#AND SPORTMANLIKE

[eluminium]

for the 3 fellow impulse sneegsnag dynamic fans in existence, have some screenshots of them hugging to make up for. what transpired before.

and then some extra screeshots of the others too while we're at it-

[solarbird]

Holy crow, "Coach Walz" actually sticks, doesn’t it?

I mean, it helps that he actually was a coach, and for years. Football, even, on top of all that. He looks like a football coach – the good kind, the one who teaches you how to win but also teaches you sportsmanship and tenacity and all the good things high school sport is supposed to teach.

Probably helps that he was a teacher, and at the same time.

Before Coach caught on, though, he was also kinda instantly “Dad.” Coach took over, for obvious reasons, but even with that, he’s… he’s very Dad. He’s very Midwestern Dad in particular, but regardless of how you pronounce it, there’s a lot of Dad vibes in him and they’re not subtle and he’s not exactly playing them down.

Which is kinda funny, but in a good way, right?

Because for years now, the media (and the Republicans) have been leaning hard on the idea that the GOP were the “dad party” and the Democrats were the “mom party,” and using misogyny and resentment of mothers to push the electorate right. The fundamentalist movement – today’s Christofascists – really fed on that, as all fascists do, with their absolute hatred of women.

It really breached the waters hard earlier this past year, particularly amongst the base. There was forthright talk about it, and there were memes, cartoons of sneering, vengeful Trump striding across the US, captioned things like “Daddy’s coming home,” about how he’s going to punish you (liberals, women, queers), and put you in your place for all the things you did (like exist).

Basically, Daddy’s coming home and he’s going to beat you into line like you deserve, while they – daddy’s little sycophants – will get to watch and sneer along.

Sure, that’s near-zero-content vibes, rather than policies – other than the threats of course – but the Republicans haven’t been about policies for a long, long time, and Trump wiped what policy there was clean away.

And the media have never, not once, not seriously, held them to account for it – which is why no one should give a fuck about their whinging now about the Democrats doing a “vibes” convention.

Particularly not now that Coach is coming home. Because yeah, Coach Walz… Coach Walz is also a Dad. But Coach Walz Dad isn’t coming home to punish you. He’s not here to beat you into line.

Coach knows you’ve had a rough time of it lately – but Coach knows you’ve kept going, that you’ve stuck to it, that you’re still in there slugging away.

He’s not going to fix everything, obviously, nobody can do that. But if you want some help, he’s more than happy to bring some, because…

…because you haven’t given up…

…and he is so goddamn proud of you.

He the Dad who says, “No, no, it’s okay. Let’s clean up this mess – and then let’s go win this thing.” Because he’s also Coach.

If you’re someone who really wants to pick a Dad, if that’s how you pick who you want to elect… which one are you gonna pick? If you want a vibes election, fine, let’s have one: couch-molesting psychopath Vance vs. Coach Walz.

Trump and Trumpism have absolutely no idea what’s about to happen… no, what’s already happening to them.

So while it may not be the most sportmanlike thing to do… let’s run up the score.

Let’s absolutely blow them out, on every level, shall we?

74 days remain.

[petit-papillion]

"To have that confidence in himself to move to Ferrari, go up against someone like Charles, I would say 'Bravo, Lewis!' because you know, I think, when we were teammates, he didn't have that confidence, but now he does."

Will Lewis and Charles be good teammates next year?

"I think if it was Lewis of sort of 7-8 years ago, it would be a tricky relationship, but now he just seems so relaxed in himself. No, I don't think they're going to have issues as being teammates at all. No more than Carlos and Charles have right now.

Do I think they will work well together? Yes. I think the positives that Charles has: he knows the team, speaks Italian. If he wanted to be, he could make it really, really difficult for Lewis in that team, the atmosphere. And you can say: ‘Well, that’s not sportsmanship, sportmanlike’ – but that’s part of racing. And Nico Rosberg will tell you that as well. It's about getting the team of people behind you, so that gives you strength and it takes away strength from your teammate. But Lewis has been around long enough to understand the situation, and I'm really, really looking forward to that. That fight between teammates. Obviously they're working together, they're Ferrari! It's all about Ferrari!!"

Jenson Button about Lewis and Charles as Ferrari teammates | 30 April 2024

Source: Sky Sports F1

[gentle-giant-swag]

Gentle giant swag

Apricot bracket semifinals battle 1

TOTORO (my neighbor Totoro) vs FEZZIK (the princess bride)

PROPAGANDA UNDER THE CUT

Totoro propaganda

Is the gentlest giant

i've never watched totoro but he looks so big and soft i want to nap on him

Same than previous anon. Haven't watched it but he looks very huggable

Also I have several childhood friends who absolutely loved him

(Totoro fans, wake up, your propaganda is made by people who haven't even watched the movie)

Fezzik propaganda

Fezzik is like actually a giant man (played by famed wrestler Andre the Giant) but he has a huge heart and a strong sense of fairness. He manages to work with Vizzini for a long time, which involves a lot of belittling, and not strangle the little bastard. He is ordered to kill Westley by smashing him with a rock before he has a chance to fight back, but he does not consider this a "sportmanlike" battle, so he challenges him to hand-to-hand combat instead. He joins up with Westley and Inigo to save Princess Buttercup from being killed and basically spends the whole movie being a cinnamon roll despite being the largest and strongest person around by far.

just a very nice and polite man. loves his friends!!! and big

I mean who is more of a gentle giant than this wonderful man?! Sure he is an accomplice in kidnapping the prince’s fiancée but he spends much of the time very calm and playing a rhyme game, and he seems to care about her more than the other two. He is on the brute squad (he IS the brute squad) but he takes care to help sober up his best friend and tell him about what’s been happening since vinzeni’s death. Speaking of that, I forgot to mention that Fezzik didn’t really know what “his way” was and, sure, he threw a giant rock at Wesley and is trained in group and individual fights, but he insisted on honorable rules and encouragement. He did not want to kill Wesley. His main violence comes from not knowing his own strength and playing off other peoples assumptions, which if you’re a giant is kinda understandable. Plus he got a holocaust-cloak from Miracle Max just cuz! Fezzik speaks so gently and when the other two were off chasing vengeance/rescuing princesses, he found his way to the stables and was able to lead four horses out and around to his friends. Plus, you think if he wasn’t a gentle giant that Buttercup would have jumped into his arms like that?

Absolutely the archetypical gentle giant. Hired to kill Westley, but doesn't want to fight dirty or kill people even though he could have easily won just by throwing stones at him. Teams up with Westley to rescue Princess Buttercup. I once fit an entire orange in my mouth but I didn't think ahead and it turns out it's much harder to get an orange out of your mouth than it is to get one in. This doesn't have anything to do with the character but I figured since you gave me this opportunity to provide you with unnecessary extra information I might as well use it.

He likes rhyming and takes time to have a polite chat with the guy he's supposed to kill, while he's actively trying to kill him

[lestappenforever]

I had a vision the other day that I have to share with someone who will understand it so I hope you don't mind me... 🌻

edit to the song sweet creature;

Sweet creature

Had another talk about where it's going wrong

The steward talking to young Max and Charles about sportmanlike behaviour in karting

But we're still young

We don't know where we're going

But we know where we belong

Charles and Max sharing a podium in karting

And, oh, we started

Two hearts in one home

Them battling on track on their karts

It's hard when we argue

We're both stubborn, I know

The inchident interviews

But, oh

Sweet creature, sweet creature

Wherever I go, you bring me home

Either them together on the track in karts or sharing a podium together

Sweet creature, sweet creature

When I run out of road, you bring me home

Max and Sauber Charles in their early F1 season together, overlayed with Max' quotes of how he always knew Charles would make it to F1

Sweet creature

Running through the garden

Oh, where nothing bothered us

But we're still young

I always think about you and how we don't speak enough

Clip of Sauber Charles and early Red Bull Max

And, oh, we started

Two hearts in one home

Them back in karting together

I know it's hard when we argue

We're both stubborn, I know

That one clip of them turning away from each other and Charles glaring daggers at Max on the podium

But, oh

Sweet creature, sweet creature

Wherever I go, you bring me home

Them battling on track in F1

Sweet creature, sweet creature

When I run out of road, you bring me home

Them showering each other in champion on the F1 podium

(if anyone with editing skills would like to create this, please feel free to)

Anon, I have never minded anything less than this ask.

I desperately need someone to make this edit.

[wizardingbeasts]

Sam kerr is in america. Is she visiting her very sportmanlike friend Krisitie Mewis?

[elishamanning]

this was really annoying ultragooner89(.)tumblr(.)com/post/188574116704 and not at all sportmanlike. Witsel stalling Kramer while his side to a quick free kick with Kramer missing in mf. FU.

😒😒 what a classy move

i’m here for chrikra literally dragging him though

[gentle-giant-swag]

Fezzik Propaganda Masterpost

Fezzik is like actually a giant man (played by famed wrestler Andre the Giant) but he has a huge heart and a strong sense of fairness. He manages to work with Vizzini for a long time, which involves a lot of belittling, and not strangle the little bastard. He is ordered to kill Westley by smashing him with a rock before he has a chance to fight back, but he does not consider this a "sportmanlike" battle, so he challenges him to hand-to-hand combat instead. He joins up with Westley and Inigo to save Princess Buttercup from being killed and basically spends the whole movie being a cinnamon roll despite being the largest and strongest person around by far.

just a very nice and polite man. loves his friends!!! and big

I mean who is more of a gentle giant than this wonderful man?! Sure he is an accomplice in kidnapping the prince’s fiancée but he spends much of the time very calm and playing a rhyme game, and he seems to care about her more than the other two. He is on the brute squad (he IS the brute squad) but he takes care to help sober up his best friend and tell him about what’s been happening since vinzeni’s death. Speaking of that, I forgot to mention that Fezzik didn’t really know what “his way” was and, sure, he threw a giant rock at Wesley and is trained in group and individual fights, but he insisted on honorable rules and encouragement. He did not want to kill Wesley. His main violence comes from not knowing his own strength and playing off other peoples assumptions, which if you’re a giant is kinda understandable. Plus he got a holocaust-cloak from Miracle Max just cuz! Fezzik speaks so gently and when the other two were off chasing vengeance/rescuing princesses, he found his way to the stables and was able to lead four horses out and around to his friends. Plus, you think if he wasn’t a gentle giant that Buttercup would have jumped into his arms like that?

Absolutely the archetypical gentle giant. Hired to kill Westley, but doesn't want to fight dirty or kill people even though he could have easily won just by throwing stones at him. Teams up with Westley to rescue Princess Buttercup.

I once fit an entire orange in my mouth but I didn't think ahead and it turns out it's much harder to get an orange out of your mouth than it is to get one in. This doesn't have anything to do with the character but I figured since you gave me this opportunity to provide you with unnecessary extra information I might as well use it.

He likes rhyming and takes time to have a polite chat with the guy he's supposed to kill, while he's actively trying to kill him

Round 2 battle

Quarterfinals