#princess vespa

[axelmedellin]

Daily drawing 27 aug 2024

August Ladies, day 27. Princess Vespa.

[princess-polls]

Round One: 2A

*Coronabeth illustration by starcanist

[nerds-yearbook]

On June 24, 1987, the iconic Mel Brooks Star Wars parody Space Balls was released. It also riffed on other sci fi classics like Alien and 2001 A Space Odyssey as well as poked lots of fun about all the marketing products around the Star Wars films. It is said that George Lucas gave his blessing as long as the main character didn't look like Harrison Ford's Han Solo character. To get around this, the main character looked liked Harrison Ford's other George Lucas character Indiana Jones. ("Space Balls" Film, Event)

[schwartzawakens]

Charity scams get my Schwartz twisted! Wanting to help those in need is always a good thing; just make sure it's not a Spaceball illusion.

Falling for scams does hurt people, actually

TW: Human trafficking, SA, torture, discussion of scam farms

I see a whole bunch of people arguing that they would rather risk giving to a scammer than ignore someone's gofundme. I also see people saying things like "I can't believe some sick people are profiteering off genocide" and like, me neither, but I feel like you guys really don't understand who actually runs these kinds of scams and what they are.

Scams of noticeable scale-- like scam asks being sent from hundreds of accounts to every user on Tumblr!-- are typically related to organised crime in poor countries, not Susan from Milwaukee who wants a new coat and has no scruples. People get trafficked by gangs to scam farms in Asia and Africa where they're worked to the bone and tortured trying to get idiots in wealthy countries to part with their money. Genocide profiteering is pretty much the least evil thing these people do.

Here's a UN article on it. Obvious warnings for content related to human trafficking and SA.

When you donate to a scammer, you fund these organisations and give them a reason to exist. It's possible some of the fundraisers are legit. I honestly find it unlikely given I'm not seeing any from any other countries where urgent fundraisers would seem to have great reason to exist but which haven't captured the same level of attention on Tumblr-- the number of Sudanese, Congolese, Ukrainian, Burmese or Uyghur fundraisers in my DMs is a fat 0. In any case, there are safer ways to help.

If you want to help (which is great!) you don't have to take the risk of paying for human trafficking. Donate to legitimate charities which have the resources to safely and effectively ensure the money and help is getting to the right people. Funding human trafficking rings in Myanmar is not a good risk to be taking while trying to help.

[kairithemang0]

I only just got that Vespa was named after a fucking scooter

[big-star-x]

Spaceballs (1987 vs 2023) Cast: Then and Now

[pipiteer]

audrey hepburn, roman holiday (1953) // charles leclerc (2024)

and a bonus because it actually fit the best...

[fixaidea]

Yoooooo thank you so much, this is awesome! :D

A gif making request from the lovely @fixaidea! I'm definitely still new to this but always happy to give stuff a shot for a friend :D Hope you enjoy!

Nonviolent/Composed characters losing it after some minor damage!

Zhang Rishan - Sha Hai (Tomb of the Sea) ep. 41 Princess Vespa - Spaceballs Legolas - The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug

[jewishcissiekj]

why is Spaceballs' Han/Luke figure-version-guy so much hotter than Han or Luke. what

[more-than-a-princess]

Get you a boyfriend bodyguard who, in between killing threats to life as we know it, will take you for cheap fast food on his motorcycle despite it being against at least half a dozen royal rules.

If you point out the risks of motorcycle riding to her, that will only make Sonia want to ride it more. That is the risk you take offering this opportunity to her.

[superherokisser]

space balls but i haven’t watched star wars

[thatgirl257]

I hope Steve and Robin make it through season 4 so they can see Spaceballs. With how much Dustin talks about Star Wars and how dumb Steve already thinks it is (headcannon), he'd love it.

[startheskelaton]

When Sparkplug let it slip that she was a princess and also the daughter of one of the most notorious war mongers in history… Slipstream tried as hard as she could to get onto Sparks’s good side. Thankfully Sparkplug eventually found Slip charming in a way, and they eventually formed a strong friendship, breaking trends of the past.

Bee or King Vespae is trying his best to be taken seriously. However most people still see him as prince bumblebee, the little guy that would hide under his father’s cape, the same guy who’s still asking his mother to help him run things. Even as he tries to stay serious, figures from his past show up to make his job harder.

[darthveda]

Remember the scene from Spaceballs where Princess Vespa holds the blaster rifle with two hands and said this?

This. Then she'd give it back to Sumeragi.

what if we gave mileina a gun what would she do with it

[multiheadcanons]

TF2 MERCS DRIVING

scout: scout is actually one of the better drivers. undistracted, and he will lecture anyone who attempts to take his eyes off the road. knows stick shift because soldier taught him how to drive stick shift because “men know stick shift”. however, he doesn’t have his license, so he is legally not allowed to drive for Mann Co. for whatever reason, THAT rule is the one they follow.

soldier: he’s…. definitely capable of driving. nobody would willingly ask him to drive anything that handles better than a campbells soup can, the dogshit cars always act so well maintained with him. he eats at mario kart tho. he’s allowed one (1) shitty car that doesn’t even turn over unless he’s the one with the key in hand. if you ask him about how he happens to start the car he says “just jiggle it!”

pyro: will eat up a vespa. wants so badly to drive a fire truck. can’t for obvious reasons. also eats at mario kart.

engineer: a GREAT driver until you get him on the back roads. then it’s “darlin’, i’ve been driving on texas roads longer than you could see above the wheel, i got this” while your drink is splashing onto your shirt and you’re holding onto the the car handles for dear life and it seems like he’s actively going out of his way to hit every single pot hole and whooping like he’s a kid jesus fucking christ—

heavy: also a great driver! does his best driving on snowy roads, and will not drive a car not within legal parameters. he refuses to allow sascha to be taken because of something as silly as the insurance. easily distracted on the roads though, does better with a passenger princess taking care of directions. brakes for critters, brakes harder for road rage. he does love a good fight.

demo: a bad driver with a lead foot. treats the actual roads like mario kart. he’s also not allowed in the drivers seat of the company cars. that’s why he’s the main user of the teleporters. he uses his turn signals though, and frankly he thinks that’s all that should matter. once tailgated heavy so hard that heavy pulled over and as demo got out, fully ready to fight, and made eye contact with heavy he jumped back in his car and sped off. that was a sobering experience. heavy still laughs about it though.

medic: please do not ask this man to drive. he will be making calls, eating, drinking, changing the radio station, yelling at everyone in the backseat who’s “distracting him”, swerving in and out of lanes, using his knees to keep the wheel straight so he can clap to whatever music he decides on, and if you try to call him out on it, this fucker… this fucker scoffs. “don’t be a baby! i’ve been driving longer than i haven’t been driving, i am a wonderful driver!” with road rage to boot. he is not in his lane half the time. the last time he was allowed to drive for the company he also got into it with heavy. he’s the only one who didn’t get back in his car, but he did apologize. he will fight anyone who asks to fight on the roads, he will race anyone who asks to race. it’s lawless country. sighs about the autobahn often.

sniper: a good enough, responsible enough driver, because he’s the only one (aside from soldier…. technically….) with his own van to maintain. he will never let anyone else in the car if he’s in the car; he has no interest in letting people find out if he’s a good driver or not because his van is his sanctuary and that means everyone else get out. spends most of his time in his van anyway. doesn’t like sedans. does have a habit of tailgating people, and if you are allowed the rare opportunity to be in the vehicle with him and say something about it he’ll go “oh! am i? i’ll stop, thanks for letting me know mate” and then you will never be allowed in the car again. only thing he hates more than passengers are backseat drivers. he will tailgate whoever he wants to. fuck off. has also tailgated heavy so hard heavy pulled over to fight him, and he also got immediately back in his car and waved him off with an appeasing smile. heavy laughs about that too.

spy: you ever wanted to feel like you’re the worst driver in the world? get in a car with spy. feels like james bond. drives with no music, and one of the few times he won’t smoke. feels like an uber frfr. please do not speak to him when he’s driving, he would like to forget about the life he’s actively living and you are a part of that. makes a KILLER getaway car driver. prompt, punctual, professional. won’t drive anything without window tints.

[bakawitch]

Victory! I had to dig a little deep, but I finally found a screen cap! And with it some memories came back!

I think this is from the first episode where Lady and Kat leave home for a beehive looking place called the Golden Queendom or something like that. The girl on the left is Princess Honey ( @wisteriasymphony was right! ) the one on the right is Princess Vespa, and the woman in the middle was called Queen Ambrosia.

I don't remember how Lady and Kat ended up in the throne room, but I do recall that they were arguing with the queen because she didn't want to knight them. This picture also reminded me that the bee people (or at least the royals) had the ability to change their size, and they usually appeared taller than the other characters.