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pixelatedsticks · 10 months ago

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I can thank @kyuairyeo for making me become hyper fixated on the Sakuya as Spider-Man au and because @kosukeiichi asked nicely I will now proceed to rant extensively about said au, the things that happen in it, and my own personal headcannons of course. The list will not be in chronological order.

The spider that bit Sakuya was genetically modified and infused with lupin piece energy which left some weird effects on him. He can now sense when lupin pieces are nearby which makes him able to distinguish a human and a human disguise. This got him in trouble with the GSPO from the director “you can’t go around assaulting random civilians, even if they are ganglers! What would the public think?!” To hilltop “Sakuya we all appreciate this gift you have but this is the fifth time you’ve run off give us a warning please-“. This ‘gift’ even got him snatched by the lupinrangers that one time and used as their personal ‘gangler detector’.

When sakuya was bit he collapsed and passed out for a few hours completely missing when the gangler that framed him badly injured his team. He first only adopted the vigilante persona to get revenge for not being able to stop the gangler but after saving some people and them praising him and claiming he was a hero he decided to become Spider-Man.

Sakuyas dna mutated when the spider bit him which greatly peaked goches interest. He’s simultaneously a human but also part spider and part lupin piece. She was greatly intrigued about how a specimen like this could even exist. This put her at odds with the other gangler generals because of dongranio wanting to flat out kill him. She even hired a gangler to capture him and bring him to her so she could dissect him.

Venom originally bonded to Sakuya as a means to become general but then tried to persuade him to join the ganglers.

The mere mention of Spider-Man is enough to strike absolute fear into many ganglers eyes as stories of him defeating various ganglers with his bare hands have spread across the backworld.

Noel is the one who makes and repairs Sakuyas suits for him.

The spider was genetically modified with all the normal Spider-Man powers (wall climbing, strength, spider sense etc.) but also infused with lupin pieces that gave it the ability of bio-electricity and invisibility. So he’s basically miles but he can also produce natural webbing.

The Vulture is a black market dealer who takes dead ganglers and dissects them to turn into weapons and sells them to the highest bidders. His armor and wings are made from a mix of metal and dead gangler parts. His business expanded when he found a way to crack open the safes and started using lupin pieces as power sources.

Sakuya interacts with the community more than any other ranger which has given him a fair amount of popularity. Especially with children. It annoys Keiichiro to no end.

Noel got really close to Sakuya after he found out his identity and because of their secret missions they do they have a lot of inside jokes. The rest of the ranger think it’s because they have a crush on eachother. This isn’t helped by the fact that Noel flirts alot and Sakuya lets some of his Spider-Man personality slip.

Sakuya is constantly forgetting he’s not normal. After his identity was revealed to the lupins and the pats he has had more freedom for when and where he uses his powers. And while the lupins and pats have grown used to his powers the public has not. He’ll constantly get comments like “isn’t that extremely heavy?” “Didn’t that hurt?” “How are you holding onto that” “it’s like you just appeared out of thin air?!” “how did you catch that ball flying at you when you couldn’t even SEE IT-”. The lupins and pats make excuses and scold him every time this happens. Yet somehow he still forgets he’s not normal and has to remind himself he has powers.

The lupinrangers are technically the ones responsible for giving Sakuya his powers as the spider hitched a ride out of the lab on them after they raided it.

Never ask Sakuya to explain how much something hurts his pain scale is horrifying.

Sakuya has acquired vast medical knowledge as Spider-Man. Before the pats knew his identity he was by himself. He was the one patching himself up after every fight. He was the one making a homemade cast out of web to nurse a broken bone. He was the one stitching his skin back together so he wouldn’t bleed to death. He’s had a lot of trial and error of how to deal with all kinds of injury’s. It sometimes makes Tsukasa sad that he had no one to rely on and had to deal with everything himself.

Sakuya teeth got sharper and he got fangs after he was bit. His venom came after having his powers for a while.

The lupin piece that gave Sakuya his bio electricity became unstable after being used on the spider which resulted in a freak lab accident that transferred the rest of the power into a scientist creating Electro.

Sakuya has a higher level of endurance and regenerates faster than a regular human which has lead him to be more reckless. He is constantly giving the other rangers heart attacks by purposely placing himself in the middle of danger. He was once wondering why it was so hard to focus on work before Tsukasa practically yelled that he had a shard of metal in his leg. Sakuyas response was “oh, this?” And then he pulled it out and went right back to work. Much to the horror of his co workers.

Sakuya is constantly on the move and saving people so he’s gotten used to sleeping anywhere. He will find a way to sleep comfortably on a ladder. He can’t be trusted to be alone when he’s sleepy, it’s impossible to wake him up once he goes down.

Keiichiro, Tsukasa, and hilltop were absolutely horrified to learn that he was trapped under a building when he fought the vulture.

Sakuya is very bad at self care. Every single other ranger has recounted a time where they chased Sakuya down and forced him to take care of himself. Wether it be tooma forcing him to eat because he hasn’t been for the last two days or Keiichiro dragging him back to his house because he is absolutely NOT patrolling with a dislocated shoulder.

When the ryusoulgers met the patrangers and heard about Sakuyas abilities they immediately made asuna challenge him to an arm wrestling competition and towa challenged him to see who was faster.

When the kyurangers met the patrangers hammie and Sakuya became extremely close because of their shared powers. They formed a sibling like relationship with eachother.

Zamigo likes Sakuya, well likes Spider-Man. With raw strength greater than a lupinranger and patranger combined and stubbornness to boot zamigo finds him an even more entertaining opponent than Kairi. This makes Kairi absolutely despise Spider-Man as zamigo wasn’t interested in fighting him anymore.

Satoru after being saved by Sakuya checks on him a lot to see how he’s doing. Sakuya often gives saturo weekly reports of what he did as Spider-Man. And updates him on what Keiichiro and Tsukasa are doing as well.

Sakuya is absolutely covered in scars. Ranging from bullets to blades to even burn scars.

Sakuya developed sensory issues after the spider bite and has adopted the habit of entering the office through the window as he cannot be around that many people in the morning.

If Sakuya doesn’t use his bio-electricity for a while he’ll get static-y with all the built up energy.

Sakuya lives by the fact that the world isn’t black and white. He will extend kindness to any human, gangler or alien. Even if they don’t deserve it.

Sakuya metabolism is through the roof. He is constantly burning through energy and eats a lot too. He started buying his own groceries after tooma commented about it once.

Sakuya secludes himself when he’s injured because of the whole ‘learning how to help himself’. Keiichiro and Tsukasa have learned that whenever he locks himself in the bathroom he’s patching up an injury and they jump him when he comes out to drag him off to the infirmary.

Sakuya also doesn’t communicate very well. He is not a leader and when he is it’s to himself. So he has a bad habit of going no contact while on missions and it infuriates the pats to no end.

Sakuya has made himself flatline before to trick a gangler and it scared the shit out of Noel when he found him.

Sakuya invisibility reacts with his emotion so when he’s excited he’ll flicker in and out of sight.

Sakuya once made the mistake of saying “if I’m not dead I’m fine” and Keiichiro immediately reprimanded (yelled) at him for a solid 5 minutes about it.

The duality of Sakuya is that he can survive multiple life threatening injury’s without batting an eye but can’t stay in a turtleneck sweater for more than 2 hours without getting sensory issues.

Sakuyas Spider-Man personality is best described as a mix between the 10th doctor humor and sassiness and the 11th doctors childishness.

Noel and Sakuya both have parkour competitions when they’re off work. Surprisingly Noel is winning.

Sometimes Past ganglers or villains Spider-Man has helped will show up at his apartment for free impromptu therapy/guidance or for coffee. Sakuya is a bit too nice to turn any of them down.

Sakuya had mastered the disappointed mom look to a scary degree. He once even managed to make Tooma stutter by accidentally giving him the look.

The Pats sometimes go out of their way to do something or be there for Sakuya as a way of making it up to him for the whole thinking he’s a gangler fiasco. The Lupins admitted that they didn’t know how to make it up to him.

Yes Sakuya is built like a martini glass.

Kairi and Sakuya will have pleasant conversations with eachother. Lupin red and Spiderman will try and end eachothers bloodline.

Sakuya down plays injury’s a lot as he isn’t at much risk because of his healing. Its basically. “Your arm’s cut in half!” “Tis but a scratch” “a SCRATCH?!”

Sakuya has the no killing rule for humans but is more lenient with ganglers because their actual threats who have killed before and will do it again. He’s kinda like tanjiro, he not hesitate to kill ganglers to prevent suffering but if they feel regret or never wanted to kill in the first place he’ll give them a chance. No more than 1 though.

Well I had a lot more ideas than I originally thought. I might start making more posts related to this au as I find it enjoyable to think about. If I do I’ll definitely flesh the story out more and get an actual timeline down.

#lupinranger vs patranger #keiichiro akasaka #tsukasa myoujin #Hikawa Sakuya #kaitou sentai lupinranger vs keisatsu sentai patranger #patrangers #lupinrangers #Umika #kairi yano #tooma #au #spiderman #spider man au #hilltop #lupat au

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hackedmotionsensors · 1 year ago

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Thank you to the people who stopped by my booth this weekend at LACC!! I know I was a little down yesterday but I think I was just tired lol as you are when you've been subjected to light torture that is the LA Convention center LED overhead lights lol me the whole weekend "There are FOUR lights"

Anyway everyone who stopped by was absolutely lovely. Every now and then at cons you'll get someone really nasty or rude or a weird table neighbor but everyone was super chill and it was great.

however lmao

The con ITSELF what a NIGHTMARE lol I mean I've been to worse TBF. And they did provide us with table cloth, trashcans, a helper badge and an extra chair (a minimal request but some cons don't provide that).

But they also didn't have any designated exhibitor parking (not that unusual) but at LACC its 30$ a DAY. Then when we go to set up....the tables were not set up like a normal con. Normally cons put tables right next to each other in one long row and then you have a long open isle behind the tables OR the tables will be fairly close to each other but with a walkway behind and space to slide through on the sides of the table.

lol.....they put a bar with a curtain about two feet high in between EACH table. These are normally at the end to keep random people from going down the isles behind the tables. We were basically caged in at each table. There was no space for even a regular sized person but yknow I gots a lot of stuff in my wagon yknow? lmao But also to set up I have two big suitcases and a photo stand. Luckily the guys who were behind me were comic guys so they just had their big banners and didn't show up until like an hour before the con. But it was SO INCONVENIENT. But also...if I had some physical disability I wouldn't have been able to get behind the table! Even if it was just....being very plus sized or a broken ankle. Let alone if you had a wheel chair or crutches yknow? Plus having a METAL BAR with a curtain on it in between EACH table is a MASSIVE FIRE HAZARD. And by fire hazard I mean if there was ANY sort of emergency. A gun attack (bc security was...a mess lol), an earthquake (ITS FUCKING LA!!!???? HELLO!?!?), ANYTHING that would cause people to need to flee in a fast and orderly fashion we wouldn't be able to fucking GET OUT!

And then randomly on the last day the bars behind a few of the tables in my area were just...gone lol And I definitely tweeted about it being a fire hazard but I have no idea if they saw.

ANYWAY. The security thing was ALSO a joke. Bc on Friday set up started at 8 and I got there maybe around 830? 9? and I'd been there the whole day. I ran downstairs some time in the afternoon before the show started and suddenly there's a guy at the bottom of the stairs saying I have to go through the metal detectors.

I was ALREADY in the building......what??? So then I go through the metal detectors. Bc of course but also??? if I had anything I would have already done it??? And .....I VISIBLY DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING!?!?!? I was only carrying my keys. I don't have a glock strapped to my back lmao hello??? And then on Saturday I get there around the same time before opening but just barely bc again I'm trying to park in south parking which is just underneath where my table is and they made me go outside through security again. I was like....fine I guess but I'm already annoyed. Bc I tried to just bypass it lol Bc its fucking stupid like I'm an exhibitor. But they were so poorly managed they had EVERYONE walking out the same door so the regular visitors had to go THROUGH the industry and exhibitor security check. And then I had to go back all the way around to the front main steps (if you've been to AX its the dealers hall steps where everyone is cosplaying) and back around down to H hall where artist alley was. And I had a bag with me. So instead of me giving my bag to the bag check guy or having a separate one for people without exhibitor stuff they just had me walk through the metal detector anyway like dude I have a fucking ita bag on me~!!!!!!!!! Half of this stuff is METAL!!! And the same thing happened on Sunday except THAT check was moved to the front doors and EVERYONE had to go there. LIKE!?!??!? WHATS GOING ON LMAO. SO I tried to hand my bag to the bag check guy. I'm like its got metal in it? They're like no no just walk through. AND OF COURSE IT GOES OFF BC I TOLD THEM!!!!!! IT WAS METAL!!!!

And also during set up....they put artist alley near the back near the backdoors where there was a "beer garden" and food trucks and honestly the over priced quesadilla I had was really good but still....my poor wallet... But during set up as it got later in the day THE WIND started pouring in and knocked over a ton of set ups INCLUDING MY OWN. All my charms went flying bc my POS photo stand (I'm throwing it in the TRASH) fell over and all my prints were sliding around on the slide rails so I basically had to re-set up my entire display. So...thanks for that LACC as well.

AND THEN. On the last day LACC decided to not provide access to a freight elevator for artist alley. I'm not sure if the other end of the exhibit hall had to deal with this but since artist alley was down in the H Hall side of it there was ONE regular sized people elevator. And EVERYONE was trying to use it. We had to PAY to use the freight elevator. And the escalators which would have solved a lot of peoples problems who used suitcases like me....they were turned off the ENTIRE WEEKEND. They weren't even broken. They were just OFF. I guess they didn't want to pay for normal ass access to the floor. So the line to use the elevator was stretched from near the main entrance of dealers hall all the way down and back into H hall. And a bunch of us were like fuck it lets take the stairs but these are HEAVY cases of merchandise, prints, suitcases, photostands. ANOTHER massive ADA violation bc if someone has to wait that long just to use the elevator or try using the fucking stairs? Or if someone fell and hurt themselves taking their merch down??? The second suitcase when we got towards the bottom my leg almost gave out. I'm not like......super fit or in shape but I'm pretty sturdy but after a LONG THREE days of doing a convention I'm tired and hungry and frankly weak. Absolutely fuckin ridiculous.

This con was so fucking disorganized and a mess to attend. Like also I admittedly paid late but they still didn't tell me my table number until a few days before the con and they didn't TELL ME. They made me download THE FUCKING APP to get the information. Because they didn't put any of it on their website. None of the maps or artists lists were online unless you were like Scottie Young or one of the Hobbits lol

Will I do it again??? MMMMaybe????? Its a local con so its not like its hard to DO but its such a mess in terms of organization and the sales just aren't super hot bc yknow...lol its a local con??? and to be fair I had mostly vtuber stuff and not like....comic con stuff. But I'm getting better at my table display. I still need to make changes to get it perfect and I have to turn around and make merch for AI:LA as soon as possible TTnTT

I'm so tired OTL

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colorcodedbeanies · 2 years ago

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S1E7-"A No-Rough-Stuff-Type Deal"

They look like a Youtube thumbnail. I hate that I miss this sometimes.

Pretty much everything about the cold open does my job for me in plain text. The (extremely subtle) "Meth=Death" sign. The way the stories about Hugo have already spiralled out from "possession" to "drug dealer" to "meth kingpin" to "feeding all the students LSD". The parents demanding to know why a guy with a record of marijuana possession was even allowed to be a janitor, and one mother in particular protesting that he was arrested in front of her daughter. Again, criminals aren't just people who have done wrong. They're a different class of humanity altogether, one that should be kept far, far away from nice regular people. The parents are so distressed at even the possibility of drugs in proximity to their children that they start throwing out extreme security measures: drug-sniffing dogs, metal detectors, locker searches, even strip searches. Obviously, the school does not implement these measures. But its extremely telling that these parents are willing to subject their children to, functionally, human rights violations in order to prevent them from touching drugs. A prison, if not by name then by function, is preferable to a junkie.

In the middle of all of this we have a non-repentant, extremely turned on Walt making most of the words I've spent on analyzing the relationship between crime and eroticism pointless when he fucks his wife ten feet from a cop car and tells her it was so good "because it was illegal". Walt is riled up by the fear and the confusion left in the wake of his crimes, by outsmarting the room and getting off apparently scot-free. He does not, it seems, particularly give a fuck about the innocent brown man that takes the fall for his crimes. What matters is that he, brilliant middle class white guy, is deceiving everyone around him and no one suspects a thing

He bounces from that to buying off Jesse's fear and trauma to enter into a business arrangement he is decidedly unprepared for. Walt scored a big victory with Tuco, and its empowered him to make plays that are more likely to get him killed than anything else. As Jesse says repeatedly, they make a lot of bad choices that would've been easily avoided if Walt had bothered to ask about things like where to host a drug meetup, what's a standard business arrangement for things like a loan, and how do we get our resources to make our product. He does some brilliant problem solving in this episode, but it wouldn't have been necessary at all if he hadn't gotten overambitious with a guy he knows is prone to beating people up. The unspoken assumption Walt has is that crime can't possibly be that complicated. His low opinion of junkies carries over here. There shouldn't be anything someone like Jesse does regularly that he can't pick up instantaneously. This rubs up majorly against Tuco's apparent insecurity around being perceived as stupid.

Bouncing to Skyler's plot, first of all, Walt describes the baby shower as "a day that's finally just about Skyler". This is pretty equivalent to buying your wife baby diapers for her birthday. Sure, she definitely benefits from it, but its a far cry from the day being "about" her. This is where the Marie-Walt parallels start to buildup, however. Much like Walt can't help but make Skyler's existence about himself and "his" children, Marie seemingly can't help but make Skyler's baby shower about herself with an absurdly expensive tiara. Both have a tendency to utilize her as a prop for their own ego. More on this in a second, I have to talk about the Hank scene.

Hank and Walt have a long conversation about legality and substances. Walt, clearly still attempting to rationalize his own actions, points out how fluid substance regulation laws can be, as well as attitudes around those regulations. Hank's a DEA agent and doesn't see a major issue with sneaking Cuban cigars. They both drink beer without question, even though the action would've been illegal during Prohibition. Hank doesn't really have an answer, derisively pointing out he sounds like the guys he's locked up for pot before reflecting that "some stuff used to be legal that shouldn't have been. Like meth...thank God they came to their senses on that one huh?" What neither party does in this conversation is really step back to address the WHY on why these substances should be a legal. They don't discuss addiction, harm reduction, or medical issues and severity. Its just a gut instinct conversation, with Walt functionally contemplating if anyone should care about lines of legality and Hank implicitly defending the status quo for the sake of it. Oftentimes a white middle class view of the law has less to do with right and wrong, and more to do with the code as written down.

Back to Walt and Marie parallels. So this episode marks the start of Marie's kleptomania subplot, a subplot that is so frequently understood and is a lynchpin of this analysis. Kleptomania is not a very well understood disorder. But notably: its an impulse control disorder. Functionally, it is a literal addiction to crime. Within the wife of the cop we manage to bring together both our themes of how we handle crime, and how we handle addiction, all in one fell swoop. Its frankly elegant. This is going to be an ongoing plotline and I'm going to have a lot to say about this as we see how she manages (or fails to manage) this disorder, and specifically how Hank understands and responds to it. Two things are worth drilling in on here though:

Skyler seems unaware of the condition, meaning either Marie developed it into adulthood, or Marie just successfully hid her shoplifting habit from her family in childhood. She approaches Marie as though the theft was done on purpose to embarrass her, or just out of basic obliviousness from Marie about anyone other than herself. This is a tone that gets taken with Jesse a LOT, especially by his parents. There's an assumption for many that addiction is a self-control issue, that the addict simply does not care about the consequences to them and their loved ones enough to stop. Whether or not she's currently cognizant of her having an impulse control disorder, Skyler penalizes her in the same way, assuming all of this is done intentionally. And its important to note: whatever issues with self-absorption Marie can often have, her kleptomania isn't something she's doing on purpose. She's not doing any of this to hurt Skyler, or Hank, or anyone else caught in the spiral of it. At the end of the day, the one who always suffers the most from addiction is the addict themselves, and losing sight of that is missing the forest for the trees.

Marie and Walt compartmentalize what they do in roughly the same way. This is made explicit when Walt feels called on to defend her (in a wildly disjointed manner that frankly should've got him caught a little sooner) and then asking Skyler what she'd do if he'd done something similar. Both functionally refuse to think directly about their actions, and when forcibly confronted, immediately reposture as a victim. Marie demands to know why Skyler would return her gift in the first place. Walt will eventually scream again and again at Skyler that he's doing this for the family. Both tend to throw up ingratitude as a retaliatory accusation to accountability.

This is all brought back around to that theme of legality vs morality. Walt has apparently decided to cope by deciding that any action done "for the family" must be inherently moral, with legality being something that can be altogether ignored. To people like Skyler and Hank, legality and morality are still for most intents and purposes synonymous. Thus, much like Jesse can't effectively argue against Walt's abusive boss strategies, they can't argue against Walt's actions in a way that makes him feel like he's actually doing something wrong. That failure of communication, to me, is functionally the essence of this season, and what makes all these character studies so fascinating to do.

#breaking bad #brba #walter white #skyler white #jesse pinkman #tuco salamanca #marie schrader #hank schrader #analysis tag #long post #brba s1 e7

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popculturebuffet · 2 years ago

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Sam and Max: Freelance Police: Tonight We Love Review (Comissioned by WeirdKev27)

Happy almost valentine's day you happy people! And for those who have a partner, it can be a warm time of love, recommetment and buying stuff. For those of us who haven't found someone or dont' like it's corprate nature it's a more frought time though and that's where some old friends come to the rescue.

Yes we're getting double sam and max this month and it won't be the last time as Kev has tenative plans to have me do more reviews of the two non game sam and max series: the original comics and of course the awesome cartoon sam and max freelance police: plopped onto fox kids and promptly treated like wet garbage, Freelance Police is still a treat to this day and having binged about half of it, I can say it captures the spirit of the franchise perfectly while adding it's own touches: the weapons are either bizzarely specific or entirely over the top to get around not being able to use guns, and it's perfectly enjoyable for both kids and adults, while the 11 minute pace of each cartoon helps keep the series manic energy up. In short it's one of the best adaptations of a comic/video game ever put to film and I badly wish we'd get another somewhere, as with a proper budget, time to develop and the freedom that comes with streaming there's no telling what we could get. But what we got was fantastic.

So this isn't my first review of the cartoon as i've covered both the friend for life as part of an april's fool house of mouse review, and likely will again as it's one of my faviorite episodes and has the red green show's Patrick McKenna as Norm, THE FRIIIENNND FORRRR LIFFFEEEE. I honestly wish like the Geek , who i'll get to, he'd been ported to the telltale games. Especailly after enduring the soda poppers.

Tonight We Love is one of two holiday specials Sam and Max did, the other being said christmas episode. And while the other had some sentiment along with the bloodshed, it's clear the writers didn't like Valentine's Day and knew sam and max, happily married they may be, wouldn't either, so instead our heroes are beach combing to avoid all that lovey dovey shit their not a fan of it. Honestly it's one of the few anti-valentine's day valentine's day episodes i've seen. Sure some specials may have characters against the holiday, but most at least at the core of it reinforce what it means. Sam and Max.. has the duo hate it, never change their mind about it and have the holiday be one big fat obstacle between them and their goal.

So what noble goal sends our heroes hurtling back into the city into the frenzy of lovers, dreamers and me? Why THE PRESIDENT OF COURSE. Well the commisioner anyway. I do love how they do the phone gag here as not only does the comissioner phone in via a shell, but when Max, whose ALREADY HOLDING IT tries to "I got it", Sam picks him up with the metal detector. Kev informed me that Max has a metal plate in his head that comes and goes as the plot needs it.

Anyways our heroes go to the Geek, aka Darla, aka a character I badly wish would come back next time they do something sam and max related. Darla serves the same roll as Bosco from the telltale games, being the team's arms dealer basically. The realtionships are radically diffrent though: Bosco simply sells stuff because that's his job and while he does seem to like the duo, keeps it mostly professional, which is sad as Sam sees him as a father figure. The two also annoy him at times.

In contrast while The Geek can be annoyed by her friends antics and them breaking her stuff, she can also both get in on it and clearly loves the guys. It feels like they split her into Bosco and Sybil for the series to have mor echaracters to interact with, but Darla herself still feels wholly unique. She's also a rare case of exectuive meddling remotely being a good thing: She was originally a fairly sterotypical nerdy boy, but execs wanted a female character, which I think worked out better as with the fo;rmer design the geek likely would've been more of a sterotypical nerd. With this the geek is mor ea modern nerd: snarky, but also plenty willing to goof off. She's also exactly the kind of straight man the two need: someone who will play along and be just as madcap as this world requires her, but who can also be frustrated with the two's stupidity and mayhem without feeling like two seperate people: she primarly gets mad when they break her stuff, which is fair, but is fine making said dangerous stuff for them and loves her surrogate dads.

Anyways this time she's made an artifical heart to the president, which max naturally inserts the obvious joke about. So our heroes stick it on the DeSoto, which is .. just fun to say. Try it.

Naturally this being an 11 minute cartoon not only do they play the timer for all it's worth.. but things quickly go wrong as after sticking it on the atnenna someone STEALS the DeSoto

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So the rest of the episode is a madcap chase.. though not too hard at first as the Geek installed a tracking device that naturally goes "over here boneheads" over and over, which is both hilaroius and makes sense… I mean Max likes to play hide the desoto at least once a week and after that scuba diving fiasco with the mer people, he had to have some contegincey ready. Anyways they find the pompadoured desperado and his girlfriend woh have sotlen it to make out and give chase. If i'm not too descriptive.. ti's that ther'es only so much I can say.

At any rate our heroes loose them but find them at loveland, which is suprisingly not some sort of cult or some sort of christian super group done by ned flanders, but a love themed amusment park and pure hell for our heroes, including Max getting stuck in the tunnel of canodling. They eventually find our desperados and I love their explination "I didn't mean to steal your car it just looked stealable". and I also like how while Sam symptahize siwth them max.. tears them to shreds off screen. You crack me up little buddy.

At any rate our heroes get the heart to the president in time which is for his dog, valentine's day is saved.. and our heroes exit as only they know how.. in a hail of bullets after knocking the president over.

Tonight We Love is a fantastic special and if you haven't tried the Sam and Max Cartoon it's a great place to start that has the general formula, some great gags and a fun twisted take on valentine's day all in a tight 11 minutes. Open your heart and spleen to it this couples day and thanks for reading.

#sam and max #valentine's day #sam #max #the geek #tonight we love #animation #cartoons #freelance police #Youtube

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dellsiming · 1 year ago

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There was no one blasting heavy metal music as they worked out, no one setting off the smoke detectors by smoking in the living room, no one arguing with one of their dealers over the phone, no one kicking out a one night stand at six in the morning.

#pickingill

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blueiscoool · 2 years ago

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Thousands of Ancient Coins and Arrowheads Seized from Looter in Israel

Israel Antiquities Authority theft prevention unit says Afula man illegally dug up and traded in ancient finds, likely also smuggled items abroad to public auctions.

An Israel Antiquities Authority bust in the northern Israeli city of Afula late last week yielded thousands of ancient coins and arrowheads, the authority said on Tuesday.

An Afula resident is suspected of illegal trade and illegally excavating antiquities at archaeological sites, causing untold damage, and the use of a metal detector to discover thousands of gold, silver and bronze coins.

The man was detained at the Afula police station, questioned, and confessed to committing the offenses. The suspect’s case will be examined by the IAA for the filing of an indictment.

Following intelligence information and a covert investigation in cooperation with international law enforcement agencies, the IAA’s theft prevention unit raided the Afula Ilit resident’s home on July 7. The suspect allegedly smuggled at least part of the illegally obtained antiquities abroad for sale in public auctions.

According to Ilan Hadad, who heads the IAA unit, the suspect is known to the authorities and was even convicted of similar crimes in the past.

“Apparently the punishment was not adequate for him to learn from his mistakes,” said Hadad.

According to the 1978 Antiquities Law, all antiquities discovered in Israel post-1978 are the property of the State of Israel. Anyone who finds an artifact must turn it over to the Israel Antiquities Authority within 15 days.

It is forbidden to trade in antiquities without receiving a license from the Culture Ministry or from the IAA. All antiquities shipped abroad must be registered and shipped through a licensed dealer. The IAA reserves the right to confiscate any item not registered.

Failure to abide by the antiquities law can bring a sentence of up to two years in jail.

“It’s heartbreaking to see how people are harming antiquities sites and looting ancient finds, thereby disrupting the restoration of our history for the sake of greed,” said Hadad.

By AMANDA BORSCHEL-DAN.

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A350lf2 flanges in UAE

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EN 1092

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BS 1560-3.1

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Secure Gold Bullion Storage: Best Practices and Tips for Canadian Investors

Gold bullion is one of the most popular and trusted forms of investment. As a tangible asset, it offers a hedge against inflation, economic downturns, and currency volatility. However, owning gold bullion comes with a responsibility to keep it safe. In this article, we will explore the best storage options for gold bullion in Canada and provide valuable tips to ensure your investment remains secure.

Why Proper Gold Bullion Storage is Essential

Gold bullion, whether in the form of bars or coins, is a significant investment. Like any valuable asset, it needs to be protected from theft, damage, and deterioration. While storing your gold may seem like a straightforward task, there are numerous considerations to ensure its safety and accessibility when needed. Improper storage can expose your gold to risk and devalue its worth.

Storage Options for Gold Bullion in Canada

In Canada, there are a few reliable Gold Bullion Storage options to consider. The right choice depends on factors such as your investment amount, accessibility, and security preferences.

1. Home Storage (Safe Deposit Box)

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If you choose to store your gold at home, invest in a high-quality, fire-resistant safe. Additionally, keep the safe’s location discreet and ensure it is bolted down for added security. Consider purchasing insurance coverage specifically for your gold bullion.

2. Professional Storage (Private Vaults)

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Cons: Fees associated with the vault service and less immediate access to your gold compared to home storage.

Many private vault companies in Canada, especially in major cities like Toronto, offer specialized storage solutions for precious metals. They ensure that your gold is securely stored, and most offer insurance options for added peace of mind.

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Cons: Limited accessibility during non-business hours, fees, and the possibility that the bank may not provide segregated storage.

If you opt for bank storage, make sure you understand the terms and conditions, including access hours and security protocols. You should also ensure your gold is fully insured in case of any unforeseen events.

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Some precious metals dealers in Canada, such as 24 Gold Group Ltd., offer allocated storage services. This option allows you to store your gold bullion in a secure facility where it is fully segregated and tracked in your name. Unlike unallocated storage, allocated storage guarantees that your specific bars or coins are set aside for you.

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Cons: Storage fees and limited access compared to home storage.

Allocated storage is an ideal choice for those who want to ensure their gold is securely stored while retaining ownership and peace of mind.

Conclusion

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