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[panelshowsource]

If you had to pick a top three favorite episodes of any panel shows EVER, which would you choose? One of mine would have to be Terry Wogan guest hosting old NMTB, which I am dying to watch again in my lifetime. Your old-NMTB-posting reminded me just how amazing and formative those old episodes were for me. Anyway, it got me thinking… I would love to hear yours!

as long as i'm allowed to answer this totally subjectively...! because the objectively most iconic panel show episodes are probably quite different to the ones i gravitate to especially for rewatching — and especially in this difficult recent climate 🫥

this choice is almost bizarre knowing me, a huge huge huge sean lock fan, but this episode of cats does countdown — without sean! and not even golden era, probably, whatever that is in my mind — is so ridiculous and chaotic and stupid that i've watched it about 1000 times. there's something very specific about the dynamic between jimmy, jon, roisin, and joe without sean; those four have been in quite a few episodes without sean and they're like actual children without an adult in the room: jon is goofier and completely lets go of the game, jimmy throws even more to roisin (we do not talk enough about what a fucking kick jimmy gets out of her), roisin and joe's insane sibling dynamic becomes next level. anyways—this episode, which includes rly funny mascots, glory hole, the fucking hoop game and joe eating an onion and jon eating peppers???, THE UNICORN, its sheer childishness just cracks me up every time :') (if we're gonna mention the golden age, 2.02 is very iconic — from rhod killin it and always arguing with jimmy to claude to nick x susie hahaha but i have sooooo many catsdown episodes i love love love)

i really love the episode of 8 out of 10 cats following jimmy's tax scandal. it's not one of my favourite panel shows in general, but the circumstances of the news and the discussion epitomised what the show was meant to be: panel show meets reality tv meets a comedy central roast. watching that live, as the news was running it so heavily that even the prime minister mentioned it, as the press and twitter were reacting to it... wild times. it holds up incredibly well — it's hilarious watching them rip him to shreds, because he deserves every word and they're having a ball doing it to him, and i really appreciate jon grounding the conversation in just how tax avoidance hurts their country and some of its hardest workers — a really interesting, engaging mix of comedy and anger and wit and disappointment and political commentary that is not only funny but strikingly relevant no matter how much time passes. like so, so many people who were so, so disappointed in jimmy, this was the foundation of his carrying the responsibility, shame, reflection, and growth that people wanted to see — and that he truly needed to. since then he's talked a lot about not only righting the wrong (in paying back what he owed in avoidance) but just how the system is so broken — and taking the least complicated, most honest road forward since.

now i want to pick 1000 different things this is why i don't make lists or rank things!!!!! while my instinct is to pick a big fat quiz, i'm actually gonna go top-level nostalgia and say this episode of buzzcocks when stephen fry was a guest. what can i say — simon, stephen, it was two intellectual, mildly bitchy homosexuals on a stacked panel including josie long, dominic cooper, and yet another skinny white rock man for simon to pretend he's not trying to flirt with. stephen saying "there is a history, in pop music, of recto-veginal insertion" and denouncing god, like, in the first 5 minutes? stephen doing the intros round?? did i mention history boys-era dominic cooper??? such a throwback!!! (not to cheat but this ep with josh groban & martin freeman is my runner up)

i want to apologise to big fat quiz, taskmaster, wilty... THE WHOLE HISTORY OF PANEL SHOWS... I WISH I COULD CHOOSE YOU ALL

[wulfhalls]

A Sunne in Splendour adaptation would absolutely decease me. I NEED IT NOW!!!

sai bennett anne dream casting REAL

[vakariaan]

Happy birthday!!!!!! (both tumblr and real) Your beautiful gifsets of my rare ship have fed me and the other fans sooo well. 💜 I hope you have the fabulous year ahead that you deserve! As for making you choose... at the risk of being selfish in my request... Declan/Alison from Sanditon vs. any other Austen couple? Is that allowed? 😅 Thank you again for being here!

Ahahaha not exactly a Make Me Choose BUT I was going to be making this for my Ships Challenge anyway and so you can have this with my love!

Thank you always for you wonderful Declan/Alison fics <3

[oneiro-nautical]

I saw your tags on the post about The Borgias/Giulia Farnese and YESSS I have always thought that about her! She was so perfectly cast!!

Aaaaah right?? I've never watched it and was honestly probably going to scroll right past the post but ngl I got a little entranced by her!! 😁😁

[ravenpuffheadcanons]

I love your sprawling Napoleonic war novel phase! Speaking of that, have you ever read Vanity Fair? I read it in November of this year, and it was wonderful. Since it fits into your phase, I thought I would check. 😊 Happy reading either way!!

Yes, I do like Vanity Fair! It was one of my favourites when I was a teenager and it definitely fits the Sprawling Napoleonic War Novel phase. When I reread it a few years ago, I have to confess I didn't like it quite as much. I really need to have at least one character to root for in a novel that long, and almost everyone that book is so awful that spending 900 pages (or however much it was) with them was wearing on me by the end.

That said, Thackeray's chatty narrator is SUCH a great storytelling voice that it's worth reading just for that. And I do like it very much! It's such a good satire. Satire that's still bitingly funny, what, 150 years later? What an achievement. I love the bittersweet ending, I love the fact that there's a bit of hope that young!Rawdon has a much better chance of being happy than most of the adults in the book, and I love the way it's written. Also, it was very satisfying that George died so early on and I didn't have to put up with him for very long. Just - I definitely never want to meet any of these people in a dark alley, or at a dinner party!

[boltlightning]

seven sentences tag game

tagged by the superb @chiropteracupola; thank you muchly em <3

i believe the rules are to post the last seven sentences written. please enjoy that + some change from this thing i've been picking at between longer projects:

“No,” Edith says suddenly. “No, fear not. How often does a lady get to see a dragon up close? Or perhaps I should say, how often does a dragon get to see a lady? They used to write songs about this.” Laurence huffs something between a laugh and a baffled cry. Edith does not look at him, instead watching Temeraire as unblinkingly as he watches her; she hopes his enhanced hearing does not catch the racing of her heart. “You are dressed very fine, and Laurence calls you Miss,” Temeraire says at last. “It occurs to me only now, I did not ask how you are doing. Is that very impolite?” Edith nearly laugh-cries herself. “I think we can excuse such behavior, Mr. Temeraire; the circumstances are rather unusual.”

tagging, should the spirit move you, @johnbly @tortoisesshells @roamingbadger @aloveforjaneausten and @audreycritter!!

[grapehyasynth]

Off Menu Tag

tagged by @genetic-lottery-unicorn - thank you!

You're in the dream restaurant and a genie waiter is ready to take your dream meal order:

Where does your dream meal take place? Definitely outside. All the best meals happen outside. It should be warm and green. Maybe there's some running water nearby, and/or a nice view.

Still or sparkling water? Sparkling. Inject that into my veins. I'd drink it from waking to sleeping if it weren't cost-prohibitive.

POPPADOMS OR BREAD? Bread! Love a variety bread basket

Dream starter: I guess since this is my dream restaurant I don't really HAVE to choose just one. But my mind immediately goes to cheese-stuffed fried squash blossoms that I had somewhere in Germany in, hmm, I want to say 2010? WAIT I GOT IT how could i forget my beloved fried plantainsssssss.

Dream main course: Why was my first thought pizza? That's so lame. Maybe, like, endless pizza that you can eat and fully enjoy without getting full? I don't feel like I have a favorite main... Maybe because I live in an area with bad restaurants so I have lost my imagination.... Oooh maybe a really good vegan döner from that one place in Berlin.

Dream side dish: My mom's green salad. I make salads all the time and just never feel like I'll capture the effortless perfection of her dash of this, dash of that dressing.

Dream drink: iced Thai tea or frozen hot chocolate

Dream dessert: Soooo difficult. Maybe brownies. Or ice cream cake. There will be chocolate involved, that's for sure.

Tagging some folks: @piebingo @norskheks @stygianirondiangelo @theaviatorthatcouldnotfly @swearphil @roamingbadger

[skatingthinandice]

i was tagged by @sirtadcooper - thank you so much, i love these things! 💛

tag someone you want to know better and/or some of your besties

favourite colour: it's been yellow ever since i was a kid, but also blue

last song: one from my rinch playlist - i think it was not alone by red - for a gifset i've been making

last movie: don't think i've watched one since the last time i did one of these, so it's still master and commander

currently watching: strictly come dancing, the persuaders, taskmaster, rewatching person of interest and doctor who

other stuff i watched this year: tv wise i can remember death in paradise, 911, the witcher, ghosts, schitt's creek, obsession, ted lasso, and the mandalorian. film wise, seven kings must die, some of the mission impossibles, charlie's angels, murder on the orient express and death on the nile, glass onion, dungeons and dragons, red white and royal blue, and barbie

shows i dropped this year/didn't finish: haven't yet watched the last season of the mandalorian (and may not), and sex education (but definitely will be doing!)

currently reading: nothing at the moment, waiting to see if anyone gets me the latest richard osman book for christmas lmao

currently listening to: every carly rae jepsen album on repeat basically, it's pretty much all we listen to driving home every weekend

currently working on: i've just finished my rinch gifsets, so next up will be another ripper street one to hurt me and @remembertheskittles

current obsession: my ariadne/dion fic is living in my head rent free rn. i know it's meant to be written down, but uhh the trouble with that is once you've finished a sentence, you have to write another one... but the vibes are impeccable

tagging some recent-ish mutuals if you want to do it: @roamingbadger @ourgraciousqueens @nyssalovescience @lllostgirlll @litallusion @aurora-boreas-borealis and @fidelias

[wannabesewcrafty]

Desperate Times

Prompt: “Pumpkin spice shortage at Starbucks” from @roamingbadger

Notes: Finally posting something for this ship, but it’s really just implied Alison/Declan and focuses on Charlotte and Declan interacting. Set in a modern AU because of the nature of the prompt and because I dare not attempt to write canon-era Sanditon fic. I haven’t finished Season 3 so Charlotte’s just by herself here.

Charlotte Heywood hurried to answer her apartment door, anxious to find out the reason for the insistent knocking coming from the other side.

“Declan,” she breathed, her gaze rising to meet her brother-in-law’s worried face. Sometimes, she wondered if Alison really had to marry the tallest soldier in his squad.

“Charlotte, you have to help me.”

“What’s the matter? Is Alison—?”

“She’s all right. It’s myself I’m worried about.”

“Come in,” she said, ushering him in, noticing that he had a grocery bag cradled in one arm. “What’s all that?”

“Supplies,” he mumbled, and Charlotte wondered if he was being serious or joking. She couldn’t always tell, but before she could inquire further, Fraser asked “May I use your kitchen?”

She blinked at the odd question, but led him through to the room.

He began taking things out of the bag he had brought with him, and she saw a few cans of pumpkin purée and some spice bottles. His plan began to dawn on her.

“Alison asked you to go to Starbucks, didn’t she?”

“Aye,” came the reply. “But they were out of the pumpkin spice thing she wanted. Anyway, I was passing by a shop and figured, why not try to make my own?”

Charlotte nodded. She had seen copycat recipes for various Starbucks items online. “How can I help?” she asked determinedly, and he shot her a relieved smile.

“Help me test recipes? I’m not one for those flavored coffee drinks.”

“Well, this version will be without coffee,” she pointed out.

“Given Alison’s condition,” he finished.

Charlotte couldn’t resist saying, “It’s the 21st century, Declan. You’re allowed to say ‘pregnant.’”

He dropped his gaze in embarrassment, and the oldest Heywood daughter could see how endearing a sight that could be to his beloved wife.

“Well, come on, then,” she urged him, giving him an encouraging pat on the shoulder. “Let’s roll up our sleeves and get to work.”

“Yes, Miss Heywood,” he said obediently, following her to wash his hands at the kitchen sink. Charlotte turned her head in time to catch the smirk on his face that told her he was teasing her, and though she rolled her eyes upward in exasperation, she couldn’t keep a fond smile from forming on her face.

[saecookie]

@goneadrift tagged me to list 10 songs with 10 names in the titles that I like, and then tag 10 people. But she opened my own pandora's box. So bear w me

Sarah, Kyo (elle est belle mais seulement quand elle pleure)

Baba O'Reiley, The Who

Layla, Eric Clapton (i'm begging darling please)

Delilah, plain white T (but they've got planes and trains and cars)

Eleanor Rigby, The Beatles or Cody Fry

Aicha, JJG & Khaled (comme si j'n'existais pas)

La tribu de Dana, Manau

Louise, Thomas Fersen

Lili (U-Turn), AaRON (you see it's not the wings that make the angels)

Lola, Superbus (comme un garçon)

Gabrielle, Johnny (tu brûles mon esprit)

Diego libre dans sa tête, Michel Berger

Fernando, Abba

Iris, Goo Goo Dolls

Mr Porcelain, Jude York (i've never been so close to such pretty things)

Who the hell is Edgar, Teya & Salena

Goodbye Marylou, Polnareff

Alejandro, Lady Gaga

Michel, Oldelaf (c'est Michel.)

Osez Joséphine, Bashung

Sweet Caroline, Neil Diamond (good times never seemed so good)

Lolita, Alizée

yeah OKAY i might have a problem with. those. they make me feral.

So yk what i'm gonna try and tag 22 people. @jamgrlsblog @sschmendrick @wolfsnape @water-weaving @i-lost-a-flip-flop @gradually-watermel0n @casparelli @indestructiblesandwiches @emjee @finn-shitposts @its-captain-to-you-love @roamingbadger @katyastrophyqu @zet-sway @mintmentos @seanconneraille @windup-estinien @chodoyodes @dagss @mure-sauvage @gay-impressionist @katewalker

[aadmelioraa]

rules: tag 9 people you want to know better and or catch up with then answer these questions below!

tagged by @moriondors <3

four ships: aethelflaed x aldhelm (the last kingdom), isildur x valandil (rings of power), keeley x roy x jamie (ted lasso), roman x gerri (succession)

last played: anything by adrianne lenker

currently reading: edinburgh by alexander chee

last movie: the woman king!

craving: lemon curd sounds really good rn, as does a full night's sleep

tagging @aethelreds @oliviermiraarmstrongs @destinationtoast @roamingbadger @brynnmclean @makalauriels @elrondsscribe @volvaaslaug @insufficient-earth-skills <3

[antoine-triplett]

- Tag nine people you want to get to know better -

Tagged by @jenniferiawrence & @sanjarka - thank you, it was nice to get to know you both a little better from your lists :)

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three ships - Olivia/Peter (Fringe), Chidi/Eleanor (The Good Place), Everlark (THG) 💕

first ship - Probably Bangel in 8th grade. I amassed a huge collection of Buffy novels that were my pride and joy throughout my pre-teen/teen years. Most of them were set in seasons 2 and 3 when Bangel was at its peak. 💖

last song - Dirty Harry by Gorillaz 🎧

last movie - Return of the King 🗡

currently reading - A Wild Sheep Chase by Haruki Murakami 📖

currently watching - Ted Lasso and Yellowjackets but I’m behind on both by a few eps 📺

currently consuming - coffee ☕️

currently craving - Been strangely obsessed with eating palak paneer lately 🍽

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Tagging: @avacolemn @sulietsexual @ettadunham @roamingbadger @highqualitymercy @gingerpeachtea @thelettersfromnoone @daisyssousa @saracamerons if you feel like it!

[maidenvault]

Two more memes...Tagging @snazzycicada @isleofair @foreverrhapsody @ninety6tears & @roamingbadger if you want to do one or both :)

rules: tag 10 (or less) people you want to get to know better. i was tagged by @robertpattinsonimdb

relationship status: I've never had a real relationship, probably never will. I'm reasonably cute and all but time management sucks and dating has just never been a priority, I'm very ace lol.

favourite colors: brown, gold, emerald green

song stuck in my head: “Best of My Love” by the Emotions

three favourite foods: blueberries, French toast, a good burger with a fried egg on it

last song i listened to: “Lost Land" by Alela Diane

dream trip: Greece or maybe wherever's the best place to see the Alps...I've never been out of the U.S. and it's so hard to pick one

last thing(s) i googled: checking whether the phrase "into the fold" means what I think it means lol

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rules: post 10 of your favorite movies and then tag 10 different people to share theirs.

The Piano // Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon // Dark City // Porco Rosso // The Apartment // Chungking Express // Messiah of Evil // Akira // Who Framed Roger Rabbit // Amadeus

[oneiro-nautical]

16 Questions~

Tagged by @inlovewetrust555!!! <33

Are you named after anyone? A singer I think

2. When was the last time you cried? When I watched The Fall last week

3. Do you have kids? No thank you!!!

4. What sports do you play/ Have you played? I did curling for a couple years as a kid but didn't stick with it

5. Do you use sarcasm? Boy do I lol

6. What is the first thing you notice about people? Height and hair probably!

7. What's your eye colour? Greenish

8. Scary movies or happy endings? Happy endings 5everrrr

9. Any talents? Nothing specific, but I'm fairly decent at anything I do try so I'm lucky there

10. Where were you born? Ural mountains

11. What are your hobbies? I love writing. Would love to write something some day 😅

12. Do you have any pets? Cat!

13. How tall? 183cm / 6'

14. Favourite subject in school? History and anthropology in high school, all the various linguistics classes in uni

15. Dream job? Probably teaching languages, possibly archaeology!

16. What animals do you identify as your familiar? Otters, bears, possums :)

My loves: @capikun, @prommethium, @asthevermincrawls, @wretchie, @roamingbadger, @ssoheartbreak

[boltlightning]

wip tag game

tagged by the wonderful @starsuncounted, thank you sm!!

RULES: Post the last sentence you wrote (fanfic / original / anything) and tag as many people as there are words in the sentence.

"Oh, James; always giving, so polite."

a short sentence for once in my life!! tagging: @johnbly @widowshill @teamtadpole @nickydoesadraw @graysongraysoff @roamingbadger if you're feelin it!

[grapehyasynth]

Thanks for the tag @chelle-68 these are very cute! though i agree books or music is an impossible choice...

honey or maple syrup // embroidery or knitting // sheep or cows // meadows or prairies // streams or lakes // baking or cooking // blackberries or blueberries // raspberry preserves or strawberry jam // wildflowers or rose bushes // dusk or dawn // bees or butterflies // tea or hot cocoa // sugar cubes or sugar bowls // pancakes 🥞 or waffles 🧇 // books 📚 or music 🎶 // songbirds or rustling leaves // napping under trees or sleeping in a field // checkered or floral // drying flowers or pressing flowers

tagging some folks from my recent notifs... @roamingbadger @idontwantittobeunrequited @nyx-rougesang @rainbowcoloredpalmtrees @genetic-lottery-unicorn