#perplexed! Bamboozled if you will!

[kitkatcadillac]

jesus christ i tried looking up something about greek salad (like the actual greek way like my family has me make) and came upon a discussion board and how are people so defensive about a recipe that is not even american fjsjfnd holy shit

first of all who is putting tzatziki on a greek salad????? i mean you do you but thats for other items 😭 greek salad takes olive oil and vinegar

second of all WHO?????????? OMITS CUCUMBERS. GET SOMETHING ELSE??? THATS THE BULK ALONG WITH THE TOMATOES. DO YOU ORDER A STEAK DINNER PLATTER WITHOUT THE STEAK

[melaniepilled]

love when i go to the dental clinic, tell my problem and watch the atmosphere change in live time soon as i open my mouth wide. you thought this was going to be a "apply this twice a day" and "brush gently" thing, didn't you? well well well.

[mnemosyne-nyx]

✨ Bruce Wayne Headcanons that haunt me but I refuse to elaborate on even if they're utterly wrong ✨

1. Bruce can cook, but only when he's 100% focused. If there is anything going on around him like a feral child or he's going over some case in his head then something's catching fire.

2. He definitely was a theatre kid for the shortest span when a teenager. Have you met this man? Are you telling me he's never engaged in a single drama piece in his life? He was raised by literal-Shakespeare-actor Alfred pennyworth? My man Bruce can ACT. All his personas rely on it. So does his undercover work. I like to think he was in a amateur Shakespeare production one time just to surprise and make Alfred happy.

3. Tying in with the acting - Bruce is a master of disguise. With all the languages he speaks, identity shenanigans, cases that need inside info. Bruce can just morph into another person. But his abilities in disguise also means he can mimic people's mannerisms and accents easily. The idea of Bruce confusing the shit out of Clark by just perfectly emulating his country accent and then pretending nothing happened tickles me very much.

4. This idiot tilts his head ever so slightly like a confused dog when being bamboozled. Only People who know him closely recognise this but it's such a minute movement it's easy to miss. Any confusing story, perplexing stupidity or a little sprinkle of disbelief - boom head tilt. God help you if you get the head tilt and batglare combined. You've said the most ungodly, sinful, idiotic, offensive, seizure-inducing idea known to man.

5. He and Diana 100% gossip in other languages when on the watchtower . Both are polylinguals. It's also a learning space. Diana 100% teaches him Ancient Greek, Latin and forgotten languages while Bruce 100% teaches her alien dialects he's mastered.

6. My guy can sing. Ever since that silly lil' justice league episode I can't get this silly lil' headcanon out my head and it makes my lil' toesies curl. Gotham, though a hell scape, is a melting pot of culture and music. Opera, jazz, blues but also a strong underground Punk and techno scene. You'd be hard pressed to avoid music in Gotham. My guy just learned to sing through osmosis. Only a small handful of people know he can sing, though none have admitted that to Bruce.

7. Since this man is a sponge of knowledge, he just drops some of the most jaw-dropping, disturbing and unprompted facts then refuses to elaborate. Oliver Queen is just enjoying his ham sandwich only for "You know studies about cannibals say that human meat tastes very similar to pork." and Oliver is just !?!?!?!!?. The batfam are watching The Matrix and Bruce suddenly "The codes in this film are actually just Sushi recipes." and everyone does a perfect slow swivel to face this engima of a man.

Thank you for attending my tedtalk :)

[cauliflwrrkid]

there’s been a video going around of someone following lando norris and i’m so perplexed (bamboozled, flabbergasted if you will) at how people have just decided that it’s okay to do that.

in what world is it okay?? like i feel like basic respect, common fucking knowledge, just doesn’t exist anymore.

[the-conquest-of-shred]

I know this sounds super naive, but I just don't understand how you just don't be a bad person

it takes almost no effort to just accept people and not be shitty to each other I'm fucking flummoxed my guy absolutely bamboozled and perplexed

[here-to-reboog]

I have just been informed that whenever I mention any character’s name from Thomas, my wonderful friend @whymustyouhurtmeinthisway immediately imagines Henry no matter what engine I say. Which makes me think about how everyone would react:

Thomas: Mostly confused, but not really offended at first. They look nothing alike at all. He’s just trying to figure out any possible reason to no avail and it drives him nuts for a few hours before he moves on to something else and remembers it some time later, rinse and repeat the process

Edward: He’s not offended, he takes it as a compliment because what else are you supposed to do, and Henry’s a good guy so it works out. He is perplexed at how he could be confused for Henry though but doesn’t give it much thought

Henry: He’s flattered that he’s the first engine to come to mind, he’s a bit proud of it and you know what let him be, poor guy has been through it let him enjoy life. Unsure of exactly why he’s the first thought though (it’s because he’s my favourite)

Gordon: Absolutely livid. With how stubborn and prideful he is I can just imagine him complaining all day. All the “I’m the biggest and the best so it should’ve been me” talk. Understandably everyone gets really tired of this really quick, he only stops when Edward tells him to shut up

James: Bamboozled. Flabbergasted. Bewildered. God forbid someone hears the name “James” and imagines literally any colour other than red. Full on pinning papers to a cork board and connecting them with yarn level investigation as to why he isn’t the first thought. It consumes his every waking thought for better or for worse until someone knocks some sense into him and makes him realize that he’s overanalyzing the situation far too much

Percy: You couldn’t pay him to care. He and Henry are both green engines anyway so he can understand how someone who isn’t very familiar or is bad with names could confuse Henry for him

Toby: He’d just laugh at the absurdity of it, then realize that it’s serious. He’d laugh again and does not really care.

Bonus:

Friend: any time you say a character’s name, I just imagine the big green one

Me: Henry?

Friend: yeah him

Me: but you remembered who Spencer was?

Friend: who the fuck is Spencer

[15depressedducks]

hey yeah no be grateful for these memes

i hit pl :(

Im sorry, but you stumped, bamboozled, bewildered, confused, perplexed me.

I have no clue what this means. Can you define it for me?

[xretiredcommanderx]

Dare: Name 3 people you've come close with recently, nicknames count

[Meme|Accepting]

Insert sarcastic gasp here

"Well I did not see this coming. Colour me shocked, perplexed-- bamboozled even."

"Two very recently I should say and very surprisingly come from another multiverse. One I am sure is very aware of it, the other is not. I would like the other to be kept out of the loop. That is your forewarning and it should go without saying as to why if any of you know who I am."

"B, and Orion are the two from the other multiverse." For the love of Primus do not go telling Orion she has gone scooping him up into her little family unit. She's not sure how this Multiverse stuff works and how that affects realities.

"Plenty of bots showed up around the same time--most of them wreckers. But you want three names..."

"Optimus." subtle nod. "He knows who he is."

and as a bonus because you were so nice? I believe I might be haunted by a ghost who has taken up the mantel of a sire figure...but I don't know. That's up to you to decide.

[seargenttoiletpaper]

I have seen a lot of different series and completed them. But if I have not fixated on something or specifically remembered it more than once, I will not admit I know what that is. I have an intense fear of missing even a single detail before going into a fandom. I will skip facts I’m sure I know just because someone hasn’t confirmed them at least twice. This is why sometimes I seem like I only talk about or interact with one fandom. Maybe it’s neurodivergence, but I wish I could talk to someone else that is neurodivergent to confirm it. Maybe it’s anxiety?

examples of this in case you wanted to know: gator boys, a lot of redacted series, most yuurivoice series, bsd (not audio rp lol it’s an anime), and even most escaped and gba series even though those are the main channels I yap about (constantly. Sorry.)

idk this just perplexes me. It’s so strange. I need to be psychoanalyzed or something I am bamboozled (;﹏;)

[whentheynameyoujoy]

All right, tweaking the YSBLF ending, here we go:

No. Fucking. Voice. Over.

Everything up until Betty learning about Daniel’s plans stays. She storms out of the conference room, determined not to let this shit destroy everything just to prove a point. The cartel has sussed out Armando’s on the production floor. Betty asks them to stay back (you can’t tell me that such an intensely private person would enjoy what’s essentially a love declaration in the middle of a football match). They, of course, follow secretly, probably hidden in a bag of chips or smth.

Hermes isn’t on the production floor or in his office. He is *somewhere* doing *something* but what he definitely isn’t doing is barging in with a shotgun.

Betty arrives at the production floor, right before Armando is about to go out and make a public speech about his resignation. She pulls him aside, Gutierrez tells everyone to go back to work, no “and everyone clapped” scenario. They go through their canon argument but by means of an impassioned dialogue. Betty tells Armando about Daniel’s intentions and urges him to assume the presidency; the whole reason why they landed in this mess is because she did everything in her power to help him hold onto his family heritage, to make his parents proud (she doesn’t say this but it was her way of showing him she loved him). In turn, Armando refuses; he realized what the company needs is Betty, not him, that she deserves to be the one leading it (supporting Betty is how he shows he loves her). Betty goes, fine, then, I’ll stay but you have to as well. Again, Armando refuses; he’s the reason why she wanted to leave in the first place, the only thing preventing her from doing her job, so it makes sense for him to be the one to pack up. Exasperated, Betty plants one on him. There are a few looks from the workers, the cartel gasp in their bag of chips, but no one claps. Confused, perplexed, bamboozled, having no idea what’s going on, Armando promises to stay in the company and follows Betty up to the conference room.

In the conference room, Betty’s the one to crack the whip and explain exactly why dissolving the company would cost Daniel everything. Armando only gets to speak and defend m’lady’s honour as Daniel’s leaving and throwing jabs at Betty.

While Armando is showcasing his shining armour, Betty retreats to the place that witnessed her greatest joys and greatest heartbreak—her old office. Armando follows her there, still not understanding anything. Betty reveals what Marcela told her, says that she never stopped loving him and how impossibly hard it was for her to live with those feelings, thinking he only ever used and despised her. The reconciliation isn’t a polite civil convo with gentle kisses; it’s a complete sobfest, a huge outpouring of repressed emotions. Betty has just learned that what she’d always dreamt about—to be genuinely loved and appreciated for who she is despite her appearance—did come true in the middle of all that awfulness. To her, it’s the same paradigm shift as finding the Letter, another “murder”, another reason to fundamentally change how she views things. On Armando’s part, he finally made peace with the idea of losing Betty for good, yet now he hears that he got her back, through no action of his own but instead as a final show of Marcela’s love for him. No way is this completely emotionally sterile; I’m talking the wettest scene in the whole show.

At one point, the door to the presidential office lets go and the cartel falls on the floor; of course, they’ve been trying to listen in on the two. Freddy launches into his wedding speech, his “they have agreed to work together for better and worse, in sickness and health, I now pronounce them the president and vice-president of Ecomoda”, only to be interrupted by Armando telling him not to be an idiot and go back to work. The cartel skidaddle, with Bertha commenting on what an exhausting day this has been and how she’s ready to go sleep it off; Sofía points out it’s not even lunch hour yet.

Marcela places a resignation letter on her desk, takes one last look at the company, her father’s legacy, and moves to leave. Patricia tries to follow but Marcela rebuffs her; while not explicitly said, it’s clear the friendship is over. There’s nothing positive in it anymore and Marcela wants to leave it behind. Time for Patricia to sink, or swim—she isn’t hoisted on Marcela as some kind of bad karma, undermining and ridiculing Marcela’s powerful scene with Betty.

Betty finds Patricia sobbing at her desk, mourning over having lost her last friend, her last connection to the good life—she has hit rock bottom at long last. She reveals to Betty that Marcela resigned. Betty gives her essentially the same speech she gave to Hugo at the fashion show—they haven’t been friends and it’s unlikely they ever will be but Patricia has a place in Ecomoda if she wants it and there’s no reason for them not to be civil with each other. She gives Patricia a handkerchief, Patricia thanks her and blows her nose. It’s unclear whether or not she will take this chance to do something with her life.

Over the next few days, Betty and Armando divvy up Mario and Marcela’s workload, working 16 hour shifts, putting out fires, trying to find replacements. Gradually, they slip into their old amiable dynamic from the first half of the show, except now it’s less boss & subordinate and more buddy cop duo. Being in a normal relationship is new to them (as would be to Hermes if he knew which he doesn’t). They prefer keeping to themselves instead of parading it around and there’s a lot of awkwardness for them to overcome but they find that what helps them settle into it is their original way of relating to each other—through work and Betty’s stupid jokes (occasional kisses and forehead touches are allowed). When they find someone to take over after Marcela and Mario, after Gutierrez flooding them with candidates whose main qualifications are their social connections, it’s two untested but highly qualified newbies, just like Betty started out as. They’re not exactly fashionable but clearly put in the effort which is why Betty and Armando, having barely slept for days, look like they’re wearing their best Derelicte in comparison. When everyone else calls it a day, they find they’re too knackered to drive home when that couch in Betty’s office looks so inviting. So, naturally, they end up having sex on it (you’re welcome).

Time skip, they’re announcing to Betty’s family they’re getting married. Hermes is caught completely off guard by this sudden development. They give him the PG version—“We spent so much time together that at one point we realized we’re more than just co-workers”.

Armando tells his parents about the upcoming marriage. It’s obvious they’re very much not on board and they express their reservations about Betty, politely but resolutely. Armando responds that as long as they feel that way the only time they’ll be seeing him is at board meetings. The door is left open for Margarita and Roberto to get over themselves at some point in the future but they aren’t shown attending the wedding.

No Hugo scene. I hate it. It’s like it fell right out of the old Betty’s daydream about being accepted by those who mistreat her, plus Hugo’s eventual return to Ecomoda was foreshadowed anyway after the fashion show. Get it away from me.

The wedding day starts exactly as in canon, with Hermes’ coke can finally giving up the ghost. The difference is that Armando leaves to meet Betty halfway. She sees her childhood self and we all cry our eyes out, whereupon Armando arrives, arguing with Hermes about his piece of shit car as they’re rushing Betty to the church. Betty turns back and waves into the camera one last time. Freeze frame, the end, no pointlessly prolonged wedding or jokes about ugly babies that undermine the entire message.

[seas-of-silver]

tell me about Draco vs the shower 👀

Okay, so I have this HP multi-chap that has been on and off hiatus (life be throwing curveballs like it's a dodgeball game) and needs reworking and I've forgotten a lot of the plot points that I wanted for it (I'm a smart chicken and I didn't write notes for myself back then because I wasn't a smart chicken) but one of the things I did remember was that I wanted to give Draco a redemption arc.

So somewhere around the beginning of COVID I revisited it and was trying to see the non-magical world through Draco's eyes, and I was wondering about all the muggle contraptions that he would be confounded/bamboozled/perplexed by, and then I thought of one that had me cackling...

The bath shower

You know those shower/bath hybrids? One of these bad bois:

And how you have to do the thing to switch it between the shower setting and the bath setting? I don't know about anyone else, but the few times I've tried using them, I've gotten confused with how to switch the settings.

Now imagine Draco (and Harry, but that's not important right now) is hiding out at the Granger's house, and he had just arrived that evening/night before and just wanted to freshen up with a shower. It's past midnight, so everyone's gone off to bed, and didn't know of Draco's intentions - meaning Draco has to figure this out on his own.

I wrote a scene about his struggles and it would be perfect for the story but I also saved it as it's own thing in case I wanted to post it as a standalone one-shot. I had forgotten about it until the other day hahaha

It's on my hard drive at home, so I can't give you a snippet of it right now, but would you read that as a one-shot?

[legilimensims]

i need to rant a sec.

so my best friend's mother is getting married next month.

for more than a year bestie and i have been talking about it every once in a while, sharing outfits ideas etc, ever since her mother told us (me and my mother) the date basically. "mark your calendars!" so we did. "remember in may to come to the bachelorette/bachelor party!" so we went. all this summer conversation with my mother's been like:

mom: "where's the invite to the wedding? are you sure we're invited?" bea: "mother don't be silly, ofc we're invited, we've known them since bestie and i were in kindergarten + she told you they weren't sending invitations, just a text with the time and date and place" mom, perplexed: "bah, i don't think we are actually invited, surely not to the celebration lunch at the restaurant, we're going to the ceremony to show friendship and respect and that's it" bea: "bestie and i have been talking about this for months, don't be paranoid we are invited".

i mean, i'm thinking surely we must be??? now bestie and i were casually texting about a new tv show on netflix, then she randomly shared her mom's new wig for the wedding and she went "but are you coming to the city hall as well?" for the ceremony, it was implied.

like we say in italy, the things are two: is she asking if we're going to the ceremony as in "oh i thought you were only coming to the restaurant" which would be rude af tbfh (..and we don't know which restaurant lol), or as in "oh it's so thoughtful of you to come even though you're not nvited".

since i'm too chicken to directly address the matter i vaguely replied with "well if your mother wants us there, that's the plan" to which she said "yassss so you can hold pongo and dorothy for me" (her dogs).

...so i guess it's obvious, mom is right and we aren't actually invited and they just never had the balls to tell us straight to our faces 💀💀

and to think i've been agoinizing about my outfit, and my hair, and being thankful my feckin' period with its chin acne is the week after so there was a possibility of maybe looking decent in photos, for this past year. thank god i didn't spend 65 euros for a long skirt i really loved and my mom found a dupe at the town market for 1/3 of the price. this back in APRIL, mind you.

it was all a lieeee i won't be in photos after all.

i feel so bamboozled.

[matthew-pasquarello]

Are you perplexed?

Bamboozled, perhaps?

[theenchantedecho]

The Quidditch Quagmire: Bewitching Broomstick Bamboozlement and a Mysterious Mid-Air Mishap

Fasten your Firebolts, dear readers, for a whirlwind of scandal has engulfed the British wizarding society! The Quidditch realm is in a dizzying disarray after a recent match between the Appleby Arrows and the Falmouth Falcons took an enigmatic turn. Fear not, for your trusty Enchanted Echo correspondent is here to bring you all the tantalising tidbits.

A Soaring Surprise: The Baffling Broomstick Bungle

As fans gathered in their cosy living rooms to tune in to the electrifying match, little did they know they were about to witness a confounding Quidditch conundrum. Midway through the game, a mysterious malfunction struck several broomsticks, causing them to come to a sudden halt mid-air! Our sources report that the perplexed broom riders were left hovering haplessly as the match continued around them.

A flabbergasted fan, who witnessed the spectacle, exclaimed, "Merlin's beard! One moment they were soaring through the sky, and the next, they were stuck like Bowtruckles on a branch!"

Whispers of Wickedness: A Magical Mystery Unravels

As the magical community wonders who—or what—could be responsible for this puzzling phenomenon, rumours of sabotage have started to circulate. Whispers of a rival team's mischief have reached our ears, while others suspect a darker force at work. Could this incident be connected to the ongoing war against You-Know-Who, or is it merely an elaborate prank?

The Enchanted Echo has also received an anonymous tip suggesting that a disgruntled broomstick engineer may have bewitched the broomsticks in an act of vengeance. The truth, it seems, is as elusive as a Golden Snitch.

A Magical Melée: The Great Broomstick Debate

This broomstick brouhaha has sparked fiery debates across the wizarding world. While some argue that this incident highlights the need for stricter broomstick regulations and inspections, others claim that it's merely a bizarre occurrence, an exceptional hiccup in an otherwise enchanting sport.

We invite our dear readers to weigh in on this magical mystery by sending us your thoughts, opinions, and any whispers you've heard through the Floo Network. Share your insights with The Enchanted Echo, and let's tackle this Quidditch quagmire together!

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Which Quidditch position is responsible for scoring goals?

Which legendary Quidditch player is known for their signature move, the Wronski Feint?

Name the four positions on a Quidditch team.

Which team holds the record for the most Quidditch League Cups?

As we soar through this bewitching world of broomsticks and Bludgers, remember to keep your eyes peeled for more magical mysteries, stirring scandals, and captivating tales hidden within the British wizarding society. The Enchanted Echo is always here to bring you the most enthralling stories from our mesmerising realm.

[ileftherbackhome]

Not only that but um pretty sure I remember reading a viral tumblr post once a decade ago that informed women of this, so how are you a DOCTOR and you don't know this?

I'm not trying to judge her, but did she just never leak on her clothes? Did she throw away clothes that got stained? Do you know how rich you would have to be to replace your panties everytime you got blod on them?

I'm just flabbergasted, how does a nearly 30 year old woman doctor not know this? How does this slip from common knowledge? I really thought everyone knew this growing up, I'm just so shocked over this. It's really rocked my brain, how do you not know how to get rid of blood stains as a woman?

I'm flabbergasted. Bamboozled. Flummoxed. Bewildered. Perplexed. Astonished.

[era4o4]

HOLY. FUCKING. FUCK. WHAYTHEFUCKWHATTHEFUCKWHATHEFUCK

IM FLABBERGASTED DISCOMBOBULATED BAMBOOZLED PERPLEXED AMAZED IN AWE IUNNNIUIUOMUMJOJRERJMOGSVRJOMVRZJOMRTSVJOMTJOMRTVSJJORTSGSMJJO

SPOILERS BELOW THE CUT

OK FIRST OF ALL. I LOVE HOW THRY WENT BATSHIT INSANE. I LOVE THE SPEAKERWOMAM STABBY STABBY

SECOND OF ALL. THE GIRLS ARE TOGETHER!!!!! THIS IS SO CUTE

THIRD OF ALL. I 100% APPROVE KF DUAL AND RED BEING FRIENDS. I wonder what the ENTHUSIAST of dual (@dual-plunger-enthusiast) thinks of this

FOURTH. MY BOY. MY CHILD. MY SKROMBLY. MY WIDDLE BWUTAL KIWWING MACHIWNE. HES COMKNG BACK SJJKNSNOUEUNSOWOSUJOOJSMOEKJMDJOMMDKJMDOMKMDK I AM EUPHORIC

Lastly. Here are the reversed TVvoicelines. It's a bit mismatched but deal with it

TTV At the end: Just wait...

TV to dual: Get out, Idiot.

Polycephalies pointing you out of the cage: Get out.

Polycephalies to Skibidi Buzzsaw Hybrid: [mostly unintelligible, this is my guess] What the hell?

Scientist TV: This remains confidential. (credit to @lensman-arms-race for saying this to me)

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