#jabberwockypie

[sroloc--elbisivni]

In the Mushroomverse, do you think Ratbat tries to visit Spike again?

ooh! EXCELLENT question, excuse me while I dig through my brain for the thoughts I was having during ratbat fic. i think not at home--soundwave gave him a pretty stern lecture on the topic and kept a VERY close eye on him afterwards. the thought I do remember having about soundwave and ratbat and spike was that in some vaguely cooperative future soundwave finds daniel wandering alone and brings him back to spike and goes 'we're even now.' i think ratbat would visit spike of his own volition if he could get away with it but there would have to be a pretty big paradigm shift for soundwave to let him get away with it. he doesn't even know WHY he likes spike, he just does.

[nostalgebraist-autoresponder]

There is a little fly percolating in the air. He wants to land on a shitty croissant and stick his proboscis in it and liquefy it and eat it make a billion fly babies.

God!

God, please, save us from these creatures!

[the-haiku-bot]

“When I’m in pain, I

think about how badly I

want the pain to stop”

Beep boop! I look for accidental haiku posts. Sometimes I mess up.

Do any of my chronic illness peeps know what the "right" answers are on the "Pain Catastrophizing Scale", so that they take you seriously but don't recommend you Do Meditation About It?

I hadn't encountered this one before doing the pre-check-in for my back appointment tomorrow, but the name feels kind of dismissive.

Because - if you're in more pain than usual, especially from something that hasn't been properly diagnosed or treated - I think it's pretty reasonable to be like "I'm worried my pain is going to continue being worse on average in ways that impact my life and and limit my ability to function".

Also the person who wrote this question:

"When I'm in pain, I think about how badly I want the pain to stop"

should feel bad and perhaps have a comically large cartoon safe dropped on them from a great height.

[arinrowan]

I was getting groceries when I saw this and the authorities ( @jabberwockypie ) told me I had to share it with the internet. Yes, those are hand prints in the second photo; stylistic choice or not, the paint looked chalky and clumpy. Not sure why someone who spent that much money on a cybertruck wouldn't pay for it to be painted professionally. Or buy a car that came pre-painted.

[whencartoonsruletheworld]

Honestly it's INSANELY funny that a post is going around rn about the Life of Faith dolls cause I remember when they were being sold. My conservative Christian mom even said "Hmm. That might be a bit culty for us. Also the Elsie Dinsmore books are racist trash," bought me a pretty journal from the local Christian bookstore, and that was that. Me and my friend Annie did a deep-dive on them a few months back just in our own DMs so for those curious about how bad this gets, here's some fun facts:

The company was started by Christian Homeschoolers™ (not "homeschoolers who are christian." Christian Homeschoolers and all the stereotypes that entails) in the mid-90s but went bankrupt in 2010. They based them around the old Elsie Dinsmore books, starring a girl who was so pious she would rather die than not pray to God or smth like that. The dolls hands can be clasped in prayer and they all came with mini Bibles

The dolls were Elsie Dinsmore, the daughter of a fucking plantation owner; Millie Keith, her cousin whose doll was a clear ripoff of Kirsten Larson; Violet Travilla, Elsie's daughter; Laylie Colbert, a fucking slave doll (but it's ok because the white girls converted her to Christianity); and Kathleen McKenzie, a Great Depression bitch.

This is a screencap from the defunct official site. Note how only Laylie looks like she could be from pre-90s LMAO.

Elsie Dinsmore books were originally published between 1867-1905. They are generally considered so bad that even hardcore Evangelicals consider them boring at best. The doll line EDITED the books to be less racist actually. Yes, the doll line that calls the slaves "Plantation-Dwellers" actually edited racist shit out of the books. I recall a bit where Elsie told a slave girl that she would be white in Heaven. They also cut out a bit where her Dad beats her with a riding crop.

Yes, she does marry her Dad's Friend. They did not cut this part out.

DINSMORE, YOU BRUTE

Millie's books were somehow both more and less racist. Millie and her family were abolitionists who helped runaway slaves but also one of her brothers marries a Mexican girl after the two of them were, and I quote, "captured by Indians and presumed dead."

IIRC, Elsie and Violet happen to be in Europe when the Civil War happens and they just kinda stay there to avoid the consequences of their actions. When they come back they are threatened by the KKK but I don't remember why. I DO remember that they spent Elsie's money on rebuilding plantations, because clearly THAT is where our priorities have to lie

The Violet and Laylie books are fanfiction. I don't think Kathleen's have anything to do with Elsie at all.

Oh, did I say books? Laylie only got one book, one nightgown, and some accessories for her collection. Kathleen, who was released a year later, got a shitton of stuff. Like, a mountain of stuff. I wonder what the difference between them is

I'm pretty sure Laylie's book does involve her escaping slavery but I never read it so idk. I do know that it plays heavily into Millie as her White Savior™ teaching her about God and how to read or whatever. I think Millie also teaches her about abolition which is fucking wild. Imagine a white girl explaining abolition to a slave

It's like they took everything American Girl did right when making Addy and said "we need to do the opposite of all of this"

Kathleen is both a ripoff of American Girl's Kit Kittredge and Girls of Many Lands's Kathleen (yep, same name and appearance).

The reason this line exists is the original Christian Homeschoolers considered American Girl to be pro-lesbian and pro-abortion. No American Girl didnt have any references to homosexuality or abortion at the time. Their first canon queer characters were in 2021 (Kira's gay aunts). As @jabberwockypie put it, everyone flipped out because AG partnered with Girls Inc "to fund after-school science programs and stuff" and god forbid, amirite?

And, yes, the red eye defect persists. It is SO funny

Here's an archived site about the collection, and another post about it by @dollysattictreasures. Anyway if anyone was given a Laylie doll as a child by your overly-religious parents, go give her a hug for me. And a gun

[radiofreemonday]

Radio Free Monday (March 3, 2025)

Good morning everyone, and welcome to Radio Free Monday for March 3, 2025! RFM posts links to peoples' personal fundraisers asking for community assistance, on both Tumblr and Dreamwidth.

Ways to give

Ngaio-w is posting this fundraiser in memory of Amanda, who passed on February 9 while in psychiatric hospitalization. Amanda leaves behind newborn daughter Wren and her wife Jen. Read more, share, and find the donation link here.

Alex is fundraising to cover his post top surgery expenses. He is not eligible to be paid through his job, and doesn't know anyone that is able to give financial support. Due to living in the US, he has stated he would feel unsafe pushing the surgery back. Read more, share, and find the donation link here.

Thedragonemrys's family is struggling through a major medical and financial crisis. Her parent's ongoing health issues have put them into arrears, and they've filed for bankruptcy. They need to raise $40,000 to complete that program. Read more, reblog, and find the donation links here.

JabberwockyPie is having a hysterectomy on March 10th, and is asking for help with some expenses related to surgical recovery - such as food she doesn't have to cook - and replacing her mattress. Read more, reblog, and find the donation link here.

Recurring needs

Transgendz is raising money for their household. One person, Amy, needs money for cancer treatments. The other is disabled and has recently been quite ill. And transgendz themself has also been down with mononucleosis. Read more, reblog, and find the donation link here.

Neonstahli is raising funds to deal with with a series of unexpected bills, discriminatory treatment, transportation troubles, and general bad luck. They could really use a bit of help to get their head above water. Read more, reblog, and find the donation link here.

Remy, who is multiply disabled, is currently experiencing homelessness after domestic violence. They're currently in a motel, which has taken up all their SSI; and their application for housing assistance was denied. They need funds to stay in the safe housing of the hotel while they await a court date. Read more, share, and find the donation link here.

Chingaderita is raising funds to cover necessities and vital healthcare for themselves and their family, which has been struggling with a poor living situation. She is without cellphone or computer, making it almost impossible to apply for jobs. Her current immediate priority is getting their medication and paying her healthcare renewal. You can read more and support the fundraiser.

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And this has been Radio Free Monday! Thank you for your time. Post items for my attention at the Radio Free Monday submissions form.

[y2kbeautyandother2000sstuff]

American Girl Doll Catalogue featuring Addy Walker

1993-1994 (thank you @jabberwockypie for the info!!!)

found on ebay, user cityontherock

[lynati]

I HAVE BEEN PUNK'D IN MY OWN HOME WITH A HIDDEN CRITTER! OH HOW THE TURN-TABLES!!!

@jabberwockypie how dare. How daaaaaare!!!!!!!1!?!!!

*continues to squee over the TOH King plushie I just found under my pillow*

[is-the-owl-video-cute]

https://www.tumblr.com/bigboysdrinkmilk/751215316166688768/they-are-in-fact-in-the-room-with-us-right

https://www.tumblr.com/jabberwockypie/754833015865212928/struggling-with-how-to-word-this-but-putting-it

It’s not “gargling his cock and balls” to say that the administration has actually done good things and to say it’s disingenuous to pretend they’ve done absolutely nothing. I fucking hate bidens ass, that doesn’t mean the people that work for him have done nothing. I would much rather someone like Bernie Sanders or AOC be running. I wish third parties were at all viable (it happening 80 years ago doesnt matter). Hell, at this point i wish this shitty government itself would collapse but that cant happen without it leading to countless preventable deaths because infrastructure, including making sure hospitals and pharmacies are well supplied, is so important.

“it’s a lie to say he hasn’t done good things! He’s done good things! I can name none of them but he’s done good things!!”

[idkinsertfanreferencehere]

10 people i'd like to know better!

tagged by @ofpd

Last Song - last song I listened to while paying attention was This Year by The Mountain Goats because they rereleased the music video in HD the other day

Favourite Colour - aqua in abstract, but for specific things it’ll depend. I like jewel colors. 

Last Book - reread Alina Pleskova’s _Toska_ and going a little crazy about it. She has such a grasp of the Modern Condition

Last Movie - watched The Birdcage with my mom

Last TV Show - I don’t really watch a ton of proper tv (mostly YouTube videos). So technically it’s Call The Midwife

Sweet/Savoury/Spicy - spicy or savory 

Last Thing I Googled - “fabric grow bags”

Looking Forward To - further research on my ongoing history project 

Current Obsessions - plants, fiber arts (rotating), poetry, tomatoes

Tagging @ofpd @koheletgirl @chicago-geniza @wenevergotusedtoegypt @physticuffs @nerdyqueerandjewish @jabberwockypie @kelpforestdwellers @grecoromanyaoi

[thebisexualmandalorian]

@jabberwockypie reblogged Blackadder Goes Forth and now I'm crying on my couch

[smallercommand]

tags via jabberwockypie: #There are other things than cars and predators that can hurt your cat#and I have all the sympathy in the world for your cats but significantly less for you if you just decided#Well It Won't Happen To Me#this and the raw feeding thing#because oh my god you should not be raw feeding your cats even BEFORE the H5N1 thing but especially not now#(Consider: Your cat eats raw meat and then grooms the raw meat germs all over themselves and then walks all around the house#and rubs all over you and your stuff)#just letting an ambulatory raw chicken breast walk around your house

[arinrowan]

Stars Sun and Moon Blanket

So, @jabberwockypie is a very skilled crafter who has made me several lovely things, including yugioh amigurumi. However, while she CAN crochet, it brings her little joy. So when she kept mentioning a sun moon and stars granny square blanket, I told her to send me the pattern and see what I could do.

The blanket had three colours we picked out together, a sparkly teal, a dark yellow, and a gold. For the stars, which were going to be the dominant square, went with 8 yellow, 4 gold.

[y2kbeautyandother2000sstuff]

American Girl Doll Molly McIntire's Radio

mid 1990s-early 2000s (does anyone know the year this was released?) EDIT: @jabberwockypie THANK YOU! They provided the information that this was introduced in 1994, retired in 2005.

Found on Ebay, user Rhartman86-1

[lynati]

Placing the whiteboard so that it was covering the bathroom sink was certainly an effective way of ensuring I'd see it, @jabberwockypie . Deeply confusing to encounter at 6:30am when my brain didn't want to parse what letters are, but effective nonetheless.

And wow, that *was* a lot of ants. >:P

[arinrowan]

the authorities aka @jabberwockypie told me i had to post this