#Fig. 164

[mechanical-drawing]

09 September 1876

[superconductivebean]

#164

I'm obsessed with the Hufflepuff House Quest, MC nearly orchestrated Professor Sharp a stroke, I stg.

Imagine. The man's finally off hours. He needs some rest, he wants to have a round or two on firewhiskey away from pupils but Professor Weasley storms in and ask, if he is aware the new fifth-year saw his badge and instead of asking him directly to learn more about the Auror Recruitment Programme, went off to Upper Hogsfield to visit an ex-Auror living there for the said reason, Aesop, what had you scared them with.

He doesn't understand. They had a conversation about his badge once. Nothing special about it really. A matter of record.

Professor Weasley then mentions, the new fifth-year somehow strolled in Azkaban afterwards but called it 'saw the badge, was intrigued'.

Sharp doesn't want a drink anymore. He needs to drink now.

And then, Professor Weasley implies the visit was connected to Professor Fig. Would Sharp know anything about it, by any chance? It was his badge they mentioned and MC tends to be worryingly cryptic!

Azkaban part of the thing was actually funny, in its own right, but the implication of them two participating in Professor Fig's foolhardy adventure earned MC a detention; they should've known better than to drag him into their shenanigans and cause such a distraction.

Cites from the game under the cut.

During Professor Weasley's Assignment:

W: Was your visit to an ex-Auror in Upper Hogsfield connected in any way to Professor Fig? I can't begin to imagine what that was about.

MC: [[No.]] Not at all. I was, er, merely interested in learning more about the Auror Programme. I saw Professor Sharp's Auror badge and was intrigued.

During Weasley's Watchful Eye:

W: – and I don't even want to know the truth behind the rumours that you visited Azkaban.

[skinnybutmakeitpink]

my safe foods • list

tomatoes (17)

cucumbers (14)

arugula (25)

broccoli (34)

carrots (40)

lettuce (14)

spinach (23)

grilled zucchini (41)

bell peppers (20)

blueberries (58)

strawberries (32)

raspberries (53)

watermelon (30)

yellow melon (36)

apricots (48)

pear (57)

nectarines (44)

peaches (39)

apples (52)

clementines (47)

kiwi (61)

pineapple (50)

pomegranate (83)

plums (46)

dates (282)

figs (69)

popcorn (382)

boiled eggs (155)

smoked salmon (117)

smoked tuna stake (201)

cooked shrimps (99)

grilled squid (85)

grilled octopus (164)

white mushrooms (35)

cottage cheese (98)

(cals per 100g)

[fourseasonsfigs]

I Have Caught You (Kiss of the Century)

The fig maker's original listing for this fig set was so wonderful I saved it (poorly machine translated, as usual):

I Have Caught You - mystery figures, wearing red and blue concert robes. The 5.3 concert was the beginning of all fate. I played the rps of the two of them, met a group of excellent and lovely friends, and did some interesting things. Occasionally, when I feel that I can't persevere, thanks to their encouragement, I can persevere all the way. It was not easy for them to catch each other.

The fig maker didn't make it easy to catch this set either - it was a small run limited to 500, and required proof of purchase of at least 164 yuan (each) of endorsements to prove support for each actor, and Gong Jun's endorsement purchase had to be after 5/4. While I had come late to the party and unfortunately never bought any of Zhehan's endorsements, I had made a donation in his honor for his birthday, which counted. For Gong Jun it was much easier since I had already bought some of his 361 products (which I really like btw, all very nice).

This is such a beautiful set - I love it so much. Of course because it's from the SHL concert, which is always an instant shot to the heart, but also it's just a delightfully done pair.

But first, a few pictures to go back down memory lane, on that first day of the concert on 5/3/2021...

HELP I'm feeling emotional! What a great night. Or you know, early morning Pacific Standard Time, it was 2000% worth getting up at 4am for.

I was going to keep going with the concert pics but I have to stop myself because Tumblr's 30 photo post limit has no remorse, and I need to save some bandwidth for these figs!

These arrived safely, thank goodness, tucked away in their polystyrene cases. I found (to my horror) that this, my most recent sea shipment, had a ton of resin figs I had forgotten to get bubble wrapped before I shipped. AND I shipped these with a literal ton (ok not that literal, but close!) of acrylic fig stands, which sure don't weigh much individually but add up when you buy 300 at a time. And when the warehouse puts the pounds and pounds of them right on top of all these figs in the box. The look on my face when I opened the box and came face to face with the sins of my youth. And I would have only have myself to blame, which is always the worst. But miracle of miracles, all these figs escaped unscathed.

Now I know I've said in the past that I can't stand to see figs cry, and I can't! But I will make an exception for this set, because tears of joy at the end of that concert was entirely acceptable and very welcome.

Their little hands! So cute.

Yes my husband just looked over at my screen where I had the enormous photo of two figs kissing up on my photo editor, and he just shook his head. I just started laughing and laughing! Yeah, I don't know how I became this person either (at my age!), but I have NO regrets! NONE.

[Side note - actually, I know exactly how I became this person. And it's this concert, together with the joint Happy Camp episode, that started launched my hyperspeed journey down the Couple Fan Junzhe road. Before this concert, I would have told you definitively, like I would have bet cold hard cash that there was no way I would ever be so crazy or this delusional. Like I've been around, you have to be pretty tough and cynical to survive in today's business world, and I'm not in the habit of believing in much of anything these days. And yet fast forward and here I am (at my age!), watching Gong Jun post vacation photos from Yunnan and swearing up and down these two are in love and married. I am the tinnest of tin hats and I have NO regrets! NONE!]

I think the hair is beautifully done - look at Lao Wen's beautiful guan (which should be gold instead of silver, but not quibbling here!).

The costumes are just beautiful here. I know fig makers despair over Wen Kexing's gorgeous red costume because it's so incredibly ornate that it's hard to replicate, but this looks wonderful.

I like the motion on the robes too, the sweep of it out behind them.

You can just barely see Zhehan's boots here, which is pretty accurate since his outfit is shorter, and given that WKX's red robes are really, really long.

Coming back around - I love the fig maker's choice to have Zhehan's eyes open and Gong Jun's closed, it's a beautiful call out to the Century Hug in the following day's concert.

Here's an extreme close ups of the beautiful costumes.

And from the top...

...and the bottom! These figs are decently stable on their white booted feet, and their interlocking hands actually holds them together really nicely.

One last close up of the Kiss of the Century!

Material: Resin, and a whole lotta love

Fig Count: 262

Scene Count: 19

Rating: Pure romance

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[weywardwisdom]

Here's a head's up for First Peoples—people who've died are named here.

Dear savvy sight-seers,

To get to Narrung, I recommend taking the free-way. I recommend taking it early—with water. Repeat doses may be needed. The trip to Narrung has its risks.

How do I know? Linguamancy—which means, er, um, oh, it’s on the tip of my tongue!

Also. I read. And the trip to Narrung is packed with peril. Some poor sod died:

‘The track is a waterless one, and the heat apparently overpowered the unfortunate man before he could reach Narrung, which was only six miles distant’ (1905, Jan 12, SAD TALE OF THE BUSH, The West Australian, 5, Trove).

His body was found ‘watched over by a dog’. Oh the heart-break! But I left out three vital facts:

~ This tragedy happened over a hundred years ago.

~ It happened near Narrung, Victoria; where I suspect all my fan-mail goes.

~ His transport was shanks pony.

Thankfully you’ve got wheels and me as your friendly trippy travel-guide! What can go wrong?!

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Wherever there are old Ngarrindjeri routes, there’s always fresh water to be found nearby. Well, there used to be, before we land-grabbers blotted the landscape.

Enter Ngarrindjeri elder Neville Gollan. He knew where all the fresh-water soaks and wells used to be. And showed us a marker in the Coorong. The stone had the words ‘Good Water’ cut into it. It had to be old. Those words came with big bold sheriffs—oops, serifs. Who bothers writing with them these days? Ugh! The stone’s gone now—stolen by some bastard. No sheriffs—or serifs—around.

‘If you’re thirsty and can’t find water,’ said Uncle Neville, ‘just look for Wa:tji bush. Break a bit off’. Uncle was also fondly known as ‘the Professor’—with good reason.

‘What do I do with it?’ I asked. Yes, I’m an ignorant white-fella. He grinned, and said:

‘You suck’. (Please stress the second word, not the first).

Thing is, there’s no need to die of thirst here. Wa:tji bush is a really common plant. It grows in long hedge-rows along the side of the road. Well, it used to.

W.e.i.r.d. English's name is tangled lignum. W.e.i.r.d. science's name is ‘Duma florulenta’ (2009, Ngarrindjeri Dictionary, 164).

W.e.i.r.d? That’s—Western/white eye-wateringly insensitive, rudely dogmatic—apologies to Joseph Henrich.

Wa:tji bush grows taller than tall people. Yet W.e.i.r.d. people often don’t see it. Why? They rate it as worthless. And—I suspect—they didn’t get enough love at birth.

Wa:tji bush doesn’t get into local plant guides either. It’s not even in the one that tells land-grabbers about the ‘most common native and introduced plant species’ here (2009, LowerlakesPlantGuide).

Why not? After all, Wa:tji bush is a really cool living being. It has super powers of survival. And really deep roots—they can go down 3 metres odd (Tangled Lignum).

So when big waters bull-doze their way downstream, this plant has got a good grip on things. And this makes it a life-saver for many small critters.

Also. When it gets too dry, it’ll drop its leaves. And can look dead.

When it rains, a miracle happens! Wa:tji bush is quick coming back to life! It’s ability to renew itself makes this plant ‘the unsung zombie hero of the floodplains’ (2022, Sept 12, Tangled Lignum).

Also. If you look closely, there’s a tiny blue wren, living in there! The Ngarrindjeri name is ‘Wa:tji Pulyeri’. Wa:tji bush is a safe place for tiny Wa:tji Pulyeri (2009, Ngarrindjeri Dictionary, 164).

Wa:tji bush, sadly, is on the way out. Despite its awesome life skills, land-grabbers still don’t value it enough.

‘I didn’t know it had flowers’, a Narrung old-timer told me once. Sigh!

Flowers have been bursting from this bush’s grey-green tangle for eons. How do I know? Sycomancy? No, I don’t read fig leaves. I do read old stories.

Fig tree, by the way, sheltered baby twins, tossed out by an evil despot. And that’s how the evil Roman Empire began—abusing women and tiny children. Did they not get enough love at birth?

When the evil Empire came to this land, tangled lignum sheltered First Peoples. It hid Walmajarri people from the police, explained elder Bessie Doonday (Duma florulenta). That’s when they took the children away. What a terrible thing—white Australiens thinking they know best. When will the trauma end for Stolen Generations?!

Ngarrindjeri parents tell stories to teach their children about safe places. In the Waatji Pulyeri creation story, Wa:tji bush is a place to hide from danger. The story-teller of this version, sadly, is no longer with us—another Ngarrindjeri gone too soon. Gone but never forgotten.

Enter Jimmy Rankine, Ngarrindjeri singer and story-teller. The first time we met was at the Narrung general store—just across the road from Wa:tji bush, as it happens. And cross-my-heart, this is the only photo of the store I've ever taken.

‘Hullo, Jimmy’, I said. He stopped—studied me—and then said:

‘You know me? How? We’ve never met!’

‘I met your waist-coat this morning’, I replied. ‘It was hanging on the back of the chair, when I visited your mum, down Raukkan’.

It was an awesome waistcoat. It was patterned like the night sky filled with glowing golden stars. In those staid stuffed-shirt days, I really rated people who were so radiantly creative.

‘I’m a fan’, I added. ‘I bought your band’s cd’.

Thankfully, my remark about Rough Image put a spark in Jimmy’s eyes.

‘Would you like my autograph?’ he kindly said. I did.

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You can still see Wa:tji bush on your way to Narrung. And when you look carefully, I wonder who you'll see in there.

[maltrunners]

Edradour 10 Year and 10 Year (2008) Straight From The Cask #164

Review by: ZoidbergOnTheRocks My only experience with Edradour is with some of their fudge, so it’ll be good to finally try some of their actual spirit! Tasted on 2/9/2021, neat in a Glencairn. Edradour 10 Year Distillery: Edradour Bottler: Distillery Bottling Region: Scotland, Highlands ABV: 40.0% Age: 10 years old Nose: damp, old leather. Toffee. Raisins, figs. Shoe polish.…

[indigos-shits-and-giggles]

I posted 13,257 times in 2022

That's 13,244 more posts than 2021!

939 posts created (7%)

12,318 posts reblogged (93%)

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Longest Tag: 140 characters

#that part in undertale in waterfall with the blue castle in the distance and the quiet sound of rain as you and the weird kid you befriended

I sent 2 gifts in 2022

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

Can I just say the use of motifs and background music in the non-musical-number parts in the Hatchetfield shows are fucking amazing? Like just from a few piano notes the audience can either end up laughing or (more likely), bawling their eyes out. The main examples I can think of off the top of my head is

- Ethan's death in Black Friday, with the reprise of Califor-M.I.A

- That part in Jane's a Car where Jane crashes into Becky Barnes and the whole "Crash, bang, Jane" melody now growing panicky and terror stricken

- America's Great Again playing whenever General MacNacmera enters a room in Black Friday

- That part in Hatchetfield Ape Man where Professor Hidgens is talking about Working Boys and that in-between melody that I'll just call "the pitch theme" that's the speaking transition part from Show Stoppin Number to Working Boys.

If anyone sees this, reblog with more, we gotta make a list. Or, heck, let's also use a specific tag, #motifs in hatchetfield.

204 notes - Posted January 21, 2022

#4

Here's an idea: Opposite!Paul TGWDLM AU where he actually LIKES musicals

Basically The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals would have the same general plot, except it's a silent film and the people who are infected are forced to literally never speak. It'd start out as a musical, hell, Paul'd even sing an "I Want" song, and there'd even be background music, but by the end of Act 1 it'd have gone completely and utterly silent.

211 notes - Posted February 17, 2022

#3

Little headcanon that everyone in Hatchetfield notices that one in every five or so people they meet looks almost exactly like them and they just don't care.

Like Alice will be going to Beanies with Bill and run into Zoey and they'll just kind of look at eachother and shrug like "Yup, just a normal day in Hatchetfield."

You aren't a Hatchetfield resident until you run into at least one person who looks vaguely similar to you!

212 notes - Posted March 14, 2022

#2

grrr i hate social studies id rather be listening to a musical set after the 2nd world war about gay spies who are now enemies or the little mermaid in space with alien bugs and evil sunglasses guy who's smoking pot. or maybe that one that symbolizes consumerism with a fuckin furry little monster. or that one with the family of farmers shitting themselves to death.

/j

214 notes - Posted May 2, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

Twisted has so many serious lyrics that have no right being this good

Like, here's just a bunch off the top of my head thAT BREAK MY HEART-

"SCIENCE SAYS YOU'RE DEAD AND GONE FOREVER... REASON SAYS I'M TALKING TO THE AIR, BUT SOMETHING IN MY HEART, SOME SECRET HIDDEN PART, ILLOGICALLY INSISTS THAT YOU ARE THERE... SOMEWHEEERRREEEE-" Heartbreaking, beautiful, incredibly depressing. Dylan Saunders is over here ripping my heart in two.

"How will they tell my story? How will they tell my tale? Will anybody even care?!" Openly sobbing at the callback to A Thousand And One Nights

"The question then is whether 'tis nobler in the mind to be well-liked but ineffectual, or moral but maligned." Yes, the musical where there's a character who everyone thinks fucked a tiger is referencing Hamlet and it is fuckin' beautiful

"THE ROAD AHEAD MAY TWIST, BUT I WILL NEVER SWERVE, I'LL GIVE THEM ALL THE UNSUNG ANTIHERO THEY DESERVE!!!!!!!" Just epic, beautiful, kind of bittersweet, but such a powerful line delivered just beautifully

"You are kind, and that's enough." "You're a diamond in the rough.." *muffled sobbing*

In conclusion: Yes, I cried during Twisted, yes I'm gonna go relisten to it right now, don't judge me

278 notes - Posted April 26, 2022

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[journeytothewestresearch]

The Secret of Sun Wukong's Great Strength?

The beginning of Journey to the West depicts the “Stone Monkey” (Shihou, 石猴) as a normal, fun-loving primate. The greatest feat that he performs at this early point is leaping through the waterfall to discover the long-forgotten grotto-heaven within. But the other monkeys are shown capable of doing this as well, suggesting that the Stone Monkey is no stronger than those around him. However, later chapters depict Sun Wukong having great supernatural strength. For instance, chapter 25 states that he uses his “mountain-moving, ridge-shifting divine strength” (tuishan yiling de shenli, 推山移嶺的神力) to push over the ginseng fruit tree out of anger (based on Wu & Yu, 2012, vol. 1, p. 466). And later in chapter 33, he carries two mountains on his shoulders while running at meteoric speeds. So where did this great strength come from? The obvious answer is that he acquired it while training under the Buddho-Daoist Sage, Patriarch Subodhi.

The novel mentions Monkey training in Daoist elixir arts and martial arts (section 4.5 here). I believe that this is the key to his power. Anyone familiar with Chinese martial arts will know that strength training is a key element to building a powerful body. Boxers of the past and present were/are known to use stone weights and locks (among other implements) to build muscle (fig. 1 and 2).

Some martial artists also practice Daoist “Guiding and Pulling” (Daoyin, 導引) exercises to bolster their body. One example of this the Tendon-Changing Classic (Yijin jing, 易筋經, c. 1624). The strength gifted by this exercise is said to be forged from the cultivation and circulation of qi (氣). This energy is developed through the ingestion of herbal medications and the performance of breathing exercises at prescribed times, [1] and then circulated throughout the body via muscle kneading and the execution of twelve dynamic yoga postures (fig. 3). The resulting “internal robustness” is translated externally with a series of body-conditioning exercises. A wooden pestle is used to beat muscles about the arms, torso, and legs, while a cloth bag full of pebbles is used to work the tendons, especially on the hands and wrists. This hardens the tissues, making them much stronger. [2]

Therefore, within the novel’s universe, I suggest that Monkey uses these methods in tandem with his practice of Daoist elixir arts, resulting in an ultra-strong, adamantine immortal body. I can imagine an intense training montage in which his stone locks become larger and larger until they defy reason. This might lead to an incident where he accidentally drops one (or it tips over) and the impact shakes the entire mountain.

One thing I love about Sun Wukong is that his powers are the result of years-long training and determination. This separates him from modern superheroes, who often gain their powers from some experiment, an accident, or the luck of alien/divine parentage. He sort of reminds me of the great rishis from Hindu myth. These beings gain spiritual powers over long years of cultivation, making them threats to even the gods.

Notes: 1) One edition states that qi is derived from solar and lunar energy respectively absorbed on the first and 15th of the lunar month (Shahar, 2008, p. 164).

2) A near complete translation of one edition can be found in Dudgeon, 1895, pp. 229-247. For more information, see also Shahar, 2008, pp. 160-181.

Sources:

Dudgeon, J. (1895). The Beverages of the Chinese Kung-Fu; or, Tauist Medical Gymnastics; the Population of China; a Modern Chinese Anatomist; and a Chapter in Chinese Surgery. Tientsin: Tientsin Press.

Shahar, M. (2008). The Shaolin Monastery: History, Religion, and the Chinese Martial Arts. Honolulu: University of Hawai’i Press.

Wu, C., & Yu, A. C. (2012). The Journey to the West (Vols. 1-4). Chicago, Illinois: University of Chicago Press.

[toadstoolgardens]

One of the wettest regions in the world, the state of Meghalaya in northeast India receives around 39 ft (12 m) of yearly rainfall. The rains flood the rivers, making travel difficult, but the Khasi Tribe came up with a clever, sustainable way to stay connected. Using the roots of the rubber fig tree they built strong, living bridges.

They’re made by twisting the aerial roots around temporary bridges made of bamboo or tree trunks, which then rot away over time. When the tree roots reach the other side of the river they are planted so they grow thicker and stronger. It can take about 15–20 years to build a living bridge, which can grow to more than 164 ft (50 m) in length and hold up to 50 people at a time. The strongest living bridges are more than 100 years old, with some believed to be more than 500 years old. This double-decker bridge in Cherrapunji is more than 180 years old, and the local people are now adding a third level.

Photo & Info From: Jose, Sarah and Chris Clennett. Trees, Leaves, Flowers, & Seeds: A Visual Encyclopedia of the Plant Kingdom. DK Publishing, 2019.

[pilferingapples]

... Most significantly, d’Orsay styled himself as an extravagant dandy (Figs. 1-2). His dandyism was one of excess; he famously changed his gloves at least five times a day, all of a different color and scented with perfume. D’Orsay wore his coats thrown back to reveal layers of luxurious waistcoats upon which multiple gold chains were looped, and an elegant silk cravat. Notably, d’Orsay was creating a French version of dandyism, which had been an English pursuit from the days of Beau Brummell. Alice Cicolini, in her definition of dandyism, wrote:

“Unlike Brummell, however, d’Orsay’s pursuit of dandyism was a search for personal fulfillment rather than social power. Already powerful by token of birth, d’Orsay’s legacy was of dandyism as fashion plate, and he became known as the original ‘butterfly dandy.’ There was also none of Brummell’s austerity; the French imagination had already mixed dandyism with English romanticism, as evidenced by d’Orsay’s more sensual, lavish, and luxurious approach to dress.”

... Menswear reflected many of the same influences in womenswear. Indeed, the general silhouette of men’s clothing resembled that of women’s. Coats nipped in at the waist, their skirts flared, and most notably, sleeves featured a marked fullness that puffed at the shoulder, echoing the gigot sleeves of female fashions (Fig. 1). Towards the end of the decade, the waistline lengthened and sleeves began to fit smoothly at the shoulder (Byrde 95). The desired shapely curves and expansive chest were sometimes achieved by added padding in coats (Laver 164; Waugh 113). Dandies such as the Count d’Orsay (see “Fashion Icon” section above) and Benjamin Disraeli (Fig. 2) led men’s fashion, as the Romantic movement spurred a desire for individual display and dramatic effects (Ashelford 189).

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9 James Randi Educational Foundation

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29 Women in piracy

30 Art competitions at the Summer Olympics

31 List of animals with fraudulent diplomas (now redirects to List of animals awarded human credentials)

32 Prostitution among animals

33 Tenderoni

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35 Mike the Headless Chicken

36 List of inventors killed by their own inventions

37 Inedia

38 (Episode does not exist)

39 Tarrare

40 Sweater curse

41 Death from laughter

42 Dude

43 List of people claimed to be Jesus

44 Lucy the Elephant

45 How to keep chickens from eating their own eggs (Wikihow article)

46 List of nicknames used by George W. Bush

47 Cryptozoology

48 Bob the Railway Dog

49 Magic Castle (discussed very briefly)

50 Wartime cross-dressers

51 Streisand effect

52 Self-cannibalism

53 Sex in space

54 Other World Kingdom

55 Death erection

56 Taboo food and drink (now redirects to Food and drink prohibitions)

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58 Florence Foster Jenkins

59 Kentucky meat shower

60 Susunu! Denpa Shonen

61 Felix Moncla

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69 United States presidential pets

70 Maginot Line

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72 McArthur Wheeler (now redirects to Dunning-Kruger Effect)

73 List of unusual deaths

74 GamerGate Controversy

75 Scaphism

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77 Non-English Versions of The Simpsons

78 Fart proudly

79 List of humorous units of measurement

80 Rumpology

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82 White Day

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86 Reborn doll

87 Drukpa Kunley

88 Crush, Texas (now redirects to Crash at Crush)

89 Cotard delusion

90 Why did the chicken cross the road?

91 Berners St hoax

92 Evander Berry Wall

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94 List of objects that have gone over Niagara Falls (now redirects to List of people who have gone over Niagara Falls)

95 Largest body part

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97 Urine therapy

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101 List of selfie-related injuries and deaths

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126 Penis captivus

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130 Gef

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133 Telling the bees

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136 Concealed shoes

137 Highgate vampire

138 Zozobra

139 Dirty blues

140 Office assistant (also known as Clippy)

141 Virgin boy egg

142 Fartons

143 Balloonfest '86

144 Lapland New Forest

145 Curse of the colonel

146 Squatting position: Hunkerin' (section no longer exists)

147 Margaret Howe Lovatt

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149 Frozen Dead Guy Days

150 Republic of Molossia

151 List of premature obituaries

152 Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics - Men's Marathon

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155 Vegetable Lamb of Tartary

156 Death during consensual sex

157 Catalan mythology about witches

158 List of gestures

159 Clamato

160 Each-uisge (water horse)

161 Flatulence humor

162 Mariko Aoki Phenomenon

163 Goofy

164 Chicken eyeglasses

165 Mozart and scatology

166 Ming of harlem

167 Twelve Tribes Communities

168 Andree's Arctic Balloon Expedition

169 Joey Skaggs

170 Amy Bock

171 Greenland shark

172 Mabel Stark

173 Person

174 Wikipedia:Long-Term Abuse/List

175 Dhinga Gavar

176 Skunks as pets

177 J. I. Rodale

178 Witch bottle

179 List of U.S. Presidential campaign slogans

180 Bernd das Brot

181 George Tirebiter

182 Lloyds Bank coprolite

183 Tama (cat)

184 Wizard of New Zealand

185 Learned pig

186 Miss Baker

187 Forty Elephants

188 Sheela Na Gig

189 Planetary mnemonic

190 Seedfeeder

191 John Titor

192 Lek mating

193 Roar (film)

194 Acoustic Kitty and JD & The Straight Shot

195 Soucouyant

196 Trash talk and Flyting

197 Mannekin Pis

198 Curse tablet

199 Dancing Baby

200 Cassie Chadwick

201 Serge Voronoff

202 Groom of the Stool

203 Safety coffin

204 Table manners

205 Tempest prognosticator

206 Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples

207 Icelandic Christmas folklore

208 Guy Goma

209 Extreme ironing

210 Victor Lustig

211 Australia's Naughtiest Home Videos

212 El Gran Juego de la Oca

213 Long-time nuclear waste warning messages

214 The Mad Pooper

215 Nim Chimpsky

216 Bridey Murphey

217 Grunge speak

218 WWF Brawl for All

219 Elizabeth Klarer

220 The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars

221 Top euphemisms for "period" by language (not a Wikipedia page)

222 Tristan da Cunha

223 Nils Olav

224 Giulia Tofana

225 Alvin "Shipwreck" Kelly

226 Egg War

227 List of sandwiches

228 Mr. Blobby

229 Robert Coates (actor)

230 Crime in Antarctica

231 Worm charming

232 McDonald's Characters (now redirects to McDonaldland)

233 Kitty Fisher

234 Jimmy Carter Rabbit Incident and Puzzle jug

235 Fascinus

236 Computer rage

237 Nutty Narrows Bridge

238 Australia's Big Things

239 Billiken

240 Loveland Frog

241 List of CB slang

242 Salmon chaos

243 Great Michigan Pizza Funeral

244 Dustin the Turkey

[superconductivebean]

#824: a masterpost

The #0's de-clutter, for easy navigation!

MY HL MC, JULIA WRIGHT: intro || #712 - looks & The Girlies & #729 - looks & Combat Scenery & oh hi aesop!! || ask 1, ask 2, ask 3 || #282 - hc1, #559 - hc2, #562 - hc3, #588 - hc4, #595 - hc5, #640 - hc6, #810 - hc7 || #737 - HLMCOctober & #808 - HLMCDecember || #634 - playlist || #670 - pinterest board || #630 - mom hc 1 || #578: MC Inspiration Sheet

HOGWARTS LEGACY META:

HOGWARTS CASTLE TOWERS BREAKDOWNS

#795: DADA Tower Breakdown

#782: Faculty Tower Breakdown

THEORIES

#626: A Parallel Between Sharp & Fig That I Made Up

###: Werewolf Quest Theory

#560: Solomon Has No Evidence Against MC and Sebastian

#164: Hufflepuff House Quest

MISC

#593: Potions Class Chalkboards

#685: Aesop Sharp Pinterest Board

###: Chalkboards From The Scriptorium

#686: The Book of Salazar's / The Keeper's Book's Icelandic Text

RU

#793: HOGWARTS INQUIRIES MASTERLIST

#645: сколько денег понадобится МС, чтобы купить Хогсмид

#557: Когда напал дракон, или Hogwarts Inquires - 41

#182: Так называемая Ancient magic, или Hogwarts Inquires - 28

#154: Профессор Шарп и Выручай-комната

#140: ✨Potions Class Localisation Issues✨

#207: ✨Sharp’s Assignments Localisation Issues✨

#95: сколько денег понадобится МС, чтобы купить Хогворц

#78: Шарповедение-2?

[cardest]

Melbourne playlist

There is no other city like Melbourne! It sure is a stand out city. I go there at least once a year and always look forward to going back as soon as I left it. But it’s more than just a city. It’s the music from this place that is undeniably awesome.

So I put together a playlist of bands, artists from Melbourne and beyond the city limits. It was one of the more fun playlists I put together and I hope you enjoy it. Maybe there is a song or a band from there I overlooked. Let me know!!

MELBOURNE, Australia

001 Big Pig - Hungry Town 002 King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Robot Stop 003 Magic Dirt - daddy 004 Models - I Hear Motion 005 Suss Cunts - Temper 006 The Birthday Party - Release the Bats 007 Cosmic Psychos -  The Man Who Drank Too Much 008 Pseudo Echo - Beat For You 009 Amyl and the Sniffers - Some Mutts  (Can't be muzzled) 010 TISM - Greg! The Stop Sign! 011 Abramelin -  Human Abattoir   012 Hunters and Collectors - Say goodbye 013 Damaged  - Nails 014 Weddings Parties Anything - Brunswick 015 Spiderbait - Fucken Awesome 016 Skyhooks - Balwyn Calling 017 Eddy Current Supression Ring - Modern Man 018 Real Life - Send Me An Angel 019 The Eternal - Down 020 The Triffids - Wide Open Road 021 AC/DC - Dog Eat Dog 022 Ne Obliviscaris -  Of The Leper Butterflies 023 Mantissa -  Mary Mary 024 Kids In The Kitchen - Bitter Desire 025 Deströyer 666 - Australian And Anti-Christ 026 The Stroppies - Celebration Day 027 Hobbs' Angel Of Death - Crucifixion 028 HOSS - The Tiredest Man Awake 029 Paul Kelly - Leaps And Bounds 030 Fuck the Fitzroy Doom Scene - Blind Faith 031 Inverloch -  From The Eventide Pool 032 Painters & Dockers - Die Yuppie Die 033 Gay Paris - Ash Wednesday Boudoir Party 034 HIGH TENSION - COLLINGWOOD 035 Dan Sultan - Old Fitzroy 036 Voodoo Lovecats - Killed Her in St. Kilda 037 Jason Donovan - Nothing Can Divide Us 038 I'm Talking - Do You Wanna Be 039 BELAKOR - Roots To Sever 040 Dead Can Dance - A Passage in Time 041 HONEY BUCKET - Patch of Grass 042 Masters Apprentices ? - Melodies Of St. Kilda 043 Cosmic Psychos -  Can't Keep A Good Man Down 044 The Fauves - Sunbury 97 045 Black Bats - Shining Haze 046 Even - The Melbourne Beat Parade 047 King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Big Fig Wasp 048 Boom Crash Opera  - Onion Skin 049 Tropical Fuck Storm - Lose The Baby 050 AC/DC -  Whole Lotta Rosie 051 Laura Imbruglia  - Tricks 052 Huxton Creepers - Autumn Leaves 053 Kylie Minogue - Got To Be Certain 054 The Black Sorrows - Chained To The Wheel 055 Uncanny X Men Everybody Wants To Work Remastered Audio 056 MACHINATIONS - No Say In It 057 Jackson Reid Briggs & the Heaters  - Seaside 058 Big Pig - I Cant Break Away 059 Kit Convict - Watch Your Skull 060 Cosmic Psychos  - pub 061 King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard -  Gamma Knife 062 Real Life - Catch Me Im Falling 063 Stonefield - Delusion 064 FRANKENBOK - Never To Return 065 Dreadnaught -  The Push 066 Dead Can Dance - Anywhere Out Of The World 067 LITTLE DESERT  -  CAPTIVE 068 The Living End - Roll On 069 ORB - A Man In The Sand 070 Elm Street-Metal Is The Way 071 Parsnip - Health 072 The Berzerker -  Caught In The Crossfire 073 School Damage - Gasbagging 074 Romper Stomper - Pulling On The Boots 075 Men At Work - Who Can It Be Now 076 Harem Scarem - Last Stand Man 077 The Peep Tempel - Mister Lester Moore 078 Mark Seymour - Westgate 079 Primo - You’ve Got a Million 080 Magic Dirt - amoxycillin 081 Ali Barter - Please Stay 082 Boom Crash Opera - City Flat 083 Buried Feather - Mind of the Swarm 084 Mortification - Scrolls of the Megilloth 085 TISM - Fourteen Years in Rowville 086 Pseudo Echo - Listening 087 Wrong Turn - Johnny Collingwood 088 Mondo Rock - Come Said The Boy 089 SUBTERFUGE - Unhinged 090 Split Enz - Message To My Girl 091 King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - People-Vultures 092 The Eternal - All Hope Is Lost 093 Sunbeam Sound Machine - Real Life 094 Superheist - Bullet 095 1927 - Tell Me A Story 096 Chantoozies - Wanna Be Up 097 Bad Boy Bubby OST - Bubbys Song 098 Drown This City - IM NOT DIVIDED 099 Augie March - This Train Will Be Taking No Passengers 100 AC/DC -  It's Long Way To The top 101 Rowland S. Howard - Lifes What You Make It (Talk Talk cover) 102 Crazy Pussy - Drink at the Tote 103 Teeth & Tongue - Dianne 104 Blood Duster - Northcote 105 Taipan Tiger Girls - Motion 106 Paul Kelly - From  St.Kilda to Kings Cross 107 Cemetery Urn -  The Deepest of Graves 108 Grinderman -  Worm Tamer 109 The Masters Apprentices - War or Hands Of Time 110 Magic Dirt - She-Riff 111 Hunters and Collectors - Inside A Fireball 112 Hierophants - Fagg Hopp 113 Lost Animal - Lose the Baby 114 Essendon Airport - No Quarter 115 The Lucksmiths - Tale Of Two Cities 116 TOTAL CONTROL - The Hammer 117 Endless - Lord Deceptor 118 Eddy Current Suppression Ring - Our Quiet Whisper 119 Bits of Shit - Patrol 120 TISM - Mourningtown Ride 121 New War - Emerald dream eyes 122 Hiatus Kaiyote - Breathing Underwater 123 Alien Nose Job - Buffet of Love 124 Tetema - Haunted On The Uptake 125 Uncanny X Men - I Am 126 King - Coldest of Cold 127 Spiderbait - Cracker 128 The Cat Empire - East 129 Ausmuteants - Mates Rates 130 The Living End - All Torn Down 131 The Church -  Destination 132 Skyhooks - Toorak Cowboy 133 Carlton Streets - Brian Brown Quintet 134 Silverlight Shadows - Headspace 133 TISM - I'm Interested in Apathy 134 Dumb Punts - Headfuck 135 SNOG - Business As Usual 136 The Dirty Three - Better go home soon 137 Crowded House - Nails in my feet 138 Rebel Wizard - Voluptuous Worship of Rapture and Response 139 U-Bahn - 'Beta Boyz' 140 Bestial Warlust - Dweller of the Bottomless Pit 141 The Murlocs - Young Blindness 142 CHRISTBAIT - Yeast 143 HTRK -  Ha 144 A Basket of Mammoths - Unkept And Matted 145 Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Avalanche 146 Mondo Rock - State of heart 147 The Meanies - Punchin Air 148 Mad Max OST Brian May - Mad Max Main Title 149 Bananagun - People Talk Too Much 150 TISM - Get Thee In My Behind Satan 151 Cosmic Psychos - Dead roo 152 The Models - Out of mind, out of sight 153 Mantissa - Dream alone 154 Australian Crawl - Things Don't Seem 155 The Boys Next Door - the nightwatchman 156 John Farnham - One 157 Air Supply - Love and other bruises 158 Abramalin - never enough snuff 159 Billy Thorpe - It's almost summer 160 Disembowelment - Your prophetic throne of ivory 161 Amyl and the Sniffers - Got you 162 Abominator - Black Mass Warfare   163 Things Of Stone And Wood - Share this wine 164 Inverloch - distance collapsed 165 Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Deanna 666 Kath and Kim TV show theme song

Cya at Strangeworld Records! Cya yesterday!

[fourseasonsfigs]

Light on You - Word of Honor x EZ Studio Official Set 2 (Light on You)

Here we have the eponymous set of these official Word of Honor figs. I wrote about the first set in this post, and I'll finish with the last of the three tomorrow.

As I mentioned last post, I think these figs turned out really beautifully. The stylized nature works out quite well with these gorgeous, dramatic outfits and their battle ready styling.

First, we have Lao Wen with full on red eyes / eyeliner, his gorgeous red robes and golden guan, and his blood-edged fan. Amazing. This set is the least ombre of the bunch - it's still there a little bit, but not much.

Lao Wen's hair here is particularly beautiful - it's the same mold as the other Lao Wen figures, but instead of a hairpin we have the regally gleaming crown. This is also a very pointed and deadly angle for that fan.

A-Xu is no less ready to rumble with Baiyi (less bendy, this time) and a certain love token in his hair.

Speaking of Baiyi, the detail on the sword is just beautiful, and worthy of a photo of it's own. I love Baiyi - it's such a great concept for a sword (and one of three famous masterworks in the jianghu!) and the conceptualization of it in the show is so distinctive and just gorgeous. You can actually buy an exact replica from the sword house that made it for the show, bendy in a waist scabbard and everything. Or rather, you can buy it, but can't get it shipped to the US. Yes, I have tried. Yes, I will keep trying. There's got to be a way!

Speaking of the hairpin, here's a better shot of it. This is, without a doubt, the very best execution of this hairpin in fig form in my whole collection. The detail is perfect.

Still speaking about the hairpin...here's an even better closeup of it! There's also a good shot of Lao Wen's golden guan. I like this posing because it seems like they're fighting back to back.

Not a whole ton to see from this angle - except a pretty decent shot of a detail that's different on this Lao Wen fig from the others. The hanging piece of his red belt is 3-D, and actually hangs independently of the fig. It's a cool touch!

The same inscriptions from the last post are on the boot soles - "a literary creation" on the right hand side (assuming machine translation is correct) and Koitake's branding on the left.

The box cards. The branding is in fact in golden iridescent ink.

Material: PVC

Fig Count: 164

Diorama Count: 9

Snowglobe Count: 1

Rating: Ready for a jianghu showdown!

[link back to Master Fig Index for more posts]

[kimchi-noodles]

[Lyrics] Wolpis Kater - Wolpis-sha no Teikyou de Ookurishimashita. - Track 8: 無花果 (Ichijiku)

Music and lyrics by 164.

Huge thanks to @poppochan28 for proofing!

REMINDER: Please ask me for permission first before reposting these translations to other sites or translating into other languages. My DMs here or on Twitter are always open.

Here’s the other translation of a song from Wolpis Kater’s album that I was talking about. I translated Strip Mind earlier so click here if you want to check that out!

Note: The title 無花果 (ichijiku) means “fig tree” in English. Although the kanji literally means “flowerless fruit” since the plant was believed to bear fruit without blooming flowers, the flowers actually bloom inside the fruits. From the context of the song, the hidden flowers could be a metaphor for a “love that’s never shown” (suggested by @poppochan28). 

Romaji and English lyrics under the cut.

Romaji:

akarasama ni iyasou na kao o shinai you ni suru kimi no me o miru sou ka, boku ga kizu tsukanai you ni yasashii uso o tsuite iru no ka itsu mo sou da   hitei no koe wa koutei nanka yori ookikute nanda, tada sore dake no koto da tte kidzuitari, wasuretari, toboketari shite iru

bokura wa douse aiirenai ikimono sonna joutouku o narabe tatete wa aiso warai shite iru

arifureta kotoba de kakushita hontou no imi o kuchi ni sureba jijitsu ni naru tte dare ga itta kudaranai hanashi de nigoshita bokura no mirai mo oto o tatezu ni tada kuzurete yuku

tada shizuka ni bin no soko de shizunderu tsubomi no you na mono sou ka, boku ni kidzukarenai you ni kotoba o hitori nomikonda no ka kitto kore wa ibitsu no koe ja todokanai jibun ga munashikute nanda, tada sore dake no koto da tte warattari, azaketari shite gomakashite iru

hikutsu na kanjou o hakanaku oshi koroshite waraenai JOOKU o narabe tatete wa shiran kao o shite iru

itaike na yume o nage suteta hontou no jibun o akirametara soko de owari tte dare ga itta tsumaranai namida o nagashita kimi to iu imi o nani mo shirazu ni tada tatazunde iru

susumu koto o kobandatte boku wa, boku wa, boku wa mada baka mitai ni tada shinjiteru no sa 

arifureta kotoba de kakushita hontou no imi o kuchi ni sureba jijitsu ni naru tte dare ga itta kudaranai hanashi de nigoshita bokura no mirai mo oto o tatezu ni tada kuzureta

itaike na yume o nage suteta hontou no jibun o akirametara soko de owari tte dare ga itta tsumaranai namida o nagashita kimi to iu imi o nani mo shirazu ni tada tatazunde iru

English:

I look into your eyes as you try not to look so obviously displeased I see, you must be telling me a white lie to keep me from getting hurt That's how it's always been, with your voice of denial being louder than that of confirmation Saying "What, that’s just how it is," We keep on noticing, forgetting, acting as though we know nothing

We are incompatible living beings after all Lining up such clichés one after the other, we’re forcing polite smiles

The true meaning hidden by ordinary words Who said that it will become reality if you say it out loud? Our future that got clouded the more we talked about insignificant things Will also crumble into pieces without making a sound

Just like a flower bud that had silently sunken to the bottom of a vase I see, you must have swallowed your own words to keep me from noticing You must feel empty for not being able to express yourself with a distorted voice Saying "What, that’s just how it is," We laugh and ridicule, brushing it off with mockery

Crushing our own menial feelings in vain Telling unfunny jokes one after the other, we feign ignorance

Your true self who threw away innocent dreams Who said that it'll be over for you if you give up on it? Completely unaware of the implication of you who had cried worthless tears, I only stood still 

Even if we refuse to move forward I’ll still, I’ll still, I’ll still be believing in you like the fool I am

The true meaning hidden by mundane words Who said it would become reality if you say it out loud? Our future that got clouded the more we talked about trivial things Also crumbled into pieces without making a sound

Your true self who had thrown away innocent dreams Who said that it'll be over for you if you give up on it? Completely unaware of the implication of you who had cried worthless tears, I only stood still

[degracieuse]

Borstel voor zijden stoffen Afbeelding No. 16 en 17. Knippatr. keerz. van het Suppl. No. XIX, fig. 61 en 62. Deze borstel is inzonderheid bestemd om zijden kleederen, paletots enz. van stof te reinigen; hij is zoo zacht dat de stof door het afborstelen niet lijdt. Bij het vervaardigen van den borstel knipt men van bordpapier naar fig. 61 vier tot vijf stukken elk langs het midden aaneen. Men plakt deze gedeelten met arabische gom stijf op elkaar; dan beplakt men ze op de eene zijde met een dun kussentje van watten, op de andere met bruin wollen reps. Op de zijde met wollen reps bekleed, naait men twee stukken naar fig. 62 van wollen reps geknipt, met rijen stiksteken van witte zijde versierd, en aan den rechten rand met een bruin en wit wollen koord afgesloten. Bij het gebruiken van den borstel, steekt men de hand door een van deze gedeelten. Men bekleedt het kussentje tot op de helft met een geheel averechts gebreid overtrek van bruine castoorwol, de andere helft met gaas, met de bovengenoemde wol dicht met den velourssteek bedekt. Wij leerden het uitvoeren van den velourssteek op bladz. 164 van de Gracieuse 1867. In het midden van den borstel worden de twee helften van het overtrek van het kussen aan elkaar genaaid. Men bedekt den zijrand van den borstel met een rechten reep bruin reps, met shirting gevoerd en langs den buitenrand met twee rijen stiksteken van witte zijde versierd. Langs de buitenranden van dezen reep naait men bruin en wit wollen koord aan den borstel.