#and instead stumbled upon this

[dont-research-in-the-dark]

I just accidentally found the funniest rabbit hole ever, and I need to tell everyone about it real quick

So I have to move into a new dorm soon that requires surge protectors with power strips, and I was looking up how to find the right ones (as one does). I go into r/Askanelectrician, and the first comment under this post I see, is by some guy named "Westom." He's using a lot of electrical jargon that I don't know about, so I scroll down, and this is the first response:

So at this point I'm thinking "wtf is going on," and I look up "Westom Surge Protector" like this person suggests, and-

This person (Westom) Apparently has some weird personal vendetta against plug-in surge protectors, and has been spending about a decade going onto forums and defending his beliefs to "protect us all from big companies that want to brainwash us"?

There are thousands and thousands of results of arguments between him and other people, most of which, on his part, are incredibly melodramatic and nonsensical- it's basically the sharks are smooth situation but just with surge protectors???

Here's a sample of one I found:

This is the funniest thing I think I've seen but also what is going on

[courtesanofdeath]

And just say the word, we'll take on the world.

[adriancatrin]

katara sees her brother and bff approaching something that can make them happy and says no interruptions

based on this photo from the live action cast

[esmiara]

Ah, to be a yakuz- I mean. Ah, to be a tiny drunk japanese mafioso

[normalestenstars]

thought: i think it's easy to get mad at people for not understanding your favorite character in a non-malicious manner, but if you think about within a bigger scope... enstars currently has 50+ characters, and 400+ stories. not to mention, the stories themselves are known for being long, long, long reads. it's unrealistic to expect the average fan to know the lore of every single character, especially if they only produce a unit or two

i don't disagree with the fact that people flanderize characters all the time, but honestly... this is not an enstars fandom issue. it's an every fandom issue. shallow engagement tends to lead to shallow interpretation of characters. either way, the point i'm trying to make is that if these polls make you annoyed then use them to lore dump about your favs! using myself as an example, i personally don't have the time nor interest to delve into a lot of the cast, but i like hearing people explain them!

[strangesmallbard]

Elphaba sat with her two elbows on the table, her hands clasped in front of her face, her two forefingers leaning against each other and against her thin, grayish lips. “You know, Boq,” she said, “the thing is I have become fond of Galinda myself. Behind her starry-eyed love of herself there is a mind struggling to work. She does think about things. When her mind is really working, she could, if led, think on you—even, I suspect, somewhat fondly. I suspect. But I don’t know. But when she slides back into herself, I mean into the girl who spends two hours a day curling that beautiful hair, it’s as if the thinking Galinda goes into some internal closet and shuts the door. Or as if she’s in a hysterical retreat from things that are too big for her. I love her both ways, but I find it odd. I wouldn’t mind leaving myself behind if I could, but I don’t know the way out.”

—Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (pg. 109)

[diazpls]

i don't understand why so many fans seem resistant to the idea that 911 is often being intentionally funny. every time they release a fun or goofy clip there's so many "sorry i can't take this seriously" comments and like ... my guy, that's the point. you're supposed to laugh. or at the least enjoy some levity in an otherwise serious moment

[thatsrightice]

Accidentally stumbled upon this… I want it

[kheyys-worms]

SIR--??? (ㅇㅁㅇ)!!!!!!!

oh god, oh fuck-- his smile is soo--

[the-crow-binary]

Going on the "castlevania" tag is soulbreaking and honestly tiring, but the "akumajou dracula" tag? Guys. Guys it's so healing. It's so cool. I feel free, finally. Away from the untagged/badly tagged NFCV shit. Every game fans in here need to use this tag. It's a breath of fresh air. Y'all have no idea how great scrolling through CV content without being interrupted by a fanart of Lenore is before you try it. You'll go on the akumajou dracula tag and the most popular post of the moment will actually be smth from the game. Holy shit. Absolutely divine.

[toxooz]

ever since that one ask i keep thinking abt Jakkans timeline with the whole 'Ollie's demonic genetics cause him to age super slowly and outlive everyone else' so hes like 1000 years old but only looks like he's in his mid 40s but hes also like a half cyborg at this point

[gomzdrawfr]

Sometimes the best thing is made when one is sleep deprived

@bressynonym and me have been messing around in magma hghhdndjdj

[torchickentacos]

No more ‘family asking me about my jobs or my social life or if I have a boyfriend’. Ask me about pokemon. Ask me about snakes. Ask me about local plant life. I promise it’s going to be a much more interesting conversation for everyone involved.

[thedrotter]

not-yet-dead-person

silly comic of a conversation in-game i thought was too funny not to make something proper for instead of a doodle ww

(timelapse + wip images (thus silly process commentary in read more if you like artist commentary :3)

i think the sketch looks silly and goofy and funny so i find it important to share with you the mere presence of the faces i drew on it. i drew it on top of the boxes without staying inside its borders because i find my proportions can get wonky if i draw them cropped in a restricted space. and I feel trapped otherwise and i will draw BAD!!! give me spaceeeee to go wild!!!!

the head circles are there for emotional support

very low res speedpaint because truth is the canvas was much bigger than the space where my comic was placed. i didnt account when exporting my timelapse in 720px that that tiny space would look so pixelated ... but it's able to be percieved, so its okay.

(i will now comment on my process and it is not brief sorry)

usually i would try to clean up my sketches and figure out what goes on top before jumping into linework, but since there are multiple panels and drawings i chose to jump into inking right away for the sake of brevity. i just went in with a brush that uses pen pressure and drew what was needed. i added extra line thickness and contrast in areas around the face because it helps direct your eyes there more easily that way.

according to her equipment rei has a chain belt but i only remembered it existed once I was going to color, and i did not like that discovery... I chose to ignore it to maintain my peace. i already have the color palettes for these characters figured out, and i didnt really want to think about a new element at the moment www I tend to overthink those things a lot so i skipped it

the rest is rather straightforward! not that anything else wasn't, but in here i could turn my brain off and sing. linework and sketching require mumbling so i cannot turn my brain off. just block in the characters with a solid color so i can have a mask (something along those lines,) where the color can stay inside. then just color in !!!

Base colors just had slight cell shading on the skin, and for the hair i airbrush a bit of the skincolor in low opacity near the forehead... I'm not sure what it means, but i can look at the faces easier with it somehow. i like the gentle subtlety it adds even if you cant really tell. it makes things look nice.

background was just me blocking in the color of the wall and floor, shade the wall a bit, then slap a noise and free use wood texture on top. work smarter not harder ! yet it took a bit to make it look stylistically fitting with the characters, and even now i think bottom middle panel looks odd. whatever!!!

for the middle panel i thought itd be funny if the background was a solid silly and colorful one to contrast the next panel's sketchy black one. a contrast to how the word widow is seen. on that note my handwritting is not pointy. i gaslighted my hand into thinking that it was indeed pointy in that moment so i could write "not-yet dead person" in letters that didn't seem cute. my hand did not fall for it but it complied anyway

that's basically it! I'm not sure what else i could say that doesn't feel barebones because it really is that straightforward. if you're curious I used clip studio paint for this. only special brush used was for linework (a brush named Lemon Brush), the rest used were just the default. my computer gets the least credit. it was trying to convince me a 20mb file was going to nuke it all the time and hardly let me save multiple times so i do not appreciate it

[radioisntdead]

Y'ALL WISH ME LUCK IT'S DEER Squishmellow HUNTING SEASON

[pattarainn]

@ Bill Adama and Laura Roslin