#gi joe law and order

[blade-liger-4ever]

In accordance with @gritsandbrits’ permission, I now present to you...

G.I. JOE INCORRECT QUOTES!!!!

(Also, I censored the swears. Sorry, I don’t believe in using vulgarities to be funny.)

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Steeler: What's worse than a heartbreak?

Spell-Lunky: Stepping on a cat's tail and not being able to explain that you're sorry.

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Law, about Steeler: He’s speaking some kind of French.

Spell-Lunky: Let me handle it. I speak Spanish. It's the same thing.

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Steeler: HEY HEY HEY! DON’T TOUCH THOSE!

Law, touching a figurine: Why? What’s wrong with touching a doll?

Steeler: THAT IS NOT A DOLL! This is a figurine, thank you very much.

Spell-Lunky, from afar: IT’S JUST A STIFF DOLL!

Law: FIGURINE MY BUTT! IT’S JUST A STIFF DOLL— as said!

Steeler: I hate all of you. That is a limited edition figurine I got from a conventio— Steeler: *Drops figurine on the ground*

Steeler: —n. It was $100; all my money just went down the drain.

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Genevieve Colton: Since we're in a relationship now, your clothes are my clothes too. Don't ask me why I have your shirt on, this is our shirt.

Duke: Fine, but when I come strutting in with your fuzzy socks, I don't want to hear squat.

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Duke: Okay, I’m going to get the wedding cake.

Genevieve Colton: Perfect, while you do that I’ll check on the ring bear.

Duke: ...

Duke: You mean ring bearER, right?

Genevieve Colton: ...

Duke: Look me in the eyes and tell me you are not going to bring a dangerous wild animal to our wedding.

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Genevieve Colton: Duke is playing hard to get.

Genevieve Colton: Little does he know, I'm a master at playing hard to get rid of.

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Gung-Ho: What are you getting Siren Call for the holidays?

Tunnel Rat: I don't know. It's kind of hard buying a gift for your partner when they already got everything they could've ever wanted when they married you. So I'm not sure yet.

Nitelite: I'm getting Siren Call a divorce lawyer.

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Nitelite: I'm so happy, I could kiss you!

Ripcord: Um...Neat.

*later*

Ripcord, lying face down on his bed: I said "Neat," Siren Call. Who says neat these days? It's not neat to say neat but I said it anyways because I'm stupid.

Siren Call, reading a book: Don't beat yourself up too much, Ripcord. Everyone gets nervous sometimes. Remember what I did when Tunnel Rat confessed his love for me?

Ripcord: Didn't you thank him?

Siren Call: *closes the book and looks at the ceiling* I stupidly thanked him.

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Nitelite: How is the most beautiful person in the world?

Tunnel Rat: *blushing* I—

Gung-Ho, butting into the conversation: Siren Call is perfect, thanks for asking.

(I am now suddenly shipping Gung-Ho and Siren Call XD)

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Storm Shadow: I think I'm falling for you.

Risa: Then get up.

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Storm Shadow: Hey, Risa, what do you think it would be like if we had kids?

Risa: What would it be like? Inconvenient, mostly.

Storm Shadow: No, I mean, what would they be like, the kids? You ever think about it?

Risa: Can't really say I have.

Storm Shadow: You know, for someone as eccentric as yourself, you can be boring sometimes.

Risa: Sorry, Storm Shadow. For what it's worth, I'm picturing them now. A boy and a girl. Two perfect little freaks of nature raised by people who've clearly got no business bringin' up anybody.

(Man, this generator is savage...)

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Risa: Valentine’s day is just a consumerist holiday that holds no real value other than drive people insane buying heart shaped chocolates for their significant others and pos-

Storm Shadow: I wrote you a poem.

Risa, already crying: You did?

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Storm Shadow: I’ve been dropping her the most insanely obvious hints for like a year now. No response.

Risa: Wow. She sounds stupid.

Storm Shadow: But she’s not. She’s really smart actually. Just dense.

Risa: Maybe you need to be more obvious? Like, I don’t know… “Hey! I love you!”

Storm Shadow: I guess you’re right. Hey Risa, I love you.

Risa: See! Just say that!

Storm Shadow: Holy *Japanese swearing*.

Risa: If that flies over her head then, sorry Storm Shadow, but she's too dumb for you.

Storm Shadow: Risa.

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(They use ASL for these next few)

Silent Knight: How high are you?

Snake Eyes: Mm, I don’t know how to say it in feet.

Spirit: No, she’s asking what drugs are you on.

Snake Eyes: Oh, antidepressants, why?

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Snake Eyes: We’re playing Scrabble. It’s a nightmare.

Spirit: Scrabble? Scrabble’s great.

Snake Eyes: Not when you’re playing with Silent Knight, it’s not. She puts in words like “ephemeral” and I put in “dog.”

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Silent Knight: Which way did Snake Eyes go?

Spirit: Well, based on the direction of the wind, the broken sticks in the corner, and the slight disturbance in the dirt, I'd guess he went left.

Silent Knight: You could really figure it out from that?

Spirit: No, you idiot, Snake Eyes sent me a text. See?

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Roadblock: Guys, Shawnee is missing.

Heavy Duty: Good.

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*Casually in the Middle of a High Stakes/Dangerous Situation*

Heavy Duty: How do you eat pickles?

Roadblock: What do you mean?

Heavy Duty: I mean, there's a whole process. It's not like you can grab them from the jar with your hand, because it's cold and the juice burns if you have a cut, plus, it's pretty unsanitary. And you can't use a spoon because you'll have to scoop it out, and it'll be way too difficult to grab more than three or four without taking 10 minutes along with half the brine in the jar, even if it's one with holes.

Roadblock: Yeah, that's why you use a fork.

Heavy Duty: Okay, sure, but what if you don't have one of the big ones clean? It's weird to use a small one. But there is always one of those smaller sharp knives clean.

Roadblock: But the straight edge doesn't really fit the cylindrical shape, and you have to make sure you don' t break it, it's too much work.

Heavy Duty: It makes me feel like I deserve the pickles though. Like, "Yeah, I did it. That's right. Good job me." It's empowering. But even after that, it's not like you can use a bowl.

Roadblock: I get that, it's not ascetically pleasing.

Heavy Duty: Exactly! And it looks weird if you don't entirely fill the bowl, but you also can't eat that many. My solution: Use a mug.

Roadblock: *Nods in agreement*

Shawnee: That is all very interesting, BUT WE'RE TRYING NOT TO DIE RIGHT NOW! USE YOUR LIMITED ATTENTION SPANS AND FOCUS!

Heavy Duty: Sheesh, okay.

Roadblock: Quit yelling at us already.

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Store Worker: Would a “Heavy Duty” please come to the front desk?

Heavy Duty, arriving at the desk: Hello, is there a problem?

Store Worker, pointing to Shawnee and Roadblock: I believe they belong to you?

Shawnee and Roadblock, simultaneously: We got lost.

Heavy Duty: I didn’t even bring you guys here with me—

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And that’s all for now! We’ll see what I can scrounge up - another day!

[hasbr0mniverse]

Shipwreck’s Corner - Law & Order walked a beat in Houston's Fifth Ward for two years before Law decided that there must be a more fulfilling way to be a cop, so he and his canine "Order" enlisted for the MP's. Law is a trained dog-handler with a natural affinity for animals. He is also Airborne qualified.

[paragonrobits]

transformers characterization concept for Grimlock: combine three elements

the first is Grimlock's recurring tendency to start out as a bad-tempered but ultimately compassionate loose cannon that, in later appearances, is usually a jolly and purely comedic character with little of the edge he previously has, purely silly and rarely being actually menacing. For the purposes of this thought experiment, this is NOT Grimlock's character shifting, but a conscious and deliberate decision on his part, playing up the fool or just not caring if people think he's being ridiculous now

the second is the goofy nature Grimlock being a transforming robot dinosaur, often with a really exaggerated or even goofy design that's not really meant to be scientifically accurate, but a cool alien robot who resembles the idea of a t-rex distilled. This can be terrifying, but its also an inherently over the top, even silly concept. So, play it up; lean into it as much as possible

third point is that in some serious works where Grimlock is a competent fighter and leader, but still leans towards his G1 characterization (complete with caveman speaking style), he is often the same as in more kid-friendly shows even while everyone else is being a hardass, so he is powerful but still goofy and unironic about it, and comes off as far more heroic BECAUSE of the contrast with the grittiness around him. The Transformers/GI Joe crossover (the world war 2 one) showcases him great as this, where he's a powerhouse eager to throw down against the forces of COBRA while Optimus is initially unsure if the Autobots have a right to get involved, and upon taking a bad hit, he tries to let himself fall to his death so his new friend Roadblock doesn't die with him. Generation 2 did something similar, with Grimlock retaining his G1 personality while in a group of much more antiheroic, even brutal Autobots that sneered at the aliens terrified of them, even acting in the alien's defense. Grimlock TELLS OFF anotheR Autobot for complaining about it, reminding him they're supposed to be heroes, and in a way that REALLY READS HARD as Grimlock saying, in his way 'we're supposed to be heroes here, so SLAGGIN' ACT LIKE IT'

combine these traits to get this:

Grimlock as a genuinely moral powerhouse who tries to downplay it and act like he's just showing up to have some fun, and deliberately plays up his more silly personality traits on purpose, because its fun but also to reassure others. He sternly disapproves of Autobots not acting according to their code, even if he has no real concern for the letter of their own laws, but acting in the spirit of a true Autobot, and he's honestly a jolly bruiser that lots throwing his weight around, but he does take it seriously and deliberately plays up his more comedic elements in order to reassure people, or calm them down, and it can be played up as him putting on a role just as much as when he goes out of his to terrify Decepticons

[nokingsonlyfooles]

“But dissent must never lead to disorder.”

I have too much on my plate right now. Of all the systemic failures that are eating my brain, among them deficiencies in healthcare; deficiencies in the language we use to talk about systemic racism, white privilege, and proximity to whiteness; lack of community, and all the other reasons people don't hear and respond to cries for help with actual help, this is the only one I can muster the energy to express, because it's so simple. I don't even know if it will make me feel better, but I want to SAY it.

This is not how dissent works. If you apply this rule to dissent, you are headed for a dictatorship with no brakes. If you already know that and don't need anyone to unpack it for you, you've identified the problem and you can stop reading right now. For your mental health purposes, please do.

This playbook is older than I am, and someone had a few things to say about in during the "disorder" caused by students agitating for Black rights and an end to the Vietnam War.

Internet Archive isn't exactly stable and I've had some issues getting it to load, but you should be able to find this somewhere for free. It's dated in a lot of places, but we knew. There's the evidence. We've known a long time. We decide the "disorder" was OK after the fact, as indeed we have about Vietnam and Civil Rights. But it sure wasn't OK when it was happening! We needed a Law And Order President to crack down and fix that!

We have such a person in office now, and, barring a total collapse, such a person will be in office after the election. Both candidates want to continue the genocide and both candidates want to silence the protests. Both candidates are subverting the democratic process to get into office, don't ignore the primary shenanigans and lack of choice the DNC is offering us. Both candidates are incompetent and I don't want either of them drooling on the nuclear button, but Biden has competent help, for the moment. He's actually in office, and he can actually do things. He has chosen to stake out a rhetorical middle-ground, while continuing the genocide and letting states tackle the student protests however they want - so far, that means arrests and injuries, and we'll have to wait and see if anyone gets shot.

Trump is SAYING he wants to crack down EVEN HARDER, on EVERYTHING, but your guess is as good as mine whether he'd actually pull it off. If we're caving to the idea that the protests must stop because they're too disorderly, though, that's fine. Why would that not be fine? We're just talking about the matter of degree and how much of a priority "restoring order" is. If the dissent continues (and if the genocide, and the horrors coming out of it continue, why wouldn't the dissent?), more and more people are going to be willing to throw in their lot with whoever they think will make it stop.

We're already killing lots of people for the sake or "order," at home and abroad. It's usually quieter, due to distance and method. Another trans child taking themself out of the equation is almost silent, and easily dismissed as some kind of unfixable personal problem, not a societal issue. And kids in Gaza? Well, we only see 'em in pictures. We don't hafta look. Gunning down college students on American soil is a lot scarier, that looks way more disorderly, that's harder for us to deal with. We prefer not to, but we're willing to do it. We have been and still are, that's part of our national identity, whether you want it or not. You dissent, we kill you for being "disorderly." And maybe we apologize later and give you a national holiday or something, way later. (Have a fun time admiring what's left of the Indigenous cultures that we're still trying to wipe out on this year's Indigenous People's Day!)

If dissent must never lead to disorder, we gotta give back BLM, right away. (And, conservatives, say bye-bye to January 6th and Charlottesville, and Ruby Ridge and whatever else you wanna call "patriotism" or "not as bad.") The Civil Rights movement goes back, too, with MLK and Malcom X together. And there goes Stonewall! Kent State? Justified! Armed Indigenous resistance to their own genocide? Inexcusable! (Same for Palestinian resistance and, indeed, the Jewish Resistance to the Holocaust. If you really wanted to be saved, you'd be better victims.) The Civil War? Well, the South isn't allowed to push back against the President, but neither is the North allowed to invade and infringe on states' rights. Call it a wash! And Dred Scott? Good call! You can't just be escaping from slavery all willy-nilly when it's the LAW. How 'bout that American Revolution? Oooh, yeah. Bad idea. Dredge the tea out of Boston Harbor and get right with King Charles, you freeloaders GOTTA pay your taxes, representation or no! Apologize and dissent better next time!

Ha-ha, of course, this is my autism talking. You don't mean that literally. You don't mean "never," Joe. I'm pickin up what you're layin down! You mean "not when it's inconvenient, and I get to pick."

And that's why we need to preserve the ability to dissent. (Even for the assholes who want to kill me - although I would like their ability to dissent to stop somewhat short of killing me, if we can manage that. I need to be alive to retain my ability to dissent!) If "disorder" is an arbitrary decision for the guys in charge to make, there is no check on their power. They crush what irritates them, and they may continue crushing it as long as they're able to stay on top.

Dictatorship is a fistful of M&Ms and Biden and Trump are two dogs sniffing around to see if they can snork some up when you're not looking. Biden is being a lot quieter about it, while Trump is howling and shitting and distracting. But we don't want either of them to eat the M&Ms! That's not good for them or for any of us!

Autocracy can look very, very orderly on the surface. And, in any case, it is very convenient for everyone not being crushed by it. They can just go on about their lives, knowing the tough decisions are being made for them and any voices trying to get them to think about that will be silenced. Some folks are up for it, as long as they're not the ones on the bottom. But for everyone else, dying for the convenience of others is disorderly AF.

Genocide is disorder. Saying "stop" is basic human decency. It's not stopping, so the message is going to get louder and more chaotic and more damaging, but that's not on the messengers. They can't fight fair. The people in power certainly aren't fighting fair, and they have a lot more weapons at their disposal. Don't give them more. Don't buy that everything's fine and you can quiet down and go on about your business. Don't simplify by designating a good guy and backing whatever he wants to do against the bad guy. When something is wrong, don't ask permission, SAY SO LIKE YOU MEAN IT. If you're going to wait for someone in power to tell you it's okay to push back... they never will.

[gijoe-forever]

By Kirk Bozigian (Kirk Bozigian was arguably the most influential contributor to G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero. He worked on the brand since before the big launch in 1982 and served on and off through 1994, the last year A Real American Hero was on shelves. )

(Ron Rudat was the figure designer behind G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero. From the rebirth of G.I. Joe in 1982 until he moved off of the brand in 1986, every figure sprung from his mind onto the page. He also designed vehicles and decals, books, and the Cobra logo!)

The power of GI JOE! Marketing muscle plus dynamic design was the hallmark of the GI JOE action figure line! Ron Rudat was the artist who breathed life into every character! It was great seeing him at the New England Toy And Record Super Show! YO JOE!

(Both men had their likeness used for the figures, namely leatherneck and law & order)

[abuddyforeveryseason]

This is the Buddy for for April 13th. He's surrounded by family this time.

Here we have him, his twin brother, his older brother Billy Lynch, his oldest brother Tommy Lynch, his sister Sissy Lynch, his dad Elias Lynch (also known was Wally), and his mother, Dolly Lynch (or María de las Dolores).

There's also a younger brother, Baby Lynch, not in the picture (babies are hard to draw).

I was reading an interview with Tom Scioli (the comic book artist) and he talked about his book Godland being a book about a family, with not a lot of room for romance. I haven't finished that series yet, but that's an interesting way to put it, and he says that it was writer Joe Casey's idea - it was an artistic choice that made the book less popular. Although I'm not part of the audience that has any interest in romance, I know some fans are all about it.

So, he moved on to American Barbarian. It's pretty awesome. After that, he started working on Transformers vs GI Joe, and that's really not the type of stuff I'm into. I'm not that into He-Man, either, or Thundarr the Barbarian, but American Barbarian was fun. I still haven't read Transformers vs. GI Joe, maybe it's be good.

The thing is, it seems like some authors, be them comic creators or even movie directors, are creative in their early work, then get stuck making IP adaptations that reduce them to guns for hire, taking orders from the studio, and trying not to offend the fans.

The tyranny of fandom.

I know a lot of people complain about Marvel doing that to creators. You've got horror guys like James Gunn and Sam Raimi, and they're stuck making superhero movies with no gore. What gives? But I kind of think in the case of superhero comics, it's a bit more forgiveable because a lot of pop director nowadays are fans of superhero comics.

Still, I can't really resent people who complain about that.

Just like there's the Oscar carrousel that makes it so people who deserve the Oscar never get it, there's the adaptation carrousel that makes is so adaptations are never any good. In Scioli's case, for instance, you have American Barbarian, which is a great He-Man adaptation - but the actual licensed comics he made aren't as much fun because they're constraining that creative artist to using characters he didn't design, so, what's the point?

And of course, he was free to add a few twists to American Barbarian he wouldn't have been allowed to if it was a licensed comic. Make the main character a bit of a moron, add some gross jokes and postmodern elements...

A clichè example is the Fantastic Four movies. Terrible. But Brad Bird made The Incredibles - the perfect Fantastic Four movie, with different names for the characters. Why did they choose Josh Trank to make that creepy, dark, dull movie in 2015, then? Because he had made a great Akira adaptation a few years earlier, called Chronicle.

There are a lot of other examples. Supreme? Into the Spider-Verse. Kick-Ass? Super. Turok, Son of Stone? Prey. Astro Boy? A. I.

And that happens with a lot of movies, because directors are fans, but the unpleasant realities of copyright law keep them from making the movies they want. So, you've got stuff that's inspired by other stuff, written around the trademakrs, parodies that are better than the original, character interactions that could never happen...

But, the real money's in adaptations. Even if they're not very good. It's a pity, really. And of course, a really big movie has to follow the demands of executives and the audience, more than being a faithful adaptation or a personal vision.

So, if we ever had a movie adaptation of Godland (which is very unlikely anyhow, since it's a cult comic), there'll probably be a romance subplot shoehorned in.

[msclaritea]

California law requires gender-neutral toy sections | The Sacramento Bee

https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/editorials/article282716303.html

DOES ANYONE IN THIS COUNTRY NEED MORE PROOF THAT GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM IS A LITTLE WEF BITCH!? I swear, to God, this man will never be president. For him to even fantasize about leading this country after fraudulently pushing a PAGAN BELIEF as pure science and being on the side of a group after women's rights, spaces and identities, shows just how arrogant Newsom really is.

California orders Big Retail to add gender-neutral toy aisles. That’s just silly!

'..GI Joe in heels..' Just like I warned. Bacha Bazi.

[randomoneshotididwheniwasdrunk]

Weird rant it's about

Barbie &

G.i joe

I feel like a good movie that should have been made in the early 2010s Is a Barbie in GI Joe crossover Think about it because I feel like that would have had a pretty funny plot. Like it's silly but also serious the plot I would make up is Barbie is an undercover agent who disguises herself as many different things and she not working for the government but her own private thing like maybe she is after some super evil but doesn't want the governments to help so that's where the g.I Joe's come in!!!! And they're told by the government that Barbie is a Vigilante super spy who wants to take the law into her own hands and needs to be stopped cause

..............well if this was made in the early 2010s I'm pretty sure they can get away with saying that a woman who isn't at home watching her kids and making meals for her husband is probably up to no good ( by the way it would not a kids film maybe pg-13 or rated R if we want to see Barbie committing real crimes but I ) But I would still want it to be animated!!!! In some type of way! Also it would be a hilarious concept if Barbie had a bunch of Define identities cause duh she's a spy

And it would be hilarious if they tried to intimate her but she just sitting there not batting an eye when they scream orders at her and she just pulls out a magical Item and Bamm she walks out of that base unharmed

But now we got to make them get along cause well.......plot and of course they decided to help her despite her telling them she doesn't want or needs the governments help but their Persistent

Flint: woman you need help you can't do all by yourself

Barbie: I've managed to hold my own for years now I don't need some man in a funny hat and boots telling me what to do

Shipwreck: sweetheart listen up you Need to (grabs her shoulder)

Barbie: (punches him) keep your hands off me

[leelee120000]

BTS Visits the White House

June 7, 2022

Bangtan Sonyeondan [방탄소년단], better known internationally under the initials BTS, visited America on May 31st to meet with President Joe Biden and discuss Asian inclusion, representation, and diversity. They also spoke on anti-Asian hate crimes and discrimination. The visit was coincided with President Biden signing an executive order to reestablish the White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AANHPI) people and signed the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act into law. BTS’s visit also celebrated the last day of AANHPI History month. 

The visit started with a White House press meeting, after a brief introduction by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, BTS members began to speak in turns. Kim Nam-joon (김남준), better known by his stage name RM, was the first. RM is the only BTS member fluent in English and is the group’s leader, this is why he is often the first to speak at important events like this. He said, “Thank you, Karine, for your kind words. And hi, we’re BTS. And it is a great honor to be invited to the White House today to discuss the important issues of anti-Asian hate crimes, Asian inclusion, and diversity.”

Kim Seok-jin (김석진) known by his nickname Jin, the oldest member of BTS, spoke next, “Today is the last day of the AANHPI Heritage Month. We join the White House to stand with the AANHPI community and to celebrate.” 

Park Ji-min (박지민), spoke next. Jimin said, “We were devastated by the recent surge of hate crimes, including Asian American hate crimes.  To put a stop on this and support the cause, we’d like to take this opportunity to voice ourselves once again.”

Jung Ho-seok (정호석), stage name J-Hope, said: “We are here today thanks to our A.R.M.Y. – our fans worldwide – who have different nationalities and cultures and use different languages. We are truly and always grateful.”

ARMY is the acronym for BTS fans, standing for “Adorable Representative M.C. for Youth”. It’s from the more ‘bad boy’ style early BTS had. Fandoms having official names is pretty common throughout the K-Pop industry. When you join the BTS fandom you’re ‘recruited’ into army. Occasionally army is called ‘purple army’ to avoid confusion with the military. Purple is from the famous “I purple you.” quote by V. Essentially a promise to love the fans from a language pun. This is why the color purple and the purple heart emoji is so heavily associated with BTS.

Immediately after J-Hope spoke Jeon Jung-kook (전정국) spoke. Jungkook said: “We still feel surprised that music created by South Korean artists reaches so many people around the world, transcending languages and cultural barriers. We believe music is always an amazing and wonderful unifier of all things.”

Min Yoon-gi (민윤기) know by the stage name Suga (and by the stage name Agust D for his independent work) said, “It’s not wrong to be different. I think equality begins when we open up and embrace all of our differences.”

Kim Tae-hyung (김태형) known by the stage name V said, “Everyone has their own history. We hope today is one step forward to respecting and understanding each and every one as a valuable person.”

Then RM spoke again, “And lastly, we thank President Biden and the White House for giving this important opportunity to speak about the important causes, remind ourselves of what we can do as artists. Once again, thank you very much.”

All non RM quotes are, of course, a translation done by the on-site translator immediately after the members spoke. After the translation the members were ushered out to the Oval Office to have their discussion with President Biden. In the short video released by the White House as a teaser for the full discussion, BTS walked across the lawn RM spoke for the group telling Biden, “It’s an honor to meet you, Mr. President.” 

“Well welcome to White House, com’on up here guys.” Biden invited them in. His voice continues as the footage fades to BTS sitting in the Oval Office in front of Biden. “This is an impotent month here in America. A lot of our Asian Americans friends have been subjected to real discrimination. Hate only hides,” he points towards BTS, “and when good people talk about it it goes down. So thank you.”

RM speaks, he’s not nervous but he is speaking carefully, “We want to say thank you, sincerely, for your decision like such as signing the Covid 19 Hate Crimes Act into law. So we just want to be a little help and we truly appreciate the White House and the government’s trying to find solutions.”

“People care a lot about what you say,” Biden begins, “and what you’re doing is great for all people. It’s not just your great talent, it’s the message you’re communicating. It matters.”

The video then ends on the White House logo. 

BTS being chosen for such an impressive opportunity is a wonderful reminder of just how far they’ve come since their debut. With multiple UN speeches on youth advocacy and self appreciation they are uniquely qualified for this. Hopefully their messages of love and unity alongside a plea to stop violence against Asian & AANHPI people finds its way into the hearts and minds of those who need to hear it.

LeAnne McPherson

[one-more-offbeat-anthem]

scoobynatural is like the community-style supernatural episode

[stillbandofbrothersthirsty]

As Far As Friends Go

Chapter 26 (Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; ... Chapter 25)

The Last Chapter - May 1946

Emily’s mother frittered about smoothing the creases of Emily’s dress and plucking at non-existent lint.

“Mom, mom...mother!” Emily waved her mother away. “Let it be, I’m fine,” she tried to keep her voice calm.

Her mother took a step back with her mouth pursed. “Are you sure you want to do this?”

“Mom,” Emily raised her eyebrows in warning.

Her mother had the decency to direct her judgmental look at the floor. “It’s just,” she said in a hushed voice, “a divorcee?”

“Yes,” Emily said dryly, somehow this subject continued to come up. Emily probably wouldn’t have told her parents that Nixon was divorced if it could have been avoided. However, between the end of the war and the scramble to prepare for their future, the last year had been a whirlwind. “But let’s not forget, he was also a Captain!” That title had originally excited her parents when she first broke the news of their engagement, before they had learned the wedding had to be postponed until Nixon’s separation from Kathy was finalized.

That reminder seemed to perk Emily’s mother up slightly, “yes, a Captain. It was really quite nice of Lewis’ family to contribute as much as they did,” the compliment sounded obligatory. Emily’s mother would never truly comment on the Nixon’s wealth, it was undignified. But Emily was sure that fact somewhat amended Lewis’ disgraced martial status in her mother’s mind.

“Your father wasn’t pleased about it but you know how he can get. He wants to be the one to give you everything,” her mother continued. Emily began to tune out her mother’s ramblings. Once again she found herself wishing for more female friends so that she didn’t have to endure this time alone with her mother. Unfortunately, her cousins all had babies to attend to and had already excused themselves from the dressing room.

A knock at the door sounded and Emily felt instant relief. Finally, some sort of distraction from her nerves. She moved to open the door but her mother beat her to it. The door opened to the apprehensive face of George Luz, “uh, hi,” he said to Emily’s mother. Then his eyes landed on Emily. George let out a low whistle, “wowza, you look incredible!” he said appreciatively.

Emily blushed and smoothed her skirt, “thank you, George.”

“I got somethin’ here for ya,” George held up an envelope. He glanced at her mother for permission and her mother stepped aside to let him in. “Well,” George said, “Joe had it for ya but it was easier for me to run it over, because, well you know,” he shrugged and handed her the letter heavy with postage.

It was addressed in Marwa’s handwriting; her sweet friend had remained in Europe and was unable to make the trip to Chicago. But Emily and Nixon had made plans to meet up with her over their honeymoon

“Who’s that from, dear?” Emily’s mother asked.

“A friend, remember the nurse?” Emily responded already opening the envelope.

“Which nurse? I don’t remember a particular nurse.. oh that Arab girl?”

Emily shot George a look. “Mrs. Rooney is it?” George interrupted, “I’ve been looking forward to meeting you!” Emily mouthed her gratitude to him as he directed her mother to the settee. George winked and held up a thumb behind her mother’s back. “You know I’ve never been to Indiana, are there many churches there? I wouldn’t want to go if there wasn’t anywhere to attend mass on Sunday,” George’s flattery faded away as Emily turned her attention to the letter.

Marwa’s beautiful calligraphy transported Emily back to the last time she saw her friend. Their goodbye had been tearful, mostly on Emily’s part. But the friends had stuck to their commitment to write. It was in a letter to Marwa that Emily first put into words Nixon’s unconventional proposal.

Nearly a year ago Emily had stood beside Nixon looking down into the breathtaking Bavarian landscape from a balcony in Hitler’s Eagles Nest.

“Lew,” she placed a cautious hand on his hip, “what’s next for you?” It was a loaded question. Deployment to the Pacific was still an option. Emily was free to return to the states when she pleased but so many things between her and Nixon remained unresolved. The past few weeks had been a dream supplemented by good food and beautiful scenery. Emily had felt hope return to her - hope that extended beyond the end of the war. She wanted to know what life would look like next year, five years from now, and beyond. The first step in preparing for the future was to find out where Nixon saw himself.

Life had returned to Nixon the past few weeks; the receding war and his submission to Emily’s love had begun to heal him. Their time in Bavaria had been a relative heaven, but a temporary heaven.

Nixon pulled his gaze away from the captivating view to look into the grey eyes that had guided him through so much. “Dick and I are going to re-deploy to the Pacific,” he said matter-of-factually. There was no sugar coating it. He and Emily had found their sweet spot of upfront honesty. 


Emily nodded as if she had expected as much, “and then?” she asked.

Nixon had hoped she would ask that. He had seen the footage coming out of the Pacific - he needed her hope to get him out alive, he needed her to have a vision of ‘after’. “Well, I’ll go back to New Jersey, marry you and I don’t know, buy a house or something,” he leaned on the balcony.

An impulsive smile spread across Emily’s face, “marry me? Di- did you just propose to me, Lewis?”

He smirked, “I suppose I did.”

Emily narrowed her eyes playfully at him, “you suppose? Do you even want to marry me?”

“People get married all the time for many different reasons, they’re lucky if it’s for love. You should understand that better than anyone,” Nixon said, “and I love you, so yeah I want to marry you.”

Emily bit her lip to keep the smile from overtaking her face, “well who say’s I want to marry you?”

“If you were smart, you’d marry me now and hope I get blown up over Tokyo. Take me for everything that I’m worth,” Nixon joked darkly.

“Lewis!” Emily smacked his arm. He chuckled. “That’s terrible,” she admonished him, “besides I’m pretty sure Kathy beat me to that.”

“Touche.”

“That is the question though…” Emily’s tone turned serious.

“Yeah,” Nixon turned back to look out onto the landscape, “are you up to waiting for me?”

“I’ve already waited years for you to come around, what’s another few?”

Luckily, they only had to wait a year. Now, Emily found herself standing at the entrance of a grand room dressed in white holding onto her fathers arm for dear life. The loss of the marital sacrament had been a blow to her parents but after a lot of tears they had accepted that their daughter was getting married in a club hall, not a church. Emily couldn’t be bothered where she got married. Planning the wedding had been exhausting and distracting from what she’d actually been interested in planning: the honeymoon. Emily had spent far too much time mediating between her mother and her future mother-in-law.

The first couple of months back in the states, Emily had been a guest at the Nixon’s many properties along the eastern seaboard. New York City had been fun, until her mother came to visit and meet her future in-laws. Though cordial, the mothers seemed to agree on very little. However, they did manage to unite in order to bully Emily into wearing the gaudy ring Lewis had bought her out of obligation.

But Emily didn’t consider that her real engagement ring - it was simply for appearances sake. The ring she would wear as his wife would be a gold band engraved with flora. Nixon and Emily had picked it up in Paris on their way home to the states. That was all Emily had wanted. It was more fitting; a simple testament to how they had grown as individual’s and in their relationship. An ornate diamond strongly juxtaposed the world in which they had fallen in love.

As the wide doors to the hall swung open, Emily’s father squeezed her hand. “I’m so proud of you,” he whispered. Emily looked up at him in shock but her ever stoic father was already looking straight ahead as if nothing had been said. But his words were monumental, that’s all she had ever wanted to hear from him.

The view down the aisle seemed incredibly long. The people who sat closest to the door were the people Emily knew the least; family friends from her parents church, the Nixons’ obligatory invitees. Emily’s hand grew sweaty around her bouquet as she gritted her teeth into a smile. She didn’t want any of them to see how nervous she was.

She began to relax as her father led her past the faces of her friends who sat closer to the front; her first co-workers from the O.S.S., the grinning faces of Harry Welsh, Frank Perconte and Babe Heffron. Emily’s throat closed with emotion as she passed Bill Guarnere and Joye Toye who wobbled, but leaned on each other, both determined to stand for the bride. Joe Toye smiled and nodded slightly from where he stood, “not just a work-wife,” he whispered jokingly as she passed. Emily’s giggle sounded nervous but confidence surged within her at his acknowledgement. Finally, the view of the altar was clear in Emily’s vision; she saw Dick Winters standing proudly beside Nixon. Suddenly, she felt so overwhelmed by emotion that she could hardly bring herself to look at her future husband.

George Luz was the first person to greet them at the end of the aisle. Emily focused all of her nerves on his steady smile. With a wink, he took Emily’s bouquet and made room for her mother to adjust her train. And then Emily was looking into the face of Lewis Nixon. The rest of the world melted away as he gazed into her sparkling grey eyes.

Everything that had happened to them the last couple of years had culminated into this very moment. It was in the moments without each other’s touch that they had learned to love each other; they had grown wiser with each fight, stronger with each shared moment of vulnerability, and in deprivation they craved only to give the other the world. Neither of them would have expected that they would end this way. That’s because this was by no means an ending; this was the beginning of life renewed.

Nixon took Emily’s trembling hands in his steady ones. “Finally,” he said with a smirk.

The End.

THANK YOU, from the bottom of my heart, to everyone who read this story. This was my first long fanfiction story and all of your support kept me motivated and encouraged to keep writing. Love you all <3

[thecastingcircle]

GI Joe - BeachHead Training (1987)

From “GI Joe: The Movie” Beach Head training the Rawhides.  

Rawhides of ARAH how do I love thee, let me count the ways:

1. You are a return to the diverse, quirky characters of the first season. Chuckles wears a Hawaiian shirt, Tunnel Rat has on camo make up, Big Lob a basketball jersey, Jinx a full ninja uniform.    

How old were you when you realized that Chuckles is the only white man and he has no lines?  

2. Lt. Falcon is missing in action, he’s a Rawhide in name only.  He never interacts with any of the other males in his incoming class of Joes.  Jinx may be his only friend.

3. GI Joe: ARAH did what it does best by giving many characters memorable quirks and notable quotes.  Big Lob gives his life a running commentary, Tunnel Rat games the system, Chuckles is a beast that can not only pick up a missile he can throw it at a tank.  Order is the dog in the old joke about playing fetch with dynamite.  

Notable Quotables:

“Law and Order’s a team.  He finds the bombs, I drive the car.  We tried it the other way, but it didn’t work.”

“As my blind ninja used to say, ‘the keenest eye is that which looks inward.’”  

I didn’t get that line when I was a child, but I understand it now.

4. Beach Head is one crazy SOB.  He complained about Dial-Tone, Lifeline, and Shipwreck in “The Most Dangerous Thing In The World” when live ammo was used in a training drill and then does the same multiple times here.

5. Lt. Falcon avoids Beach Head on purpose. Does he even want to be a Joe?

Yo Joe!

[lobocomicsandtoys]

GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #277

Published by IDW PUBLISHING Written by Larry Hama Art and cover art by Brian Shearer

"Untold Tales" Part 2! When Cobra infiltrated the secret G.I. Joe operating base in Utah (called "The Pit") the Joes mounted a successful counter-assault to take it back (G.I. Joe ARAH Vol. 9). And now Living Legend Larry Hama reveals the untold tale of human bravery and canine loyalty during that monumental battle... through the eyes of combat MP Law and his best battle-buddy Order! Featuring explosive artwork by longtime G.I. Joe ARAH alum Brian Shearer!

Available at Lobo Comics & Toys this coming Wednesday, 12/30/2020

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[genvieve-of-the-wood]

How Some Americans Solve Math Problems With Guns

Does counting get easier for you if you fire off rounds and count bullets?

Or is this often the only way you are taken seriously,

by intimidating people with “your right.”

You oppose anyone who is against your right

to carry one of the world’s most efficient killing machines,

in deadly situations like buying laundry detergent or getting your oil changed

or a christening, or maybe throwing a tantrum when democracy is working-

But

you use the efficient killing machine to take away by means of implied use of 

force, the rights of others to carry out the rights others died for,

killed by efficient killing machines held by fascists in a massive power grab, not that long ago,

overseas.

I’m so confused.

If fractions, percentages, and word problems anger you,

do you solve the problems by shooting or intimidating them?

What next, are you going to flash guns to historians and math teachers,

you’ve already threatened scientists and doctors because the science

has saved your life.  How dare they!

I mean..the gall to study epidemiology/immunology and tell people how we can survive. The nerve.

How are your lives not full of holes, unlike your strange arguments

and dishonorable actions for a fair election?

Why do you get to threaten the very process that just might have re-elected

your “business man” emperor?

Why are you acting like bullets will restore the country to a peaceful order,

which is by the way, to your chagrin, always changing, struggling

to move forward and the sad part is-

you cannot stop change, not when it happens to a collective conscience.

Not without pushing you well back to a place where you are not a patriot,

but a terrorist.

If one wishes to impose their vision of a country under “law and order”

by a gun,

by kidnapping,

by running people over,

by detaining without cause,

by stopping a democratic process,

then stop calling yourself defenders of liberty,

and put on

brown shirts

and spit on the graves

of every man, woman, person

who would have loved to have come home from the wars and not worried

about your sad Alpha soldier cosplay/fascist flirting you use as an excuse for your own

(some stolen valor in your ranks, btw,those claiming service in militias and when looked up none is found, or couldn’t pass cop training/ psych evals )

shortcomings as a human being.  

Why do you need a gun to protest counting votes of Americans who might have 

soldiers in their families injured, killed, or worse; actual soldiers who you love

to thank for their service-

but then you play at GI Joe to scare or intimidate other Americans for doing

 their civic duty?

Soldiers who were put in harm’s way by careless and thoughtless statements from your orange-tinged unhinged so-called “swamp drainer?”

And you, those whom have actually served and partake of this dishonor,

this mockery, you of all people should know how great the loss when guns are 

used to take away hard fought for rights. Even if you support your leader, why did you serve?  To intimidate...and that’s all?

If might is right, gun toting math haters, well, I guess you agree you are incapable of pursuing liberty

without taking it away from others. But you know,

you have the guns, the gear, the oversized pick up trucks, the flapping flags, the intel from YouTube (Shrug), right?

You now inspire terror, chaos, and mob rule.

You only reassure those who think boots and bullets used on “others” is reassuring, because they have never had it used on them based on their race, religion or even disability.

Or worst of all, you are members of a cult that is math, science, honest history and democracy phobic. You are creating a mythos around a true narcissist reality television star.

“I voted for the economy! I don’t like him, but we will lose money or my taxes will increase.” Ok, you have made your values

crystal clear. Counting matters to you, but just for you and your bank accounts. You don’t want to point a gun, but you’ll point a finger at boot straps and avoid the uncomfortable conversations about the widening class division and mind your own business when the authoritarianism begins.

All politicians/world leaders/local leaders are imperfect and shouldn’t be put on a pedestal. All should be held accountable. But if you are willing to stop democracy with weapons, threats, intimidation- you should really just stay home on Veteran’s Day. And I dunno, refamiliarize yourself with what you claim to hold so sacred. Talk to those who serve or have served. Most will follow orders, do their sworn duty- but want nothing to do with your methods of “protecting freedom,” because they have no interest in dividing the country further, the country they have families and businesses in. And also maybe do a math fundamentals refresher course. 290 is > 214, for example. Or 279 is still >214.

Math is hard sometimes. But suffering under an authoritarian mindset is harder.

[blade-liger-4ever]

Oh, that is awesome!