#i love leghorns so much

[makenna-made-this]

Ah, I see we get ours done at the same place

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[makenna-made-this]

Favorite little problematic white girl

[nouveaumoon]

ok for the art style thing your art kinda gives “kid with plans of a looney toons saturday morning cartoon marathon followed by prince of egypt and/or sinbad on vhs grew up and the art bangs now”. i was/am?? obsessed with the art direction on those dreamworls movies and your art reminds me of that stylization that had me so mesmerized lol

i will give you credit, it absolutely Feels like this should be correct, but it is only half right. i never have had cable so i never saw looney tunes outside of two visits to my aunt's house when daffy duck was on 😔 BUT i did watch prince of egypt multiple times in my teenage years when i got a laptop of my own. i looooooooooooved the art of that movie. many hours were spent drawing after school trying to imitate the shape language. you got me there

the truth is... i spent most saturday mornings watching sky high, because it was on every saturday on whatever channel was broadcasting it nearby. i feel like that does explain something, namely the bisexuality

[andromeda3116]

tbh one of the things i low-key like best about knives out and glass onion is that daniel craig seems to be having the time of his life? like, he seems to be totally loving it as he plays the bizarre crime-solver with the deep southern accent, like, he is living his best life as hercule poirot meets foghorn leghorn, and it is so much fun to watch

[ducksinspaceadventure]

This looks great and Wile E. Coyote deserves so much better!

Foghoron Leghorn with Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner - Pepe Le Pew and Penelope Pussycat - Looney Tunes - Cartoons

In order not to draw only ducks and only related to Disney, I drew related to one of my favorite cartoons, Looney Tunes, and two drawings.

The first drawing is related to sadness by Wile E. Coyote and Road Roadrunner, the famous non-speaking duo that Coyote wants to capture and eat Roadrunner but succeeds and becomes one of the most unlucky characters overall. Yes, it is confirmed by the fact that the company that created Looney Tunes canceled the broadcast of the movie Coyote vs Acme, which is really a big stupid thing in my opinion. And that's why Coyote is very sad and is comforted by his rival Roadrunner. And because of the current meme and the fact that he likes to talk all the time, I added Foghorn Leghorn, the famous rooster from Looney Tunes who advises and criticizes his people with his accent from the American South and for his speeches he has become famous. Yes, here Foghorn is pitying Coyote and criticizing owner Warner Bros for treating them badly, so Disney isn't the only one who treats their characters badly. And they are all together in the area of the Grand Canyon.

For those who can't see what my drawing says, here's what Foghorn says: "Boy, I say boy, what did I tell you? Y'see, that the main director won't let you make your movie at any price because he is an big asshole and we are just like mascots for children. Can you dig it?"

The second drawing I drew is one of my favorite couples, Pepe Le Pew and Penelope Pussycat. And before anyone even attacks me that it's not true that they love each other, look at the last cartoons before they banned Pepe for stupid reasons, where the two really love each other. Yes, in the old cartoons, Penelope avoided Pepe, because Pepe is a skunk and stinks, but there are times when Penelope wanted to hug Pepe. However, one approach is to old cartoons, and the other is more recent. They certainly don't do that anymore, and I love them together no matter what and I'm very sad that they banned Pepe from appearing anymore. I wish he could come back. That's why I drew the usual them in my own way in my own style, the two of them who are really underrated characters. Also this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APH4kmx-sAI

Pepe, Penelope, Wile and Road were invented by Chuck Jones, while Foghorn Leghorn was invented by Robert McKimson.

I hope you like these drawings and I hope these Looney Tunes characters get their justice. Feel free to like and reblog this if you're a fan of these characters!

[bobi200samatar]

I did another Loonatics meme thing because you loved the first one so much. This time, more of the extended cast has shown up, like Pierre le Pew, Sylver, Melvin the Martian, and Mr Leghorn!

[im-am-not-a-weenie]

Could you do some head cannons with Charles too? I love him sm but I never see much stuff about him. It’s okay if not!!! <3

Ofc I can I wanted to write for him at some point I hope this Alr and my writing fits him

(I made Dutch speak like foghorn leghorn…bc I could)

(But Rhys these are tough cowboys they don’t blush…..THEY WILL TODAY)

mostly Gender neutral reader but fem pronouns for Arthur

Not beta read

Arthur, John, Sean, Dutch, Charles

🍓The first “I Love You’s”

🍓Arthur Morgan

Technically he said the first “I love you.”

It was over the silliest thing too.

It was nearing nighttime and as the sunset you went out to find your cowboy.

And of course, Arthur was over by the horses.

Wanting to surprise him you walked slowly and careful signaling anyone who gave u questioning looks to be quiet.

You could hear Arthur talking to someone but you couldn’t quite make out who, but the closer you got you noticed that he wasn’t talking to a person, but the horses.

You stopped to take in the scene watching him brush one of the horses.

“That girl of ours is mighty fine don’t ya think” You waited a bit longer not wanting to interrupt the soft moment you had caught Arthur in as he spoke again, “I think I’m in love with her.”

Your eyes went wide, did you hear him right? He said love a smile appeared on your face.

“I think she loves you back” Arthur’s head snapped towards you and his face went red, part of the reason was being caught talking to the horses and the other half for you saying you loved him back.

One moment he’s by the horses he’s pulling you into a bone crushing hug.

“I love you doll.” “I love you too Arthur….but your crushing me”

🍓John marston

Not really surprising but you said the first “I love you”

That’s just because John is a little oblivious. I took him months until he could finally get the hint that you were flirting with him and even then you still had to make the first move

You sitting by the fire, taking in the night sky when

“Mind if I join you” you looked over to see John walking towards the spot you claimed for the night

You shook your head and moved over and patted the spot by you “not at all”

He was probably about only a couple feet away and he still managed to catch his foot on a rock and came tumbling down. He fell with a “SHIT” and landed with and “oof”.

He landed right by you and you started to laugh “hey what’s so funny”

Still giggling you shook you head slowly and gave him a found look “oh John marston, I love you”

This caused him to smile “really?”

“Yeah, really” forgetting that he has on the ground you gestured to the spot beside you “you gonna stay on the ground for the rest of the night?”

With this he scrambled to the seat next to you, and pulling you into his lap

Resting his head on top of yours he sighed out “I love you too

🍓Sean MacGuire

You said it first

As we all know Sean’s love language is teasing, and that meant sometimes he’d accidentally hurt your feelings

And that’s exactly what he did

“Well fuck you too Sean” you said storming off. You know it was meant to be a joke, you and Sean poke fun at each other all the time but time he went a little too far

“Wait, love, I didn’t mean it” Sean was chasing after you “it was s’posed to be a joke

You turned around to face him with tears in your eyes “no Sean…just leave me alone for a while…please” that broke Sean’s heart he was supposed to make you laugh not make you cry

“Yeah okay” with that he watched you walk away hanging his head he walked the other way not wanting to upset you even farther

“What’s got you all upset?” “I’m not in the mood Arthur”

Arthur took a seat next to Sean “c’mon now kid something has to be bothering you.”

Sean sighed “I might’ve taken a joke too far”

Arthur shook his head “And did you use this joke on your one and only?” Sean nodded “And what exactly was this joke?”

Sean looked around and then whispered something into Arthur’s ear, the others eyes widened and he took is hat off and smacked Sean with it

“Dagnabbit MacGurie you better march oh over there and apologize before it’s too late” “but-“ “NOW”

Sean for up and quickly went to find you, he found you sitting by a tree with your head in you hands

Sean came over and sat by you “I’m…sorry love…I didn’t mean to take the joke that far”

You sniffled “yeah I know, it just hurt my feelings y’know”

“Come here “ you moved to lean on him

“I hate you.” “No you don’t.” “No I don’t.” “Ya love me really.” “Yeah I do .”

He held you closer “I love ya too”

🍓Dutch Van Der Linde

Dutch said it first, and of course, it was as dramatic as he is

You both are in his tent laying on his bed

“Y’know what my dear” he proclaimed randomly that night

This made you move to your side propping up your head up with your elbow “yes Dutch?” Not bothered by this because this is how he was

“I do believe I am in love with you”

This made you sit up completely “what?” Looking at him is disbelief “Dutch you can’t just say things like that”

“And why not?” He sat up too “I’m in love with you and I’m afraid there’s nothing you can do about it”

“You really mean that?” and Dutch took that as a challenge

“i do declare I'm in love with you" he said as he grabbed you're face and peppered it with kisses. "i will shout it on top of rooftops if that makes you believe me"

you giggled at this "you practically already are Dutch"

"i can be louder if you'd like" outside you hear the groans of the others in the camp and a collective of "no's"

you are both sent into a fit of laughter as you calm down you settle back onto the bed.

"i love you too Dutch"

Dutch laid down and pulled you closer.

🍓Charles smith

You said “I love you first”

Only because Charles wasn’t the best at talking about how he felt, so he would show you

His love language is gift giving, not all his gifts where big and extravagant, but they where mostly just things that reminded him of you

And I’m this instance it was a flower

You were waiting for Charles to get back from his lastest job. You haven’t seen him all day but your not extremely worried sometimes you two wouldn’t See each of days, but that’s how it goes when your in the great Van Der Linde Gang

Your thoughts are interrupted by the sound of horses riding into camp. And there he was

You ran up to him just as he was getting off his horse and wrapped your arms around his shoulders and pulled him into a kiss

“Hey there lover boy” you said still hanging off of his shoulder “miss me”

He leaned down to capture your lip into another kiss and hummed into it “always” the two of you stood there like that for a minute. Not minding the rude look Micha was giving the both of you

“I brought you something back” this made you look up

“When do you not?” He shrugged his shoulders and turned back to dig through his saddle bag

“I hope it’s not to squished i tried to be careful” he handed you a light blue flower.

“Oh Charles” you couldn’t get over how sweet he was

“It made me think of you” he bashfully rubbed the back of his neck

“It’s beautiful I love it” looking back at Charles you added “I love you”

“I…I love you too” and with that you returned to the embrace you both started in, but this time you both held on a little tighter

Hey guys….it’s been awhile anyway I hope you liked it, it’s pretty obvious but it wasn’t beta read but I hope it’s not too hard to read I’ll probably go bad and edit it later if I feel like to, thanks to everyone still reading and liking my stuff it means a lot , love y’all 🍓

[violetganache42]

Here are my highlights from the Valentine's Day watch party, all in chronological order and categorized this time around:

"Mr. Duck Steps Out":

Just everyone's reactions to Daisy's voice when she made her debut

"Till Nephews Do Us Part":

The thirst counts for Missy and Mina overloading

The return of Bohemian Quacksody

Scrooge having paintings and a statue of Goldie EVERYWHERE (He is a fucking SIMP)

Corporate Cupcake, Money Muffins, Sweet Stocks …You know what? Just the pet names in general.

"KILL HER, BEAKLEY! GET HER ASS!"

WriteBackAtYa: "Spaceballs Ass Luggage"

Us when Millionara falls in the river:

Jamie: "PULL THE LEVER KRONK" Me: "WRONG LEVERRRRR" Tokuvivor: "Why do we even have that lever?!"

Magica cameo?!

And a Sixpence in Your Shoes

Goldie Shotgun!

"Fungus Amongus":

Godfrey and I sharing the same brain

Melody: "WHY ARE YOU BUYING CLOTHES AT THE DUCK SOUP STORE?!" Me: "FUCK YOU!"

Everyone going crazy over Morgana

hueberryshortcake: "Save me Scrooge McDuck" Me: "Scrooge McDuck" Godfrey: "Scrooge McDuck save me"

"Prissy is pissy"

DW not denying the girlfriend part

A sax play in the BG whenever Morgana is onscreen, just like Rouge in Sonic X

"NOOOO, NOT LAUNCHPAD!"

"The Golden Lagoon of White Agony Plains!":

RAID THE BUFFET!

Us going FERAL over Goldie

puffywuffy8904: "MY EX WIFE STILL MISSES ME" Me: "BUT HER AIM IS GETTIN' BETTER"

Let the lady lead

Jamie mentioning the "between the legs" joke from Life and Times (No filter, Don Rosa. lol)

THE FUCKING ELEVATOR JOKE

Bisexual waterfalls

Rexx shouting at Missy via an audio message

Foghorn Leghorn

"You loved gold more than you loved me."/"And that's why you loved me."

Jamie's storyboard project

Discord buffering during the FUCKING TANGO SCENE

"The Adorable Couple":

Me: "Piss on the moon, you cloud!" Godfrey: "YESSS PISS ON LUNARIS"

Rainbow connections

"The Duck Who Knew Too Much":

Us @ Fenton, M'ma, and Gandra's OG versions:

GONDRA

Learning OG Fenton was voiced by Hamilton Camp, thus bringing DT17 Fenton being voiced by Lin-Manuel Miranda full circle

Oppenheimer mention (Stop stealing from the ducks, Nolan!)

Goid

Missy: "cant believe they whitewashed daffy guys"

"SCROOGE, YOU DUMBASS"

Brunette Fenton

QUACKERJACK MENTION???

This whole fucking episode being worthy of the DT17 adaptation fic treatment *cough* Jamie *cough*

"Ghoul of My Dreams":

DRAKEPAD KISS

Archie being a hater

"WHERE IS GOSALYN?"

Jealous Launchpad

DEEEAM WORLD

Morgana needing better lipstick because of how fast it disappears in between scenes

WriteBackAtYa having so many jokes in his head about… goofy ass noises

"And now, with the city asleep, I can FINALLY STEAL ENOUGH MONEY TO PAY OFF MY STUDENT LOANS!"

Lottie pointing out how Archie looked like—

Me: "Goldie Shotgun sequel when?"

puffywuffy8904: "HOW IS THIS MF SLEEPIN IN THE DREAM WORLD" Us: "*Louie voice* I just am."

"The Dangerous Chemistry of Gandra Dee!":

DOOFENSHMIRTZ

puffywuffy8904: "Webby we need to get Fenton rizzed up"/"Please never say that again"

POWERPUFF GIRLS NARRATOR

Fenton's little growl

*seeing Fenton's hand-me-down suit from his dad* Goofy?

Prego

"YOU WILL RUE THE DAY!"

Gandra obliterating the wrong twink

"What kind of monster doesn't like glazed donuts?"

"Do you feel that spark?" ⚡️ZAP⚡️

The Beaks dab

"What? No signal? Boo!"

"TWO BAD THINGS COULD HAPPEN!"

"I've got your kids! Maybe. I'm not sure how this family works."

ANCHOR ARMS

Coach Dad

🎶IT'S A DAAATE🎶

"Two Can't Play":

Mullet Donald

AIRHORNS

"THEY'RE IN FUCKING TRON"

"A DuckTales Valentine":

DT87's love for mentioning Fort Knox for some reason

puffywuffy8904: *mentions the "DuckTales Apology Video" ranking* Me: "*Miles voice* I made a mistake."

Webby on Scrooge's desk like: She likes to be tall.

Me: "GOLDIE SHOTGUN THREEQUEL WHEN?!"

US IN UTTER DISMAY UPON SEEING WEBBY CRYING 😭😭😭

Sunglasses swag

GOLD FEVER REAL

"A swift kick in the ribs!"/"A what?"/"Aagh!"/"Aah! My ribs!"

Webby running up to Scrooge and hugging him! 💖

"Aww, he does love his family!"

"My Valentine Ghoul":

Gosalyn FINALLY appearing in today's watch party!

Negaduck appearance!

puffywuffy8904: "he's just darkwing after some cigarettes"

"TIME TO GO A COURTIN'"

Missy getting double whammied with emotes of Prissy and Scrooge getting sprayed with water

(Screenshot edit by @tealottie)

Missy's thirst levels reaching CRITICAL MASS

Quackrinomicon being voiced by KING CANDY

Archie still being a fucking hater

"Keen gear!"

Godfrey and I still being on the same wavelength

NEGMEISTER

THE GIRLS ARE FIGHTINGGGG

Rexx reviving the Missy thirsy count

Missy: "I NEED HIM JESUS" WriteBackAtYa: "No, you just need Jesus"

RED FLAGS! 🚩🚩🚩

"New Gods on the Block!":

Della using party cannons like Pinkie Pie

Scrooge's transition from wallowing to anger and his tail shake

"Why don't you turn into a swan and FUCK OFF?!"

THE FRAMES

"IT CONSUMES ME!"

"What are your intentions with my Donald?"

Megamind (literally) Huey

Pig couple: DESTROYED

Chris Diamantopoulos having the ✨RANGE✨

Greek God Groupchat

Webby being utterly TERRIFYING with god powers

Dewey having the best handling of his god powers through sick dance moves

"My Don-Don"

"You killed my boyfriend!"/"Boyfriend? Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy!"

The immediate failure parallels

Just how much Della has improved as a mother

AND THEN ALONG CAME ZEUS

[auxiliarydetective]

Evie's New One Piece OC Collection

So... Uni has been kicking my ass. But the plot bunnies have been bunnying, so I figured I could finally share some with you guys.

This is gonna be very short but maybe some of these get you curious <3

I am accepting asks about them, thank you very much

Monkey D. Berenike, "Birdie", alias Donquixote Penelope

Experiment for a supersoldier gone wrong (or right?). Was supposed to be a genetic clone/scientific offspring of Garp but Zeff's DNA was mixed in. Grew up with the Cook Pirates, then became a secret agent as dictated by the government. Luffy's aunt, sees Sanji as her brother, Lux's mother (but neither of them know).

Marjaana

(Actual drawing incoming)

Kizaru's wife, part of the Three-Eyed Tribe and a fan of a certain green plant. Head of the Marines HR department.

Faisal Timo

Marine Vice Admiral and not happy about it (he failed upwards). Raccoon devil fruit. Discord server members, if you know you know. Also, fun fact, whereas usual Zoan hybrid forms make the user get bigger, his actually makes him smaller.

Kevin

(Featuring Carmen by @auryborealis)

Born to be literally just a guy, forced to be a magical spellbook's fairytale protagonist. Chronic line cook energy - which is very fitting because he's a cook on the Whitebeard Pirates!

Charlotte Pringle

The kid of Charlotte Mozart who is obsessed with jesters. His little snake plush is called Mr Snake.

Freya

A cheetah mink who works at the Marine Daycare. Very much a mama bear sort of person.

Cleo

A little girl taken care of at the Marine Daycare who ate a kodkod Zoan on accident and now refuses to turn back into a human because she's a little girl who loves cats and got her wish to be one granted.

And now... the bunniest of plot bunnies...

The Looney Tunes Squad

Marc Ovid

Based on Marc Anthony the dog (Cleo is also based on Pussyfoot to accompany him). Works at the Marine Daycare and has a Bernese Mountain Dog Zoan. Super good with kids, keeps his hair long-ish so they can braid it and will carry kids around on his back if they ask for it.

Raúl

Based on Wile E. Coyote (and my longing for a werewolf boyfriend character). Marine Commodore, does most of the work on Dallas's ship. Gravity is his worst enemy and the contraptions he loves making keep failing. Darby's sworn nemesis. Coywolf DF.

Darrell Dallas

Based on Foghorn Leghorn. Marine Vice Admiral but only because he gets credit for his subordinates' work. Will. Not. Stop. Talking. The only person who can break Timo's eternal patience. Rooster DF.

Darby

Based on Road Runner. Gender: Menace. Incredibly speedy and a master at mockery. Drives Raúl insane on a regular basis.

More Looney Tunes inspired OCs might be to follow. Currently eyeing Witch Hazel, the icon.

[enlightenedrobot]

Concerning the Mouse

Disclaimer. This is a blog post. It's not an essay or legal advice or any of that. It's mostly a collection of thoughts. If you want something a little more well researched, might I suggest this post here. Anyways, let's talk about this lovable rat right here.

As of January 1st, 2024, Mickey Mouse, as depicted in Steamboat Willie, The Galloping Goncho, and Plane Crazy is in the public domain. Personally, I've been looking forward to this, and I've kinda taken it as a personal challenge to figure out how exactly I can reinterpret the mouse for my own projects. And I actually think I got it. But before that... let's talk about this.

I don't think the image above is safe.

It's true, Steamboat Willie is in the public domain, but Mickey Mouse is still protected by trademark law, and those frames and that get up specifically are still very much protected.

I can't be too sure about this, because both Infestation 88 (The Videogame) and Mickey's Mouse Trap (The Horror Movie) seem to use variations of this specific design, but like... those ears are probably still protected, as are those pants. This version of Mickey also lacks his iconic white gloves, but contrary to what other people might say, I don't think "old cartoon wearing white gloves" is something uniquely trademarkable to the Disney corporation.

So if you wanna play it safe, it might be a good idea to use other elements provided by these cartoons as the base for your own interpretation of the character.

This is the version of Mickey Mouse as depicted in the title card of Steamboat Willie, and like, there's a bit more to work with here. His pants have stripes not seen in other incarnations of the character, and he also has a pretty distinct hat and cane.

More notably, his eyes are actually very different from Modern Mickey. They're huge, and the pie eyes that everybody associates with this era of animation are actually pupils. Not the eyes by themself.

What's funny is that there's a definite resemblances between these eyes and those of Sonic the Hedgehog. Sonic was apparently based on Mickey Mouse, so I'm not super surprised.

Those eyes in the title screen actually seem to be a holdover from Plane Crazy, where Mickey Mouse continues to have huge eyes. From that same cartoon, We also have Mickey Mouse deliberately messing up his hair to resemble the pilot Charles Lindbergh.

And like... it's cute. It's a look.

One thing I also keep seeing on social media is that Mickey Mouse has to be Black and White and he's not allowed to speak, because both Mickey's voice and his iconic red pants wouldn't be used until much later.

But like... you're allowed to build on these designs. Just because you can't color his shorts red doesn't mean you can't use color period. And using a different voice for the mouse is a very good way to differentiate your incarnation of the character from Disney's. This isn't legal advice, but I do believe you could get away with giving him a different colored outfit and, say, a deep souther accent ala Foghorn Leghorn.

Anyways, with all this in mind, allow me to introduce my own take on the character, Micheal Elias Mouse Jr. (Mike E. Mouse for short)

He's a former childstar, the son of the original Mickey Mouse, and an intellectual property lawyer with a dubious degree.

I intentionally made him rattier to make him more distinct, but don't let the smell of beef and cheese scare you off. This mouse might of been hit by hard times, but he still has a big heart, and deep down he's still the mouse we all know and love.

From a design standpoint, I tried my best to make the character recognizably mickey life while also changing up the original silhouette. Neither of the ears are perfect circles and one of them has a pretty significant bite taken out of it. The ratty hair and hat also help.

His gloves are yellow, inspired by various promotional materials for the original Steamboat Willie where Mickey dawns yellow gloves instead of the usual white. Further, I changed up the design of his shorts just because pushing the design that much further would help make this version of the character distinct from the Disney version.

If I'm not already protected by the public domain, I'm also protected by the fact that this character is obviously a parody. Middle aged dilf Mickey is not something Disney would never make, and the story I have in mind for him is more or less critical of the Disney corporation while still celebrating the artistry of the original cartoons and animation on the whole.

Anyways, Mickey Mouse entering the public domain is a big win for creatives everywhere, especially for fans of the original character. My interpretation isn't the only valid take on the character out there and I'm excited to see where everyone else goes now that the rat is free use.

[ducktracy]

This is a comment on an old post of yours, but your take on Rob Mckimson convinced me to watch more of his filmography. Now he's my favorite director next to Frizz Freleng.

So thanks

ANOTHER ONE TAKES THE MCKIMSON PILL!!!! YAAAAAAAAY I'M SO GLAD!! and i'm so glad to hear that Friz is your favorite!!!! i don't hear him as a favorite choice of many... i've been quick to defend him lately because i think he gets a bad rap as being "boring" or conservative when really, his style is just very subtle and you have to kinda know where you're looking but once you find it, it's great

BUT AS FAR AS MCKIMSON GOES, ABSOLUTELY. said it before but McKimson's cartoons hands down make me laugh out loud the most. everyone is a complete freak in the McKimson cartoons. completely mean and dysfunctional and screwed up. i was having a conversation recently about how McKimson could not seem to do "cute" for the life of him (talking about directorially--his animation for Chuck Jones, especially on the Sniffles shorts, is VERY cute and has moved me to tears before) and is so much better for it. this is probably the cutest he's gotten and it's still got a very distinct McKimson stink

but yes, absolutely, McKimson shorts are hilarious. Foghorn Leghorn is one of the greatest cartoon characters ever made, and i love how shluppy McKimson makes Sylvester. he's directed some of my favorite Bugs cartoons. i love how completely deranged he made Porky. there was a point where his Daffys were the only Daffy cartoons i enjoyed past the 1940s. McKimson is fantastic and if you need a laugh, i highly recommend putting on some of his cartoons. Daffy Doodles, Daffy Duck Slept Here, Easter Yeggs, Rebel Rabbit, Birth of a Notion, Fool Coverage, Crowing Pains, The Foghorn Leghorn, Early to Bet, Daffy Duck Hunt, and One Meat Brawl are all a select few of some of my favorites

[homeofhousechickens]

I’m so, so sorry for your loss. I don’t know much, but I think Blue might have been one of the luckiest chickens ever, to have you as a caretaker. You did so much for her, and from what I’ve seen from your blog she lived a wonderful life. Chicken keeping is so tough sometimes, it feels like they’re so fragile. I lost a bird last night, as well. But it’s worth it in the end for all the happiness they bring us. Please take care of yourself and give Greenie some love for me.

She unfortunately has outlived most production Leghorns, same with Greenie even though they both are so young to me

[makenna-made-this]

Keep forgetting to do the tag game that @tromboneralert and @selfmadecryptid both hit me with cuz one of my chickens has a minor comb injury and has been staying inside while it heals so her sisters won't be tempted to peck at it.

Well, in classic leghorn behavior, she has figured out how to push past the flap of her dog crate she sleeps in, so i thought I'd take this selfie opportunity to share with you all how I've been waking up every morning for the past week:

I love her So Much

Don't wanna put anyone on blast if they don't want, so I'm spiritually tagging anyone who sees this on their dash and wants to do it (bonus points if you have a chicken with you)

[capsarcastica]

Joker: Folie a Deux Review

A movie that seems more interesting trying to figure out why everything was done the way it was than anything the movie presents. There are many interesting ideas that would be excellent on their own. But all together makes this a confusing mishmash themes and styles.

The best parts of the movie are the returning elements from the first film. Joaquin Phoenix won an Oscar for the first film and, while not quite as impressive, still does an amazing job. He is once again utterly fascinating to watch. Zazie Beetz's brief appearance is an excellent counter-point to her portrayal in the first one, which was largely a fantasy. She recontextualizes moments from the first and reinforces how unreliable a narrator Arthur is. I wish the movie did more of this to make Arthur and the audience doubt what really has happened. Though it's Leigh Gill who steals the movie with a single scene. Gary Puddles' testimony is equal parts awkwardly funny and heartbreaking. It's that one scene that shows what the movie could have been to really equal the first.

The movie looks as good as the first. Gotham is shown as being dark and dirty, a shame that so little of the movie is set in the city at large. Arkham feels impressive, though it's pretty much the same feeling every other prison and asylum movie has. The musical sequences lovingly recreate the look and feel of classic musicals like Singin' in the Rain, Mary Poppins, Sony & Cher. It's a pretty sharp contrast between the real scenes and the fantasy musicals.

The story touches on several ideas that would be better developed on their own. I like the idea of seeing the trial and aftermath of the previous film's climax, something not really done since the finale of Star Trek IV. Given how sympathetic the first film made Arthur, it would have been interesting to see him turn the tables and make others actually see his side. Instead, the trial scenes largely rehash the first film and continually make clear that Arthur is entirely at fault. It ends up pretty dull.

Lady Gaga is pretty good as Harley Quinn, a contrast to the already crazed Margot Robbie version. It's not all that different from her role in A Star Is Born but it works within the world of this Joker. A movie actually featuring Harley's decent into Joker's madness would be great, there is a psychological term for women who fall in love with dangerous psychos like Ted Bundy and Charles Manson. But this story comes and goes, sometimes letting the audience forget she even exists.

The biggest problem with the movie is Joker himself. The first film embodied the phrase "A child not embraced by the village will burn it down to feel its warmth." Arthur started out a pathetic nobody who just wanted people to be happy, and ended up inciting a mass riot as he embraced the Joker identity. This movie tries to do the same thing again. It's not Hangover 2 bad. But it starts off with Arthur once again being a pathetic nobody, just a famous one, and tries to build him back up to being Joker. A better movie would have explored how this disturbed individual would've reacted to suddenly being a beloved for his sins. The other problem with Arthur is that he has no agency. Only at one point does he actively try to do anything, instead mostly following around what others tell him to do. Harley, his lawyer, the judge, and his fans are all the ones who make the decisions that move the story. He also only truly becomes Joker in one scene, plus the fantasy musicals. Putting on the Foghorn Leghorn accent to question Puddles is, again, absolutely brilliant and should've been the basis for everything else.

There's also no release, no sense of satisfaction. The two dance scenes from the first symbolized great moments for Arthur. The bathroom when he broke away from society's restrictions, and the stairs when he finally took control of his life. There was meaning to them cause they were steps towards being Joker. This movie has guards beating Arthur, lawyers dissing him, and the media making lousy movies about him. But never is there any emotional payoff to these things. It works in an arthouse kind of way, but it's disappointing for the producers to seemingly hate their own character so much.

While the musical sequences look nice, they are the most annoying feature largely because there's so many of them. The music choices are fine, though nothing as memorable as the first film. Gaga is never given a chance to show off her talents. And there's just too many musical sequences. Towards the end I could hear the rest of the audience grown as another musical started. I get that they're supposed to represent meaningful moments between Arthur and Harley, but dial it back a bit.

Then there's the ending. An ending that will be talked about for years to come, and not for good reasons. A movie lives or dies on its ending, and this one seems to almost be an attack on fans who actually enjoyed the first by seeming to suggest both movies don't matter. There's rumors that Todd Phillips didn't want to make another. That's fine, but he didn't have to make what could be the worst possible ending in the superhero genre.

There are moments of brilliance, hinting at what a good sequel could have been. But ultimately it ends up as a needless epilogue to a movie they apparently did not understand themselves.

[rothjuje]

No filter. I’m obsessed.

My girls get so excited when they see me they come running. They’re so sweet and I love them so much. I swear chickens make the best therapy animals.

I’m trying to figure out who laid what. I know the chocolate browns are from the marans, the two greens are from my starlight green eggers, the brown is from my RIR, the white is from my leghorn. The blueish one could be from an Easter egger, or my 3rd starlight green egger (although we get some dark olive eggs sometimes which could be from her). I think the pink is from an Easter egger, because no one else in there is a brown layer.

Anyway. The kids have been assigned teachers (Alyssa starts on the 30th and the twins start on the 5th). The leaves are already starting to change colors.

So much has changed in a year. Last year at this time I was frantically trying to unpack and find pediatricians and dentists and get Alyssa registered for school. The twins were still home with me, and I hadn’t heard about FCC classes yet. We didn’t have chickens. My only friend in town was my neighbor across the street. Now I’m on the board of a not-for-profit moms group and seem to know of every mom in town between that and having a kid in the preschool, kid in the elementary school, meetups through SEPAC and talking to strangers at local parks and the lake. I have several close friends in town now and I am so grateful.

So looking forward to this upcoming year and looking forward to the fall and winter instead of having anxiety about it.

What else? My mom came up for a week and we did all the fun things (shopping, build-a-bear, ice cream, lake, beach, farms, our town hiking spot, restaurants, movies). Then her(our) friends from CA joined us and I got three kidless nights, two in Portland Maine and one in Newburyport. We ate and drank and shopped and saw live music and explored beaches and harbors and light houses and ate and drank and shopped some more. And having uninterrupted sleep for three consecutive nights was amazinggg, I feel like a new person.

I love New England. I’m never leaving.

[ladamedusoif]

Yes! So happy you're doing the fanfic asks, Rose. I'm curious about your answers for 14 and 25.

Thank you (and hi to the Tiny Menace!)

14: Fic You Didn't Expect To Write

As I explained in this answer, definitely the smaller P boy fics - who knew you could even do fanfic based on dudes from ads who happened to get you very hot under the collar ahem ahem? That said, a Mandalorian AU set in the aftermath of the 1798 Rebellion was not on the 2023 cards eleven months ago...

25: A Fic You Read This Year That You Recommend Everyone Read

I HAVE MANY.

However. I will try to restrain myself.

First, drama - @iamskyereads' series Compulsion was an INCREDIBLE READ. The worldbuilding! The pacing! The characterisation! Beatrice as absolute legend of a lead character! The perfect evocation of Ezra without falling into the pit of turning him into a sort of verbose Foghorn Leghorn!

Ugh, it's so good. Go read.

Second, romance, real and warm and like a gigantic hug - @farawayfromwanting / @agentjackdaniels' Curls is a story that gives a loving, happy ending to a man who I sometimes feel is done dirty in fanfiction, Dieter Bravo. But this isn't 'just' fluff or romance: this is a story about loneliness, found family, making the life you always wanted for yourself (even if unexpectedly), and being able to move past trauma and heartbreak through love in multiple forms. I still can't see Andrew Scott without thinking of Nate, Dieter's agent...

Thank you so much for playing!!