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goldfishgrahamcracker · 11 months

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Franklin's lost expedition crew

I was looking at posts about AMC's The Terror and I kept getting confused by the use of first names, so I wanted to see how many of the characters had the same names. Arranging the crew in alphabetical order, I got:

1 x Abraham (Seeley)

4 x Alexander (Berry, McDonald, Paterson, Wilson)

5 x Charles (Best, Coombs, Des Voeux, Johnson, Osmer)

1 x Cornelius (Hickey)

2 x Daniel (Arthur, Bryant)

3 x David (Leys, Macdonald, Young) + Bonus: Bryant in the show but most historical sources I found list him as Daniel

1 x Edmund (Hoar)

3 x Edward (Couch, Genge, Little)

2 x Edwin (Helpman, Lawrence)

3 x Francis (Crozier, Dunn, Pocock)

1 x Frederick (Hornby) + Bonus: Des Voeux, whom I have seen referred to as Frederick rather than Charles on occasion

6 x George (Cann, Chambers, Hodgson, Kinnaird, Thompson, Williams)

1 x Gillies (MacBean)

1 x Graham (Gore)

7 x Henry/Harry (Collins, Goodsir, Le Vesconte, Lloyd, Peglar, Sait, Wilkes)

10 x James (Brown, Daly, Elliot, Fairholme, Fitzjames, Hart, Reid, Ridgen, Thompson, Walker) + Bonus: Ross, who was not part of the expedition but appears in the show

23 x John (Bailey, Bates, Bridgens, Brown, Cowie, Diggle, Downing, Franklin, Gregory, Hammond, Handford, Hartnell, Irving, Kenley, Lane, Morfin, Murray, Peddie, Strickland, Sullivan, Torrington, Weekes, Wilson)

2 x Joseph (Andrews, Healey)

1 x Josephus (Geater)

1 x Luke (Smith)

1 x Magnus (Manson)

1 x Philip (Reddington)

1 x Reuben (Male)

2 x Richard (Aylmore, Wall)

8 x Robert (Carr, Ferrier, Golding, Hopcraft, Johns, Sargent, Sinclair, Thomas)

3 x Samuel (Brown, Crispe, Honey)

1 x Solomon (Tozer)

16 x Thomas (Armitage, Blanky, Burt, Darlington, Evans, Farr, Hartnell, Honey, Johnson, Jopson, McConvey, Plater, Tadman, Terry, Watson, Work)

22 x William (Aitken, Bell, Braine, Clossan, Fowler, Gibson, Goddard, Heather, Hedges, Jerry, Johnson, Mark, Orren, Pilkington, Read, Rhodes, Shanks, Sims, Sinclair, Smith, Strong, Wentzall)

#i saw the 23 johns coming but not the 22 williams #there may be a mistake somewhere but that was a lot of names #amc the terror #the terror #terrorposting

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tellthemeerkatsitsfine · 7 days

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Things I know about the people on Taskmaster Australia season 2, before I start watching it (I mean, it's sort of season 3, or something, but it's season 2 now, we have to refer to them by the order in which they're aired or it'll get incredibly confusing):

- When I was browsing the Chortle MICF reviews to see if there was anyone I didn't know who looked interesting and maybe I'd want to look up their stuff and/or add them to my Edinburgh list this year, I clicked on someone named Jenny Tian. I saw the words "Tik-Tok star" and closed the page again, no longer interested. Perhaps it will turn out that was totally unfairly judgmental of me and she's great. I sort of hope so. Please prove me wrong and tear down my unfair biases, Tik-Tok star.

- Obviously I know Lloyd Langford. I don't know him all that well, but he's turned up as a guest on plenty of things I've watched and listened to, and I've almost always liked him well enough. By "almost always", I mean "every time except that time when I was going through a phase of watching everything I could find by Rhod Gilbert, and I watched that old panel show called Ask Rhod Gilbert, on which Lloyd Langford was a regular, and it was a terrible show, but that's not Lloyd Langford's fault".

- Wil Anderson was the favourite "alternative comedian" of Zoe Coombs Marr's character Dave, in her stand-up show Dave, in which the joke was that he's actually a very mainstream and popular Australian comedian and her character is ignorant for considering him alternative (based on reviews I've read, I think when she performed that show in the UK, she changed it from Wil Anderson to Adam Hills). Also, Wil Anderson was the guy Daniel Kitson decided to start a parody beef with in 2005, and in retaliation Wil Anderson sicced a horrible journalist on Kitson, which became that routine in his 2005 show about how much he hated that journalist. I think in that routine too, the joke was sort of that Wil Anderson is a very mainstream popular comedian (Kitson ironically suggesting that he was going to upset the mainstream comedians with his routine). Despite this, I don't actually know any more about him than that.

- Anne Edmonds is the reason Lloyd Langford is no longer in Wales, because he got married to her in Australia. Normally I try to be careful not to define female comedians by their male partners, but in my defense, in this case, most comedians I know are British, so it's reasonable for me to know the British one and not the Australian one in this couple. Her latest stand-up show has recently been released as a special, though, and I've downloaded it and intend to watch it, and then I will know her better than him as I haven't seen Lloyd Langford's stand-up. But for now I know nothing else about her.

- No idea who Josh Thomas is, though I don't mean that as an insult, like, "This guy's so unimportant that I haven't even heard of him!" I mean it as, I don't know a lot about the Australian comedy industry. Josh Thomas is probably lovely.

- Fun fact, Australian Taskmaster Tom Gleeson used to be in a band with the guy who stole Daniel Kitson's girlfriend in 2004. Small world.

- Tom Cashman is a great Taskmaster's assistant. Though I only know that from the previous season, I haven't started the new one yet so I guess it's possible that he's got much worse at his job since then. Hopefully not though.

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slicesofapple · 9 months

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My Twelve Favorite (Children’s) (Chapter) Books (in no particular order and without regard for genre or intended age) and then some

Dogsbody by Diana Wynne Jones. If you are looking for perfection (and if you love fantasy), you will find it here. This also serves as a placeholder for the rest of Diana Wynne Jones’s body of work. You can’t go wrong with anything she wrote, although I do have my favorites. The audiobooks read by Gerard Doyle are fabulous.

Tashi and the Big Stinker by Anna Fienberg and Barbara Fienberg . It was like this… (The whole series is phenomenal; picked this particular one because it’s my kids’ favorite of the lot). Probably written for children on the younger side (quite a bit younger, lol) but that’s never stopped me…

The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes. If you want your heart torn out in less than a hundred pages.

The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm, by Nancy Farmer. Each time I read this I find it just as thrilling as the last time.

The Grey King, by Susan Cooper. While each book in this series is spectacularly written, this one is particularly haunting. Again, be prepared to have your heart torn out by the roots.

Is Underground by Joan Aiken. An absolute gem by one of the most wildly inventive and fantastic authors to ever write for children (which obviously is saying a lot).

Lionboy by Zizou Corder. A favorite in this household. The audiobook is – chef’s kiss.

Danny, the Champion of the World by Roald Dahl. This book also serves as a placeholder for Roald Dahl, whose mastery goes without saying. The audiobook read by Peter Serafinowicz is terrific.

The Perilous Gard by Elizabeth Marie Pope. Perfectly crafted. (lol cw: quite sweet heterosexual romance)

The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin. Every time I read it, I love it all over again.

The Superlative Horse, by Jean Merrill. What is the price, and what is the value?

Captain Underpants, by Dav Pilkey. One of my kids' favorites, and mine too. The later books get a bit convoluted, but this one is so much fun.

Runners up (again, in no particular order): Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein, Keeper of the Isis Light by Monica Hughes, The Moon in the Cloud by Rosemary Harris, The Brilliant World of Tom Gates by L. Pichon, Dorrie's Magic by Patricia Coombs, The Worst Witch by Jill Murphy, The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley, Holes by Louis Sachar, Jack Holborn by Leon Garfield, Midnight for Charlie Bone by Jenny Nimmo, The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, Merlin’s Mistake by Robert Newman, The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, Beezus and Ramona by Beverly Cleary, Grandpa’s Great Escape by David Walliams, The Changeover by Margaret Mahy, Sabriel by Garth Nix, An Episode of Sparrows by Rumer Godden, The Kidnapping of Suzie Q by Martin Waddell, The Adventures of Odysseus by Hugh Lupton and Daniel Morden, You're a Bad Man Mr. Gum by Andy Stanton (the audiobook read by the author is wildly hilarious), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling, Knight's Castle by Edward Eager, The Book of Dragons by E. Nesbit.

I consider all the stories listed above to be treasures.

#children's fic list #mostly fantasy #my favorite authors #diana wynne jones #nancy farmer #susan cooper #joan aiken #margaret mahy #dav pilkey #zizou corder #roald dahl #I keep adding more #Huge shout out to the children's librarian at my local library when I was growing up. She was amazing.#edward eager #e. nesbit

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whump-collector · 2 years

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Whumpees (actors)

All the actors on this blog (so far):

Search for the name or use this link and add the name you're looking for https://whump-collector.tumblr.com/tagged/

I use the tag compilation for posts with several whumpees.

a: aaron ashmore - aaron tveit - adam palsson - adarsh gourav - aidan turner - alex o'loughlin - alexander dreymon - ali tarik findik - allison scagliotti - andreas pietschmann - andrew j. west

b: ben levin - benedict cumberbatch - brian austin green - burc kümbetlioglu

c: callum turner - channing tatum - charlie cox - charlie hunnam - charlie vickers - chris pine - christian bale - christipher egan - colin farrell - colin morgan - colin o'donoghue

d: dan lewis - daniel craig - daniel sharman - david boreanaz - david dastmalchian - david tennant - david wenham - diego klattenhoff - diego luna - dirk benedict - dominic cooper - drake rodger

e: engin akyürek - eric christian olsen - ewan mcgregor

f: freddie stroma - freddy carter

g: gael garcia bernal - gavin drea - giacomo gianniotti - guy pearce

h: halil ibrahim ceyhan - harold perrineau - henry cavill - henry golding - hisham tawfiq - hugh dancy - hunter doohan

i: iain de caestecker - ian somerhalder - iko uwais

j: jack bannon - jack davenport - jack martin - jack quaid - jake mclaughlin - james mcavoy - james spader - james wolk - jared padalecki - jason isaacs - jay hernandez - jd pardo - jenna ortega - jensen ackles - jeremy allen white - jim sturgess - joe flanigan - joe gilgun - joe keery - joel kinnaman - john cho - john cusack - john reardon - jon bernthal - jonas nay - jonny harris - jordan bridges - joshua jackson - jude law - julian morris

k: karl urban - keegan allen - kevin alejandro - kiefer sutherland - kit harington

l: lee pace - liam hemsworth - lucas till - luke evans - luke mitchell

m: mark hamill - mark waschke - markus brandl - martin henderson - martin shaw - martin wallström - matt barr - matt bomer - matt czuchry - matt lanter - matt smith - max thieriot - megan boone - mel gibson - michael fassbender - michael hurst - michael shanks - michael sheen - michael weatherly - mike farrell - milos bikovic

n: nathan fillion - nathan parsons - nicholas galitzine - nikolaj coster waldau - noah centineo

o: oliver rayon - oscar isaac

p: pablo schreiber - paul bettany - paul hassall - pedro pascal - pio marmai

r: raj yadav - rami malek - richard armitage - richard harmon - richard madden - rish shah - robert downey jr - robert james-collier - robert kazinsky - robin lord taylor - rodger corser - rupert evans - rupert penry jones - russell crowe - ryan guzman - ryan kelley - ryan reynolds

s: sabin tambrea - sam riley - santiago cabrera - scott caan - sean bean - sebastian stan - shawn ashmore - simon baker - stanley tucci - stephen amell - steve burton

t: thomas elms - thomas gibson - tim dekay - tim roth - timothy granaderos - tobey maguire - tolga saritas - tom austen - tom ellis - tom holland - tom payne - tom riley - tom sturridge - torrance coombs

y: yon gonzalez

z: zach mcgowan - zeeko za

#whump #whump community #whump actors #whump collector

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byneddiedingo · 8 months

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Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry (John Hough, 1974)

Cast: Peter Fonda, Susan George, Adam Roarke, Vic Morrow, Eugene Daniels, Kenneth Tobey, Roddy McDowall, Lynn Borden, Adrianne Herman, James W. Gavin. Screenplay: Lee Chapman, Antonio Santean, based on a novel by Richard Unekis. Cinematography Michael D. Margulies. Production design: Philip Leonard. Film editing: Christopher Holmes. Music: Jimmie Haskell.

"Dirty Mary" is Mary Coombs (Susan George), a petty thief and groupie who gets involved with Larry Rayder (Peter Fonda), a would-be NASCAR star, when he pulls off a supermarket heist with the aid of Deke Sommers (Adam Roarke), an alcoholic auto mechanic, and goes on a run that develops into a widespread, high-speed car (and helicopter) chase, masterminded by state police captain Everett Franklin (Vic Morrow). And that's pretty much all you need to know about Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry, except that the title does a disservice to Deke, the third in the trio and the only close-to-interesting character in the film. Mary and Larry might as well be animated cartoons for all the humanity their characters generate, and George and Fonda play them accordingly. (George's manic performance, often lapsing into her native British accent, got on my nerves.) But Roarke makes some effort to provide some nuance to Deke, a loser whose fondness for the bottle makes him unemployable even though he's shown to be a master at making bashed-up automobiles run. He's also somewhat in love with Larry, his one chance at redemption. Otherwise, the real stars of the film are the cars, a 1966 Chevrolet Impala, a 1969 Dodge Charger, a bunch of Dodge Polara police cars, and that helicopter. You pretty much know how it's all going to end, and when it does it stops, having accomplished the inevitable with no need to point a moral or adorn a tale.

#Dirty Mary Crazy Larry #John Hough #Peter Fonda #Susan George #Adam Roarke #Vic Morrow

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zariyahollow · 1 year

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Join us for the midnight release of "The Ghost and Mrs Muir," a timeless classic brought to life with a modern twist. Starring Suzanne Pamphile as Lucy Muir and Alexiel de Ravenswood as Captain Gregg and Reinhardt Hendrickson, this production features an all-star cast, including James Hoegerl as Miles Fairley and Charles Early as Mr. Coombes. With an original score by Alexiel de Ravenswood and two pieces arranged from the classic score by Bernard Herrmann, this audio drama will transport you to the world of Gull Cottage and the mysterious spirit who haunts it. Get ready for a hauntingly beautiful listening experience as we bring the story of "The Ghost and Mrs Muir" to life.

As the driving force behind Zariya Hollow, and our final episode of our three part Valentine’s Day special: “The Ghost and Mrs Muir," I have a deep-rooted love for this classic story. My journey with Captain Daniel Gregg began as a young child surfing the internet, listening to his tale being told on the radio. Charles Boyer's portrayal of the Captain left a lasting impression on me, imbuing the character with a subtle French accent that has stuck in my memory to this day. For over 20 years, I have dreamed of bringing this tale to life on stage or radio. And now, with "The Ghost and Mrs Muir," I am proud to say that my dream has finally become a reality. In 2012 I was honored to get the license to arrange two pieces from the stunning score by Bernard Herrman, which are now included in our audio drama. And, as an added touch, I also composed original music for the production, infusing the timeless story with my own unique sound. As the director, producer, and star of this episode, I have poured my heart and soul into every aspect of its production. From sound effects to overall sound design, I have worked tirelessly to create an immersive and captivating listening experience for our audience. I am also thrilled to be working with a talented and dedicated cast, including Suzanne Pamphile, James J Hoegerl, and Charles Early. Each actor brings their own unique skills and perspectives to their respective roles, elevating the story to new heights. As we approach Valentine's Day and Black History Month, I am especially proud to announce that Suzanne and I are the first POC to play Lucy Muir and Captain Gregg in a production of "The Ghost and Mrs Muir." This is a true testament to the diversity and inclusiveness of our industry, and I am honored to be a part of it. At the stroke of midnight on the 14th, I will be releasing this episode for all to enjoy. I hope that listeners will be transported to the world of Gull Cottage and the salty dog who haunts it.

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my-chaos-radio · 1 year

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Release: July 3, 1995

Lyrics:

We are young, we run green

Keep our teeth nice and clean

See our friends, see the sights

Feel alright

We wake up, we go out

Smoke a fag, put it out

See our friends, see the sights

Feel alright

Are we like you?

I can't be sure

Of the scene, as she turns

We are strange, in our worlds

But we are young, we get by

Can't go mad, ain't got time

Sleep around if we like

But we're alright

Got some cash, bought some wheels

Took it out 'cross the fields

Lost control, hit a wall

But we're alright

Are we like you?

I can't be sure

Of the scene, as she turns

We are strange, in our worlds

But we are young, we run green

Keep our teeth nice and clean

See our friends, see the sights

Feel alright

Are we like you?

I can't be sure

Of the scene, as she turns

We are strange, in our worlds

Songwriter:

But we are young, we run green

Keep our teeth nice and clean

See our friends, see the sights

Feel alright

Daniel Goffey / David N Yazbek / Gareth Coombes / Michael Quinn

SongFacts:

"Alright" is a song by British alternative rock band Supergrass. It was released with "Time" as a double A-side single from their debut album, 'I Should Coco' (1995), on 3 July 1995. It was concurrently released on the soundtrack of the 1995 movie Clueless, which helped it become a big hit for the band. It peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart, number six in Iceland, number eight in Ireland, number 30 in France and number 96 in Australia.

"Alright" received a great deal of airplay in the United Kingdom. The "bona fide teen anthem", with its upbeat lyrics and cheerful piano tune, seemed to epitomise British youth culture at the time, when Britpop was at its height. The band's youthful appearance (lead singer Gaz Coombes had only just turned 19 when it was released) added weight to the lyrics.

However, Coombes himself argued in an interview around October 1995, "it wasn't written as an anthem. It isn't supposed to be a rally cry for our generation. The stuff about 'We are young/We run green…' isn't about being 19, but really 13 or 14. and just discovering girls and drinking."

"It's meant to be light hearted and a bit of a laugh, not at all a rebellious call to arms." with Danny Goffey also saying: "It certainly wasn't written in a very summery vibe. It was written in a cottage where the heating had packed up, and we were trying to build fires to keep warm."

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antiquatedsimmer · 11 months

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Helena swiftly donned her elegant party dress and busied herself with last-minute preparations as the first guests, the Coombes family, arrived.

The farmhouse came alive with animated conversation as Eddy warmly welcomed them and expressed his gratitude for their presence.

The children eagerly embarked on their own adventures, while the adults engaged in lively exchanges, sharing news and catching up on recent events. Eddy and Daniel found themselves comfortably seated on the couch in the rearranged parlor, while Edith joined Helena in the bustling kitchen.

Seizing the chance to make an impression, Lucile approached Jackson with a beaming smile, her new exquisite dress gracefully adorning her form. She curtsied with a touch of flourish, reintroducing herself in the manner befitting a proper young lady.

As the lively gathering unfolded, it became apparent that the Coombes were not the only guests Eddy had invited to their home for the special occasion. A soft and polite knock on the door caught Silas's attention, and with a spirited enthusiasm fueled by the festive atmosphere, he hurriedly made his way to answer it. With a confident swing, he swung open the door, revealing a woman standing on the threshold.

Edward, hearing the commotion, promptly joined Silas at the entrance, extending a warm invitation to the unexpected guest.

it was Rosella, the woman whom Eddy had encountered years ago during his quest to find Helena's whereabouts. Despite the passage of time, she still possessed a youthful countenance. Her hair was elegantly arranged, and as she removed her glasses, Eddy couldn't help but find her remarkably beautiful.

"Welcome, Ms. Pinkerton," Eddy greeted with a warm smile "I'm mighty pleased you could grace us with your presence. Please, do come in and partake in the merriment."

Rosella gave a respectable bow and smiled warmly. "I am most appreciative of your kind invitation. I must confess, I did not anticipate hearing from you, but I am delighted at the opportunity to reconnect and meet your esteemed family," she expressed, her eyes glancing toward Silas. "This young gentleman here has displayed admirable manners, greeting me and ushering me inside with utmost courtesy."

Rosella commended with a warm smile, "It is truly heartening to encounter young boys who display such initiative, especially in my classroom where many tend to be rather timid. "

Eddy nodded solemnly, "We aim to raise our young'uns properly. " Eddy gestured towards Silas with a proud smile. "This here is my fine young lad, Silas. "

following his father's lead, Silas stepped forward with polite enthusiasm. "Pleased to make your acquaintance, ma'am. How do you do?"

"It's truly a pleasure to meet you, Silas," Rosella responded warmly, her voice exuding intellect and sophistication. "I am Ms. Pinkerton, I had the pleasure of crossing paths with your father some time ago.

Eddy took the lead in the conversation and steered it back to the main purpose. "Well, come along then. Let me introduce you to Mrs. Harrington," he said with a nod, guiding Ms. Pinkerton toward the kitchen.

She offered a gracious smile, "Oh I would be most delighted to finally meet your wife! "

As Silas observed their departure, a wave of excitement surged within him. "She's a teacher!" he mused to himself. "After all my pleas, I reckon Father must've invited her here so I can finally attend school!" The prospect filled his heart with anticipation.

#helena doyle #rosella pinkerton #silas doyle harrington #lucile doyle harrington #eddy harrington #edward harrington #daniel coombes #edith coombes #jackson coombes #party event #decades story #decades challenge #decade challenge #decades legacy #ts4 historical #doyle legacy #legacy story #decade: 1890s #decade: 1890

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magnoliaspringsrp · 5 hours

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MWM and MWF over 25 please?!

Males: A.J Saudin, Alex Landi, Avan Jogia, Charles Melton, Chase Stokes, Dacre Montgomery, Diego Boneta, Grant Gustin, Jacob Anderson, Jacob Artist, Jacob Elordi, Kieth Powers, Kiowa Gordon, Lucien Laviscount, Ncuti Gatwa, Rafael Silva, Ronen Rubinstein, Sean Teale, Aaron Tviet, Brant Daugherty, Ben Levin, Brian Michael Smith, Casey Diedrick, Chace Crawford, Charles Michael Davis, D.J Cotrona, Dan Levy, Daniel Sharman, David Castaneda, Jay Hayden, JD Pardo, Jesse Williams, Michael B Jordan, Michael Trevino, Nicholas Galitzine, Taylor Zakhar-Perez, Ryan Gosling, Theo James, Steven R. McQueen, Eric Dane, Joe Manganiello, Pedro Pascal, Sean Maguire, Torrance Coombs, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan.

Females: Adeline Rudolph, Amy Adams, Bianca Lawson, Carla Gugino, Charlize Theron, Danai Gurira, Katheryn Winnick, Lana Parrilla, Laverne Cox, Maggie Q, Alex Daddario, Amber Stevens-West, Brenda Song, Brianne Howey, Candice Patton, Cobie Smulders, Crystal Reed, Daniella Pineda, Nina Dobrev, Candice King, Kat Graham, Emily VanCamp, Hannah Simone, Julia Jones, Karla Souza, Lesley-Ann Brandt, Maiara Walsh, Meaghan Rath, Meagan Tandy, Natalie Morales, Nicola Coughlan, Parveen Kaur, Rose Leslie, Shay Mitchell, Tessa Thompson, Madelyn Cline, Amber Midthunder, Anya Taylor Joy, Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, Florence Pugh, Cierra Ramirez.

#town rp #town rpg #appless rp #appless rpg #oc rp #oc rpg #original character roleplay #town roleplay #mw

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dankusner · 1 month

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TAKE COUNSEL: Jury expert Dr. Phil's 8 warnings

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COOMBS: Would you advise him to take the stand?

McGRAW: Absolutely not. It didn't take me a nanosecond to answer that question. I do not think he should take the witness stand.

I think it's fraught with danger.

2. I think they could beat him up terribly.

3. I think he would not make a good witness.

4. He has a hard time following rules.

5. I think he has a hard time with an edit button and knowing when to stop talking.

6. I think he would run afoul of the judge.

7. I think his hyperbole and all the things that he tends to do about going too far in his rhetoric — I think would get him in trouble.

8. I think he could open himself up to perjury and cross-examining... cross-examination on a lot of things he doesn't want to talk about.

[at 3-minute-mark.]

POLITIFACT Gag order doesn’t prevent Trump from testifying

Donald Trump Statement: 'I’m not allowed to testify' because of a gag order.

Former President Donald Trump said that a gag order in his New York trial prevents him from testifying.

'Well, I’m not allowed to testify. I’m under a gag order I guess, right?' Trump said Thursday at the end of the day at the Manhattan courthouse.

Trump added, 'I’m not allowed to talk' and 'I’m not allowed to testify because of an unconstitutional gag order.

We’re appealing the gag order, and let’s see what happens.'

The next day, he corrected his false statement while responding to a reporter’s question before court.

'The gag order is not to testify,' Trump said Friday. 'The gag order stops me from talking about people and responding when they say things about me.'

(A Trump campaign spokesperson directed us to his Friday statement.)

At PolitiFact, we recognize politicians who correct their statements, but we still fact-check their initial statements if those statements drew attention.

We have fact-checked many politicians or political figures who admit, usually through a spokesperson, that they misspoke, including Joe Biden in 2020.

Trump is charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records in an alleged scheme to cover up a hush money payment to adult film actor Stormy Daniels before the 2016 presidential election.

On April 1, Judge Juan Merchan issued a gag order against Trump to limit his speech and prevent him from continuing to attack witnesses outside of court.

But the order does not deny Trump his constitutional right to testify in court.

'A judge never prohibits a defendant from testifying,' said Evan Gotlob, a criminal defense attorney and former prosecutor. 'Once the (district attorney) rests their case, he is more than welcome to testify.'

Usually, criminal defendants don’t testify, and if Trump doesn’t testify, jurors will be instructed not to view that as a sign of guilt, Gotlob said.

When the trial resumed Friday, Merchan told Trump that the gag order 'does not prohibit you from taking the stand' and that it applies only to 'extrajudicial statements.'

These are statements made outside the courtroom.

Gag order limits Trump but does not silence him

The gag order aims to curb what Trump is allowed to say related to the case on social media, media interviews or campaign rallies, but it does not silence him.

Trump may still talk about the case on the campaign trail and criticize key people with power in the prosecution.

Merchan’s order bars Trump from speaking about witnesses, lawyers, court staff members and their families if those statements interfere with the case.

He also must not talk about jurors.

But Trump may still criticize District Attorney Alvin Bragg and Merchan and may still call the case a 'Biden trial,' an assertion we have rated False.

The case is being prosecuted under New York law, and there is no evidence Biden is involved.

The gag order’s goal is to limit 'what Trump can say to protect the integrity of the evidence and proceedings,' said Neama Rahmani, a former prosecutor who co-founded West Coast Trial Lawyers.

On April 30, Merchan fined Trump $9,000 for violating the gag order.

Before the trial started, Trump told reporters he planned to testify. PolitiFact’s ruling

Trump said, 'I’m not allowed to testify' because of a gag order.

The gag order does not prevent Trump from taking the stand in court. A judge cannot deny Trump his constitutional right to testify.

The gag order bars Trump from talking about witnesses, court staffers and jurors. But it still allows him to talk about the case, the judge and the district attorney.

We rate this statement False.

#Youtube

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faeocs · 3 months

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BROWN HAIRED || MALE ||

Period Dramas :

Charlie Vickers

Chris Hemsworth

Clive Standen

Daniel Sharman

David Oakes

Dean Charles Chapman

Douglas Booth

Eddie Redmayne

Eoin Macken

Eysteinn Sigurðarson

Harry Gilby

Henry Cavill

Hugh Dancy

Leo Suter

Lloyd Owen

Lorenzo Richelmy

Max Irons

luke arnold

Matthew Mcnulty

Nicholas Galitzine

Peter Mooney

Toby Regbo

Torrance Coombs

Modern :

Ben Barnes

Joseph Morgan

Maxence Danet Fauvel

Toby Regbo

Xavier Samuel

Child :

Spencer Macpherson

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tellthemeerkatsitsfine · 8 months

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In the last twelve months, I’ve been lucky enough to be able to see/hear a bunch of 2023 Edinburgh comedy hours. I’ve enjoyed following the process over a year, going from early WIPs, to previews, to stuff done in Edinburgh, to post-Edinburgh tours. A fascinating yearly cycle that we don’t have in North America, but I wish we did.

However, I see why it’s difficult to maintain. A lot of the shows I’ve seen/heard run together in my mind, so many variations on similar concepts, taken in so close together. It can be really hard for any one comedian to distinguish themself. I feel like I understand better than ever why people make such a big deal about USPs and stuff. They really are all just competing to find some tiny bit of ground that everyone else hasn’t covered a million times before. And if they do find any, they’re not allowed to stick with it for more than a year because that’s called recycling material, so they’ve got to walk across Scotland or some shit just to have something new to say. I think you get fewer comedians walking across a country for material in North America, where they don’t have to write a new hour every year and then have it directly compete against the new hours by every single other comedian in the country.

But I always enjoy a good competition, so I’ve liked getting to hear the different entries this year, compare them, root for them like sports teams. I already posted, at the end of August this year, that I felt like my favourite team had just won the championship when the 2023 Edinburgh award went to Ahir Shah’s show Ends, which was the one I’d rated the highest out of all the ones I’ve heard. I still think it’s the best 2023 stand-up show I’ve heard. Honourable mentions go to:

Adam Kay’s Undoctored, Andrew O’Neill’s Geburah, Paul Foot’s Dissolve, Ian Smith’s Crushing, Pierre Novellie’s Why Are You Laughing?, Laura Davis’ Well Don’t Just Stand There Dancing, Milo Edwards’ Sentimental, Robin Ince’s MELONs, Tom Ballard’s It Is I, Zoe Coombs Marr’s The Opener, and I’d probably have Mark Watson’s Search on this list if I weren’t currently mad at him. Daniel Kitson’s First Thing doesn’t count as stand-up, but obviously that too.

I made that list by going through my spreadsheet of stand-up shows I’ve seen/heard, sorting it by year, and picking out the ones I really really liked from the 2023 section. But that also showed me some 2022 shows that I have marked as 2023 on my spreadsheet, because I've heard a version of it from 2023. And I can’t end that list without giving honourable mentions to the best of those as well: Grace Petrie’s Butch Ado About Nothing, Josie Long’s Re-Enchantment, Hari Kondabolu’s Vacation Baby (I’m actually not sure when this one started, but it was released on YouTube in April 2023 so I’m guessing it was performed in 2022), Mae Martin’s SAP (see note about Hari Kondabolu), Paul Foot’s Swan Power, James Acaster’s Heckler’s Welcome, Huge Davies’ The Carpark, and Shelf’s Hair. Frankie Boyle’s Lap of Shame would probably be on this list, if I’d actually heard it during its first run, rather than hearing it after I saw the last New World Order season so I’d heard most of the jokes before.

Okay, now that I’ve done that, I can’t go on with this post without going through the 2022 section of my stand-up list and naming my favourites of the 2022 shows of which I actually heard a version from 2022: John-Luke Roberts’ A World Just Like Our Own But…, Rhod Gilbert’s The Book of John, Kiri Pritchard McLean’s Home Truths, Mark Watson’s This Can’t Be It (that one started in 2021, but it was performed at the 2022 Edinburgh Festival so counts as a 2022 show), Tim Key’s Mulberry (I think that may actually be a 2021 show as well, not sure when it started), Nick Helm’s What Have We Become, Sam Campbell’s Companion, Daniel Kitson’s Outside, Nish Kumar’s Your Power Your Control.

Also, I need to mention that Nish Kumar didn’t do a proper Edinburgh hour in 2023, just messed around with WIP stuff, but from having heard some of the stuff he’s messing around with at the moment, I can already say I think he’s building toward a good shot at my favourite show of 2024. Also, Andy Zaltzman has just announced that he’s preparing to soon do new stand-up for the first time in a bunch of years, and I think the last new show he did may have been his absolutely brilliant 2019 year in review, so I can’t wait to hear that (hopefully they’ll release some of it on The Bugle, they’ve done that before).

Stewart Lee’s Basic Lee needs to be on my list of favourite entries in the 2022/2023 season, even though I’m also a little bit mad at him these days.

Anyway, this post wasn’t even supposed to be about that. It was supposed to be about the show I’ve just heard, but then I got caught up in talking about how it fits into my hobby of following the competitions for the best Edinburgh hour like it’s a sports championship. Any time I have the chance to see or hear something that was nominated for the main Edinburgh award in any year, I like to do that. Because whether or not it ends up being good, I find it interesting to learn what gets considered good by those standards.

In 2023, I’ve heard a few of the shows that were nominated. Ahir Shah’s Ends was absolutely incredible and I thought entirely deserved to win. Ian Smith’s Crushing was streamed on NextUp, and I thought it was great. Really well written and well delivered, definitely deserved to be nominated even if I didn’t think it was better than the one that won (he was on The Bugle a few weeks ago, getting affectionately mocked by Andy Zaltzman for being the Edinburgh Comedy Award loser, though by the end even Andy had to drop that long enough to acknowledge that getting nominated is impressive and he did well).

NextUp also streamed Phil Ellis’ show, which… I don’t get it. I don’t mean I don’t get why it was nominated (though that’s also true), I mean I literally did not understand the show. Maybe it’s the sort of thing that’s only funny if you’re in the room. I kept wondering when it was going to start being funny. It is clearly a type of comedy that I do not get.

I’ve also heard Kieran Hodgson’s Big in Scotland, and I think I did get that one, but I also don’t see why it was on the nomination list. It was pretty good, I enjoyed it. But when listing the best stand-up shows I’ve heard from 2023, it wouldn’t occur to me to include that one. It was well written and well put together. It had a good underlying message about romanticization of Scotland, and an interesting take on the subject. It wasn’t all that funny. It just didn’t seem special, it’s one of those shows that gets lost in the blur of all the other hours like it in my mind.

Anyway, I’ve just heard another show that was nominated but did not win that award this year, currently on a post-Edinburgh tour, Ania Magliano’s I Can’t Believe You’ve Done This. And that is what this post is actually supposed to be about. I wrote all that other stuff because I was trying to say that this is another one that rises above the blur of hours with a theme, I think it’s going to stick in my mind and should be added the list of shows I liked best from 2023. I definitely see why this one got nominated.

I normally drop spoilers liberally on this blog, and only occasionally remember to add a “spoiler alert” a few words before the actual spoiler, as I operate under the assumption that if you want to avoid spoilers for a show, you shouldn’t read my post about it. But as this one is still touring, I’ll try to avoid going into too much detail about the actual content. Spoiler alert: it’s got more depth than it appears to at first. Surely that’s not too big a thing to reveal, as that’s the case with every Edinburgh show ever made (well, every Edinburgh show tries to do that, not all succeed).

I just thought it came together really really well. All these different stories and observations, connected fairly loosely but you can see the way they all relate to something central. There was a theme, a quite serious one but covered with the lightest possible touch, and it worked. A lot of the individual bits were funny, the way they connected was satisfying, the message was resonant and felt earned by the end.

What I’d meant to say at the beginning of this post was I’ve heard a lot of Edinburgh hours, and most of them have some theme or other, and it often feels like they started with a few stories, found some tenuous thing that links them, then made that their theme and contrived a few other stories that could possibly fit around it. That doesn’t always make for a bad show, but I find it often makes for an un-memorable one.

This rose above that so nicely. It felt like everything was in it because it was something she actually wanted to say, not just because she needed to fill an hour. And not every bit was of deep importance to the world (though a few were), but every bit was funny and/or well observed enough to be worth wanting to say anyway. Nothing felt tacked on.

People make jokes about an Edinburgh hour with a sad bit at the end, which this sort of had. But the sad bit was also sort of there underlying the whole thing, but also, it never took a break from the humour to cover that. I’m always impressed with a show that manages to blend the funny bits and the sad bits not by going back and forth between them, but by doing both at the same time. Ania Magliano managed to be funny about the serious stuff, nothing felt compartmentalized away from comedy.

Also, she seems to be 24 years old. What the fuck? No one should be allowed to be that good at anything when they’re 24 years old. No one should be able to craft things that well, to express themselves that clearly, to cover their topics with that much nuance.

I’m pleased to say she was a Footlights member, though. Normally I wouldn’t be glad add yet another person to my List of Footlights Comedians I Very Much Like, because there are too many people on that list already, given that I am supposed to be a socialist who does not glorify the elite classes of society. But I also dislike that my List of Footlights Comedians I Very Much Like is almost entirely a list of white guys (with some exceptions, all due respect to the reigning Edinburgh champ Ahir Shah, also Perkins and Toksvig, and I might have added Ayoade’s name here if I were not currently mad at him), so at least I’ve diversified now!

Anyway, add one to my list of things that are done well in this world. And this one is not by a man whom I have reason to be mad at. Hooray for diversity!

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mariailoveyou-guerin · 5 months

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Everyday y’all stay stealing my yt men first will then callum then Austin/Jacob now Harris the day y’all try come for Fionn Freddie Iwan and few others oh it’s gonna be on site trust! Like y’all so fake it’s fine I get it it’s the internet but damn y’all was jumping us/people who use to say they was cute and now y’all simping over them not Austin/Jacob before bc y’all doing that now bc y’all hate when people like pretty guys just bc they get bigger and bigger so y’all don’t like them no more happened with Jacob when he got to big for euphoria and when he was being called the most talented actor from that show along with Sydney whom y’all also hate seems to me y’all don’t like actors when they get big from a show y’all like so you start hating on him bc he gotten to big for ur little show but was dying for him when he was in that little show of yours so now y’all doing it with Austen when he was getting his flowers y’all loved him but now y’all suddenly hate him bc he got a little to big after getting his flowers it’s weird and so fake of y’all leave both fine and talented men alone!

Paul sneak finally someone said it need y’all to stop lying about that man it’s giving Timothee Noah Harry Shawn all over again and now 🔜 Drew from the boat show bc y’all simple and only jump things bc eveyone likes it but I see y’all ain’t watch the darkest minds and it shows!! I’m scared y’all gonna come for my Fionn, Freddie Barry🔜u can have him actually like y’all did Jeremy Callum too Will! Kinda scared for the day y’all come for Joe he been my #1 yt man since skins along with Will Edmund so can’t have y’all getting ur claws on him or Jack sorry! And Toby his time is coming or Asa Iain Alfie Jacob Donal Kyle Max Booth Connor Daniel oh it’s gonna be bad for me,even tho we’ve all loved Daniel forever and he wouldn’t be new nor would asa/Connor now but they also been sort of forgotten a bit bc he aint so big stuff as if late hopefully very soon they’ll get their shine and time back I believe in them!

Kyle Allen perry fitzpatrick you are gonna be so loved babe your time is coming! After Harris it’s you booo

Luke Benward Jack RowanBruce Herbelin seanCameron berdy Joe AshmanTorrance Coombs Wade BriggsMatteo Martari Bradley JamesColin MorganSean Teale Eoin MackenSantiago Cabrera the last 7-8 are dilfs! time y’all stopped with Pedro and got some new onces! think I only know 35+hotties

qts saying 1 sneak saying it Austin bc they can’t stan people being talented and pretty so u have to hate on him did that to Jacob now Austin(bc he got big and Oscar nominated) but gonna comeback to like him again just wait! Besides the only sneak here is Paul or ever is Noah Tim, Adam Leo Harry too* I’m glad y’all finally woke up about Timothee bc I was going insane how y’all couldn’t see it always putting him on these kinda list eww now that Paul taken his place but will wait for y’all waking up to how mf ugly that Paul guy is one step at the time! I have faith in y’all to wake up on him too like y’all did Timothee please wake up internet

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