#dr johnson

[blackswaneuroparedux]

I have tried too in my time to be a philosopher; but, I don't know how, cheerfulness was always breaking in.

- Dr Samuel Johnson

Monty Python’s Philosopher’s football match: Greece vs Germany.

[hjbirthdaywishes]

February 22, 2024

Happy 65 Birthday to Kyle MacLachlan.

[thequietabsolute]

:: i asked ChatGPT what the funniest entry was in Dr. Johnson’s Dictionary and it came up with this, which is pretty good i felt 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

in other news, before this i also asked it what the most sinister moment was in all of Shakespeare and it came up with the [Act4, Sc1] witches / mirror / Banquo : endless line of kings scene in Macbeth which precipitates a lot of paranoia and murdering and the eventual death of Lady M and M himself.

conclusion: ChatGPT hates the Scottish.

😭 bless.

[magicwingslisten]

We should have had little claim to the praise of curiosity, if we had not endeavored with particular attention to examine the question of the second sight. Of an opinion received for centuries by a whole nation, and supposed to be confirmed through its whole descent, by a series of successive facts, it is desirable that the truth should be established, or the fallacy detected.

[unofficial-scps]

Into the Depths of uSCP-7251: A Encounter with the Unseen

It was just another day at the Foundation facility, and the staff had their hands full with a variety of SCPs. Dr. Chen was busy performing tests on uSCP-3467, the plant-like creature that emitted toxic gas. Meanwhile, Agent Rodriguez was conducting a routine check on uSCP-5823, the sentient suit of armor, to ensure it was still securely contained.

As the day wore on, Site Director Ramirez received a report that uSCP-7251, the submerged city, was showing signs of increased activity. The director immediately dispatched a team to investigate the cause.

The team discovered that uSCP-7251-1 had somehow breached the containment structure and were attempting to communicate with the surface. Dr. Johnson, who had recently joined the team, was able to use her knowledge of aquatic life to establish communication with uSCP-7251-1.

It soon became clear that uSCP-7251-1 was not attempting to breach containment, but was instead trying to warn the Foundation of an impending danger. After some negotiation, uSCP-7251-1 provided the Foundation with information on a group of rogue humans who were planning to detonate an explosive device near the underwater city.

Thanks to the warning from uSCP-7251-1, the Foundation was able to prevent the attack and apprehend the suspects. The incident highlighted the importance of maintaining communication with SCPs, even those that were previously thought to be hostile.

As the day drew to a close, the staff at the facility breathed a sigh of relief. Another day had passed without any major incidents, and the SCPs were safely contained once again. But they knew that tomorrow would bring new challenges, and they would need to be prepared to face them head-on.

[peachypaddys]

people on reddit complaining about the plot (or lack thereof) in doctor odyssey… how do i break it to them that no one is watching that show for the damn plot! we’re here to see if those hot doctor and nurses get a bit challengers with it!

[seantealefan]

New clip from Doctor Odyssey episode 7 "Oh, Daddy". Tristan describes himself as a "twunk"

[kazoosandfannypacks]

The ultimate Dwampyverse three-way crossover would not be as a season finale or season premier episode. It wouldn't be high stakes and it wouldn't have a major story arc for every character. Instead, it would take place over multiple interconnected episodes that would air as part of each separate show but all take place simultaneously, kinda like the halloween crossover those disney channel shows all did back in 2015.

And it would take place at the Tri-State Area's largest ever comic-con.

We'll start with the Phineas and Ferb storyline. Buford and Baljeet enter the backyard arguing over Stumpleberry Finkbat vs. Space Adventure. Phineas reminds them of the bonding the two fandoms had together last time there was a fan comvention, and the boys decide to host their own comic-con, the largest fan event the Tri-State Area has ever seen. Buford and Baljeet spend a lot of this episode in an argument similar to the brains vs. brawns argument from the Africa episode. Phineas and Ferb just try to enjoy the convention they're hosting. Isabella is rather conflicted, torn between spending time with Phineas and hanging out with her fellow Finkies.

Initially, Candace wants to bust the boys for hosting a giant convention in their bakyard, but she changes her tone when Jeremy comes around with a poster for the event, and points out there's a couples' costume contest that they should enter together.

In the Milo Murphy's Law storyline, we see Milo, Zack, Melissa, and Amanda (not Diogee, of course; he had to go home,) trying to track down a collectible item that Amanda is missing from a collection she started when she was younger. Doof is there as well, having decided that he can better research how to invent time travel by talking to a room full of fans of a time travel television show. Cavendish, Dakota, and Perry accompany him, though Perry wanders off partway through the episode, leaving Dakota to ask a "hey, where's Perry?" Sara and Neal also come to the comic-con too, hoping to win the couples' costume contest.

In our Hamster and Gretel storyline, we've got Gretel, Bailey, and Nordle hoping to just have fun hanging out with other fans of Larry the Magic Boy, but a villain of the week set on overthrowing comic-con gets in the way of Gretel hanging out with her friends. Fred comes along, claiming it's to "supervise" the kids, but she's immediately distracted by a Yuko Attack Cheerleading Warrior 7 fan trivia competition. Hamster disappears at the start of the episode for one of his unseen mini-adventures.

Kevin and Hiromi come as well, entering the couples' costume contest. They claim they're entering platonically because Hiromi wants to earn whatever the prize for it is, and Kevin owes her after the first date and award ceremony blunders. Fred points out to them that platonically entering the couples' contest subverts the point of an already pointless contest, and it may disqualify them. Kevin and Hiromi come to the conclusion, then, that the only way to win without getting disqualified is to spend the entirety of the convention up until the contest winners are announced pretending to be dating.

We also get lots of character crossovers interspersed as well. Baljeet is delighted when he crosses paths with Zack and Melissa and finds out they are, in fact, dating now. Dakota and Bailey exist in the same space for a bit and have the most wholesome interaction in the world. Fred and Buford have a beautiful bonding moment that they agree never to speak of again. There's also a meta moment with Isabella, Lydia, and Lauren, all wearing the same costume.

There's also plenty of background cameos as well. Stacy, Orton Maulson, Irving, the Dr. Zone "oldbies," Carl, Anthony, Monty and Vanessa in their pimpernel and vampire queen costumes, and Tobias Trollhammer all get to make background appearances.

When the finalists for the couples' costume contest comes around, Candace, Sara, and Hiromi give each other lots of competive remarks and backhanded compliments on each other's costumes, while Jeremy, Neal, and Kevin are all super chill and exceptionally polite to each other. At the end, Kevin and Hiromi win, which leads to an excited hug and maybe even a kiss on the cheek, and then a sad air falls over them as they realize that's the end of their need to pretend to be dating.

Candace is thoroughly disappointed in her and Jeremy getting third place, and then decides it's time to go get mom and bust the boys— but of course, by the time mom gets there, the convention is long gone— not because of the villain trying to overthrow comic con, but just because of Murphy's Law.

The plots are really well interconnected too, with things happening in the first episode that don't make sense until you watch the second and third episode and realize "oh, that's why that happened," and the same happens in the second episode, and the third references things you wouldn't understand without the full context of the first two.

There's a lot of use of the Comedic Rule of Three in the inclusion of running jokes that occur once each episode. There's also a lot of room for the Comedic Subversion of the Rule of Three, where a line is spoken in the first and second episode, but obvious opportunities for it in the third episode are comically missed.

And in an end credit scene of the final of these three episodes, we find that Perry, Diogee, and Hamster were all playing cards together during these episodes, and Diogee was winning.

[affectionatecorpse]

Me: Oh hey, I actually really like this thing!

Autism: YEAH THIS IS BRILLIANT I'M GONNA MAKE IT EVERYTHING WE CARE ABOUT FOR LIKE A MONTH

Me: Sounds good! A new hyperfixation will mix things up a bit! Plus the main character is complicated enough to expand upon--

Autism: NO

Me: ?

Autism: NO MAIN CHARACTER

Me: But--

Autism: OUR FAVOURITE IS THIS CREATURE THAT'S ON SCREEN FOR LIKE 5 MINUTES THAT ONE IS PERFECT

Me: But they have no fan content

Autism:

Me:

Autism:

Me: ... I'll make my own--

Autism: DAMN RIGHT YOU'LL MAKE YOUR OWN

[raining-anonymously]

close-ups with alt text below the cut!

[muppet-facts]

Muppet Fact #1220

Frazzle and his dentist Dr. Johnson are afraid of each other.

Source:

Sesame Street. Episode 3519. May 9, 1996.

[adriantheanimator09]

🎸WORDGIRL KORN ART DUMP🎸

I love all of these SO MUCH! (I think this might be the new Wordgirl Weezer)

[hjbirthdaywishes]

February 22, 2023

Happy 64 Birthday to Kyle MacLachlan.

[cassidyjaneart]

Guess who has not (and will not ever) get over the OA cancellation?

[magicwingslisten]

“Strong reasons for incredulity will readily occur. This faculty of seeing things out of sight is local, and commonly useless. It is a breach of the common order of things, without any visible reason or perceptible benefit. It is ascribed only to a people very little enlightened; and among them, for the most part, to the mean and the ignorant.

To the confidence of these objections it may be replied, that by presuming to determine what is fit, and what is beneficial, they presuppose more knowledge of the universal system than man has attained; and therefore depend upon principles too complicated and extensive for our comprehension; and that there can be no security in the consequence, when the premises are not understood; that the second sight is only wonderful because it is rare, for, considered in itself, it involves no more difficulty than dreams, or perhaps than the regular exercise of the cogitative faculty; that a general opinion of communicative impulses, or visionary representations, has prevailed in all ages and all nations; that particular instances have been given, with such evidence, as neither Bacon nor Boyle has been able to resist; that sudden impressions, which the event has verified, have been felt by more than own or publish them; that the second sight of the Hebrides implies only the local frequency of a power, which is nowhere totally unknown; and that where we are unable to decide by antecedent reason, we must be content to yield to the force of testimony.”

[unofficial-scps]

An Unsettling Encounter with uSCP-3467 and uSCP-5823

It was a normal day at the Foundation facility. Personnel were going about their daily routines, some working on paperwork, others performing experiments and tests on various anomalies. Some of the uSCPs were being moved from one location to another, while others were being studied in their containment chambers.

Dr. Johnson was in charge of monitoring uSCP-3467, a plant-like creature that emitted a toxic gas that caused hallucinations and temporary paralysis in humans. She had just finished conducting some tests on the creature and was about to leave the containment chamber when she noticed something strange.

One of the leaves on uSCP-3467 seemed to be moving on its own. Dr. Johnson moved closer to get a better look when suddenly the leaf reached out and grabbed her. She struggled to free herself but it was too strong, and she was dragged into the containment chamber.

Meanwhile, in another part of the facility, Agent Smith was escorting uSCP-5823, a sentient suit of armor, to a new containment chamber. As they walked down the hallway, Agent Smith noticed that the suit of armor was moving on its own, as if it had a mind of its own. He drew his weapon and cautiously approached the armor, but it suddenly sprang to life and attacked him.

Back in the containment chamber with uSCP-3467, Dr. Johnson was struggling to break free from the grip of the plant creature. She noticed that the gas emitting from uSCP-3467 had become more potent, and she started to hallucinate. She saw strange creatures emerging from the walls, and the room started to spin.

Just as she was about to lose consciousness, a team of security personnel burst into the room and freed her from the grasp of uSCP-3467. They quickly neutralized the gas and administered an antidote to Dr. Johnson.

In the hallway, Agent Smith was still locked in a fierce battle with uSCP-5823. The sentient suit of armor seemed to be impervious to bullets, and Agent Smith was running low on ammunition. Just when it seemed that all was lost, a team of researchers arrived with a device that emitted a frequency that disrupted the armor's sentience, causing it to go inert.

As the day went on, more incidents occurred with other uSCPs, but the Foundation personnel were trained to handle any situation that arose. It was just another day at the facility, where the safety of the world was ensured through the careful containment and study of anomalies.