#10/10 slapstick

[texas-gothic]

You know, I've always felt bad for Captain Hook. That guy was just out there doing pirate things. Sailing the seven seas, hunting for treasure, swashbuckling, etc. And what does he get for his efforts? Stuck in an immortal 13 year-old's never-ending Lord of The Flies simulation. Not even gonna lie, I'd go completely insane, too.

[same-picture-of-a-rock-every-day]

That rock deserves a solid boop.

The Rock has been thoroughly bapped, my goodness.

[hylianane]

When writing Nami people tend to forget that she just pretends to be above everyone else’s shenanigans. The reality is that she is just as bad. As for Robin, she is actually above the shenanigans, but whole heartedly participates in them anyway.

[nine-frames]

"Mice don't mock. They don't have a sense of humor or irony. He's not sitting in his hole in a smoking jacket sipping cognac, and giggling to himself, "I left the pit!""

Mouse Hunt, 1997.

Dir. Gore Verbinski | Writ. Adam Rifkin | DOP Phedon Papamichael

[lupinfits]

That was Lupin III: Voyage to Danger!

Outfit count: 3.5 (3 full outfits, plus various accessories)

[octodrawn]

Headcanon- Squeaks from the 1995 LPS series is Minka's uncle and Cheep-Cheep's father

[uniquegalaxyfox]

[tuxxydo]

Has the Egghead anime adaptation been feeling like this for anyone else??????

[acmeoop]

“Slapstick Comics” (1946)

[krawdad]

I can't remember what that movie pervert said about it but I'm glad I heard about it hundreds of beavers is exactly the sort of thing I'd assumed/hoped YouTube would end up like

[rassilon-imprimatur]

At no point in Evil Dead Rise are the deadite demons, amongst their usual insults and slut shaming and verbal torture, ever lowbrow enough to be transphobic to the transmasc braindead dumbo who opened the apocalyptic flesh book, and I really appreciated that.

[quixoticprince]

Yayyy!! Yippee!! I finally get to make one of these!! Art without the text under the cut and some long-winded elaborations:

How long I've been playing: well, it hasn't been a straight 11 years, rather off and on - but I have drawings of these guys dating back to when I was 14, so I'll give it to me. And man I had no business reading the fanfics I was reading back then It's also crazy how this was a super influential media for me in so many ways. It's the reason I ever made a tumblr, it changed the direction of my drawings for a long while, my broken sense of humor (gmod animation memes and yt poops were the brainrot back then), tf2 Sniper changed my god damned gender (rather, it was the inspiration for me to start socially transitioning at 15). This is part of my personal lore that I tend to not admit to 😓

Your main: I've always been completely ass at the game, and I can play flexibly, but I enjoy playing Sniper, and more recently as Heavy. Whenever I'm sitting around somewhere, occasionally throwing sandwiches and attracting Medics, I feel like this:

Favorite character: When I was younger it was definitely Medic, and I think you can tell that he's still up there based on how much I've drawn him! However, since getting back into it, I've felt quite a shift in focus towards Heavy, very strongly. It's unfortunate that he's side-lined in a lot of fanwork, and I think I'm also complicit in this so far - but for me it's cuz, how tf2 works is that it's going to prioritize humor over character and consistency haha, and Medic is just so loud and insane that he's really easy to make fun stuff with. Heavy is a more serious and grounded character, not to say that he's not funny or that he doesn't have his own cartoon slapstick moments! But that aspect of him is what is really really intriguing to me. I love his quiet, stoic, and intimidating character, I like how loud and boisterous he is when filled with bloodlust in contrast! I love his bird story and him getting into wrestling as a child from Poker Night. I love his back story setting, there's so much to extrapolate from a young boy in Russia growing up during WWII, what his parents must have been through before that from the aftermaths of the revolution, all the way to his fathers execution and his imprisonment. I love his strong relationship with his family, his role as an older brother, as a protector, as a man - the way that he performs these roles - and because I personally see him as bisexual - how his orientation intersects with all that! He is incredibly fascinating to me and I wish that he was played around with more to see a lot more corners and angles of these things that I listed! There's way more that I want to say here too but this is getting very long 😅

Character I relate to: It's so interesting that a lot of the characters have very strong, tho maybe dysfunctional, families. Heavy, Demo, and Sniper in particular really speak to me in that relation. From Heavy being an eldest brother (I am also an eldest sibling) the parentification that comes with that, especially with him probably being like 10 years older than his sisters from the looks of it. Demo and Sniper both struggle living up to their parents expectations (although there's a lot of love there from everyone), being disappointments in one way or another (not gonna deep dive into that lol), and the general alienation both of them feel. From Sniper not knowing why he's not like other Australians to Demo being "a black Scottish cyclops." And well, I'm Filipino, I'm queer, and mentally ill so - there's a lot to project there!

Class you want to play as: I find Medic incredibly stressful to play as but I find the idea of battle medics incredibly funny. However I usually find myself rushing around madly trying to cater to everyone, and I'd like to just not give a shit and just start stabbing people with a saw lol

Favorite ship: "I just like the dynamic" - The dynamic:

No but fr, they're really compelling to me, I'd probably need a longer more thought out post as to what I like about them and I was already going crazy up there ^ Overall tho I like that they're practically built for each other in terms of mechanics, really plays into my desire to spiral into intense codependency haha. I also think that Medic's drive to cheat death and hide behind meat shields plays really well into Heavy's desire to be a meat shield and a protector, and how nice it is in turn, that Medic can grant this man who's been around death, starvation, and war invulnerability. (He outsmart boolet, yknow?) They're also depicted together a lot and I like how much they enjoy each others company, and bring a lot of joy to each other. It's beautiful to me :'^)

Character you like to draw: What can I say! Medic is handsome! He is very fun to draw and easy to make memes and shit posts out of!

[nine-frames]

Bean, 1997.

Dir. Mel Smith | Writ. Richard Curtis & Robin Driscoll | DOP Francis Kenny

[darkmetaknightspussy]

the reason why i think kirby being a constant victim of slapstick works a bit better in the games than the anime is because in the games kirby is like nebulously Kid Hero aged, like at least 10-12 and old enough to talk and write and communicate complex ideas. whereas in the anime kirby is an infant. seeing an infant getting whaled on all the time is just mean yknow

[teaboot]

on a scale or 1-10, how would you rate bananas? I'd give them like an 8/10. (I'm eating a banana that's why I'm asking this (also because yellow))

10/10, personally.

Now hold up- do I like bananas that much? Enough for a 10/10 rating? No. But as no man is an island, no banana exists in a vacuum. A banana exists in the context of a world where a banana is needed.

Banana on it's own? Probably a solid 7/10. Easier to peel than a tangerine, though (personally) less tasty, with uninspiring texture. Taste and smell is cloying and infectious. Better than most but not perfect.

It's individual properties, though?

Soft, chewable, safe for babies and old people and folks without teeth. A good thickener for smoothies. Easy to cut and slice. An aesthetic addition to a sundae. Looks kinda like a dick, for easy comedy. The peel itself? A slapstick classic. The crown jewel of every cartoon depiction of garbage. Pre-packaged for transport and hygeine. An easy and convenient snack. Frozen, dipped in chocolate? Banana Popsicles. Sliced and dried? Banana chips.

Hell, even when it gets gross it's banana bread, or banana muffins. Banana pancakes. Banana-peanut butter sandwiches.

Name another fruit that does it better. Name another fruit that is so versatile, so low-maintenance, so iconic both in the home and on the stage. A more approachable fruit. A more classic fruit. Apple? Pomelo? Fucking Grapefruit? Get out of my fucking office

[hotvintagepoll]

Alice Howell (Distilled Love, Cinderella Cinders, His Wooden Leg-acy)— Total chaos. Combines inherent dignity with absolutely no grasp of social customs or normality. Accidentally spreads mayhem wherever she goes. Slapstick hijinks out the wazoo. 10/10 no notes

Bernard Cribbins (Two Way Stretch, The Railway Children)—Though he eventually aged into a Dignified and Beloved Veteran, a Salt of the Earth Type If You'd Like,, unfortunately (for him, heehee) in his younger years Bernard Cribbins was a pure scrungle wastrel. Not hot enough to be any proper leads yet still sent from heaven as little guys with googly eyeballs, Cribbins deserves a slot in this competition.

This is round 1 of the contest. All other polls in this bracket can be found here. If you're confused on what a scrungle is, or any of the rules of the contest, click here.

[additional submitted propaganda + scrungly videos under the cut]

Alice Howell:

Bernard Cribbins: