#especially when in the early 2000s

[canisalbus]

grrr

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[hyacinthsdiamonds]

Ted saying that no driver has had this level of attention on them since Michael Schumacher...

Gentlemen, a short view into the past; Max's debut season, his Red Bull debut, the literal rule changed as a result of his debut in the sport... oh and everyone and their mother calling Kimi Max 2.0 and Toto's second chance at signing debut!Max since he failed the first time around...

[mulders-too-large-shirt]

s7 episode 12 “x-cops” thoughts

last time we spoke... i was very pissed off.

but this time? i don’t have a single CLUE what to expect. 

a crossover with cops…? i used to watch that show as a kid. but those were real cops, right? honestly, i was WAY too young to be watching that show, and i don’t really understand the details of how it even worked. it always felt kinda illegal. but i am incredibly curious to see how it looks in crossover format.

i assume that they just used the same camera people for the x files as always, and that adjusting to this style of filming had to be super confusing. although, i suppose they could have hired the camera people from cops to do it?? either way, i can imagine that it gave everyone a headache after 7 seasons of standard procedural-style filming

i’m kinda giggling at how silly the whole thing is. all we can do at this point is begin!

(post-episode thoughts: still giggling, tbh. no real profound analysis to make here... except for on one brief on-camera conversation dealing with the world knowing about the x files. but other than that? a one way ticket to laughter city.

while i may find deep fault with the idea of the real TV show cops being used as entertainment, this time it wasn't real. and if there is one thing i admire above all else, it is commitment to the bit. please tell me what you thought, because i was having fun, lmao)

VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED….. wasn’t that at the beginning of all cops episodes…? 

why the hell were my parents letting me watch that show so young? it basically says right there to NOT LET THE KIDS DO THAT. 

also. it doesn’t even say why viewer discretion is advised. vague ass warning…

i’m giggling already. 

BAHAHA, WAIT, I HIT PLAY AND THERE’S A NARRATION OVER THE WARNING, OHHHH MY GOD, THIS IS KILLING ME.

NOT THE FUCKING COPS SONG, OH MY GOD….. bad boys. bad boys. whatchu gonna do?

hold on, i can’t BREATHE. scully looking at something in this dude’s hand while the theme song plays. she’s so little.

THE SHAKY CAMERA AS THEY RUN AROUND.

oh my god. i might actually understand the pop culture references in this episode because i was allowed to watch cops way too early in life. i guess i must say thank you to my parents for allowing me to experience this in context.

stop, this is so fucking funny. HOW was this concept pitched??? THE BLURRED FACE ON THE SUSPECT…

i’m in awe…. the woman (me) was too stunned to speak…

oh my god. the “all suspects are innocent until proven guilty in the court of law” disclaimer after the intro. that is a deep memory being unlocked in me right now. oh my god…

this sheriff is saying that a full moon brings out the worst in people. oh my, this note taking process is going to be very interesting. are we dealing with werewolves? 

his name is keith wetzel. and he hasn’t been on the job that long, but he has seen some crazy stuff. he’s a handsome guy, i suppose. but he used the word “irregardless”, which makes him instantly unattractive to me.

we have a report of somebody lurking around the neighborhood, making noise. not sure if that is a crime, tbh. wait. he amends his initial comment. it is not a person. it is a monster? he is confused. “hey, it’s a full moon”.

he thinks the suspect will be rattling on doorknobs, trying to steal some money, and perhaps we can sneak up on them. yes, “we”, because i suppose the audience is included in this activity, huh? he says some police code into the radio thingy. they looooove to say police code into the radio thingy on this show. 

and he goes out with a flashlight, walking around. shining it on stuff. it’s very quiet. he reports he doesn’t see anything.

i also forgot to mention that they’re in california.

cop man wetzel psssts at a kitty in this lady’s yard, which is pretty endearing, i'll give him that. gasp! there are claw marks on the woman’s door!!! “maybe a big dog” bro. what kinda dogs have you seen on the job?

he uses his big scary man voice to announce that he is from the sheriff’s department. a woman answers the door, speaking in rapid spanish, saying something about a “claw monster”

wetzel tries to say "no monster" in very bad spanish. closes the door. and hears some thunking. yells at someone to FREEZE. but there seems to be nothing around!!! 

more clattering… and he says RUN, RUN TO THE CAR NOW! but the camera man trips!!!

and the bleeped out explicit language…. LMAO. another element of this show i had forgotten.

for the record, i do not feel the streets are any safer with this guy on them if he just runs away when he sees a monster. he calls for assistance, and when he goes to drive away, he hits something. 

the car gets like… ripped open???

LMAOOOO, AND THEN WE GET THE CLASSIC INTRO

i’m so thrown off here, but i’m sat. you KNOW i’m sat. what the hell is going on? you better dance! it's a very short intro. and we are reminded that the truth is out there.

a bunch of sirens are wailing as wetzel crawls out of the car. it has been completely thrown over!!! sergeant duthie (new character alert!) asks if everyone is alright. she’s asking who tf attacked wetzel's car, and he decides to go with the claim it was a bunch of gangbangers. he can’t answer how many there are. but then they hear there are armed suspects, and run off. 

will these suspects be our agents??

run, run, run, run…. so much running. this show is mostly running.

NOOOOO, IT *IS* OUR AGENTS!!! they are told to get their hands up and LOUDLY DECLARE THEY ARE FBI. the disrespect these two face… surrounded by so many cops with guns...

scully looks very calm as mulder tells them to CHECK HIS ID. IN HIS BACK POCKET. 

LMAOOOO, the cops give their guns back, and mulder looks RIGHT into the camera as scully asks what the hell is going on here. also, they’re looking for a who, not a what, he says. so jot that down.

more claw marks are found!!! mulder asks what wetzel saw. he says something about it being super dark… “well, you must have seen something in order to run away from it” <- yeah. get him. catch him in his lies!

there have been half a dozen monster sightings in this area over the last 60 days!!! the police say they were not aware of this. how did they not know...? and they are only reported during full moons.

mulder launches into his werewolf theory despite all the cameras rolling. he really is so truly and deeply himself. no matter what. baby…

SCULLY HIDING FROM THE CAMERAS, LMAOOOO!!!!! she does NOT want to deal with this.

YOWCH!! wetzel was BIT!! scully runs in to examine the wound and then darts back out. while wetzel denies seeing what mulder is describing. 

he’s looking at the bites with great interest. “what the hell are you describing?” asks duthie. “a werewolf” “excuse me?” <- LMAOOOO 

another guy died during the last full moon after being attacked!! and before he did, he gave a detailed description of who or what he saw. mulder gestures to scully saying they’re here to catch it, but she’s still hiding from the camera!!!!! i can't blame her!!! i wouldn't want a camera in my face!!

he says that wetzel must go into isolation since he’s been bit, which gags both of the cops.

SCULLY PULLS HIM OVER TO CHAT, LMAOOO “mulder, have you noticed we’re on television?” “i don’t think it’s live television, scully, she just said (beep)” <- LMAOOOOOO 

she grabs him and keeps walking. “but it’s a camera, and it’s recording. it’s recording everything that you are saying. do you understand that? i just want to make sure that you’re clear on that” <- BAHAHAAAA

he is so excited, though, because he thinks they can capture proof of a werewolf on TV!! awwww ☹️

“look, mulder, you want to talk about werewolves to me, you can knock yourself out. i may not agree with you, but at least i’m not going to hold it against you, but this… mulder, this could ruin your career”

he laughs “what career? scully, i appreciate it. you don’t want me looking foolish. i do, i appreciate that”

“i don’t want *me* looking foolish, mulder”

OH! 

the way he didn’t even consider she was interested in protecting her own image at first….

this is juicy. is he so used to her kindness that he forgets she has her own self-interest? mentally, does his self-interest always come first?

but also, yowch. the reminder that she is still somewhat ashamed of what they do...

can you blame her, though? i don't want to be on TV for any reason, let alone for my secret job hunting aliens. people don't need to look at me. i am sure she feels the same.

well, regardless of how you want to dissect and interpret this conversation, he at least handles it like a pro moving forward, asking her to please go with wetzel to the hospital. she sighs loudly. and tells mulder to call skinner, who she is sure is going to have plenty to say. she pulls out her phone.

the camera lingers on her. “guys, give it a rest, huh?” LMAOOO, she covers it up with her hand.

i support scully beating up the camera people like bjork did that one time. different situation, but still.

they go back to the woman who made the report, and a spanish speaking cop is getting her story while she talks frantically. mulder has her describe what she saw to a sketch artist.

duthie still can’t believe mulder really thinks they’re looking for a werewolf, even as he talks to the camera about the spread of the claws on this woman's door- just like a human hand! he's acting like it's a nature documentary. i love that for him.

and he pulls out the sketch the other victim described. it is a stereotypical werewolf. looks like bro printed out a werewolf coloring page. that’s my king. my heart swells with pride.

NOOOOO…. this woman describes freddy krueger, LMAOOOO. the cop is mean to mulder- but he just says it’s strange. a very measured mulder response! duthie declares they are looking for gangbangers. and ricky the sketch artist asks for an escort back to his car.

the woman who made the report is still frantic. as they leave, she asks mulder to catch him. and he nods. MY BOYYYYY ☹️☹️

who would have thought the cops episode would give me mulder feelings…?

scully comes back. wetzel has been released. turns out what was on his arm were a bunch of insect bites or stings in a pattern. i don’t buy it!! she makes a comment about how you can see things you want to... the camera zooms in. “although… it was an understandable conclusion that i’m sure anybody would have made” <- LMAOOO, she’s trying to have his back on camera despite just calling him out. THAT’S A GOOD FRIEND!!

HE’S SMILING AT HER….. oh my god. he thinks this is so funny. he loves scully and will gaze at her on national television.

skinner says the FBI has nothing to hide, and neither do our agents. so. i guess the cameras keep rolling. “well, if it makes you feel any better, scully, i’m not entirely convinced that we’re looking for a werewolf anymore” “oh. all right, good” <- LMAOOOOOO, HER TONE IS KILLING ME. I AM DEAD. TYPING FROM THE GRAVE.

he is very serious as he says it might be some other kind of creature. but then the radios go off- 6 blocks from here, something is happening!

the agents get in the car and scully shuts the car door and tells the camera person to go with someone else LMAOOOOOO, I LOVE HERRRR

there’s a man down! and you had best bet scully is going to get to the front of the crowd to help him out!!! she’s a doctor!!

NOOO. it’s ricky!!! the sketch artist!! he has claw marks in his vest! and when she pushes on them, they bleed!!

BAHAHA, THE COPS AND X FILES LOGOS BEING MIXED AS THEY FADE TO COMMERCIAL…

an excellent moment for me to pause and take stock. 

well, they will never be able to go undercover again like they did in arcadia, because now the whole world has seen their faces ☹️ this is so sad. all undercover fics must be set before this episode.

this is so fucking funny though. imagine scully’s friends and family seeing this on TV. GOD. the poor woman. her brother is going to be SUCH an asshole about the whole thing. whereas mulder just wants the whole world to know about werewolves!! he sees an opportunity!! never doubting himself for a second!

and she was trying to defend him to the whole world, and his BIG GOOFY SMILE at her doing so, even though she said she didn’t want to look like a fool… just kiss on camera already.

i’m having so much fun. still want to know who came up with this. but we’re trucking along.

wetzel explains that when an officer goes down- or even somebody working part time with the department in an artistic capacity- they all feel it. “but that’s when you got to cowboy up and give 150%” <- i would be interested to know the percentage of what he has been giving so far, since he has ran away from a monster and also lied about what he has seen.

there is soooo much blood where they found ricky's body. the last call from the phone where they found him was ricky trying to get help for a flat tire.

mulder is crouched on the ground. pondering. and he pulls out the freddy krueger drawing. she asks what that is. and laughs a little- it’s more of a huff. it’s adorable.

aha! detective scully is on the case! somebody lost a nail! “nice color” says mulder. dork. there’s blood on it!! and he demands to know who called 911.

maybe the werewolf called 911…? because they are aware that they are hurting people? but if they’re in werewolf mode, that would probably be very hard. who is keeping an eye on wetzel, btw?!!

they go to chat with whoever made the call. mulder asks if they are talking to THE steve and edy, and i don’t know what he means. is it possible that these are reoccurring characters from the show that the real cops chat with on the regular to get scoops? somehow, i doubt it. regardless of if he really means anything or is just being a silly goose, he looks at scully and laughs. so he thinks he’s funny, which is important.

we are introduced to 2 people, one of whom is running away “like she gone run from a camera” LMAO

they report hearing screaming, and the boy (ricky) being curled up on the ground. 

“i’m ready for my closeup” “oh, ain’t nobody care about your scabby ass” <- BRUTAL! but they didn’t see an attacker- just ricky rolled up and yelling.

mulder shows them the sketch. they don’t recognize anything, but comment on how frightening it is. scully shows them the nail. “chantara. i know that skanky-ass color anywhere” <- LMAOOOO, these queens… the tea is being clocked on this evening.

mulder stutters over his words, saying they will go talk to chantara, who works the corner. he's looking at scully and laughing. “well, i wish you would” 

LMAOOOO, EITHER STEVE OR EDY- NOT SURE WHICH SINCE WE DIDN'T GET A PROPER INTRODUCTION- asks “when i’ma get my own tv show?” and begins singing. a show girl!!! EDY AND STEVE! YOU HAVE MY HEART!!!

the camera person is now in the car as mulder describes the suspect- chantara- has bubblegum pink hair. “that’d be a good color for you, scully” <- LMAO?? ON CAMERA??? HE IS SAYING THIS SHIT ON NATIONAL TV??? she doesn’t say anything.

he says they’re usually more certain of what they are investigating at this point, but there have been so many varying reports! but he is certain they are paranormal crimes. 

he keeps stuttering…. he’s nervous to be a TV star!!! scully stays silent.

scully spots the bubblegum pink hair!!! and they run off!! scully tells chantara not to run but. she’s trying. she’s crying. saying she didn’t do nothing. she tried to help him, but ran when she heard the sirens. also, you must understand, we cannot see her face. because all suspects in cops get their faces blurred. which is killing me because this is still the x files.

mulder gets between her and the camera, saying that they will believe whatever it is she tells them- she doesn't need to worry about them thinking whatever she has to say is outlandish. it was very sweet of him to block the camera from filming her head on.

why does scully know what “my boyfriend” is in spanish….? queen. anyway, chantara says someone has been chasing her for a week. chuco. the cops know who he is. 

well. i don’t. so this is a little confusing.

they are taking chantara in the cop car! duthie is telling chantara that she is not out of the woods with accessory charges, and they need to find chuco so they can let her go. she keeps saying he will kill her- he'll twist her head like a chicken. duthie promises no one will hurt her. wetzel will keep an eye on her. NOOOO! NOT THE COP INFECTED WITH WOLF SPIT IN CHARGE OF KEEPING HER SAFE!!

scully walks away. takes her jacket off and puts it back on, which is very cute. she hands the paper with chuco’s face on it to mulder, who declares he is not their guy- he can’t turn over a car! well, maybe he had help!

the cops and agents are running off into a very sketchy and scary house. lots of running on this show. breaking into chuco’s place. lots of shouting. girl, who has a baby in this environment?!!

they find chuco lying in vomit- gross- it looks like he overdosed and died. but how long ago, asks mulder. scully says a couple days, maybe a week- he didn’t attack ricky, that’s for sure. then shots are fired outside!! lots of shots!!!!

wetzel is shooting at something. saying it came back, it was here. he says he did everything he could do.

it looks like chantara is dead, her neck indeed twisted like a chicken. justice for my girl… i really don't know if wetzel did everything he could for her.

duthie wants someone to explain what the hell is going on. mulder thinks maybe wetzel hit what he was aiming for- it was him firing all of those bullets we heard a moment earlier. and he goes over to talk to him. scully joins them. 

he claims he saw “the wasp man”. even mulder is taken aback by this, but all things considered, he takes it in great stride. wetzel’s older brother used to tell him stories about a monster- a big wasp with stingers for teeth.

so is this beast that they are after a shapeshifter?? that takes your biggest fear’s shape?? hence the werewolf for the guy that died, freddy krueger for the first woman, and wasp stings for him?? 

mulder assures wetzel that whatever he saw, it is possible

“scully, we came in this case looking for a werewolf, right?” “well, you did, that’s correct” <- LMAOOOO, set the record straight!!

he points out that the injuries match the reported forms of those who received them, and maybe there’s some shapeshifting going on. maybe it feeds on fear.

oh, i just love her. “okay, well, for the sake of this argument… how would one catch something like that?” <- said by a very smart and tired woman who has had years of experiencing dealing with his absurd claims and knows how to respond without indicating belief.

he decides they must figure out how it picks its prey!! it is a clever response. but they’re missing someone… steve and edy! they were a part of that chain.

they go back to revisit the queens. and mulder is, at this point, confidently narrating to the camera. LMAO, SCULLY IS THROWN OFF BY THIS: “i’m sorry, are you talking to me?” 

mulder must have always secretly dreamed of having a camera crew following him, because he seems a little TOO into it

they hear screams! and the agents burst in!!! 

it seems they were having a fight. and mulder is caught in the middle. "he won't make love to me" "oh" scully’s face, LMAOOOO. 

mulder is trying to calm them down with very poor results and quips that they should stay here for a little while, LMAO. 

in their defense, i wouldn’t be reassured either, because mulder doesn’t even know what they’re looking for!! and he says as much!!

maybe their worst fear is breaking up?? and the monster is manifesting as that??

mulder sits down with edy, who says he is scared. and steve wants to go to bed. i can’t blame him. edy says he’s scared steve will leave him. mulder could have been a great therapist in another life. steve and edy hug.

scully asks if they should take them to a motel- LMAO, I DID NOT SEE HER HIDING ON THE COUCH, BAHAAHAAA!!! but steve says that they have been living here for 17 years and will NOT be chased out! “you’re not afraid?” “now, i didn’t say that. i said ain’t nobody going to chase us out” <- it is an important distinction. and a brave choice. my heart is with you, steve and edy.

more camera people pull up and scully is NOT pleased “oh god. more of you?” <- LMAOOOO. they ask if they’re any closer to an arrest. it’s 1 am!! leave them alone!!! there are only a few more hours of moonlight!

scully wants to investigate chantara's body, and mulder says to make it fast and fill the tank up with gas (lmao). then he goes to talk to wetzel. i assume they cannot show an autopsy on TV. but what do i know?

scully is staring at the camera… did the camera person get in the car with her? it is hard to tell.

in a different car, wetzel is shocked that mulder believes him, and asks why. “and what about your partner? does she believe me?” “i don’t think she thinks you’re lying” <- a very diplomatic response. wetzel is worried about having a reputation as the crazy one. how can he deal with that? mulder says to do good work, i guess. which has had mixed results for him. but it’s still sweet and genuine advice.

wetzel is going on about how lots of people want to kill cops, and any day could be the one they get him.....

WHAT! they ARE filming the autopsy in the cops style??? i do not remember this in other episodes of the real show. they’re blurring everything out. scully is trying to explain what is going on to the assistant who is asking about ghostly killings and contagions. scully assures her that chantara is NOT contagious- this isn't the hantavirus- which only fuels the assistant's anxiety even more as she tries to figure out wtf scully meant by that. IT WAS A FIGURE OF SPEECH!

LMAOOOOO, SCULLY IS GETTING FED UP, BUT TRYING SO HARD TO BE POLITE. why are there cameras, this lady asks. she smiles. because the FBI has nothing to hide. LMAO... SHE’S SUCH A LITTLE SMARTASS, BAHAHA

NOOOO, all of a sudden, this lady is sneezing blood. and she starts choking!! is her fear the hantavirus and somehow she summoned it?

i don’t even know what exactly that is. but now is scully exposed?? 

when mulder arrives, scully promises that it is NOT the hantavirus that killed the assisstant. even if it looks exactly like it. but the symptoms developed in seconds! no virus in the world kills that fast! 

poor scully is exasperated, while mulder thinks the fear killed the assistant. OHHH, scully says she WAS scared- she has no idea what is going on here! but the terror she felt wasn't mortal. and neither was the terror of steve and edy. so the force left them alone. that's his theory, at least.

mulder wants to find wetzel. who is now at a place with the title card of “crack house”. wow!

it’s nearly 5 am!! wetzel seems twitchy. he’s going in…. but then there is lots of loud slamming from inside the crack house!!! and he says they have to get out!!! they can’t open the door!! banging, banging, the camera drops!!

agents are circling back. as are many other cops. more running. they can’t get the door open. so they go around the back and somehow manage to break in. the door slams behind the agents! “wind?” “if you say so” LMAO

the cops can’t get the door open with the battering ram. they hear something… mulder opens a closet door. LMAO, the camera men are hiding. scully tells them she hates them. where is wetzel?? there is blood on the floor!! on the walls!!! they hear him screaming!!! he's saying to get this "thing off" of him. 

mulder yells at him to not be afraid, it can’t hurt you, and he’s on TV, so cowboy up!! he starts screaming that it can’t hurt him. and finally mulder gets in there. 

he’s alive, but it looks like something gnawed his arm. the sun just came up. wetzel is taken away on a stretcher. mulder says there is enough fear in the world. whatever it is will probably show up again next full moon.

“you didn’t get the proof that you wanted, mulder” “well, hey, you know” (he points at the camera) “it all depends on how they edit it together”

“it’s going to be a hard one to write up”

thus concludes our episode. 

LMAOOO, I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO SAY

did they solve anything? no. did scully nearly lose it? yes. multiple times. poor girl. did mulder think the whole situation was funny? yes, also multiple times. 

giggling. very hard. god, the canon world implications of them being on TV like that…

well, there were so many episodes of that fucking cops show, hopefully the other ones were more memorable and their covers were not totally blown. but i doubt it. 

maybe in other episodes of cops, they actually caught stuff, though. so in that regard, those episodes would be more memorable than even the wasp man. and poor wetzel shall be branded crazy forever. 

i just can’t stop wondering who tf came up with this. it’s season 7 and they are airing anything. i love it.

was i taken out of the universe by the change in structure? yeah, kinda. but i suppose it isn’t too unheard of- post-modern prometheus also messed with how the story was delivered, in a way that was more subtle- black-and-white film, old horror movie sounds and tropes.

i have to give it until tomorrow to let my thoughts sink in because 💀💀💀

okay, it is tomorrow. what i am i thinking?

i had a lot of laughs. the story itself didn't make perfect sense- a shapeshifting force takes the appearance of the biggest fear in a dangerous neighborhood. and we meet the varying cast of characters who tell that story along the way. but it wasn't about making sense, was it? it was about being the most ambitious crossover event of all time.

i enjoyed this one. i giggled! i loved scully being embarrassed but still trying to stand up for him!!! that is friendship!! do not film her!! she hates you!! and mulder being SO excited to talk to the cameras and prove the existence of werewolves... bahaha

this reminds me that i also need to watch the simpsons crossover episode at some point. and naturally i need to make a post for that, too. i couldn't NOT do that! i assume i can just watch it whenever since the laws of canon likely do not transfer over neatly to the cartoon dimension? i've only ever seen a few episodes of the simpsons, but i'm still really excited. i guess this show was pervasive, huh?!

[dramas-vs-novels]

I hope whoever I marry, their grandparents are still alive and close by, because this is just so wild to me whenever I see it in shows.

People having any kind of relationship with their grandparents, being able to just visit them?

I never lived within 500 miles of my grandparents (and one grandmother died when I was 3 months old). Any time you were meeting them, the parents were there and it was a big formal thing, because we only saw them a couple times a year.

So the idea that you can just... wake up and decide to see your grandparents? Blows my mind.

[andresylupin]

maybe i've subconsciously pushed back against "The Teeth of the Tiger" because it's the one novel where you have to reconcile with the fact that, well:

[curetapwater]

I really wanna watch the Japanese cutscenes of Sonic games but first I must silence all the voices I've heard over these past 5 years of being a fan, that claim that all the Japanese Sonic content is inherently superior to the English-language content.

[mbat]

thinking about the eredar and how they couldve so easily just been like 'fuck off' about them and let them be mindless soulless irredeemable monsters who have hurt and killed countless people across the galaxy for centuries

but they chose to redeem them. to make them work toward redemption, even if they never achieve it in the eyes of most... or anyone, even. to make them people just like the other characters, and rejoin their people that had to separate from them a long time ago.

and how you can play as one now, technically. you can gain customization options to become an eredar and play as one. and thats wild to me, but in a good way. its just neat

[silverxcristal]

Tag, your turn

[wolfgang1097]

What's up folks? Since today was just another do-nothing day, I decided to share this out of sheer boredom:

I will admit, the following image is actually pretty adorable:

Seriously, that is so freak'n adorable, yet also rather sus at the same time because really Black? Really? As much as I find Black hugging the "used car salesman" rather cute, it's also really weird. Plus, unbeknownst to Black, the so-called "used car salesman" is actually White, who pulls another callous prank on Black (WARNING: SPOILER IN PROGRESS) by selling him what appeared to be a bullet and fireproof automobile, naturally Black accepts the offer and, of course, it's a trap.

See. (Holy crap, that's gotta hurt.)

Black, you should call Geico (not Gecko, duh) in regards to the gouged windshield in your vehicle. A fifteen minute call could save you 15% or more on car insurance.

These images were taken from the strip "Armor Dilly," from "Missions of Madness," which is a reprint of "The Fourth Declassified Files of Spy vs. Spy." I do not claim ownership of any content. Spy vs. Spy belongs to the defunct MAD magazine and Antonio Prohias.

[wanderingcas]

the hardest part about writing dean? the pop culture references. dear god the pop culture references. ESPECIALLY early seasons dean when he was just throwing them around like candy

[glimblshanks]

All my love and appreciation to small local book stores but there has got to be a way for y'all to sell digital audiobooks

[icewindandboringhorror]

Apparently I can meet my goal of roughly 400,000 words in 6 months if I just somehow write at least 2,200 words a day ghbjh... Almost 2,500 today... huzzah...

[luna-the-cretar]

Anyone remember whenever kids shows would have a celebrity cameo? Like, i remember watching some shows being like “in this new episode, our MC will encounter a character voiced by this celebrity”, and 8yo me was always like “cool! I don’t know who that is!”

And reader. I still don’t know most of those celebrities. I recognize names because of popularity, not necessarily because of their media of origin

[goldenflowers]

siiiigh. WDAS is so not in the revival era anymore 😔

[batri-jopa]

A comic made by Jett Allen about "Yentl" :

(comic found here)

About author: Jett Allen is a cartoonist based in Los Angeles, California. His work has been featured in The New Yorker, The LA Times, and more.

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for the warriors ask game :D

🗺 : first map you ever watched?

🖼 : first amv/pmv you ever watched?

(I used to watch MAPs religiously those are my jam)

yay thank you! warriors ask game except the questions are all weird and niche as hell!

know: my memory is bad. i've been into wc for... well over a decade now, so these are probably not accurate xP my first warriors video was i believe a spoof video about ashfur and squirrelflight, but my first map and amv? uhhh unsure!

🗺 : first map you ever watched? - i didn't actively watch maps as a small kid, or at least i don't think i did? the first map that i entirely remember watching was during my second major warriors phase by the time i was closer to... 15 maybe?? as opposed to my earliest memories of wc which are from when i was 10 or younger lol. little fang, which is making me genuinely super misty eyed to rewatch, it's just so so good, from the style to the designs to how well it gets into jayfeather and his family with only animation and music, the composition of every part is so good, the designs, all of it. the sole reason little fang is one of my favorite songs to this day it might, miiight, have also been evelyn evelyn? that one was certainly one of the first maps i ever watched that stuck with me. the dovewing kinnie has entered chat

🖼 : first amv/pmv you ever watched? - i cannot remember. i watched sooo many amvs as a kid. not my FIRST amv, probably, but one of the earliest i recall is ashfur's revenge, which is delighting me so much to rewatch. this one was formative for me, i miss the style of flash-animated warriors amvs that (obviously:() aren't around anymore. i also have such a soft spot for tigerclaw is not one of thunderclan, one i was thinking about the Entire Time i was writing the exile scene in spottedfur's pride lol. i still love it so much, this is my first time rewatching it in like... a decade, im sure. its so good. im kind of blown away as i rewatch these that they ARE as good as they are, cuz i feel like it's common in the warriors fandom to treat old amvs as some cringeworthy lost art (in general i have strong opinions on how (unintentionally)cruel the internet starts being to things as soon as they enter "nostalgia" territory) - but there's still, like, genuine talent in these. there's a reason these amvs were as popular as they were, and not because we were all cringe 10 year olds who didn't know better, lol. also reminds me of tigerstar and the dog pack(be prepared) - which is one i have the most vivid memory of watching on my family computer, hehe. in general i love corvus katana's stuff, past and current oh my god i will never get this ask posted because i keep remembering ones that helped, like, form a lobe of my brain growing up. HOW TO SAVE BLUESTAR'S LIFE YOU WILL ALWAYS BE FAMOUS!!!! I AM TOTALLY NOT CRYING REWATCHING IT. YOU ARE. YOU ARE. cant believe i had a phase where i hated bluestar - i think everyone did because they spontaneously realized she was imperfect, immoral even at times, and made mistakes but hadn't developed the media comprehension to realize she was... actually meant to be complex and troubled and not just a perfect leader. god. bluestar. god. god. g (im also gonna use this question as a chance to gush about old amvs that i remember that are unfortunately lost to time: a hollyleaf one to hurricane by thirty seconds to mars (!!!! THIS ONE WAS SO FORMATIVE BUT IM LIKE 80% SURE ITS LOST MEDIA), bluestar heart heart head (PLEASE tell me im not the only one who remembers this one!!! i was devastated to learn it wasn't iconic or reuploaded anywhere (as much as i also think, again, in the nostalgia-sense, people act entitled to things like old amvs or people's art or whatever else)), NIGHTCLOUD GIRL WITH ONE EYE CHANGED MY LIFE?and... probably more of course that aren't coming to me now xP

i. didnt expect to ramble as much as i did with this? i just can't put into enough words how formative warriors amvs and the like were for me growing up :'DD they were my major start for digital art and animation (something i did a lot when i was younger but fell out of over time, but god i'd love to animate again, maybe do a classic wc amv to spottedfur's pride or something lol)

thank you for the question! I am so incredibly normal about warrior cats.