#speaketh the fool

[licensedfool]

Why do you like jesters so much?

the short answer is that im silly

the long answer primarily comes down to my fascination with what how they can be used as a narrative tool. though a jester is a job of entertainment, its existence symbolizes how art, theatre, comedy, poetry, and physicality are capable of great political influence. the general throughline of "funny guy makes biggest change" is an intriguing narrative that can be applied to just about every time period and setting in history, and i have SO many stories i'd like to tell centering around various fools.

i'm not trying to write an essay here because im honestly kind of low on time at the moment of writing this but i could talk for hours about how fascinating i think the history of Jesterism is. it's just really interesting to me how the point of a jester is to literally make a fool of themself (and of others) but it takes incredible wit and talent to be successful and looking stupid.

if i had more time, i'd go into these topics:

the "Wise Fool" archetype and how shakespeare utilizes fools

the various clowns of commedia dell'arte

beatrice k. otto's book "fools are everywhere"

jesters historical presence in political protest / control

the power of anonymity and the perception of art vs artist

jesters vs clowns compare and contrast, and why i'm often (but not always lol) pretty careful about keeping "clowncore" elements out of my jester designs (i LOVE clowns i just use them as a different thematic symbol than jesters so the distinction between them is important for me to define in my head.........but i still like to mash them together sometimes)

thank you for asking!! jesters are so interesting to me and i'd love to talk more about them

[lambment]

Going to give Narinder catnip, and you can’t stop me.

I forgot I had this outlined LOL

[ferallester]

I REALLY should’ve guessed that phil was one of us

[the-sage-libriomancer]

16 17 and 18 for any fandom (choose violence ask game)

Oohoohoo an open-ended ask! Imma choose Bleach, because it's been on my dash a lot recently lol.

16. you can't understand why so many people like this thing (characterization, trope, headcanon, etc)

This is kinda cheating because I know why people like the characterization, but I hate hate HATE when people write Isshin as a bad father who Ichigo hates being around. I am an absolute sucker for mediocre/outright failfather Isshin angst, but 1) Isshin is literally not that bad a father, especially considering how few tools he's working with, and 2) he KNOWS he fell short in a lot of places while raising Ichigo and is implied to feel terrible about it. And Ichigo doesn't hate Isshin! Despite the slapstick-heavy relationship they have, he loves his dad and there's no textual evidence that his negative feelings about Isshin are anything more than general annoyance. I get why people misunderstand the relationship as abusive/toxic but like - that's what it is. A misunderstanding.

17. there should be more of this type of fic/art

More fics that focus on the juxtaposition between Soul Society and the living world! For a series that's basically made up of souls in different afterlives, there isn't much focus on the living/human side of things, so I'm always a little disappointed that fandom didn't pick up the slack. I want to see cool fanarts depicting characters (metaphorically) crossing borders and sitting on one side of the chasm. I want to see fics with Soul Society residents reminiscing about their old lives or mourning the fact that they'll probably never get to see their loved ones again. I want to see Pluses that Ichigo and the gang interact with in their day-to-day lives, and the inevitable bittersweetness of performing their duty by helping the spirits move on.

18. it's absolutely criminal that the fandom has been sleeping on...

The living world!!! I know the series itself didn't focus much on it, but again, it's disappointing that the fandom never talks about it either. It's only used as a backdrop where characters can be bored between adventures and occasionally freak out their human friends for comedic purposes. I think there's a lot of interesting stuff you can do with the living world, considering the blurry line separating the living humans from the soul beings in the afterlife(s). What about the fact that the majority of soul beings seem to start out in the living world before dying and becoming souls? What about the fact that Hollows and Shinigami, polar opposites and natural enemies, both possess memories of their human lives before they died? What about the fact that Uryu and his family are living Quincies while all the Wandenreich characters are implied to be souls of the dead? Idk I think I'd have to make a whole separate post about it to really explain what I mean, but it's not just "the place where Ichigo waits for the next adventure." There's a lot you could do with it!!

[silentsampler]

have you ever just seen the red sky morning lovers warning oh i know that the promise you wear well it ain’t for me

shallow river shining within her flood it all drown the crops but just please don’t swallow me—

*loud metal pipe sound as my sad braincell is hit by said pipe*

[the-holy-ghosted]

??????

[sigmarette]

You've heard of Tom Foolery, now try a piping hot bowl of Tom Fuckery

[peenor]

Waking up in a cold sweat what is booping and what did I miss

[obsidianghoul]

I would like to know who's decision it was to let me have the ability to speak and I want to ask them if they fully thought that through and if they'd like to reconsider

[themysterioust]

i must not feed the twitter troll. feeding the trolls is the mind-killer. feeding the trolls is the little-death that brings total obliteration. i will face the bad takes. i will take a deep breath, and wish many many uncomfortablenesses on the troll, and then i will click away. when ragebait is gone there will be nothing. only i will remain.

[licensedfool]

Nice art

LMFAOOOOO THANK YOU also this was blurred in my inbox so i thought this was like spam horror or porn or something and viewing the image was such a silly moment thank you for making me laugh

[lambment]

Can I kiss your silly lamb

[bitterkarella]

Midnight Pals: Fandom

Alan Moore: [appearing in a clap of thunder] BEHOLD! King: the arch magus! Barker: the arch magus! Poe: the arch magus! Lovecraft: the arch magus! Koontz: the grand nagus! Poe: no dean Poe: that's not right Poe: that's star trek Moore: and that is exactly what i came to talk to you all about today

Moore: i have come down from the mountain to share the wisdom imparted to me by the cosmos King: guys! the arch magus is going to share some wisdom! King: everyone be quiet, we gotta hear this! Moore: fandom Moore: is crap King: King: oh well i don't care much for that wisdom at all

Moore: your fannish obsessions have blinded you to the truth! Moore: fandom is bad Diane Duane: even star trek? Moore: even star trek! Chuck Wendig: even star wars? Moore: even star wars! Lafcadio Hearn: even anime? Moore: ESPECIALLY anime!

Moore: fools! can you not see how your fannish obsessions choke art & culture? Moore: it will make it so that you throw a halloween party & play an anime theme song playlist bc you believe halloween songs don't exist! King: that seems like an awful specific complaint King: did that happen to you?

Moore: fandom makes you obsessed with cataloging and blinds you to the truths of this world! Moore: so that you feel no shame when you write really really stupid letters asking 'could dr manhattan beat up the flash?' King: now that you bring that up that's a really good question Moore: NO ITS NOT!!!

King: so could dr manhattan beat up the flash? Poe: he could but he'd have to catch him first Lovecraft: yeah but dr manhattan exists in all realities so it would be really easy for him to catch the flash King: UNLESS King: we're in one of the realities where he FAILS to catch the flash Moore: UGH

Moore: first of all, foolish mortals! Moore: THERE IS NO REALITY IN THE MULTIVERSE IN WHICH DR MANHATTAN WOULD FAIL TO CATCH THE FLASH!! Moore: SO SPEAKETH THE ARCH MAGUS! King: the arch magus! Poe: the arch magus! Lovecraft: the arch magus! Barker: the arch magus! Koontz: the grand nagus!

Moore: and secondly your obsession has blinded you to the real questions of our times Moore: why ask foolish questions about superheroes Moore: when you could be asking the deep questions of life? Moore: like what if dorothy gale fucked the wizard of oz? Moore: and also the wizard was a very old man

Moore: i mean like really old Moore: since a man hits is sexual peak around, oh, 85-100 Moore: you might not like it but that's just science Moore: so speaketh the arch magus! [vanishes in clap of thunder]

[chimkin-samich]

THEM, YOU MADE THEM 😭

I just really love the art, we haven’t given Eclipse much attention due to still getting to that point of the story so we’re always so happy to see him get attention from other 😭

I hope we get to him soon cuz he really is just a giant sweetheart and a goofball✨

But in the meantime thank you for blessing us with this adorable and soft art of Tari and Eclipse 🥺✨

Tari and Eclipse enjoying each other's company after a long day 😌

@chimkin-samich is very inspiring artist wise but writing wise as well. Please go check them out if you wanna have a good read and have a simp brain like me 🤣

[tobernaut]

Everyone in the world and on the Internet ever and also myself: Please PLEASE comment on My Things. Leave words in the tags. Keysmash or write essays I don't care I want FEEDBACK and I ENJOY hearing what you HAVE TO SAY.

My autistic ass, regardless: Ah...am I allowed to comment this much?? Say these many words?? Ohe no....they thinketh me a fool. Fool fool fool. STRANGE fool. Go put on your little jester hat you fool. You freak. How dare you speaketh in the presence of royalty. I must jingle away sadly now and rot in the bog. Farewell. Farewell. Woe.

[mybeautifulchristianjourney]

The Wise Woman

1 Every wise woman buildeth her house, but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands. 2 He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD, but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth Him. 3 The mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride, but the lips of the wise shall preserve him. 4 Where no oxen are, the crib is clean, but much increase comes by the strength of the ox. 5 A faithful witness will not lie, but a false witness will utter lies. 6 A scorner seeketh wisdom and findeth it not, but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth. 7 Go from the presence of a foolish man when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge. 8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way, but the folly of fools is to be deceived. 9 Fools mock at sin, but among the righteous there is favor. 10 The heart knoweth his own bitterness, and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.

11 The house of the wicked shall be overthrown, but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish. 12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death. 13 Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful, and the end of that mirth is heaviness. 14 The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways, and a good man shall be satisfied from himself. 15 The simple believeth every word, but the prudent man looketh well to his going. 16 A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil, but the fool rageth and is confident. 17 He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly, and a man of wicked devices is hated. 18 The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge. 19 The evil bow before the good, the wicked at the gates of the righteous. 20 The poor is hated even by his own neighbor, but the rich hath many friends.

21 He that despiseth his neighbor sinneth, but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he. 22 Do they not err that devise evil? But mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good. 23 In all labor there is profit, but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury. 24 The crown of the wise is their riches, but the foolishness of fools is folly. 25 A truthful witness delivereth souls, but a deceitful witness speaketh lies. 26 In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence, and His children shall have a place of refuge. 27 The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life to depart from the snares of death. 28 In a multitude of people is the honor of the king, but the lack of people is the destruction of the prince. 29 He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding, but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly. 30 A sound heart is the life of the flesh, but envy is the rottenness of the bones.

31 He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker, but he that honoreth Him hath mercy on the poor. 32 The wicked is driven away in his wickedness, but the righteous hath hope in his death. 33 Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding, but that which is innermost in fools is made known. 34 Righteousness exalteth a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people. 35 The king's favor is toward a wise servant, but his wrath is against him that causeth shame. — Proverbs 14 | Third Millennium Bible (TMB) Third Millennium Bible, New Authorized Version, Copyright 1998 by Deuel Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved. Cross References: Leviticus 5:7; Ruth 4:11; 1 Samuel 2:36; 2 Samuel 19:7; Job 8:15; Job 21:25; Job 28:28; Psalm 16:11; Psalm 36:4; Psalm 41:1; Psalm 109:17; Psalm 144:14; Proverbs 1:5; Proverbs 2:15; Proverbs 10:22; Proverbs 11:30; Proverbs 12:6; Proverbs 17:4; Proverbs 19:4; Proverbs 19:23; Proverbs 23:9; Proverbs 29:11; Ecclesiastes 7:9; Isaiah 33:6; Habakkuk 3:16; Matthew 24:45; Matthew 25:40; Romans 6:21; 1 Corinthians 3:19; James 1:19; James 4:9; Revelation 1:5