#Bobs ball factory

[stargazingezekiel]

Art for Amongus15601!! [Roblox]

(I FORGOT THE FIRE)

Blood/Gore warning under!!!!!

"Bobs death" ignore the ugly ass hands </3

References!!

1st drawing

2nd drawing

It's a blue sonic ring btw, he confirmed it himself (GUYS HES UNSURE OF WHAT IT IS SO-)

[weirdmarioenemies]

Is King Bob-omb a robot?

Is he? Huh?

Recently I have been thinking about the nature of King Bob-omb, because I think it is more interesting than one may think upon first consideration! Yes, he is a big living bomb. But what does this mean for him? Let's discuss!

Bob-ombs

Bob-ombs! They are bombs. Even a dog could look at a Bob-omb and tell you "Rhat's a ralking romb! Hreeheehee!" What do we know about Bob-ombs? Well, they are very clearly artificially created entities. I mean, they're bombs. They're powered by wind-up keys! And they're mass-produced in factories. These are artificial, mechanical creatures. Automatons! The ones in Sunshine are very overtly robotic, and even if those ones are Bowser Junior creations, it may reflect how he views the real ones.

There is a history of sentient, talking Bob-ombs and Bob-omb society, so these are clearly rather advanced automatons. All the more reason for me to confidently declare them to be robots! It's weird to make a living bomb capable of thought and emotion, but as established by Origami King, the ones working for Bowser are intent on making their single blast really make a difference. So I guess making them sapient is ultimately helpful for Evil purposes, if unethical.

King Bob-omb

Now let's consider the King! That guy loves to be considered. He is NOT mass-produced. He does not have a wind-up key. He does not even have a fuse! And of course, he has arms. No Bob-ombs have arms...

...but Chuckyas do! Big, Bob-omb-like, with arms for throwing Marios. King Bob-omb seems like he could be a stronger, more refined model of Chuckya! Chuckyas are absolutely robotic, so this does make a good case for the King being such, as well!

Could a robot have such a magnificent mustache, though? Yes, a robot could. Even standard Bob-ombs are capable of having mustaches, as are creatures made of ice, and also this is a silly cartoon world. So yes, I think a robot could have a mustache.

Mecha King Bob-omb

Now HERE's the thing that got me thinking of this in the first place! Mecha King Bob-omb, from Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope. This is a robotic version of King Bob-omb... hm. This IS obviously a robotic replica based on him, and there's no reason a robot based on another robot couldn't exist, but that WOULD make the "Mecha" title pretty weird! Is the original king mechanical or what? I guess the "Mecha" could also be referring to this version being a pilotable mecha, unlike the real version, which is a Guy. This brings up questions, and answers none!

The Big Dud

Finally, the last possibility of King Bob-omb's origins. If you are aware of the Super Mario 64 Iceberg, you are aware of the Big Dud theory! After Big Bob-omb (as he is known in 64) is defeated, an additional metal ball will be rolling around at the base of the mountain, and a Bob-omb Buddy will declare that the Big Bob-omb is nothing but a big dud now. This has led some to believe that the additional cannonball might be Big Bob-omb himself, made inanimate upon his defeat!

And then THIS gets me thinking about Power Stars. They do weird things to Mario creatures! I think it is likely King Bob-omb could have been created BECAUSE of the Power Star he holds. Maybe he was an ordinary Bob-omb enhanced into a new, regal form by the Star, or maybe he even was an ordinary inanimate metal ball, chosen to be extra resilient compared to his subjects! You know, in 64, he doesn't even explode like a Bob-omb. Is he a FRAUD? (No, he explodes in other games)

Final thoughts

So, after all this analysis, is King Bob-omb a robot or what? I don't know. Maybe. Maybe not. No one knows. This guy is weird! He can fly with no effort if thrown off the mountain. When killed, he congratulates Mario for killing him and invites him to do it again sometime. If I HAD to come to a conclusion... I would say he is technically robotic, but that's not something the designers/developers actually ever have or had in mind, and is just a result of being a Bob-omb.

I don't mind that there is no concrete answer! I was not expecting there to be! This is Super Mario we're talking about. They're not going to expect us to analyze evidence about characters and come to conclusions. But it is so much fun to do! That's why we do it! Call this guy a robot if you want! Or affirm that he is not if you don't! I don't really care as long as you are nice!

[messenger-of-stupidity]

So I went hiking yesterday and climbed on some old lime factory ruins and saw some graffiti. (Lots of it actually.)

So here's what I think the redacted characters would graffiti (if anything):

David: No. He wouldn't graffiti. Man prolly believes in the sanctity of nature and leaving things either as or better than he found it

Angel: Cock and balls.

Asher: Jigglypuff. He wants everyone to behold the splendor.

Baabe: honestly, despite the fact I hc them as an art nerd, I don't think they would graffiti. Maybe with chalk so that way it's temporary. But idk what they would say.

Milo: either "Milo was here" or "Shut up Asher"

Sweetheart: doesn't matter. It's a mess. Because "Art is abstract, Milo. Besides, it kind of looks like that time Aggro spooked you and you shifted and made a mess in our old apartment"

Sam: he wouldn't. He's on the same wavelength as David.

Darlin: some kind of inside joke so that way everyone in the pack (and clan) knows they were there.

Vincent: a purposefully cheesy inspirational quote in the shittiest lettering you've ever seen.

Lovely: a smiley face because they just want their life to calm down so they can enjoy immortality with their stupid boyfriend.

Porter: he wouldn't, but not because he cares about sanctity or whatever. He just doesn't see the point.

Treasure: nah. They don't see the point either. They also don't have a marker or spray paint or anything with them. Porter just kinda zipped them into the middle of fucking nowhere all of the sudden. Somehow they lost a shoe on the way.

Elliot: yes. Boy is making a whole landscape because it's in his DNA and his inner Bob Ross is screaming at him that there's no mistakes, only happy little accidents

Sunshine: they put a sun and a little river for Brachium since he can't deface property with them :(

Blake: he's bringing a powerwasher to destroy all the graffiti

Bestie: they weren't aware it was an option because Blake is sheltering them from the existence of graffiti to keep them pure.

Aaron: no. He doesn't have the time

Smartass: they're busy too.

Ollie: no. He'd rather be inside playing board games

Baby: no, they're inside watching Ollie explain a board game for three hours

Ivan: yeah. Idk what, but he is

(I'm not doing Ivan's listeners)

Guy: it's just memes. There pepe the frog. There's rainbows and telling people that "they're putting chemicals in the water to turn all the frogs gay"

Honey: they put Guy's phone number so he gets spammed because his graffiti tastes are as good as his humor. Make of that what you will.

Geordi: no. He's too anxious about getting in trouble to even think about it.

Cutie: yes. They're putting passing people's thoughts on the wall.

Camelopardalis: no.

(He has too many listeners and I isn't remember them and they dint have enough personality for me to be able to tell)

Vega: no. It's too human.

Warden: once. They felt bad and tried to get rid of it afterwards. It was just a stick figure with horns.

Hush: yes. He saw it once and wanted to try it. Now he's wanted in twelve states for defacing government property. He just copies what he's seen.

Doc: nope. They never understood the draw.

Damien: nope. He's a rule follower

Lasko: no. He's too anxious

Dear: yes. But it's just dad jokes.

Huxley: once. He felt bad about it but it was certainly an experience. It was a tree and a stick dude.

Gavin: absolutely. It's hilarious. It ranges from just crude jokes to just random circles. No one knows the meeting, but it's becoming like a mini legend in Dahlia. If you find the holy circle (because it's a perfect circle. He has good wrist control) you have to leave an offering. He's making a cult by accident but he still finds it funny

Freelancer: yes, but only because Caelum saw Gavin doing it and thought it looked like fun and he wanted Freelancer's help.

Caelum: he drew a bunch of shaky smiley faces to "brighten peoples day. Because when they see all these smiles, they'll want to smile too, and that will make them feel good. Which makes me feel good. Which helps me make others feel good. Which makes me feel goo-"

Morgan: no.

Seer obscura: no. But they were tempted to give vague warnings to people to try to help them

[yeah-w-r-i-t-e]

okay @real-hawkguy was kind enough to provide me a way to watch minority report (thank you again!!!) so here were my thoughts throughout the movie

put it below a break cause i had. a lot of thoughts

aw man i feel sorry for this guy who's about to murder his wife

oh my god what the fuck this man has no eyes in his holes

NO NOT HIS SON I FUCKING LOVE DEPRESSED DADS

this man in the wheelchair sounds like the polar express conductor

this thing with quite literal targeted ads saying your full name as you wall by is a literal nightmare 💀 if the walls kept calling out my legal name every time i walked by i'd never go outside

ummm that scene where john goes through a conveyor belt car factory seems awfully similar to that scene in star wars: attack of the clones...fun fact minority report came out almost exactly a month after attack of the clones...i'm not saying there's a connection but what the fuck

also everyone gathered at the window thinking john was squished into a car as it was being built and then john slowly rising up to look them in the eye is infinitely hilarious why'd he do that

why does tom cruise always have so much sexual tension with old women wtf??? this lady kissed him for NO REASON

NO IS HE GONNA GET HIS EYES SUCKED OUT??? I'VE HAD SO MANY NIGHTMARES ABOUT THIS EXACT SCENARIO

john saying he wants to keep his eyes "because my mother gave them to me" i'm going to strangle him with my bare hands

why the FUCK did they leave a MOLDY SANDWICH in the FRIDGE what the FUCK

MOLDY FUCKING MILK I'M GONNA KILL MYSELF

why are the cops using the mechanical spiders from despicable me...

oh no not his beautiful face...i'm watching this movie for tom not thomas!!!

HIS EYEBALLS ARE ROLLING AWAY

it's a fucking BILLBOARD lmao love that

umm the murder is 12 minutes away but i've still got 45 minutes of movie left...suspicious

i swear i've seen this hotel clerk before. he reminds me of bugs. if anyone knows why this guy reminds me of bugs please tell me

ok i love how we can see visible redness around john's eyes

"I am going to kill this man" with that FACE AAAHHHHHH I LOVE IT

oh my god i THOUGHT i saw the twist coming but then the twist had ANOTHER TWIST

NO THE SECOND TWIST HAD A THIRD TWIST FUCK

ohhh but i should have seen it coming. cause he didn't have a minority report. damn you good movie for making me forget that D:<

NO JUST AS I WAS STARTING TO LIKE THE GUY!!!

tom cruise in muscle tank...

okay i feel like john's line about not recognizing his son at this age is gonna become relevant at some point. but i could just be hoping for too much [edit: i was hoping for too much]

why are the chitauri attacking lara's house lmao

NO DON'T KISS THE UNCONSCIOUS WOMAN STOP okay he didn't kiss her that was close

HE'S BALD?????????????????????????????????????????????????

YES I LOVE LARA

the red ball with VICTIM JOHN ANDERTON YESSSS

stopppp i forgot he's bald:/

okay but why'd he kill himself. what was the point. did he just not want to go to prison??? he would've been let out anyways

OH MY GOD THEY'RE GONNA HAVE ANOTHER KID

aww and agatha gets a cute bisexual bob

[disneytva]

Hulu's Animayhem Returns to SDCC With a Factory of 20th Television Animation

Disney is once again bringing the Hulu Animayhem to San Diego Comic-Con. Last year, the streaming service created a hub for all of its adult animated favorites, from Futurama to Solar Opposites, the Bob's Burgers, and The Simpsons.

This year's activation is designed like a factory with all the characters of your favorite animated shows working to crank out some of the best series the medium has to offer. Mock-ups show a floor filled with references to Animayhem's flagship programs, with Bob Belcher, Homer and Bart Simpson, Fry and Bender, Hit-Monkey and Bryce, and more flying through the gears and conveyer belts that make it all work. Deeper inside the factory is where the real magic lies, however, with a selection of immersive activities based on the shows and exclusive collectible memorabilia that can only be found at the yearly convention

Key among the factory's many moving parts is a replica of Futurama's Slurm Factory. The highly addictive soft drink, which may or may not be made from the slime excreted from the butt of an alien slug queen, is Fry's favorite drink in the year 3000 and the episode "Fry and the Slurm Factory" gives him and the Planet Express crew a once-in-a-lifetime chance to see how it's made. Animayhem's replica recreates the factory as it appeared in the beloved episode, from the Willy Wonka-inspired music to the borderline copyright-infringing Grunka Lunkas and, of course, the Slurm Queen herself for some unique photo opportunities.

Past that is the Cutawayland Storage, a special 25th-anniversary celebration of Family Guy full of all the best cutaway gags from the Seth MacFarlane show's long history. Fans can pick up 2D objects that correspond with specific jokes and take them to viewing stations to see the cutaway play out on the spot. Add in some cutouts of the Griffin family in their signature yellow tuxedos from the show's iconic intro sequence, and the station has no shortage of photo opportunities to commemorate such a major milestone.

Slurm isn’t the only treat fans can see the making of. Another area replicates The Simpsons LardLad Donut Factory where Homer Simpson's favorite pink-sprinkled sweets are made. As part of a partnership with the SoCal staple Randy’s Donuts, attendees can pick up ready-made donuts with suspiciously green icing that may be toxic waste from Mr. Burns's power plant.

From there, the factory opens up with a bevy of interactable activities including a chance to sing along to the end credits songs of Bob's Burgers and get a shareable video from Bob's Record-O-Matic, take a Solar Opposites-themed Goobler stress test and get a corresponding Goobler stress ball based on the results, and search for the Bonsai Master's Sword in a Hit-Monkey-themed katana factory to win an SDCC-exclusive set of pins.

American Dad fans can also come to the rescue of the show's disguise-loving extraterrestrial star, Roger. His cries for help will ring throughout the activation as he's stuck in a CIA lab and being dissected. Following Stan and Francine's example from "The Scarlett Getter," participants will have to quickly reassemble the alien in an Operation-like game, a task easier said than done with his strange organs scattered all over the place. Whether that operation is successful or not, a photo opportunity with Roger's golden turd will be available thereafter

For anyone who needs a quick rest after all the adult animation activity, the Animayhem Factory is stocked with a break room courtesy of three of 20th Television Animation - The Great North. A fridge in the room can be opened for some refreshing cold air during the red-hot summer while also providing a view of the Tobin family's idyllic Alaskan cabin.

Hulu's Animayhem activation opens on July 25 from 11:30 a.m. through 7 p.m., July 26-27 from 9:30 a.m. through 7 p.m. daily, and July 28 from 9:30 a.m. through 5 p.m. Stay tuned here at Collider for all of our coverage of SDCC throughout the weekend. Get an exclusive look at the Animayhem factory in the gallery above.

[aita-blorbos]

AITA for causing chaos in the Word Factory?

So, I'm the guy who came up with the word "umpteenth". A hula hoop buddy of mine told me that a new job was opening up at the Word Factory, said I'd be good for it. I'd been playing around with the word "umpteenth" already in my head in the Teletubbies writers' room- I was a volunteer in there, but too many fistfights for my liking in that work environment, so I needed a change of pace- applied for the job, got it. So I get in there first day, boss says to me "whaddaya got?" I say, "how about 'umpteenth'?" He does a spit-take, he spits onto his laptop and starts calling for security. I say "no, I'm serious! It's a great word to use to embarrass yourself in a fight, like, 'aeeeehhh, you did this for the umpteenth time!'" He goes, "okay, seriously, I'm gonna need you to get out of here, I just got vertigo when you said that word. That's not a word!"

Then I say, "hey, uh, you guys ever try Fireball?" They say "what's that?" and I go "it's a cinnamon whiskey that makes you sick." Next thing you know, I start passing it around... end of the day rolls around, everyone's out of their minds on the 'ball. They come to collect the day's work- "okay, give me the 20, what've you got? What 20 words have you done?"- and no one- we haven't done shit! We've just been on the 'ball! My boss, cross-eyed, hands him this, he goes "uh, euhg- umpteenth."

Next day, Merriam Webster herself calls the office. I guess she passed out when she saw the word. She said, "whatever this Lewis Carroll, Denver jam band shit is, I am not putting this in my shit." My boss screams: "where is- where's that guy with the pigtails?! Get him over here!" At the time, I was driving a golf cart- a 1959 Arnold Palmer 2 Speed, you know, put it in reverse, beeeeeep! I pull up, I'm cocky, got an entire back seat full of Fireball, I'm wearing bikini bottoms and a cummerbund. My boss says, "YOU! My office!" I walk in, he says "How much do I have to pay you to never set foot here again? Merriam doesn't want you within 100 feet of the Word Factory!"

I got 10K and bought myself a poolhouse in Palm Springs, and ever since then I've been a dancer on the corner of Judy Gardner Boulevard and Bob Fosse's Bald Head Circle.

AITA?

[mrs-luigi-vargas]

Here's the fic I wrote for @paper-mario-zine! You can get it here. Check it out for some more awesome art!

~~~ [AO3 Link] ~~~

We Launch in Five

Mario and Kamek have a chat on the deck of Bowser’s airship.

The last remaining of Bowser’s airships capable of flight bustled with activity as minions scurried around getting it ready for liftoff. Kamek stood among them, watching to make sure preparations were going smoothly; as Bowser had been neatly folded into a square shorter than he was with worse mobility, it was up to him to make sure the minions didn't somehow mess something up.

...even if he would rather be sweeping up that conspicuous dirt pile over there.

...ah, but he should focus; he was hardly a groundskeeper anymore. And he’ll hopefully never be again. He’s got enough titles stuffed in his job description as it is.

He glanced starboard and Mario was leaning against the railing, staring off at the other side of the ship. Just standing there, as hard-working members of Bowser’s Army flowed around him like water.

Kamek marched up to him. “What are you just loafing around for?” he said angrily. “Make yourself useful or get out of our way!”

Mario didn't acknowledge his words, lost in his own little world. Kamek’s eye twitched. Back to being ignored, was he?

“Hey!” Kamek jabbed the end of his broom into Mario’s nose. “Are you listening to me?!”

Mario started, looking cross-eyed at the broom in his face. His gaze slid down it to Kamek, who was scowling fiercely at him. Mario’s face turned apologetic in return. His eyes flicked over to what he’d been looking at once more, then he stood up straight and shook his head as if to clear it.

Kamek looked too, to a small crowd of Bob-ombs milling about the door to the cannons. He considered Mario, who was passing him to leave with a face that looked a bit sad, beneath his usual expression.

“Oh,” Kamek said. It sounded amused. “You got attached to one, didn't you?”

Mario stopped in his tracks. He turned around and blinked at Kamek, who smirked at his surprise.

“Yes,” Kamek mused. “It makes sense for a goody-two-shoes like you to do something like that. You know their lives are meant to be short, right? If you start having feelings about that, you'll just find yourself in more trouble than it's worth.”

Eyes flashing with indignation, Mario balled his fists with an impressive scowl of his own. Kamek scoffed at the display, rolling his eyes.

“Seriously,” he continued, “do you even know how many walk out of the factories every day? There are hundreds, sometimes! They’re all disposable! Take it from me, if you grieve after every single one, you'll burn yourself out in no time. Besides” — Kamek crossed his arms — “they hardly do much these days, aside from being sent out to fight you.”

Mario’s glare froze. It melted into something troubled.

“Oh, for the love of —!” Kamek poked Mario’s chest with his broom. “You heroes always make everything about yourselves. It's not like we expressly tell them to blow themselves up for good; it's hardly anyone’s problem if some of them get overzealous trying to defeat you. They're really not allowed to be that stupid unless it's an emergency, which” — Kamek’s face fell — “I suppose this classifies as.”

Mario frowned. He raised his head, looking up at where Olivia was flying up by the mast with Bowser Junior, and Kamek wondered if the emergency the Bob-omb Mario was thinking about had given it their all for had something to do with her.

“Well, all’s unfair in war, it seems.” Kamek sighed. “The Bob-ombs will be in the cannons,” he told Mario. “It’s doubtful we’ll be allowed to storm Peach’s Castle without resistance. So don't waste time in hesitating for them; they'd rather go out with their impact, as you surely already know. And defending us — you — so you can go do your hero thing certainly is an impact worthy of having.

“Falling out of the sky into the ocean would be a most unfortunate fate in comparison,” Kamek added, leveling Mario with a glare. “So you’d better not screw up!”

Kamek didn't take his eyes off Mario until he received a firm nod in answer, after which he stalked away to yell at a stray Shy Guy for making a mess. Mario fell into step behind him, and it admittedly took a while for Kamek to realize he’d done so, caught up as he was in mentally bemoaning the incompetence that surrounded him.

“...What are you doing?”

Mario shrugged, grinning.

Nearby, a Koopa tripped, the crate they were carrying flying up into the air. Kamek drew his wand to catch it with his magic. “Be careful!” Kamek snapped as Mario helped them back onto their feet. They paid him little attention, busy staring starstruck at Mario. Kamek grumbled about being ignored yet again as they scurried away with a blush on their cheeks. Mario jumped up to grab the crate still floating in the air, and waited patiently for Kamek to get the ire out of his system.

Kamek’s complaints petered out as he noticed Mario with the crate under his arm, watching him expectantly. The confused scrunch of his face shifted to mild irritation fairly quickly, though. “I suppose I did want you to be useful,” he muttered. If only everyone was as eager about receiving orders from him. “Put that over there” — he pointed — “and then go get Olivia and talk to King Bowser; we’re practically ready for liftoff.”

Mario nodded enthusiastically and hurried off to do just that. Kamek watched him go with a huff, then went to go chat with the airship pilot.

Minutes after that, the airship took flight, soaring towards the volcano upon which Princess Peach’s Castle sat. As predicted, there were origami aircraft ready to meet them, to knock them out of the sky. And when Mario had to man the main cannon to defend the airship, Kamek was pleased to note that he didn't miss a single shot. A more than adequate performance, if he did say so himself.

[curi0uscreature]

I wish to know more about depressed Swapnauts Otto please

Pretty please

* Lucky fer you, he’s another character I’ve greatly altered here!

Swapnauts Otto (Swaps Mentally with Bob)

- After the Hellseher / “Ford-igula” incident and motherlobe release he’s succumbed to denial and tries to acts as if everything’s okay. Yet this also the cause of him and Compton’s break up. This progressively makes his denial worse and to gets to a point where Augustus (The Boss here / Truman’s role) speaks to him about it. The end result was him getting a final chance and deciding to make up his dismay by creating “the perfect invention” but due to this obsession he now stays cooped up in his lab

- Unlike canon Bob, you can ask him questions like any of the remaining psy7. The thing is that the aura feels completely off with his state

- Robotic mind, baby! AKA it’s more mechanical and factory-ish. Even his mental self being a robot which I like to call “0tt2.0” (Ot-two point o) a fan mechanism I like to think of he starts off broken like his mental state, but as he’s getting rebuilt he realizes the reality of his situation

- Basically a “fuck it we ball” mentality except he’s constantly harming himself like dear god grandpa when was the last time you eaten what the fuck man

* And as a treat just a Peak at his new design since I can’t find anywhere else to put it and this was an opportunity!

[trevlad-sounds]

Invisible Club 16

05.06.2024

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Spotify playlist of “all” the Invisible Club https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3H73nyf3Pct3BFU5GfTrg0?si=dd4a9284a14b4086

Hello. Trevor here. It’s time to enter the Invisible Club. 16 tracks from 16 artists for how ever long that takes.

Invisible Club 16

Invisible Club comes out every Wednesday and is a compliment to Invisible Waves. With less talk and more action. Enjoy…

Intro 00:00 Bushmeat Sound System-Mission AD 01:22 Uomo Meccanico-Accuminciamm 09:16 The Galaxy Electric & Droog Mulholland-Red Ball 10:40 Matthewdavid-9_WALKONMEDLEY 13:51 James Adrian Brown Featuring Benefits-The End Of Radio 15:40 Serge Geyzel-Side A – Quick Time Traveller 19:49 Moray Newlands-The Wasp Factory 24:18 David Douglas & Applescal-Breakaway 28:28 Escape The Loops-Bob’s Green Mazda 31:59 Romare-Priestess 36:38 Quiet Dawn, Oliver Night-Follow Your Instincts 40:42 HDRF-Kristallgarten 4 46:10 Christ-White Count 48:53 Julio Tornero-beta 53:31 Xylic-Óberon 56:40 Futuregrapher-Geimhús 59:11 Outro 1:04:34

[seandwalsh]

What do you think the deal is with some of the PiT enemies? There are Dry Bones found in Yoob's Belly despite Yoob having trouble eating Koopas, Handfakes somehow knowing what present-day Bowser looks like and working with his minions, and the Shroobs, despite a language barrier, managing to enlist non-Shroob minions like Ghoul Guys, Lethal Bob-ombs, and probably Soul Bubbles and Snoozorbs (both possibly alien and meant to look creepy but don't share design traits with the other Shroob enemies).

Good question! I believe a lot of the enemies in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time were unfortunately designed without the context of the game in mind.

However, there are potential explanations for each of these things.

Yoob seemingly doesn’t have trouble eating all Koopas. It eats Baby Bowser just fine. While we can’t say for sure why he didn’t eat Kamek or Kylie, it might be as simple as “he went off their taste”.

Another possibility is that the Dry Bones aren’t Koopas that Yoob has eaten, but rather pre-existing Dry Bones that the Shroobs stationed within Yoob as guards, along with the Bullies and RC Shroobers.

Handfakes are an interesting case. There are a few possibilities:

Perhaps Bowser’s appearance is common amongst his species, much like with Toad and Yoshi, therefore an individual identical to Bowser could’ve existed at the time. Bowser even shares his Japanese name with his species, much like those characters do. This would also align with Bowser (Blue) from Super Mario Bros.: the Lost Levels and the Koopa Kids from Mario Party having incredibly similar appearances to Bowser. Personally I’m not a fan of this idea, however.

Perhaps the Handfakes somehow saw Bowser, when he briefly fell into the past and wandered around Thwomp Volcano, and decided to copy his image then.

Perhaps Bowser’s future image was predicted by wizards using crystal balls, like Merlon or Kamek, and handfakes used an illustration of this image to scare others. It’s possible that the handfakes could’ve even predicted the future themselves. They’re found on Star Hill after all, and the Stars have the ability to see into the potential future.

Finally, perhaps handfakes are able to produce images of enemies, extracted from the minds of those they face. Since they were fighting Mario and Luigi, they were able to produce images of future Bowser from their memories. This one is my personal favourite, and would explain them using Bowser’s Minions in general.

As for how the Shroobs were able to communicate with non-Shroobs, keep in mind that the language used by the Shroobs is still a complex, learnable language. Some other alien species may speak the same language as the Shroobs, while some Shroobs also definitely speak English. Remember that Elder Princess Shroob speaks English, both as the “Star Sprite” and once she’s been released from the Cobalt Star. Even if they couldn’t speak to each other, it’s possible the Shroobs used mind control on them, much like what they did to the Hammer Bros. in the Vim Factory.

It’s also worth noting that Bob-ombs, and maybe even Shy Guys could have originated in space as well, though that’s a post for another time…

Thanks for your question!

[princesssarisa]

A Christmas Carol Holiday Season: "A Christmas Carol: The Musical" (2004 TV special)

This Carol, starring Kelsey Grammer as Scrooge surrounded by a cast of TV and musical theatre stars, is based on a stage musical performed annually at Madison Square Garden from 1994 to 2003. With music by Broadway and Disney legend Alan Menken and with book and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens (Ragtime, Once on This Island, Anastasia), this show was one of New York's special holiday events. I sometimes wish the stage version had simply been filmed, because my feelings about this TV version are mixed. But there's enough to enjoy in it that I still rewatch it most Christmas seasons.

This is another Carol that takes some liberties with the source. The Ghost of Christmas Past (Jane Krakowski) is a beautiful (and slightly oversexualized) young woman, the Ghost of Christmas Present (Jesse L. Martin) is a black man, and the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Be (Geraldine Chaplin) is an elderly female wraith in white tatters. Meanwhile, Scrooge's childhood is entirely rewritten to resemble that of Charles Dickens. His father was sent to debtor's prison, forcing him into child labor in a boot factory. In the present, new minor characters are added too: a poor widower named Mr. Smythe, who owes Scrooge money, and his little daughter Grace, who reappears throughout Scrooge's ghostly journey to stir his conscience. And in a Wizard of Oz-like touch, Scrooge meets three strangers in the street – a lamplighter, a theatre barker, and a beggar woman – whom the three ghosts later resemble.

The biggest weakness of this production is that it seems not to know if wants to be stagy or cinematic. Despite its realistic locations (Budapest substituting for London) and CGI special effects, it still tends to be blocked and choreographed like a stage production, not like a film. The casting of TV stars is questionable too. Kelsey Grammer's sing-talking Scrooge is a cartoonish old codger, though he improves as his arc unfolds and he shows heartfelt grief, repentance, and joy. Jason Alexander's mildly comic Marley's Ghost is also an acquired taste, although Jennifer Love Hewitt fares better as Scrooge's lost love Emily (as Belle is renamed).

Yet despite all reservations this is still an enjoyable Carol. The mostly British supporting cast is excellent: standouts include Edward Gower as Bob Cratchit, Brian Bedford as Fezziwig, Steven Miller as Young Scrooge, and West End stars such as Julian Ovenden, Linzi Hateley, Claire Moore, and Ruthie Henshall. And the songs by Menken and Ahrens – "A Jolly Good Time," "Nothing to Do With Me," "You Mean More to Me," "Link By Link," "The Lights of Long Ago," "A Place Called Home," "Mr. Fezziwig's Annual Christmas Ball," "Abundance and Charity," "Christmas Together," "Dancing On Your Grave," "Yesterday, Tomorrow, and Today," and "God Bless Us, Everyone" – are of the high quality expected from two such Broadway legends.

This is far from a definitive Carol, but I recommend it all the same.

@ariel-seagull-wings, @faintingheroine, @thealmightyemprex, @reds-revenge, @thatscarletflycatcher

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Round One Polls

Donatello (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) vs William Afton (Five Nights At Freddy's)

Waluigi (Mario) vs Grimace (McDonalds)

Spyro vs Jeff Wiggles (The Wiggles)

Spike (My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic) vs James (Pokemon)

Willy Wonka (Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory) vs Slam Tasmanian (Loonatics Unleashed)

Professor Plum (Clue) vs Adam West's Batman (Batman)

Purple Crewmate (Among Us) vs Prince

Tinky Winky (Teletubbies) vs Thanos (Marvel)

Ultra Lord (Jimmy Neutron) vs Barney The Dinosaur (Barney And Friends)

Cheshire Cat (Alice In Wonderland) vs Skeletor (He-Man)

MewTwo (Pokemon) vs Hawkeye (Marvel)

Chowder (Chowder) vs Zumbah (Boobah)

Count von Count (Sesame Street) vs Ferb (Phineas & Ferb)

Cecil Gershwin Palmer (Welcome To Night Vale) vs Randall (Monsters Inc)

Bob (Animal Crossing) vs Purple Link (Legend of Zelda: Four Swords)

Kokichi Oma (Danganronpa) vs Espio the Chameleon (Sonic The Hedgehog)

Souma Kanzaki (Ensemble Stars!!) vs Stan LaVey (Monster Prom)

High Geologist Shaggy (Tumblr) vs Darkwing Duck (Darkwing Duck)

Ichimatsu Matsuno (Osomatsu) vs Gengar (Pokemon)

Beerus (Dragon Ball) vs Austin (Backyardigans)

Darius Deamonne (The Owl House) vs Lotor (Voltron Legendary Defender)

Nagihiko Fujisaki (Shugo Chara) vs King Amethar Rocks (Dimension 20’s A Crown of Candy)

Stacy/Stacaesar (Zenkaiger) vs Kafei (Legend of Zelda)

Virgil Sanders (Sanders Sides) vs Purpled (DreamSMP)

Jason Grace (Heroes of Olympus) vs Gerard (Monster Prom)

Repliku (Kingdom Hearts) vs Aaravos (Dragon Prince)

Purple Yam Cookie (Cookie Run) vs Eduardo (Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends)

Baraggan Louisenbairn (Bleach) vs Nidoking (Pokemon)

Gen Asagiri (Dr. Stone) vs Purple Pieman (Strawberry Shortcake)

Essek Thelyss (Critical Role) vs Ryuga “Shark” Kamishiro (YuGiOh Zexal)

Gentoku Himuro (Kamen Rider Build) vs Dionysus (Hades)

Frank "Doc" DuFresne (Red VS Blue) vs Fujitora (One Piece)

Mike Afton (Five Nights At Freddy's) vs Kaito Momota (Danganronpa)

Weyoun (Star Trek Deep Space 9) vs Shockwave (Transformers)

Lelouch Vi Britannia (Code Geass) vs Enderman (Minecraft)

Big The Cat (Sonic) vs Cyclonus (Transformers)

Marx (Kirby) vs Ramattra (Overwatch)

Kurloz Makara (Homestuck) vs Kratos (Tales Of Symphonia)

Shinsou Hitoshi (My Hero Academia) vs Marv (Going Under)

Tallest Purple (Invader ZiM) vs Leone Abbacchio (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)

Liam de Lioncourt (Monster Prom) vs Kamui Gakupo (Vocaloid)

Mayoi Ayase (Ensemble Stars!!) vs Genya Shinazugawa (Demon Slayer)

Alois Trancy (Black Butler) vs Lucifer/Hanzo Urushihara (Devil Is A Part Timer)

Rick Shades (Epithet Erased) vs Evillustrator (Miraculous Ladybug)

Frank Zhang (Heroes of Olympus) vs Taako (Adventure Zone)

Therion (Octopath Traveler) vs Yuri Leclerc (Fire Emblem: Three Houses)

Shinobu Sengoku (Ensemble Stars!!) vs Neku Sakuraba (The World Ends With You)

Henry (Fire Emblem: Awakening) vs Klug (Puyo)

Juan The Small Magical Latino Cat (Monster Prom) vs Ravio (Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds)

Louie the Lilac (Batman 66) vs Prince Kanata (Go Princess Precure)

Epel Felmier (Twisted Wonderland) vs Adonis Otogari (Ensemble Stars!!)

Chase (Kamen Rider Drive) vs Trunks (Dragon Ball Z)

Rosho Tsutsujimori (Hypnosis Microphone) vs Rui Kamishiro (Project Sekai)

Galvatron / Megatron (Transformers) vs Orphaner Dualscar (Homestuck)

Tedd Verres (El Goonish Shive) vs Lewis Pepper (Mystery Skulls)

Preminger (Barbie Princess & The Pauper) vs Mason 'Siris' Wu (Red VS Blue)

5 (BFB/XFOHV) vs Jiang Cheng (Mo Dao Zu Shi)

Kumon Hyodo (A3! Act! Addict! Actors!) vs Purple (Animation vs Minecraft)

Chu Chu (Revolutionary Girl Utena) vs Goliath (Gargoyles)

Star Platinum (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure) vs Caius Ballad (Final Fantasy)

Wakiya Murasaki (Beyblade Burst) vs Henchman (Cuphead)

Narancia Ghirga (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure) vs Reo Mikage (Blue Lock)

The Arcanist (Flight Rising) vs Hino Eiji/PuToTyra (Kamen Rider OOO)

Face (Nick Jr.) vs Prince Humphrey (Harpy Gee)

Garazeb "Zeb" Orrelios (Star Wars Rebels) vs Kars (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)

Prince John (purple outfit edition) (Adventures Of Robin Hood 1938) vs Prince Humperdinck (purple outfit edition) (Princess Bride)

Cooler (Dragon Ball Z) vs Skull (Katekyo Hitman Reborn!)

Dabi (My Hero Academia) vs Skywarp (Transformers)

Ryuutaros (Kamen Rider Den-O) vs Sebastian (Stardew Valley)

Odd Della Robbia (Code Lyoko) vs Aroma (Go Princess Precure)

Erin Ruunaser (Aurora) vs Endrance (.hack//G.U.)

Xerxes Break (Pandora Hearts) vs Mr. Kat (Kid vs Kat)

Bonnie (Five Nights At Freddy's) vs The Purple People Eater

Hawkmoth (Miraculous Ladybug) vs Lorenz Hellman Gloucester (Fire Emblem)

Sonic (One Punch Man) vs Atsushi Murasakibara (Kuroko no Basuke)

Eridan Ampora (Homestuck) vs Juandissimo (Fairly OddParents!)

Fear (Inside Out) vs Akira Otoishi (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)

Emperor Zurg (Buzz Lightyear) vs Soundwave (Transformers)

Gamzee Makara (Homestuck) vs Shaun Gilmore (Critical Role)

King Dice (Cuphead) vs Prowler (Into The Spider-Verse)

Asgore (Undertale) vs Miguel Barragan/Bunker (DC Comics)

Mollymauk Tealeaf (Critical Role) vs Oswald Cobblepot (Gotham)

Josuke Higashikata (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure) vs Tarantulas (Beast Wars)

Shuu Tsukiyama (Tokyo Ghoul) vs Nelson (LEGO Ninjago)

Parado (Kamen Rider EX-AID) vs Cyno (Genshin Impact)

Vaati (Legend of Zelda) vs Mafuyu Asahina (Project Sekai)

Ai / Dark Ignis (Yu-Gi-Oh! Vrains) vs Huntsman (Lego Monkie Kid)

Kirune (Cevio) vs The Wizard (Stardew Valley)

Yesod (Lobotomy Corporation) vs Blinky (The Hatchetfield Universe)

Pocketcat (Fear & Hunger) vs Professor Purple (Gloomverse)

Garry (Ib) vs Sara Toujou (Confession Executive Committee)

Ongo (Jelly Jamm) vs Damien Ramsey (Magical Diary)

Me (Baba Is You) vs Luntik (Luntik)

Purble (Flight Rising) vs Chiko (Kikoriki)

Kanatsune Ame (Entropic Float) vs Penn Guindel (Dreaming Mary)

Cockroach Boy (Nekra Psaria) vs Wally (Kikoriki)

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CURTAIN UP!

Lucy on Stage ~ Epilogue

Lucille Ball has influenced theatrical stage plays as part of her legacy to the entertainment industry.  There have been theatrical presentations that merely mention her name, or present her as a character. Here are a just a few examples. 

I Love Lucy ~ A three-act comedy adapted by Christopher Sergel from the television program by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, and Bob Carroll Jr. 

Act One opens in the Ricardos’ messy living room, based on the TV show’s eighth episode, “Men Are Messy.” Lucy and Ricky argue over finances. Lucy changes the subject by wanting to look up Ricky’s horoscope, from “The Séance.” She does this to encourage Ricky to ask Mr. Littlefield, owner of the Tropicana nightclub, for a raise (from “Ricky Asks for a Raise”). Peggy and Arthur, “The Young Fans” are also in the cast. Later, Mr. Littlefield comes over to the messy apartment and wonders how Ricky can manage the Tropicana if he can’t manage his own wife.

It is reported that in 1954, before television was widely available in Hawaii, Hilo High School put on the “I Love Lucy” play!  The sister of a Hilo High School teacher living in Hollywood met with the publicity manager for Lucy and Desi and told them about the approaching production. Lucille Ball was reportedly “thrilled,” and asked for pictures of the Hilo High School cast. The “I Love Lucy” senior play had four daytime student performances and one night showing for the community. It was also staged at the Kilauea Military Reservation. The Arnazes sent them a congratulatory telegram.

“If you want to laugh until tears run down your cheeks and your sides ache go see ‘I Love Lucy,’ the hilarious comedy production by Hilo High School’s senior class. The cast literally had its audience rolling in the aisles.” ~ Thelma Olival in the Hilo Tribune Herald

After a few local and community performances, the Sergel script was withdrawn and is no longer in print. 

In 1955, after “I Love Lucy” concluded its European Tour episodes, Hedda Hopper reported that Lucille Ball and Desi Aranz were in talks to appear in a stage musical produced by Rogers and Hammerstein. 

“They're figuring on an original story to fit their personalities, and it will bring these two back to the stage for the first time in 15 years. Desi was in ‘Too Many Girls’ in 1940 and Lucille road-toured in ‘Dream Girl’ after she quit Metro. ~ Hedda Hopper, July 11, 1955

Needless to say, the project never materialized. Instead, Lucy and Desi opted for a sixth season of “I Love Lucy” set in Connecticut. 

Bells Are Ringing (1956) is a Broadway musical by Betty Comden, Adolph Green and Jule Styne, which focuses on Ella Peterson (originally played by Judy Holliday), who works in the basement office of a telephone answering service. At a party attended by snobbish New Yorkers, the ensemble sings “Drop that Name”. One of the names dropped is Lucille Ball. The 1960 film adaptation (also starring Holliday and Lucille Ball’s friend Dean Martin) was directed by Vincente Minnelli, who had directed Ball in The Long, Long Trailer (1954). 

“That's the way you play the game, Drop that name!”

Little Shop of Horrors (1982) by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman follows a hapless florist shop worker who raises a plant that feeds on human blood and flesh. He has a romance with a fragile beauty named Audrey, who dreams of “Somewhere That’s Green.” The lyrics of the song imagine Audrey and Seymour married, settled down, and watching “I Love Lucy” with their children.  When the film was made in 1986, the song was turned into a dream sequence that featured footage of “I Love Lucy’s” famous chocolate factory scene from “Job Switching” (1952).

“We snuggle watchin' Lucy On our big, enormous twelve-inch screen!”

Baby (1983) is a Broadway musical by David Shire, Richard Matlby Jr, and Sybille Pearson that dealt with the effects of motherhood on three couples. During the song “I Want It All” the three expectant mothers (originally Liz Calloway, Catherine Cox, and Beth Fowler) sing about the famous and powerful women they emulate.. including Lucille Ball. 

“I want to be Mother Teresa, Sally Ride, Lucille Ball I want it all!”

Senator Joe (1989) was a Broadway ‘popera’ by Tom O'Horgan and Perry Arthur Kroeger that dealt with famous red-hunting Senator Joseph McCarthy. The show closed in previews due to accusations of financial misconduct by its producer. 

(Photo courtesy of Perry Arthur Kroeger. Used by permission.)

Lucille Ball was accused of being a communist by McCarthy in 1953. The show featured large cut-out heads of Lucy and Desi (as well as Jackie Gleason and Howdy Doody), with their dialogue voiced by Michelle Fleischer and Tom Desrocher. The show played at the the Neil Simon (formerly the Alvin), the same venue where Lucille Ball’s name was dropped in Bells Are Ringing and Ball made her only Broadway appearance in 1960′s Wildcat. When Ball suddenly died in 1989, news reporters stood outside the theatre, which still displayed the marquee for “Senator Joe”!  

I Loved Lucy is a play by Lee Tannen, based on his 2001 book of the same title about his friendship with Lucille Ball. The two person play (Lucy and Lee)  presents their developing relationship over a series of conversations and backgammon games during the last years of her life. 

The play has had numerous productions, including New York City and London, where it starred Sandra Dickinson as Ball and Matthew Scott as Lee. Tannen has also played himself in some productions. 

An Evening With Lucille Ball: Thank You for Asking is a one woman show starring Suzanne LaRusch as Lucy, written and directed by Lucie Arnaz. It is structured after a series of real-life Q&As and seminars Lucille Ball conducted in the 1970s, enhanced with flashbacks to earlier periods in the actress's astonishing career and silent home movies. LaRusch was originally a strolling Lucy impersonator at Universal Studios who parlayed her uncanny imitation into this unique ‘sanctioned’ show as well as playing ‘Lucy’ in the 1997 feature film Timecop. 

Lucy Loves Desi: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Sitcom is a staged radio play produced by L.A. Theatre Works from a script by Gregg Oppenheimer, son of “I Love Lucy” creator Jess Oppenheimer.  

Originally an audio play, the show has since been staged and toured. Six performers play Lucy, Desi, Jess Oppenheimer, and the other central figures responsible for the launch of the series. The show employs projections and music. 

The Cuban and the Redhead is a musical by Robert Bartley and Danny Whitman deals with the tumultuous relationship of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz and the creation of the television show that was their legacy.  

The musical has had numerous readings and regional productions. 

I Love Lucy: Live On Stage is a theatrical presentation of “I Love Lucy” scripts staged by Rick Sparks. 

The show has toured extensively in the USA and Canada. The settings, costumes, and wardrobe contribute to bringing the television program vividly to life. 

The Cher Show (2017) is a jukebox musical with a book by Rick Elice that tells the story of the life and career of Cher, using songs that she performed throughout her career. The part of Cher is played by three actresses. One actress (originally Emily Skinner) plays Cher’s mother Georgia Holt, and Lucille Ball. Holt was a background performer on “I Love Lucy” and “The Lucy Show.”  

Everybody Loves Lucy by Elise McCann and Richard Carroll. In the cabaret show Francine Cain brings Lucille Ball to life, revealing the woman behind the image. As well as playing Ball, Cain also plays Edie, an amalgam of  the women who watched “I Love Lucy” in the 1950s.

SIdekicked by Kim Powers is a one-woman about Vivian Vance. Set on March 2, 1960, Vance is about to turn herself into Ethel Mertz, America's most beloved side kick, for the final time. Although Lucille Ball is not represented on stage, she is the center of Vance’s world at the time. 

The play has had several regional productions, including at Cape May Stage (NJ) where Sally Mayes (above) played Vance. 

Love! Valour! Compassion! (1994) by Terrence McNally is a play about a group of gay friends that escape to a lakeside house. The character of Buzz (originally Nathan Lane) tells the audience that he owes his very existence to Lucille Ball. In the 1997 film version, Buzz was played by Jason Alexander. 

Corpus Christi (1997) by Terrence McNally is a modern retelling of the story of Jesus' birth, ministry, and death. McNally mentions Lucille Ball in a scene between Joshua (the Jesus prototype) and a room service waiter. 

Bring it On: The Musical (2011) is a musical with music by Tom Kitt and Lin-Manuel Miranda, lyrics by Amanda Green and Miranda, and book by Jeff Whitty loosely based on the 2000 film of the same name. It focuses on the competitive world of cheerleading and over-the-top team rivalries.  During the song "I Got You" Lucy and Desi are mentioned. The song was performed during the televised Macy's Parade on Thanksgiving Day 2012.  

MISCELLANEOUS LUCY 

[ms-demeanor]

When I was a little kid my mom worked grueling hours. She had a long commute, a stressful job, and very little time in her hands for keeping house.

She came from a very poor family - her parents met in the Depression in a mattress factory where workers stayed until they had worked enough to earn the price of a mattress, at which point they were paid with a mattress and moved on.

Being a large family with five kids and two working parents, my grandmother had a collection of recipes designed to feed a lot of people with minimal time and effort. Cottage cheese lasagna, wet dog chicken, and three bean chili were staples in her household.

My mom's mom died when my mom was still in high school, and her dad passed a year later. My mom went to college on a scholarship while her older sisters cared for her younger siblings. There was a falling out in the family because of this - my mother couldn't help to pay for her father's headstone as an orphaned college student working at a Bob's Big Boy, and her two eldest sisters were so offended that they cut contact for years.

After Aunt Beth died in a house fire with her two children, my mom and her sister Yvonne finally mended fences. Along with a renewed relationship with her sister, my mom also got access to her mother's collection of recipe cards. She learned to make wet dog chicken, cottage cheese lasagna, and three bean chili and often left them cooking in the crockpot on her long days, slightly modernizing over the cast iron Dutch oven that her mother had used.

When I was old enough to stand at the stove I looked through this history of love and effort and tragedy and took a moment to reflect, because every one of those recipes sucked dog balls.

So when I want to cook something I search "easy [recipe]" and work backwards until I find something in my skill range that generally matches the ingredients in my pantry and doesn't require washing more than four dishes. Then I tweak that recipe until it is gluten and corn free, and tastes good to me. And then I share it on tumblr so that other people can be spared from the horror of cottage cheese crockpot lasagna.

hey, don't cry. one cup heavy whipping cream, two tablespoons granulated sugar, three tablespoons cocoa powder and whisk until stiff peaks form for three ingredient chocolate mousse, okay?

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back, sender gives receiver a back hug.

lost the meme, but there's many to choose from!

     VINCENT’S UNSURE WHEN EXACTLY the sky turned black; commonplace amongst the weather he & eliana endured as they trekked. dozens of miles behind them. the soles of their shoes caked in dirt, dust, grime, & mud, much like their skin. showering was a dire need — a thought that came to vincent so casually in a matter of seconds from the aftermath of feeling filthy; he’d almost forgotten such luxuries required different set-ups, how it wasn’t as simple anymore. blue eyes peer to the black, endless ceiling above. rainfall would have to suffice — but while standing in the rain brought zero consequences to his health, eliana’s begged to differ. an old wives tale — prolonged exposure to the rain making one sick, but it wasn’t the rain itself; shuffling around in drenched clothes as the cold air whips against your skin weakens the immune system. 

     he’s managed a few footsteps lead ahead of her, finally turns, stops, & whistles calling for her attention. ❝ hey — gonna rain. need to find shelter. ❞ swivels back around, marching forward with an adjusted grip on the straps of his backpack. something peaks above the trees, bobbing its head up slowly with each mark forward, until a tall building reveals itself – some kind of factory. vincent points ahead, setting their camp for the night; not the inside, but somewhere near the groundskeepers shack. every factory had one.

❝ head towards there. we’ll settle in. stick to the trees for cover. ❞ they hadn’t come across a volatile group, & they were due, still he’d will the night for silence.

    hard to pinpoint why the structure strikes a jolt of nostalgia through his nerves. they all looked the same after the bombs dropped, but as they drew near, bodies low to the ground & weapons expertly hidden, yet ready, a partial sign welcomes them; the name has long been blown off, but the dirtied red circle with a falling atom bomb is all he needs to know. he stops, planting his feet into the ground as his breathing slows at the memory, eyes fixed to the sign, to the decrepit building; factory machines whirring over labored voices, shouts of mechanical issues & quick solutions. a too tight suit, briefcase full of nothing but scribbled notes on paper, firm handshakes, fiery hair seeming to strike a match in whichever room she surveyed. her smile, smug as it was genuine if they day suited her. white blouses & black skirts. black hair. rosemary … lifeless at the table. cigarette in hand. she closed her eyes & never woke up, mr. riffy. a son shouldn’t blame himself — 

   the sudden grip around his waist brings a sharp intake of breath. warmth flushes against his torso; chemical clouds of plasma coat his nostrils faintly, sight glazing down to hands, rough & small, flecks of tiny scraps making their temporary home ontop eliana’s fingers as she clasps him to his chest. blue eyes widen & muscles clench. the memory fades, much like the ending of a song as it relinquishes sepia noise to the quiet of the wasteland — dead branches creaking against the impending wind, the pestering buzz of bloatflies floating around, & eliana’s muffled breathing hot against the back of his jacket. limbs remain fixed to his sides, stare blank into the ground as he imagines how she looks from behind. are her eyes open? closed? what was she thinking right now? had he done something to prompt this? or did she need a moment of comfort in an otherwise stagnant ray of time? 

   vincent turns his head, a slight strain on his eyes as they stretch out of their limited view, catching a ball of muddied brown hair. his heartbeat slows in the wake of silence, his faint breathing joining her’s, mouth running dry as the back of his head begins to fall towards her, submitting against the restraint within his neck, allowing scents of earth & soap to follow, the top of her hair brushing against the stubble of his cheek, but as he searches for solace in this sudden embrace, a wet droplet smacks his forehead. he flinches, pulls his head away, & grabs eliana’s hands, breaking her gasp. 

❝ c’mon, gotta beat it before we got drenched. ❞

[jankowskiroman-news]

Paterson's Art Factory owner, facing foreclosure, files for bankruptcy

PATERSON — Facing foreclosure, the owner of The Art Factory — a complex of 19th-century mill buildings near the Great Falls now used for weddings and other banquet hall events — filed for bankruptcy in August.

Mayor Andre Sayegh, who held his first inaugural ball at The Art Factory in 2018, touted the eclectic arts and events business as an important part of the Great Falls area’s revitalization during his early years in office.

The bankruptcy filing comes as the owner of The Art Factory, David Garsia, said his four party halls are supposed to host about 160 weddings and other “upcoming” events in the near future. The complex also features exhibits and rents studios to artists and filmmakers.

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Court papers indicate Garsia plans to continue operations during the bankruptcy. He said in court papers that the bankruptcy was triggered by a New Jersey Superior Court judgment issued last month against his business involving a $12.5 million loan in 2018, which was supposed to provide him with money to do a massive renovation of the complex.

Under the judgment, Garsia is supposed to provide rent and fees from his Art Factory events to the lender, 100 Mile REIT Inc., a group headed by Bergen County real estate investor Billy Procida. Garcia said in court papers that such a requirement would destroy his business.

But Procida’s lawyers said in their court-filed objection to the bankruptcy that Garsia has no right to the revenue generated by The Art Factory in light of his alleged track record of defaults on the loan and the fact that he owes Paterson almost $250,000 in unpaid property taxes and sewer charges.

In a statement issued Monday, Garsia said the bankruptcy was designed to “replace a problematic lender.”

“The Art Factory continues to reserve venues for weddings and events through 2026 and we look forward to providing an exceptional experience for every family’s celebration!” Garsia said in a statement sent via text message.

Neither Procida nor Sayegh could be reached for comment.

Art Factory in controversies

During the past decade, The Art Factory has been embroiled in numerous controversies. About eight years ago, Paterson fire officials intervened and canceled a massive Christmas party planned at the complex because The Art Factory lacked fire safety protections, including requisite sprinklers.

Shortly after that, Paterson community improvements director David Gilmore issued more than 150 violations against tenants at The Art Factory for not having certificates of occupancy. Those summonses ended up being dismissed, and Gilmore filed a political retaliation lawsuit against the Sayegh administration saying the mayor was protecting Garsia, his political ally and supporter.

Sayegh’s inaugural ball took place even though The Art Factory at that time had not yet obtained required licenses for music and dancing, something Garsia did later. One of Sayegh’s first press conferences as mayor touted a trolley service that he said The Art Factory would provide for downtown Paterson, a promise that never was fulfilled.

When asked about the bankruptcy, Gilmore said Sayegh had given Garsia “carte blanche.”

“If his friends in City Hall had anything to do with it, he’d be getting everything he wanted,” Gilmore said of Garsia.

The bankruptcy has triggered speculation in city real estate circles about what will become of The Art Factory property on Spruce Street once the financial battle between Procida and Garsia is resolved. Garsia’s complex sits next to the New Jersey Community Development Corporation, or NJCDC, Paterson’s largest nonprofit developer.

“I wasn’t aware of the bankruptcy filing, but if it were to happen, I think the entire complex would need to be reimagined and I could easily see it becoming a mixed-use site with housing and office space,” said Bob Guarasci, the NJCDC’s executive director. “But given the size and complexities of the site, my guess is that any redevelopment would need to be done in phases over a number of years.”