crysta1-queer:

shotgunheart:

marsnooze:

i love seeing professors getting super excited before talking about the only infix in English it’s so funny

#an infix is an affix that happens in the middle of the word#an affix is a prefix or suffix#our only infix is “fucking” lmao#like fan-fucking-tastic#or abso-fucking-lutely#it’s just so funny the profs always get a huge smile#and gets all cheeky

THIS IS SO COOL.
Like I knew that it was a thing, I just didn’t realize it was such a UNIQUE THING.

we actually have more than one, depending on the variety of english you speak! they mostly tend to be profanity
for example, in australian and british english, another infix is “bloody”
abso-bloody-lutely, mate

also, in hip hop slang, we have “iz” or “izn”
like, shiznit for shit
and “ma”, “whose location in the gives a word an ironic pseudo-sophistication, as insophistimacated, saxomaphone, and edumacation”

Zone Reference

drac-puncher:

This is my attempt at compiling climate/location information and source material.

Zone Map- I did this based off of Battery City being ex Los Angeles. That would explain why the map cuts off at the West. (The Pacific Ocean!) I also divided the land between mild climate and desert land. It’s not entirely accurate if you look at a physical map, but it does give a general idea of about where the environment changes. Sources: Landforms Map, Political Map, Zone Map (original)

Now let’s talk weather-

Death Valley is the hottest place in the fucking world. It gets up to 120 F in the Summer. (57 C.) You know when you get in a hot car that’s been sitting in the summer sun, and it’s so intense it hurts to have your eyes open? Yup. Fuck that. 

In contrast, Spring/Winter are much more tolerable. Winter temperatures are mild, basically only reaches freezing at night. But, wind! That’s a Spring thing. So let’s talk Dust Storms.

Source

Dust Storms are HellWinds. It’s when God throws sands at you. They happen in dry, sandy places. Moisture compacts soil- but in the desert after a long drought, that shit gets all over the place. You have to cover your eyes, mouth, and nose if you don’t wanna be breathing sediment. Dust storms can be small- they may only last a few minutes, but if The Witch really feels like throwing you a challenge, they can last for fucking days.

More Shit About Dust

Next thing I wanna talk about? Acid Rain. That actually sounds a lot scarier than it is, but still. It’s caused by pollution, and it fucks shit up. It doesn’t melt your skin off or anything- but it causes environmental harm. Fuck your crops. 

Now let’s discuss nuclear fallout. :v) (That’s residual radioactive material from a nuclear blast.) It contaminates things.  It contaminates w a t e r. I’m assuming that the Pig Bombs/The Analog Wars/The Helium Wars involved nuclear weapons here. Lingering radiation from that shit could last for 5 years. Get fucked, Fun Ghoul.

Anyways, that’s it for todays issue of Zone Reference. It’s 2am, I’m tired. If any of this is wrong, feel free to correct me. I won’t care though, it’s late.