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I keep hanging around your kitchenette
And I'm gonna get a pot to cook you in
I stick my fingers in your biscuit jar
And crush all your Gingerbread Men
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Annieâs eyes darted from the carved name to the metallic chain hanging off the top of the stone, its pendant glittering in the moonlight.
âThatâs myâŚâ she trailed off, her voice beginning to shake. She instinctively grabbed at the area near her collarbones where that necklace used to sit. She looked up at Ophelia. âIâŚI gave it to him for luck.â
#strange2#strangetown#annie howell#ts2 premades#sims 2 premades#sims premades#premade sims#ts4 story#sims 4 story#sims story#the sims 4#sims#simblr#ts4#sims 2 psp#meetinghouse
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Speaking of GNC AF grandpas, Iâd like everyone to meet mine.
The most bisexual sitter of all time, OG Gay Liberation activist and Unitarian Universalist Minister, Rev Randall Lee Gibson III.
Found this photo today while looking for a good one to put on a sign for our local Pride March this weekend.
Shout out to everyone else out there with bisexual and cunty grandpas.
And RIP Randy, you were a true original.
#He was a wild dude by all accounts#I didnât know him very well because he was very old by time I was around#as you can probably tell because this photo was taken in 1971 and heâs already starting to come into his Grandpa vibes#his church -the Charles St Meetinghouse in Boston - was pretty instrumental to the gay rights movement in Boston#he held the first meeting ever gay dance in Boston there and also had a housing program for queer youth and a newspaper#very proud to be the grandson of an OG#even if he did do hella acid and cheat on his wife#we canât all be perfect#honestly I feel like itâs a good reminder that activists didnât used to be squeaky clean#like this man had inarguably correct opinions on almost every social justice topic and made a lot of lives better and yetâŚ#cheated on his wife#alas#sorry to spill your tea Randy but you marched in the first Pride in Boston so perhaps it evens out#Grammy was happier with her second husband anyway
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@crushribbons BULLYING ME
#inside of me are two wolves: butch lesbian and old gay man#salix's sideblog escapades#man I need a friend tag;;;;#salixâs meetinghouse
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The trailer for Hayao Miyazakiâs The Boy and the Heron is already haunting me. The camera pushing through the hallway of the elderly women scrambling around a secret is just stunning cinema. The quiet blend of magic, nature, and an earnest examination of grief and growing up. The chilling references both realistic and figurative of the (presumably) firebombing of a Tokyo. Iâm going to throw up.
#the boy and the heron#Operation meetinghouse is sickening and has haunted me for 15 years đ¤Ş#If thatâs what instigates the story Iâm effed folks
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#IFTTT#Flickr#bw#film#8x10#wehmanfieldcamera#graphicartsfilm#imagesetterfilm#largeformat#shiloh#bathcounty#virginia#church#meetinghouse
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Morality Of War: Greater Power Must Counter Attack War Criminals
The Nuremberg tribunal in 1945-1946 determined that âthe ultimate war crime and crime against humanity is to wage a war of aggressionâ. War of aggression is certainly what Hamas did on October 7, 2023. Some top Nazis got convicted and executed on the âwar of aggressionâ charge alone. During World War Two many civilians died in the counterattack of the democracies. And not just civilians fromâŚ
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In all the excitement over the HD Hollow Mind paintings getting released, and in the resulting discussion and theorizing of the Wittebane story, I havenât seen anyone bring up something that is potentially a HUGE part of the puzzle. Which makes sense, because it only appears for a split second in Yesterdayâs Lie:
Hopkins shows this picture, says âdisaster struckâ, and then tells us a bit about the Wittebane brothers, namely that they met a witch and were lured into another world.
There are two options here.
1) The meetinghouse caught fire and started the witch hunt that we see in the HM paintings. The same one that ended with this:
âŚand itâs entirely possible that Evelyn is the one who blew up the meetinghouse. Why? *shrugs* The witch hunters pissed her off? In any case, that sequence of events would track what Hopkins said (meetinghouse catches fire, witch hunt is called, Caleb and Philip are separated from the pack, and they find Evelyn).
But if this sequence of events is slightly off? He says exactly this:
We know that Caleb was sneaking around with Evelyn for a while before he left. Look at Philipâs hair here vs his hair in the above painting. Time has definitely passed. He even has his ponytail and adult hair noodle.
Further evidence that time has passed? Masha says âthey used codes to travel between worlds.â Which I take to mean that the lovebirds traveled back and forth a bunch.
This is where theory two comes in.
Hopkins said the brothers were lured into the BI. We know Caleb left with Evelyn first, and some time later Philip followed them. We donât know the exact details, but keeping in mind that the fire could have happened at any point before the âluringâ (ie Caleb leaving)âŚ
What if this is our scenario instead:
2) Caleb got caught hanging out with a witch, and was arrested. Evelyn blew up the meetinghouse to save him, spiriting him away in front of the whole town. Philip spends years trying to find a natural portal and finally succeeds, entering the BI at Eclipse Lake. He tracks down his brother and the witch.
We know what happens next.
And hereâs the kicker: in that new painting, we see Philip watching his brother leave through the portal all happy and carefree.
This seems like just one of many trips. Caleb might or might not know Philip is there. But in any case, it is probably not what Caleb expects to be his last trip. He doesnât have any possessions with him. Heâs not under any sort of duress. And unless he was a MASSIVE jerk, he does not seem to be concerned that he is leaving his little brother forever.
But. What if this is an important memory because itâs the memory of Philip finally catching Caleb in the act?
What if this is the moment that led to Caleb getting caught (perhaps the next day when he returned home), setting into motion the events that required a rescue from his cell in the meetinghouse and for him to escape to the BI permanently?
I meanâŚwhat if Philip rattted out Caleb?
#the owl house#wittebros#caleb wittebane#philip wittebane#coming to you live from a Lowes parking lot while I wait for my lunch to be ready#LAST MINUTE THEORIES
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Meetinghouse Hill, Roxbury, Massachusetts -Â 1799
John Ritto Penniman
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A PSA regarding MOTA and propaganda:
So.... as much as the show tries to make out like the US didn't do carpet bombing, it is a lie, and I feel the need (as someone currently living in Tokyo) to highlight one event in particular - the 1945 firebombing of Tokyo by the US military. Officially the most destructive bombing raid in history.
Here is an excerpt from the Wikipedia:
The raids that were conducted by the U.S. military on the night of 9â10 March 1945, codenamed Operation Meetinghouse, are the single most destructive bombing raid in human history.[1] 16 square miles (41 km2; 10,000 acres) of central Tokyo was destroyed, leaving an estimated 100,000 civilians dead and over one million homeless.[1] The atomic bombing of Hiroshima in August 1945, by comparison, resulted in the immediate death of an estimated 70,000 to 150,000 people.
I'm not saying that any of us should stop enjoying the show but we need to be aware of the fact that any US reluctance to kill civilians VERY MUCH only applied to white, European people. I also urge you to go and look into what happened to Tokyo because while the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki are widely known, this bombing was just as deadly and is hardly ever spoken about outside of Japan. I had never heard of it until I came here.
The US firebombed a city made of wood that was full of children, most of the city had to be rebuilt and there are still pushes to declare it a war crime due to excessive loss of civilian life.
So go on liking the show, I certainly will, but don't accept everything it says at face value. It is a part of the US military propaganda machine and it's important to remember that it has an agenda. It is especially important to remember this in light of the US support for the ongoing genocide in Palestine.
Links to more info and donations below the cut
#mota#history#japan#ww2#ww2 history#tokyo#propaganda#world war 2#world war two#hillyspeaks#this is also not me trying to defend japanese imperialism#i hope that is obvious
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Why I actively think Tyler will be redeemed and Wyler will be endgame based on actual clues and my knowledge about movie-making (and not just because I am a raging Tyler apologist)
This is a long one so strap yourselves in, hahaha
First of all, Hunter Doohan confirmed that Tylerâs feelings for Wednesday were real because he didnât know who she was or her significance to Laurelâs plan when they first met at the Weathervane. But Iâd go even further and claim that he didnât know her significance during the entire first episode. If he knew, why would he ever offer her a ride out of Jericho and offer her the police file that inadvertently led to her cracking the case and bringing Laurel down (but the argument could also be made that thatâs why he gave her that file, to bring his abuser down).
Wednesday makes it abundantly clear over the entire season that she has no interest in Xavier whatsoever and is constantly turned off/annoyed by his presence and antics. And this might just be me personally, but Xavier reminds me a lot of an ex of mine who was extremely entitled, selfish, immature and giving major incel vibes. I feel like Xavier is the type of guy who is nice to a girl only when he is interested and/or wants something. And the way he treated Bianca at the RaveâN (immediate no-no) and immediately goes into pity party-mode whenever someone rejects him just irks me. But again, that might just be me.
Now compare that with Wednesdayâs reaction to Tylerâs antics. Wednesday is not someone who wants closeness in the beginning, in any shape or form. She is honest, direct and blunt, with no interest in pretending she enjoys something to be polite. Yet she doesnât object when Tyler manhandles her in ep 2 (in the forest), she never denies her interest in him in ep 4, her first reaction to attending the RaveâN with Xavier is âa bullet to the headâ whilst her reaction to attending with Tyler is to immediately start looking for a dress in her closet. She often seeks out his company when she doesnât really have a reason to, like when she went through the trouble of going all the way to the Weathervane to ask Tyler about the meetinghouse instead just asking anyone else working at Pilgrim World. These small details are to me the âsignalsâ Tyler was referring to. And I think he also just felt the energy between them, or maybe when youâre a 16 year old boy, most things can be interpreted as âsignalsâ if thereâs an interest on his part. Or it was just straight up manipulation, as Hunter stated on his instragram. Either way, we canât deny that Wednesday seems to enjoy Tylerâs presence more than Xavierâs.
Speaking of Wednesday, this is WEDNESDAY ADDAMS. People claim Xavier is the âhealthier choiceâ, which might be true for any other character. But I feel like itâs very OOC for Wednesday to choose one above the other for being âhealthierâ, not that I believe Xavier would be much healthier. Wednesday went as far as canonically confirming that Tyler is her type BECAUSE heâs a serial killing monster.
The Addamsâ Family have a long history of embracing all things weird and unconventional. Fester would be over the moon hearing that a Hyde of all outcasts (his young crush) has captured Wednesdayâs heart. Gomez and Morticia would be more than happy to give Tyler all the love and security he never got from his own family. Morticia smiles fondly when Pugsley mentions missing being waterboarded by Wednesday, I donât think she would have any trouble embracing a traumatized outcast submitted to abuse and torture and then forced to do someone elseâs bidding against their will. She mama-bear instincts would kick up.
Hunter Doohan also said that one of the things he looks forward to exploring in season 2 (now confirmed, yay!) is Tylerâs relationship with the Hyde, pulling each side. Who is the real Tyler and who is the Hyde? Does he have active control over the Hydeâs actions or are they all controlled by his master? Remember, we technically have no idea what Tyler did of his own free will and what he was forced to say and do (including that last fight in ep 8). I imagine the Hyde being more of a split personality rather just than man vs monster. The question is if only the Hyde-personality had access to his monster form.
We see that Tyler rebelled against Laurel when he could, when he wasnât actively forced to do something. For example when he slipped Wednesday the police file (if we believe that theory) and when he chose to keep Eugene alive (Laurel said âtake care of itâ, clearly meaning âkill himâ but since she never used the word âkillâ, I believe he saw his chance). He also keeps pointing Wednesday in the right direction, even when he probably wasnât supposed to according to his master, like when he helped her find the meeting house, helped her break into Laurelâs home, chased her and Enid into the basement where they could find more clues.
Grooming, abuse, torture, manipulation, and mind control!!! Need I say more? Tyler is a true victim of his circumstances and society. We must admit that it was pretty easy for Laurel to sink her claws into him. Lonely, traumatized boy with one dead parent and one to emotionally constipated to raise him through his trauma, and here comes Laurel and offers him the truth about his mother in exchange for mommy kink sexual advances until she kidnaps him to torture as she pleases in a cave. She basically presented herself as the sexual version of his mother that Freud loved to say young boys were so vulnerable to. Of course this lonely boy would fall for her act. Laurel even described herself as a plant metaphor in episode 4: some carnivorous varieties use sexual trickery or deception. She then made him think this entire nefarious plan was about him getting revenge on the way outcasts treated his mother.
We see Tyler screaming out for help, subtly and literally, when he tells Wednesday that he wants to âget out of this hellhole townâ and later when heâs screaming in the bathtub in ep 3.
The writers keep mentioning Wylerâs âprimal attractionâ and how Wednesday is drawn to Tylerâs dark side even from the start when she didnât know what he was. And I truly believe he feels the same way, he is so smitten when she states she would dump piranhas in the swimming pool again. They are both attracted to the darker aspects of their personalities, whereas I feel like Xavier has this romanticized view of Wednesday in his head and when she disproves that by being her morbid, honest self, his first instinct is to whine and feel sorry for himself. He doesnât embrace every part of her character.
Netflix makes Wyler a large part of their promotion of the show, going as far as pinning Wyler-positive comments on Instagram and making Wyler at the dance their thumbnail for the show on Netflix and hyping Hunter Doohan in general.
If you compare Wyler and Wavier scenes, they tend to play very soft music and use soft/warm lighting during the Wyler scenes. Wavier scenes, sometimes have this too, but never as prominent as with Wyler. From what Iâve seen with other media, that is usually foreshadowing of the producersâ larger plan.
I have a Filler Couple Theory! And that is that the couple that becomes canon in the middle of a showâs entire runtime is almost never canon by the time the show ends. There are exceptions, of course. But generally, shows tend to follow a similar format: couple 1 is introduced as an idea in season 1, they may or may not become canon but the tension is there, for whatever reason couple 2 becomes canon in season 2/3 to create drama and more tension before couple one becomes endgame in season 3/3 (example Stancy in ST, Benvi in NHIE). An exception to this rule is if couple one is a blowburn over several seasons without a love triangle (example: Peraltiago in B99). The writers of Wednesday have planned 4 seasons. They end season 1 with Wyler broken up, hint that Wavier might take more precedence in season 2, and yet still keeps hyping Wyler as much as they do. I think Wavier will be a distraction/filler for Wednesday as Tyler regains her trust and they build so much sexual tension.
So, this was long and kind of all over the place. But as Enid, I write in my voice. And I will admit that some of these points may be down to pure manipulation on Tylerâs part, especially the signals thing. But part of what I love about this show is the ambiguity, the moral grey areas, the way they make a point of embracing the dark side of humanity and loving the characters through it. Until the show canonically confirms that there is no hope for Tyler/Wyler, I will continue to ship it. And I want to add that my will to ship Wyler has nothing to do with who I would personally choose for myself. If given the choice, I would date Enid before my mind could form the phrase âtoxic relationshipâ, and Iâm very much one of those boring straight people. But as a romantic partner for a dark, morbid character like Wednesday Addams, I would choose Tyler any day.
Tagging: @therulerofallpotatos
#wednesday series#wednesday netflix#wednesday addams#tyler galpin#tyler x wednesday#wednesday x tyler#wyler#weyler#tysday#Laurel gates#just my thoughts and opinions#i'm not looking for hate#everyone is entitled to their opinion#but be polite please
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The Meetinghouse
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Ophelia led Annie to one of the tombstones and stepped to the side. She didnât know how to break it to her, so she thought she would just let Annie see it for herself.
Annie read the name: Nervous Subject.
âWhat is this? Some kind of sick prank? Well, it ainât funny,â she said, growing agitated.
âIâm sorry, Annie. Itâs not a prank. This grave has been here since I started staying in the Meetinghouse two years ago,â Ophelia explained. âI didnât realize it was actually somebodyâs name.â
#strange2#strangetown#annie howell#ophelia nigmos#ts2 premades#sims 2 premades#sims premades#premade sims#ts4 story#sims 4 story#sims story#the sims 4#sims#simblr#ts4#sims 2 psp#meetinghouse
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I just want to randomly drop my dominic newlow hc there
my hc is that Dominic's parents were religious religion is present in TSM, and they were Jacobans whose religion is based on the fact that the Watcher is vengeful and merciless and thus must be feared and appeased by submitting to a strict moral code, lest It decide to punish them in ts2 psp Ophelia lives in an abandoned meetinghouse and I think that's where little Dominic could go pray with his mother therefore, Dominic was ALWAYS afraid of the watcher, but it was shortly before ts2psp that he realized that he was being controlledÂ
#if anyone is interested i will be happy to draw dominic's parents and their interactions!#btw dominic is 18 years old in the first pic!!#bro questioning his sexuality since 70'sđđđ#at that time he still looked like a wet little kitten#It is a pity that his HUGE NOSE is not visible because of the angle#That's his thing#nah.....bro is gay in the 70s in a religious familyđđđđ#and then it led to... ts2 psp......#LEAVEEE HIM ALONEEEE#If his parents had seen his painted nails they would have pulled out his fingers along with his nails.#what? iâm telling it like it would go#that's why he's so scared www#DOMINIC 70'S OUTFIT BY SAM @simminglytimeladies SAM IF YOU READING THIS THEN HELLOOOOOđđđđđđđđđ#ts2#ts2 psp#the sims 2#the sims 2 psp#strangetown#dominic newlow#ts4#the sims 4
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If its not too much trouble... could you post the floorplans for your strangetown builds. TIA
if you're talking about strangertown rather than strangetown (which is mostly untouched so far in my tocc playthrough đ
), sure! here is part 1/? of the lots i've renovated so far, there are too many for one post...
community lots
clockwise: 94 road to nowhere, 88 road to nowhere, and paradise place
residential lots
kine dairy farm (kine society)
nighthowl saloon (howell)
old library (broadsheet)
the meetinghouse (zombie)
roadside cart (florica)
silver rocket service station (service station)
division 47 (division 47)
#ask#answered#sims 2 ask#blkbflyz#sorry i've been saving the maxis houses for last lol#my builds#strangertown
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Barbara Ernst Prey (American, 1950s?) ⢠The Meetinghouse ⢠Watercolor on paper
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#art#painting#fine art#watercolor painting#paintings of interiors#paintings of public inreriors#barbara ernst prey#contemporary artist#woman artist#artist & teacher#new england artist#the painted room art blog#art blogs on tumblr#art lovers on tumblr
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