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dragonpatronus88 · 4 years ago

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The Avengers vs. Proust

The Avengers vs. Proust [Read on AO3]

I’m trying to wake my muse the hell up so I’ve forced my self to write something, anything and this is what came out.

Warnings: None really, some language

Genre: Humor, Vignette

Word Count: 4k

Summary: In this collection based on the famous Proust Questionnaire; Earth’s mightiest heroes wax philosophic about virtue, ponder politics and wonder whether watching the last season of Game of Thrones is truly the lowest depth of misery.

Do not copy, rewrite, translate or post my work anywhere. No permission given to copy, translate, rewrite or post my work.

Reblogging is always welcomed.

Falcon

What is your greatest Achievement?

Becoming an Avenger.

What is your greatest fear?

Closed loops of unlearned lessons.

What is your current state of mind?

Ready.

What is your greatest regret?

Not investing in Microsoft in 86'. But I was 6 and broke so...

What is your idea of perfect happiness?

Sunday dinner.

What do you consider the most overrated virtue?

I'm a preacher's kid so my official answer is "None".

What is it that you most dislike?

Backsies.

What is your greatest extravagance?

The time I talked Thor into going to Mars to get all six Rovers so I could use the scrap metal for....reasons. Yes, NASA did find out. Yes, I gave them back.

Who is your hero of fiction?

Pip (Great Expectations) and John Grimes (Go Tell it on The Mountain)

Who are your heroes of real life?

People who never scuff their shoes. Bless.

What is your most marked characteristic?

I think that's for others to say.

If you could change one thing about yourself what would it be?

I'd have a perfect permanent lineup.

What do you most dislike about your appearance?

At the moment, nothing- in a couple weeks or so however, when my current lineup is no longer on point....

Which quality do you most like in a man?

Humor, reliability, decency.

Which quality do you most like in a woman?

Authenticity, humor and powerful thighs.

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?

Brand new sneakers that get scuffed the same day.

What trait do you most deplore in others?

Thoughtlessness or the aversion to thinking things through to conclusion.

What trait do you most deplore in yourself?

Naïveté.

Which living person do you most despise?

Whoever it was at HBO that saw the last season of Game of Thrones before the public did and let it air anyway.

Which living person do you most admire?

Anyone who makes the decision to lean into grace.

What is your most treasured possession?

My wings.

What is your favorite journey?

Any flight home.

When and where were you happiest?

The moment before NASA called me about the Rover.

Which talent would you most like to have?

If I could drop a hot sixteen off the top... I might have to leave this hero life alone and just start doing features.

On what occasion do you lie?

Whenever its Thor's turn to cook for the team.

If you were to die and come back as any person or thing, what do you think it would it be?

A robin.

Who are your favorite writers?

Christopher Priest, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Aaron McGruder, James Baldwin, Maya Angelou, Lorraine Hansberry

Which historical figure do you most identify with?

Senator John Lewis, getting into good trouble is the only trouble that's worth it.

Who or what is the greatest love of your life?

My Mom's cooking.

What are your favorite names?

Darlene, Sarah, Monica, Paul & Clarence.

Which words or phrases do you most overuse?

"You know what I'm sayin?" or "Ya feel me?" I just need to know you get it is all.

Where would you most like to live?

Anywhere except Pleasant Hill.

Which trait do you most value in friends?

The inability to finish their fries without my help.

How would you like to die?

In service.

What is your motto?

"Each one, teach one."

Author’s Notes: I gotta say, my favorite version of Sam is actually from Avengers Assembled. I'm only just beginning in earnest to read comics and haven't encountered him nearly enough to really get into the meat of him, so much like my take on Hawkeye my characterization of Sam is pulled from animation and fics. And as far as movies, well... The MCU kinda made Falcon into a 'Lawful Good' water biscuit. I hope they do right by him in his and Bucky's Disney+ show. Anyhow, here's hoping I nailed Falcon!

To read the rest of the Avengers’ questionnaires click HERE

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ao3feed-kyman · 5 years ago

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North vs. South

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/2zkf5rV

by Daniel_Monroe

Two towns influenced by Hip Hop and now after a brief number of diss tracks and a life threatening event causes to spark a war between them.

Words: 44149, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: South Park

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death, Underage

Categories: F/M

Characters: Kyle Broflovski, Wendy Testaburger, Token Black, Leopold "Butters" Stotch, Trent Boyett, Christophe "The Mole" DeLorne, Daniel Monroe, Danielle Monroe, Goth Kids (South Park), Damien Thorn (South Park), Philip "Pip" Pirrip (South Park), Craig Tucker, Tweek Tweak, Eric Cartman, Stan Marsh, Kenny McCormick

Relationships: Craig Tucker/Tweek Tweak, Eric Cartman/Kenny McCormick, Kyle Broflovski/Eric Cartman, Phillip "Pip" Pirrip/Damien Thorn, Danielle Monroe/Daniel Monroe, Daniel Monroe/Trent Boyett, Eric Cartman/ Principal PC, Kyle Broflovski/Stan Marsh

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/2zkf5rV

#Kyman #IFTTT #ao3feed #fanfic

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ao3feed-style · 5 years ago

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North vs. South

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/2zkf5rV

by Daniel_Monroe

Two towns influenced by Hip Hop and now after a brief number of diss tracks and a life threatening event causes to spark a war between them.

Words: 44149, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: South Park

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death, Underage

Categories: F/M

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/2zkf5rV

#stan x kyle #kyle x stan #south park style #south park #fan fiction #ao3feed

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ao3feed-creek · 5 years ago

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North vs. South

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/2zkf5rV

by Daniel_Monroe

Two towns influenced by Hip Hop and now after a brief number of diss tracks and a life threatening event causes to spark a war between them.

Words: 44149, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: South Park

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death, Underage

Categories: F/M

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/2zkf5rV

#Tweek x Craig #Craig x Tweek #IFTTT #ao3feed #fanfic

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popwasabi · 6 years ago

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My MCU Phase 4 Wishlist

So, over a decade and 23 fucking films later an era of Marvel’s Cinematic Universe has finally concluded with “Spider-man: Far From Home” premiering last week.

It’s still staggering just how robust this franchise is considering in just eleven years’ time it already has amassed nearly as many films as the James Bond franchise and is arguably a more bankable series at this point than “Star Wars.” Though it’s not a perfect series by any stretch its success is nonetheless tied to its consistent, often magnetic charm and grand action set pieces and Phase 3 showed that it was even capable of some complex and nuanced growth. The third phase tackled deeper more emotional issues for our favorite super heroes while also giving many of its directors more free reign to do as they please with their scripts. Not always perfectly but it was more often than not hugely successful at reaching audiences on a personal level.

(Sometimes with mixed results...)

But as much as “Endgame” was a near perfect sendoff for this franchise, The Mouse isn’t done by any stretch with churning these films out seemingly until the end of time, so with that mind where should Disney go from here since it looks like the franchise will continue on indefinitely?

There’s a lot of ways to envision success for the MCU, and some wheels are already in motion between next year’s “Eternals” and Disney+’s streaming MCU shows but what would it really take for this series to get to the next level? Well this writer has some ideas and is more than happy to share a few of them.

Make the Villains More Prominent (and stop killing them off!)

Less so in Phase 3 but consistently throughout most of the series has been a total lack in quality villain performances and story-telling. Whether they are generic mustache-twirlers, essentially dark mirrors of the hero or just plain half-baked characters, the MCU has really done a disservice to its robust catalogue of rogues by often wasting the talents of great actors and actresses all to just check a box in a super hero script.

And on top of that they are consistently dead by the end of each film giving them no chance for growth in a sequel. I mean it’s not like we haven’t seen that work before right?

(Case in point)

For phase 4, especially in the wake of two thirds of the Marvel’s Holy Trinity out of the picture, villains should take center stage now more than ever. The heroes of this newer, younger and developing Avengers are probably not ready for the responsibility of protecting the world and the universe as evidenced by the near catastrophic mess Spider-man commits in “Far From Home” and to have the villains of this next phase take advantage of that would be a smart move.

These villains need to be prominent, larger than life and command a nuance to them that much of the older films did not have. A character like Norman Osborn for instance could step in to fill the power vacuum left behind by Stark’s shadow as the new tech futurist of Earth but of course without the responsibility and good intentions of Iron Man. Doctor Doom could be a counter to Black Panther’s Wakanda as a polar opposite of nations in Latveria. And bringing on a character like Mephisto could further expand the mystical side of the MCU that started to be explored in “Dr. Strange.”

(But seriously, Marvel Studios, if I don’t get Toby Stephens as Norman Osborn I will riot...)

Either way, these villains need to carry on for more than one film for a change. Only Thanos, Vulture and Loki have managed to get past their first movies but if Phase 4 is going to be more distinctive it needs to have these villains come together in some way, perhaps even a *gasp* team-up! Having the villains form a super team to fight a younger more inexperienced Avengers could provide for some great drama and welcome change to the usual “fight an army of nameless goons, aliens and/or robots” of the previous era.

In any case, Kevin Feige and The Mouse need to have their sights set on truly developing these villains beyond just simple one-offs and into fully fleshed out characters that can continue to be trouble for our heroes across the series.

Expand the Cosmic Spectrum of the MCU

The MCU is a science fiction series, if that didn’t already occur to you before, what with it’s iron-suited heroes, super soldiers and in these last two phases space aliens. With the latter the next phase really needs to lean into this and all its possibilities.

There’s a wealth of characters and worlds to explore on the cosmic level of Marvel Comics that not just the Guardians of the Galaxy can be a part of and Disney would be smart to bring even more properties into this real estate of the MCU.

It should namely start with Adam Warlock who was teased in the mid-credits scene of “Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2.” Warlock has long been a favorite character of mind, dating back to reading my dad’s old copies of the Infinity Gauntlet and Infinity Watch. He’s a charismatic character who effectively blends both the cosmic and mystical side of the Marvel Universe together that can lead to a wealth of possibilities across the new MCU. Who should play him is purely subjective at this point but I can tell you right now Zach Efron isn’t even my fourth choice on that particular ladder.

(Maaaaaybe?)

With the Fox deal, Disney also has the option to bring Silver Surfer and Galactus into the mix which they absolutely should at some point. Beta Ray Bill is also said to be making his debut in “Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3” who can take over for Thor as Chris Hemsworth will eventually move on from the franchise at some point. Guardians will eventually need to retire too of course which opens up the possibility for the Infinity Watch with characters like Moon Dragon, Maxam and Pip the Troll and don’t tell me any of them wouldn’t work on the big screen. If Rocket Racoon can be a fan favorite Moon Dragon, Pip and Maxam can definitely make it too.

Either way the Marvel Universe is big fucking place and Disney would be dumb to not explore more of it for future franchises.

Make better Original Scores

Johan Goransson’s Oscar win for Best Original Score for his work on “Black Panther” was a watershed moment for this franchise because it showed how super hero music can still be relevant. Imagine Christopher Reeve’s “Superman” without John Williams theme music or Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight” without Hans Zimmer’s prominent percussion echoing the legend of Batman. Its not nearly as memorable and I feel the MCU has largely short-changed itself by not putting a higher emphasis on original scores during its decade-long run.

(*Bwaaaaaam BWAAAAAAAAAMMMM* I can hear this gif)

Phase 3 has definitely done a better job with this of course, Michael Giacchino’s work on Spider-man is solid, Alan Silvestri’s return to Avengers especially the “Portals” scene is epic as hell and again Goransson’s score is part of the reason we knew exactly what was coming next when Cap said “I know somewhere” before we even saw an image of Wakanda. But Phase 4, in my opinion, needs to make this more important as we introduce new characters.

Music has a way of echoing memories and ideas that we’ll immediately associate with an event or in this case a character and with the MCU heading into uncharted territory with what’s looks like even more unique characters, adding memorable music will help audiences identify with them. A catchy tune can go a long way to making a good scene greater just ask the binary sunset in “A New Hope” and it can make a character truly standout.

Imagine the next Avenger’s films if you will as all these new heroes come together on screen all their theme music coming together to culminate in one epic version of the Avengers suite. It will be glorious if done right and the MCU needs to make this happen with inventive composers and film scores in Phase 4.

Save the X-Men for Phase 5

I know with the Fox deal and the whimpering flameout of “Dark Phoenix” fans are clamoring to see what Disney and Marvel Studios can do to bring in everyone’s favorite team of mutants but I say “hold up.”

As much as I would love to see a (hopefully) more faithful rendition of the X-Men I think we need a breather from Professor X, Cyclops, Beast and especially Wolverine. The X-Men franchise has been going on for over two decades and as much as we would all like to see these mutants get some much needed redemption after “Apocalypse” and “Dark Phoenix” I think general audiences need a breather. Yes, The MCU brought in Spider-man barely two years after the “Amazing” franchise which flamed out badly as well but Spider-man, even by its franchise standards, had a considerably smaller catalogue left behind when he made his debut in “Civil War.”

I think teasing the reappearance of the X-Men in Phase 4 is probably fine. Maybe dropping clues on the existence of mutants, maybe mentioning an alternate universe they come from because chances are their backstory will be retconned but either way the X-Men should be left on the backburner for Phase 4.

(Deadpool though? Keep’em coming.)

Make Phase 5 all about the emergence of mutants, build them up as a great new team for the MCU and perhaps even pit them against the Avengers down the road. Either way, let the X-Men have a break for now. They need it after what Fox did to them.

Bring in Diverse New Heroes

Oh, here comes that dreaded word that makes the slimiest denizens of the internet overreact and proclaim they’re not the “oversensitive” ones (in all CAPs of course).

The MCU had its fun with its main cast of primarily white Marvel staples over the past decade and if they’re going to show that they have new ideas and new stories to tell it should begin by bringing in browner heroes.

“Black Panther” was largely a breath of fresh air for the franchise because it told a very personal and relatable story to the society we live, primarily on the struggles of being a minority. The story wasn’t a simple good vs evil tale or nonspecific theme about family and love but of something deeply wrong in the world and it’s the reason it resonated as much it did.

The MCU is already making way for its first Asian American hero in Shang Chi, which is a good start but it shouldn’t end there either. Diverse heroes should be its next flagship for the new era of the MCU. Bring in Amadeus Cho, Ms. Marvel, and hell start teasing Miles Morales.

(And don’t give me that bullshit that black Spider-man can’t appeal to mass audiences...)

I can already hear the idiots shouting at the screen right now about “white erasure” or some other bull shit about reverse racism and/or forced diversity. First of all, these people would bitch about diversity no matter what way it was brought in. If a hero is turned from white to brown it’s “Why can’t they bring in a new brown hero?” If they bring in a new brown hero it’s “Why are they bringing in a new brown hero? No one cares.” And if people do care it’s “Forced diversity.” All I have to say to you people is you keep shifting around the goal posts so much to the point that it makes me wonder what you are actually angry about?

The MCU needs brand new blood and given that it again made a talking Raccoon a fan favorite there’s nothing that tells me this is a bad time to bring in more brown heroes from Marvel’s lesser known catalog. It isn’t that I or even other minority fans hate white heroes (I wrote an entire article on how much I love the MCU’s Captain America afterall) but for the sake of showing that these diverse heroes matter and giving them a chance to shine on the big screen this is needed. It wasn’t long ago that barely anybody knew who Black Panther was, now you have folks throwing up “Wakanda Forever” signs on their Instagram and social media and reading his graphic novels. So, open your mind up a bit and stop being a child about “forced diversity.” Thor was still epic as hell when he brought down Storm Breaker in “Infinity War,” Captain America still inspires patriotism in even the most cynical of souls and Iron Man saved the universe with a snap of his fingers. Your white heroes (and fragility) stories will survive a little spice in this franchise.

How the MCU truly proceeds from here will be interesting. There are already projects in motion of course and fans should probably be excited for it regardless of what I have written here but I do truly hope a lot of these happen in Phase 4. Marvel needs better more consistent villains going forward, the cosmic side of the comics deserves more exploration, better soundtracks will make these movies better, the X-Men need a break, and after 23 movies we could stand add a few more brown people to the mix.

Hopefully The Mouse is listening…

“Huhah! I own all future box office revenue regardless anyways, you peasants. Huhah!”

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tabloidtoc · 6 years ago

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Us, March 18

Cover: Luke Perry Gone Too Soon

Page 2: Red Carpet -- Monique Lhuillier -- Emmy Rossum, Keri Russell, Isla Fisher, Ashley Madekwe

Page 3: Linda Cardellini, Kaley Cuoco, Regina King, Elisabeth Moss

Page 4: Who Wore It Best -- Hailee Steinfeld vs. Lupita Nyong’o, Kate Walsh vs. Shay Mitchell, Gina Rodriguez vs. Amy Ryan

Page 6: Ivanka Trump vs. Marisa Tomei vs. Kirsten Dunst

Page 8: Thandie Newton vs. Irina Shayk vs. Amanda Peet vs. Clemence Poesy

Page 10: Loose Talk -- Sophie Turner on her costar Maisie Williams, Kelly Ripa on answering Andy Cohen’s FaceTime naked, Katy Perry on her proposal from Orlando Bloom, Idris Elba on DJing at Prince Harry’s wedding, Mila Kunis on Ashton Kutcher bringing home parakeets instead of lovebirds

Page 13: Contents

Page 14: Hot Pics -- Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

Page 15: Kate Middleton and Prince William

Page 16: Hugh Jackman, Bella and Gigi Hadid, Angelina Jolie with all 6 of her kids

Page 17: Yara Shahidi, Kevin and Joe and Nick Jonas

Page 18: Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger

Page 19: John David Duggar and wife Abbie, Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard

Page 20: Karlie Kloss, Whitney Port, John Legend and son Miles

Page 21: Matthew McConaughey with mom Kay and wife Camila Alves and three kids

Page 22: Puppy Love -- Glenn Close with Pip, Julia Roberts, Kate Mara and Jamie Bell with Lucius and Bruno

Page 23: Ireland Baldwin, Please adopt don’t shop

Page 24: Working Out -- LeBron James, Kat Graham, Lorde

Page 25: Justin Bieber, Kendra Wilkinson, Brooke Burke

Page 26: Stars on Set -- Jude Law in The New Pope, Drew Barrymore, Sienna Miller and Russell Crowe as Roger Ailes and his wife Beth

Page 27: Jason Mewes and Dominic Burns, Jason Lee, Kevin Smith

Page 30: These Stars Got Their Starts on Reality TV -- Kesha, Lady Gaga, Jon Hamm

Page 31: Lucy Hale, Cameran Eubanks, Jamie Chung

Page 32: Stars They’re Just Like Us -- Nikki Reed, Ben Affleck

Page 33: Gwen Stefani, Olivia Munn

Page 34: Love Lives -- Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost talking marriage

Page 35: Courteney Cox and Johnny McDaid brought closer by music, how Cobie Smulders and Taran Killam met, the secret to Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance’s marriage

Page 36: Ellen Pompeo and Chris Ivery are each other’s biggest cheerleaders, Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis are both really social people, David and Jessica Oyelowo go big for date night

Page 37: Pete Davidson and Kate Beckinsale have great chemistry

Page 38: Bradley Cooper has moved on from the chemistry of A Star Is Born but Lady Gaga has a harder time letting go

Page 39: Khloe Kardashian and Kylie Jenner’s revenge on Jordyn Woods for cheating with Tristan Thompson, Amanda Bynes seeking help

Page 40: Nikki Bella and John Cena both moving on, Stars caught embarrassing their kids -- Jennifer Garner, Kourtney Kardashian, Jay-Z and Beyonce, David Beckham, Barack and Michelle Obama

Page 41: Kristin Cavallari and Jay Cutler’s new normal, VIP Scene -- Olivia Palermo, Emma Roberts, Amanda Seyfried, Ed Westwick, Krysten Ritter, Alex Rodriguez, Carlos Santana, Johnny Galecki, Marisa Tomei

Page 42: What’s In My Bag -- Sheinelle Jones

Page 44: Cover Story -- Luke Perry gone too soon

Page 50: Inside the Bachelor Colton Underwood’s heartbreaking choice

Page 54: Royal families from around the globe -- The Windsors, House of Wangchuck in Bhutan

Page 55: House of Bernadotte in Sweden, House of Arigbabuowo in Nigeria, House of Hanover in Germany

Page 56: House of Hashemites in Jordan, House of Glucksburg in Greece and Denmark, House of Grimaldi in Monaco

Page 57: House of Austria-Este in Belgium, Eligible Bachelors -- Jean-Christophe Prince Napleon, Crown Prince Hussein, Louis Spencer Viscount Althorp, Prince Abdul Mateen

Page 58: Style -- Sophie Turner and Priyanka Chopra Jonas

Page 60: Beauty -- Tessa Thompson, Nina Dobrev, Lucy Boynton, Laura Harrier, Kate Bosworth, Brie Larson

Page 62: Mark-Paul Gosselaar on The Passage

Page 65: Cruel Intentions turns 20, the Buzzzz-o-Meter -- Katy Perry, Kate Middleton, Lauren Conrad, Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian

Page 70: Fashion Police -- Rita Ora, Zoe Kravitz, Tommy Hilfiger

Page 71: Tessa Thompson, Riley Keough, Maya Rudolph

Page 72: 25 Things You Don’t Know About Me -- Lauren Cohan

#tabloid #luke perry #prince harry #duchess meghan #meghan markle

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silver--scar · 6 months ago

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Unstoppable force vs immovable object but it's Damien testing how long he can mess with Pocket at the table before he cracks, but Pocket is too polite to notice that Damien is doing it on purpose.

"Pocket, if I do anything wrong, will you let me know? Like what you did with Pip back then when you taught him how to be a gentleman?"

"But of course! Now, as I was saying, Estella suddenly wallops Gregory on the head with a big ol' log, and I will break away from the table, Damien, to tell you that we don't put our feet on the table."

"Oh, my bad."

"Not at all, I'm sure! Anyways, Christophe comes along after witnessing the whole thing, spouting a bunch of French that I didn't quite pick up on, and I will break away from the table to tell you that we don't rest our elbows on the table either."

"Right, sorry."

"Not at all, I'm sure! Now, back to the story, Christophe is obviously threatening Estella at this point and waving his shovel around, and she clearly doesn't approve of this. And once more I will break away from the table to say that we don't light the flowers on fire."

"Oops, my mistake."

"Not at all, I'm sure!"

Rinse and repeat.

Please don't tell me this has been done already

#south park #just spouting nonsense #damien thorn #herbert pocket #south park damien #south park pocket #sp damien #sp pocket

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sp-the-list-tournament · 5 months ago

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TCBT24 Contestants

In addition to the boys from the original list (see: Google Form listing the boys already entered into the contest), these will be this year's contestants:

Scott Malkinson

Pete Thelman (Goth)

Phillip "Pip" Pirrup

Damien Thorn

Kevin McCormick

Christophe DeLorne

Gregory

Michael (Goth)

Mike "Vampir" Makowski

David Rodriguez

Nathan

DogPoo Petuski

Scott Tenorman

Mimsy

Gary Harrison

Spencer Hollis

This is ordered by popularity of the applications of the Google Form, followed by the descending order of votes from the succeeding poll.

The bracket will be organised with the two sets (canon list and new competitors) paralleling one another. (E.g. No.16 v No.1, No.2 vs No.15, etc.)

The complete bracket will be posted soon.

#tcbt24 #pre tournament #character lineup

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hemlockdumpling · 7 years ago

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South Park 2017 Advent Calendar ~ Day 5 HONOURABLE MENTION *SPOILERS*

Every five days during my South Park Advent Calendar, I will do little honourable mention lists for extra special stuff outside of the Episode Countdown. Today will be 10 Characters I Want To See Return To The Show. They have to be alive (sadly, no Pip) AND have not had a talking role in at least two Seasons. Doesn't matter if they have a slim chance in returning or not. Here we go.

10 Characters I Want To See Return To South Park

1. JESUS

First Seen: "The Spirit of Christmas: Jesus vs Frosty" Last Seen: "A Scause For Applause" (Season 16)

Founder of Christianity and member of Super Best Friends, Jesus made regular appearances in the early days of South Park, from the pilot special where he fought Frosty the Snowman to various episodes like "Damien, Big Gay Al's Big Gay Boat Ride, The Mexican Staring Frog of Southern Sri Lanka, Mr Hanky's Christmas Classics," and "Are You There, God? It's Me, Jesus." As the seasons rolled on, he was seen less frequently, though his more prominent roles were in "Super Best Friends" (S5,) "Red Sleigh Down" (S6,) "Fantastic Easter Special" (S11,) and the "200/201" two-parter. His last two appearances in Season 16 ~ "Butterballs" and "A Scause For Applause" ~ were a little more negative and even mean spirited, so it would be nice, given all the hysteria and confusion in later storylines, for a voice of reason from the past to return to help out. His positivity and generally chill attitude makes for a calming presence when things get bad. Jesus returns in The Fractured But Whole to bless you no matter what you believe in, so let's get that cool Jesus back, please? You have to wonder, though, is Jesus n' Pals still running or is Jesus a Full-Time SBF?

2. BOOK MOBILE DRIVER

First and Last Seen: "Chickenlover" (Season 2)

As a book lover and library assistant, I honestly liked the Book Mobile Driver from Season 2's "Chickenlover." I'm aware that drawing younger readers in to embracing "the magic of reading" is very difficult. Many kids do love their local libraries, something that warms my heart, and the honesty of the South Park boys in this episode, that reading is dumb and boring? It's not a bad thing because it reflects societal issues and what turns away some kids from this pursuit. I still get a giggle out the way the Book Mobile Driver presents himself to the children in this episode because I get it. I get that magic of reading because it's something I love and feel very passionate about. The chicken "loving" thing? Not so much. Libraries do not condone Chickenlover and his chicken loving ways. Definitely not. (South Park really does make me say the darnedest things.) His encouragement towards getting Barbrady to take up reading is endearing and positive, even if the way he goes about it is less than ideal. *sigh* There's really two problems with the Book Mobile Driver returning. The first is that it's never really confirmed whether Chickenlover is still alive or not. Some fans believe the nightstick blow to the head from Officer Barbrady actually killed him at the end of the episode, whereas others propose he's still alive, just knocked out. In fact, there's a very similar looking character seen in "Cartoon Wars, Part 1" running across the Community Centre, albeit with a slight difference to hairstyle. Could this be a released Book Mobile Driver, starting a new life? Secondly, his criminal record. The people of South Park will remember what he did, which would get in the way of any potential story line surrounding the role books, libraries and bookstores play in today's society. Unless we get a similar character in a literacy promoting role? A shame since that's something I would like to see.

3. THE COTSWOLDS

First Seen: "Hooked On Monkey Fonics" (S3) Last Seen: "Hooked On Monkey Fonics" (Rebecca) / "Imaginationland" (Mark)

Bless this Episode for giving us the Cotswolds. Two home-schooled siblings take part in a Spelling Bee with the South Park elementary students, not only winning, but Mark in particular becomes curious of public school, begging his parents to attend and "be like other kids." His sister, Rebecca, a Spelling Champion with the cutest mannerisms, still prefers her life the way it is...until Kyle encourages her, hoping to take her to the school dance. Aside from the way Rebecca is treated in the later stages of the episode, with some rather unfortunate shaming implications, this was a sweet little episode that made me hope the two would return in the future. Unfortunately, Rebecca has never been seen again since her debut and her brother Mark has been seen on at least three other occasions as a background character ("Professor Chaos" as a potential Fourth Friend," "The Death Camp of Tolerance" and even as late as Season 11 in "Imaginationland" at Cartman's party.) Perhaps Mark stayed on at public school like he said, while Rebecca returned to Homeschooling. We can only wish.

4. NURSE GOODLY

First Seen: "Cartman's Mom is Still a Dirty Sl*t" (S2)

When South Park nurses come to mind, the first one that fans may recall is Nurse Gollum, but there is one other that appeared early on that caught my attention and I would love to see again. Nurse Goodly, a nurse at Hells Pass Hospital. One of few red-haired characters in South Park (Red Heads represent,) she works hard at her job and offers support to the boys during the blizzard when things take a turn for the worst. Outside of her first appearance, Nurse Goodly also performs her duties in South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (with prosthetic arms) and during a dream sequence in "Cartman Joins NAMBLA." For the short time she appears in the show, I really thought she was Boss in her profession and it would be nice to see her return.

5. BRADLEY

First and Last Seen: "Cartman Sucks" (S11)

For the second time on this list, bless this soul. Bradley was Butters' "Acountibilibuddy" at Camp New Grace in "Cartman Sucks." In a camp dedicated to "praying the gay away," this poor boy is tormented, told his thoughts and curiosity about other boys is unnatural and wrong. The pressure is too much and he attempts to take his own life, only to be slowly talked back down by Butters. Sweetly enough, Bradley is seen in the Season 17 opening, fishing off a bridge, but it would be nice to catch up with him and see if him and Butters kept in touch after they left camp.

6. CHEF'S PARENTS ~ THOMAS AND NELLE MCELROY

First Seen: "The Succubus" (S3) Last Seen: "Red Sleigh Down" (S6)

Do I really have to spell out why I love these two? Really? Okay. They live in Scotland (Scotland represent) and their stories about the Loch Ness Monster hounding them for money is the absolute best. It's another one of those Early Day South Park memories I have, but it makes them all the more memorable. They seemed like a sweet married couple, returning in "The Biggest Douche in the Universe" to help out Cartman. Mr and Mrs McElroy are last seen in "Red Sleigh Down" back in Season 6, but are strangely absent at Chef's funeral later. Perhaps with Chef's absence from the show, they are very unlikely to return, but it would be nice to hear one of those Loch Ness stories again. This Scottish fan would love that.

7. MICKEY MOUSE

First Appearance: "Imaginationland" (Season 11) ~ Uncut DVD version Last Appearance: "Obama Wins!" (S16)

Yes, we're talking THAT Mickey Mouse. Anyone ever talked a little like Mickey, but said stuff that the Keyblade Master King would NEVER say? That's South Park Mickey for you. As the real head of Disney, Mr Mouse markets the boy band, the Jonas Brothers, to little girls, pushing the hot boy band angle with all the sexiness you'd expect, but get the band to promote Purity Rings so they don't get caught doing it and face a PR disaster. That make sense? Okay. Listening to the voice of Mickey saying all this kind of stuff, anything that isn't U rated, is always going to sound hilarious and him being the Big Bad is just funny stuff all around. He remains on the dark side in the two parter "200/201" as well as "Obama Wins!", still being money hungry and foul mouthed as ever. Can we get him back, please?

8. THOMAS

First and Last Seen: "Le Petit Tourette" (Season 11)

What is it with these one-shot characters? In "Le Petit Tourette," Thomas is a boy who lives with Tourette's Syndrome, mortified every time he is in public because he feels he embarrasses himself and his mother. He was the heart of this episode, showing that for someone like Cartman who fakes having the condition only to blurt out obscenities without punishment, seeing it as a "Golden Ticket," there are people out there who struggle with the condition, who face ridicule and hardships every day. Thomas, in particular, opens up to Kyle about his life, that he fears going out in public, considers himself the cause of his parents separating and that he feels his mother would be happier without him. It is this emotional core to the episode that gives it something a little extra, which is why Thomas ~ for me ~ is a fondly remembered character, and one I would love to see return. Perhaps Thomas and Craig did hang out once or twice and stay friends? Maybe Kyle still talks to him after the episode's end?

9. THE MOLE

First Seen: "South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut" Last Seen: "Two Guys Naked In A Hot Tub" (S3)

How shameful to admit I almost forgot about Christophe. I was close to putting Corey from "Informative Murder Porn" on the list, a similar character with a secret agenda, when I remembered the Golden Rule of the Movie. Everyone that died came back. Thus, everyone's favourite undercover, cursing Mole enters. With a heavy French accent, Christophe ~ aka "The Mole" ~ assists the boys in sneaking into the USO show to rescue Terrance and Phillip, only for things to go horribly wrong. For the short time he graces our screens, he made an impression, one that still lasts. He got a sneaky cameo in Season 3's "Two Guys Naked In A Hot Tub," reminding us he's still around, so maybe he's long overdue another cameo or three?

10. DAMIEN THORN

First Seen: "Damien" (Season 1) Last Seen: "Oh, Jeez" (Season 20) / Last Talking Role ~ The Stick of Truth"

Wow. This takes me back. Though Damien is seen as late as Season 20 ("Oh, Jeez,") his last talking role to memory seems to be in The Stick Of Truth if the New Kid finds him in the Cinema. Other than being an unlockable character in South Park Rally, Damien is only heard in his first ever episode, "Damien" in Season 1. The Son Of Satan is seen in the background often and was even a potential candidate to be the Fourth Friend to replace Kenny in Season 6, though he lost to Tweek. Maybe it's the nostalgia talking, but it's another fondly remembered episode from the early days, whether it's the high-pitched voice cursing eternal damnation that Matt Stone gives him or that ominous chanting, he's someone I always hoped would get another chance to shine, even if in a minor role. Sadly, with Pip gone, he will have to try and find new friends again. Maybe a new episode with Damien and Satan, life as father and son? Try not to turn your new friends into fireworks?

Hope you liked my list. Who would you like to see return to South Park?

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ao3feed-creek · 6 years ago

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Revenant Souls

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by Myukamo_Kunazu

You'd think it'd start off fast, getting everywhere. The only sign of anything wrong was the cold flying around and the more recent bar fights. Kenny found himself wishing he could go back in time and redo everything.

He hated the eyes that followed his movements as if they were grand. And he hated the eyes that stared full of concern. Most of all though, he hates the eyes he holds.

He regrets not linking the pieces fast enough, it is hard to link things though, when the dead rise.

Words: 3244, Chapters: 1/15, Language: English

Fandoms: South Park

Rating: Not Rated

Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence

Categories: M/M

Characters: Kenny McCormick, Karen McCormick, Kevin McCormick, Craig Tucker, Tricia Tucker, Kyle Broflovski, Ike Broflovski, Stan Marsh, Christophe "The Mole" DeLorne, Gregory of Yardale, Wendy Testaburger, Eric Cartman, Leopold "Butters" Stotch, Tweek Tweak, Token Black, Damien Thorn, Phillip "Pip" Pirrip (South Park)

Relationships: Kenny McCormick/Craig Tucker, Craig Tucker/Tweek Tweak

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Zombie Apocalypse, Underage Drinking, Underage Drug Use, Work In Progress, Surviving Boredem vs. Surviving Zombies

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vernicle · 8 years ago

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Florida PIP Confusion

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The drivers of the state of Florida right now are so baffled and rightfully so. There has been a bitter battle, insurance policies firm and insurance policies firm vs. insurance policies firm and clinical industry experts vs. clinical industry experts and Lawyers vs. Law firm and insurance policies firm... and verses and verses. All this, even though the very poor driving general public of Florida is caught in the center and is helpless and most clueless of what is happening.

To get started allows locate out just what the heck is PIP.

The Essentials

To start with states are frequently damaged up into two types, Tort States and PIP States. If you are living in a Tort state items are a bit much less sophisticated and easier to fully grasp. In a nutshell if you are in a vehicle incident and you are "At Fault" then you are dependable for the injuries of other people. You will be sued for all, injuries to the other drivers, travellers and any property destruction that you induced.

In a tort state it is unquestionably needed that you have legal responsibility insurance policies to pay for this sort of damages and most states have a requirement of minimum amount legal responsibility this sort of as twenty five/50/twenty five. To translate that is $twenty five,000 for Bodily Injuries you do to a person person in and incident, $50,000 Whole per incident for Bodily Injuries and $twenty five,000 for Residence Problems.

PIP States, out of fifty states at a person time there was 38 states that were being PIP States, nowadays there are twelve er no, eleven er no powerful January one, when Florida "re-gets" a PIP Condition twelve all over again.

What is PIP

Frankly, PIP is a whole lot far more sophisticated than a tort. Why? To start with every state employs a different degree of PIP. In buy to explain PIP we need to have to explain "PURE PIP", which no state employs.

In a "Pure PIP" environment in any incident every person would acquire care of ALL their personal injuries and a regulation accommodate versus the other social gathering would be prohibited by regulation. Consequently, PIP is also recognized as "No Fault". Theoretically every person would purchase their personal coverage to pay for their injuries in its place of suing the AT FAULT person. Hmmm, no lawsuits, you can imagine how attorneys would truly feel about that. That is just a person disadvantage the 2nd is how a great deal protection every person must have beneath a "PURE PIP" environment. Due to the fact of this the remaining handful of PIP states have various degrees of PIP.

Florida PIP

In 1971 Florida legislators passed the PIP regulation and no extended was it required to secure legal responsibility insurance policies but at that time only a person protection was needed to sign up your motor vehicle. PIP.

The Florida variation of PIP every single citizen of the state of Florida would purchase this protection and have a "bag of income" of $ten,000 to acquire care of them selves for injuries resulting from "any" auto incident. Your protection will pay no subject who was at fault.

The issues with this regulation were being speedy. To start with it contradicted the Florida obligation regulation which in brief states that when a driver is included in an incident that requires bodily injuries or property damages to an extent that an auto is disabled you need to demonstrate you have legal responsibility limits of ten/twenty/ten or $30,000 of merged legal responsibility.

The 2nd trouble was the regulation did not address any "Residence Problems" finished by the at fault driver. That was remedied a couple decades following with the addition of $ten,000 of required property destruction legal responsibility staying extra to the demands to sign up your vehicle.

Yet another trouble was that of "Tort Immunity" or "Tort Exemption". The trouble, no a person seriously understood it.

Tort What?

"Tort Immunity" also recognized as "Tort Exemption" is what PIP is all about. If you remember beneath "PURE PIP" you may perhaps not sue the at fault social gathering, that is Tort Immunity. As we also talked about every state has various degrees of PIP and also various degrees of "Tort Immunity" In buy differ the tort immunity every state need to determine the restrict of the immunity. States have possibly a Economic "Threshold" or Verbal "Threshold". For example a person may perhaps not sue the other at fault person until eventually their clinical payments exceed $50,000, this would be a example of a Economic or Dollar Threshold.

Florida has a "Verbal Threshold" whilst every person is dependable for the to start with $ten,000 of their personal injuries irrespective who is at fault, you can sue the "At Fault" driver for any economic damages you incur about the to start with $ten,000 but, you will NOT be in a position to sue for any "non economic" injuries (this sort of as Agony and Struggling) except if you "pierce" a threshold and this is Florida's extent of "Tort Immunity"

What were being the issues with PIP?

The spirit of PIP was fairly noble, in its place of suing all people for tiny accidents the PIP protection would go over "most" clinical expenditures, loss of perform and even some residence chores you were being not in a position to do mainly because of the incident. As a result there would be a reduction in lawsuits.

Nicely, whilst noble the regulation just about right away extra an new level of litigation and/or negotiation, that is identifying no matter whether a threshold had been crossed. The Florida verbal thresholds are : one. Loss of a bodily perform two. Long term injuries three. "Important" scaring and four. Demise.

Demise is the best threshold to determine, if a person is continue to respiratory then certainly the threshold has not been crossed and the person can not sue for "non economic" injuries this sort of as agony and suffering. But the other thresholds this sort of as: Important scaring may perhaps be more challenging to interpret. So a great deal having fewer lawsuits.

I want you to think of the last time you were being driving and drove by an auto incident. How a lot of individuals did you see in every vehicle or van? At minimum two, 6, ten ? What at any time the range multiply that range by $ten,000.

The trouble turned "Fraud". No subject how small the injuries unethical clinical practitioners bilked the organizations. Artificially increased payments paid by insurance policies were being in the end passed on to us, insureds.

Florida's Flip Flop

On Oct one, 2007 Florida's extended suffering PIP regulation was laid to rest with a lot of insurance policies organizations bidding it a pleased farewell only to be resurrected a couple times latter at the behest of Florida's governor.

Currently, as of nowadays Oct fourteen, 2007 there is no PIP regulation in result , no $ten,000 bag of income to go over your clinical expenditures, no tort immunity really not a great deal of any sort of required protection until eventually January one, 2008 when PIP will be reinstated.

A lot of organizations had scrambled to add a "Non Statutory" PIP to give all people $ten,000 benefits and we suggest at minimum that with at minimum $two,000 of Professional medical Payments and uninsured motorist.

Now would be a great time to get hold of your agent and evaluate your coverages.

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