One of my favorite things about Put Baby In Pelican Mouth is that not only does the pelican have the intelligence necessary to speak human language but also knows how to lie, suggesting it has a theory of mind, yet not enough to understand that no one is going to put baby in pelican mouth.
To be entirely fair to the pelican, I have seen humans do much, much dumber things with their infants. The park rangers in Louisiana ha e to regularly tell people to not put their babies on the ground next to the gators for a pic.
In fact, it could be argued that the peculiar grammar used by the pelican in the Put Baby In Pelican Mouth post is deliberate, like how phishers use major grammar errors in their messages so that people too smart for the scam (or smart enough to report them) ignore the emails and the scammer can focus on the most likely marks.
Regardless, the pelican is right: there is absolutely someone dumb enough to put a baby in its mouth because it asked politely. Probably dozens on that beach alone.
Put baby in pelican mouth for Instagram photo. Facebook profile picture of baby in pelican mouth for many likes and also happy asleep baby. So cute baby in pelican mouth for video on TikTok. Youtube short of baby so adorable in soft pelican mouth for so many views to Youtube channel. Baby in pelican mouth challenge.
Markiplier not partnering with Honey because he didn’t understand how its business model was profitable with how much it spent on advertising demonstrates a level of thoughtfulness that seems absent in a lot of youtubers.
Hello!! Firstly, I love your blog, thank you so much for providing such useful and interesting information! Secondly, how was pirate culture in the Qing dynasty? Especially in regards to their clothes. I'd like to make an Earth Kingdom pirate oc, so I've been taking some inspiration from Jiang from the comics and Ching Shih, a famous pirate, but I'd love to see any information you could provide about this topic! Thank you!
What a neat question! The pirate culture during the Qing Dynasty was really interesting. Since I know I have a lot of historical fashion fans following this blog, I’ll show you the inspiration board I created first and then try to connect it to the Avatar world. If you’re interested in the history of Qing-era pirates or the greater context behind my clothing recommendations, you can click on the “Keep Reading” line.
So what might the pirates of the Qing Dynasty have worn?
Since Qing Dynasty pirates spent most of their time in the South China Sea and docked along the China-Vietnam borderlands— both the Qing Dynasty and the Tây Sơn Dynasty had employed these pirates at different points in time— they were likely a mix of Chinese and Vietnamese culturally, if not ethnically. Their clothing would reflect this, as well as incorporating fabrics and cuts that would be suitable for a tropical climate. In general, their wardrobe would be very Southeast Asian in style.
Since you seem to be designing a female OC, I figured I’d make a collage of clothing and accessories that a Qing Dynasty lady pirate might have.
Headwear
Khăn lươn (Vietnamese Women’s Headwrap) - Used to keep hair neat and out of the way. It’s like a halfway point between a turban and a hairband.
Khăn mỏ quạ (Vietnamese Women’s Headscarf) - A bandana that Vietnamese women would wear over their Khăn lươn to shield their hair from the sun. It literally means “Crow’s Beak Scarf”, because the bandana forms a triangle shape at the front.
Mũ chữ Đinh (Vietnamese Military Officer’s Hat) - Many Qing Dynasty pirates would offer their services to the Tây Sơn Dynasty (Vietnamese) navy. I can imagine some pirates wearing these hats as a spoil of war. The hat is showcased on the bottom left corner of the collage.
Nón lá (Asian Conical Hat) - A traditional hat that is commonly worn in Asia by any profession that labors outside. It’s probably the hat most associated with East and Southeast Asia.
Đinh Tự (Vietnamese Women’s Hat) - A giant, wide-brimmed hat made from dried palm leaves— it’s basically an Asian conical hat on steroids. Whereas the nón lá is relatively gender-neutral, the dinh tự is considered a feminine hat.
Tops
Yếm / Dudou (Vietnamese/Chinese Halter Top) - Fun Fact: Its original purpose was to keep the belly warm, as the stomach is the sea of chi!
Áo gấm (Vietnamese Tunic) - A thin overcoat worn over the yếm. It’s often fastened with a sash.
Áo bà ba (Vietnamese Folk Shirt) - A lightweight shirt with slits on the side.
Suoyi (Chinese Folk Raincoat) - A cloak made out of local materials such as palm leaves and grass. It was also worn by laborers in Vietnam, Japan, and Korea.
Kiềng (Vietnamese Gold Necklace) - Traditionally, gold or silver Vietnamese/Chinese necklaces were solid rings of metal, rather than being composed of small chain links like European necklaces. I imagine a powerful Asian pirate queen would wear at least three kiềng necklaces.
Tattoos - Since Confucian cultures traditionally considered body modification (including cutting your own hair) to be a sign of rebellion and criminality, tattoos would be the perfect status symbol for an Asian pirate! For a uniquely Vietnamese look, you could try incorporating ancient Vietnamese (Dong Son style) patterns to your design. Alternatively, they could have “protection charm” tattoos on their body, to ensure that the spirits watch over them while at sea or during battle.
Cormorants (Fishing Birds) - Historically, the fishermen of China and Vietnam have trained these species of bird to catch fish for them. I think it would be really cool if your pirate OC had some bird companions.
Weapons
Going to lean into the Vietnamese influence for the weapons as well. Most Vietnamese weapons were heavily inspired by Chinese weapons, but with uniquely Vietnamese touches. Generally, these weapons tended to have more tapered blades, metal engravings with floral patterns, and rattan-corded grips with smaller guards compared to their Chinese counterparts.
Changdao/Guőm truòng (Chinese/Vietnamese Two-Handed Swords) - Fun fact: These swords were really popular with Chinese and Japanese pirates during the Ming Dynasty, as well.
Who would the Earth Kingdom pirates be? How would they make a living?
It has been shown that their is a Vietnam analog in the EK, as I’ve posted about before. The Swampbenders have some Vietnamese inspiration, as well. So the main base operations for EK pirates might have been that EK village that Zuko and Iroh begged in. Maybe the jerk that Zuko stole the swords from was a pirate.
Considering that Froggy Swamp denizens and other Water Tribers would probably be marginalized by EK society, I think their would be good reason for them to become pirates. Especially since waterbending would obviously be a very useful skill to have at sea. Also, since the Northern Water Tribe is shown to be a bit sexist, I could see the surprisingly not-as-sexist world of EK piracy being especially appealing to the ladies of the NWT. As far as EK natives go, farmers and fishermen who’ve been displaced by the Fire Nation would probably also turn to piracy. Similarly, jaded or corrupt Earth Kingdom and Fire Nation naval officers might switch to piracy, as well. What drives a person to piracy would definitely inform their clothing choices and weaponry.
Like the real-life pirates of the Qing Dynasty, Earth Kingdom pirates likely have no real national loyalties. If you paid them enough, they’d be willing to fight for either the Fire Nation or the Earth Kingdom. You also have to pay them off to cross their territory unscathed. Pirates raid merchant and military ships alike. For refugees who could afford it, they likely paid pirates to smuggle them into Ba Sing Se. Pirates probably also smuggled goods between nations, as well as drugs.
I also think Earth Kingdom pirates would worship water-related spirits, like Yue ( the Ocean Spirit) or the Painted Lady. Perhaps they’d lay out offerings to spirit alters they’d have onboard or even “feed” the offerings to the seas themselves.
still believe that one of the greatest bits of all time was on January 6th, 2021 when. well. you know. and twitter was understandably an echo chamber of panic and fear and Justin McElroy just tweeted a selfie with a filter that was like “have a delicious national spaghetti day” followed by 3 tweets that were like “fuck. i’m sorry. i don’t know how to delete scheduled posts” and as i type this two years later i’m laughing
a belated delicious national spaghetti day to you all
La Hagen has retained the lower range of her formerly six-octave voice, so she can comfortably channel Tennessee Ernie Ford for this cover. The video itself is fascinating in the way that certain videos that focus on a panorama of faces (think Godley & Creme’s “Cry”) are.
Shannon, but you can call me Bramble. Early thirties. Thon or they/them pronouns. Sometimes I get the morbs. Assorted fandoms. Lots of complaining about things I like. Strange ideas of what constitutes a cute animal. I block people who put their hogwarts houses on reblogs of my anti-hogwarts house post, just fyi.
