#Crab sounds

[yourcrazyboyokris]

Fun Animal Facts

Japanese Spider Crabs exist and they are after your left index finger

[professorcalculusstanaccount]

I remember discussing Tintin casting choices with a friend from Germany and remarked how it was odd he often has an English accent in adaptations rather than a Belgian one, and my friend just replied "that's because Tintin gives incredibly strong English boy energy (derogatory)"

Here in the UK there's a lot of weird classism tied into accents. Today accent diversity and representation in broadcasting is actively pursued but in Tintin's time there certainly was a preferred accent to have.

imagine this exchange happens between pages 28-29 in The Crab with the Golden Claws

[daily-crabbys]

Today's crab is: an absolute beast

[crehador]

pathetic. need him now

[crabsnpersimmons]

boys! it's my birthday! what would you cook up for a birthday boy eager to eat whatever some handsome bots can whip up? no dietary restrictions, anything the wonderful chefs can think of :D

ough happy belated birthday, Bash!

the boys have prepared a birthday meal for you:

some details on the menu:

the longevity noodles egg noodles that are commonly eaten in Chinese cuisine for celebrations and birthdays. it's often called "birthday noodles" for that reason. they are long noodles to symbolize a long life, so it's recommended to not cut them shorter. they are often served with eggs, that symbolize birth. they can be eaten in soup or stir fried or with a sauce.

the fairy french toast is a fusion of Australian fairy bread (white bread spread with butter/margarine and covered with colourful, round sprinkles) and Hong Kong style french toast (two egg-fried toasts, sandwiching a sweet filling like peanut butter, jam, condensed milk, etc.) fairy bread is a common treat at children's parties, and french toast is a staple at Hong Kong cafes.

the longevity peach ice cream float is a peach soda topped with peach soft-serve ice cream and a mini longevity peach bun. longevity peach buns are based off the peaches of immortality in Chinese mythology. the buns are served at birthdays (especially for the elderly) and are usually filled with lotus paste or red bean paste.

[bonefall]

I’ve only gotten like third-hand accounts of this book but apparently there’s a scene where they have the Worst Beach Day Ever and discover crabs and seagulls and someone steals a guy’s sandwich. I’m just imagining them being like “that was fucking weird, right? This trip is so weird what the HELL IS THAT THING”

Ah, the Koolabi Mandated Shenanigans Segment. We get one in every traveling story these days.

Catmint Trip = Nightheart's Carnival Chicken

Riverstar's Home = Shopping Mall Elevator Chase

Park Cat Pilgrimmage = Nightheart's Pool Party

Ivypool's Heart = Average British Beach Experience

[interlockingpatches]

I might actually call in sick just to crochet your patches if you dropped crustaceans set..

Sounds like a plan! Until then, here's anti-work crab and woodlouse

[dragons-in-spaceee]

Calling your lab partner silly nicknames just to annoy him is all fun and games until you refer to him as “hermit crab” in front of the Big Boss…

[thelesbiandeli]

“Yeah, I really like Team Starkid,”

“Oh, me too! What’s your favourite show?”

“The one where Lauren Lopez has the fire.”

“Firebringer! Yeah, I love that one too-”

“No.”

[joostpauze]

pretty ass man

[naamahdarling]

Would you consider a land crab as a pet? Why or why not?

*sobbing brokenly*

Yeah... Okay . I will do jt

I will be s daddy 🥺😢😭 ❤️ 🦀

[fleetn-crab85]

More Monkees screenshot redraws of "Yellow Submarine" but this one was so funny for no reason (other versions and original under the cut)

[daily-crabbys]

Today's crab is: fully saturated

[crehador]

oh innnnnnteresting, my original thought when all i'd seen was the op was that arajin would get the red genie and matakara would get the blue one but then ichiya was in akutaro BUT NOW...... looking like ichiya might be having ideas 👀

[crabsnpersimmons]

Your have you eaten boys keep cooking for us, I want to cook for them!

It may not be nearly as skillful as what they can make but hopefully they’ll still enjoy what I’ve made!

Oh wait… they can’t eat.

But they can still taste! Hopefully they’ll still enjoy the food!

I’ve made my specialties! Pot roast, and banana cream pie!

(I went looking for actual photos of the last time I made these and I could only find a photo of the last time I made hot and sour soup. I get so caught up in getting to eat the food I forget to take pictures! But here’s that soup photo just for fun.)

OUGH thank you so much for sharing your cooking, Robin!! these look SUPER yummy and the boys would love it. they are able to eat too, so they'd happily enjoy your cooking 🥰

also i can totally relate to getting so caught up in eating food that i also forget to take pictures. "camera eats first?" no, i eat first 😂

today is actually canadian thanksgiving so these would be great for a thanksgiving potluck!

happy canadian thanksgiving y'all! i'm thankful for all of you and the wonderful community we have in the dca fandom!!

[crustacean-menace]

I am very intrigued by how the "Toa Tool" thing works.

Like, yeah, some are made by Arthaka or other famous universe toolsmiths, but for many matoran-turned-toa, their tools are often related to their professions or straight up are tools they had in hand that are transformed alongside them during the metamorphosis.

Vakama was a mask carver, carving masks from kanoka disks, and his tool turned out to be a launcher that could use the raw materials of his profession as projectiles (well, not a hard thing considering they already are used as projectiles by many, but still...).

Takua's Chronicler staff became Takanuva's Staff of light, a powerful weapon that, coincidentally, could also function as a rather deadly version of a Kohili Stick.

These items also seem to be strongly tied with their own wielder physical being, as the toa Hagah weapons were transformed along their users, but despite this, they can also be left behind for the sake of better equipment (Mahri Kongu) which, although understandable in some cases (Two hands), still feels weird. That's not just a weapon, that's a part of you.

Its such an interesting concept that seems so often discarded in favour of elemental powers and mask, but like... Its YOUR weapon. It is related to a matoran entire being, their life, their experiences and things they enjoy. It's a way to use one's passion in a way that lets them protect others, and often also have additional functions based on what they may need. How cool is that? Think about it.

There could be a toa of ice whose job as a matoran was janitor and their weapon is a mop that can freeze its tendrils and become a morningstar, or generate a frozen layer over what its passed over, painting ice paths in an instant.

There could be a toa of air who had a passion for botany and took care of the MU version of bonsai trees, their precision shears turned into a huge, bulky pair of scissors that can be used as a broadsword that can also manipulate air currents to cut things from distance.

There could be a toa of iron whose main job was welding, and lo and behold, the clunky, cumbersome equipment he struggled to drag around became a big flamethrower that it wears like a backpack, complete with a welding mask integrated on top of their own kanohi as a visor.

There could be a Toa of stone who enjoyed the life of a performer, juggling, somersaulting, doing precision throws and whose tool is now a set of spiky or bladed clubs that can bounce on surfaces and enemies alike and then return to them.

A toa of Psionics whose dream to write stories manifested into a strange staff, originally their writing stylus, able to manifest masterful illusions by writing words inside the enemy minds and trap them in stories through the mere strength of their narration.