#harold was running for mayor by then! ;)

[britishchick09]

wadlow's shoes, a store operated by harold from january 1941 to mid-1944 :')

bonus- an ad in alton high's 1942 tatler:

and the storefront today:

[imsureiforgotsomething]

I'd choose Madison Wisconsin if it was a choice

[marcmarcmomarc]

Remnant Alliance reunions and introductions, “Day of Black Sun”-style

JAUNE: Were you able to locate everyone we told you to find?

QROW: You know it.

THEODORE: But I’m a little worried. Some of these people aren’t exactly the warrior type.

(The people from Anima between the Kingdoms approach.)

HIGANBANA WAITRESS: Hey, Mr. Branwen. Want a top shelf again?

QROW: Oh, no, I gave up drinking.

ANIMA BLACKSMITH: Hello again, Arc.

JAUNE: The blacksmith from Anima?

RUBY: It’s so good to see you.

ANIMA BLACKSMITH: How’s the equipment been for you?

JAUNE: Fine enough. Had it upgraded in Atlas and then Cinder chopped the blade in half.

ANIMA BLACKSMITH: Ooh. That’s a nasty blow.

(Ruby sees the mayor.)

RUBY: Mr. Mayor? You’re here, too?

ANIMA MAYOR: Indeed. You and Team RNJR helped out our village in Anima, so we should return the favor.

FLYNT: Hey, girls.

(Weiss and Yang see Team FNKI.)

WEISS: Hello, Team FNKI.

NEON: Don’t worry. We aren’t fighting for fun. Not since Ironwood had us join the military out of desperation.

JAUNE: Well, that’s unfortunate.

(Olive Harper and Team BRIR approach Team RWBY.)

LT. HARPER: Miss Rose?

RUBY: Lieutenant Harper. And Team BRIR?

YANG: You guys up for a rematch?

BIANCA: Negatory.

CORDOVIN: Greetings, children. And the witch.

MARIA: She-devil.

RUBY: Miss Cordovin. Good to see you.

CORDOVIN: I cannot believe I was kissing up to that man for so long.

(Ciel approaches Ruby and Weiss.)

CIEL: Ruby. Weiss.

RUBY: Ciel Soleil.

WEISS: Yeah, it’s been a while.

CIEL: I can’t say I had much of an experience with Penny, but I will fight the way she would have wanted.

(The Beacon Academy professors approach their students.)

PEACH: So this is the Alliance base?

NORA: Professor Peach. How have you been?

PEACH: Not the best. Ann and Harold haven’t been taking the destruction of Vale well, either.

GREENE: I’ve been trying to keep Harold away from the alcohol for days.

MULBERRY: Just one sip, guys. Come on.

QROW: Take it from me. One sip can turn into bottle after bottle of wine with no sign of stopping.

(Shopkeep approaches Ruby.)

RUBY: The Vale shopkeeper? You’re here, too?

SHOPKEEP: Mm-hmm.

(Lisa Lavender and Cyril Ian approach her, too.)

LISA LAVENDER: This just in, we are in the Remnant Alliance base, talking with the face of hope herself, Ruby Rose.

CYRIL IAN: Miss Rose, you were just a small-town girl with a knack for weaponry, who overcame impossible odds to send a message to the world in an attempt to unite us against Salem, and now, you have tons of worldwide allies to back you up.

RUBY: Well, it wasn’t easy, but what made it happen is the people I had to help.

CYRIL IAN: The rumors say that you’ll stop at nothing until you save the world. Any confirmation?

RUBY: I can confirm that I will put forth as much willpower as I have in me.

LISA LAVENDER: And there you have it. Miss Ruby Rose announcing that she is, in fact, not throwing in the towel anytime soon.

(Roch Szalt and Kandi Floss approach Team RWBY.)

ROCH: Hello, Team RWBY. Allow us to introduce ourselves. I’m Roch Szalt, she’s Kandi Floss.

KANDI: We’re Huntsmen from Vale.

(Oscar’s aunt approaches her nephew.)

OSCAR’S AUNT: Oscar, are these the people you’ve been traveling with all this time?

OSCAR: Yes. Oh, Ruby, this is my aunt. She owns a farm in Mistral.

RUBY: Uh, hi.

SAPHRON: Jaune?

(Saphron runs toward Jaune and embraces him.)

JAUNE: Hey, Saph.

(He embraces his sister back. Terra approaches, carrying Adrian.)

TERRA: The Rusted Knight, huh?

SAPHRON: I guess that makes you older than us. The rest of our sisters are on their way. They should be here soon.

(The red haired woman from Pyrrha’s memorial approaches Jaune.)

RED HAIRED WOMAN: Hello, everyone.

JAUNE: Hello, ma’am. Ren, Nora, this is the citizen I met at Pyrrha’s memorial in Argus.

RED HAIRED WOMAN: I will do what I can to contribute to the fight.

(Argus Limited Huntsman Dudley approaches.)

DUDLEY: As will I. For Dee.

JAUNE: Glad to hear it. And to see that your arm has healed.

(Henry approaches Weiss.)

HENRY: Hey, there, snow angel.

WEISS: Hello, what was it?

(May faces her cousin.)

MAY: Henry. How does it feel to be at our level?

HENRY: You could have just stayed up in Atlas with the rest of your family, May.

MAY: I don’t have time for more Atlesian nonsense.

(Councilwoman Camilla stops them.)

CAMILLA: Please spare us the negativity, Henry. You’ll just bring in Grimm.

WEISS: Councilwoman Camilla? Where’s Councilman Sleet?

CAMILLA: James shot him. I’m in this for him.

(Yang turns.)

YANG: Wait. Is that…

(Shay D. Mann and the Branwen Tribe approach.)

SHAY D. MANN: Hey, there, sweetheart. Long time no see, huh?

YANG: Great.

RAVEN: Yang, this is Shay D. Mann.

YANG: Yeah, met him at the gas station near your bandit camp. Started hitting on me the second he laid eyes on me.

RAVEN: That makes two of us.

(Raven points her sword at him.)

RAVEN: Listen, Shay. No funny business with my daughter or any of the women here. Got it?

SHAY D. MANN: Fine.

WEISS: Is the whole Branwen Tribe here?

RAVEN: Yeah.

JUNIOR: As are we.

(Junior and the Malachite twins approach Yang.)

YANG: Junior.

JUNIOR: Blondie- I mean, Sir.

YANG: Miltia. Melanie.

MILTIA AND MELANIE: Whatever.

(Lil’ Miss Malachite and her bodyguards approach.)

LIL’ MISS MALACHITE: I hear you’re responsible for destroying my boy’s bar.

YANG: And you are?

LIL’ MISS MALACHITE: Lil’ Miss Malachite, the leader of Spider.

YANG: The Mistral criminal organization?

LIL’ MISS MALACHITE: I think the tattoo speaks for itself.

JAUNE: You’re not the only one who has an old foe to reunite with.

(Cardin Winchester and Team CRDL approach Jaune.)

CARDIN: Hey, Jaunie-boy. Look at you. You’ve gotten bulkier, stronger, and you’ve styled your hair like mine.

JAUNE: So are you guys actually going to fight and not run away?

CARDIN: I think we’ve had some growing up to do since the Fall of Beacon, right, boys?

RUSSEL: Uh, sure.

DOVE: I’d say so.

LARK: Yeah.

CARDIN: Okay. I’ve had growing up to do. Not them, apparently.

(Fiona’s uncle approaches Yang and Jaune.)

FIONA’S UNCLE: Miss Xiao Long, Mister Arc. Great to see you guys.

FIONA: Uncle!

(Fiona hugs him.)

YANG: You, too, sir. And the refugees.

(Ren speaks to the disgruntled grandmother.)

REN: You getting over your bias against Faunus, ma’am?

GRANDMOTHER: Ha-ha, very funny. But, yes, now that my daughter is getting engaged to a wolf Faunus.

(Mikado Lem approaches Blake.)

MIKADO: Blake Belladonna! You’re back!

BLAKE: Hi, Mikado.

JAUNE: Who?

BLAKE: Mikado Lem, the head of the Blake Belladonna Fan Club.

MIKADO: I brought the people of Essen and Dormir with me.

YANG: Hey, guys!

GHIRA: And we have brought the New White Fang.

BLAKE: Wow. You guys have really made a drastic change to the White Fang. For the better, or course.

(The Captain and his crew approach Blake.)

CAPTAIN: Hello, Miss Belladonna.

BLAKE: Guys, meet the Captain of the ship I rode to Menagerie on.

CAPTAIN: And my crew.

YANG: So, you know him, too? I rode his ship to Mistral.

CAPTAIN: Now, we may not be on water, but we’ll still put up a fight.

YANG: Sweet.

(Team SAFR drop down and approach Team RWBY.)

SKYE: Well, lookie here, boys. Team RWBY in the flesh. Allow us to introduce ourselves. I am Arrastra Skye, leader of Team SAFR, and these are my teammates, Asher Mora, Fenix Nemean, and Pyke Rite.

RUBY: Nice.

[d20episodeoftheday]

Dimension 20 Episode of the Day: 1/11

Today's Episode is: Neverafter, Episode 7, Trouble in Tuffeton

Original Release Date: 1/11/2023

The Quick Synopsis: After rescuing the townsfolk of Tuffeton from Little Miss Muffet, Destiny's Children find that new dangers await...

Quotes:

A legendary monologue from Mayor Harold Hopps:

"I've heard enough, villagers of Tuffeton. When you unanimously elected me mayor of the Village of Tuffeton-"

(aside) "This is really good."

"I promised one thing and one thing alone. I would keep this village safe from spiders."

"Amen."

"Yeah!"

"Thank you." Applause strikes up. "To think that I failed you, and that one of our beloved adult sleepovers was ruined by my lack of vigilance, my lack of foresight, and yes, my lack of leadership, fills me with shame."

"Mm, mm!"

"Now, I don't know how long we've been in these spider cocoons. I don't know how I'm able to speak right now. My body feels as cold as ice, and I feel sick in my stomach, but I can't seem to move my bowels, and it feels like there's some kind of glue in my body somewhere, maybe from the spiders, maybe unrelated."

"Curds and whey for everybody!"

"Hear, hear."

You see that someone says, "We need the curds and whey ready," and runs out. You see that Mayor Hopps goes, "but I'll tell you this right now."

"Bring it home. Bring it home."

"Whether our curds and whey are filled with little pods of eggs, whether our village is drowned in torrential rains, and whether our adult sleepovers..."

"Non-sexual!"

"Completely platonic, zero contact adult sleepovers."

"Maybe a little snuggling."

"No snuggling! Contact free. We know it gets out of hand. We know it gets out of hand."

"Hear, hear."

"From this day forward, our sleepovers will be safe, our curds and our whey pure, and our bodies not filled with venom! Thank you!"

[terriwriting]

"Grassroots campaign" in support of oil and gas industry actually just Conservative party operatives

According to its website, the Energy United campaign was created by a federally-registered non-profit called the Maple Leaf Institute (MLI), which is registered to lobby the federal government.

Though the Maple Leaf Institute has little presence online, it's led by a team with strong links to oilsands advocacy group the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) and the Saskatchewan Party. 

The institute's four directors are Tim Harold McMillan, Cole David Schulz, Samantha Yaholnitsky and Dale Richardson. 

McMillan was the president and CEO of CAPP from 2015 to 2022. Before joining CAPP, McMillan was a minister of energy and resources and minister of rural and remote health in Saskatchewan. 

He's now a board member of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation and runs public affairs firm Garrison Strategy with another Maple Leaf Institute director, Cole David Schulz.

Before starting Garrison Strategy, Schulz was the vice president of communications at CAPP. He was the chief of staff to McMillan when he was minister of energy in Saskatchewan and was a special advisor to McMillan when he was president of CAPP. 

Richardson and Yaholnitsky were working for the Saskatchewan government at the same time as McMillan and Schulz.

Yaholnitsky recently served as the campaign manager for the unsuccessful Saskatoon mayoral campaign of former Saskatchewan Party minister Gordon Wyant. 

Jarret Coels, campaign director for the Energy United campaign, was the manager of strategic communications for CAPP between 2019 and 2023. He worked in the Saskatchewan government between 2010 and 2019. 

Coels appears to be the owner of another website called A Better YXE, which describes itself as a grassroots campaign and has run dozens of Meta ads about Saskatoon municipal politics, including during the recent municipal election period. 

While A Better YXE says it is not affiliated with any political party, Yaholnitsky previously confirmed she was involved with the page before quitting to work on Wyant's campaign.

[kwebtv]

From the Golden Age of Television

Series Premiere

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp - Wyatt Earp Becomes a Marshall - ABC - September 6, 1955

Western

Running Time: 30 minutes

Teleplay by Frederick Hazlitt Brennan

Produced by Robert F. Sisk

Directed by Lewis R. Foster

Stars:

Hugh O'Brian as Wyatt Earp

Mason Alan Dinehart as Bat Masterson

Richard Travis as Mayor Vic Miller

Denver Pyle as Ben Thompson

Marshall Bradford as Judge Osbourne

Harold Wright as Sheriff Whitney

Arthur Space as Al Beebe

Hal Baylor as Bill Thompson

Don C. Harvey as George Beshar

Robert Spencer as Worried Townsman

Dabbs Greer as Marshall Crawford

Phil Chambers as as Pete Morgan

[star-stable-tournaments]

Have you ever thought to yourself: Yee howdy, I wish I could know what everyone thinks of my favorite character, and I also wish we could all definitively rank them in popularity based on the whims of the public? Then do I have the thing for you!

Right out the gate, it's time to vote for favorite characters. The votes for favorite NPC (human) and favorite NPC (other) will be running alongside each other, with the vote for NPC (other) starting a little later to make them both finish at the same time and end in an epic dual victory.

I have chosen to split them up because there's a lot of NPC's and we can expedite the process somewhat by having separate tournaments running alongside each other.

Humanoid creatures such as Pandorians residing in the circus will be counted as humans because that's how they choose to present and I will respect that.

Certain conditions apply regarding characters added to SSO just to host races, NPC's that are named but do not take part in quests, and characters from earlier games. these characters will not partake because the list is so. long. already.

Every poll will be accompanied by a picture and a brief description to refresh your memory, so don't worry if you can't remember them just by name! If you have any concerns or can't see your favorite NPC anywhere, send a message or an ask.

The first NPC (human) tournamnet will take place over 3 sessions of 40 posts per week, because it's 120 posts and I don't want to overwhelm you with that many posts. Once we've narrowed it down to 60 favorites it will be split into 2 sessions, and once we've only got 30 contestants left, I'll post them all in one go until a winner is declared. That's also when the NPC (other) polls will be posted.

Who will go up against who is randomized and can be found under the cut.

The First tournament:

Kirsty Griswald VS Evergray

Violet Dappelbrook VS Mrs. Pike

Derek VS Professor Chiron

Mr. Pike VS Hawaii Jones

Rami VS Felicity

Ydris VS Astrid Ingvarsdottir

Sunshine Joytree VS Mr. Anwir

Jessica Lunar VS Syntax Silverstream

Elsa Einstein VS Harold

Larry VS Landon

Captain Brus VS Pi the witch

Sigry Varanger VS Julie

Aideen VS Jill Goldspur

Tor Sunfield VS Pamela Moonriver

HelmsmanVS The main character

Idun Goldspur VS Mandy

Mr. T. Cray VS Lizzy Jarlasson

Marisol VS Ewa

Sigrid VS Leonardo

Donald the builder VS Captain Waterloo

Eddie VS Bernardine Winterwell XVII

Jade VS Doreen

Courtney Summers VS Bob

Janitor VS Mayor Klaus

Terrance Rockwell VS Gary Goldtooth

Nanook VS Ivan Drake

Saga Sunfield VS Aaron Silverglade

Yousef Sahli VS The Baroness

Gavin VS Wynna Sunbeam

Galloper Thompson VS Stephanie

Isebell Figg VS Dylan

Fina Way VS Mario

Hanna Jarlasson VS Filip Sunfield

Carl VS Ms. Drake

Tim Hooper VS Isabel Stonefield

Justin Moorland VS Mrs. Peterson

Charlotte VS Tiera Vaughan

Scott Buttergood VS Li Ming Yue

Anne von Blyssen VS Darko (oh my god)

Ashley VS Lance

The second tournament:

Joe Jarlasson VS Bob Jarlasson

Linn VS Xin

Alex Cloudmill VS Maya Dew (I promise this is randomly generated, this is homophobia)

Mrs. Hill VS Josie

Jon Jarl VS Jonas

Lydia Rockwell VS Martina Sunfield

Nova VS Ferdinand

John VS Eva von Blyssen

Nic Stoneground VS Hugh

Big Bonny VS Magnus Steinar

Loretta VS Anastasia Silverglade

Edith Octavia Hartwood VS Spymaster

Sedna VS Fleur

Ricky Winterwell VS Will

Barbara VS Helga

Edward Rockwell VS Frank Einstein

Rob VS Mrs. Packard

Carl Peterson VS Kora Pelletier

Rhiannon VS Agnetha

Gaia VS Buck

Huck VS Silencia Tranquila

Jakob Goldspur VS Isolde Goldspur

Igor VS Steve

Tan VS Linda Chanda

Mrs. Dew VS Reyansh

Jack Goldspur VS Ed Field

Karl Franz of Silver Fork VS Mrs. Holdsworth

Mr. Sands VS Farah

Professor Hayden VS Daxton the tailor

Jasper Holbrook VS Erik Hightower

Tamika VS Barney Summers

Dr. Eiren Doyle VS Granny Rose

Catherine Moorland VS Ana

Poppy VS Mr. K. Trout

Tobbe Larsson VS Thomas Moorland

Imane Highcantle VS Andy

Charles VS Mel

Jupiter Peacebloom VS Mr. Hill

Stacy VS Sive

Rowan Allaway VS Mr. Dew

The third tournament:

Claire VS Guillermo Gadea

Marley Summers VS Johanna

Reed Kessler VS Jenna

Robert Buttergood VS Josh

Jamie Olivetree VS Gunther

Madison Hightower VS Mr. Cod

Tristan Goldspur VS Alexander Goldspur

Godfrey VS Carney Summers

Mr. Kembell VS Thalia

Carmela VS Mica Stoneground

Harley VS Harriet

Jessica VS Amelia

Erissa VS Freja Sunfield

Alonso Rivera Sandoval VS Emma

Kit Shorthouse VS Raptor

Luke Excavator VS Herman

Council Man VS Mrs. Cloudmill

Mr. Andersson VS Lily Bones

Keema Steelgait VS Luciana

Walter Winterwell VS James Cloudmill

Holly Hightower VS Elizabeth Sunbeam

Stein VS Enitan Taiwo Ladipo

Sindra VS Felix

Nathalie Moonriver VS Björn

Councilman Skoll VS Rania Varanger

Lisa Peterson VS Loke Sunfield

Professor Jura VS Dorith Jarlasson

Hannibal Goldspur VS Hermit

Junior Buttergood VS Conrad Maarsden

Gretchen VS Li Jian

Rin VS Sonja

Angus Goldspur VS Daisy

Petunia VS Ginny

Kai VS Judy

Mary VS Zed

Katja VS Stanislav

Mrs. X VS Ms. Morse

Sabine VS Sahar

Carin VS Avalon

Kent Jarlasson VS Beatriz

When there are only 30 rounds left, I will start posting NPC (other) tournamnets as well. They consist of these competitors:

Starshine VS Nightdust

Meteor VS Pearl Hart

Knut VS Esben

Popcorn VS Summerflower

Calanthe VS Nutkins

Sahara VS Mayor Peanut

Beeper VS Hieronymo

Sirio VS Lynx

Galloper Thompson's Horse VS Mudskipper

Sprout VS Pistachio

Lignos VS Firewind

Cayenne VS Mortifa

Crowy McCaw VS Ms. Morse's Horse

Diggory VS Shay

Ganymede VS Athena

Balder VS Pico

Nihili VS Lemmy

Beatrix VS Archie

Acerbus VS Ancient Tree

Rocco VS Lucien

Juniper VS Dellingr

Techno VS Birdie

Swedenborg VS Atlas

Crabapple VS Sapling

Ash VS Cedar

Khaan VS Kasper

Bartok VS Hrafnfaxa vom Schwanenteich

Blondie VS Rosemary

Lady VS Garnok

Balder's Mother vS Pari

Shakira VS Elli

Butterfly VS Fripp

Mardy VS Bear

Alder VS Pegaso

Valiant VS Mousebiscuit

Goons VS Brunte

[orgablorga]

Hey! Mama of a very creative 11 year old girl! She wanted me to put her characters online in hopes of inspiring an artist or two! I told her to not hold her breath, but we both agree it's worth asking! Even if no one bites, she'd love some questions!

Welcome to New Hades, a chaotic, crime-ridden city of crime families and fire. Godhood is impossible, but becoming a New Hades Legend is a close second. Here are a few.

Freddy No Nose: A sadist through and through, this skeletal robot is a veritable terminator with weapon augmentations all over his body, hidden...and glaringly obvious. Tactics be damned! This guy wants to scare and hurt people. A rare breed of sadist, this skull-faced bot with eyes burning red will even sacrifice money if it means he can shed blood or oil. His bomber jacket is fire tho B)

Viole/n/t: The youngest Legend of New Hades at 17, Violet Mendes is a small, frail girl with white hair caused by a rare genetic disease that does give her electric powers, but makes them slowly consume her. She is currently housed in a high security prison for numerous computer crimes. Some call her Robin Hood, given her habits of hacking rich folks dry and giving poor people a very pleasant surprise.

Scales: Some people are just born unlucky. Hans Bank is one of them. What do you get when you combine gigantism, super strength, a bioweapon that causes the skin to become scaly, hard, and sharp teeth to grow? You get one of the top paid fighters in the Erebus Crime Family. It's said that they haven't even bothered to come up with a plan for "when" he's beaten.

Whisper: Age: Unknown. Race: Unknown. Gender: Unknown. What is known about this hooded figure that introduces themself with a metal wire to your throat? Seeing them and dying are about identical. 151,300 people die every day, a surprising amount to the same shadow of a person. (Note: The word "person" is our best guess, their species is also debatable.)

Ronnie Sharp: Money can't buy happiness. You know what it can buy? Everything else. There's a price tag on all creation, it's all pocket change to this man-shark beast of a mafia don. A skinny, short, diseased runt of his brothers, Ronnie is a spiteful, wretched, fervid demon of a shark. But it hardly matters when anyone who calls him out on this is quickly shown how cheap their life is.

Pearly White: Years ago, Mayor Zeus Chandler fiddled with a little underground super soldier experiment. He had his scientists put together a serum that makes psychotic, devoid of empathy, astonishingly clever super soldiers with strength and a healing factor to boot. But as it turns out, kidnapping homeless people and torturing them into psychopathy, then giving them superpowers is a bit of a lousy idea. The pale skin and red lips caused by the serum is what gave The Clowns their name, and if you've met one, you've met them all. Pearly is just their leader.

Harold Finley: Ah, a classic if ever I've seen one. You know those RoboCop street punks? The unrealistically mean ones? Yea, them. Those guys would run screaming if they met Johnny. What does he look like? Good question! Ask the people who've seen him. I'll take you to the cemetery. Hope you're a necromancer.

Nyx: Reading file...pros: passion, literally magic charisma, encyclopedic knowledge of explosives. cons: passion, literally magic charisma, encyclopedic knowledge of explosives. Is this leather-clad, half-shaved, blindfolded lunatic your friend? That's a coinflip if ever I've seen one. Yes, even for her. Heads? Best buds, she'll never let you down. Tails? The Devil shivers.

Simon Shady: The Ministry of Shadows seldom sends out one of their own killers, but when they do, Simon is another word for death. This man is literally made of magical shadows, complete with a noir detective getup. He always kills his target within 7 days of them hearing his name. Each, day, the target loses something they love. More than once, he hasn't even had to finish the job himself.

Gabe Golden. A bear. A literal bipedal bear. In a suit, with golden hands. Actual solid gold hands. Number 1 boxer, huge crime boss. An actual bear with golden hands in a suit. :P

[scopebite]

more Del posting

Del tries to avoid thinking about 101 since they're supposed to also literally avoid it until things blow over or might as well forever <- semi-rightfully angsty 19 year old brain but doesn't really mean it Del only misses Amata more than anything down there anyway and that's another sore spot and trying to be mature about it isn't easy when you're just a teenager out more or less on your own

being alone ain't so bad because when you got nobody you got nobody bossing you around or holding you in one place and Del ain't even really alone anyway Del's got new friends and new homes - plural

like literally Del has a home in Megaton with Wadsworth and there's always Gob, Moira, another father figure in Simms even if he ain't that old like really but still... and others around town

Del's always got Fawkes and Charon and Dogmeat

even Butch 🙄

and there's always the underground comfort of Little Lamplight when bringing down supplies as an excuse to visit the kids and annoy the mayor like an asshole little brother

and Del's got friends in Underworld, the memorial, Big Town, Arefu, that dead old fart Tenpenny's tower, so many other places

it really is not so lonely and there's so many places to wander and so much to do

running around with Dogmeat dragging Charon everywhere exploring the museums and visiting memorials while Fawkes studies

visiting the treeminders and bullshitting with Harold and playing with little Yew

shopping around in Rivet City checking in on Bryan or bothering Harkness and Dr Li or rummaging around in the broken bow to bother oldass Horace too

hunting slavers is always a good fun time sport

and there's so many teddy bears and gnomes to collect and outfits and weapons yay

lotta caves and tunnels to explore

keeping busy. meeting new people. wandering.

[daily-humdinger]

Pups Save a Hum-ñata

I had the lowest possible expectations from the episode with Humdinger’s birthday, because when it comes to the PAW Patrol, I don’t expect a slightly adult plot, and I already understand that Humdinger will not get out of his “funny” role. You need to entertain the children, don't you?

Fortunately, for starters, Humdinger invited at least someone to his party. Marshall took the initiative to make him a cup, knowing the mayor well, and this is the first thing that stuck in my memory. The pups know how much Humdinger wants to win wherever he competes, so they gave him this gift.

Let's just say my expectations:

Kitten Marshall will get stuck in the piñata, Humdinger will worry and call the PAW Patrol, and they will pull him out.

Reality: well... Almost the same thing, only Humdinger appeared in his even funnier role with an unhealthy addiction to his piñata. Although, considering that the creators of the show always make him a child in the body of an adult, it is acceptable that he runs around with the piñata as if it was a new toy.

There was a lot of interaction between Ryder and Humdinger. I can't believe a man like Humdinger is the villain in The Mighty Movie, out to do harm with pups, huh, Cal Brunker?

The end of the episode was better than I imagined. I saw many episodes in which Humdinger was left with nothing, completely alone in Foggy Bottom. In the same episode, Humdinger felt happy for the first time in a long time, surrounded by gifts and familiar friends. True, I see hackwork on the part of the screenwriter here - Mayor Humdinger and Miss Marjorie were never friends. I was surprised to see her here, but Goodway, with whom he is definitely friends, was not there. It seems that at least some kind of extras were needed for the holiday, and it didn’t matter who would be there.

I'd say 9/10, although I'm not sure it would be my favorite episode. The main disadvantage is that Helga Humdinger was not on her son's party.

I can say a little less about the second one episode, because it was one of the passable ones for Humdinger.

Pups Stop the Foggy Skies

The only thing I would focus on is the character animation. It's outstanding as always, and there are a couple of good screenshots to be snatched from this episode.

The end of the episode is what it should always be for Humdinger. He screws up - he corrects it. Without the cruelty that was given to him in both films.

I guess I won't stop telling Brunker to fuck off now. He's ruined everything he touched.

The next two episodes will begin the superpowered pups arc in the show - not sure if I'm going to go into them because I hate that arc in the show. If they come up with something outstanding, great, but I wildly doubt it, and most likely that Cheetah and Harold will treat the mayor Humdinger like trash, and to show their strength, Humdinger will suddenly be made even more stupid than he usually is.

[popculturebuffet]

Ghostbusters 1984 review: Dickless for 40 Years and Running! (Comissioned by Weird Kev)

Hello all you happy people and welcome to the start of our look at ghost busters! Kev's a fan, i'm a fan, your a literal sentient fan that eats children to survive. We're all fans here.

In 1980 Dan Akroyd drove his car into columbia pictures with a dream.. to make a film about his love of ghosts and since he wouldn't leave they sent director ivan reitman to get him to. Instead Ivan agreed with the dream and agreed to not have columbia pictures, which he was mayor of, to press charges. They then went to get their friend Harold Ramis who was, ironically trapped in the phantom zone and with the help of mon el they freed him and all 4 escaped.

Then they had to spend a year curing MOn El's led poisning but unfortuatnely failed and had ot send him to the future. With their venkman gone, they instead went with Bill Murray, who had just finished up being a consuler at a summer camp by the time the summer of 81 rolled around. They had three but they needed a fourth. So the four set out on an epic quest to find their fourth ghostbuster. So they arrived in Morganville, which is what they called Shelbyville in those days. So they tied an onion to their belts, which was the style at the time. Now, to take the ferry cost a nickel, and in those days, nickels had pictures of bumblebees on 'em. "Give me five bees for a quarter," you'd say. Now, where were we? Oh yeah, the important thing was they had an onion on their belt, which was the style at the time. They didn't have white onions because of the war. The only thing you could get was those big yellow ones.

Any ways they soon found ernie hudson but he was in the thrall of the shadow king so to free him Murray winged him real godo with a boot and then a now free enrie threw him into the sun.

With that production began, but soon mysterious murders began just like what happened in woodsburo a few years ago, and bill murray sadly died confronting ghostface. To revivie him our heroes went back in time and managed to save him and unmask ghostface early, but marty mcfly's parents ceased to exist, so they went back again only to make a world ruled by apes. This was satisfactory enough for a while but when the apes decreed ghosts and all depecitons of them banned our heroes went back AGAIN and finally got a timeline that worked well enough. Bill Murray was a transformer now of course and ernie hudson could turn water into flame, but those were okay. Dan Akroyd, who was now a cartoon dog wrote a new draft, the studio loved it and thus ghostbusters was born.

They cast an all star cast: Some Guy as Walter Peck, some other guy as the mayor, Segornye Weaver who had an uneventful year but wasn't about to tell the cartoon dog, and Rick Moranis, who had his own epic quest with best friend and great white north co-star dave thomas to save the world that we'll get to some other day. THe film was a hit, created a franchise and here we are so join me under the cut will ya.

So the film begins with famous outlaws Billy the Kid and Belle Starr rising from the dead. Depsite having died a decade apart and billy having been about 20 and belle 40, they both look middle aged as they plan to rustle cattle, there apparnetly being no beef in the afterlife

We'll deal with that terror as we get our title sequence, as Ray Jay Parker junior.. sorry three old white men sing the ghost busters theme. All three are here KOng, the leader, Spencer, the dumb one dressed like jack napier for some reason and Tracy, the gorilla who wears hats.

Their the ghost busters, they caper after ghosts and work out of an apartment in what could only be new york. So after the opening they have some banter i've blocked out because I want to live and sad to say it hasn't held up well> Speaking of holding up I can't really keep this up so

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Yeah bad news, we will not be covering the 1984 classic ghostbusters.. till October. Yeah this is a hell of a way to do it but in october we'll be starting a yearly look at one of the best comedy franchises around, Ghostbusters, starting with the original timeline: Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters II, the video game and the first arc of the idw comic. And possibly a brucey bonus as we have an extra week.

To kick this off we decided to look not at the movies.. but at the OTHER ghost busters... the 1975 live action filmation show starring two guys from f troop and a guy in a gorilla suit who dick around an office, get a call from some guy named zero, and then bust ghosts.

This show is also why the real ghostbusters are called that: Filmation made the BOLD choice to do thier own cartoon based on the 70's show to cash in, Columbia said HELL NO, and since they coudln't get it stopped (It was within filmation's rights) instead named theirs the REAL GHOSTBUSTERS. And it was. We'll look at the other one next year for now let's talk about the live action show

The reason I couldn't hold up the gag is simple: The Ghost Busters... is pain. It is deep hurting. it is grief in telvision form. The Ghost Busters.. is lame. Or, at the very least the episode Kev choose by roulette wheel , they went thataway is. Kev is also now barred from using a randomizer for at least a review or two. Sorry kev.

I thought it might at least have a chuckle, I mean it's a series with a giant gorilla and their chasing cowboys. This had to be at least a LITTLE fun right? right?

I mean ... it was a LITTLE fun as Tracy the gorilla.. is genuinely a delight. He throws a man upside down when he tries cheating him in a coin toss, wears delightful hats, and somehow makes a giant propellor work on a model airlplane. Is the schitch he does all that funny? no. Is he still charming anyway because it's a gorilla? yes. Sadly we do NOT get to see a fake gorilla drive a fake car.

The fact a fake gorilla doing mildly amusing schtick is the only thing this episode did that was remotely amusing should tell you to RUN SAVE YOURSELVES FOR THE LOVE OF GOD RUN. RUN. NEVER LOOK BACK. RUN. RUNNNNNN.

But since you didn't take my warning if your onto this paragraph, let the misery continue: While I can enjoy a corny joke on occasion, The Ghost Busters is the corniest of jokes. It is the lamest of ideas. It is just 20 solid minute of dad jokes without the charm of being told by an actual dad. We get a joke where the cowboys ask if Spencer , the idiot of the group wants to wet his whistle.. AND THEN HE DIPS IT IN WATER. GET IT. GET IT. GET IT. GET IT GET...

Every fucking joke is like that: a pun without any sense of irony or whimsy that makes a pun tolerable.

The actual premise is also just.. not funny. Cowboys want to rustle up cattle because hell apparently has none. Maybe that's why theirs so many delightful 40's cannibals, we don't know. So they want to go cattle rustling but DOHOHOHO THEIRS NO CATTLE IN THE CITY and they make soup but it's warm despite no fire because she LEFT IT ON TWICE AS LONG DOHOHOHO. i'm dying inside because this show is inane DOHOHOHOHO.

I"m.. not exaggerating. I'm a forgiving man: I find the good in most stuff I review even fi I don't like it. I try to be positive: it's why most stuff I review or get comissioned for is stuff that's GOOD. And even the mediocre or bad I can still usually find something but this show has a gorilla with hats and NOTHING else. Kong and Spencer have the "schemer guy and idiot" schtick you've seen a million times. The jokes are trite as hell and were played out in 1975 to the point i'm baffled this came out in the 70's. It was aimed at kids sure but kids aren't THIS stupid. I thought given the gorilla it'd at least be goofy fun or so bad it's good.. but it's just nothing. I'm struggling to find things to say that aren't "I died a little on the inside watching this".

The actual "plot" is paper thin, which is fine for a comedy if it's actually funny. To use a refrence to the good ghostbusters, Meatballs, from the same director, is good. it's also a lot of scenes of dicking around with teens. But the bill murray jokes, his friendship with chris makepiece, the jokes that do work, that makin it dance scene.. it has more than enough to compensate. It also has a truly awful scene I skip every time that acts like consent don't exist.

This is just "dick around with cowboys", "Dick around till they go to get the call from ghost man", dick around with cowboys again" , "Dick around a bit after getting their assigment' , "Dick around and pretend to be cowboys", "Catch ghosts embarassingly easy while billy the kid humps the air". The only clever or notable things are the fact the ghosts randomly age and that Bella gets a happy ending as they at least cooked her a meal first.

So yeah this was 25 minutes of my life i'll never get back. I wish I had more to say but this is just.. nothing. Maybe the dracula or frankenstien episodes have more I don't know, and I don't care. This was a MASSIVE disapointment and hopefully the cartoon willl be better. Thanks for reading.

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I don't know how much of that CU fantasy AU I’m going to actually draw, so I made a list of who gets to be who/what.

George–regular human child. Loves adventure stories and was the one who first proposed to try to stop the dragon. Uses a sword. 

Harold–half elf thanks to his dad (who left his mom before Heidi was even born) and was befriended by George. Still an artist and into illustrations. Uses a bow and arrows. Was hesitant about going after the dragon, but George convinced him to do it.

The other kids–

Erica–Maybe a paladin or a knight in training. Is actually the crown princess of the lands and is off exploring/checking on the people.

Melvin– human, but might later get briefly turned into a slime monster (Huh, I wonder what that’s referencing). Is from the boys’ hometown.

Bo–initially I was going to have him be an ogre, but I’m now leaning towards him being a giant who can magically change his size (lke Glogor from Star vs the forces of Evil). Is good friends with Gooch.

Gooch–probably a bard. (Not sure if I’ll keep the elven design from the original drawings or not). Has some misfortune wherever he goes with his pan flute.

Dressy–I originally had her as a fairy, but I think some sort of dryad or siren might be more appropriate.

Stanley–Probably human, because I can’t think of anything else he could be at the moment. Family would still grow stuff, and of course they suffer a lot financially given how a chunk of their produce is sacrificed to the dragon.

Jessica and the Sophies–I’m torn between having all three girls be fairies or have each one be something different. Definitely not human though. (And I admit it would be amusing if later on Other Sophie here IS actually queen of the Croco-bats, but never said anything about it to anyone).

Heidi–half elf like her brother. Absolute sweetheart.

Those from Harold and George’s town/nearby–

Barbara and Moses– Mom’s a scholar and dad is probably a blacksmith (instead of a mechanic).

Grace–the town’s artist. (There’s probably no fantasy version of a real estate agent, though I’d love to see a book about that). Has a thing for guys who aren’t human apparently.

Mayor–Same as in canon. Allowed the residents to vote on a human sacrifice to the dragon out of desperation.

Moxxie–a famous, daring knight. Teacher and protector to Erica. The only human the dragon genuinely fears, but she’s unable to fight him herself due to an injury.

Edith–was the town’s baker. To her horror, she was voted as the sacrifice since she has no family (and also… err…. There was another reason, but the adults would just tell the kids that she was an ‘unmarried woman.’) Does end up getting the dragon to stop terrorizing the town, but not in the way people had assumed.

Adults who are now obstacles or random encounters during the quest–

Ree–either a human or an ogre who is a well known fighter (and maybe an alchemist). Whatever he is would also apply to his brother. One of the few nice adult beings the boys run into on their quest.

Meaner–I’m thinking either a troll or ogre (which would also apply to his sister). Grace might show an interest in him (much to Harold’s horror).

Jerry–probably a fawn or stayr. Mainly because they are one of the chillest mythological beings ever and Jerry isn’t, so that combo would be hilarious.

Professor Poopypants–perhaps a gnome wizard. New Swissland is now a land of gnomes. You can guess how this encounter would go.

Ribble–a gorgon (as a reference to Wicked Wedgie Woman) but without being able to turn anyone to stone.

Anthrope–IDK on this one yet. It’d be funny if she was the most monotonous witch ever.

Fyde–a tree monster. Not a serious threat compared to the others.

Krupp–the dragon that terrorized the boys’ hometown by demanding sacrifices of food and money four times a year or else. Though that soon changed when Edith was dropped on his doorstep instead. (As for the dragon-man form, I’m torn between him being the result of a dragon and a man relationship, but he can’t become fully human like his brother can or it was alternatively the result of getting mixed up with a spell).

CU–Well if Krupp is a dragon then CU is a dragon. Takes an instant liking to the boys and helps them out once in awhile, while accidentally giving them hints on what direction they need to take on their quest. Definately on the boys’ side.

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Sergeant Timuel Dixon Black Jr. (December 7, 1918 – October 13, 2021) was an educator, civil rights activist, historian, and author. A native of Alabama, he was raised in Chicago and studied the city’s African American history. He was active in the Civil Rights movement, participating in Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Chicago Freedom Movement. He was part of a coalition of Black Chicagoans who worked to elect Chicago’s first African American mayor, Harold Washington, and he mentored a young Barack Obama.

He attended Englewood High School, and Wendell Phillips Academy High School and later graduated from DuSable High School. He worked for Robert Cole’s Chicago Metropolitan Assurance Company; leaving Chicago to work at Greenbaum Tannery in Milwaukee. He graduated from Roosevelt University, where he earned a BA, and he earned an MA from the University of Chicago. He served in WWII, and he received four Battle Stars, the Croix de Guerre, and the Legion of Honour.

He began his career as a teacher. He began working at Roosevelt High School in Gary. He relocated back to Chicago and began teaching at his alma mater. He worked as a social worker. He was president of the Negro American Labor Council and an organizer of Chicago’s participation in March on Washington.

He took a position to teach history, sociology, and anthropology at Loop College, now Harold Washington College. He approached Congressman Harold Washington to run for mayor. His organizing of support and likely voters helped convince Washington to make his mayoral bid. He met with Barack Obama to build a political career and introduced Obama to people who became helpful to his career. He was the named plaintiff in the lawsuit Black v. McGuffage. The suit claimed that the Illinois voting system discriminated against minorities in its use of faulty punch-card ballots. After Black v. McGuffage, punch-card ballots were eliminated and a uniform voting system was put in place. He served on the board of Defending Rights & Dissent. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence #alphaphialpha

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Events 4.12 (after 1960)

1961 – Space Race: The Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human to travel into outer space and perform the first crewed orbital flight, Vostok 1. 1963 – The Soviet nuclear-powered submarine K-33 collides with the Finnish merchant vessel M/S Finnclipper in the Danish straits. 1970 – Soviet submarine K-8, carrying four nuclear torpedoes, sinks in the Bay of Biscay four days after a fire on board. 1980 – The Americo-Liberian government of Liberia is violently deposed. 1980 – Transbrasil Flight 303, a Boeing 727, crashes on approach to Hercílio Luz International Airport in Florianópolis, Brazil. Fifty-five out of the 58 people on board are killed. 1980 – Canadian runner and athlete, Terry Fox begins his Marathon of Hope Run in St. John's, NF 1981 – The first launch of a Space Shuttle (Columbia) takes place: The STS-1 mission. 1983 – Harold Washington is elected as the first black mayor of Chicago. 1985 – Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-51D to deploy two communications satellites. 1990 – Jim Gary's "Twentieth Century Dinosaurs" exhibition opens at the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. He is the only sculptor ever invited to present a solo exhibition there. 1990 – Widerøe Flight 839 crashes after takeoff from Værøy Airport in Norway, killing five people. 1992 – The Euro Disney Resort officially opens with its theme park Euro Disneyland; the resort and its park's name are subsequently changed to Disneyland Paris. 1999 – United States President Bill Clinton is cited for contempt of court for giving "intentionally false statements" in a civil lawsuit; he is later fined and disbarred. 1999 – During the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, an American McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle shoots a passenger train, killing between 20 and 60 people. 2002 – A suicide bomber blows herself up at the entrance to Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda Market, killing seven people and wounding 104. 2007 – A suicide bomber penetrates the Green Zone and detonates in a cafeteria within a parliament building, killing Iraqi MP Mohammed Awad and wounding more than twenty other people. 2009 – Zimbabwe officially abandons the Zimbabwean dollar as its official currency. 2010 – Merano derailment: A rail accident in South Tyrol kills nine people and injures a further 28. 2013 – Two suicide bombers kill three Chadian soldiers and injure dozens of civilians at a market in Kidal, Mali. 2014 – The Great Fire of Valparaíso ravages the Chilean city of Valparaíso, killing 16 people, displacing nearly 10,000, and destroying over 2,000 homes.

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Caracas suena 4 jonrones, encarnados en Gabriel Noriega, Oswaldo Arcia, Isaías Tejeda y César Hernández; en el 4to tramo concretan rally de 7 Harold Capote Fernández Si tomamos en cuenta lo que en el pasado reciente han hecho las ofensivas de Leones del Caracas y Caribes de Anzoátegui, así como lo favorable para los batazos que resulta el Estadio Alfonso “Chico” Carrasquel, se puede esperar un duelo de alto carreraje entre ambas novenas. Apuntando en esa dirección la tribu comienza su despliegue al cierre del inning 2, cuando Luis Sardiñas despacha su 1er cuadrangular de la temporada 2023/2024, tablazo dado al abridor caraquista Frank Aliángel López. La bola abandona el parque por el jardín izquierdo, aunque sin gente en circulación para adelantar el 1x0. Por Caribes abre el derecho Édgar Escobar. El año pasado, Sardiñas logró 2 jonrones en 41 partidos. Pero la respuesta de la visita es inmediata, en su siguiente chance ofensivo Gabriel Noriega también apertura su cuenta de tablazos de cuatro esquinas, e igualmente sin corredores en las almohadillas para empatar a 1. En la 2022/2023 sonó 4. Por su parte, en ese mismo tramo corresponde a Oswaldo Arcia aplicar la Ley del Ex. Saca la esférica hacia la mitad de las gradas del jardín derecho y el Caracas toma el control 2x1; para el hermano mayor de Orlando es su número 3. El Home Run Derby de Puerto La Cruz prosigue en la alta del 4to, esta vez un paso al frente da Isaías Tejeda, que de paso, también es su primer vuelabardas del torneo con la diferencia que encuentra a  un compañero instalado base y los Leones amplían a 4x1. La hemorragia de Escobar no se detiene, el siguiente toletero, Eliézer Alfonzo Jr. da sencillo, también Harvin Mendoza (su 1ero en la Liga) y el lanzador es reemplazado por Gabriel Yánez recibido por Noriega con doble impulsor, Wilfredo Tovar conecta inatrapable remolcador, mientras César Hernández asesta cuadrangular que suma 3 para el 9x1. Anzoátegui intenta volver en el marcador, anotan otra en el 6to pero la réplica del Caracas en la 9na les deja sin chance, son otras 3 por intermedio de doble barre bases de Noriega que engoma a Rondón, Aldrem Corredor y Alfonzo para el 12x2 final, resultado que mantiene el invicto de 4-0 en la carretera para el equipo dirigido por José Alguacil. El triunfo va a los registros de López (1-0, 2.70), en una oxigenante labor de 5 entradas, 6 imparables, sin boletos y 6 ponches. Pierde Escobar (0-1, 12.75) castigado con 6 inatrapables, 6 rayitas, todas merecidas, 2 pasaportes y ningún guillotinado. Con esta victoria, sumada a la de Cardenales de Lara 3x2 sobre Águilas del Zulia, permite que estos 3 estén igualados en el 1er lugar de la tabla de posiciones con 5 lauros y 2 caídas. Para recibir en tu celular esta y otras informaciones, únete a nuestras redes sociales, síguenos en Instagram, Twitter y Facebook como @DiarioElPepazo El Pepazo/Meridiano

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Series Premiere

Fibber McGee and Molly - The Trailer - NBC - September 15, 1959

Sitcom

Running Time: 30 minutes

Written by Bill Davenport

Produced by William Asher

Directed by William Asher

Stars:

Bob Sweeney as Fibber McGee

Cathy Lewis as Molly McGee

Addison Richards as Doc Gamble

Harold Peary as Mayor LaTrivia

Barbara Beaird as Teeny

Charles Lane as Don Gordon

Gladys Hurlbut as Florence

Harry Cheshire as Oliver