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2022 F1 Drivers as Lesser-Known Animal Crossing Villagers, Part 1

I’ve decided to be the fun and silly I want to see on the dash (rather than frickin’ bodyshaming and fandom meltdowns), AND I wasn’t going to be able to do any real work until I got this idea out of my head, so this is my offering to F1blr today. Basically all I’ve been doing on my vacation is reading up on F1 and playing Animal Crossing New Horizons (thanks but no thanks omicron variant), might as well smash two great tastes together.

I made these with MS Paint and my weirdo brain, you’ve been warned <3. Took my a shocking amount of time to assign characters to drivers, given that I wanted to avoid all the obvious ACNH faves, so I’m just posting a few today - trust me tho, I’ve got most of the grid figured out and I'll post more parts as I'm feelin' it.

This is the pairing that set me on this dark path. Look at Beardo - that bear is a FATHER and you won’t convince me otherwise. Dare I say he’s also a daddy? I can see certain parts of the fandom coming this way with torches and pitchforks, so I gotta bounce, but if you know, you know.

Sometimes, when you’re #blessed with strong brows, they can make you look a little grumpy and angry when you’re just thinking about what you’re gonna eat for dinner after work. Buck looks like he’s permanently ticked off, but behind those brows is a whole sweetie who’s a big nerd. And boi if that ain’t Lance too (although let’s be real, sometimes Lance is just ticked off lol).

Roscoe is both kinda scary and uhhh a little babely for a cartoon animal - I hate that I think this, and if it weren’t raining and 44F right now, I'd run outside and throw myself down on the sidewalk about it. But here we are, and I once again blame the virus. Black Mercedes Race Suit George gives me the same vibes all around - I hate than I find this attractive, but I can’t deny it.

Charles is a man who isn’t afraid to accessorize (perhaps he should be more afraid, but lord knows I’m not one to judge), and while I could have sworn I saw a picture once of Chal wearing basically the same type of scarf Cranston is rocking (if anyone knows the one I mean, PLEASE let me know), this pic Carlos took of him all bundled up on the plane is actually pretty perf. Plus Cranston’s goal is to be a CEO - he wants to get to the top of the game (unseating Tom Nook, perhaps?) as much as Charles does!

So this one might seem a little out of left field, but hear me out - Gruff is a cranky old man goat who lives in a diner/garage, plays the drums, and wears an "old school" jacket around. He'll happily wear absolutely anything you give him, though, including ladder shades and oversized hoodies. Despite being a cranky villager, he's almost always in a sunny mood. Plus look at the eyelashes game - I know I'm jealous. Anyway, long story short, I vibe-checked Nando and the test came back positive for Gruff, the most How Do You Do Fellow Kids villager.

And finally, a bonus frenemy for Part 1 - Renée seems like kind of a stuck up c-word, but she's actually extremely cool. Always willing to welcome you to the scene with a "yo yo yo!" and a lil wave. Loves to reminisce about the good old days (when she'd hang out in a vacant lot apparently?). Honestly, Nico is way more cringe these days than I think Renée is capable of, but I really feel in my gut that there's some strong similarities (particularly re: nostalgia).

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2022 F1 Drivers as Lesser-Known Animal Crossing Villagers, Part 2

It's a snowy, snowy, COVID-y day in New England (not in the *I* have COVID way, but it's in the air, folks!), and I'm back with more diagnosing drivers as ACNH villagers. This is possibly only something I find amusing, which I really really do, and that's what matters <3. Under a cut though so that I don't clutter anyone's feed with a long post, bc lawd knows I'm a wordy bitch.

I think the theme of this round is pairings I decided on by vibes alone and had to work backwards to figure out why. Papi is tall, goofy, loves food, and when I look into Alex's soul, I see a picture of Papi in his cute little sweater. That's all I got. Really, at the end of the day, is this just a really ham-fisted reference to Horsey Albon (my beloved)? Absolutely.

I have a HUGE soft spot for the big bear villagers in this game, just like I have a huge soft spot for ol' Checo. Like Beardo (our pal Seb's Villagersona), Teddy strikes me as a father - a cool, chill dad who will kick a ball around with you in the backyard before dinner. Plus, those powerful brows, those friendly eyes? That's a Checo to me.

I'm a simple woman at heart, so deciding Dan was one of the koalas was a no-brainer. From there the choice was obvious - by far the coolest koala (or at least the one who thinks he's the coolest), Eugene. One of my friends had Eugene on his island and I was always kinda surprised by how much I liked the lil fella (he looks like he'd be a huge douche, no?). Also, Eugene lives in a house that looks like a corporate office, so despite the rock-and-roll Elvis Costello closet cosplay he's got going on, he's definitely a hard worker.

Another bear, another powerful eyebrow. You know it, you love it, let's move on. I only encountered Nate recently, but quickly came to love him. He's a simple bear who lives in a house made of cardboard and loves food. He looks kinda worried in this picture, but in ACNH-life, he's always smiling. I liked him so much, I put him in charge of the front of house in my restaurant in the DLC - getting greeted by that dopey face every time I go in is a small joy. Nicky is similarly charming, friendly, and, y'all, I like him.

Cherry was one of my villagers in ACNL, so we go way back. I was lucky enough to have her spend some time on my island in the current game too (and lowkey now I want her to come back). She's super supportive and willing to fight for you once you're friends, and her hobby is fashion - she basically wants to live in a fashion show on her resort home. Sound familiar? PLUS, I learned last year that some people HATE Cherry, which absolutely BOGGLES my mind. BIG same with Lewis - not absolutely loving him is one thing, but hating him?? Equally mindboggling.

And now for our bonus frenemy - unfairly booted super-reservist Antonio. Now you might be saying to yourself (I mean, probably not, but hey, it's a rhetorical device), dude, there's a villager named Antonio, who's a jock, but you didn't pick him? Nay, because, THAT Antonio is not the villager based on the most Italian video game character of them all, Mario "Super" Mario. Alonso ends every sentence with "it's'a me" and, in older games, wears a shirt with Mario's big M. So, how could I pick anyone else for Italian Jesus himself?

That's all for now, I'll be back with more when the mood strikes me next!