#martin is swiss cheese

[sydnikov]

They acting like this their stanley cup 😒

[facts-i-just-made-up]

Who was Paracelsus?

Paracelsus was the screen name of Philippus Bombastus Romastus Fantastus Supercalafragalisticexpialadastus von South-Stuttgart-Next-To-The-University-Cafeteria-With-The-Zig-Zag-Roof. His name Paracelsus literally means "Better than Celsus." We do not know who Celsus may have been, but the name is likely a reference to St. Jerome Para-Ezra of Baton Rouge, who was known in his time to have been far better than Ezra.

Paracelsus invented many of the medical techniques used from medieval times to the modern medical revolution, including bleeding, leeching, exsanguination, draining blood from the patient, and ultra-hemorrhagic-cleansing. He also coined the phrase "Only the dose determines the poison," as well as its corollary, "You can eat anything, just some things you can only eat once," and the less impressive but better known, "He who smelt it, dealt it." This was all considered an advancement over the old theory of bodily humors, which is why Paracelsus's friends all said he was a humorless bastard, or so he kept claiming.

Paracelsus was married in a Rosicrucian ceremony based on the Chemical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz, which was of course preceded by Chemical Engagement and a Chemical Romance involving a black parade, the theatrical faking of several deaths, and a great deal of sodium (a mass scientifically abbreviated as Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na). To whom he was married is a matter of much debate, with potential spouses speculated to include Shakespeare, Queen Elizabeth I, Queen Elizabeth II, Martin Luther, Galileo, Ivan the Terrible, Thomas Hobbes, John Calvin, Catherine Di Medici, the Popes Alexander V-VIII, or possibly all at once.

Paracelsus died in the 1540s after suffering a minor splinter which he treated with his own experimental technique known as "setting the patient on fire and stabbing him with a fork in his balls until he barfs then laughing at him." He was then cremated with his urn displayed at the University of Hohenheim for several centuries, until he was accidentally misplaced during an American tour and is presumed to have been used as ash in some Humboldt Fog Cheese, which was considered an affront to his Swiss heritage.

Also he apparently invented Zinc. Good job.

[thesupreme316]

its me again 🤪 i was wondering if you could do aew boys reaction to you getting attacked by your tag team partner exp: you guys lost a tag match and you partner attacks you i hope i explained well🫶🏼🩷

I GOTCHUUUU

AEW Stars React to: You Being Attacked By Your Tag Partner

Pairings: Hook X Reader, Eddie Kingston X Reader, Daniel Garcia X Reader, Darius Martin X Reader, Kenny Omega X Reader, MJF X Reader, Ricky Starks X Reader

Word Count: 1K

Supreme Speaks: thanks to @cassiesworldsworld for requesting (keep em coming)! Reader is gender-neutral in this. nothing else...I hope you all are doing well and please remember that you are loved and appreciated

Warnings: Nun, barely proofread, GIFS ARE NOT MINE

Taglist: @cassiesworldsworld @hooks-martin @hookerforhook @wwenhlimagines @triscillal @sheinthatfandom @eddie-kingstons-wifey

Okay, I have 3 options for this (Reader is gender-neutral applicable to anyone; your partner is of your choosing):

Either you lose via roll-up and are attacked immediately after the match (Bayley attacks Sasha Banks)

After the match, you were attacked by your tag partner who joins the enemy (Luchasaurus attacks Jungle Boy and joins with Christian Cage)

Y’all lost the match, get a standing ovation, and your partner attacks you after you guys hug (Tommaso Ciampa attacks Johnny Gargano)

Bottomline is you were attacked and now your significant other/best friend is angry

Hook

Mans is big mad; like big big mad

You thought he was trying to whip Jack’s ass? Wait until he sees you get attacked

Man will jump over your body real quick to try to punch your former tag partner (if they are a male)

^^might get a heart attack to be honest from him leaping

Will immediately carry backstage as your former tag partner runs to the back

Is simmering with anger as you try to convince you’re okay

“I’m happy that you’re okay. I just really wanna kill that son of a bitch”

Does not take this matter lightly, especially after Jack betraying him

If you wanna get your lick back, just let him and he’ll take care of everything

Ricky Starks

Just like Hook, he would take this shit so seriously (cause of Hobbs betraying him)

But also I feel like he would understand the former partner’s stance as he betrayed Brian Cage (ew)

Will comfort you as you have multiple emotions running through your mind

“They’re missing out on a friendship with a bombass, beautiful, fierce, strong, athletic, and great person….and you too.”

I think he would be the type to transform you (ring gear, style, promos) so you can show your former partner that you’re simply better (nail emoji)

Like I’m talking early 2000s movie montage

Ricky would definitely help you plan your revenge

Overall, I believe this man would help you get back on your feet

Darius Martin

His heart would break for you and would be the one to sprint out to help you out of the ring and up the ramp

Darius is a very loyal person as he frequently rotates between AR Fox, Matt Sydal, his brother, and Action Andretti for tag partner

Will always offer a place on his team for you

“You know you always got me and the boys.”

Will take his thoughts to Twitter just to shit on them

I also think Darius will make it his mission to make sure that you were well taken care of; advises you to choose peace before violence

But if too much violence takes place; he’s walking out with a steel chair and zero fucks to give

Eddie Kingston

THIS MAN??? HE DOESNT CARE WHO THEY ARE; THEY’RE GETTING THEIR ASS CHEWED UP, SPAT OUT, AND BEAT TF UP

Will again blame Claudio, Bryan, and Punk for everything (don’t let him find out they joined BCC)

I think he would take this more personally than you, especially if they joined with his enemies

“FUCK THAT LOW DOWN, SLIMY, SWISS CHEESE BITCH! AND BRYAN TOO, THAT TECHNICAL ASS BITCH! I’ll stab them dawg don’t worry”

Eddie is the type to ride or die for his people; so he is one of the first people to stand with you against the traitor

Is absolutely down for revenge or crazy plans

“I still got that gasoline can if you need dawg.”

Daniel Garcia

Will immediately offer you a place in JAS (like I always say, PLEASE say NO)

But also with the way JAS is right now, he would take time to team with you; so he can also find peace

Will be smug toward your former teammate

“Listen here, Y/N is a talented person and you’re gonna wish you didn’t cross them.” Dances away

Like stated earlier, I think he would take this time to fully understand his position with his own teammates

Daniel would be your #1 cheerleader on Twitter and tag them in various posts shitting on them (like Darius)

Will give you advice on how to carry on and will try to convince you to be a sports entertainer

MJF

THIS MOTHERFUCKER

Always had a feeling that it was coming, but he wouldn’t tell you and is angry with the entire situation

Has to keep in character on Twitter:

“Look, I understand that Y/N loses a lot, isn’t as good as me, and has terrible taste in tag partners but that doesn’t mean you had to dump em!”

Will lecture about how you shouldn’t really trust anyone but yourself in the business, but empathizes with you (if he can) about having friends and supportive people

Like Daniel, might take this time to reflect

Will devise a revenge plan that involves sabotaging your former tag partner’s plans/goals

“Babe, I’m the devil. I can make anything happen.”

Kenny Omega

Like most people on this list, Kenny has experienced being on both sides of this situation; so he completely understands the feelings involved

Will offer you a spot in the Elite (that can go either way)

I think because of the fact that he has a lot going on with himself, he would let you do whatever you want

Is more emotional support than physical support at the moment

Will help further the storyline of your revenge and character development on BTE

Outta all the people on this list, he would give you the best advice

“I think you need to take some time for yourself and see what is in the future for you…and if the answer is revenge, make sure you have money aside for bail…for me.”

[feroshgirlsims]

Full Name: Alice Martin

Age: 23

Hometown: StrangerVille

Current Location: University of Britechester, MFA program

Traits: Creative, Hot-Headed, Ambitious, Clubber

In my former story, Alice Martin (yes, that Alice Martin) was the God of Death. Well, she was the God of Death and personification of death, but she only got that after the actual God of Death that was living side her head finally obtained a corporeal form and—

You know what? Uh, Never mind. 

In this universe, Alice Martin is just a sim. She lives in StrangerVille with her mother and grandmother (who you’ll meet later) but is currently finishing up her final year in the MFA program at the University of Britechester. She’s a decently talented painter, but her preferred medium is photography. 

One thing to know about Alice is that her enrollment in this MFA program is on a “need-to-know” basis. As in, her parents are paying for graduate school, but Alice feels like they don’t really need to know.

—Which will probably work out fine, right?

Alice is a child of divorce with a short temper and a Swiss-cheese brain. She’s impulsive, a poor loser, and deeply empathetic. Her greatest fear is not living up to her mother’s exacting standards, so she is always trying to find ways to quell her anxiety and feelings of inadequacy. Alice wouldn’t describe herself as an addict, but she loves a party and all the mind-numbing things that come along with it. 

Alice's last relationship exploded and left her with a lot of scars, metaphorically and physically, too. Does she know what she wants to do when she graduates? No. But it for sure involves getting the hell out of StrangerVille and proving she is not a total hot mess.

[yellowjacketsfashion]

Part 3 of the Poster Series: Misc Characters

Adam Martin’s Devil Collage

The collage is a stock image that was added to (notably the “swiss cheese” typography on the bottom) so it’s not exactly like the one featured in the show but is otherwise the same.

Laura Lee’s Jesus Portrait

The Jesus portrait is a vintage Palmer-Pann 1960s religious paint by number. You can find people reselling them online.

Top Right: Vintage 1980s NHL Hockey New Jersey Devils Pennant

Bottom Left: Vintage New Jersey Nets NBA Basketball Pennant

Bottom Right: 1980'S NASL North American Soccer League Pennant

The next part of this series is going to be about Callie and then Misty so stay tuned! (To the person who asked, I’m currently working on Jackie’s posters but it’s taking a little bit so hang tight).

[lunareclipse39]

Dance of the Dragons was Poorly Written

*This will be a long post.

The Dance of the Dragons, the source material in which House of the Dragon is based on, is a poorly-written piece of fiction whose plot has more holes than Swiss cheese. It is George R.R. Martin's weakest piece of writing. I said what I said. The Dance has many unrealistic scenarios, characters being really stupid for no good reason other than to advance the plot, and the story simply violates the rules of the universe it is set in. Let us start with the reason the Dance started.

House Targaryen was having a succession crisis, driving Jaehaerys I to call a council in which the lords of the realm voted on who should rule. The candidates with the strongest claims were Viserys and Rhaenys. The lords chose Viserys, and not only that, but it is said that Viserys won by a landslide, because Westeros will not accept a woman as ruler. Okay, Westeros is a patriarchal society. We are told this time and time again especially in the main series. Rhaenys even at one point tells Rhaenyra that the lords "would rather put the realm to the torch than see a woman rule".

Yet, when Viserys names Rhaenyra his heir, and keeps her as his heir despite having three, true-born sons, the lords seem to have no qualms about this, and we even see half the realm support Rhaenyra. I have questions here. How is a supposedly patriarchal society, who practically laughed out a woman's claim to the throne, suddenly okay with another ruling? What's the reasoning behind this? What makes Rhaenyra so special that half the realm supported her claim and the lords had no problem with her ruling? Despite there being not one but three true-born sons? Before anyone brings up the oaths, those oaths were made before said sons were born, and oaths are broken all the time. Realistically speaking, the lords would have supported Aegon's claim over Rhaenyra's simply because he's a son, and Westeros is patriarchal, with the exception of Dorne. They would have especially supported Aegon after Rhaenyra started siring bastards, which brings me to my next point.

Bastards. Bastard children are treated quite badly, as we see in Jon Snow in the main series. The laws of Westeros dictate that bastards cannot inherit anything over true-born children, and may only inherit in dire circumstances, such as a noble not having any living, legitimate children. Rhaenyra sires three bastard children with Harwin Strong. The realm knows this, yet nobody seems to care except Alicent and her father, Otto. This is just outright unrealistic. Rhaenyra gaslights everyone into accepting her bastards as legitimate children despite the obvious truth and even threatens to execute anyone who dares mention it. This could be explained as the reasoning for many to not seemingly care, however, realistically speaking, Rhaenyra would have lost most if not all support after siring bastards and trying to pass them off as legitimate, with the lords either supporting Aegon or declaring neutrality.

It makes no sense for the lords of the realm to be cool with supporting a woman who has sired bastards and is trying to put one on the throne when a whole ass war, the Blackfyre rebellions, breaks out later on precisely to prevent a bastard from inheriting the throne. Again, why is the realm okay with Rhaenyra's bastards but not with Daemon Blackfyre? Daemon Blackfyre did have supporters, though it was mainly because his supporters did believe in his legitimacy, whereas his opponents believed he was a bastard. In Rhaenyra's case though, it is painfully obvious the kids are bastards, so it makes absolutely no sense for them to have support.

Let me get to the more nonsensical parts of the story.

House Royce supporting Rhaenyra, despite how badly Daemon treated Rhea. Why would they support Rhaenyra knowing who she is married to and how that person treated one of their own?

House Stark supporting Rhaenyra, the oh-so-honorable House Stark, supporting a woman who has sired bastards. This one is especially funny to me given how Ned literally lost his head for trying to expose a bastard and preventing him from inheriting the throne.

House Velaryon. Oh my goodness, where do I even start with this one? We know Corlys is as greedy as Otto, so that could be the driving force for his support of Rhaenyra and her cause, and why he seemingly accepted her bastards as Laenor's sons. They were after all betrothed to his granddaughters. What makes no sense is their continued support of Rhaenyra after Vaemond's execution, and the Silent Five, the Battle of the Gullet, given how costly it was to the Velaryons, and after Rhaenyra tried to have Addam arrested. Supporting Rhaenyra pretty much destroyed House Velaryon.

The Riverlands magically respawning despite being razed to the ground by Aemond.

The Lannister army, supposedly being described as being one of the strongest, coming up short in numbers against the Northmen and being obliterated. In the main series, Tywin musters an army of over 40,000.

Giving two of the largest and strongest dragons to two, lowborn peasants of questionable ancestry without testing their loyalty first. This decision at least does realistically backfire on Rhaenyra.

The storming of the Dragonpit. This one is the most ridiculous of them all. You mean to tell me that Dreamfyre, a dragon bigger than a whale, couldn't have killed all of the people storming in? Especially with other fully-grown dragons inside? Realistically speaking, the small folk would have run away, or tried to, after many bodies started piling up, or being burnt.

The death of Jaehaera. She could have easily been made a Septa. George seems to like killing off characters needlessly, and I understand some characters dying is necessary to advance the plot, but Jaehaera wasn't one of them. If anything, letting her live and have kids with Aegon III would have been a very ironic ending to the Dance. The Greens, who usurped the throne because they value male primogeniture, end up with a woman as their sole living descendant. Not to mention Aegon III's line dies out anyway, so if George wanted the Greens' line to end, he could have let Jaehaera live and the end of the lineage would have still happened. Also, Jaehaera being Daemon Blackfyre's grandma would have been an even more ironic end to the Dance. The Greens, the supporters of male primogeniture, who gave the most importance to Rhaenyra having bastards, not only end with a woman as their sole descendant but their lineage continues with bastards. George really fumbled the ball right there. This ending would have been beautifully ironic and hilarious.

Daenaera Velaryon. Good lord this one gives me the ick. Daenaera is a six-year-old, being presented as the most beautiful in the Maiden's Day Ball, and seemingly just pops out of nowhere. I don't think I need to explain why Daenaera's arc makes me really uncomfortable.

Anyway, that is the end of my little rant/critique. I am so tempted to write a fanfic of the Dance, but make it be Daemon and Rhaenyra versus Aegon and the Greens, and have it be a war of "true Targaryen blood" and Valyrian supremacy versus "not Targaryen enough, not a true Targaryen due to being half Hightower". What do you think?

[fatherentropy]

Because my tES roster has gotten large and complicated I thought I should make this and ramble a bit. And then tumblr ate my post so let's try to do this AGAIN but quicker because I started writing this at midnight and it's now 6 am SO!!

warning for child endangerment/death

Winter, Summer, Autumn and Spring are names given to girls kidnapped by this one man. There have been multiples of them but the last four are here. Winter was murdered before she could reclaim her name, Summer forgot hers and Spring...I just haven't named her. She's not that important outside Lily's story aah.

Lily is not coping well with anything going on in her life but is doing remarkably well for a girl who was orphaned at 11 and raised herself on the road. Largely because she's being personally supported by Sheogorath because she's his "Grand niece." Dedicated her life on Nirn to hunting Thalmor and Stormcloaks, blaming them for her parents' death.

Lulueith was raised by her mom in Valenwood but left to look for her dad after she passed from illness out of curiosity and nothing holding her where she grew up. She was disappointed because he's largely just a drunk content to drinking himself to death in peace. Just here to vibe now.

Part of Lulu's dad's angst is from Summer trying to kill him before abandoning him altogether. She was a very bad mom but she tried because she tries a lot of things seeing if it'll make her feel anything significant since growing up in constant fear has kind of fucked her brain up. She meant to destroy Tuveri's life specifically but her plan was foiled by Martin's kindness giving Tuveri the power to push her away. Fled Cyrodiil after Martin died because part of that seperation was Tuveri warning her that the next time he saw her he was going to kill her.

(I also drew Summer's line too dark but I think I'll keep this. I like it more than what I've been rolling with.)

Tuveri!! Is an Ashlander actually. His dad got sick and died and Tuveri was in the middle of making him a cairn when he got too close to the road and was pinched by the man and brought to Cyrodiil. Would have returned to Morrowind after escaping with the other two surviving girls but he kept dreaming of Cyrodiil and took that as a sign he had to stay. Thus him becoming HoK and then Sheogorath after that.

I have a lot of thoughts about Tuveri as Sheogorath but that's another rambly essay. To put it simply he's kind and caring to those who are "his" and malicious to those who aren't because that's typically the role they cast him and his in. Thus him targeting Ulfric and his scheme resulting in his son named both Martin (by Tuveri) and Yngve (by Ulfric).

Have a lot on Yngve's emotional state but not a lot of anything else just 'cause Todd willing I might plop him in the next game whenever tf that happens. (Y'know providing we don't go back the timeline/they don't add a super specific opening ala Fallout 4.)

detour to talk about Laury

He's named after the witch his parents managed to take down before they were murdered by the other three while trying to protect him. He was then raised by them to be Hermaeus' champion. Though large parts of that time is lost because his memory is swiss cheese between the alchemical shit he was forced to imbibe (Fun fact! Laury has taste only in one small part of his mouth) and depression.

There's math somewhere in the blank space of me trying to figure out Winter/Autumn's ages during Morrowind because I realized I could go the full nine yards and pull Laury into this weird mix above by doing this:

Nerevarine as dad or grandad? I dunno yet but next time I try and play that game... yeehaw. That man is gonna have a bad time.

Also think it's very tragic of Winter's mom to look to Hermaeus for answers and become one of his biggest shill holes when he sponsored her daughter's kidnapper.

(technically still thinking about whether I should but I'll probably do it. You've heard rule of cool, have you heard of rule of sad?)

I have other ESO alts besides Yorick and Illya but I tend to delete them on a whim so! Hypothetically, Yorick is actually like 50ish% human so a(n indirect) descendant of his could be the man but that's a lot of centuries between. Do you know how many bretons you could fit in there? At what point does it stop mattering.

Illya is just a dragon priest that saw the writing on the wall and fucked off. Kept the mask and became a vampire because can you imagine dying? Couldn't be him. He is my Miraak expy and I love him even if I do nothing with him ever.

[churlfriend]

got tagged by @adamfaulknerstanheight :)

favourite colour: turquoise, orchid, lime, deep pink

last song listened to: the telephone call by kraftwerk

currently reading: cuckoo by gretchen felker-martin!!!!

currently watching: just finished s2 of interview with the vampire and N is showing me venture bros.

currently craving: uhh nothing rn but i am eating a sandwich right now. i was desperately hungry when i made it so it's just got roast beef muenster cheese and spicy brown mustard. it's fine. usually i do roast beef swiss cheese arugula red onion and kewpie mayo and that shit slaps

coffee or tea: i love them both but i am hopelessly caffeine-dependent so i usually go for coffee

i'm supposed to tag nine people so: @fallout-lou-begas, @harrenhalyuri, @socksual-innuendos, @formerbogbody, @silvrsabl, @orbcube, @paleiido, @grandfatherbird, @gr0undswell

[robinsnest2111]

🌌 MILKY WAY - what was the inspiration behind your oc? what was the first thing you decided about them? cause i don't know a lot about your ocs

uhhhh for All of them? 😂 Well I'll see what I can cobble together lol

under a readmore because I have a lot of OCs and A Lot to say!

to start at the very beginning: my first group of proper OCs (Felix + Moritz + Emily) where mostly created as a coping mechanism for me to deal with bullying, trauma and extreme social isolation as a teen.

Felix is very obviously a self insert, embodying all the traits about teen me that I perceived as negative and unlovable.

Moritz is the pinnacle of Seemingly Intimidating Goth/Metal Guy with A Heart Of Gold and was designed to love Felix, flaws and all. Because I really needed that back then.

Emily is the small bubbly confident childhood friend with sweet supportive parents and a good home life, fully submerged in the world of goth (which was one of my main obsessions as a teen) and not afraid to kick someone's ass with her stompy platform boots to protect her bestie Felix!

The first thing I decided on was probably Felix' name. I did start to seriously question my gender back at 12/13 and Felix was one of the names that were somehow dear to me (probably because I had a brown plush mouse as a little kid which I named Felix lol). Similar story with Emily tbh. Had a doll as a kid which was named Emily and I just really liked the name.

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Next up: Scene-chan, Emo Girl and Harstyle Girl, not much to say about them tbh. obviously based on the popular music/fashion based subcultures of the day (mid to late 2000s, early 2010s). another bunch of my teenage years obsessions lol

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then: my emo boys Alex and Joël! it's kinda cringe and embarrassing to admit, but they're based on a classmate and I way back in 6th grade. They started out as random emo boys but a few years ago I decided to give them names and a basic backstory.

Once again Joël is kind of an alternate universe self insert (based on if I had taken up my emo classmate on the offer of giving me an emo haircut and taking me to an emo meet up, still regret not being brave and accepting to this day lmao), and basically another coping mechanism of Self insert is loved by other OC despite his perceived flaws that make him "unlovable" :')

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on to some of my most fleshed out OCs of the bunch: my absolutely beloved metal boys Lukas, Simon, and Raphael! I actually came up with them for one of my last pre-college assignments! I chose the topic character design and since I was starting to really dive into the wonderful world of metal, I promptly created my boys!!!

They all have some of my traits but are pretty solid characters in their own right. Their story has changed quite a bit, mostly because of storytelling classes in college and the teacher for that course demanding some realism in the form of depressing realistic shit (drug addiction, abuse, Struggling in general, etc.) and less of whatever low stakes, non-dramatic supernatural demon contract stuff I had going on beforehand lol I didn't like it at first but it somehow stuck, oops.

The first thing I decided on was probably Lukas' haircut! I did accidentally mirror it at some point tho (brain like Swiss cheese and the bad habit of keeping most of my oc info haphazardly lying around inside my head)

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And finally, my Metalocalypse ocs: Rapunzel and Martin! They're both klokateers working for Dethklok, nothing too special about them tbh. Rapunzel has more of a backstory than Martin at this point, I really need to do more with them tho!!!

The first thing I decided about Rapunzel (when he went from a random background Klokateer in my dethentines entries to a proper OC) was him being a laundry klokateer! I'm not well-versed in assassin/bodyguard work and all the Die For Dethklok backgrounds of most other klokateers and thought. Hey. Mordhaus is fucking huge and there are so many employees keeping the whole thing going. So there must be an entire laundry squad somewhere. And I know how to do laundry. So that's where I put Rapunzel hehe

Martin is still pretty much a blank slate. All I have for him so far is that he's from Germany and Drepressed/Suicidal As Fuck (literally the first thing i decided about him. like, what if i made an OC that's So Fucking Depressed), hence why he signed up to become a klokateer.

He wants to die anyway, might as well die protecting a band he likes. But surprise surprise, while working he runs into Rapunzel, the eternal ball of sunshine, ends up saving his life from intruders who were on a mission to kill Dethklok (a normal tuesday tbh), and with the help of him and all his coworkers he learns that life is somehow worth living after all. So basically his plan backfired and now he has so many things to fight and live for!

So. Martin lowkey is Rapunzel's "I Could Fix Him" project 😂👌 Oh! and Rapunzel calls him Tintin 🥺💕

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If you have made it this far I hereby award you a medal because this sure was a wall of text!

[newagesispage]

                                                                OCTOBER  2024 

THE RIB PAGE 

Jimmy Carter is 100!!!!!!!!! 

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Spirit Halloween and Chipotle are joining forces! 

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Poverty exists not because we cannot feed the poor, but because we cannot satisfy the rich. 

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The trouble is that we live in a failed system. Capitalism does not permit an even flow of economic resources. With this system, a small privileged few are rich beyond conscience and almost all others are doomed to be a poor at some level. That’s the way the system works. And since we know that the system will not change the rules, we’re going to have to change the system. - Martin Luther King Jr. 

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Check out the Mark A. Williams foundation. 

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If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair. - Shirley Chisholm 

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It seems that Lopez and Affleck did not have a pre-nup. 

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In Philidelphia, A man was arrested for climbing over the barrier and reach the press at a Trump rally after Scary clown 45 called the media the “enemy of the people.” ** Wouldn’t it be better and safer and cheaper if we just put tape on his mouth? ** Nobody should be under threat of assassination but when so many do not want laws for guns, they can’t be surprised when it happens. And why won’t Trump listen to secret service? Word is he does what he wants and that puts all of that team in danger. How could Trump decide to golf at the last minute in an open area and that is ok? ** And wouldn’t mental and physical health care for all help to nip some of the chaos in the bud? **The Senate passed a bill unanimously to give more protection to the candidates. ** Is it strange that the racist candidates are married to an immigrant and a child of immigrants and the open- minded candidates are married to white people. What does that mean? ** Trump supporters at a recent rally experienced eye problems and nobody seems to know why. An ER nurse found many attendees had burning, pain and watery, runny noses. It seemed as if they were sprayed with something. 

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Elections do not have all of the shadiness that the right would like us to believe so leave election officials alone to do their job properly. We don’t have the same problems as minorities did in the South after the civil war. Why do we want tax payer $ wasted on this? Now the FBI is investigating suspicious packages being sent to election officials. 

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4 Americans were arrested in an alleged plot against Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro. 

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I had a Prius and a tesla and they both sucked. - Bill Maher 

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U R awesome , Morgan Fairchild!!! 

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Has there been a definitive film about Eleanor Roosevelt and her own life? Wouldn’t Joan Cusack be great in that? 

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The Covid vaccine is 95% effective in saving your ass. ** Studies now show that with the last administration’s handling of Covid and possibly steering people away from proper care, caused much harm.  From July 2021 to April 2022, it is said that about 234,000 died unnecessarily. 

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Hooray! Randy Rainbow is back with more election funnies. 

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Grotesquerie looks interesting. With yet another Ryan Murphy show we have Niecy Nash, Courtney B. Vance and Travis Kelce. 

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REO Speedwagon is retiring. I admit that I didn’t know they were still together. 

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Has anyone caught the ‘people turning into their parents” ad from progressive that involves focusing on the weather. I have known those people. 

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The Bibi files from Alex Gibney and Alexis Bloom apparently has explosive footage of Netanyahu. 

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Season 3 of Monster will focus on Ed Gein as portrayed by Charlie Hunnam. 

***** 

Ridiculous RFK Jr. Sued to get on ballots, sued to get off and caused ballots to be quickly reprinted. The spoiled rotten brat seems to think nothing of all the money it cost to cover his whims. Another narcissistic swiss cheese brain UGH!! ** Now, RFK Jr. Is embroiled in a possibly too close relationship with reporter. ** The man is also under Federal investigation for the whale tale from a decade ago. Didn’t his daughter break the story? 

***** 

The far right in Germany has won their first state election since WW II. Why is it that this world can only go so long before all the hate bubbles up again? 

***** 

Hotel workers went on strike. ** 96% of the union voted to go on strike at Boeing. ** Boeing has suspended thousands of employees. ** Most unions back Harris but the Teamsters will not endorse a candidate. The majority of Teamsters do seem to back Trump. The Police union endorses Trump. He supports the police having no prosecution for their actions. 

***** 

Eric Swalwell wears his jeans a little too tight. 

***** 

The NFL is back. Deshaun Watson, QB for the Browns has been accused of sexual assault again. The Vikings are looking great. ** Kendrick Lamar will play the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show. 

***** 

Looking at facts, we now see that the U.S. recovered faster than any other country. Thanks Joe Biden!! 

***** 

Everything is a conspiracy theory when you don’t understand how anything works. - Kentucky 

***** 

The Emmy’s came and went. On the creative arts Emmy’s winners included Maya Rudolph, Jim Henson Idea Man, SNL, the Daily Show, Only Murders in the building, Dick Van Dyke: 98 years of magic and Conan O’Brien must go. Yes!! Letterman also won for his Mulaney interview and Alan Cumming took the mantle from RuPaul for reality host. ** The big night was hosted by Dan and Eugene Levy and they were awesome! It was great to see Kaitlin Olsen and Rob McElhaney. My best dressed were The Levy’s, Quinta Brunson, Ana Sawai, Aja Naomi King, JB Smoove, Holland Taylor, Ayo Edibiri, Hannah Einbinder, Lisa Ann walter, Meryl Streep, Zuri Hall, Robin Roberts, Jodie Foster, Catherine O’Hara and Lamorne Morris who won!! I love to see the men just as stylish as the ladies. ** Jean Smart got a standing O when she won. ** The Daily show and Baby Reindeer won and The Bear and Shogun won big. ** I was so excited to see Meredith Baxter. The Governor’s award went to Greg Berlanti. ** Hacks was a bit of a surprise and yeow!!  

***** 

6 Hamas leaders were charged by the justice department. 

***** 

I hate Taylor Swift – Trump 

***** 

Perry Farrell and Dave Navarro of Jane’s Addiction got into it on stage and it was caught on tape. They cancelled the rest of the tour. Farrell’s wife said that her husband was upset about the sound levels. Word is that things only got worse back stage. 

***** 

Selfish Gov. Huckabee does not want help for new Mom’s in Arkansas. It is the only state that hasn’t used extended Medicaid to new Mom’s. Of course, she also told us that Harris has nothing to keep her in check since she has no biological children. So Huckabee and Trump really believe they are humble? 

***** 

In sexual assault news: Francis Ford Coppola has sued Variety for their article about his friendliness with his young female crew members. ** Sean Combs was indicted for human trafficking and lots of other grossness. The alleged pig is on suicide watch when he was not released from jail. This will probably make ‘freak off’ a part of our lexicon. ** Eminem, in the Death of Slim Shady, throws in lines suggesting Combs had a hand in the deaths of Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac. This is not the first time these allegations have been heard. ** Mohamed Al-Fayed is accused of being a long- time predator at Harrod’s. About 20 women and girls are accusing him of abuse and it is said that Harrod’s covered it up. The accused died last year at the age of 94. 

***** 

How disrespectful was that Trump voter to call Biden, “an old fart?” And Biden just laughed it off like the good sport that he is. ** Did Janet Jackson really say that Harris had a white father? It turns out that I gave Ms. Jackson way too much credit thru the years. I thought she was more of a voice of reason. ** The Trump campaign put out an ad about voting in Georgia but the pictures were of Russia’s Georgia. Of course! ** After meeting with a vaping lobbyist: “I saved vaping”. - Trump 

***** 

Brett Favre has Parkinson’s. 

***** 

Elon Musk looks like the inside of a Halloween mask. - Seth Meyers 

***** 

Tim Meadows will star in CBS’ DMV. Other new shows coming at ya is Eternally Yours about vampires and Area 5 , about the military installation in Nevada. 

***** 

Moo Deng, a pygmy hippo born in July has caused quite a stir at the Thailand zoo. The baby has doubled the zoo traffic. 

***** 

Molly Ball, political reporter has sure gotten all dolled up. 

*****  

Did ya catch New York After Dark with Jost and Che?? It was awesome. More please! ** Did ya catch Fight Night yet?? Don Cheadle and Kevin Hart make a great team. I think Kevin Hart and Charlie day would also be e great pair. Let’s put them together in a buddy or long- lost relative project. 

***** 

I was unaware that republicans loved nude modeling so much. I guess Melania knows her people. Democrats would never put up with nudity?? What?? Were republicans the ones standing up for Maplethorpe?? 

***** 

Iran and Russia are really fucking with our elections.  

***** 

North Carolina has problems with their republican candidate for Gov., Mark Robinson. The current Lt. Gov. seems to be a piece of work with his links to porn. He allegedly calls himself a black Nazi and wishes to own slaves. He calls abortion genocide yet he and his wife had an abortion. He rails against porn but frequents the local shops for pleasure. He calls the holocaust, “hogwash.” Does he think Helene is retribution? Where do they find these guys? All that seems to matter is, “Hey, look at me.” It does not matter how vile the human is, they just want the headlines and the hate. Just like Scary Clown 45, these folks do everything they rail against. ** I don’t not believe him, I don’t believe him. - JD Vance 

***** 

Gretchen Whitmer wondered if Trump knows the difference between a Phillips and flat head screwdriver. ** Trump and Musk seem to hate a woman with power. What do they against strong, self -assured women? 

***** 

The stock market is at a record high!!! 

***** 

The Room Next Door with Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore is getting a lot of buzz. They were adored in Venice. 

***** 

Christian nationalist, Gabriel Rench has some thoughts: “Faith is the ideal moral doctrine and principle for a thriving society.” **He believes only Christians should run for government positions. He tells folks that anyone else is God’s enemy. ** I do not know what country he thinks this is but I guess this is his own little final solution. 

***** 

Looking forward to Lukas Haas, Nicolas Cage, Li Jun Li, Cameron Britton, Lamorne Morris, Brendan Gleeson and Jack Huston in Spiderman:  Noir series!! 

****** 

Bille Jean King will receive the congressional gold medal!! The women of NASA that have come to be known as hidden figures, Katherine Jackson, Mary Jackson, Dorothy Vaugn, Christine Darden and all the “human computers” have also been given the congressional gold medal. 

***** 

In Knoxville, Tn, the highest peak in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is changing its name. Clingan’s Dome, named after a General in the confederacy will now be the Cherokee name Kuwohi. The place has always been important to the Cherokee. The trails were created by their ancestors. 

***** 

Oh boy!! It’s is just about Steve Kornacki time!!! I still miss Tim Russert though. 

***** 

I never realized that Trump tried to buy the Buffalo Bills in 2014. He offered a billion but was turned down. It is now being looked at with his NY lawsuits in regards to his business practices. Seems it had a lot to do with Trump pitting the USFL against the NFL. ** If I’d bought the team, I wouldn’t be doing what I’m doing (running for office). - Trump 

***** 

When someone lies to you 30,000 times in 4 years and you still believe him, you’re in a cult. ** Trump is back and forth on abortion. He also seems ready to legalize weed. Republicans are for that? ** Trump seems to remind me of Francis Walsingham in the 1580’s. Money people are so threatened by the rise of the merchant or working class that they seem to lose their shit and wreak havoc. Those with all the wealth cannot deal with change. They claim they want new ideas but they really just want smoke and mirrors and status quo. They have no idea what an average person goes thru. ** Some are upset that Trump finally admitted he lost the last election. There are also some upset that Vance admitted that they create scenarios to draw attention to what they want to highlight. Musk and Vance sure seem upset that nobody is taking shots at Harris. WTF? ** The people in this world have very different views as to what democracy is. ** Trump claims he was on Oprah’s last show and he was not. 

***** 

Trump, ever the snake oil guy is selling coins and crypto now.  How Presidential. The man signed an American flag. Sick!! So, look out for World Liberty Financial where Trump has put former inmate, Zachary Folkman in charge. ** Laura Loomer is a name I wish we hadn’t heard. She gave a big FU to the 9/11 victims by attending the anniversary with Trump. ** The woman is banned from Door Dash.  ** 17 staff members of Reagan’s old cabinet have endorsed Harris. ** Trump supporters are really trying to live like it is 150 years ago. They love the good old racist days so much, they seem fine with no progress in this country. Will he succeed in taking us back to the days of yore? The racists are up to their old tricks. 

***** 

Bitcoin seems like a scam. - Trump 

***** 

The Presidential debate took place and we probably won’t have another. I really don’t think we need it anyway. The undecides think they need to know more but they can look it up. She came at him so human with a friendly handshake. Being human seems to throw him.  She kicked his ass in what wasn’t really a debate. It takes an educated, proud, confident woman to call him on his bullshit. He had no clear reasoning or policy thoughts. Kevin McCarthy thought he did great. The Springfield, Ohio crap and other disturbing craziness has been going for weeks. The town itself is now filled with Nazi’s and Proud Boys. It is like watching an old episode of Little House or the Waltons where the ignorant back woods racist people come down from the hills. Is it 2024? ** I have concepts of a plan. - Donald Trump ** Why do polls show that people think Trump is better on the economy when our economy is doing better now?? Numbers are up across the board. ** He has whined ever since that the moderators screwed him, that she got the questions ahead of time and that he won.  um.. Ok.  

***** 

The Haitian restaurants have been packed in Springfield, Ohio. Let the words of hate bring prosperity to those he disparages. ** Why won’t Vance and Trump leave this alone? Are they 12? Just because it is on tv or the internet, does not make it true. I am sure Springfield never thought they would be ground zero for all this hate. Trump is telling rallygoers that the Haitians have to leave. JD Vance is a fucking Senator representing Ohio. I can’t think of too many jobs where one can be so racist and be such a liar and your job is safe. 

***** 

A Haitian just happens to be in charge of the investigation into the Trump assassination attempt. 

***** 

When people ask me, “What’s gonna happen if the flip- flopping laughing hyena wins?” I say, “Write down all the addresses of the people who had her signs in their yards. Sooo.. When the illegal human’ locust ‘need places to live, we’ll already have the addresses of their new families who supported their arrival.” - Bruce Zuchowski, Sheriff of Portage, Ohio. ** People are already filing complaints. **  I do notice where the Trump signs are because I want to know where the racists live. I don’t want to harass them. I just want to avoid the fuckers. 

***** 

Finland is teaching civics. Children are taught in school from a young age to discern fact from fiction. Media literacy and critical thinking are so important.  Go Finland!!  

***** 

We really need to take a look at the 1986 law that won’t allow us to have a firearm tracking system. What? 

***** 

Does anyone watch Harvey Brownstone? The usually older guests are exhausted by the time he reads all their credits. Hooray for the respect he shows the stars!!!! 

***** 

Just think: If Americans were better informed and knew how to do research then the candidates would not have to spend so much money. Just think of where that money could do some good. 

***** 

When a child kills an animal for fun, we fear mental illness. When an adult with the capacity to reason does it, we call it sport. - Seth McFarlane 

***** 

Kathy Bates is awesome in the new Matlock. More Colleen Camp please!!!! Add her to the show!!!! 

***** 

What is it about zealots? Did we learn nothing from Carrie? The majority of war and many of the true crime stories somehow hark back to people who cannot reason out their religious zealotry. Things become so severe that they box themselves into corners that they can’t get out of. From Hezbollah to hard core evangelicals to unrealistic strict expectations at home in isolation, things rarely turn out well. 

***** 

Questlove will direct a Doc about Earth, Wind and Fire. 

***** 

A cousin is a little bit of childhood that can never be lost. - Marion C. Ganetty 

***** 

Saw an interview with Dean Stockwell where he said he was not proud of his performance in Compulsion. What? That is one of my favorite performances. Hmm. 

***** 

Vaccinate if you are able. And measles are back? We are not that dumb. Are we? 

***** 

I love it when shows like ‘Who do you think you are’ and ‘Long lost family’ combine. When a show looks up ancestors and the subject gets to meet that discovered human blood line, it’s great! 

***** 

The Elizabeth Montgomery magical humanitarian award goes to David Selby. 

***** 

Israel raided and shut down Al Jazeera’s bureau in the west bank. 

***** 

The PGA tour really fucked over the 9/11 justice organization. Follow the money! 

***** 

Oh Boar’s Head.. You disappoint me so with your filthy factory. 

***** 

If you’re very, very stupid, how can you possibly realize that you’re very, very stupid? You’d have to be relatively intelligent to realize how stupid you really are. This explains almost the entirety of Fox news. - John Cleese 

***** 

Some say Harris hasn’t talked about issues etc. What? These people must not be listening.  I like what I have heard. I have been saying for years that we need to look at easier loans for first time home buyers. Isn’t the goal to house people? So many could have the dignity of their own home if they could just get a start. I like what she is talking about. Affordable housing could be here! She is suggesting a $25,000 tax credit for first time home buyers. Just listen people!! Not to mention her ideas for tax cuts for more than 100 million Americans and tax credits for parents of newborns. ** After the whiplash of what Trump says, some mention that Harris changes her mind. Becoming VP makes one representative of all the people. Learning and growing goes along with that. Obama and Biden left Trump a great economy after Bush screwed things up. Biden and Harris righted the ship AGAIN after Trump. Isn’t it strange that they call Harris a commie when Trump is the one with fluttery eyes for Putin? ** Harris mentioned getting rid of the filibuster. **  

***** 

Thank you, Mike McDonnell for saving Nebraska!! 

***** 

The last full- scale Kmart closed in NY. 

***** 

A 600- pound Pachyrhinosaurus skull was found in Alberta, Canada.  It has probably been buried for 72 million years. 

***** 

The Menendez brothers don’t seem to like the new ‘Monsters’ show about them from Ryan Murphy and are helping with a Doc about them. Another Menendez show? Yikes? 

***** 

Truth is stranger than fiction: Check out the German books from 1889 and 1893 about Little Baron Trump. These were rediscovered in 2017 and have come around again.  

***** 

I find it quite ironic that the most dangerous thing about weed is getting caught with it. - Bill Murray 

***** 

Debbie Harry has thrown in with Cutler and Gross X Great Frog. The watches start at $655.00. 

***** 

Check out I am a voter .com for help with voting in your area. 

***** 

The Federal reserve cut interest rates 0.5%. 

***** 

Could intergalactic aliens bring us all together? Check out Luis Elizondo. 

***** 

Is it ageist to force all the elderly to remember a bunch of codes and passwords? I mean, old people have memory issues. Duh! 

***** 

Kaitlin Olsen is starring in the new show, High potential. 

***** 

DHL is suing Mike Lindell for $800,000 in unpaid bills in Minneapolis. They reached a settlement in 2023 for him to pay money in installments. He has only paid a small fraction so it’s back to court. 

***** 

Don’t like abortions? Ignore them like you do school shootings. - internet 

***** 

Ben and Jerry have a new Kamala’s Coconut jubilee flavor!!! 

***** 

So many used to think the “great unwashed” should not even vote. We need to teach people how to figure out the truth from fiction. It is a skill that seems to get farther away as we get too much info. We all deserve to be informed and we all deserve to vote. ** I do not get how someone can’t understand basic rights of the trans community or women and yet buy right into conspiracy nonsense. 

***** 

We’re planning to stack Trump’s next administration with people who will do his bidding. We will fire thousands of civil servants to give Trump a team that can give him total, unchecked power. -John Mcentee of project 2025.  ** Another 2025 idea: All public school seniors will make a 2- year commitment to the country. Private school children are exempt. Fair? 

***** 

No matter who wins, we must work on getting wages where they can catch up with costs. So many folks I know never get vacations or even one night of luxury or relaxation. Life can be relentless when you have sick family members, special needs children or financial hardships every day.  

***** 

CW will become the new home of Nascar Xfinity. 

***** 

The people’s will, constitutionally expressed, is the ultimate law for all. - Abraham Lincoln. 

***** 

Tenet, a Russian backed media company has worked with Lara Trump, Brian Mast, Harmeet Dhillon, Kash Patel, Kari Lake, Vivek Ramaswamy and Tulsi Gabbard on their platform. 

***** 

Mar A Lago: I call it his retirement home. - Amy Klobuchar 

***** 

Tupperware has filed for bankruptcy. Boo! 

***** 

Is this true? A Dutch nursing home provides free rent to struggling students in exchange for assisting in the home. YES! 

***** 

Days alert: I remember OLTL having a soap within a soap and others may have done it but here we go with Body and Soul. ** Hooray Rafe is awake!! ** More Tina Huang and James Read please!!! ** Days fans have lost our John Black. Drake Hogestyn died on Sept. 28, just one day before his 71st birthday. I can’t remember seeing so many wonderful memories about an artist as I have seen from all his friends and co- workers. The man was so loved and seemingly the nicest guy around. Marlena and John over? It is inconceivable. ** And let’s not forget Drake Romero on Friends which may have had a bit to do with him as well. 

***** 

Season 33 of Dancing with the stars is here. Really? This season they have Phaedra Parks, Tori Spelling, Joey Graziadei, Jenn Trann, Eric Roberts, Reginald Vel Johnson, Chandler Kinney, Danny Amendola, Dwight Howard, Iiona Maher, Stephen Nedoroscik, Brooks Nader and Anna Delvey. There is controversy with Delvey but The Masked Singer shoved that in our face with Giulliani. It is probably here to stay because reality, competition and true crime are all mixed together. 

***** 

Fox refused to air Kinzinger’s speech from the DNC. That is a pretty high school move. 

***** 

Meghan McCain announced that she wants to run for office someday. 

***** 

Sarah Sherman did 2 episodes of General Hospital. Sweet! 

***** 

A trafficking ring has been caught that killed at least 118 eagles.  

***** 

Hunter Biden pled guilty to his tax issues. 

***** 

Republicans made a big deal out of some of Tim Walz’s fam liking Trump and that there were big secrets to reveal about Tim. His brother, Jeff, revealed that the VP candidate gets car sickness. Seems there was a break in the family about 8 years ago. How many times are we gonna hear that? Follow the pattern. It is always 8 years ago that family fractures seem to happen. * * It turns out that the Trump team that abused the Arlington cemetery worker were ID’d as Justin Caporale and Michael Picard. ** I get too much publicity. - Scary Clown 45  

***** 

A group representing 25 historically black colleges and universities, 10 pro football hall of fame inductees, Super Bowl champs, MVP’s and some of the first black athletes and coaches to break down the color barrier are endorsing Harris/ Walz. 

***** 

If I don’t win, the Jewish people would have a lot to do with that. - Trump 

***** 

Hey NBC.. Bring back the 8G band. What the Fuck?? My favorite late -night band is gone. Damn!!! ** The Tonight show will drop to 4 nights a week. 

***** 

Pro Life would be 20 Sandy Hook students starting college this fall. - the other 98% 

***** 

SNL will add Ashley Padilla, Emil Wakim and Jane Wickline to their roster. Chloe Toast is out. The premiere had Jean Smart and Jellyroll. Oct. 5 will star Nate Bargatze and Coldplay, Oct. 12 brings Ariana Grande and Stevie Nicks, Oct. 19 ‘s host will be Michael Keaton with Billie Eilish and Oct. 26 has John Mulaney with Chappell Roan. There will be a 3- hour live Primetime special on Feb. 16 to celebrate 50 years. 

***** 

Larry David is going on tour Sept. 20- Dec. 5 with A conversation with Larry David. 

***** 

The MTV VMA’s are still a thing? They just held their 41st. The best dressed to me were Lenny Kravitz, CoCo Jones, Tyla, Camila Cabello, Jessie Murph, Sabrina Carpenter, Cyndi Lauper, Taylor Swift and French Montana. Lil Nas X was yeow!! Taylor won a lot! Other winners included Sabrina Carpenter, Post Malone, Eminem, Kravitz and Megan Thee Stallion. 

***** 

A submerged car was pulled from Illinois’ Pecatonica river and a 50 -year mystery was solved. Apparently, victims Clarence Owen and Everett Hawley went missing in 1976 in a 1966 Chevy Impala. Found. 

***** 

Tyreek Hill was stopped and harassed by Miami Dade cops. 

***** 

I think an apology on Tucker Carlson is like a double negative, right? - Elle King ( re: her father, Rob Schneider’s apology). 

***** 

Kentucky judge, Kevin Mullins was apparently shot by Letcher Co. Sheriff, Shawn M. Stines at the courthouse after an argument. 

***** 

Have ya seen these hoof boots? It is so Tattoo you/ 1981!! 

***** 

I see there is another Jon Benet project in the works. Really? I don’t remember ever seeing one about the little girl in Cabrini Green that was killed about the same time. I mean, was she killed? Do we know who did it? Did she come through? Who knows because I have never seen more on the story after that first week.  

***** 

A previously unknown composition by Mozart was premiered in Germany at the Leipzig Opera. The music for a string trio was found in a German library. 

***** 

Is the View just way too polished now? 

***** 

Rudy G. has now lost his law license in NY and D.C. 

***** 

The White House held a West Wing reunion. 

***** 

I want a Kathy Griffin special!! She just had an implant in her vocal cord and her voice is at about 75%. She is strong and funnier than ever! 

***** 

R.I.P. Leonard Riggio, Russell Malone, Fatman Scoop, Helene victims, David Graham, Kathryn Crosby, Birmingham shooting victims, Nelson DeMille, Neil King Jr., John Cassaday, Arthur Gregg, Ruth Johnson Colvin, Linda Deutsch, Central and West African flood victims, Chicago blue line victims, James Darren, Tommy Cash, Apalachee shooting victims, Sergio Mendes, Will Jennings, Screaming Scott Simon, Lebanon explosion victims, typhoon Yagi victims, Tito Jackson, Barbara Leigh- Hunt, Kris Kristofferson, John Ashton, Warren Wilson, Drake Hogestyn, Chad McQueen, Mary McFadden, Michaela DePrince, Franklin Beverly, David Handelman, J.D. Souther, Maggie Smith, and James Earl Jones. 

[lakelandg]

French Dip Sliders

Indulge in the savory flavors of French Dip Sliders, perfect for any gathering or weeknight dinner. These sliders feature tender roast beef, caramelized onions, and melted Swiss cheese nestled between soft slider buns, all baked to perfection and served with a flavorful au jus dipping sauce. Ingredients 1 package (12-count) slider buns (Martin’s brand Potato Rolls, 15 ounces) 6 tablespoons…

[divorcedkitchen]

Friday

Pick up a couple smoked Polish sausages, a couple of crusty rolls and a red pepper.

Let’s take stock.

We’ll say the steak was 14 bucks. 1/3 bag of frozen green beans, $1.00. You still have cabbage left, but we’ll count the whole cost this week: four dollars. Glorious. Two in onions.

Mushroom stock, three bucks. The tofu and tortillas were three and four dollars. Bread was three. Let’s say the cheese was eight—you got decent Swiss.

Four for the smokies, three for the rolls and a shocking three more for one piddly red pepper and here we are. Five more for the amount you depleted your pantry and sauces.

You’ve fed yourself well—with quite a bit left over—for $55 this week. Inflation sucks. For once, you (mostly) didn’t.

Preheat the oven to 350. Slice half a small onion lengthwise and start frying over medium high. Little ground coriander and smoked paprika. Score the Polskas and add to the pan. Chop the pepper.

Bonus points if you break it down like Martin Yan from Martin Yan’s China Towns. Legend.

Make some slaw and dress it how you please.

Once the onions start to brown, toss to flip the sausage; add the red pepper and finish in the oven about 20 minutes.

Meantime, slice the rolls. Butter the cut sides and fry them hard.

Top with sausage and peppers, probably some Dijon. Someone cooler than you would have horseradish nearby.

Fine, beer.

249 words.

[thenonconformistcurmudgeon]

Guns, God, and Greed

Perhaps due to my insular lifestyle during the pandemic, and being inundated with sensational and sensationalized news manipulated by mouse click and algorithm for corporate profit, reading history, fiction, non-fiction, and the moral ambiguity of film noir, I have an almost total distaste for humanity at large. Not necessarily for any individual but for human society.

I hold these truths to be self-evident: Humans are a primitive species with a tendency towards violence, power and control, selfishness, and greed. Individuals are capable of kindness, self-sacrifice and charity.  However, George Carlin said “People are wonderful.  I love individuals.  I hate groups of people.  I hate a group of people with a ‘common purpose’.  ‘Cause pretty soon they have little hats. And armbands. And fight songs. And a list of people they are going to visit at 3AM”.  Yes George, and violently opposing those with different hats and flags. 

Our history lessons at school were filled with going from one war to another. Conquering neighboring peoples for land, resources, riches, slave labor and destruction appears to be a big part of our nature. Although art and music are also in our nature, and part of the history lessons, societal tsunamis have been war, destruction, atrocity. And we don’t learn from those lessons and simply repeat the past over and over and over…..

Another part of human nature appears to be a desperate search for meaning, purpose, understanding the nature of life itself. Existential understanding has been filled with the proposition of God and religion. It works for many people and brings meaning or understanding to their lives, misfortunes, and tragedies and provides some depth to their psyche, vitality or soul. Belief and faith become shared among millions and perhaps adds to some connectedness to others who share the same beliefs.

However, for the minority who are non-believers, it appears irrational, makes no scientific sense and appears based on myth, legend, fiction, without objective evidence, and unprovable. A definition of faith is a belief that is not based on proof. Almost all of the ancient texts appear full of stories that have more holes than Swiss cheese.  For instance, Adam and Eve had two boys so where did the rest of the people come from? I’m sure ecclesiastical folks have some explanations but I suspect they too are full of holes as well. The western religions are really no different from primitive idol worshipping to the likes of me.

History tells us that many wars have been fought in the name of God and religion or religion has been used as an excuse for conquering to teach the heathens the correct way to save their souls. God and religion hiding the truth of human nature to control, hold power, and greed.

Someone once said, “Why can’t we all just get along”.  Rodney, I am afraid it is simply not in our nature.  People are drawn to political, religious, and social cults that tend to divide us.  Our violent natures get expressed thought these cults. Groupthink is very potent and tyrants can bend it to their will

Carlin also said, “The larger the group, the more toxic, the more of your beauty as an individual you have to surrender for the sake of group thought.  And when you suspend your individual beauty you also give up a lot of your humanity.  You will do things in the name of a group that you would never do on your own. Injuring, hurting, killing, drinking are all part of it, because you’ve lost your identity, because you now owe your allegiance to this thing that’s bigger than you are and that controls you”.

Groucho Marx said “I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member”. Agreed.  We are way too obedient to authority and groupthink. Fill my essence instead with art, music, creativity.

Martin, where do I nail my treatise?

[cotyschwabe]

Oregon landscape: a poem

the clouds part

and the light of Heaven breaks

through like

the glory

of God

to shine on man

with all His resplendence.

 like giant

photon beams

shredding the clouds

into Swiss cheese

and rolling over

the hills like

focused magnifying glasses

of otherworldly beings—

maybe angels—

looking for something

they’d lost upon the Earth.

 where did you put it last?

 if I knew, Jerry,

I wouldn’t be searching, would I?

 the light billows out

like atomic fallout

and disperses molecular radiation

into the pitch black

and the sky-mist shudders

in reverence of it.

 quaking clouds

blanketing the atmosphere

in wet darkness—

scattering like

mice in the sunlight—

afraid of the revelations

it holds against them.

 hills the greenest green

they have ever been since

the creation of the world

in Genesis 1—

set aside and persevered for

this very photo—

contrasted

against the dimness

of the distant plains

like some old Western movie

and touched up in post:

 extreme color correction.

Technicolor 5.0.

 broken fence posts,

snapped and faded

like old photographs

still developing.

that silent image

caught by machine to mark

the occasion forever.

 snow patches

white like salt

upon the mountainsides

and spilled there by giants

from the minds of children,

or from fantasy stories,

by Tolkien or

George R. R. Martin.

 oaky trees leaning

in drunkenness

against the wind,

unable to catch their footing

against the skewed gravity

God’s presence

had placed upon them

by merely appearing

in this small patch

of Eden

in Oregon.

A poem from my book "we're all just wanderers in the end" which you can get on Amazon here.

#poetry #poem #oregon

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Continuation of the post-Season 5 fan comic of The Magnus Archives, pages 12 to 16, featuring Jon, Martin, Sasha, and Tim.

Jon is a short, skinny Indian man with a bearded face, long dark, but greying hair, and scars littered across his body. He wears spectacles, a sweater, long pants and boots. He also has a black ace ring on his right middle finger. Martin is a taller, fat white man with an unshaven face, light-coloured mullet hair, and sparse pock-mark scars on his face and arms. He also has spectacles, is wearing a jacket pulled over a t-shirt, long pants, and sneakers. Sasha is a tall, slim black woman who has round spectacles. She is wearing a baggy shirt tucked into drawstring shorts, high sneakers and a swimming cap. Tim is a shorter, stocky South-East Asian (singaporean chinese) man with a goatee, a dark-haired mullet, and scars littered across his body. He has a slit in his left eyebrow, and he is wearing a collared shirt with swiss cheese plant patterns cuffed at the elbows and cuffed long pants.

First Image: We see a kayak paddle plunged into water along the side of what looks like a quickly soaking mattress lined skimpily on the bottom with bubble-wrap. A voice comes from off-screen, "Tim? A little help would be appreciated?". In the next panel, the scene is zoomed out to reveal Sasha and Tim afloat on the mattress in the lake. The mattress is, as we can now confirm, lined along the bottom with bubble-wrap, but they're falling off and floating away. In other words, the mattress is losing buoyancy, Sasha is kneeling, holding onto the kayak paddle, and casting a worried glance over her shoulder at a laid-back Tim, lying across the width of the mattress with arms folded behind his head. There is a carefree grin on his face. "Naahhh...", he says, "I've looong accepted our watery fate.". In the last panel, we see Sasha from Tim's point-of-view. He has stuck his barefoot in the air, comparing it to Sasha's covered feet. "After all, "A vessel doomed, will soak the shoon.".". Sasha looks down behind her, frowning, at her soon doomed-to-be-wet footwear AND at Tim's odd phrase.

Second Image: The panel continues to be from Tim's perspective looking at Sasha, but now Sasha's expression has gone from upset to teasing. "Hey, you're just making stuff up now.". The next panel has us now looking at the both of them from the front, Sasha cut off at the shoulders and Tim, who has since shot up into a semi-sitting position, in full-view. Tim has an open palm to his chest, eyes wide in mock offense as he gasps dramatically. "Sasha. James. Did you just accuse me of dishonesty?? Your bestest buddy pal, Tim??". Sasha's eyes are closed in satisfaction at this reaction. The last panel views both of them from the left side. Tim still has his left hand flat to his chest, chin tilted up and eyes closed in a defiant look. "James, for false allegations against one Timothy Stoker, I sentence you to going down with this boat.". Sasha mimics him, nose in the air, as she retorts playfully, "Objection, your honour! The defendant has said nothing but the truth.", to which Tim replies, "Overruled."

Third Image: The angle has shifted, and we now see Tim settling back down on his elbow onto the mattress from under Sasha's lifted elbow as she brings the paddle back into the water. Sasha is cut off from the shoulders up. "Why DID you bring your shoes onboard? YOU planned this," Tim asks, an eyebrow raised in enquiry. "We'd have to walk back barefoot! Some people would rather not have muddy feet in shoes, y'know?" Sasha replies. Tim turns away, looking forward with a grin, but one more of defeat. "Liar," he utters under his breath. Sasha pauses her rowing, seeming to have spot something ahead of them. The last panel is at Sasha's eye level, cutting them off at chest level. Her left hand has come to shield over her eyes as she squints at what she spots ahead. "Tim, do you see that canoe?". At that, Tim's head pops up from his place behind her, alert and looking.

Fourth Image: We see the expanse before Tim and Sasha, the mountains, the trees and the lake. And on the lake is a small canoe in the distance, gradually approaching. "Hey, Sash?", Tim asks. The dialogue flows into the next panel, featuring them both from the chest and up. "Which one...out of the two of us had that "Greek phase" again?". Sasha doesn't respond immediately, still studying the canoe off-screen. The next panel focuses on Sasha, her thumb pressed to her lower-lip in scrutiny of the approaching canoe. When Tim asks, "...y' got any obolus on you?", she replies in response to his earlier question, "Yeahh, YOUR phase, most likely.". Obolus was a form of Ancient Greek currency, and Tim is referencing the Greek ferryman of the dead, Charon, when he was looking at the canoe. In the last panel, we see the approaching canoe a little closer, the silhouettes of Martin, who is rowing the canoe, and Jon more apparent atop it. "Something's...familiar about those silhouettes...", notes Sasha. "Is that-"

Fifth Image: "MARTIN??", she exclaims, leaned far forward in her side profile. Next to her panel is Martin's half of the panel, a diagonal space separating the two panels. Martin looks confused. "Wait, is that Tim?". The next three panels are in one continuous line, featuring Jon seen from behind Martin's back. He's not paying attention at first, thoughts lingering elsewhere and eyes directed at the floor, but then he registers what Martin has just said. "Wh- Tim? Tim Stoker?" he asks, suddenly attentive and incredulous. "Yeah, over there," Martin responds, pointing to the small figures on the still far away adrift mattress in this new panel, at the shorter one on the left with his arm stretched in front of the other figure in particular.

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Links to page 1 to 4 here (tw blood and knife), and pages 5 to 11 here.

[Sasha and Tim have joined the party.]

[rahleeyah]

4, 13, 24 please (yes, I know I’m behind the times 🥴)

it is never to late for you 😘

4. total number of words you wrote this year

ok this is actually a little hard, bc i had a couple of multichapters i started in 2020 that i finished in 2021 so i had to try to figure out how many chapters for those i wrote in 21 but near as i can figure it the total is 658,256. And that's just what i published, that doesn't include all the tumblr fic and discord fic and half-considered stuff in my google docs. George R. R. Martin can eat my entire ass.

13. favorite writing song/artist/album of this year

so i don't listen to any music at all when i write, and i don't turn to music for inspiration, though of course it does happen just sort of naturally. so my answer is gonna be the album cleopatra by the lumineers which should come as a shock to exactly no one

24. favorite fic you read this year

oh god there were so many and bestie you know i got that swiss cheese brain i don't remember anything but i think i'm gonna have to say providence by surreallis