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Kimon Loghi (1871-1952), 'Post Mortem Laureatus', ''Exposition Universelle'', 1900
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Construction de la Tour Eiffel à Paris, France en 1888, un an avant l'Exposition universelle de 1889 dont elle était le symbole principal. - source Memorable Videos.
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Downside of being a cafe owner right now is that I DO NOT KNOW WHAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE ASKING FOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I AM IN KALOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I SPEAK KALOSIAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND YES I SPEAK GALARIAN TOO, BUT WHY WOULD I KNOW HOW TO MAKE CURRY LIKE YOU HAVE THERE!???!??!!?!!?!!!!???!?!! I MIGHT SERVE WHAT YOU ARE ASKING FOR IF YOU TELL ME THE NAME OF THE SWEET IM KALOSIAN AND NOT KANTONIAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT THE FUCK DO PEOPLE MEAN BY "SPARKLING POWER"!??!?!!?!!?!?!??!??!!!!!!??!?!??!?!??!?????
#pokeblogging#pkmn irl#pokemon irl#pokemon#irl pkmn#pkmn rp#irl pokemon#café et couturière violet#exposition universelle de kalos
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Hello Weirdo! I hope all is well on your end✨
Coming off of reading “The Ffestiniog engines,” I was actually a bit surprised at how some aspects of Duke’s treatment/relationships with his classmates (Those are NOT his siblings dammit) matched with some stray headcanons I came up with for if CR no. 123 (The ‘Caledonian Single’) was a character in the RWS/ERS-verse.
This unique engine was initially built as an exhibition piece to represent the Caledonian Railway and its Chief Engineer at the International Expo of industry, science and art. So that means looking fancy and maybe pulling some coaches for show. And that got me thinking……if the engine is sentient, how would that affect it?
Like I was thinking, would this guy get lonely? He doesn’t have any siblings, and his intended purpose might’ve resulted in him getting isolated from the rest of his relatives and most other engines. And given that he wasn’t built to work, would said relatives think poorly of him? Kinda like the same mindset the rest of the George Englands have towards Duke being built to win a competition. Like “While we’re out here actually doing the work, he was built to just sit there and look pretty for the humans.” Might also result in him having poor mental health. And since he was constructed during the Victorian era, when attitudes towards that sorta thing were not very charitable…..I don’t think any mental health issues he may or may not have would be taken seriously, especially if like in your book about Duke’s origins, owners believe in the notion that “Engines should be seen and not be heard.” I can also kinda see him not having the greatest social skills around other engines?
But hey, no. 123 did eventually gain fame during the Race to the North in 1888, and even after grouping, proved to be a fast and reliable engine when put into regular service, and was the last Single-type express engine running in the UK. So I guess he got the last laugh.
Or maybe this is just me being unnecessarily angsty about an engine 😅
Hi!
"I hope all is well on your end" - well... I got sick literally the same day I got this ask and spent the last 3 or so days in bed. Whoops...
Anywho! Caledonian 123 is such an interesting locomotive, and I feel like you've really given a lot of thought to how the poor engine being the only member of their class would affect them - though if I may, I'd like to throw out a slightly alternative idea.
Stick with me!
Ok - so CR. 123 was built in 1886 for a major international exhibition being held in Edinburgh. And back then, these international exhibitions were big deals for railway companies. The LBSCR sent multiple engines abroad (such as LBSCR Edward Blount) to win medals at these international exhibitions. And while the Edinburgh exhibition wasn't quite as big or grand as the Paris exhibition, it was a matter of railway (and national) pride for the Caledonian to send a locomotive.
This all wouldn't mean quite so much if CR. 123 hadn't won a gold medal at said exhibition, which would have - to the Victorian engines - been paramount to winning the train Olympics. CR. 123 instantly becomes the biggest star on the line (much to the enragement of the 66 Class 4-4-0s that felt like this 'modern relic' shouldn't have represented the railway).
This stardom is only improved when CR. 123 becomes practically the only Caledonian engine upholding the railway's honour during the Race to the North of 1888. Due to their fast speed and surprising strength (they could climb to Beattock Summit, which is the highest point on the entire WCML), they would only improve their image. After all, both the exhibition and the Race occur within two years of each other, and would probably have defined Caledonian Railway spirit for a generation of engines.
Then, they go on to become the favoured pilot engine for the Royal Train, which often travelled via the Caledonian Railway to get to Balmoral Castle - which would have been the highest of honours during the Victorian era.
And so CR. 123 becomes something of a Caledonian Railway star.
Note I said Caledonian Railway.
Once the Grouping happens, Caledonian engines were some of the first on the chopping block on the LNWR and MR dominated LMS. And while the Midland engines (which would've included the Johnson Spinners at this time) would have been more amenable to CR. 123 than the LNWR, by the time 1930 rolls around and CR. 123 is put into service as a regular engine again - they're all gone too. It's only the newer, bigger, English engines.
And I think it's in this time period: 1930 to 1935, when CR. 123 is painted in LMS black and running regular services as an outcast on the network, that they suffer from mental health issues. Especially cause this is the Great Depression era, when the elegance and showmanship of the Victorian railways is long gone and replaced by efficiency and hardline competition.
CR. 123 would likely gain a lot more popularity in 1935 when their image is revamped by the LMS (which is about to preserve the old engine) to become a symbol of the West Coast - East Coast rivalry.
But that's just my thoughts! CR. 123 is such a beautiful and fascinating engine, and this ask made me do some research into them (and by extension World Expositions - did you know that the LBSCR B1 Edward Blount and the Eiffel Tower both won gold medals at the same Exposition Universelle of 1889?)
Thank you for sharing your headcanon, and for putting up with mine!
#weirdowithaquill#railways#railway series headcanons#Caledonian Railway 123#CR. 123#ask answered#ask me anything#mental health#but for trains#and the Paris Exposition Universelle of 1889 for added variety
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⚡⚡ Uploading video: Gwen's Expo Presentation.⚡⚡
[The hired stage space is empty until Gwen flies up out of the stage.
"Hello! I am Gwen! I will be talking about ghosts! Like me!"
The crowd cheers as the projector screen rolls down behind her.
"I made a powerpoint! Here it is!"
The only image is one of Gwen getting hug tackled by Rosie.
"That is how you hug a ghost! Any questions?"
"Um, yes, Ms Gwen... Is there anything else you want to say about ghosts? Anything at all?"
"Nope! That is it! Thank you for coming!"
Gwen falls through the stage, leaving the crowd confused.]
⚡⚡She hired the stage for: An hour.⚡⚡
#voyante update alert#pokeblogging#pkmn irl#pokemon irl#ghost of lumiose#irl pkmn#pokemon#irl pokemon#pokeblog rp#pokeask#mon amour rosie!#exposition universelle de kalos
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I'm gonna see how much cotton Candy I can eat in one sitting.
Serena no!
#pokeblogging#pkmn irl#irl pkmn#pokemon irl#calemposting#serenaposting#exposition universelle de kalos
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hello all! just so you know, for anyone in kalos during the Exposition Universelle de Kalos, i've signed up to have a small sketching booth. for a small fee, i'll be doing sketches of anyone that stops by! please, try to come find me if you want a sketch of you and/or your pokémon :o)
// hi! i wanted to do a little something special for the kalos world's fair and figured art would be the best thing! i'll be doing free sketches of anyone that wants one that will be attending the event, so just let me know in the event discord or DM me here if you want one :o) reblogs and shares are very much appreciated, i want everyone to have some art that wants some! it's what i do best
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When I get super happy, my wings start fluttering!
This is a problem sometimes, though. I just accidentally knocked someone down with one of my wings.
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Normal Type Exposition @ Kalos. Part 2
Hello everyone! Welcome back to another exposition on normal types! Today we are going to talk about their weaknesses, which is one, and their effectivenesses, which is none. Alright thank you for coming— no no, I'm joking. Well, not on the numbers. There is a lot more to talk about when someone says that normal type is't really good against anything.
Well, it's true. Normal types aren't effective against absolutely anything, in fact, they can't hit rock or steel types very well and they cannot touch ghosts at all. As for weaknesses, they are weak against only fighting, and are also unable to be touched by ghosts at all. Surely, I bet many of you think, there are far better options.
Well— here's the thing about that. While normal types aren't good at exploiting any specific type weakness, they are very good at doing neutral damage. And you might say, what good does that do? Well it's because likewise, they are very good at taking neutral damage as well. Let's go back to the weaknesses chart. Normal is weak to fighting. And only fighting. The only other type that I can think of that has one weaknes is electric but even then not everything will take the same damage if hit with an electric type move.
I'm sure many of you have encountered a Blissey that will just not faint. Normal types are special like that. You may hit them all you want but if they have a high defense, you better hope that either you have a very strong fighting type or have enough pokemon to take it down before you run out of options. And that is assuming the pokemon doesn't hit hard either. Again, Whitney's Miltank is a very good example for this. High attack, high defense, and it can heal itself.
But believe it or not Miltank isn't the only one that does this, Normal types are incredibly versatile in what they can do. One could be a terrain hazard, another could give you and your entire team status effect after status effect. A deerling might seem unasuming even when it's raising it's own stats. Oh theyre low level and not very strong what could they even do? And then they use batton pass.
[ Cheren whistles, extending his hand to catch a Porygon-Z that fell from somewhere above the ceiling while a little Wooloo casually strolls up to him. ]
I have two friends with me here today, one of them is my Porygon-z. His name is Sebastian, and this little one with me is a Wooloo, her name is Cupcake. Now Sebastian has a high special attack, while Cupcake isn'tespecially remarkable. That being said,
[ He pets Cupcake's head and takes several steps back, letting Sebastian hover in the air. ]
Now, she is going to handle a Hyper Beam.
[ The Porygon-Z charges up and, with a bright flash of light, it blasts a beam of silver energy onto the unsuspecting Wooloo who is sent flying towards somewhere behind the stage. After the attack, Cheren walks back to the ceenter and simply kneels with a berry on his hand. Soon enough Cupcake can be seen strolling back for her snack as if nothing had happened. ]
As you can see, that was a very strong hit wasn't it? And yet here she stands—
[ While Cheren talks, Reshiram can be seen poking it's head out from behind the stage curtain attracted by the berries. ]
Is she hurt? A little. Her wool is ruffled up and she is a bit tired, but her wool did the job and shielded her from the worst of the attack, now—
[ Cheren notices the conmotion and turns back to see the culprit, Reshiram simply sniffs and scoots closer. Cheren stands up, taking another berry from his pocket and feeds it to the white dragon, immediately pushing thir snout back behind the stage curtains and coming back to stand in the center as if nothing had happened. ]
As I was saying, many of you might be wondering why did I do that? truth be told, I wanted to show off. A lot of pokemon types are really good at doing a lot of damage, but not a lot of them are good at taking a lot of damage. In fact, remember how normal types can't hit ghosts? They can just hit with a different attack, or us another move to make ghosts vulnerable to their attacks. Sure, it might not be as flashy as say, a dark type or another ghost. But it will get the job done.
Next time you battle a normal type, instead of wondering what else is on the trainer's team, maybe wonder what that specific pokemon does. You don't want another Miltank on your hands, do you? Thanks for coming to today's presentation and I will see you next time! No, the Reshiram isn't avaliable for pets, as they are not my pokemon. Have a good day.
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So when Reshiram goes out in public, it is "normal" and a "fluffy baby". But when I, the being holding back life and death from overpowering each other and notorious kneecap removal specialist, do not appear human, suddenly there is an issue.
#pkmn irl#zygarde speaks#pokeblogging#pokemon irl#legendary pokemon#pokemon rp#pokemon#real pokemon#zygarde#pkmn rp#exposition universelle de kalos
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Emil Wikström (1864-1942), 'Deliver Us From Evil', ''Exposition Universelle'', 1900
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L'inauguration de la tour Eiffel lors de l'exposition universelle de 1889. - source Danny Fernandez Jimenez.
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...I keep thinking about looking at a boutique while I'm here. Then I remember how expensive this city is.
#pkmn irl#pokeblogging#pokemon irl#pokeblog rp#exposition universelle de kalos#//rene's here bc of it it counts
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Le Pavillion Bleu ~
“Le pavillion bleu” was an ephemeral luxury restaurant designed by René Dulong and Gustave Serrurier-Bovy for the universal exhibition of 1900 in Paris and located at the foot of the Eiffel tower.
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There is a pokemon I do not know nearby! It is big and white! It lets off heat! It is drinking from a fountain! What is the name of it? I want to pet it! So fluffy!
#pokeblogging#pkmn irl#pokemon irl#ghost of lumiose#irl pkmn#pokemon#irl pokemon#pokeblog rp#pokeask#exposition universelle de kalos
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WHO THE FUCK JUST GIFTS YOU A PIANO!??!!??!!!!??!!?!?!??!!?!!!!!!!!
#pokeblogging#pkmn irl#pokemon irl#pokemon#irl pkmn#pkmn rp#irl pokemon#exposition universelle de kalos
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