#hatt speaks

[teahatts]

Sega really did just give silver the most depressive backstory in all of Sonic history. like they just straight up said

"yeah he lives in an apocalyptic world that is on Fire in complete isolation and his only best friend was sent to a different dimension after the whole universe was reset bc some Evil Dude took advantage of his naivety and hope for a better future to destroy all of time and space and he's stuck over 200 years in the future so every friend he ever makes would be long dead by the time he time travels back to his home that, incase you forgot, is a ball of fucking fire because ppl keep on trying to destroy the world and he has to keep trying to travel back in time to fix a problem that will only repeat itself and he is considered an Omen of Death by many as his prescience means destruction and he cannot catch a break and he is only 14"

pleas let this boy be in a big game, series, comic, literally anything i beg of you sega let this poor boy breathe he has been through enough

[daisywithnomakeup]

Yo oml do these things still happen?

Was going through my old photos and stumbled upon these gems.

Taken back in 2010.

[rushingexpress]

do you guys see my vision,,

[ohmystarrynight]

hey pilot. ur sooooooo cool so I was wondering if you would draw my husband, who is also so cool and plays the kazoo, and was featured in Thomas and the Magic Railroad [2000] featuring Lily Stone, an actress known for her role as Matilda in Matilda [1996] and has no relevance to this ask? ty in advance

Ahaaaa I enjoyed doing this a normal amount I swear I swear

[ruotsalainen-kettu]

Also schön, hier auch Mal eine Story aus meinem Leben

Mutter hat sich ihren Traumurlaub erfüllt: Zwei Wochen Hawaii. Mutter kann aber kein Englisch, und meine Brüder haben beide kleine Kinder, also werde ich mitten im Semester quer über den Globus geschleppt, wenn ich eigentlich sowieso schon mit der Bachelorarbeit hinterher hänge. Soweit so lustig.

Dass Mutter nichts isst was sie nicht kennt und asiatisch schonmal gar nicht macht den Aufenthalt auf einer Pazifikinsel nochmal spannender. Anyway, man teilt sich ein kleines Apartment im Erdgeschoss in der Nähe vom Strand. Ich mag meine Mutter die meiste Zeit, also geht das eigentlich ganz gut. Es gibt nur zwei Probleme:

1. Geht meine Mutter davon aus, dass die Tatsache dass ich fließend Englisch spreche mich befähigt alle Probleme zu lösen und

2. Ist sie Raucherin, d.h. hält sich recht viel vor dem Haus auf.

Das, und die Tatsache, dass meiner Mutter Englisch dazu reicht, Kernworte herauszupicken und völlig falsch zu interpretieren, macht uns zur inoffiziellen und nutzlosesten Rezeption der Welt. Im Prinzip läuft das Ganze immer gleich ab: Irgendwer sieht meine Mutter vor dem Haus stehen, sie versteht etwas falsch oder nicht, verspricht aber dass ich es regeln kann. Bisher waren das:

- drei Gruppen, die nicht verstanden, wie die Schlüsselbox funktioniert. Eine war beratungsresistent, die anderen ließen sich helfen.

- Davon ein älterer Norweger mit dem ich mich mehr schlecht als recht auf Schwedisch unterhalten habe. Mein Fehler. Ein bestand darauf, das sich vorsichtig bin, hier gibt es viele høy (phonetisch geschrieben). Weiß immer noch nicht, was er meinte.

- spanisch-sprechendes Pärchen, die meiner Mutter nach kein Englisch könnten und denen versprochen wurde, dass ich Spanisch könnte. Ich hatte Französisch und Italienisch in der Schule. Vor zehn Jahren.

- ein Pärchen, dem Akzent nach Australier, die den Eindruck bekamen, dass wir hier arbeiten und sich schockiert zurückzogen, als ich in unserem Apartment das WLAN nachschauen wollte.

- ein älterer Herr, der eigentlich nur wissen wollte, wem die Wäsche in der Gästewaschmaschine gehörte und völlig verwirrt war, als meine Mutter mich rief, der ihm aber nur sagen konnte, dass die nicht uns gehört. Net zero information für alle Beteiligten.

Im Nachhinein kam übrigens raus, dass er Deutscher ist, im Übrigen der Einzige, den wir bisher getroffen haben. Eigentlich erstaunlich. Sonst sind die ja überall.

[shakespearerants]

Oughhhh just my fucking luck that weeks of digging habe absolutely no bearing on my physical health but ONE (1) train ride literally has me unable to move because I've thrown my back out so severely. Fick die Deutsche Bahn, aber ehrlich.

[ifindus]

jeg har sett noen folk gjøre dette med karakterer som amerika, men forestill dere at nasjonene er public figures å plutselig en kveld når du setter deg for å se på tv så dukker norge opp på "LINDMO" for å fortelle om hele oppveksten sin lmao

Jaa, han er sikkert litt som en superstjerne for de som vet hvem han er, men vedder på at halvparten av folket bare ville ha lurt på hvem i huleste denne personen er 😅 Og bare blitt enda mer forvirret når de hører spørsmålene og svara. Kan også se for meg at Norge hadde blitt spurt til å delta på "Farmen" eller "71 grader nord", men han er ikke veldig interessert i å ha en stor offentlig rolle. Og med alle mikro-kjendisene som finnes for tiden, har vi ikke behov for flere heller. Men Lindmo er kos da 🥰

[thatorangeengine]

Have Top Hat and Hercules kissed yet?

Yes, many times…

[teahatts]

i love Silver The Hedgehog. all my homies love Silver The Hedgehog

[lovecharged]

closed starter for @lavenderrpages

despite the stereotypes that surrounded her kind, aggie had always been capable - somehow - of holding onto her humanity, of being kind and thoughtful and never once hurting anyone with intention. perhaps when she'd been a baby vampire, unable to control her urges, she might've made a mistake or two. but not once had she killed anyone and she'd be damned if she changed that now. her problem was that she had a set schedule that had kept her for years from making any mistakes, yet her mind, soul (and heart) had been distracted...by them. now she's bloodthirsty and alone, with them. "i think you should go," she murmurs, ducking her head, nibbling at her bottom lip, closing her eyes in a bid to hold every semblance of restraint that she can - to get them out of there before she does a single thing.

[dizzydevvil]

everyone look at my rat

[paskariu]

Was zur Hölle raucht die Sparkasse wieder?

Deren "Finanzplanner" hat einfach mal entschieden, dass ich nächsten Monat aggressiv im Minus liegen werde, weil ich angeblich... das doppelte von meinem Nettogehalt als Fixkosten habe????

Bruder was

[ajarofpickledtears]

Amtliche Wahlbenachrichtigung my beloathed

[kriskrass]

liebe es wie ich den post über “speak your language day” reblogge und dann nichts poste.

naja außer das hier jetzt

[shakespearerants]

BESTES wenn man Freunde hat die objectively scary sind meine Nachbarn haben beim Küchenputz die Rührschüsseln entsorgt also hab ich meinen besten Freund herzitiert damit der menacingly im Hintergrund steht wenn ich sie dafür zamscheiße. Die werden nicht wissen wie ihnen geschieht.

[greatwesternway]

Thomas and Friends S13E04 "Double Trouble"

Oh fuck, two bangers in a row? Well, bangers for this era, but still. And we're only four episodes in!

This is the one with Sir Lowham Hatt, Topham's no account brother.

So it's Sir Topham Hatt's birthday and Thomas is supposed to pick him and Lady Hatt up to take them to the party. When he arrives at Maithwaite station, however, he finds that Sir Topham Hatt has a mustache all the sudden.

He also greets Thomas in oddly familiar way and laughs a bit obnoxiously about it. Fuckin' strange! Stranger still, Hatt wants to go to the Whispering Woods instead of the planned destination, saying that there's plenty of time before the party.

Now Thomas is perplexed by all this. Hatt's acting weird! And Thomas wants to ask about the mustache and the other weird behavior, but he "doesn't want to look silly".

Now one thing I do not care for in this era of the show is that being afraid of "looking silly" is a plot point in a lot of episodes. I don't like it because it encompasses a lot of nuanced experiences and feelings. However, I do see why they've elected to phrase it this way.

How much of learning to navigate the world as a child is worrying about looking stupid? Almost all of it! Thomas and Friends, though, ain't about to be throwing the word "stupid" around. It's immediately negative and demoralizing and it's not keeping with the Awdry styleguide anyway. So everything is about "looking silly".

But Looking Silly can be a stand in for any number of specific scenarios a child might experience. In the previous episode, Looking Silly meant when you have to wear an outfit you don't like and you think people will tease you for. In this one, it's about the risk of speaking up when you don't understand why an authority figure is behaving the way that they are and you're not even sure if you're allowed to question them.

So Thomas decides not to ask.

He takes Hatt to the Whispering Woods and finds that Edward is there with the children he's supposed to bring to the party. Hatt gets out and Thomas reminds him that they can't stay long because they have to get to the party on time.

"Party smarty," he says. So I guess that's a thing on Sodor around this time. "We got plany off time." And then he goes to play Hide and Seek with the kids.

Now here's the coolest part of this episode. Edward, wisest motherfucker on railway, notes the strangeness of this behavior too. Sir Topham Hatt never plays Hide and Seek. And he's got this weird new mustache. He and Thomas have this short little gossip session about it and I'm sure it's a great relief to Thomas that Edward thinks this is fuckin' weird too.

Mustache Hatt finally decides to get back on the train when Thomas tells him that they'll be late for the party and Edward comments that the children will be late too. To which Hatt instructs Edward not to rush the children to leave.

And Edward does not question this, thereby signalling that not questioning Hatt here is the appropriate thing to do.

Now, granted, Edward is still being mischaracterized by the show at this point in time, but I think there's one other thing at play here that's not actually being articulated.

I think engines observe an etiquette that, like children, states they are mostly to be seen and not heard. On the whole, this is probably just a good idea because you don't want large, loud machines calling passengers out and demanding their attention on the platform. Certainly we're shown that if a person wants to speak with an engine, they are welcome to do so, but an engine asking for a person's attention seems to be frowned upon.

There's one other episode later on, Series 19's "Thomas and the Emergency Cable", where Thomas does break this protocol to ask a birdwatcher what he's doing (because he's also appears to be behaving strangely). When Thomas asks, though, he does so rather gingerly, like he knows he's overstepping his bounds a bit. Another one of those things they reached back to revisit maybe?

Anyway, if this is the case and in view that they do think this is Sir Topham Hatt, it explains why even Edward doesn't want to speak up and address the strangeness he's observing and just does as he's told.

So Thomas is on his way again, when he has to stop at a junction. And as he's waiting, Hatt jumps out and just invites himself into the signal box, much to the surprise of the signalman too. And of course, the signalman also thinks this is Sir Topham Hatt, so he also does not question letting him "have a turn" on the levers. As a result, Gordon (who is bringing all the important visitors) get switched to a branchline and away from the party so he's going to be late too.

At this point, Thomas really thinks he ought to be asking Hatt what the fuck he's doing, but when he has the opportunity, he stays quiet. And I mean, fair, right? Both Edward and an actual person didn't speak up either, so what place does he have to question Sir Topham fkn Hatt?

They end up back at Maithwaite (to pick up Lady Hatt, in a bit of logic that might have given the gag away if Thomas wasn't a dumbass train), but when he arrives, the stationmaster is mad at him because the actual Hatts had to go to the party in Bertie the Bus when Thomas didn't show up on time and neither the children nor the important visitors are at the party either.

And now Thomas is like, "If Sir Topham Hatt is on Bertie, then who the hell is this?"

So finally, Thomas asks.

"Excuse me, Sir Topham, you don't quite seem yourself today. Is everything all right?"

"Yes, Thomas, but I'm not Sir Topham Hatt. I'm sir Lowham Hatt, Sir Topham's brother!"

Son of a bitch.

Thomas also realizes that if Sir Topham isn't at the party yet, that means Bertie must have broken down and needs to be found, which Sir Lowham thinks is great fun. But now Thomas is stern; he's had e-fuckin-nough of this guy today, engine etiquette or no. He tells Sir Lowham that he has to work very hard very quickly to fix all the confusion and delay he's caused and they won't be playing fucking Hide and Seek about it.

They find Bertie pretty easily and at first Sir Topham is cross with Thomas, until Sir Lowham gets out and immediately Sir Topham recognizes the real culprit here and directs all his ire at his brother. Which just goes to show that he understands how this could come to pass, that an engine was not likely to question his brother or his behavior because they would not question him.

Thomas rushes about getting Edward and Gordon back on track and everyone gets to the party eventually. And once everyone is there, Sir Topham Hatt enjoys himself so much, he actually plays with the children and laughs even louder than Sir Lowham did. Curious behavior indeed!

It's hard to say there's a moral in this one exactly, because at every turn, not asking was reinforced as the correct course of action. However, is that not also something that happens in real life? Maybe the moral is that sometimes some weird shit is afoot and everyone else is going to ignore the elephant in the room. Maybe you will join them; maybe you will finally say enough is enough. If it's the former, good odds no one will blame you, especially if they didn't ask either.