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snorlax nap crew sweater

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snorlax nap crew sweater

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A fan-made interpretation of Squidward Tentacle’s painting Bold and Brash. Featured on the show Spongebob Squarepants. This would be an excellent piece to hang in any Animal Crossing New Leaf home!

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Portal - 85.2 FM (Radio’s Tune)

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The Blood Moon Over Tabantha Bridge (Reference photo by @maldrea-shoots-stuff!) 

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i just heard a minecraft door sound in my head

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Quick rework screenshot to make the proportion more stylized. 

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As with the Big Thunder Mountain refurbishment, they have newspapers for Phantom Manor’s reopening. Here’s a transcript I made from what photos I’ve seen on Twitter of the piece.

PHANTOM MANOR UNVEILED!

The citizens of Thunder Mesa gather to celebrate the reopening of all passages to the old Ravenswood estate and the end of the official investigation.

On January 7 of last year, the mansion of the Ravenswood family, now known to all as “Phantom Manor”, was sealed shut by sheriff Will Ketchum on a verdict by the Thunder Mesa town council, following numerous - if unsubstantiated - accounts of “strange sightings” and “mysterious occurrences”.

In local lore, the mansion had long been accused of harboring spirits an ghosts, one subject claiming to have seen evidence of no less than 999 such apparitions!

Still others warned of an ancient curse, provoked by disturbing the depths of Big Thunder Mountain and extracting its riches.

The chilling stories told were as numerous as they were divergent, no doubt inspired by the tragic events in the building’s past.

Yet, even the official enquiry that followed encounters some degree of misfortune (see our special report regarding the Manor’s enigmatic history and the trouble investigation thereof).

Its conclusion nevertheless satisfied our elected officials sufficiently to announce that they would soon lift all restrictions, causing substantial celebration from the assembled citizenry.

The mayor of Thunder Mesa, Artemus L. Hector, spontaneously decreed a holiday to mark the occasion, much as he had following the recent drought which halted all river traffic and caused perilous rockslides on Big Thunder Island (see the previous special commemorative edition of the Thunder Mesa Daily Messenger).

As the closure and investigation renewed considerable interest in the enigmatic estate throughout and beyond the western territories, countless visitors are expected to arrive in town to attend the ceremony on this day.

Dare we hope that some will feel enticed to attempt themselves to solve the mysteries of Phantom Manor?

ENQUIRY INTO RAVENSWOOD MYSTERY NOW TERMINATED

Following a thorough investigation, the estate will no longer remain barricaded shut. But have its terrible secrets truly been uncovered?

The old Ravenswood Manor has long been shrouded in mystery. Henry Ravenswood, one of our town’s esteemed founding fathers and erstwhile owner of the Big Thunder Mining Co., had his stately mansion built with bright red gables and a white clapboard facade admits ornate gardens overlooking the river and Big Thunder Mountain, taking residence with his wife, his daughter, and their household staff.

In those early years the Manor was truly the crown jewel of our burgeoning town. Travelers would arrive from afar to marvel at its beauty. Alas, the house’s glory days were not to last. The denizens of Thunder Mesa first became concerned when young Miss Melanie Ravenswood’s four subsequent suitors each passed away under curious circumstances.

Messrs. Barry Claude, Ignatius “Iggy” Knight, Sawyer Bottom and Captain Rowan D. Falls were noted local personalities, upstanding and respected in their profession, and although their deaths were ruled accidental, citizens did not overlook their close connection to the Ravenswood household and were quick to suspect foul play.

Further rumors emerged sometime after Henry and Martha Ravenswood’s demise. Miss Melanie all but disappeared from public life and the domain soon began to fall into alarming disrepair.

Locals and visitors alike began to complain of strange occurrences at the estate which would now become known only as “Phantom Manor”.

A cold wind always appeared to be blowing through the mysterious gardens. Voices or faint music could be heard at times when there was no living soul to be seen. Some insist that a mysterious silhouette in top hat and overcoat could sometimes be perceived lurking in the shadows of the abode.

Eventually, after years of urging, the town council of Thunder Mesa decided to seal off all pathways leading to the manor and to begin an investigation into the countless grave incidents reported in its vicinity.

The activity did little to diminish public interest. Local photographer James Collins used the opportunity to offer passing visitors their own “Spirit Photography” portraits outside the manor gates, claiming that his “spectral camera” would immortalize any passing ghosts invisible to the human eye.

Although the veracity of these depictions remains highly disputed, a few locals have sworn to have identified the very same dark specter previously seen wandering the manor grounds at night.

In the meantime, the official investigation did not proceed quite as planned. Delays were manifold. A first group of investigators hired by our town council was fast seen departing town in a great hurry late one night, frightened half-mad. During the following attempt, a party of intrepid explorers and adventurers simply disappeared and was never heard from again.

The third and final group, comprised of noted scholars from various institutes in the Eastern states, concluded in writing that any and all supernatural sightings must have been mere hallucinations and illusions with no basis in fact.

Faced with this outcome, sheriff Will Ketchum saw no choice but to reopen access to the manor, stating: 

“For the life of me I didn’t understand half the words them learned folks wrote but it sure looks like they figured out what’s goin’ on without so much as settin’ foot here!”

He nevertheless declined all responsibility for the safety of anyone venturing too close to the dilapidated edifice.

In conclusion, what is the secret of Phantom Manor?

Is Melanie Ravenswood still wandering the hallways of the old mansion in her bridal gown as some have claimed? What dark fate truly befell her suitors? Who is the mysterious “Phantom” whose laughter echoes across the manor grounds at night? And whatever happened to the Ravenswood family’s domestic staff?

We may never know the answers until some brave and intrepid soul will dare once again step inside this decrepit abode… and return to tell the tale.

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Tom Holland by Michael Muller

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SLPT: Confuse those wine snobs by *hearing* the wine

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By @kenziecoffman and Theo the Cat