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1984, in A very useful guide to buying gelato from a Italian local
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I miss Italy. Was there on vacation and really love the people there.

HughJanus, in A very useful guide to buying gelato from a Italian local

You’re literally paying for air.

Wait until she hears about coffee 🤔

DoctorTYVM,

Italians were already mad that Americans added water to espresso

Cl1nk, in Ancient and Modern Worlds Collide at the Great Pyramids of Giza

They are way closer to the city than most photos make me believe

Miasmal, in A very useful guide to buying gelato from a Italian local

Gelateria Dondoli in San Gimignano is amazing. They are very proud of being a gelato "world champion", which honestly made me a bit skeptical, but it was delicious.

StijnVVL, in Ancient and Modern Worlds Collide at the Great Pyramids of Giza

Love the contrast in the weather and lighting.

kite, in The Xoloitzcuintli is an ancient Aztec breed native to Mexico, once considered as guides for the dead on their journey to the underworld

This badass-looking fellow immediately made me think of Anubis/jackal hieroglyphics. Now I’m wondering if there is a connection.

niktemadur,

No connection. This breed is native to Mesoamerica and was completely unknown across the Atlantic. And you don’t need to invoke these fellas when you are already THE God Of Jackals - which are carrion eaters, and I believe Xolos are not.

kite,

Hey, thanks for the info! I didn’t have the mental energy to hit up Wikipedia and fall down that rabbit hole to find it myself last night.

niktemadur,

Fun fact: I once dated a girl who had TWO of these Xolos. They have a vibe all their own, let me tell ya.
The older one didn’t really care too much for me one way or the other, but the younger one… one time I shooed her away from something in my own bedroom, she stared right at me, turned to the floor to throw up, then looked back up to keep staring at me. It was unnerving.

Another fun fact: the professional soccer team from Tijuana are called The Xolos.

tictac2, in Ancient and Modern Worlds Collide at the Great Pyramids of Giza
satanssultana, in A very useful guide to buying gelato from a Italian local
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I’ll still hit that fluorescent any day but now I’ve got some cool trivia to impress my mates with. Thanks.

BarrelAgedBoredom, in A very useful guide to buying gelato from a Italian local

I am now a master of gelato. Thank you roman lady

TIEPilot, in The Xoloitzcuintli is an ancient Aztec breed native to Mexico, once considered as guides for the dead on their journey to the underworld

Those eyes can see beyond this plane of existence.

Anticorp, in The Xoloitzcuintli is an ancient Aztec breed native to Mexico, once considered as guides for the dead on their journey to the underworld

I looked it up and only some of them have the wild hairdo. Does anyone know why that is? Check out the mohawk on this puppy!

_haha_oh_wow_,
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Adorable little punk rocker lol

Polydextrous,

Because they’re fuckin rock n roll?

TurtleJoe,
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The breed occurs naturally in two varieties, hairless and coated. Hairless Xolos are the dominant expression of the heterozygous Hh hairless trait.[18] Coated Xolos (hh) are the recessive expression, and breeding hairless to coated or hairless to hairless may produce pups of either or both varieties. Breeding coated to coated will only produce coated pups because they are recessive to the hairless trait and do not carry the dominant H gene.

Anticorp,

Cool! Thanks for sharing.

mhz, in The Xoloitzcuintli is an ancient Aztec breed native to Mexico, once considered as guides for the dead on their journey to the underworld

Looks like a guide for the living to the afterlife

HamBrick,

Messenger to God, same day shipping

DanglingFury, in The Xoloitzcuintli is an ancient Aztec breed native to Mexico, once considered as guides for the dead on their journey to the underworld

That thing has resting dont-fuck-with-me face

HamBrick,

Resting fight-me-bitch face

burgersc12, in The Xoloitzcuintli is an ancient Aztec breed native to Mexico, once considered as guides for the dead on their journey to the underworld

This is why they were featured heavily in Coco coco dante

HamBrick,

Beat me to it. The character designers took several field trips to Mexico to really get an idea of this dog breed

notacat, in The Xoloitzcuintli is an ancient Aztec breed native to Mexico, once considered as guides for the dead on their journey to the underworld

I love Xolos. I feel like they strike the perfect balance of cute and intimidating for walking alone at night. They sometimes win the World’s Ugliest Dog contest but, like this year, are often beat by the Chinese crested dog

wsj.com/…/a-dog-named-scooter-has-won-an-award-fo…

Fizz,
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Dam that dog is raising MY self esteem

Polydextrous,

When I was living in peru, there was a peruvian version of the hairless dog that lived with me. I loved that nutjob. So crazy and funny, but a true sweetheart.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peruvian_Hairless_Dog

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