donkeys in their hour of need.

Donkey abandonment is another major issue. Many owners will dump their donkeys at the side of the road if they can no longer afford to take care of them. The animal must then scavenge for food to survive. Giving to a donkey charity, therefore, can provide these victims with shelter where they can live in safety and peace.

Donkeys are beautiful, but neglected creatures. World Donkey Day is a chance for everyone who cares about these animals to highlight their plight and do something practical about it. Are you in?

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#World Donkey Day #WorldDonkeyDay #8 May #begging burros #wild donkey #Custer State Park #I love Custer State Park #one of my favorite parks #travel #summer 2019 #South Dakota #wildlife #wildflower #meadow #flora #fauna #nature #landscape #countryside #tourist attraction #landmark #original photography #Black Hills #USA #animal

[stairnaheireann]

#OTD in Irish History | 8 May:

#OTD in Irish History | 8 May:

1567 – Shane O’Neill’s army crosses the Swilly estuary at Farsetmore, and is defeated in a pitched battle by Hugh O’Donnell. Many drown while trying to escape; O’Neill loses 1,300 men. 1597 – Death of Fiach MacHugh O’Byrne. Fiach Mac Aodha Ó Broin was Lord of Ranelagh and sometime leader of the Clann Uí Bhroin, or the O’Byrne clan, during the Elizabethan conquest of Ireland. 1796 – John Pitt…

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#irelandinspires #irishhistory #OTD #1916 Easter Rising #8 May #Cornelius "Con" Colbert #Declan Kerr Art #Dublin #Eamonn Ceannt #Easter Rising 1916 Series #England #Fiach MacHugh O&039;Byrne #History #History of Ireland #Hugh O&039;Donnell #Ireland #Irish History #Irish War of Independence #Jack Charlton #Joe McDonnell #Kilmainham Gaol #Loughgall Ambush #Michael Mallin #Sean Heuston #Shane O&039;Neill #Stonebreakers&039; Yard #Today in Irish History

[kedreeva]

There's some dude (derogatory) on FB who is PISSED people are pricing their farm fresh eggs at $2 and $3 a dozen instead of $4+, saying it's "disrespectful" and "undignified" and "I'm trying to feed my kids" like Sir, you are on a Facebook group page bitching about your neighbors egg prices because your pet chickens aren't earning you a living wage and you think it's your neighbors' fault, you do not have a leg to stand on here wrt dignity.

Also half the answers are like "I give them to friends and family free" or "I donate them to food banks" or "I'm making them affordable to folks who might not otherwise be able to get them now that they're so expensive in the store" and "if you think you're going to turn a profit keeping backyard chickens you have been wildly misled" and so on, and so forth, and I'm so living for it.

and I can tell you right now, he did NOT like my answer of "if you're trying to feed your kids, I hear eggs are edible."

#chickens #like buddy you are never going to actually make a profit #and if by some miracle you do #it's going to be VERY SMALL #Considering the money you put into building or buying a coop #plus feed and bedding and equipment (waterers feeders perches etc) costs #egg cartons and enrichment and gas to go get the feed #the cost you (personally) probably put into building the egg stand you mentioned #a 50lbs bag of feed will feed 12 adult chickens for 8 days #12 chickens generally lay 6-12 eggs per day #usually less in the fall and may even stop in winter #a 50lb bag of feed is usually $12-15 #and you wasted the first 6 months going eggless until they were old enough to lay #and that doesn't factor in oyster shell or anything else you may need to do for them #like worming or treating for coccidia or anything #and doesn't take into account your time #like asjh;dsfkgdh you really thought you were gonna make a buck doing this??? #wank for ts

[newyorkthegoldenage]

When abortions are illegal, they are performed in places like these. This photo was taken on May 8, 1946, in the basement apartment of 2093 Anthony Ave. in the Bronx, by officials who arrested the people inside.

Photo: NYC Municipal Archives

#vintage New York #old New York #1940s #abortion #illegal abortions #May 8 #8 May #Bronx #abortion mill

[columboscreens]

#columbo #season 8 #murder smoke and shadows #happy june. may you have sunny beach days pondering murder

[juliehowlin]

8 May

In 1995, the annual Take your Daughter to Work Day didn't work out so well for Ohio father Bill Means. He took his daughter Marisa to work, only to have her witness him being fired.

10 weird and wonderful things which happened on May 8:

#this day in history #on this date #on this day #facts #8 May #may 8 #may 8th

[wiiildflowerrr]

@Calum5SOS: Spent today exploring Montpellier. What an amazing city. @Ashton5SOS

8 May 2015

Did they stop in Montpellier between the Madrid and Turin gigs?

#this day in 5sos history #5sos #5 seconds of summer #ashton irwin #calum hood #calum #calum 5sos #ashton #ashton 5sos #montpellier #beach #2015 #8 may #cashton