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FalloutShelter

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4. Charles Darwin is my Spirt Animal.

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Sat Feb 14, 2026, 05:35 PM

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WOW--Charles Darwin was at times so disenchanted with other people, himself, life, the world itself. . . [View all] Stargleamer Feb 14 OP

I just found my kindred spirit. RandySF Feb 14 #1

A brilliant scientist who truly understood life at multiple levels. Intractable Feb 14 #2

He is a monumental figure to all of us science-loving types! It's hard to see him as flawed/human. CaliforniaPeggy Feb 14 #3

Charles Darwin is my Spirt Animal. FalloutShelter Feb 14 #4

He absolutely hated barnacles! canetoad Feb 14 #5

I like barnacles and pretty much anything that doesn't infest me or my house. thought crime Feb 14 #21

Sheepsheads like barnacles and I trust their judgement! dameatball Sunday #24

I wonder if he ever tried a chili dog with cole slaw Mysterian Feb 14 #6

Interesting. If you go further down the Bluesky account you cite, there is a reference to the origin of those quotes. xocetaceans Feb 14 #7

Great quote: calimary Feb 14 #14

Nice choice of an excerpt! That whole archive might yield many such interesting turns of phrase in service of sentiment. xocetaceans Sunday #22

In short, Darwin had just about enough of HMS Beagle. paleotn Feb 14 #17

i read a book a long time ago mopinko Feb 14 #8

Well, I certainly have days like that... hlthe2b Feb 14 #9

I have failed to realize that UpInArms Feb 14 #10

I am torn between thinking this is funny, incredibly meaningful, or very sad. senseandsensibility Feb 14 #11

Ditto. And so well said. I would not have been able to express KPN Feb 14 #13

That's kind of you to say. senseandsensibility Feb 14 #16

He really realized how stupid people actually are. twodogsbarking Feb 14 #12

As George Carlin said, you take the average guy, you must realise that half the world is stupider than him. Swede Feb 14 #19

Many of those below the bar feel they are smart. That adds to the drama. twodogsbarking Sunday #23

Not to worry, Charles We have the movie "Melania" chouchou Feb 14 #15

The world is too much with us; late and soon, Swede Feb 14 #18

Charles Darwin held deep scientific contempt for Louis Agassiz, and Agassiz hated Darwin Brother Buzz Feb 14 #20

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