#[ Round one ]

[shinypokemonshowdown]

Round One

[ID: Two images of shiny pokemon. On the left is 50% zygarde who is white and teal. On the left is zangoose who has blue markings with orange claws. End ID]

[purpleboytournament]

[fan-a-tink]

Friends, this has been a long time coming, but here it is: the cinematography gif tournament! It is twice as big as all the other ones we've had before - with 64 instead of 32 gifs in the starting line up - and I could not be more excited! ✨ We've had a week to just look at all the stunning shots episode per episode, and now it's time to make some choices to find out which one is the best one of them all...! Let's freaking go!!!

Housekeeping: I will put the other choices in the reblogs as always. Please bear with me while I upload all the gifs, and there might have to be a link to the 2nd half of the tournament, if the post becomes too big for tumblr to process...

[artpollsblog]

Wounded Angel 1903 oil on canvas by Hugo Simberg

Description: painting showing two boys carrying an angel on an improvised litter. The angel is dressed in white, with white wings with two red scratches visable on one. The angels hair is long and blond, and they have a bandage wrapped around their eyes. Both hands hold onto the litter, but they also hold some snowdrops in one hand. One boy is looking at the viewer with an unhappy expression. They are walking on a brown road beside brown fields with some white flowers scattered on them. There s a bush and a stream running into an lake in the background. In the far background the ground rises out of the lake and two chimneys are visable in a notch.

Propaganda: To quote wikipedia: "The procession passes through a recognisable landscape, that of Eläintarha, Helsinki, with Töölönlahti Bay in the background.[6]" First of all I love when a place is depicted in a way that it is very regonicable for people familar with it, this realness of space gives such personal context. But to quote further "In Hugo Simberg's time, the park was a popular spot for leisure-time activities among the working classes. At the time, many charity institutions were located in Eläintarha park; in The Wounded Angel, the healthy boys are carrying the injured girl towards the Blind Girls' School and the Home for Cripples [sic]." I think both the disability and the working class aspect are very interesting - like look at the boys clothes (the boots of one of them and the ill fitting suit of the other) I do not know what could hurt an angel, but two very ordinary children, are taking care of them, and that touches me.

Propaganda 2: The art is referenced in the music video for "Amaranth" by Nightwish, from 2007. Nightwish is a finnish band (link to the music video here: Warning for flashing lights and quick cuts!)

The wounded angel 1903 by Hugo Simberg. Oil on canvas. The art is 127 cm × 154 cm (50 in × 61 in). The art is at the Finnish National Gallery (link to the art here). This version was accessed though Wikipedia Commons (link here).

The Garden of Death 1896 by Hugo Simberg

Description: A mostly yellow painting shows three skeletons, clad in black robes, tending to a garden. The skeleton closest to the viewer is watering the plants; the skeleton in the middle of the painting hugs a flower to its chest; the last skeleton is turned away from the viewer.

Propaganda: I love this painting. It's one of my favourite art pieces ever, and I adore it for much the same reason I love the Deaths from Discworld and Sandman. The Garden of Death personifies death not as something scary, but as gentle, peaceful, nurturing.

Propaganda 2: what can the harvest hope for, if not for the care of the reaper man? - Reaper Man, Discworld, by Terry Prattchet.

Propaganda 3: It look so incredible tender and warm, with the golden light that is most of the art (beside the white bones and black robes), I specially love the skeleton holding (hugging!) the blue flower. There is also a fresco version in the Tampere Cathedral, which is a less bright golden color and more muted with more contrast with the green grass in the background.

The Garden of Death 1896 by Hugo Simberg. Watercolor and gouache. The art is 16 cm × 17 cm (6.3 in × 6.7 in). The art is at the Finnish National Gallery (link to the art here). This version was accessed through Wikipedia Commons (link here).

[idwsonicshowdown]

Round 1 - Wave 4

[jessequinnfirstofhername]

The Rules:

Every twenty-four hours there will be another round. After every round, the character in last place will be eliminated.

If there are multiple characters tying for last place, there will be a special elimination round. In these rounds, every character in last place will be eliminated, even if all the characters have tied equally.

When there are only two characters remaining, they will face off against one another in a week-long poll to determine the victor.

If the character that you consider the hottest isn't listed here, hit the 'what about ___???' option and reply to this post with the overlooked character. The character with the highest 'write-in' votes will be added to the next round. Unless the 'what about ___???' option is the least voted for, in which case it will be eliminated.

This is all for fun. Don't take it too seriously ;)

It's time to get thirsty, everyone! Happy voting!

[best-train-conductor-competition]

Everyone said not to separate them

[pattern-of-the-year]

First Angel of Light by Lavender and Lace

Propaganda: My mother loves these patterns. This one is my favorite, and it always makes me think of her

Bless Your Heart by Studio Ansitru

Propaganda: None Submitted (but you can leave some in the notes!)

[mfshipbracket]

[billboard-hotties-tourney]

David Byrne (1952-) Talking Heads - lead vocals and guitar Songs: "The Book I Read," "Heaven" Propaganda: "Autism"

Roger Taylor (1949-) Queen - drums Songs: "I'm in Love With My Car," "More of That Jazz" Propaganda: "Unearthly child, beautiful youth, rocker with a (usually) impeccable sense of style, hot dad, silver fox, sexy santa: this man has been sizzling hot for decades. Even his fellow rock stars are mesmerised by how hot he is, especially when dragged up in videos. Super hot." "His falsetto at the start of 'In the Lap of the Gods.' The messy blond hair. His chemistry with Freddie Mercury."

Visual Propaganda for Roger Taylor:

[goodcartoondadshowdown]

Goofy vs. Byakuya Ishigami

[the-malewife-ever]

[shinypokemonshowdown]

Shiny Starter Tournament

Round One

Normal [left] - Shiny [right]

[fan-a-tink]

Our next dbda gif tournament is all about our favourite supernatural creatures! We've got Teethface, Monty as a crow, lots of cats (and of course the Cat King), Tragic Mick's favourite Angie, the baby-doll spider, and even Esther's snake and Emma's floating squid, as well as our beloved Litty & Kingham - so there are many difficult decisions in store! As always, feel free to like & share to increase our sample size. You have 24 hours, so ready, set, gooo!!

[queer-dw-tourney]

CANONICALLY QUEER DOCTOR WHO CHARACTERS TOURNAMENT: ROUND ONE GROUP TWO POLL TWO.

Gwen Cooper is bisexual. She makes out with a girl in episode two, and expresses interest in her female hairdresser.

Fitz Kreiner is also bisexual. He is said to be in love with the Eighth Doctor.

[scissor-tournament]

Knight Scissors. 19th century, sold by Alcuvilla Jerome.

Leg Scissors. German, 1900s. Sold by Elegant Arts Antiques.