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Patricia Y. Hatcher
@fallaxharuspex.bsky.social
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Classicist in process at the CUNY Grad Center who focuses on women & other monsters in myth. Sometimes reads Latin/Greek to my dog, Biggie. He loves it. She/her
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It legit tastes like corned beef hash. And now I am kind of let down about this revelation.
A can of Libby’s Corned Beef Hash against a plain background, showing the red label with a bowl of cooked hash on the front.
November 13, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Growing up, Spam was too expensive for our family. We bought bologna instead.

**NO, Spam and bologna are NOT the same thing.
Slices of SPAM and round bologna-like meat grilling on a flat-top griddle, with several round pieces cut to look like Pac-Man shapes.
November 13, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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OK, so I'm having Spam for the first time in my life. It's been on my shelf for years (literally).
Wall of stacked SPAM cans arranged in tight rows, each can showing the blue label with an image of a SPAM sandwich on the front.
November 13, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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I WAS going through and flagging all the items being sold with the "Alligator Alcatraz" stuff on it, then I got angry that Etsy wasn't doing this themselves.

I was on their chat with customer service to complain. Here are the screenshots of what was said. UNBELIEVABLE.

#Etsy #immigration
A screenshot of a live chat window with Etsy customer support. The Etsy Support Bot says the estimated wait time is 1–3 minutes. Then, a support agent named Nora joins and introduces herself: "Thanks for reaching out us, I'm Nora from support team and it will be a pleasure assist you today." The user responds in a dark blue text bubble: "Hi Nora-- I know you are not responsible for this, but I need to know why is Etsy letting people sell merchandise for 'Alligator Alcatraz'? This is hate speech. I was going through and flagging all the items I found, but then realized... this is not my job. It's Etsy's. What is Etsy doing to combat this horrific merchandise being sold?" The message is timestamped at 12:51 PM. The chat input field is visible at the bottom of the window. A screenshot of an Etsy customer support chat. The support agent, Nora, replies with a message in two parts. First, she says: "We understand that certain products may feel upsetting or out of line with your values, and we appreciate you voicing how this particular item made you feel." Then she continues: "We take feedback like yours seriously and regularly review listings on our site to ensure they align with our policies and community standards. While individual sellers manage their own shops and product offerings, we strive to maintain a marketplace that respects a broad range of perspectives while staying within our guidelines." The user responds in a dark blue message bubble: "It is out of line with Etsy's purported values as well. This is glorifying a concentration camp. But now I know Etsy's stance. Thank you." The message is timestamped as "Sent · Just now." The chat input field is visible at the bottom. A screenshot of a continued Etsy customer support chat. The support agent, Nora, responds with the following message: "I’ll be sharing your input with the appropriate team for further review. Thanks for taking the time to let us know, and we encourage you to continue reaching out if you come across anything else you’d like to bring to our attention." The message is timestamped as "Just now." The Etsy logo is visible beside the message, and the text input box remains at the bottom of the chat window.
July 3, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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You'd be surprised sometimes what people would love to receive from you! Outgrown baby clothes, extra food sent by a restaurant by accident, school project supplies, old furniture for practicing carpentry, leftover cupcakes from someone who works at a bakery...
A list of Queens area Buy Nothing groups from a Facebook search.
February 28, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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I HIGHLY encourage you to find yours on Facebook and join. Makes giving things away super easy! Make some space and help out a neighbor. Fewer items wind up in landfills!

Examples of what you find when you search specific areas for a group on Fb:
A list of Chesapeake area Buy Nothing groups from a Facebook search.
February 28, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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December 8, 2024 at 4:11 PM
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Tempted by this for a future Minotaur costume...

www.amazon.com/Voyiparty-An...
On the left is a bald head with a bull mask on.
November 27, 2024 at 6:55 PM
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I need this shirt because Pliny the Elder would absolutely approve, and I can wear it when I give talks about his Book 8.

#Classics #Pliny #plinytheelder #zebra #Classicscouture #armtheanimals #monsters #classicsmonsters

www.armtheanimals.com/products/men...
A black tank top with a zebra on it. Above says "Tiger Pony."
November 22, 2024 at 6:30 PM
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I mean... look at these sleeves!!
A woman stands in red shoes and a red based outfit with unicorns all over it. Hands in pockets and she has brown hair and red lipstick.
March 30, 2024 at 6:58 PM
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Paging through Yolande de Soissons' illuminated Psalter book online at @MorganLibrary and I must say-- I am a fan that she was like "Make sure to put my favorite dog on the page with me."

People of the past, they're just like us!

ica.themorgan.org/manuscript/p...
Yolande de Soissons, wearing snood, headdress, and mantle of French heraldry, kneels on carpet of French heraldry. She raises her joined hands in prayer, beside inscribed book on prie-dieu and dog, before draped altar on which is statue of veiled, crowned, nimbed Virgin Mary seated on throne (?), holding Christ Child, cross-nimbed, with His right hand raised in blessing, and object in His left hand, seated on her right knee. Scene within Gothic architectural frame decorated with cusps of ball terminals, six heraldic shields, including Count of Soissons (one) and Count of Grandpr³b (one), in medallions, and two hybrid animals, and inhabited by four birds, including a parrot, two owls, squirrel, dog, two hybrid men, and dog pursuing rabbit.
March 21, 2024 at 4:46 PM
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Behind the Updates to Old New York Diorama

www.amnh.org/explore/vide...
Two Native Americans from the AMNH diorama are shown facing left, both holding something in their hands.
November 15, 2023 at 3:48 AM
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Not me at the dog park finding a cache of balls and rolling them into the group of dogs like I’m Eris…
October 2, 2023 at 10:47 PM
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This picture on Zola was about half the size when I first saw it, and I thought the guy was kissing a statue.

#Pygmalion
September 14, 2023 at 6:37 PM
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Attic black figure lekythos: Heracles fighting the centaur Nessus (19388)

From Tomb 51- rock cut trench tomb

Museo Archeologico Regionale Paolo Orsi, Sicily

#Heracles #Herakles #Lekythos #centaur #tombgoods #Nessus #sicily #WednesdaysMonsters
A small vase with a handle on the neck. A light orange color with black figures on it. Herakles is represented on this face with one leg up on a rock? A figure to the left, perhaps Athena. To the right is a centaur, whom Herakles is battling. A small vase with a handle on the neck. A light orange color with black figures on it. A centaur, whom Herakles is battling (not pictured here), and to the right a male figure.
September 13, 2023 at 6:22 PM
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I MUST HAVE THIS

Please don't everyone go out and get this so I wind up pot-less.
#Target this is brilliant, thank you.

#classics #greekpots #classicssky #classicsbluesky

www.target.com/p/greek-runn...
September 9, 2023 at 7:08 PM
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Sometimes, I'm just flabbergasted. How does one LOSE a 38 FOOT statue?!

(I'm sure there are "reasons," I just haven't researched them)
September 4, 2023 at 6:56 PM