Faience amulet in the form of a tree frog
ca. 3rd–1st century B.C.
Egyptian, Ptolemaic
Faience amulet in the form of a tree frog
ca. 3rd–1st century B.C.
Egyptian, Ptolemaic
To invading germs, you are a jungle full of hungry tigers. To your gut bacteria, you are a warm orchard of perpetual bounty. To your eyelash mites, you are a walking fortress and a mountaintop pasture. How many generations have you hosted? What do they name the wilderness of you?
People are walking biomes if u think about it
— "Host" by @cryptonature, in his book Field Guide to the Haunted Forest
Oh Miss Piggy would absolutely go to a coronation, but the organizers would realize their mistake in inviting her when she leapt onto the stage, karate kicked the monarch out of his throne, and claimed the crown for herself.
It would go on top of the tiara she would already be wearing.
Lilly: Good morning New Babel, you're listening to Screw Loose, your favorite early-morning exo rig and rig maintenance rig show this side of the white river, I'm Lilly.
The Bear: And I'm the Bear, and you- are on the air. What can we help you with?
Caller: Hello! Hi! So, uh, first time caller. My name is Zuri. I run a barley and flesh farm about an hour south of Isin. I'm in the market for a new rig. My last rig kicked the bucket. But I have an, uh, odd request that I was hoping you two could help give me some guidance on.
The Bear: Welcome to the show doll, we'd be happy to help. But first, I gotta ask, what were you running before and what happened to it?
Lilly: Yeah! We gotta know what we're dealing with here.
Zuri [beginning to laugh]: So we had an Arcadia Y-400-
[both hosts erupt into laughter]
Lilly: And it broke!?
The Bear: Doll what in the hell did you do to this thing!?
What relatively mundane magically enhanced item would you want?
Magic glasses that are indestructible and are always up to date prescription.
Shoes that never wear down, and always have the right grip for what you need.
Magic Binder/Shapewear that moves your flab/boob into a pocket dimension.
Fridge that holds your perishables in stasis so they keep forever.
Magic walls that ensure bugs physically can't enter your house.
Rotary Dimensional Bookshelf that can hold infinite items in a pocket dimension.
Infinite toiletry cabinet (no more shampoo/tp/tampon/etc shopping)
Undo Hammer that undoes damage from impacts.