#yeah that phrase is an easter egg now

[devils-sacrament-catering]

Reusing phrases across fandoms like I'm Pixar✨

[rileyslibrary]

“You need to.”

“Need is a strong word, soldier; I need water, food, and sleep.” He states and points at the bunny costume you’re holding. “Now, this, I don’t need to do.”

“Come on, Lt., do it for the kids!” You beg.

He looks out the window at the funfair outside. Christmas, Easter, and Halloween festivities are held yearly at the local park, and the military base is expected to contribute somehow. Things like cooking and baking for example, or helping with the construction of the rides, and assisting with the general operations, were a few of the tasks you had to undertake. Apart from the famous egg hunt, the community has organized a variety of other activities this year, including egg and spoon races, potato sack races, and pony rides.

“Why don’t you put it on then if you care so much about the kids?”

“I’m on face-painting duty.”

“Why can’t I do the face-painting?” He asks, pointing at his black-painted, camouflaged eyes.

“We talked about this, Lt.,” you say and extend the costume to him, “you were the chosen one.”

The phrase ‘the chosen one’ was an exaggerated one but, in some ways, accurate. A few days before such events, the base held a raffle to determine who would perform as Santa Claus or the Easter Bunny. This year’s ‘lucky’ winner happened to be Ghost. You never did that for Halloween though, since there wasn’t an official ‘mascot’ apart from the pumpkins, and according to the Captain, “you were all monsters anyway.”

“I bet Soap planned all this,” he snaps, pointing to the fair outside, “I bet he rigged the raffle and wrote my name on every single ticket: Riley, Riley, Riley, Ri-”

He stops upon hearing your long sigh. “Soap would never do something like that,” you shake your head.

“Oh, yeah?” he asks, peering out the window again. “Where is he anyway?”

“He’s helping the kids at the shooting gallery,” you admit and quickly regret it.

“I’d be great at teaching kids how to aim!” he yells, raising both hands, “why does he get to do that?”

“You’d be the star of the show, Ghost!” you encourage him as you wiggle the suit. “The Easter Bunny!”

“I don’t want to be a star, soldier,” he snaps, shooing the costume away, “plus, I hate dressing up.”

“Um, Lt., sir?”

“Hm?”

“You’re wearing a mask with a skull on.” You murmur, raising your brows.

“That’s for a different reason, and you know it.” He stiffens and narrows his eyes at you.

You must come up with a solution quickly. There’s no way to persuade an grown ass man, especially a frightening one like Ghost, to dress up in a fluffy costume and cosplay as an imaginary character if he doesn’t want to.

“You can’t go outside with that cover of yours, especially on Easter,” you explain. “Now, this, on the other hand, comes with a full mask on...” You say and lift the bunny costume by the shoulders.

He groans and rolls his eyes. That’s his way of contemplating the idea.

You shrug and look at the costume. “I’d consider it a deal, to be honest.”

He looks at the costume, then back at you, takes the costume from your hands without saying a word, and goes to the toilet to get changed.

A short while later, he returns, this time in the form of a 6.5-foot-tall, fluffy, white bunny with pink ears. His hands—or rather, his paws—are hidden in the costume’s pockets, and he diverts his masked face away from you.

You swallow your laughter and nod vigorously in response.

“So, what do I do now?” he asks defensively. 

“Just act like the Easter Bunny.”

His ears and whiskers wiggle as he turns to face you. “How does the Easter Bunny act, soldier?”

That’s an excellent question. See, the Easter Bunny is cheerful and quite energetic. Ghost, on the other hand... well, let’s just say he’s doing a pretty good job on Halloween at the House of Horrors.

“J-just wave at the kids, Lt.,”  you shrug and hand him a basket full of Cadbury creme eggs, “and blow the occasional kiss.”

“Like this?” he asks naively and pats the mask’s buck teeth with his paw.

“Yes sir,” you reply, looking down at the floor to hide your smile, “exactly like this.”

[waywardmillennial]

Puppet History Trailer Breakdown

The PH season seven trailer dropped on Watcher TV today and I'm going to try to break it down New Rockstars style - so settle in because this is a long one!

disclaimer: I am an oxymoron of a human who notices lots of details and misses other clues - so I might not have caught everything but I tried!

[s7 trailer easter eggs and spoiler-y thoughts under the cut]

The trailer opens with the Professor looking at the billboard for Phorgedytol, the tagline of which reads "(something) WITH YOUR BRAIN"

[note: this is different to the Phorgedytol billboard we see at the end of the trailer that reads "FRENCH THE VOID!"]

the first shot of Ryan in the trailer is from the episode with Aria Inthavong

behind them on the bookshelf you can see what I think is a brachiosaurus (from the late Jurassic era), a pair of alpacas, and the Genie lamp very prominently displayed!

then we cut to this interaction Ryan: How long has it been since we've been in class? to which the Professor gives a very non-committal "Uhhhh...."

[Interesting, no? Possible side-effect of the Professor taking Phorgedytol maybe?]

then we cut to guest Alex Song-Xia with a possibly foreboding comment

[this probably has no lore implications but I like that there's a framed copy of this photo that Ryan tweeted in 2021 on the set]

the trailer continues with the Professor talking to the guests

then the trailer cuts to what could be a major lore drop with Ryan saying, "You keep my wife's name out of your god damn mouth!" as he marches to the theater to slap the Professor

[notice how this is in black and white -that's the trailer edit not mine- so perhaps this is a flashback of some kind? Maybe to something that happened to make the Professor want to take Phorgedytol?]

Remember in s6 Ryan and the Professor were friends (see: the JC Penney photoshoot) so seeing a moment like this in the trailer is, for lack of a better phrase, a slap in the face

Based on what all the guests are wearing in the trailer it looks like The Slap will happen in Claudia's episode, based on the shot right before Ryan gets out of the chair (their reaction face is gorgeous btw)

we get a great out of context line from Sara Rubin

and the Professor talking about his anatomy with Brennan

Then the Lore Drop Hits

[yeah the rest of this was just a drop in the bucket in this trailer tbh]

The cuts happen fairly fast with overlapping VO - I posted most of the main shots earlier and there are some shots of the history skits that I skipped to focus on the Lore. These shots also have some alt descriptions in this post of things I noticed on the rewatch

VO Script Mysterious Puppet: No, you louse. You sops. You absolute men. Ryan: Well, this is collusion. They clearly- Professor: That's not collusion. Ryan: It's collusion! You guys fucking figured it out before this. Brennan: Just get on his wavelength, man. Professor: Get on my level! Ryan: You're just not ready for the truth!

[First reactions: The Professor is wearing a party hat for a lot of this trailer, and so is the new puppet. So they must have been at the same party. Also, the Professor is standing in front of a sign that reads "Six Nasty Seasons" even though this is the trailer for season seven. Is that from the season six wrap party? Could it also point to Phorgedytol symptoms that we're 'missing' a season?

The horse puppet looking through the door has a moustache, so is very likely not Dorothy Ruth or Stanley Melvin Murphy. Maybe DR's fiancé? This same moustachio'd horse is in the pasta scene

Hard to say which horse is walking towards The Brown Derby but fun to note that was a real chain of restaurants in LA starting in 1926]

Then the Professor meets with the new Shane character - shall we call them Patch for now?

and that's the trailer in a nutshell!

*Roll End Credits*

Other reactions:

Delighted that we get canon confirmation that the Professor goes by Connie McNasty, at least some of the time

Love that Joyce and Garrett are back this season!

The noir, old Hollywood vibes of this trailer are gorgeous and overall it looks really well-made!

I hope we get some explanation for the slap that's not Ryan and the Professor becoming enemies again

the Liza Minelli* of it all

Not too sure on many theories at this point, but I'm sure it's going to be a great (but maybe nail-biting) season!

[humbledragon669]

S2E3 - I Know Where I'm Going Write Up P1 - up to the credits (present day)

Tiny bit of trivia about me that I’m sure nobody really cares about - as of Christmas just gone, I own my own version of Jim’s mug. It’s definitely one of the top three presents I got (one of the others is a GO themed long-sleeved t-shirt), and I absolutely have been using it to drink hot chocolate out of. I LOVE it.

Anyway, it’s Easter egg time! Yeah, that’s right, this one appears right at the beginning of the episode. And I suspect that many people will already have noted this one, but as I’ve said before, you never know. So here it is:

That’s the music instrument shop across the road from the bookshop, called “Arnolds”, presumably for the soundtrack composer for Omens - David Arnold. Obvious though it may be, it’s a bit “blink-and-you’d-miss-it”, so I felt like it was worth drawing attention to, just to reiterate the level of care and attention on display in this show that we all know and love. And whilst I have my attention-to-detail hat on, I have a brief point of speculation to make about Jim’s location in this opening shot. Given his view across the street, and the limited view we get into the room behind him (I’m thinking mostly about the lamp you can just about make out over his shoulder), this would appear to be Jim’s bedroom. In front of him is a tray with his mug and a container of hot chocolate on it. There’s even a trail of hot chocolate powder in between the mug and the container, as if someone has been a bit careless when spooning the cocoa from the pot into the cup (no judgement, I do this ALL the time). Before breaking away from this shot, we see Jim pouring boiling water into the mug from an electric kettle. All perfectly understandable actions for a set-up to show a man looking out over his neighbourhood, right? So my speculation is this, and I am jumping ahead a little. Why is it necessary for Crowley to leave the room when offering to make Jim a cup of hot chocolate in a later episode? It would seem that all the equipment required is right there in Jim’s bedroom. Sounds like another instance of scriptual convenience to me, albeit a small one. Anyway, enough pedantry, let’s move on.

It's taken me ages, but I’ve worked out what the music is playing in the background of the coffee shop. Unsurprisingly it’s another Queen tune - “Radio Ga Ga” this time. Given the lyrics, which speak of a fond farewell to a medium that no longer has relevance given more modern offerings, I wonder if this might be a reference to the state of Nina’s relationship with Lindsey at this point? Aside from that potential insight, I can’t really say there’s an awful lot about this scene that I like. Obviously Nina is still being her unlikeable self (checking her phone whilst she’s in the middle of serving someone? Not being funny, I would genuinely walk out of a coffee shop if a barista did that to me), but now we’re “introduced” to another fairly abrupt character, but this time we don’t even learn her name. Poor Mrs. Sandwich, she turns out to be an incredible likeable addition to the show, but in my opinion, she really doesn’t get to shine here. And what’s the point of this scene really? So that we can get a long shot of Muriel’s arrival and have it hammered home that their appearance is visible and noted as odd by the people in Whickber Street? If that’s the case, honestly this whole scene feels pretty unnecessary, but perhaps that’s just me.

Now. I did a little bit of digging about the way that Muriel introduces themself, because this stereotype is familiar to me, but I have no idea where it comes from. There’s a lovely bit of hive mind research been done here, which suggests the origin of the phrasing is over 100 years old but personally my money is on this being a nod to Monty Python (as detailed in that forum post), particularly as it wouldn’t be the first time we’ve seen a Python reference in the show (NIAT RUC, I’m looking at you). I think there might be another little homage here though, and this one if a bit more niche. It’s to do with the whistling in the soundtrack, heard here:

It rang bells with me, and unlike the backing music in the coffee shop earlier, this one didn’t actually take me very long. Back in the mid-90s, there was a sit-com show here in the UK called The Thin Blue Line, which followed the personal and professional lives of a group of policemen from an English town. The policemen in question were of both the uniformed (commonly called “bobbies”, or “on-the-beat”) and non-uniformed variety. Muriel is most definitely dressed as one of the former. Here’s the theme tune from that show:

Not too dissimilar, are they? I couldn’t find any evidence for whether the theme we hear in the Omens soundtrack is an homage to the theme from The Thin Blue Line or not. Perhaps it wasn’t even a conscious thing, though I highly doubt that. I would so love it if this was an intentional reference to that little copper comedy from the 90s - it ran for only 2 seasons, but I remember watching every episode when it aired and finding the whole thing really funny. I don’t know how well it will have aged, but I do remember that (bearing in mind this was the mid-90s) its casting was progressive - an Asian woman and a gay man both playing lead roles and part of the police force, with the characters most commonly ridiculed for being wrong and unreasonable being the middle-aged white men.  It was perhaps a little slapstick in places, and intrinsically “British” in its humour, but I still feel like it was a delightful addition to our televisions, so if this is a tip-of-the-hat to the show, I feel it’s well placed. Right, time to move on, this is supposed to be a write up of a Good Omens episode, not an appreciation post for long-dead British TV shows.

It's pretty difficult to say with any certainty, but I don’t think Aziraphale recognises Muriel when they arrive. Granted, he wouldn’t have seen or spoken to them in quite some time (since his defection from Heaven at the latest, though the only time we see them interacting is in the Uz flashbacks), but given the conversation he had with them during the Job debacle, you’d think he might at least realise he’d seen their face before? Particularly given the memories he has so recently lived through. Don’t get me wrong, he clearly knows they’ve come from Heaven, but that outfit pretty much gives the game away on that front, and he has been told to expect a visit from an auditor. Doesn’t take him long to decide to play along either.

I really love this moment - I’m pretty sure that this is where he decides not only to pretend he doesn’t know Muriel is there to check up on his miracle claims, but to be gentle about his interactions with them. He's recognised the joy that Muriel is getting out of the situation and decided that the nicest thing to do will be to let them enjoy the ride, which can only happen if the pretence is maintained. Subtle as it is, I actually think this is one of Aziraphale’s clearest indications of his Good nature - faced with a similar situation, many people (Crowley included, as we’ll come to see shortly) would openly mock Muriel for their apparent lack of intelligence, and given their visit’s true purpose I don’t think anybody would have been too displeased if Aziraphale had just closed the door in their face. It’s such a selfless act of kindness, and in not shunning Muriel, we are treated to some truly beautiful comic moments throughout the rest of the season.

Oh hold up. Was I just waxing lyrical about how kind and considerate this angel is? I take it all back. I almost feel like Crowley has suggested this to him, it’s that mischievous. And not the first time he’s done it either, except the last time he tricked another angel into sullying their body with a liquid intended for human consumption, that being was suffering from complete amnesia. Vulnerable you might say. Which is actually not that dissimilar to Muriel, who is clearly in a very precarious position and not doing a particularly good job of hiding their discomfort and mild panic in trying to maintain their cover whilst staying in character. He even manages to sound as if he’s trying to coach them on proper human responses with no hidden subtext. At least he has enough of a conscience to show pity for his visitor and the position he’s put them in:

Bit of a tangent here - why doesn’t Aziraphale recognise that the fact that Crowley is bringing his plants into the bookshop gives the game away that he’s living in his car? Don’t get me wrong, I am in no doubt that the reason Crowley removes them from the car at all is because he wouldn’t trust anybody else to look after them, not even his angel, so I do understand the reason for them to be removed. As far as I can see, there are four possibilities for this:

Aziraphale doesn’t make the connection between Crowley having his plants in the car and what means for his living situation.

Aziraphale does make the connection but, perhaps due to the current awkward situation panning out in the bookshop and his plans for his Edinburgh road trip, doesn’t mention anything about.

Aziraphale already knows that Crowley is sleeping in his car.

Crowley isn’t really living in his car at all, and the plants are simply kept there to maintain the cover story.

I think Aziraphale is smarter than the first option, even with his innate inability to pick up on Crowley’s cues. And I can’t really comprehend that Aziraphale would have taken the revelation that Crowley is living and sleeping in his car without any sort of protestations (let’s not forget that Crowley openly offered Aziraphale a place to stay when they thought the bookshop was gone, and that was before their respective defections). The third possibility has legs, but it doesn’t sit right with me - I just can’t see that Aziraphale would tolerate this living situation for Crowley, even if it meant buying or renting a place somewhere else for the demon to call home. The last of those possibilities is where my head canon lives, as I think I’ve mentioned in previous write ups. We’ll see Aziraphale “reacting” to the confirmation that Crowley has been sleeping in his car in a future episode, so I’ll hammer this point home one last time when we get there. And regardless whether you agree with my ideas or not, you can’t deny that Crowley’s confident swagger when he bursts into the shop really goes to show just how comfortable he is in this environment, and that he has no qualms about asserting himself there. Almost like it was home in fact…

See? No problems asserting himself at all. The subtext here is pretty glaring - his joining Aziraphale gives a clear message to Muriel about the fact that they’re a team (a group. A group of the two of them), and despite the fact that there surely must be A LOT of body contact going on here, Aziraphale’s expression doesn’t change at all. Not a muscle moved. It feels to me as if this is the sort of close proximity contact that the two of them are very accustomed to when not in the presence of other beings that might see it for what it is. And not only is Crowley comfortable with his position, he’s really enjoying himself:

I’ve mentioned it before, about us not getting to see much of Crowley’s mischievous side in the present day in this season, but this is it on full display. I’m not sure why I love more about this interaction with Muriel - Crowley’s cheeky grin or the fact that Aziraphale does absolutely nothing to reprimand him over his behaviour. That angel is having just as much fun partaking in the mischief as Crowley is, and I find it really adorable to see him indulging his playful side, even if it does eventually result in another one of those pitiful compassionate looks he throws Muriel’s way.

There’s a potentially interesting use of pronouns in the conversation that follows in the back room:

Interesting, see? Crowley refers to Heaven as “your lot”, despite the fact that Aziraphale has openly admitted that he no longer works for them. Not only that, the angel takes the baton up with his reply, grouping himself together with his former workplace using the “we” pronoun. Perhaps it’s just the habit of the previous multiple millennia, it just strikes me as odd, not least because Crowley’s questioning of them being “in charge” would appear to imply that he feels Heaven has the upper hand in the Heaven/Hell power play. Semantics aside, there’s something about this conversation that I really love. They’re both actually listening to one another, the tone is congenial, and they’re engaging in teamwork, and it all feels so natural. There’s no emotional stress going on, no arguing, just two people working together to try and achieve a common goal. I think this is probably the closest we come to seeing them in their normal relationship state, and it feels so relatable.

Well, it looks like Crowley’s plan has changed somewhat following his streetside conversation with Nina - now it needs a “fabulous kiss” for it to be successful. Considering his previous plan was so obviously a retelling of the love story between he and Aziraphale, I find the addition of a kiss at this point to be a notable one. Yes, my head cannon has our hero couple very firmly established in a relationship in the present day, but no, I do not believe that they kissed during either of the two “shelter-under-an-awning” moments that they have shared. Not to mention that I feel like there’s an element of heartbreaking foreshadowing going on with his throwaway comment (though to be fair, I don’t think there’s anything “fabulous” about that kiss in the Final 15, but I’m getting ahead of myself). What is it that makes him add the need for a kiss for his plan to be successful? Consulting my head cannon again, I suspect there might be some further revelations to be had about when he and Aziraphale shared their first kiss, and that this might tie into his updated plan somehow, but whether we’ll get to see that in the space of our final 90 minutes, I don’t know.

Oh I love this. Like, so much. It’s such a MARRIED COUPLE mini spat. It’s so obvious that Aziraphale takes the role of the stereotypical wife - there’s no negotiation, just the thinly veiled threat of extreme rage if his wishes aren’t complied with. And just as obvious is Crowley’s adoption of the stereotypical husband role - downtrodden, with the resigned knowledge that he’s been beaten and can’t worm his way out of a situation that whilst he knows he doesn’t like, he has no logical argument to counter. It’s so lovely. Beautifully delivered and excellently timed. The more I look into the episodes for this season, the more I seem to find that feels stilted and somewhat unnecessary, but moments like these are most definitely not one of them, and in fact I think they’re probably largely responsible for our intense love of the relationship between our hero couple. There’s another one coming up, but I’ll get there in a moment.

Despite being at the tail end of a spat, and that Aziraphale is clearly both disappointed and distracted not to have put his hands on the car keys, we’re about to see a lovely example of Aziraphale and Crowley showing a sixth sense for knowing their roles in the relationship. Regardless of the fact that there is no verbal communication between them following Muriel’s entrance to the room, Crowley knows instinctively that this is his cue to step up and perform a mini rescue, and Aziraphale knows to simply let him do his own thing. He doesn’t say a word once Muriel bursts in on them, just allows Crowley to do all the talking, with the instinctive knowledge that they will be in a better position soon. Which of course leads to this OUTRAGEOUS look from Aziraphale:

There it is, another one of those moments I was just discussing! I remember the first time I caught this look from Aziraphale, it was like a bomb had gone off in my head. It’s… well it’s pure filth, isn’t it? We all thought the look Crowley drew in the Bastille was the best example of a mental undressing we would ever see, but this just blows it out of the water. And why wouldn’t Aziraphale be feeling particularly enamoured of his demon at this point in time? There he is, doing his little rescue and invoking feelings of his knowledge of love (“love”?) at the same time. It’s pretty clear to see how much Crowley’s little speech has affected him, because he barely manages to catch the keys that the demon throws to him mere seconds later. He doesn’t even argue when Crowley continues to assert that the Bentley belongs to him alone, and even manages a wink, which I can only assume is supposed to be reassuring that he’s on the same wavelength about the current situation, and that he appreciates the olive branch just offered to him by way of Crowley’s accepting of the mission he’s been given.

Apart from a quick note to say that Aziraphale’s driving looks worse than Crowley’s, and that Crowley’s reaction to seeing his beloved car driving away speaks (to me, anyway) more of boredom than it does of worry or possessiveness, I think that’s all there is for this instalment, seeing as we’ve arrived quite neatly at the opening credits. As always, questions, comments, discussion: always welcome. See you for the next one!

[britt-kageryuu]

Leo and Donnie are playing Minecraft together. Though the audience is watching Leo's POV.

Their models are in casual graphic shirts, flannel button downs and bandanas. Leo's shirt has a space unicorn, and Donnies shirt has a softshell turtle holding a knife with 'I'm Harmless, I swear".

"So, with Thanksgiving, and Black Friday coming up, I regret to inform you. That I am banned from going out to shop in person. They say smugly." Donnie says, for some reason proud of himself.

Leo just shakes his head, "Dee almost became known as a crazy shopper. Thankfully they were with Red, and purposefully kept away from the more crazy areas."

Leo is seen flying while pulling a couple Villagers in a boat, before landing near where Donnie is setting up a villager farm.

Around the area is multiple farms, both automated and not. With also a large Turtle Sanctuary along the nearby river.

"Bring those two over to the office building. Now the true reason I am not allowed to go out, is because someone attempted to take what I had obtained. So I may have pulled a taser out and lightly threatened anyone who got near me." Donnie explains while bouncing around the redstone and rails that make up the mechanics for their farm.

"Be glad that the security working that day were understandably very I don't give a-" Leo stops before he says what was likely not PG-13, "Even though by technically I could say the phrase, but some people don't like us using 'foul language'. Like I haven't been cursing under my breath in like 5 different languages."

"That can count as an Easter Egg, try to find which vods Blue is using foul Language. There isn't a prize, except bragging rights." Donnie announces while sprinting past Leo and smaking him with a neatherite shovel.

Leo who is very used to this just fires an arrow at Donnie in retaliation. Just barely missing an Iron Golem that his twin purposefully ran close too.

"Anywhozzle! Yeah, some of the security was just so done, they didn't bother with Dee. Just told him to check out and get out. Dee isn't banned from the store either, just told to leave." Leo says while shaking his head.

The two of them get the villagers into the 'Office Building' that will be their Villager Trading Center. Double checking that they can't get out of the building.

The two spend a good bit of time finishing the redstone, while replying to notifications, and occasionally getting a small startle from sound redemptions.

They were being asked about other reasons they can't go out on Black Friday, at least part of the answer was, "Buying things online is just slightly more convenient. Though there are a couple places that don't do deliveries, that we send April to pick up for us."

Then the conversation switched to Thanksgiving, and the spread Mikey was going to be making along side the family friends who are going to join them.

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Masterpost

I wanted to mention that they don't really do Black Friday aka the weirdest huge discount days of the year, because of economic reasons.

And Donnies cain instinct is at least part of why they don't.

Though the visual of the Turtles in baggy clothes fighting off random people for the most random deals, is pretty darn funny.

[madlad-sadgal]

I got bored again, y'all know the drill.

As always, Nimona Spoilers!

When Nimona and Bal are arguing about Am seeing her shapeshift or not, she gets annoyed and cuts him off with a "CoMpLiCtEd! Yeah I know!" And instead of arguing back, Bal just waves her off dismissively, as you would do when arguing with someone over the same thing for the millionth time, which may mean they've already had this argument before.

"And now you're a boy." "I am today" The genderfluidity is so strong in this scene. (I know everyone caught this one, just wanted to talk briefly about it)

When Bal hides behind the car, we can see Am in the background. As we hear everyone point him out like "Hey, it's Goldenloin!" we see him visibly step back and away from the crowd, but as they swarm him, he barely puts up a fight to get them to move aside and let him do his job. Poor baby probably doesn't know how or is afraid to say no to the public and therefore ends up signing autographs despite knowing Bal is, like, really fucking close to being taken into custody.

When the car selling woman firsts starts talking to him about the deal, when she's leaning into the car, we can see Bal turn away from her and mouth what looks like "Oh, fuck."

When the Squire says "Let me go ahead and pass this problem on to someone else." At the end of his phrase, he turns away and glances at something or someone behind him and blurs for a second and the background clears up and we can see Ambrosius standing in the place where he seemingly glances over. My man was quite literally thinking "I don't get paid enough to deal with kids. Imma go get Sir God's Drink Good in Bed to take of it instead."

The little girl jumping up in down yelling "Thank you thank you thank you!" Because Am signed her an autograph.

None of the knights (other than Am) were actually planning on capturing Bal alive and unharmed I think. When they're putting the Squire in the trunk, there's a good few seconds where they aren't moving and just trying to get the trunk to close, and they are all fully close enough to just charge at the car, swing the door open and pull Bal out of it, but instead, they all just stand there and shoot at it, as if attempting to harm one or both of them.

The sign that says "Blue Sky Never Dies" and yes that is one of my favorite easter eggs in this movie.

This one is pretty short, but I just wanted to put another one of these out there.

Might make another one if y'all like this! (And it'll be longer)

[thefirstknife]

Did the Cosmodrome leg of the finding Archie quest as soon as it dropped, like many others did, and was very hype to see the references to D1, including the vandal himself, Randall.

I was in fact so excited that it wasn't until this afternoon when my girlfriend ran it that I noticed that Archie's presents so far have something in common. She asked me what the deal was with the spinfoil hat, and I explained what it meant as a community term, and that it was also a random discardable drop back in D2 year 1. My specific phrasing was "yeah, it's a community play on Tinfoil Hat, usually for wild conspiracy fan theories with no evidence. It was also a random drop for doing bounties... from...... Cayde. It was a Cayde thing.... like the ramen ticket."

At which point, I walked out of Ada's room, looked over to Archie and just kinda.

"Hey buuuuuddy? You lookin for somethin out there little man?'

Not to go all 'OMG CAYDE!!!' (partly because that's a thing that's been driving me up the wall for years to the point that I'm still not sure how I feel about his return) but I gotta wonder if we're gonna get a teaser in game about him leading up to FS. Might be a cool way to get new players a little more up to speed on why this is A Thing.

Anyways, the way I figure it is once is an accident, twice is coincidence, three times is a pattern. So until next week I'm not quite ready to squash the helpfully provided spinfoil hat onto my noggin just yet, but part of me is hoping Archie finds us an ascendant artichoke in the next few weeks.

Oooh that's interesting. I noted the ramen ticket, but the tinfoil hat I forgot about. It just seemed like something jokey to put in as the item. I'll definitely pay attention for the next week's item. It genuinely might be a cheeky little easter egg hint.

Either way, I love the Archie quest. It's really fun and cute and gets you sightseeing a bit. And the items?? With the text that if you dismantle them, Archie will be sad? And if you do dismantle them, a sad Archie noise plays?? EVIL. I can't delete them now. But you'd have to if you're doing the quest on your other characters. So now I can't do it again. I can't delete the items and make Archie sad!

[jjunbug]

YES LORDDKHSISUHD the wicked brainrot has been with me for MONTHS. literally in theaters when the movie ended i turned to my friends SOBBING declaring that gelphie is real… no they should’ve kissed at least like three times in that movie. holding out for part two.

sorry i can’t contain myself when it comes to wicked. actually im holding myself back from rambling more. i’m like a sleeper agent for the gelphie agenda and anything about wicked is my activation phrase

GELPHIEEEEEE!!!!! yes yes you get me like at LEAST a single smooch or yearning stare… like glinda at the beginning of the movie during no one mourns the wicked??? yeah… i need that kiss in part two

but hehe yes ramble more!!!! i feel like i’m so behind on all the topics and people talking about it since i watched it so late (ＴｗＴ。) but at least i can watch all of the edits and easter egg videos now so that’s a plus

[symphonyofmalice]

Episode 10 (2.3)

Reactions to "No Pain" It's the one episode with my muse in it so I'm probably going to be extra exacting about it.

I'm going to be honest I don't really care about the Great Conversion plot.

Also is it just me or is David's(?) accent inconsistent.

"Raglan James", more using canon for easter eggs.

Yeah, yeah. I get Daniel doesn't like power plays but why chase off someone giving him info?

Blender joke. Please do more than easter eggs AMC.

The caged person isn't even Nicolas? Damn

Also the dead of Robespierre is just slightly too late again, why are they messing with Lestat's timeline when they don't need to?

Armand is complaining about Lestat showing off, but he isn't even doing anything inhuman? What is "words flowed like canaries" supposed to mean?

Ok so they're making "come to me" (Lestat's phrase for Louis) Armand's to Lestat now.

Nicolas- drinking, worried about being caught, but smiles at the idea. Ok. ok.

I'm into this vamp fight but Armand looks a little silly when he bares his fangs.

That's it? That's fucking it? That's the whole kidnapping? No stalking, no taunting? He just kind of...throws Lestat once and it's over?

I know the reason Lestat suddenly knows about their cross phobia is Armand is editing the tale and skipping over parts but it's still really abrupt. This is one of the most climactic scenes in the book. I don't really get the point of showing it in an abridged, watered-down way first just to have the "better" version in a later season presumably.

Also, sure Armand, they destroyed themselves. uh huh.

Love how Armand and Lestat talk abot Nicolas' fragility when the audience has seen literally 0 of his mental health struggles. Great storytelling, y'all. /sarcasm

And, there it is, Lestat coming up with the theater idea. Hate it hate it, hate it, stop giving him credit.

The violence just looks silly! Also is that Nicki at the end?

Just making out in front of Nicolas, huh?

Also, the story Armand is going with is really "Lestat just left" with no mention of Marius or even Lestat's fight with Nicki? To say nothing of Gabrielle.

"Keep you under floorboards for a week"? That's very different from the assault implied in season 1.

Why is Louis just...fine with Armand not letting Claudia look him in the eye? Armand outright calls it abuse.

I should be so excited to see Louis and Armand debating the nature of good and evil, that is so much their thing. But having not seen it from Louis much before this, it feels kind of out of place or tacked on.

'I've known the whole time and was just waiting for you to admit it' is a hell of a red flag that i'm sure Louis will ignore.

So is...Louis making out with a halluciation? Imagining gentle touches or hearing Lestat's voice is one thing but what is the point of this?

Why are they faking like Armand's going to kill Louis when w know he doesn't?

In the books, Armand kills Claudia because he's possessive of Lou's love, and uses the laws as an excuse. Here, they haven't real;y established that jealousy? Claudia gets on well with the coven and Louis and Armand get their romantic walks. Just having them kill Claudia for the laws will feel kind of like a waste. They need a lot more setup to justify this.

Eh. my overall opinion is very similar to m complaints of the first season. One, that they keep using easter eggs as adaptation bonus points. Two, that while a story can play with perspective and unreliable narrators and be good, it undercuts the effect if the narrative is 'here's a bad version of the story, aren't you excited for the better one later'.

[thessalian]

Thess vs Las Vegas, Again

I didn't want it to keep annoying me so I tried the stupid Gizmo quest again. And that was ... cooler than expected.

Right. Is it going to let me jump now? ...YES! Except that was the wrong way.

Not angled right.

FUCK.

OKAY THERE WE GO! And up the stairs we go!

Ah. Half a code. Greeeeeeeat. This is probably going to be more Playing With Crates thing, isn't it.

Yeeeeeep.

I mean, on one level, the things they've done with physics in this game are really remarkable. On the other hand, THIS IS ANNOYING.

Okay. Finally got everything stacked the way I need it to and-- Oh, fuck off ENTIRELY!

I get you wanted to make it a challenge, Guerilla, but if you want us to drag the crate, you have to not almost entirely obscure the hitbox with random set dressing!

FINALLY. Oop, outside. Well, sort of. In the dome, not in the vents. But with the way it's lit up with everything rebooted, I grant it's hard to tell.

Oh. They were used to change the lights for the holidays-- so the clovers were for St Patrick's Day, the eggs were for Easter, the hearts for Valentine's Day, the crescent moons for ... what, Eid? They included Eid? Fantastic.

WOO! Okay, heeeere gizmo gizmo gizmo...

Aaaaand we have candy canes. Christmas. Huh.

Okay. Now for Morlund's burner.

More messing with the physics THANK YOU FOR THAT.

Crate crate crate ... vent vent vent... LEAP. At least it's not as stressful as Cauldrons.

Oop. MORTE LE DRAGON! (Yes, the spelling is the same in French and English, but the pronunciation is so much not.)

Could those squeaky annoying pains in my ass have come out at the major impact? You know, DRAGON HEAD?!?

I. HATE. FIGHTING. CLOSE. UP.

Anyway. Got it. Stemmur first.

So basically if you put Stemmur, Abadund, and Morlund together, and then squished them a bit, you'd have one full Varric Tethras. And Oseram are what you get if you put together every dwarven stereotype in the known universe. Bling, ale, and forging.

Oooooh, I get to pick the holiday that shows up? ...What's Bodhi Day? I'd prefer do one I know but isn't quite so ... Western. Eid al-Fitr was more recent than most of these others, so I'll go with that one.

...Woooooooooow.

EDIT FROM THE FUTURE: Bodhi Day is "the enlightenment of Gautama Buddha". Huh. Wow.

Anyway. Off to Morlund. Here you go, Morlund--

Wait.

Waitwut.

Yeah okay, fine, I will ride your flying machine if--

He made a hot air balloon?!? Oh, that is awesome!

Stormy and some kind of machine... Do ... do I get to kill a Stormbird? DO I?!? ...I mean, assuming I survive this crash. Which I will assume because I don't think this is like Baldur's Gate 3, where one bad decision can just insta-gib you.

Yes, Morlund, I will get you out of your predicament but I will loot first!

Ah, so we need the burner because you are going to try this again. Maybe when I've fixed ELEUTHIA. So let's--

STORMBIRD! STORMBIRD YAY!

Still pretty good at hitting those weak spots, even when it's throwing a literal thunderstorm at my face-- Oop.

HA! Last sliver of health down by a shot to the neck right as it was about to breathe bullshit at me! Yes, Morlund, that was epic; thank you for your enthusiasm. It's nice to see my hard work appreciated now and then.

Morlund, you are adorable and I love your enthusiasm. You and your troupe are why I love the Oseram. Ingenious, intrepid, enthusiastic, loyal little freaks with hearts as big as their ale kegs.

(Okay fine there are some shitty ones like Ulvund and the Sons of Prometheus, but the latter don't count because they're more Sylens' people than any known tribe and the former ... well, he's probably mor an outcast than anything else right now. Those bad apples are being removed before they spoil the whole barrel.)

(Side note: YES THAT IS HOW THAT PHRASE WORKS. When people talk about, for example, the police forces only having "a few bad apples", the saying is, "A few bad apples spoils the barrel". So you remove the bad apples before they can do that. Or, in the case of most law enforcement, probably better to just set the whole barrel on fire, but never mind.)

Right. Pick up some side quests at Camp Nowhere before hanging it up for the night. 'Cos Talahna and... oh, hi, Porguf.

...Really.

......Really?!?

Yeah, that's better. Please try honesty with me, Porguf. I promise you I react to it better than steaming piles of bullshit. I will return the property you stole if I can but I gotta talk to my friend first and--

Talahna? There is more shit I don't know and you have zero idea how much I hate that but since the story demands it and I was heading in the direction of the Jungle Zone anyway, I will help you. But I want some NPC codex-dump out of you when we get there, okay? It's only because you are my friend that I'm going to trek around someplace called "The Rot".

That was the point at which I decided I was pretty much done. Yeah, I'm going through this game slowly and I definitely won't be doing a 100% completion run (I dislike melee pits and combat charger racing) but it's a pace I can manage and I'm having fun and that's all that matters.

Now I am going to raid my newly filled fridge for protein.

[flirting-with-psychology]

What does your town’s name begin with?

Nope

What number house do you live at?

Haha funny

Are you a seafood fan?

No

Do you prefer dark, brown or white chocolate?

Dark

Give me a random word in another language. Tell me what it means.

Pomme de terre, french for potato

Can you cook Thai food?

No, I can't even eat thai food

Do you get easter eggs at easter?

When I was a kid I went to my friend's house for easter and we did, but I am jewish

How long does it roughly take you to do the weekly or bi weekly shopping?

Like an hour

Who taught you the most valuable lesson in life and what was that lesson?

Idk

Which city would you like to visit- Rome, Tunis, London, Madrid or Paris?

Madrid because I haven't been there yet

Would you rather visit Australia, Germany, Croatia or Jamaica?

Germany

Have you got perfect vision?

No, I wish

What colour bedspread or blanket is on your bed now?

Blue sheets, plaid bedspread

What colour is the door to your house?

Blue

Would you prefer a pet rat, mouse, snake, lizard or spider?

Snake

What song(s) do you put on repeat often?

Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, showtunes

How many letters long is your last name?

9

Can you play the violin? If not, would you like to?

No, but my mom can. I am not really interested in it

Can you keep a pokerface and not show your emotions easily?

Not even a little bit

Are you a good liar (tell the truth this time)?

No

Are you wearing shoes, just socks or nothing on your feet?

Nothing

What word or phrase is disgusting in your opinion and you hate hearing it?

Daddy as a sexual nickname

Do you like the smell of a barbecue or bonfire?

No

Do you prefer to write etc, ecetera or something else?

Etc

Do you think rainbows are pretty or overrated?

Pretty

Are your lips chapped?

A little bit

Have you ever fallen into a hole or crevice whilst hiking?

No

Ever been quad biking? Was it any good?

No

What is different about you than others you hang out with?

I don't have a lot of the generic interests that "everyone" likes, unfortunately

Are you more skeptical or gullible?

Skeptical

How often do you drink sodas or fizzy drinks?

Pretty often, like most days

How many cups of tea or coffee do you have a day?

Usually none but I'm sick this week so I'm chain drinking tea

Has anyone ever called you apathetic or unemotional?

Not those words but similar sentiments

Favourite crisp/chip flavour?

Regular or cheddar

Do you put salt and vinegar on your fries?

No

What accent is the sexiest?

British

Do you currently live in the same country you were born in?

Yeah

What’s your current mood?

A little stressed

Do you struggle to articulate your thoughts and feelings?

Sometimes

A romantic meal, a trip to a theme park or go to a concert?

Romantic meal

Prefer being in control in a team environment, helping out or taking orders?

Helping out if my team knows what they're doing, otherwise taking control

Do you like carrot cake?

Yes

Don’t you hate it when people say ‘I don’t mean to be rude but…’? Especially considering 98% of the time they ARE trying to be rude?

Idk

Would you say yes to a drink from a friend of a friend?

Sure, why not?

How good is your memory?

Not as good as I would like

On a scale of 1-10 how was this survey? Did you enjoy it?

5

[survey--s]

611.

What does your town’s name begin with?  An M.

What number house do you live at?  Yeah, I'm not putting my house number on here, lol.

Are you a seafood fan?  It depends what time - I love clams, prawns, crab and lobster but I'm not a huge fan of mussels or oysters.

Do you prefer dark, brown or white chocolate?  Milk chocolate is my favourite closely followed by dark.

Give me a random word in another language. Tell me what it means.  Schokolade means chocolate in German.

Can you cook Thai food? Not without a recipe.

Do you get easter eggs at easter?  I normally buy myself one, yeah, but I don't really get given Easter eggs anymore as an adult.

How long does it roughly take you to do the weekly or bi weekly shopping?  I get an online shop once a week and it takes me about 15-20 minutes to put it all together and order it.

Who taught you the most valuable lesson in life and what was that lesson?  I honestly don't know. I can't think of one particular lesson that stands out to me more than any other.

Which city would you like to visit- Rome, Tunis, London, Madrid or Paris?  Madrid or Tunis as I've already visited the others several times over.

Would you rather visit Australia, Germany, Croatia or Jamaica?  Croatia. I have no real interest in visiting Jamaica and I've been to the others already.

Have you got perfect vision?  No, my eyesight is about -9 in both eyes -_-

What colour bedspread or blanket is on your bed now?  I just changed the sheets this morning actually - currently they're white sheets with pink & purple butterflies on them.

What colour is the door to your house?  Silver metal with privacy glass.

Would you prefer a pet rat, mouse, snake, lizard or spider?  A lizard or a snake maybe. Though I looked after some lizards recently and they ate live insects which freaked me out slightly, hahah. They were pretty cool animals though.

What song(s) do you put on repeat often?  At the moment it's Cinderella Snapped by Jax or Savage Daughter by Ekaterina someone or other. I can't spell her surname and I'm not even going to try lol. I believe she's Ukranian.

 How many letters long is your last name? Six. <–Same! <--- me too!

Can you play the violin? If not, would you like to?  No and no, not really, but I remember being jealous of my friends who took violin lessons when I was younger lol.

Can you keep a pokerface and not show your emotions easily? No - my emotions are written ALL over my face.

Are you a good liar (tell the truth this time)? Sometimes. It depends on the situation.

Are you wearing shoes, just socks or nothing on your feet?  I have bare feet at the moment.

What word or phrase is disgusting in your opinion and you hate hearing it?  I can't stand the worst moist.

Do you like the smell of a barbecue or bonfire?  Ooh, I absolutely love it. It reminds me of summer.

Do you prefer to write etc, ecetera or something else?  etc.

Do you think rainbows are pretty or overrated?  I love a rainbow.

Are your lips chapped?  Nope.

Have you ever fallen into a hole or crevice whilst hiking?  Not a major one, no.

Ever been quad biking? Was it any good? No, I've never been. I would if I was given the opportunity though.

What is different about you than others you hang out with?  I'm autistic.

Are you more skeptical or gullible?  Skeptical.

How often do you drink sodas or fizzy drinks?  Everyday.

How many cups of tea or coffee do you have a day?  Normally two cups of coffee and occasionally an iced coffee too.

Has anyone ever called you apathetic or unemotional?  Yes, and I certainly can be in some situations.

Favourite crisp/chip flavour?  Salt and vinegar, cheese, paprika.

Do you put salt and vinegar on your fries?  Yes, always. Especially if they're proper "chippy chips".

What accent is the sexiest?  Irish, Scottish, Australian.

Do you currently live in the same country you were born in?  Yes.

What’s your current mood?  Relaxed. Also surprised at how quickly my time off is going lol.

Do you struggle to articulate your thoughts and feelings?  Not on here, no, but I do struggle with it in real life sometimes.

A romantic meal, a trip to a theme park or go to a concert?  Theme park.

Prefer being in control in a team environment, helping out or taking orders?  I would just rather not be in a team environment lol.

Do you like carrot cake?  Yep, it's one of my favourites lol.

Don’t you hate it when people say ‘I don’t mean to be rude but…’? Especially considering 98% of the time they ARE trying to be rude?  No, because I say it all the time lol. I just think people are away too easy to take offence these days. I know that's an unpopular opinion though.

Would you say yes to a drink from a friend of a friend?  Yeah, if my friend was also there.

How good is your memory? Annoyingly good. I wish I found it easier to forget thing sometimes.

On a scale of 1-10 how was this survey? Did you enjoy it?  It was actually pretty good as there were a few decent and original questions - I'd say a seven.

[alsjeblieft-zeg]

480 of 2023

What does your town’s name begin with?

B. It's a famous tourist spot if you decide to visit Belgium lol.

What number house do you live at?

One of many lol.

Are you a seafood fan?

Nope. I'm probably one of the few Belgians who hate seafood.

Do you prefer dark, brown or white chocolate?

White, but I'm not a big fan of chocolate in general.

Give me a random word in another language. Tell me what it means.

Bliksem, it means lightning in Dutch. Can teach you if you want.

Can you cook Thai food?

No, but I don't bother because I don't like Thai cuisine.

Do you get easter eggs at easter?

Yea we dye them.

How long does it roughly take you to do the weekly or bi weekly shopping?

Only weekly and it takes about two hours.

Who taught you the most valuable lesson in life and what was that lesson?

My dad, to respect everyone no matter what race they are or what they believe in.

Which city would you like to visit- Rome, Tunis, London, Madrid or Paris?

Paris and London are my first choices.

Would you rather visit Australia, Germany, Croatia or Jamaica?

Australia. I'm frequent in Germany and curious how it looks like on the southern hemisphere.

Have you got perfect vision?

Haha lol. I suffer from lens dislocation and it results in big nearsightedness, and in case they switch out completely, I's go legally blind. That's how "perfect" my vision is.

What colour bedspread or blanket is on your bed now?

White and red, with cat pattern.

What colour is the door to your house?

Green. We got it painted last year for free.

Would you prefer a pet rat, mouse, snake, lizard or spider?

Mouse or spider.

What song(s) do you put on repeat often?

Depends on what I'm hooked on at the moment.

How many letters long is your last name?

Five, because that tussenvoegsel "de" doesn't really count, even though it's a part of the name.

Can you play the violin? If not, would you like to?

I can't, but I would love to. My sister does a bit.

Can you keep a pokerface and not show your emotions easily?

Nah, I have a face like an open book.

Are you a good liar (tell the truth this time)?

Nope, I'm not. I'm actually a terrible liar.

Are you wearing shoes, just socks or nothing on your feet?

Nothing at the moment.

What word or phrase is disgusting in your opinion and you hate hearing it?

Napkin. I don't know, I just hate this word. It's even worse than moist.

Do you like the smell of a barbecue or bonfire?

Yeah, it reminds me of evenings with friends.

Do you prefer to write etc, ecetera or something else?

"Ecetera" is not even a word, it's "et cetera". I write etc., just like everyone around me.

Do you think rainbows are pretty or overrated?

Pretty, because it's not even that easy to spot them.

Are your lips chapped?

A little bit. Like usual.

Have you ever fallen into a hole or crevice whilst hiking?

Not really, I watch where I'm going.

Ever been quad biking? Was it any good?

No, but I'd love to.

What is different about you than others you hang out with?

Everything lol. I'm more openminded.

Are you more skeptical or gullible?

Definitely skeptical. I always have to check things myself.

How often do you drink sodas or fizzy drinks?

Every day lol. Not a very healthy choice, I know.

How many cups of tea or coffee do you have a day?

None. Caffeine gives me seizures.

Has anyone ever called you apathetic or unemotional?

Yeah, my mum.

Favourite crisp/chip flavour?

I don't like them much, but fromage is good.

Do you put salt and vinegar on your fries?

Omg no, we don't ruin our own invention with that disgusting shit. Vinegar on fries? My heavens.

What accent is the sexiest?

West-FLemish. Yup I'm biased.

Do you currently live in the same country you were born in?

Yeah, I do.

What’s your current mood?

Content, and if sleepy is a mood, then count me in.

Do you struggle to articulate your thoughts and feelings?

Yeah, I do. I never know how to put my feelings into words.

A romantic meal, a trip to a theme park or go to a concert?

None of these, thanks.

Prefer being in control in a team environment, helping out or taking orders?

Helping out.

Do you like carrot cake?

Never tried it, actually.

Don’t you hate it when people say ‘I don’t mean to be rude but…’? Especially considering 98% of the time they ARE trying to be rude?

I just don't give a shit. If you want to be rude, just be and I don't care what you think.

Would you say yes to a drink from a friend of a friend?

No, not from strangers.

How good is your memory?

Long-term memory is great, short-term memory is shit. Enough said.

On a scale of 1-10 how was this survey? Did you enjoy it?

I did, but I don't rate things.

[my-weird-news]

Shocking Twist: 13-Year-Old's Tragic Fate Unveiled Through Dad's Disturbing Secrets! 😱

A Dad, a Diaper, and a Diabolical Disaster! 😱 Once upon a time, in a world that somehow managed to combine family gatherings and criminal investigations, we've got a tale that'll make your Thanksgiving turkey seem like a cheerful sitcom. Meet Mark Redwine, a truck-driving dad who's taken "dad bod" to a whole new level. 🚚💩 So, Mark's teenage son, Dylan, stumbles upon pictures that would make even the most seasoned crime show detective cringe. We're talking about Mark donning women's clothes, makeup, and oh yes, a diaper. 🙈💄💃 Now, I'm all for self-expression, but this is like a bizarre fashion show gone terribly, terribly wrong. But wait, it gets worse. Dylan discovers the pièce de résistance – Mark munching on a delicacy that should never, ever be on anyone's menu: his own feces from that diaper. 🤢🍴 Move over, fine dining, we've got a new level of culinary experimentation in town! Dylan's older brother, Cory, must have had his jaw on the floor when he saw these photos. "It was disgusting. We couldn’t believe it," he bravely states. Yeah, Cory, you and the rest of the world. 🤯 But wait, there's more! Mark, not one to back down from a father-son confrontation, allegedly takes the term "daddy issues" to a whole new level by, you guessed it, ending poor Dylan's life. In a shocking twist, Dylan's mom Elaine Hall, who's had her own Netflix-worthy drama with Mark, believes that her ex-husband is guilty of this unspeakable crime. And let's face it, anyone who eats their own diaper leftovers probably isn't making the best life choices. Now, picture this: investigators, police, and canines – all engaged in a deadly scavenger hunt across Colorado. Dylan's remains were found like some grisly Easter egg hunt gone wrong – first some parts here, then a skull over there. It's like a morbid game of "Hot or Cold" that nobody ever wanted to play. Forensic anthropologists get in on the action, pointing out that Dylan's skull looks like it's been through a brawl with a knife. Apparently, his skull was in a wrestling match and lost. But hey, at least it wasn't a diaper-wearing showdown! And while Mark initially told the world he couldn't wrap his head around it, I'm here thinking, "Well, you should have started with the diaper and worked your way up!" 🧻🤔 In a world where "dad jokes" are a thing, Mark Redwine takes it a step further with his epic disaster. Let's just hope this is one episode that never makes it onto any family sitcoms, even the dark ones. 📺🚫 So there you have it, a true crime story that has it all – drama, diapers, and a dad who redefines the phrase "midlife crisis." As we bid adieu to this twisted tale, remember folks, no matter how tough your family gatherings get, at least there's a good chance no one will be eating their own diaper leftovers. 🙅‍♂️💩# A Dad, a Diaper, and a Diabolical Disaster! 😱 Once upon a time, in a world that somehow managed to combine family gatherings and criminal investigations, we've got a tale that'll make your Thanksgiving turkey seem like a cheerful sitcom. Meet Mark Redwine, a truck-driving dad who's taken "dad bod" to a whole new level. 🚚💩 So, Mark's teenage son, Dylan, stumbles upon pictures that would make even the most seasoned crime show detective cringe. We're talking about Mark donning women's clothes, makeup, and oh yes, a diaper. 🙈💄💃 Now, I'm all for self-expression, but this is like a bizarre fashion show gone terribly, terribly wrong. But wait, it gets worse. Dylan discovers the pièce de résistance – Mark munching on a delicacy that should never, ever be on anyone's menu: his own feces from that diaper. 🤢🍴 Move over, fine dining, we've got a new level of culinary experimentation in town! Dylan's older brother, Cory, must have had his jaw on the floor when he saw these photos. "It was disgusting. We couldn’t believe it," he bravely states. Yeah, Cory, you and the rest of the world. 🤯 But wait, there's more! Mark, not one to back down from a father-son confrontation, allegedly takes the term "daddy issues" to a whole new level by, you guessed it, ending poor Dylan's life. In a shocking twist, Dylan's mom Elaine Hall, who's had her own Netflix-worthy drama with Mark, believes that her ex-husband is guilty of this unspeakable crime. And let's face it, anyone who eats their own diaper leftovers probably isn't making the best life choices. Now, picture this: investigators, police, and canines – all engaged in a deadly scavenger hunt across Colorado. Dylan's remains were found like some grisly Easter egg hunt gone wrong – first some parts here, then a skull over there. It's like a morbid game of "Hot or Cold" that nobody ever wanted to play. Forensic anthropologists get in on the action, pointing out that Dylan's skull looks like it's been through a brawl with a knife. Apparently, his skull was in a wrestling match and lost. But hey, at least it wasn't a diaper-wearing showdown! And while Mark initially told the world he couldn't wrap his head around it, I'm here thinking, "Well, you should have started with the diaper and worked your way up!" 🧻🤔 In a world where "dad jokes" are a thing, Mark Redwine takes it a step further with his epic disaster. Let's just hope this is one episode that never makes it onto any family sitcoms, even the dark ones. 📺🚫 So there you have it, a true crime story that has it all – drama, diapers, and a dad who redefines the phrase "midlife crisis." As we bid adieu to this twisted tale, remember folks, no matter how tough your family gatherings get, at least there's a good chance no one will be eating their own diaper leftovers. 🙅‍♂️💩 Read the full article

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[ad_1] Overdue final yr, the Slovak Design Museum launched a translated choice of ’80s textual content adventures from the area. The video games, regularly programmed through youngsters, seize a second in historical past when the primary era of Slovak builders had been finding out their craft to proportion amongst their buddies. The museum didn’t at all times quilt video games. Maroš Brojo, the overall supervisor of the Slovak Recreation Builders Affiliation, pitched the multimedia assortment that he now curates. “While you get the patronage of a museum… it will give you a lot more credibility,” he says. “All at once, other folks begin to have an excessively other view of this in reality being a part of one thing vital. Our tradition and our heritage.” The ten video games that make up this primary batch of translations and re-releases had been decided on for his or her historic importance. They seize part of the past due ’80s in what was once then Czechoslovakia, a Soviet satellite tv for pc state. In a single, Šatochín, the titular Soviet Primary fights with Rambo in Vietnam. “I don’t wish to say [it was] in opposition to the regime, however it’s very subversive,” says Brojo. Probably the most builders in the back of Šatochín, Stanislav Hrda, was once additionally concerned within the translation and preservation undertaking. He was once 16 when he and a few buddies printed Šatochín after being fascinated about the American motion pictures that made it around the border on VHS tapes. “This sport is making jokes [about] the regime… and the Soviet military,” he says. “It’s arduous to win. So when you're taking part in, Rambo will kill you 10 instances since you [were] no longer fortunate, and also you made the flawed selection. It was once very humorous for my buddies.” “While you get the patronage of a museum… it will give you a lot more credibility.” Ten is also underselling it — in my experimentation with Šatochín, the Soviet soldier misplaced his lifestyles in a handful of ugly techniques, together with being overwhelmed in opposition to a coral reef, inside of only some mins of beginning the sport. Hrda additionally built-in an Easter egg into the sport, the place binding the keys “KGB” as controls would permit the participant to play as Rambo himself. Recreation building was once essentially a teenage interest on the time. As a result of video games weren’t offered in stores, there was once no probability of getting cash out of it. Hrda and others shared those video games amongst their buddies for leisure somewhat than benefit. At one level, Šatochín made it into the fingers of František Fuka, a developer from Prague who had up to now impressed Hrda and his buddies. In Hrda’s phrases, he advised them, “Yeah, you guys made this sort of great, a laugh sport, however be ready and take a toothbrush with you as a result of when the police come to catch you, you should be in a position.” Hrda laughs as he says it, however he admits that he was once “just a little afraid” after that. However he and his buddies persevered to make video games, calling themselves Sybilasoft. After the Velvet Revolution in 1989 resulted in extra democratic governance and a marketplace economic system being established in Czechoslovakia, Hrda, then 18, created an actual corporate to promote video games. With financing now to be had, he says, programmers throughout Czechoslovakia had been ready to create “very fine quality video games for the ZX Spectrum.” However within the West, other folks had moved directly to extra complicated computer systems, leaving the creations of Hrda, Fuka, and others to be performed essentially in Jap Europe most effective. However a couple of years in the past, Hrda was once occupied with an exhibition on the Design Museum that confirmed off those video games from the ’80s, permitting other folks to play them at the unique hardware. Extra exhibitions had been deliberate — sooner than COVID were given in the way in which.

Brojo calls the web page “type of a backup digital exhibition, but in addition says that he’s happy that it will possibly shape the start of a database as they proceed to broaden the undertaking additional. In addition to the video games themselves, which may also be run on emulators on trendy PCs, there are photographs of the hardware, field artwork, and so forth from the duration. Brojo says that his subsequent purpose is so as to add scans of ’80s and ’90s Slovak sport magazines. “Stay taking part in just right video games, and in case you are courageous sufficient, you'll check out ours.” Together with the translations, the web page additionally makes the video games out there to a much broader target audience. Brojo says that the staff was once fortunate that a lot of that paintings were completed through ZX Spectrum fan communities like Spectrum Computing, in order that they didn’t must salvage a lot from cassettes and the like. And discovering the unique builders with a purpose to get their permission was once generally easy. “Many of the group was once very pleasant, so a large number of the authors know different authors, they usually had been ready to get us in contact with them,” he says. The difficult phase was once disassembling the video games in order that Slovak textual content may well be changed with English. Programmer Slavomír Labský and translation coordinator Marián Kabát wrote about a few of their revel in in a put up at the Slovak Design Museum’s website. Labský explains his procedure in taking the video games aside and changing them as soon as the translations had been dropped at him, allowing for difficulties like the fast lengths of the textual content segments. Kabát described the demanding situations of contextualizing era- and location-specific references, equivalent to the ones to widespread people singers. Brojo says he hopes that the nuances of the video games will come throughout in those translations, just like the subversive writing in Šatochín. Then again, he mentions that the 1987 sport Pepsi Cola seems to be the one who English-speaking individuals are maximum considering on social media. Advanced partially through Fuka, it duties the participant with stealing the drink’s secret recipe. Brojo assumes that the recognizability of the emblem is curious to Western gamers. “It may well be type of a strange factor that we additionally knew Pepsi Cola within the East sooner than 1989,” he says. “Even if Pepsi Cola was once in reality one of the widespread cushy beverages.” (It were offered within the Soviet Union since 1972.) However the historic price of the video games isn’t the one reason why they’ve been made to be had. As an alternative, Hrda simply needs other folks to revel in them like his buddies did again when he made them. “I [hope people] may have a laugh with them although the ones video games are very previous,” he laughs. “Stay taking part in just right video games, and in case you are courageous sufficient, you'll check out ours.” [ad_2] #design #museum #unearthed #treasure #trove #vintage #Slovak #video games

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right, doing this at my computer this time at hopefully rambling less than the first time i typed all this out. and also reading this correctly this time. hopefully. god its so confusing how many different things 'Grayson' can mean. at first i thought you meant the comic but assuming you mean the writer makes more sense.

yeah that is the one im thinking of. babs uses the g slur too in that, but i feel like i should add that the g slur is in such a weird space culturally. people affected by it know it's a slur, there are plenty of people who have learned it's a slur, but it's still not mainstream knowledge like the n word or the f slur. people still use it all the time without knowing what it means or why it's offensive and plenty of people don't even understand what romani means. it doesn't make it right, but i think it's worth noting when a word might be used the way it was out of ignorance rather than malice. and the idea of the g word being a slur is just barely starting to catch on now. very long dumb ramble. im trying to figure out a TL:DR for all that. no media exists in a vacuum and understanding where society was at (and still kind of is at) is important for thoughtful interpretation and all that.

D. Grayson is I think the only one to write serious storylines about Dick being romani, but i know T. Taylor has uh. mentioned it. the phrase 'romani eyes' still haunts me. D. G.'s stuff wasn't be any means the greatest but she at least tried to treat it seriously instead of whatever n52 has been doing with it. nowadays when i see Dick's romani heritage mentioned it always feels like its tacked on like an easter egg or some attempt to get diversity points. It just feels very "hey remember how he's a minority? that's cool now right?? please give us money." to me. that combined with the introduction of and subsequent ignoring of non-white characters, trying to both claim disabled rep in babs and have her be able bodied batgirl, it all just reeks of performative to me. i've kinda run dry on good faith to give modern DC.

and in general i just prefer when a writer tries something serious even if they fail at it over the #NonProblematicNoMatterWhat attitude that i see n52 trying to go for. the thing is, screwing up is inevitable. sure, by taking less risks you might have less obvious screw ups, but you still have screw ups and you dont even have an interesting story to show for it.

forgot that the 40s were racist! forgot that the 40s were racist. if i post these they need a warning tag. aged like milk. also these romani characters have very stereotypically spanish sounding names, im not even sure what caricature theyre doing here. oh! remember that panel where bruce comments on romani peoples "hot tempers" as a dig at dick? i think it was from the late 90s/early 00s, when dick was first being portrayed as romani. the exact same phrase was used in a 1945 comic. some things really havent changed.