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matchagyudon · 2 months

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Charisma, Charisma Battle Anthem - Fumiya Ito English Lyrics Translation

TL Notes:

I kind of butcher it in the English translation, but what Fumiya calls a “Yukichi Bromide” is just 10,000 yen. He likes to collect a bunch of them like bromides, like a hardcore stan with their ita bags and rooms of the same merch. I think I managed to get the point across. The American version I guess would be “Lincoln Photocards” or something like that lol.

I really had to keep myself from writing “my peppy lil pro idol” because maybe Fumiya would have come off a little Discord admin-y. But I think Fumiya would do anything for some yen at this rate. Anyways, JPY is just the currency (Japanese Yen). Like how he calls the Yukichi note a bromide, he essentially relates JPY to an idol he adores.

そそり勃つ/sosoritatsu: To become erect (like a nipple/penis/etc).

I don’t even know how to explain where Amahiko gets asparagus from 野天門. 野天 (noten) is to be in the open air and 門 (mon) is gate. His ass is a gate…. Also thank you to my friend for pointing out that で (de) is in fact a location marker, and with the shape of asparagus…. You can see asparagus inside Amahiko’s Wild Gate ;)

札束 (satsutaba) is a bundle of cash/stack of money. So he’s collecting those bands!!!

“Do well on your mission and “you will be rewarded”. This most definitely has some religious connotation, given the verse as well as the whole thing of Fumiya and his “godly” message. A missionary going on a mission.

ビターな甘味処 “This place is bittersweet” 甘味処/kanmidokoro is a cafe featuring Japanese sweets. Bitter sweet[shop].

“Shit that makes something out of nothing call that Holy shit” Ohse our Holy Mary <3

Tera, peta, and exa are SI prefixes. Tera is 1012, peta is 1015, and exa is 1018. Lots of beauty to go around.

I can’t keep beating around the bush anymore with Amahiko. I try to fluff up anything he says but if he were to say “I LOVE ROUGH ANAL SEX” in full blown English what am I supposed to do at this point. I give up.

Fun fact! Look up χάρισμα. This is read as charisma…. Which in Greek, means gift of god! A divine boon.

Raps are not my strong suit. Maybe one day I’ll be able to make this make sense. In the meantime, I tried. Not my best work. I really appreciate the writers creativity though <3 even though it melts my mind a lot of the times.

“1, 2, 3” Chasin’, chasin’ after that paper like collectible photo cards “1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7” Driven High, you’ll get your fair share “1, 2, 3” JPY, my peppy pro idol A handbook? Nah, how ‘bout a tour guide? “Charisma Style Rap Battle Break!”

Didn’t I already explain it to ya? Well to sum it up At the beginning of the week Let's call it Charisma Monday Interpol scatters Asia’s allies Marching alongside them, inciting right and wrong

Even birds who tweet their blessings have morals Attaining that QOL comes with responsibility Adulterated fraternizing, Not love for you Try to follow a different justice without diminishing it

Take advantage of that gap in my armor I’m a speedy, pro-slave Just a stray dog if you don’t call my name So tip my scale with endless burdens

Rebel then counter, counter, counter And counter again Lemme paint a picture of me for ya I’m like a coyote in the Sonoran desert Bloodthirsty and comin’ for ya throat

Beat down the greed that’s outta your league I’ve got a great view from down here like the shitty bug I am There’s 7 of us, but I’m the only dwarf The color of snow white Neurosis

No need for even a sliver of eccentricity Am I a necessity? “Seeking irregularities” Even from a long, long, long, long, long time ago, I’m a legacy Yes, I’m super beautiful ♪

The inevitable is calm So stiffen up This world’s fate is sexy! It’s sexy to read “Amahiko’s Wild Gate” With “ASSparagus!”

Magnificent 7th wonder I reach out and grab some bands Now it’s time to shine This Charisma Alchemy We’ve already got it in the bag

24/7 We set out, under the same roof With our everyday chaotic synergy 24/7 Eating out of the same pot Check out our flashy energy

Don’t give a shit about Pitiful jealousy Don’t give a shit about Living shamefully

Just shout out whenever And you can tell by the sound of footsteps

24/7 We set out, under the same roof With our everyday chaotic synergy 24/7 Eating out of the same pot Check out our flashy energy

We ain’t friends so stay out of our way ‘S no good? This is the path between Good and Evil

However! We’ve got rules here too If someone’s in trouble We’re all going down together

I wonder, are there spawns of demons and gods? And when you sift through them, how many people will be left? Do well on your mission and “you will be rewarded” This place is bittersweet

A pure white monologue No need for a secretary, just this diary You’re a caller of injustice So let’s get to the bottom of this, are you good or evil

Another successful case of tendonitis If you can’t get it, then we aren’t on the same page Those who are scrupulous Are squares My load tolerance is more than double-digits

Rage Against everything in this world Always angry, forgetting how to show mercy “Right?” Garbage that don’t burn That’s bullshit I’ll light it up anyways

Scum who is bewildered by those who are gentle A dark craft that drains the joys and sorrows of peace Shit that makes something out of nothing call that Holy shit A digital tattoo engraver

A neverending diffusion in every direction My beauty multiplies: tera, peta, and exa Mirror, oh mirror Even if you can’t understand the words The answer is revealed right in front of you

Extremely☆Horny A midsummer monster Quivering☆swaying A gift from God Locked in a grapple Inside of you Is a treasure Nearly bare!

If you back out now, it’ll vanish Your offerings of one hundred million Are not nearly enough But they can offset it “Rainy days” So from the back With no motion “Strike” While the iron’s still hot

24/7 We set out, under the same roof With our everyday chaotic synergy 24/7 Eating out of the same pot Check out our flashy energy

Don’t give a shit about Pitiful jealousy Don’t give a shit about Living shamefully

Just shout out whenever And you can tell by the sound of footsteps

24/7 We set out, under the same roof With our everyday chaotic synergy 24/7 Eating out of the same pot Check out our flashy energy

We ain’t friends so stay out of our way ‘S no good? This is the path between Good and Evil

However! We’ve got rules here too If someone’s in trouble We’re all going down together

Charisma Battle Anthem (google.com)

#english translation #matchagyudon #translation #charisma #charisma house #crsm #karisuma #fumiya ito #rikai kusanagi #tendo amahiko #terra #iori motohashi #minato ohse #kei sarukawa

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antis-delete-your-blogs-pls-thx · 3 years

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Like any group of people raised in contemporary society, pro shippers are not divorced from ingrained biases. I've seen a lot of casual racism and ableism, and some instances of misogyny (though primarily with the more "bro"-y side). As antis love to point out, nothing exists in a vacuum.

Pro shippers also have a tendency (myself included) to get rapidly defensive, because we're so used to being harassed, not taken seriously, and used as a general scapegoat. This is much more understandable as a trauma response, though, unlike prejudice.

THAT BEING SAID, I really hate when people "oh but both sides" enlightened centrist-ify the issue. We can be some real shitcakes sometimes. But we're more willing to hold ourselves accountable and we're not the ones who have a consistent pattern of very disturbing behaviour.

I'm talking doxxing, victim blaming, death threats, sexually graphic messages, rape threats, suibaiting, gore spam, SHARING CSEM, exposing minors to NSFW in the name of disparaging it, stalking, lovebombing/trying to appear "safe" for minors, etc.

Even if we were ideologically incorrect (which I don't believe we are, because of my background in studying psych/the research I've done), one side clearly behaves much more dangerously than the other. And it's not us, thanks, overly-judgemental YouTubers.

Climate change is real and we need to protect the environment. But eco-terrorism is still bad. Animals deserve to be free from cruelty and inhumane farming practices, but PETA is still corrupt. The same applies here. Even if you believe fiction has very intense effects on society, you can (and I implore that you should) recognise how dangerous antis are, and how many of their beliefs are influenced by (often conservative) reactionary movements like purity culture, radfems, authoritarians/fascists, etc.

It being over a relatively trivial subject like fandom doesn't actually matter. See beyond the absurdity and notice the dangerous radicalisation and infiltration of right-leaning rhetoric. You could for GamerGate. (Admittedly, after a lot of pushback.)

#pro ship #pro shipping #anti anti #anti anti ship #anti anti shipping

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blueboyluca · 2 years

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I’m not interested in debating PETA, why we even engage in their arguments is beyond me. I do think, though, it’s possible to be more critical of some dog sports than others and I don’t think scare messages like “they’re coming for one sport, they’ll be coming for them all” should persuade us to uncritically support ALL dog sports.

I know what organisations like PETA want; they want to end any and all association with animals, from agriculture to pets. It doesn’t matter what they say or do, their goal does not change. Why should I engage with it at all? But I am interested in engaging in discussions about dog sports, how to make those sports safe and how to ensure we are doing right by our dogs at every point.

I’ve been pretty vocal about why I’m against greyhound racing, and it’s not actually about the sport itself. I don’t think racing dogs is cruel, I think the greyhound industry as it exists in Australia is cruel. I do not feel this way about other dog sports because other dog sports do not operate in any way similar to that industry. That industry is rooted in gambling; the profit from gambling supersedes all other interests.

In regards to other sports, the ethics are more rooted in the dog’s enjoyment and the dog’s fitness. I don’t think risk of injury is a reason to not do something, especially to not let your dog do something. We should absolutely mitigate the potential for injuries in any way we can, but dogs injure themselves without even trying. Discussions around flyball and other similar sports should be framed as discussions of high impact sports because that is what they are.

But I don’t think the average dog lover actually cares that much about injury. The reason I say this is because most injuries in dog sports aren’t going to be recognised by a layman. Wipeouts aren’t that common, but that’s what the average viewer of something like Crufts is going to notice. The most common injuries are going to be a lame leg after the trial, a stiffness or soreness that the handler notices, a twinge that is only recognisable in the dog’s tense body language.

I would say the bigger issue is the concern about consent. The idea that handlers are somehow forcing their dog to do something. Why this has become the main point of contention I find difficult to understand, but I recognise that it is. I cringe whenever Crufts commentators say things like “we don’t force the dogs, they love every second of it” but it’s because they know this is the point of contention. However, I don’t think that statements like this are going to help. It’s not really any good to just say “I’m not forcing my dog to do it” to someone who knows nothing about dog sports. What we need to be communicating is dog body language, dog behaviour, dog husbandry and dog genetics. We need laypeople to understand dogs as they are, not as we imagine them to be. But this is the same issue that is faced by everyone in the dog world, the same issue that frustrates us all constantly, and clearly it’s the hardest problem to solve.

But we can’t be communicating this defensively, in reaction to organisations that are only ever acting in bad faith. We ought to be changing our methods to be proactive, to communicate in specifics and with clarity. We need to explain why dog sports exist, how they came to be formed, why we practice them, what our dogs get out of it and how we mitigate any risks associated with them. I wish that our leading bodies would take more initiative like this rather than relying on arguments around tradition or supposed common sense.

#dog thoughts #these are my thoughts #I am not interested in argument #I am interested in good faith discussion though

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rimechaser · 3 years

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Genshin Characters as Bo Burnham quotes

Albedo - Once a week I like to slip into a deep, existential depression where I lose all my sense of oneness and self-worth.

Amber - I cried for at least an hour after watching Toy Story Three.

Barbara - In the name of the father, son, and Holy Ghost, heads, shoulders knees and toes, turn up your nose, strike that pose, HEY MACARENA.

Beidou - Booty so big, call it Oprah’s Ego.

Bennett - Yeah, ‘whoo’ that sadness out.

Childe - He saw a unicorn with five horns right in front of him. And the pentacorn spoke thus: “Hello, I’ve been looking for you for quite a long-” 24 gunshots

Chongyun - Haters gonna hate, lovers gonna love. You need to reject both sides of the spectrum and leave a healthy middle.

Diluc - “I want you to somehow survive a terrible car crash and somehow not survive a small fender bender on the way back from the hospital.” Thank you, that was called ‘[Fatui]’.

Diona - This is a message to all my bitch-ass haters, I-I’m really sensitive so just please stop.

Eula - I wrote this when I was fourteen and my mother said that if I ever played it again, she’d kick me out of the house. But guess who’s not here!

Fischl - I will now recede back into my stage persona. Ugh, I just blacked out for twenty seconds.

Ganyu - I want to please you, but I want to stay true to myself.

Hu Tao - The world isn’t sad, it’s funny! I’m a sociopath.

Jean - There’s so much pain beyond this steeple, wars and drugs and homeless people, sadness where there should be joy, hate and rape and Soulja Boy.

Kaeya - If you like drinkin’ booze, let me hear you say HELL YEAH!

Keqing - No one entertains the thought that maybe god does not believe in you.

Klee - Flamin’ Hot Cheetos: They’re like regular Cheetos but they’re flamin’ hot! Normal Cheetos are for pussies, but Flamin’ Cheetos are not!

Lisa - Holy fuck, I think she might be the one. There’s something about her, I just can’t describe it. Tits.

Mona - Pick a card, any card. PSYCH

Ningguang - Why don’t you use some of your money to help rebuild the neighborhood instead of putting spinning rims on a gold jet ski?

Noelle - If you hated it, that’s fair. But either way could you find a little more time for a parting questionnaire?

Qiqi - I saw a woman at her daughter’s funeral. Ha ha ha. Classic comedy.

Razor - Roses are gray. Violets are different shade of gray. Let’s go chase cars.

Rosaria - Eat a thousand crackers, sing a million hymns, none of you are going to heaven, you're not my children, you're a bad game of Sims

Sucrose - I know we never talked or hung out ever, but I think that’s what made our friendship so special.

Venti - My father recently told me that I act too flamboyant on stage and I said “Really dad? PROVE IT!”

Xiangling - The world is not happy. Guy Fieri owns two functioning restaurants.

Xiao - Tomorrow comes and it’s still today. Tomorrow’s a relative term, we’re not getting there. It makes Annie more depressing.

Xingqiu - Is there anything better than pussy? Yes, A really good book.

Xinyan - This first song is called ‘A world on fire’. Aaaah! Aaaaaah! Aaaaaah!

Yanfei - Nothing tastes better than not being sued.

Zhongli - Just to be clear, I wrote, conceived, and executed the entirety of that bit. Do not give those dumb fucks any credit.

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Baizhu - Let us go then, you and I, when the evening is spread out against the sky like a patient etherized upon a table.

Brooke - I was eating veal that was wrapped in PETA bread.

Dainsleif - You don’t know where I’m going, don’t act like it. You are not ahead of me. I will retain the element of surprise. BLEGH!

Dvalin - It’s hard to be a lizard.

Katheryne - So I was interrupted the other day while I- Mother fuck-

The Lawrence clan - We used to have all the money and land and we still do but it’s not as fun now.

Reckless Pallad - He didn’t hear me shout “Look out for the train” because I didn’t say anything.

Scaramouche - Why is it that when a woman wears revealing clothing, they’re labeled a slut, yet if I were to wear her skin as a jacket, I’m a murderer?

Signora - She had a weird fetish. She’d dress up and act like a bitch.

Timmie - Why is there a young boy living alone down the lane? Who signed this boy’s lease? Am I the only one concerned for this little boy?

Tsaritsa - I’m hurting inside and I’m trying to hide it, so eat a dick, man.

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mooncxmm · 3 years

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Todo's Petal

You rest your back against the roughed up bark of the old Sakura tree and let a relaxed sigh. You tilt your head back and squint up at the swaying flowers.

It feels like you're in your own little peaceful beautiful world, until footsteps snap you back into reality.

Looking at who was walking up to you, you see it's the love of your life, Shoto Todoroki.

The half n' half male approaches and stops in his tracks as he's right in front of you. “Petal… You actually came. I’m glad.” He spoke in his monotone voice.

“Of course I came, Sho. I wanted to see what you wanted to talk about,” you said softly. You watch your boyfriend sit down next to you and look up at the pink flowers.

"Petal I just want to apologize for not spending as much time with you anymore. Nakamura-Chan is really all on me and has me on a leash," your beloved explained.

"Nakamura-Chan this, Nakamura-Chan that… you know, I'm really sick and tired of hearing that bitch's name," you mumble under your breath.

“I don’t know what you want me to say,” Shoto said, looking at the ground covered in cherry blossoms. “I don’t want this to happen either. You know I'm against it, too.”

“You know I’m against it, too,” you mocked. ”If you were so against it, we wouldn’t be here in the first place."

Todoroki just looked at you in shock. He knew how you could get when you were upset but damn.

"You know if I see that bitch being all lovey dovey with you again, I'm going ape shit on her ass," You bluntly put that out there.

Todoroki's eyes widened. As he knew you showed your emotion with your eyes, he knew you were dead serious.

“I know you’re upset, but please don’t do that,” he said. You could tell he was shaken after what you said.

"No promises boo," you say nonchalantly. Your blood was boiling. All the times you had to watch Nakamura be all up on your man, touching him and shit, it was living hell for you.

"Baby look at me," Shoto said softly. He reaches for your cheek, but you slap his hand away, making him frown.

"I don't want your Nakamura germs," you say straightforwardly.

"Baby, please don't be like that," Todoroki pouts.

"Baby, please don't be like that," you mocked.

"Petal," Todoroki said firmly.

"Don't 'Petal' me," you said.

"It was all a lie when you said you loved me, wasn't it!" You shout in frustration. You slowly feel yourself lose your composure, your anger slowly increasing.

Todoroki's eyes widened. Did he just hear you right? He knew you didn't like the situation you were in at all but he didn't think you were doubting your guys' relationship. Did he do something wrong? Was it all his fault? Immediate guilt overfilled his soul and mind.

"Petal I-" Before he could even form a sentence you just shut him up real quick.

"No, just stop! I'm sick of this! I can't take it anymore. I'm about to lose my shit!" You yell at him before bursting into tears.

Todoroki's heart broke into pieces as he watched your tears stain your cute cheeks. He didn't mean to make you upset. None of this was supposed to happen.

“Peta- Y/n...I’m sorry,” he said, you can hear his voice cracking, choking even.

As you sob, Shoto leans towards you, grasping you with his arms, holding you tight. He just allowed you to punch his chest as you cried and shouted out threats towards Nakamura who wasn't even there.

"It's not fair! Not fair! Not fair! Why don't you just tell her that we're in a relationship already?! Please! Just end it with her! Who cares about your fucking father?!" You cried. You were just so tired of this whole situation.

Todoroki just held you and took it all in. He started to apologize over and over to you. He was so sorry that he had put you through this. He felt so shitty for doing this to your guys' relationship.

“If you hate him so much, why can’t you just tell him no? The one time you really need to?” You said through tears. “Why is this happening? Why is this the thing you can’t bring yourself to do?”

“I'm scared for both of our safeties,” he blurted. “I kept this up with Nakamura for as long as I did for us.” He looked a bit ashamed.

"What the fuck do you mean you're scared for both of our safeties? What do you mean by you did this for us?" You asked.

“I didn’t know, or even expect, that Nakamura would…” he trailed, “I didn’t expect that Nakamura would threaten to hurt you.”

You freeze. That bitch really threatened both you and your boyfriend. Ah hell no. She's definitely getting a beat down now.

In the midst of all of your confusion, Shoto's phone had a bing, and you could’ve guessed who it was.

*Nakamura<3 sent a message:*

‘hey! I noticed you were looking a bit down recently and I wanted to treat you!! meet me at that restaurant near your house, we can get some cold soba, i know you love that stuff!!! <33’

Confusion is gone, regret is in. You didn’t know what to do after your fit. His reason wasn’t something that you were really expecting.

“Shoto I…” you trail. ”I’m so sorry.” The embarrassment you felt was immeasurable and the regret was overwhelming.

“It’s okay Petal, I know this is something I should’ve said sooner so we could put an end to this but…the thought of Nakamura going through with it,” he exhaled. You could hear his shaky breath. “It frightened me beyond belief. And if she really did do it, I don’t know what I would have done with myself.”

You frown as you wrap your arms around his waist. "Sho it's okay… she can't hurt me. You know I'm a big girl. I can handle myself," you reassure him. "I'm a crazy bitch, I know how to handle myself," you joke.

Shoto chuckled and he nodded his head. He buried his head in the crook of your neck and he plants gentle kisses on the skin of your neck.

You started to giggle a bit, since your neck is ticklish. "Sho! Stop it!"

Shoto chuckled once again and he moved and kissed another spot on your neck and gently nibbled down on your skin.

A faint moan escapes from your lips. "Baby…" you whisper.

Shoto let out a curious 'hm' as he was making love to your neck. He was really into it as well.

"I swear if you leave a hickey on me…" you mumble.

Shoto growls at you playfully. He pulls away from your neck and asks,"What if I did?"

You pout your lips and you poke his cheek harshly. "Sho sho!"

"Okay that's enough. Let's go to the restaurant and meet up with Miss Nakamura," you say as you push away Shoto and crack your knuckles.

Shoto pouts as you push him away from your neck, his sweat drops when he hears you cracking your knuckles. Shit was about to go down.

The way to the restaurant wasn’t too far from the park you had been at, and the excitement of beating down Nakamura was getting to you; making you speed up your pace, basically dragging Shoto.

“Finally! The moment I’ve been waiting for is coming!” You said in a mix of giddiness and aggression, looking like a mad man speed walking to your destination.

“Slow down a little, Petal,” Shoto chuckled, you could tell he was stumbling over his feet a little from the pace of speed.

You could just see the restaurant in the distance. Oh gurl you were r e a d y to beat her ass. You were holding Shoto's hand, dragging him to the restaurant but in your other hand, you had a fist. Your knuckles were white from how tight your fist was.

Once the restaurant was in your view, you licked your lips as you saw a certain person standing outside of it. You let go of Shoto's hand and sprinted towards them.

"What the fuck?! You crazy bitch!"

The sun was setting, and the wind was blowing gently. The sky was the most beautiful thing you had seen, a mix of orange, red, yellow, blue, and even the clouds looked a beautiful shade of pink. Undoubtedly, today was probably one of the best you’ve had in a while, and nothing could ruin it.

“Thank you for taking me out Sho,”You said, a giant smile plastered on your face.”I know I’ve been a little rash, everything just hasn’t been the best lately.”

“It’s okay, Petal, I get it,” Shoto said, he had a gentle smile on. Your heart has never felt this warm and you know it’s because of him. How could you have been so lucky to find someone who understood you so well? Someone who basically knew you inside and out?

While walking, you could see his black roofed house. Even though this was one of the most beautiful sceneries you could possibly witness, all you wanted to do was get to his place, plop down, and rest your footsies.

Like the gentleman you knew Sho was, he pulled the slide doors open for you, obviously to let you in first. And to your surprise when you had taken your first step, you saw Enji. And he wasn’t alone.

He had a petite brunette girl with golden yellow eyes, and you had no idea who she was.

After you had technically stepped into the house, Sho was a couple of seconds after, making a joke on the way in. Once he turned around from closing the door, you could see he was just as startled as you were.

"Father, who is this girl?" Shoto asked as he took off his shoes. He places his shoes next to yours.

"Hikari Nakamura met my son, Shoto Todoroki, your new boyfriend," Enji said bluntly.

Both Shoto and you froze, in shock.

This hurt you so badly. You knew and respected that Shoto wanted to keep your guys relationship a secret but this was bad.

#shoto todoroki x reader #todoroki shouto x reader #x reader #bnha x reader #boku no hero academia #bnha fan fiction #todoroki x reader #todoroki shoto #shoto todoroki #reader insert

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chaoticlesbianage · 3 years

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SUPERGIRL 6x03 THOUGHTS

ALEX IS WATCHING THE CRYSTAL omg

Did Kara forget that her dad created a virus that could kill anyone who wasn't Kryptonian? Why are we saving him, again?

Kara and Lena both being called stubborn within the span of 5 minutes. Must be a sign or they just couldn't find other synonyms.

Why do I like Nyxly ?? She sounds like my neighbour. Aussie perhaps?

So slice on the neck from Phantoms makes other people Phantoms too? Interesting. Basically just zombies then.

Lena and Brainy trolling Lex gives me life.

Lex blaming Lena for that fire? Excuse me. Can she get a break without looking like a villain to the public for the 100th time. He really will go to no lengths. But the petty sibling rivalry is somewhat realistic.

Nyxly meets Kara for 10 minutes and gets inspired so much that she gets her magic back...interesting.

Brainy talking about killing Lex also gives me life, his enthusiasm is so funny IM SORRY. He's definitely thought about it before.

LENA BRAINY MOMENT. Very important message. Watching them cry makes me cry.

Brainy's star trek references don't get enough love. WHERE IS NIA??

Lena babe, you're so smart. The Superfriends should've had you round sooner. A few clickity clacks on her keyboard and she's done more than they did in an episode.

LENA ACKNOWLEDGING THE HORRIBLE LEX PATTERN. Yes Lena, leave leave leave. You're the bigger person - you've always been the bigger person. Lex can't imagine this outcome, he loves tormenting Lena so much and she's finally finally taking a proper stand and leaving. I love it. NO IM NOT CRYING YOU ARE. But what's next for Lena? Most of her story has been her stuck in Lex's shadow... and now she gets the chance to TRULY make a name for herself. No ties to Lex. And I hope we get to explore that. Lena finding her proper place.

DANSEN DANSEN DANSEN. I want more of that cuteness.

Okay I googled Peta Sergeant and she IS Australian. Love it.

Overall...I feel we might be on the right track again? Idrk. It felt a lot better than episode 2, and I enjoyed the 'tense' parts even if they lasted 2 seconds.

#spoilers #supergirl season 6 #supergirl #lena luthor #katie mcgrath #melissa benoist #dansen #thoughts

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popculturebuffet · 3 years

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Legend of the Three Cablleros: Nazca Racing and Mexico A-Go-Go

Saludos Amgios and welcome back to The Ride of the Three Caballeros! And we’re almost at the finish line! After this reviews only 4 episodes, 2 reviews and a top 12 list/celebration of this long and fun as hell journey, this one for free to thank kev for paying for all these reviews and because without him this probably woudlnt’ of happened for some time and I thank him for that. Point is we’re so close I can taste it to being finished here so with nothing else to cover, after the cut we’re diving right into adventure.. literally.

Nazca Racing:

So we open at the outside of Sheldgoose Manor as while we’re not at the scene of the action YET, the show has kept it’s tendency to have intresting intros as it goes on. Point is Xandra is incredulous about the guys claims of a magic barrier.. for some reason. Seriously Sheldrake is a powerful sorecerer, has a lair, even if they don’t know about that part, why WOULDN’T his place be shielded from you guys? Still she has to test it punchiing it , arrowing it and throwing a rock at it.. and the rock does take out a window prove it even if i’ts vandalism but that wasn’t a crime thousands of years ago and no one saw them so we good.

Our heroes brainstorm back at the Cabana what to do, ignoring the girls suggestion that since the cabs can’t get through the barrier they can but are ignored because ... I dunno. I seriously dont’ know, they haven’t treated the kids like this before or since. Also if you were wondering why not humphrey, spark of life. Too risky. But this discourse is interupted as there’s a signal in peru. The trap has been sprung and the girls warn it might be since they KNOW the cabs will show up where they are and have time to plan but are brushed off. We also get the start of a thread with Jose as he gives all his money to some kittens who are actually con artists. Turns out that’s WHY he’s poor: he gets money easily but donates it all to bogus charities. You know like Louie’s kids or PETA. It’s a nice character trait, showing despite being a lady’s man and having a bit of an ego.. he’s still a very good guy if very, VERY gullible. Hopefully it comes up againa s this smacks of a flaw brought up and solved in one episode, and while ti’s adressed her it really dosen’t get resolved, but with 5 episodes left after this I HIGHLY doubt it.

So our heroes are off to the Nasca lines of having gotten there with the help of a shady pilot... instead of you know.. porting there.. but given the Nazca Lines are best seen from air according to wikipedia and best shown off that way, as well as the fact it’s revealed you can enter the realm the creatures represented in the lines inhabit via plunging into it, it does make sense. She could’ve TOLD them all this before going but this is one of her off days. The Nazca Lines are a real life set of geoglypys that look really damn cool, and show up in all sorts of works, the two off the top of my head are Mega Man Starforce 2 where their used as the basis for the villians, and Yu-Gi-Oh! 5ds, where there used for the basis for the earthbound immortals.. also villians, a series of powerful and evil gods, and naturally represented by cards, that bring people back from the dead to serve as their avatars, known as the dark signers.

As you can see they also look really fucking awesome. Sadly I have not had a deck with them as I haven’t really thought about it and you need a field spell to keep them alive, but still good stuff. Really need to watch that arc in full some day.

Point is the plane starts to fall apart because the pilot swindled them, or rather Jose, and they have to jump without a parachute as there’s only one. Xandra of course leaps first forgetting her friends don’t have god strength or durability and will just go squish if her logic doesn’t pan out. Panchito naturally leaps without thinking and Jose decides why not and sky captain and the crappy plane he bought for 5 bucks decides to snatch the parachute so Donald’s forced to leap. It does work though and we do get one of the best parts of the series thus far: our heroes are drawn in chalk which is beautiuflly animated and a really creative idea. Granted the magic chalk thing dosen’t make a LOT of sense given the lines are carved in.. but at the same time we’re talking about three talking birds and a goddess chasing after an overweight one percenter, his talking staff and said talking staff’s son/lover/donkeybatmonkeyrat. Exact accuracy to real life can be waved just a smidge. Point is they find Mono, a monkey and one of the guardians of the lines, who Feldrake apparently trapped, though Xandra is suspcious. NOW, after their already in the trap basically.

But yeah Mono tells them Feldrake is going after the Nazca Gyroscope, a device at the center of the earth that keeps the earth orbiting the sun.

Point is our heroes have to stop him though Xandra is again suspcious as Feldrake wants to conquer the world not destroy it.... forgetting the whole lava lizard scheme... just.. seriously what was his plan there. rule over a pile of ashes.. actually given Feldrake’s competence and intellegence so far. that’s probably exactly it. Why is Sheldgoose the one getting called fool a lot again?

So we get another really stellar Musical Number, draw the line as our heroes progress through the Nazca world. Also I forgot to mention but earlier, in a nice bit of setup, we set up both that jose is a talented artist, which comes in handy here, while donald struggles and doubts himself. Can.. .can relate. Say that a lot but REALLY can relate. They end this wonderful song easing on down the road while our villians watcht hem.. instead of you know going ahead up and erasing them as is their plan.

Meanwhile, the trips sneak into Sheldgooses mansion trying to find some sort of evil scheme or lair or some clue they can use. But instead june, looking for some secret in the money vault, instead is caught by security so a chase insues and our heroines spend the episode barely outrunning the security dogs.. who SHeldgoose apparently raised.

Don’t.. DON’T want to think about THAT any longer than I have to. Point is they find Feldrake’s hidden lair we saw in the second episode where Sheldgoose found the staff. Not bad stuff, just really not something I need to spend an hour recapping.

So our heroes continue along encountering Hanzy, another guardian with giant hands who they free from a finger trap.. and her reasoning is both adorable and chucklesome, as Sheldgoose, having a piece of the chalk, drew a finger trap and never having had one in her size she just had to try it. So the party gains another member as they tread carefully past the spider, the final guardian and one who will eat them without a second thought. With that they reach the gyroscope.. and Mono turns on the cabs revealing Sheldgoose tricked him into thinking they were the bad guys and this is naturally a trap. And that is part of the episodes problem: the tension from “well their walking straight into a trap” is kinda.. nonexistant. OUr heroes ran in blind, and even when suspicious in the liens being on their guard amounts to nothing and we know from last episode this is a trap. It’s one thing to have a plan turn out to be a trap for the heroes or for the villians, as we’ll see later this week, that’s fine.. but either the audience isn't aware or there’s general tension from our heroes not knowing. Here there’s none of that.

So our heroes are trapped in a cage while Sheldgoose and Feldrake head up top to erase them, as if their drawings on hte line, the way they came in are erased so are they. It’s a good plan.. and the tension is dissipated again as hanzy just casually tosses the cage off, mono apologizes and our heroes use the chalk to draw themselves flying machines, with Donald only having a balloon and a basket. Comedic gold. Despite once again any dramatic tension this episode evaporating like ..t ears in the rain? I dunno I don’t have a metaphor that works here. Despite this the race is genuinely thrilling with sheldgoose busting out a shark rocket launcher since neither Feldrake nor Xandra’s magic work in the lines. Nice touch by the way. But he runs out of chalk (”You should’ve learned how to conserve space!”) though our villians reach the exit first by unleashing the spider, who Jose tries to smooth talk into not eating them.. and Donald, like me afriad of spiders, iconically shouting “KILL IT, KILL IT WITH FIRE!”

The heels erase Hansy, which is genuinely sad. Our heroes do escape in time though before he can get them and while Feldrake makes a speech in an awesome moment, Xandra just.. ignores it and fills him full of arrows.. well the g rated equilvent about that, I don’t think any of us want to see Wayne Knight bleed buckets. I”m still not over that scene from Jurassic Park where we saw nothing but I imagined it all right.. I.. imagined it *shudders*

So i’m scared for life but our heroes are free and revive hanzy with the chalk and we get a really sweet payoff to Donald’s trouble drawing as his new finger for her is a bit crooked but she loves it. It shows even if your art isn’t as good as other people’s it’s still worth something. A nice message. Feldrake once again berates Sheldgoose who points out the cabs can escape death again and again... giving Feldrake the idea to go talk to death personally. And yeah these teases... while I get this series was made for streaming.. they keep hurting the story slightly like they did here. Though I will give them credit this one.. ends up ratcheting up the tension next time so props.

Final thoughts on Nazca Racing: This one was decent. The animation was gorgeous and always the jokes were top notch, and the subplot was a nice opportunity for the triplets to take the stage and have an adventure.. but the plot banks a lot on our heroes walking into a very obvious trap and that just sours things for me. Still it’s not a bad episode like “World Tree Caballeros” or “No Man is an Easter Island” for the reasons stated above. And there was no daisy for an episode so while I badly wanted to find out how she’d react to the events last episode, we also got a break from her being bitchzilla, queen of monsters for an episode.. for an episode. “Sigh”

Mexico-A-Go-Go:

Okay back on form. Our heroes return home to find.. a conspiracy board all around the house.

Sadly it’s not that but it turns out the girls haven’t slept since the mansion and while Donald objects to their breaking and entering, they soon reveal what htey found: The Sheldgooses have all been linked to eveyr major disaster over the centuries... ever since Feldrake, who we see as a mortal for the first time, holding his OWN book as a counterpart to the heroes. They also uncovered a connection to Clinton coot and the sheldgooses but don’t have time to elaborate before Donald waves them off to check his messages. Unsurprisingly it’s Daisy who says “In light of recent events” i.e. you know seeing Donald’s friend save her life, dapper abandon her and seeing donald fight an evil sorcerer and wrangle a bear, to give him one more second chance.

Yeah i’ve spent a good chunk of this series complaining about Daisy.. and given she appears in the final two episodes i’m probably not finished. But this is just.. wow. So now she KNOWS, if not all the details that Donald and his friends are entangled in something big and scary, that involves a lives bear and actual fucking magic, so that his ducking out on her last time was NOT him being irresponsible or going to hang with his pals or something stupid, but probably something pretty important, she’s not fully aware of everything but she’s aware ENOUGH to know Donald really is making something of himself or at least is trying and really didn’t mean to mistreat her.. and she STILL is giving him fucking ultimatums!

I just.. i’m so done with this whole fucking subplot. All of it. Not just Daisy, Donald constnatly having a moan about loosing her and whining about going on missions to save the world instead of keeping this ungrateful, bossy, self esteem shattering, shrill, selfish, gold digging, impossibly high stand’s keeping big gulp full of bitch.

Donald.. buddy YOU CAN DO BETTER. Xandra’s right there and even if she’s not interested there’s a WHOLE TOWN of rich, eligible ladies. Go woo one of them! it’s hard getting out there, believe me I know, it’s VERY hard and i’ll probably die alone.. but your a good man, you have good friends. Friends who’ve screwed up yes but good friends to wingman and wingwoman for you. Just... leave Daisy behind. It’s not good for your mental health to keep bending over backwards for someone who wants you to be something you’ll NEVER be. Who wants someone sophisticated and with a steady job.. and the latter part’s never going to happen now your a Caballero, and given that’s more important.. good! If she can’t see what you do or won’t take the time to fucking listen... MOVE. ON. I know moving on’s hard but you have to. For your own health. Staying stuck in place over a person just hurts you and them.

And as for Daisy.. this is easily the worst version of the character. And I went into this FULLY KNOWING this version was bad, FULLY KNOWING she was going to be grating and some of the things she’d pull like Dapper thanks to spoilers. It’s why I held off watching this for so long.. and turns out while it was worth it, the series is quite good, my fears were JUSTIFIED and no amount of reading it could prepare me for how terribly written and horribly damaging this all is. And I do mean damaging: Kids pick things up from media. And while I should’ve caught on sooner, can’t fully blame a cartoon, I did as a kid and teen get my idea of romance from cartoons and tv and thus got the idea that pining after someone in secret was okay and they’ll come around eventually and starring at them and what not is entirely fine and not creepy. Of course it isn’t, of coure you have to say something, and of course you have to let it go if there with someone else. I know that NOW, and there have been much better geek gets the girl plots. .but it still seriously fucked with my autistic brain’s view on friendships with women, something I still struggle with at times. And that’s why I take this shit seriously: Because while thankfully I never bought into THAT , shit where “it’s okay if it’s a WOMAN, abusing a MAN”. Men can be abused to. It’s why we had SO SO MANY unfunny stalker characters in the 2000′s, and so many plots like this where the guy is wrong.. because h’es male and his partner being domineering and expecting him to change everything without doing anything for them or treating them as an equal.. is just not okay. And it speaks to a bigger problem.. out of touch writers who assume because THEIR wives are only with them out of obligation that’s how ALL relatoinships work, when no it’s not get a divorced please god. The Duckverse REALLY doesn’t need this According to Jim, My Wife and Kids, George Lopez, Home Improvement, Cleveland Show, King of Queens, Dinosaurs, Rick and Morty, Glen Martin DDS, etc all bullshit. People break up and Donald deserves better. And I genuinely blame both EP Matt Daner and Tony Anselmo for this. And I have a LOT of respect for both guys, i’ve made that very clear.. but Matt as EP and thus the one in charge fo the overall storyline is clearly the one who thought of this and Tony, who helped write for Donald this series, didn’t either get Tress, whose been doing daisy for two decades and is as knolwedgle for her as he is for donald the same courtsey or chime in given he should know daisy better. Both of these men should know better. Danner wrote for Xiaolin Showdown, that had great female characters for the most part and Tony is a grown ass man whose worked with women and is married as far as I know. Figure it out. This Daisy thing has EASILY been the worst part of this retrospective as a whole, the worst part of this series and probably the worst thing i’ve seen in a duck property.. and again I saw daisy ACTUALLY HIT DONALD.

And this is worse. Because instead of one moment of terrible writing and misplaced slapstick that comes off as abuse, it’s just a constnat barage of emotoinal abuse treated as if i’ts DONALD’S fault. Donald did nothing wrong to her and his only crime is obessing of this hellspawned hardian. Fuck this entire plot with a garden rake lined with acid.

Also just a quick note before we speed through Daisy’s screentime to get to the good part of the episode, there’s, at least no yet NO proper reaction to Donald’s new life and it bothers me it bothers me a lot. She learns he has this whole secret life and has no fucking questions just more of the same old bullshit. “SIGH”

So yeah this b-plot: Donald wants to stay for Daisy

And the others drag him along though this time.. Donald comes off as the asshole because he KNOWS they need him, knows he’s useful and knows this is more important but drags his feet anyway for someone who again, has done NOTHING good for him. And even with the girls saying the’ll help and telling him to keep the mirror handy, he still keeps complaning up until the plans reveaeld.

The plan, which.. May I think, the orange one. I know June is purple, but while May isn’t on board for this, the plan is to have April and June do the totoem pole trench and have donald be the face. So the entire plan is basically this

They have an actually nice date till the ruse is revealed, and while he says “I can explain” which he can.. she PUNCHES the mirrror saying explain this.

So our heroes need to go to Mexico, Panchito’s homeland and somehow, in a series based on and starring primarily south american characters... one of the two times we visit the region and the only time we visit one of the cabs two home countries. Now the latter part i’m fair on since they were likely saving Brazil for the season 2 that never happened and didn’t want to blow their load just yet. The other part.. not so much. I’m not saying set the entire series there, there’s a lot of world, but most of the locations aside from the world tree are pretty common for globetrotting adventure: Easter Island, Stonehenge, Mt. Rushmore, The Pyramids, the Moon, and coming up Camelot and Shangri La. These aren’t BAD settings mind and are used creatively and probably will be in the two I haven’t seen, and the setups involving king arthur and a yeti spa do sound like they wont’ dispoint, but you had a real opportunity to teach kids, and my grown man self, about South America and ya blew it.

But we’re in Mexico where after meeting a spooky cloaked guy who says they might not leave alive

So our heroes enter the temple and the other side and find a bunch of chickens who see Panchito, who insisted on the trip due to his luchadores code of always helping the incident, as a god and their chosen champion for the goddess of light as the preistess explains. So we get a montage of Panchito getting pampred while the other cabs get pushed around, ending at a restraunt. Xandra is naturally suspcious as the locals are being AWFUL vauge about what’s going on here, and this is getting pretty midsomar. Donald is distracted by daisy and Jose is distracted by a beautiful senorita, leaving Xandra to TRY and get panchito to think.. before being distracted herself by a mysterious handsome latino gentleman in black. Though during the dance with thier respective partners, Xandra and Jose both remark that it’s weird.. but are distracted by the sexy long enough for it to be revealed what Panchito’s duty is: as the champion of life.. he has to fight the champion of death. No Prize for guessing who. Though unlike with “Nazca Racing” where the teaser removed all tension since we knew it was a trap, here the teaser last episode helps, as we don’t see Team Feldrake till this moment, and we know something involving death itself.. and finding out panchtio’s representing life just ratchets up tension: we know the bad guys are involved.. but we don’t know how or what they’ll do.

And the how is simple: A one on one wrasslin match!

Or lucha match since we Panchito’s a luchador and we’re in mexico. He’s wearing his usual outfit while Sheldgoose is wearing standard wrestling tights.. so a superstar babyface versus a heel comentator... but actually entertaining this time. As you can tell I love wrestling. While i’m more of a casual fan, I watch OSW and some other wrestling youtubes and don’t really watch the product at the moment, I do love and respect the sport and love a good wrestling episode or series of television as a result, so this hits the spot.

So the match goes on and Panchito has the clear lead as Sheldgoose is playing by college wrestling rules and Panchito is playing by pro wrestling rules. And while you can use standard holds well you gotta mix the two together kurt angle style. Eventually Xandra decides to confront the sexy bird and sexy boy, and finds out, in a twist I didn’t see coming they ARE the god of life and god of death, respectively. While I knew this was a fight to the death, as death explains, a symbolic battle between the two with real stakes to keep ballance, I thought these two were just illusions brought up to keep Xandra and Jose from leaving or digging deeper. Instead they were just doing it on their own and as the god of death shows, they were genuinely intrested. I mean... why not get some while preparing to have your champions do battle. God for you death god, multitasking like that. Same for you goddess of life. Get it girl, you get after it. Jose is a fine man. I’d tap that if I could. Get after it. So Xandra warns Panchito who finds taking life against his code and Jose again shows his awesomeness by pointing out the obvious: the match is timed, so if they run out the clock it’s a draw. Might lead to something but it’s better than nothing. So Panchito TRIES this, but Sheldgoose has leopold “Throw mommy to daddy” (One of my faviorite gags of the episode), and wacks him with feldrake before the whole thing becomes a brawl. And the god of Death does not take DQ’s or outside intefernce well and instead kills them all for breaking the rules.

Not kidding. The main cast is DEAD minus Xandra, as Death still wanted to bone her, but she refuses. So now Xandra is left while al lher friends are dead while the god and goddess head off in his caddy to go knock over mailboxes I guess.

Final Thoughts on Mexico-A-Go-Go: Outside of .. certain parties, this was a REALLY fun one, with a great wrestling theme, a great mystery and the awesomeness that was the god of death, who was smooth, cool and thoroughly interesting and I wish there was a second season and his and xandra’s dynamic was really interesting. One of the series best, helped by the fact the Daisy bit while thoroughly irritating, was religated to a pretty funny subplot, with May being understandably skeptical of the plan, it somehow working and the sheer redicuonsess. It dosen’t make daisy tolerable, but it makes the episode better.

#the legend of the three caballeros #donald duck #jose caricoca #panchito romero miguel junipero francisco quintero gonzalez #panchito pistoles #xandra goddess of adventure #april duck #may duck #june duck #humphrey the bear #the arcuan bird #ari #baron von sheldgoose #lord sheldrake #ride of the three caballeros #the three caballeros #ducktales #donsy

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beccasissy69 · 3 years

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Ok, so I will almost certainly have another video to share over the next couple of days but it’s not like the last one, so don’t get your hopes up! I wasn’t going to post until it was done and posted but I really wanted to write about yesterday asap.

We’ll being on Monday as it’s part of the story. Goddess gave me a couple of new idols to familiarize myself with, Peta Jensen and Aaliyah Love, who were/are both MILFs and have plenty of “housewife” content.

I fell in love with Peta right away (she’s the brunette), she was like the perfect trophy wife. Huge, bolted on boobs, tanned and overtly sexy and the first video I watched was amazing. She berated her husband until he gave her exactly what she wanted (and gave it to her good and hard!). I watched a few others that were really hot too and then moved on to Aaliyah.

She’s much more a regular housewife but in the first video I watched for her, her husband grabbed her by the throat, shoved her up against the wall and told her to “shut the f*ck up” and she had such a wicked smile on her face that you could see just what a slut she is.

The videos were all wonderful and I really felt like I’d learned something too 😂.

Goddess gave me a much more relaxed day on Tuesday because I had a big Wednesday task so I read a book she’d given me last week (it’s 800 pages long, so it will take a while to read it all) and had a bubble bath.

Which led to Wednesday and my video. Goddess said I didn’t have to show my face, which was a relief because a full face of makeup on a midweek night takes a lot of time. I started planning it and getting ready and I was really feeling it and even better, I tried a new dress and wig and both worked really well. The only thing I didn’t do that I was planning too was fake nails because I was having trouble getting the pads to stick properly so I did without.

When I was filming it, everything just clicked and I felt myself become the role, it wasn’t something I was pretending at. Even when I checked the videos I shot to make sure they were framed correctly, I looked like a slutty housewife and I think I came close to passing out at the big finale!

When I was done, I was on fire and I sent Goddess an absolute deluge of messages, I had to put what I felt into words but none of them described it just right and even when they got close, it didn’t feel like I was getting the intensity of what I was feeling across (I was pretty much reduced to screaming “this, this!” and hoping she got the message).

When I’d done that, it was getting pretty late (it was just before midnight) so I got changed to my nightclothes and when Goddess messaged me with some very kind words a little later, I’d calmed down enough to be a little more intelligible.

It was another simply incredible experience and when things like this happen, they always push me further and shift my base level. I’m stunned at the whole thing.

#submissivesissybimbohousewife

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winchester-inthe-tardis221b · 3 years

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A feathery problem

It happened few weeks ago. My father, Brother and I were playing “cricket” in our floor’s corridor in our apartment. If you are interested to know how to play our version of cricket, then you are in luck ‘coz most of the time I’m not generous with the information when it comes to telling people who I have never seen before.

1) Always have a wooden bat and a person who is willing to bat. If there is a fight /scuffle / argument, then break it up with a game of Rock-Paper-Scissors, or leave the place.

2) The same applies for the bowlers, though instead of the wooden bat, use the ball, preferably tennis ball.

3) And a Wicket Keeper (optional).

On that particular day, which happened to be a Thursday, if my memory serves me right (Shut up, brother. My memory does serve me right. Yes, I do remember when WW1 started and when India got its Independence!....*cough* I think *cough*. Oh, never mind.) We heard a really annoying high pitched noise and gods, it was freakin’ loud. At first I assumed it was a monkey because our apartment has a monkey nuisance which is ongoing even now. Besides, I don’t even know how a monkey sounds like. But we still continued to play. After I had bowled three balls, we again heard the same sound and I felt goose bumps. It sounded like a wounded animal to me. My father was the first to rush inside. My brother and I followed abandoning the cricket equipment except the ball because I was very much attached to it. (I only know how to bowl, my batting sucks). For the third time that evening, another high pitch shrill was heard but this time I was able to determine where it came from. My house. There was a creature which hid behind the plant pots which was right in front of our window. My father claimed to have seen a monkey’s tail through the window’s horizontal bars before the little brute scurried off.

Now, we all had our experience with insects, especially near plants and we were very reluctant to find out what creature was making that infernal sound. By now my mother had joined us. She moved closer to investigate and my bother looked terrified. He had covered his face with his hands like he was watching a horror movie or an episode of the T.V. show Supernatural and believe me, that show actually makes you quite immune to certain horror flicks with all it’s werewolves, vampires, demons, angels, wendigos, shapshifter, gods, titans, vetalas, changelings, ghouls, ghosts, rugarus, sirens, soul eaters, rakshasas, witches, djinn and the Apocalypse………okay, I’m seriously getting carried away now. Well, coming back to my extraordinary story, it turned out to be a parrot. A freakin’ parrot, people! And I must say it was stunning to look at. It looked at me in the eye and waddled up to us. And now I’m thinking to myself “now what?” So I stuck out my finger. (Yes, I know. Stupid thing to do. It might try to bite me but hey, where do you see a parrot like that and try not to touch it? Besides, I already have experience with birds. I had a family of 4 lovebirds once.) Surprisingly, it climbed onto it and a startled sound escaped my brother’s throat. And then my great Sherlockian mind deduced that this bird was domesticated. Oh My Chuck! I am too clever and precious for this world! And I also decided to name it as Jack (from the T.V. show Doctor Who’s character called as Captain Jack Harkness , not the nephilim, Jack Kline ) now the next issue to fix was ‘what are we going to do with it?’ We contemplated about what we can do with the bird (okay, that sentence sounds more Hannibal-ly than I thought. Guys, I assure you that I love animals thought I am non-veg) we took a picture and send it in my apartments’ whatsapp and mygate group. We gave away the cage in which we housed our lovebirds so we couldn’t exactly keep the bird with us (and I mean a normal bird cage, not the cage where the Winchesters imprisoned Michael and Lucifer in Supernatural). And then there was this person who messaged us in a private whatsapp chat that if no one claims it, could we give the bird to them ‘cos it looks ‘very pretty’. So we decided to wait and see if anyone claims the bird or we could give it to the mystery person the next morning. We couldn’t send it back outside for the fear of monkeys. My mother gave it some grains and water and we faced-timed my maternal grandparents. While we did that, my father noticed a wound on its body right above its leg. My grandmother suggested putting a mixture of coconut oil and turmeric on it which I did. I actually held and put it by myself. My mother thought it would be best to put it in in the bathroom for the night which we did and soon it got comfortable. And in case you wish to call some animal organization or PETA and charge us for the crimes of cruelty against animals, first hear me out. We totally made sure the bathroom was habitable for the bird. It was dry and we kept grains and water in separate bowls and allowed it to poop and pee on the floor (which we then had to scoop and clean the place up.) What did you say we were guilty of then? Anyhoo, a guy and his friends showed up thanking us for keeping the bird until then. It seemed like he had some private issues to manage and a dog too. He seemed pretty shaken up. I don’t remember what else he said but I felt good. OK that sounded a bit sappy but hey, we all do need a bit of sappy in our lives, don’t we? P.S: In case you are still worried about our stumps and bat(s), and thank you for being so concerned for its well being, my father took care of it so no worries. P.P.S: I regret to admit that my memory served me wrong. But only on this occasion, mind you! It was actually a Friday evening. But I certainly do remember when WW1 broke out and when India got it’s independence.

#birdstory myexperience feelsadforgivingbirdback memorableexperience Ineedapet!!!

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thede-vil · 4 years

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candice headcanons & things.

candice has been an absolute nightmare since she was a child. she’s an only child and her father spoiled her, if only to not have to put up with her bullshit. there was no such thing as no in the da vil household, and no expense to great to get little candice far away from her father and all his importance.

where her father is distant and buys gifts to keep her occupied, her mother is overbearing and applies pressure to young candice’s shoulders. dione da vil expects nothing less than greatness from her daughter, and the older woman never misses an opportunity to remind candice that the world outside their estate will eat her alive if she’s too weak.

everything in the da vil house is a competition; who has the best success story of the night, who can answer the trivia question of the night the quickest. every moment in that house is a chance to show off your superiority and it’s from here that candice gets her competitive streak.

she calls herself a “self made millionaire” but let’s be clear, there’s not really much self made about her. sure, she built her business and cultivated a fan base and a reputation for excellence and has even gone on to style some of the world’s biggest celebrities; but candice has always had the da vil name to fall back on. she’s always had a leg up on the competition because she got to watch her mother navigate these very waters as a child, she was a master at the game before she’d even entered.

candice treats everyone in her life as a means to an end. her instagram is filled with pictures of smiling models and celebrities who she adores so long as they keep wearing her clothes. if you’re on top, she’s your best friend, but don’t expect her to help you up when you fall from grace. it’s a great way to move through the cut throat ever changing world of fashion, but it’s not necessarily the best way to treat people.

candice never really had many genuine friends, only people she needed for the moment. her parents weren’t necessarily the warmest people around, and talking about anything she was going through was only ever met with remarks that she’s got to stop being such a cry baby. so candice’s emotional control is not....the best. she’s always just seconds away from flying off the handle. when she was a teenager a doctor suggested she could have bipolar disorder, and, honestly it made sense why she suffers from such drastic mood swings. candice didn’t see it that way, simply screamed and chased the doctor out of the room waving her stilettos at him. she admits now, it could have been a bit of an overreaction, but how dare he imply there was something off about her. she was perfect. she had to be because of her parents, because of the world.

candice is passionate almost to the point of obsession. she wants what she wants and she will do anything to get it. she’s ruthless and cruel and has no problem stepping on the backs of former friends and allies to get ahead. it’s just business afterall, and the world can be so cut throat for women. you’ve just got to do what you got to do.

anyone that knows candice knows her to be intense, driven and egotistical. she wears it like a badge of honor, knows that if she were a man she’d be applauded for being set to her goals as opposed to despised by her peers.

candice loves art and music, finds small pleasures in going to small galleries or open mics (ok, she can only really stay for like ten minutes because bar people are kind of gross and she doesn’t want them touching her). inspiration strikes at any time and seeing others’ art in different mediums never ceases to give her the creative boost she needs.

candice has not been able to keep an assistant for more than four months. they always run away crying that she’s too demanding, or that she assaulted them. which, by the way, throwing a lamp at someone for being an idiot isn’t assult, just duck ok.

any charges pressed against her for alleged assaults are always dropped the second a check is clear. the world need not know she’s a nightmare, that would destroy everything she’s worked so hard to build.

she is very honest and blunt and you should never ask her for her opinion if you don’t want to get your feelings hurt.

PETA, as an organization, fucking sucks. like just mind your business ok. she hasn’t dabbled in designs that utilize fur in a while because she’s afraid of what that backlash will be. she can even be spotted at animal shelters playing with dirty little mutts, er...she means nice sweet dogs in need of love. appearances are everything, and she knows she would be absolutely destroyed if anyone were to ever find about her closet of mink coats and her fur rugs.

she’s bisexual, but not many people know that small fact about her as she’s certain her parents would not take kindly to such deviance. whatever, it’s not the fucking 1700s.

WANTED PLOTS/CONNECTIONS.

boys don’t cry; having you on her arm is honestly just business for her. you’re sweet and have a dazzling smile and everyone just adores you, and she needs people to adore her too, business is good when people like you. mom taught her that. well, unfortunately for candice she doesn’t have a single likeable trait in her body, but that’s ok, she’ll make you think she does just long enough for her to get the positive publicity she needs for her new launch.

NASA; a past girlfriend/boyfriend. candice is no stranger to physical intimacy. sex is sex and sometimes she could use the distraction, sometimes she needs the release as there’s always just so much tension breathing in between her muscles. but when it comes down to the other part of a relationship, you know, the feelings she turns icy and her gaze can freeze you to that spot. last you heard from her she was going on a business trip and the next thing you know she’s on instagram with her lips on someone else. and when she returns and you bring it up, she makes it seem like you’re the problem in the equation. like it’s your fault that you’re so needy and clingy and you want too much. candice had never been the warmest or fuzziest person around but that level of selfishness and disinterest was shocking, even from her.

boss bitch; rivalry with another fashion designer or even just an old classmate who she could never get along with. i promise she won’t murder your character, there’ll just be a lot of manipulation and maybe she’ll try to drive you off the road if she gets mad enough. who knows.

ways to be wicked; i’m just here to fight and create chaos so i request villains being villains together ok. there’s nothing more to that.

devil wears prada; yeah i’ma be a cliche and ask for an aspiring designer to intern. candice can be a mentor and it can be a nightmare for everyone involved but the pay is great and you get to go to great parties and you’ll learn a lot ok. just yanno duck when things start flying.

i’m down for just about anything and honestly very very chill so feel free to message me for anything your little heart desires.

#&. headcanons.#👿 it’s always in my head; everything is always about you. (about.)

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Animal Sitting.

Leading 5 Boarding Options For Your Pet Dog.

Take Into Consideration A Cat Sitter.

Welcome To The Cats Hotel.

With A Series Of Lodging We Can Cater For Individual Pet Cats, Or Tiny Families.

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It is also vital that the cattery has a large adequate quantity of air ventilation. Family pets should also be allowed access to a clutter tray and a clean clutter box.Another important benefit of staying in a cattery is that your animal will obtain lots of attention from staff. Personnel can take your family pet for walks or provide the attention they require during times when you are away.

You will certainly additionally have assurance knowing your family pet will certainly not be alone and that you will certainly not have to stress over them missing your firm. The Basics of Cat BoardingCat boarding centers are coming to be much more prominent with individuals who like to have exotic or "weird" felines. Cats are among the best houdini worldwide, so it is necessary to guarantee their boarding accommodation is protected. In many cat boarding facilities, pet cats are caged in their own private areas, with a solitary or 2 can offered for them to use at will.

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A cat hotel even has their own kitty bed, so you can rest assured your cat is protected. They're designed for cats that are comfortable with their environment, which indicates you don't need to bother with them being too small for their area. If you've been looking for an enjoyable and also exciting method to obtain your feline to kick back in style, look no further. cattery luton love to entertain and this is a wonderful method for them to do simply that.One of the very best functions of any kind of cat hotel is the reality that they're created to be fun for both you and your cat. cattery bedford come with a variety of toys to aid maintain your kitty occupied throughout the day.

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This would take place even if the buildings complied with every problem. Although it can be hard for individuals to leave their pet cats when they travel, responsible as well as loving care is offered. It may not be quite as good as what you can give, yet it can be a close second. There need to suffice workers offered that they engage with the private feline guests a number of times throughout the day.

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For your cat, this might suggest extensive lap time with great deals of petting, or simply time invested being companionably enclose the very same space. The best option is getting acat sitter or a pal who likes your cats to stay in your residence while you travel.

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Since that is not constantly viable, routine the relied on a person to see the cats two times a day at the same times on a daily basis. The caretaker can feed and connect with them and observe modifications in behaviors that could show there is a clinical trouble. Along with feeding and also maintaining the can, the caretaker should invest quality time with the felines-- engaging them in activities they enjoy. Lots of cat experts agree that offering your cat half an hour of undivided focus will certainly make for a happy, well readjusted cat. Having your animal caretaker come once daily for half an hour is normally enough time to have them clean up and have fun with your cat.

Generally a day in your home or at the shelter, relying on how much time it takes, is offered each cat to obtain made use of to you, the household, as well as every little thing that features it. A day in a boarding center provides the possibility to bond with individuals in the house. Lots of pet dog proprietors choose to board their cat because of the psychological advantages that come with it. Felines are extremely delicate pets as well as have a tendency to be extremely protective around new people. All the veterinarian visits, food, bed linen, can, and also other requirements are attended to each cat, consisting of the everyday dose of medication.

Sometimes the catteries will have the ability to suit all of the required requirements in terms of housing, food and reproduction. This permits optimum cause regards to offspring and bird high quality. Cat Boarding is a prominent approach for keeping cats when not having their own home as well as likewise supplies an atmosphere they like. There are many kinds of cat boarding facilities to select from, as well as each cat proprietor has their own one-of-a-kind factors for selecting cat boarding.

The Benefits of a Cattery for Your PetA cattery is an area where family pets are housed for many years. Catteries typically are available in two kinds - reproducing and boarding catteries. Boarding catteries can be discovered in various locations as well as typically have a small budget plan contrasted to breeding catteries which have a larger budget plan. The primary aim of a cattery is to offer comfort and also safety to the animals while at the same time having the ability to care for their demands. This post will certainly discuss to you the advantages that a cattery can use to your pet.As a pet dog owner you desire a cattery that has a multitude of family pets for a practical amount of room.

You might believe that your feline will be happy there with all the other pet cats and also people to have fun with, however cats are territorial animals. A brand-new setting with all those unfamiliar faces will certainly not be easy however the stress and anxiety your cat will sustain during those three days in a boarding center is better than leaving them entirely unattended.

The latter will turn up as hairless places in your cat's fur as well as extra hairballs. If you're worried that your cat isn't doing well, think about setting up a web-enabled cam or two so you can check in on her throughout the day.

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The majority of, however, either stay at residence or are boarded at a center. Regrettably, some cats are laid off without treatment-- their people assume the felines will certainly be fine and also will certainly "look after themselves" if entrusted to "plenty" of food, water, and a number of litter boxes. Below are some suggestions on just how to manage the holidays and cat care-- correctly. Felines who have separation anxiousness will likewise appreciate the additional time and companionship that an overnight pet dog caretaker can give Kitties in particular actually value the having a person there to snuggle up to in the evening so they feel much less lonesome.

To aid you, we can position a photo on ourcat galleryif you like, as long as your cat has had time enough to kick back and also have it done. For longer keeps, it is feasible to prepare streaming video clip of your pet cats for an amount of time, if you can reach an appropriate broadband connection whilst you're away, please see Keeping in Touch for details. A microbial infection with Bordetella bronchiseptica can trigger breathing system signs such as coughing or pneumonia. It is just one of the agents that might be in charge of 'kennel coughing' in pets.

For example if you select a cat, you must ensure the room you choose is large sufficient for the cat to turn around, stretch, rest and play. Some catteries might have 2 floorings however most will have at least one. When selecting a cattery, it is necessary to check that the facility gives enough room to ensure that your pets do not have a difficult time going between the floorings.

There are rigorous rules as well as regulations associating with the dimension of pens/chalets, and also the total problems where felines will certainly be housed. Depending on the size of the cattery there will be a limit established on the variety of cats you will be permitted to board at any type of one-time. When you feel you can comply with the guidelines as specified, you can then look for your licence. Obtaining a permit to run a boarding cattery is not as simple as it could show up. Largely it is business which will be licensed, however if you are found to be by any means negligent in your care and interest to a cats welfare, the permit can to removed.

The majority of cat boarding will certainly provide their family pets with both their own personal can and also exclusive water meal, as well as having a separate feeding area where the proprietor can feed them while the cat remains in the process of being boarded. All of this is offered to the cat by experienced as well as friendly personnel, that are always readily available to provide the owner a telephone call or message whenever a problem arises.How does it work? Boarding with a facility such as this allows you to maintain a cat in your home or to a sanctuary while they get used to your residence and also your family.

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Not all pet cats wish to have fun with a cat sitter quickly as well as might flee and also conceal.

Otherwise, they are welcomed to stay in their very own apartment for the duration of their stay where we can lavish them with great deals of attention, appreciation, and deals with.

It's not unusual for their proprietors to worry about exactly how this might play out, yet our boarding felines generally do not interact with each other unless they really want to.

Food/water bowls, along with can, are not shared, we have outstanding air purification and also ventilation, and also we keep top-notch sanitation on a daily basis.

Lots of felines that stick with us are accustomed to being the only felines around.

A residence browse through by a sitter from Pawshake takes on standard a half a hr to an hour as well as a fifty percent, throughout which your cat sitter can have fun with your cat, cuddle or simply sit on the couch with each other.

The cattery typically has 2 bed rooms which are separated by a corridor with a door. These are usually the private rooms where the birds can be alone. There are a number of benefits to owning a cattery and for the most part they are able to make a suitable revenue. They can also appreciate some excellent socialising as well as communicate with people.

A person needs to additionally be on the properties during the night to monitor the cats. Additionally, there must be a vet available, simply in instance there is an emergency.

If we are made aware of a known FIV-positive cat, we will aim to provide lodging away from various other felines, so it will ideally decrease the danger of your cat capturing any secondary infection. Regrettably, there is currently no injection for Feline Immunodeficiency Infection in the UK, although, you can minimize their opportunities of having FIV via fighting by having them neutered. It is estimated that around 4% of the UK feline population is FIV-positive, your cat's condition can only be established by blood tests, probably motivated by some symptoms being displayed. Clutter trays are cleaned early morning as well as evening and/or as quickly as they become soiled, if we remain in the cattery at the time.

The charm of a live-in caretaker is that your cat will entertain at all times as well as your house is taken care of. If you do take this alternative, always make use of a pet sitter that has either been personally recommended by somebody you trust, or who originates from a firm that makes all the necessary checks for you. This uses not only to their daily routine but likewise to their area and the composition of the family.A cat that suddenly needs to manage strong modifications can obtain fairly confused as well as stressed out.

Whether you have to leave your cat alone for work or on an extended weekend trip, you will have some satisfaction knowing that at least your family pet's basic demands are being met. To start with, all certified catteries need to comply with the yearly licensing/animal husbandry requirements. Regardless pet cats sleep about 16 hours a day therefore typically just curl up, specifically if unclear of their placement. They're additionally spirited and also interested, indicating that they can get tired easily if they're laid off without entertainment. If someone's at house with the cat for most of the day-- or even just outside of job hrs-- a well-adjusted only cat is commonly perfectly delighted.

Right here on the blog, we have actually reviewed whether at home family pet sitting or medical boarding is right for your cat, as well as if your pet dog sitter must see every other day. As soon as you've decided on day-to-day pet sitting brows through, the next step is to determine the number of times a day you 'd such as a person to come look at your cat. A choice is to pay for a professional pet dog sitter, suggesting a person either calls in routinely to feed and socialize with your cat, or will stay in your home while you are away.

Throughout the evening you can enter into the lounge to loosen up, while appreciating the entertainment offered by the cat's favorite tv show. The feline hotel is quite the cat's home far from residence as well as it's a location where they feel like they belong. The Conveniences Of Possessing A CatteryA cattery is a residence for a single bird which will mate and lay eggs in captivity. Generally the catteries are open to the general public and cater for local residents just. Generally a cattery is a residential property and also has a house or house device affixed.

They not just keep your feline friend healthy and out of trouble with other pets, however they also provide a tranquil, tranquil location to rest. Some cat boarding centers even permit pet cats to remain overnight if they wish. While your cat goes to a boarding center, you can assist him change by keeping him company and offering him with adequate toys to maintain him inhabited. There are a lot of fantastic areas to pick from, and some are even private cat boarding homes.

With A Variety Of Accommodation We Can Cater For Specific Felines, Or Tiny Family Members.

They're typically less costly than cat sitters and also can provide. a dependable, professional criterion of treatment if you select the ideal one. Standards can vary enormously so a suggestion is a good location to start. See ahead of time as well as, along with looking for general cleanliness of the systems, clutter trays as well as feeding bowls, speak with the proprietor to obtain a feeling for how they will look after your cat.

In some cases, it might be better for a cat to be the only family pet in the house. Nervous, high-maintenance or traumatized cats can often battle to adapt to the existence of an additional cat. They could become hostile and lash out at their perceived rival or become a sufferer of feline bullying if the various other cat is extra leading.

The good idea concerning these areas is that most of them provide some type of reward system so you can provide your cat a treat after he has efficiently run away from his cage. This not just makes certain that he gets the reward, but it assists to keep him fascinated in his new environment. Cats are natural houdini, however when offered the ideal conditions, they can be very tame as well as comfortable pet dogs. Cat Hotel - An Enjoyable Means To Make Your Kitten RelaxCat resorts are preferred as they offer both convenience and also convenience.

Overnight gos to are also an excellent alternative for cats that need medicine really early and also extremely late in the evening in addition to a great deal of love and also interest. If your cat has a fairly loosened up nature as well as suches as the company of others, a cattery is a terrific choice.

They give an environment that cat proprietors and felines can both flourish in and also make their lives a little simpler. Felines like to have company and also when you're gone you can take your favored kitty with you on your next trip. Cat resorts also make and also advertise calm environments, so they can be valuable particularly to those with older cats with medical problems. By just placing your feline in the hotel, your cat will have the standard comforts available.A cat hotel provides all the conveniences you would certainly get out of a home for a feline as well as they're easy to use. You can leave them alone for days on end without stressing over them being lonesome or starving.

A variety of factors can add to the successful breeding of birds in a cattery. If it is a private structure after that this needs to coincide throughout the year. A proper temperature level, moisture as well as illumination should all be maintained a high standard.Some catteries are located near great breeding grounds.

I would more than happy to aid you a little.Let me recognize by mail.Thank you. In the first instance you must get a duplicate of the licensing problems from your regional environmental health and wellness workplace.

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The staff at cat boarding centers take pride in supplying an excellent quality atmosphere that cat proprietors will find soothing. They know their task includes taking care of their cat as long as feasible, giving them an atmosphere they will eagerly anticipate going to each day, night of the week. As long as you have a veterinarian, some fundamental care as well as bonding time with you and your pet dog, the cat will be fine and also will be relaxed.

It's all-natural to bother with leaving your cat in somebody else's care, however a trusted cat sitter or boarding cattery will certainly provide you assurance that your family pet mores than happy and also healthy and balanced while you're away. Cats are understood for their independent natures, which is just among the top qualities that makes them such terrific pets! A lot of cats will be perfectly happy being left alone during the day, yet if you need to leave them for longer, you may require to explore boarding catteries or cat resting solutions. Prior to you resort to employing a cat-sitter or getting a second cat, there are lots of methods you can employ to help your pet dog really feel unwinded as well as delighted when you're out of the house. Firstly, guarantee that when you're house with your cat you invest a lot of quality time with her.

Great pet dog boarding facilities that likewise suit pet dogs house the dog visitors in separate areas so that the barking does not stress the cats. You ought to not hear loud noises and barking in the cat-boarding areas. Remember that cat detects are extra sensitive than those of people. The holiday season often involves people traveling and also leaving their felines for a few days or longer. Individuals who share their homes with felines face the dilemma of how to finest look after them while they are away.

Felines most at risk are those in multi-cat houses, or pet cats that share their atmosphere with pet dogs. Inoculation of in jeopardy cats might be done routinely, or strategic vaccination might be carried out prior to boarding in a cattery. This injection is instilled right into the nostrils, instead of provided by injection, as it promotes a local resistance in the breathing flows. While you're at home to have fun with as well as pet your cat, it's simple to tell whether she mores than happy or unsettled. It's a little more challenging to be sure that every little thing's alright when you're not in the house to keep an eye on her.

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if i recall correctly, you mentioned in a post about the dodo that theyre buddies with peta. ive been trying to look for evidence because i hate peta and a lot of people dont know theyre buddies. do you have any evidence because i cant find any, thank you!

There’s not a lot of direct evidence to point to, no single specific thing I can give you to cite. What does exist is a lot giving PETA a platform, reproducing their claims with very little original research / actual fact checking, and some interestingly coincidental timing.

PETA is actually an author on the Dodo’s website.

More importantly, though, they love to use claims from PETA, cite reports from PETA, and frequently align the premise of articles to what PETA is messaging about various exotic animal situations. (It’s likely they do this with agriculture topics as well, I just don’t watch that side of things). They mirror PETA’s stances and policies very closely - sometimes they’re repeated almost exactly, and they commonly use buzzwords, phrasings, and appellations from PETA’s messaging.Because it appears that authors for The Dodo don’t ever actually fact-check or do real reporting about anything that comes from an animal rights set of talking points, it’s really easy to see how much they’re just repackaging the press statements and agendas coming from that organization. Their video and advocacy-based content also frequently focuses on areas where PETA is currently advocating and PETA-specific successes.

I’ve also found instances where PETA would release a press release about an expose - one I remember distinctly was the “horrible conditions” at a movie animal compound - and an article from The Dodo promoting it appeared really, really quickly. Maybe the website just has super attentive staff who will read a PETA release and can barf out a post about it in less than a couple hours because they’re not doing any independent research, but I consider it far more likely there’s a collaboration there.

The Dodo also has a huge audience for animal content (over 20 million people) and allows brands to sponsor videos and posts, so I would make an educated guess that PETA has taken advantage of that in some way just from knowing how they operate as a business.

I hope that’s helpful. I would mostly just point out to them that The Dodo tends to repeat all of the talking points from groups like PETA, and that almost none of the in-text citations ever actually lead to real information - they just promote other articles that also have no links to factual sources.

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I generally consider Gen IV the last good generation of the Pokémon franchise, but really only up to a certain point. I’ve played a bit of Platinum, and it’s... okay. Doesn’t inspire me with wonder like Gens I and II do. And I pretty much gave up entirely on the anime after the Battle Frontier arc.

And looking at the Pokémon introduced then, I really only like Bidoof/Bibarel, Buizel/Floatzel and Riolu/Lucario. Buneary/Lopunny is pretty good, and Gible etc. is okay, but almost all of the rest of them I can’t stand their designs at all.

Of course, I really like HeartGold and SoulSilver, but I guess I’m biased.

Back when I was growing up, the anime was the most important to me, and it still is. I hardly ever played the TCG, as I was more of a collector, and I didn’t even play the games that much because I was so bad at it (although I did complete Silver). I remember that when it came to Pokémon, the online fandom in the early 2000s was mostly concerned with the anime as well, whereas you mostly heard about the glitches and rumors in the games and schools banning the cards. The main reason I preferred the anime was because of the characters. Ash, Brock, and Misty made a great trio, and Jesse, James, and Meowth are among the greatest sympathetic villain characters of all time, imo. Nowadays you hardly ever hear anybody discuss the anime.

But ultimately the reason anybody becomes a fan of Pokémon is because of the cool monsters. I think sometimes fans forget this, incredibly- too much focus is given to gameplay mechanics and metagaming and competitive gaming, which I really couldn’t care less about. I remember one of my first interactions with a Pokémon fan, way back in 1999 or so, was when somebody asked what my favorite Pokémon was. I told him it was Charmander. And why not? He’s a cute, fire-breathing dragon-lizard thing! His reaction was “But Charmander is weak!”, and all I could do was stare at him incredulously. I didn’t care if he was “weak”, which is an exaggeration anyway. Must I quote Karen?

That’s actually the entire point of Pokémon. Lots of PETA-types didn’t understand this: We’re not forcing them to fight as slaves, we’re making friends with all these creatures. The early episodes of the anime especially emphasized this, culminating in the movie Mewtwo Strikes Back, and it’s message of peace, sacrifice, and love still makes me misty-eyed to this day.

The anime started going downhill as soon as Ash left Kanto for the Orange Islands. We all remember how incredibly dull and pointless Tracy was, and how repetitive and formulaic the Johto episodes were. This was despite how amazingly good the G/S/C games were. It was around this time that the fandom was diminishing, and people who weren’t all that in love with it in the first place started sneering at it and saying it was “for little kids” and “uncool”. I remember Digimon fans were especially obnoxious about it. Here’s the thing: It might sound a bit shallow, but I don’t think I would’ve become interested in Pokémon if the monsters didn’t look cute or cool. I’m very keenly aware of what kind of character designs I like, and if I don’t like the way a cartoon looks, there’s absolutely no way I can get into it. Lots of people are gonna hate me for this, but I find the vast majority of Digimon to be downright butt-ugly. They’re mostly wrinkled and lumpy and look as though they’re made up of leftover puppet parts. There’s a tiny amount of them that I actually think look decent, but not nearly enough to make me want to watch the show.

But that ties into what happened next- when the Gen III games were coming out, I was looking forward to it, but I was disappointed in how unappealing some of the Pokémon designs were, especially the legendaries. I thought they looked more like Digimon. I don’t see anybody else who has this view. Sure, occasionally I see someone complain “They don’t look like Pokémon anymore!” but they’re always shot down with the rationalization “Who says what Pokémon look like is set in stone?” It’s not a good idea to slowly drift the art direction of an ongoing franchise with an established look and continuity. It’s what makes for a TV series suffer from Early Installment Weirdness and Seasonal Rot, among other things. Things like Mickey Mouse and Looney Tunes can get away with this because they don’t have an established canon, but a series like Pokémon shouldn’t start looking weirder and weirder. I remember having high hopes for the Hoenn episodes of the anime, hoping that the fresher, more sophisticated animation would bring the series out of its doldrums and return to the more heartwarming, personality-driven stories of it’s golden age. For a while it seemed like this would be the case- Ash seemed wiser and more experienced at first and the Pokémon were showing more personality. But it slowly but surely entered a long string of indistinguishable contests for May to compete in. Another thing I wish there was more of in the anime is the Pokémon themselves having more personality. Too often they’re just used as battling tools and have few chances to show emotion or interact with the other characters. The Hoenn episodes also made one thing clear: Ash was going to replace his battling team pretty much every region from now on.

This trend flies in the face of the early franchise’s message of friendship. Ash’s Pokémon from yesteryear are hardly ever seen again once they get sent to Prof. Oak or to some other place.

I suspect this new attitude towards the Pokémon is why they’re becoming uglier and uglier. It doesn’t matter what they look like, you just want to train something NEW, right? Something with good stats and EVs?

I've never seen anybody who shares my view about the Pokémon designs from Gen IV and onward. There was a brief period when older fans were saying the new Pokémon were dumb ideas- ice cream cones and garbage bags and key rings aren’t my idea of a cool concept. But then came the whole “Genwunner” backlash. “But Gen I has inanimate objects too! Dont’cha think Voltorb and Grimer are dumb??” people would say. My answer is this: A living Pokéball and a pile of toxic sludge are cooler than keys and garbage. And just because Gen I had a dumb idea like a bunch of eggs doesn’t mean you should repeat it. And of course there’s an excess of foxes, cats, bats, small electric rodents, and cutesy legendaries that look vaguely like Mew. When the Pokémon aren’t stupid or ugly, they’re redundant. And now it seems like older fans are almost entirely silent about their opinions.

I don’t understand why this isn’t a more common opinion. A Pokémon’s visual appeal is absolutely crucial and yet they still continue to look inorganic, cluttered, and awkward looking with every new generation. There’s only a handful of recent Pokémon that ever get fanart, and 100% of the time the fanart is better drawn than the official version.

This seemingly coincided with the American dubbers having the brilliant idea of replacing the entire voice cast of the anime to “celebrate” the tenth anniversary. It was difficult watching the anime after that, and I only stuck around because they were revisiting Kanto. After that, I stopped watching it entirely. It got worse, of course- Ash was redesigned and looked almost entirely different. The eyes are the windows to the soul- if you ask me, by changing Ash’s windows, they changed his soul.

The Pokémon franchise was dead to me by then. As far as I’m concerned the whole series is a shambling zombie, a shell of its former self. And with the anime using retconning flashbacks and remaking the first episode and Mewtwo Strikes Back, the anime has split into two different continuities anyhow. And yet people still try to defend it, even older fans, which boggles my mind.

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lovemesomesurveys · 5 years

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Don’t you hate it when people are all up in your personal space? Absolutely unless I want you to be there. Are you OCD about anything? People throw that term around lightly when it’s really a very real, serious thing that can be debilitating for some people.

What’s the song you’re currently listening to about? I’m not listening to music. What breed of dog are you the most similar to? Uhh. I have no idea. Is anyone madly in love with you? Hahahah. No.

Are you over-protective of anyone? My loved ones. Do you have a large ego? Absolutely not. Do you truly have someone to lean on? Yes. What do you think of the name Xiomara (zeo-marah)? It’s nice. Would you say cancer rates are on the rise? I don’t know??? Who did you receive your latest notification from? My aunt on Facebook. Does it annoy you when they talk to you? Noooo. She and I are super close. How about your last inbox message? A mutual and fellow Alex fan on my main Tumblr account. Do you have a good memory? I think so. Do you download or buy your music? I use Spotify. What do you think about English accents? I like them. How do you normally pose in photos? I tilt my head a certain way and give a little smile. Do you have a favorite sitcom? The Middle, The Golden Girls, and Roseanne. How do you act when your drunk? I would get very chatty and probably extra annoying, ha. Has anyone ever used a pickup line on you before? Yes. I legit had a guy in high school come up and ask me what my sign was. Do you tan easily? Not anymore. As a kid I did. That’s probably because I often spent a lot of time outside with my cousins and neighbor friends. Are you looking forward to tomorrow? Just another day. Will you hug anyone tomorrow? Maybe. Could you name all 50 states off of the top of your head? Yep and in alphabetical order. How do you know the last person you were in a car with? She’s my mom. Do you support PETA? I used to, but I found out they’re sketchy. When was the last time you were scared? Hmm. Do fat people disgust you? Wowww. People who feel that way disgust me. What’s your favorite song by Rhianna? I like a few of her songs, but Take a Bow is one of my top faves of her’s. Do you have a job anywhere? No. Do you have a pretty eye color? I don’t think it’s anything special. When was the last time you played a video game? A couple months ago. On what gaming console was that? Nintendo Switch. Look to your right, what do you see? My closet. What’s your favorite Mel Gibson movie? I don’t have one. Do you ever put ketchup on your cereal? Excuse me, WHAT. Ewwwww are you telling me there’s people that actually commit such an atrocious crime??? BARF. Can you speak binary? No. Do you go to school dances or do you not like that stuff? I went to a few in middle school and I went to prom and formal my senior year. What was the reason behind your last doctor appointment? I see two doctors once every month. Do you hate the person who last texted you? No! Do you ever wear plaid? Yeah. What’s your current mood? Tired. Was anyone famous born on your birthday? Maybe. The reason behind why you were last worrying? I’m always worrying about my health and life and just about everything. Where are your parents at the moment? In bed asleep. Has anyone told you that they loved you today? Not so far. How much do you weigh? * Around 75 lbs <<< Same. Are you procrastinating as we speak? Yeah, with a few things. Do people ever make you smile stupidly at the computer? No. Do you take painkillers? Yes.

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katieamazeballs · 5 years

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Dancing With the Stars fans are completely shook after hearing news about the upcoming 28th season.

On Wednesday, Good Morning America announced the group of stars and pros who will be competing on the show when it returns to ABC next month. While everyone seemed genuinely excited about the celebrity lineup -- which includes Lamar Odom, Christie Brinkley and Hannah Brown -- others were completely devastated to learn that two of their favorite pros will not be returning.

Arguably the most shocking of them all is Sharna Burgess, who won the mirrorball trophy with TV personality Bobby Bones last season. The red-headed beauty has consistently competed as a pro every season since 2013, when she made her debut with Andy Dick.

ET chatted with host Tom Bergeron just moments after the big reveal, where he told us Sharna seemed "surprised" when he spoke to her recently. "As a matter of fact, I was just texting with Sharna recently," he said. "She was surprised and I was too. But again, that's somebody else's call."

Meanwhile, Sharna took to Instagram to react to the news herself. "As I'm sure you've heard, I will not be returning to @dancingabc this season. I am unbelievably sad to not be back!!!" she wrote. "However, what I can wholeheartedly tell you is that it's all good, ALL love and in this moment I can't help but be grateful for the time and the journey that I've had, the people I've met, the incredible talent I've shared the stage with and the memories I've made. To say the least.. it’s been epic. ♥️ and to have finally won still feels as exciting and special as it did the moment @tombergeron said our names."

"After nearly 9 years I feel like I grew up on the show. I am going to truly miss creating, storytelling and performing for you all, I’ll miss giving the transformative power of dance to the person in front of me, and I’ll miss seeing my DWTS family every day and watching them work their craft in ways that inspire me," she continued. "Though nothing could ever replace my love for the show, there are things coming into my world that I'm excited to dive into now that I have time. Everything happens for a reason ♥️ you know me. I'll share when I can. I have endless love and gratitude for all of you and for everyone at the show. For my fellow pros you light up the stage time and time again, you are what makes the show magical and I can't wait to watch you shine. ✨ And to all 12 of my partners... thank you thank you and I adore you. I’ll be watching and cheering this coming season for all of my fam out on that dance floor!!! Good luck everyone, may this be the best season yet! Let’s go season 28!!! 💋 #dwts"

Naturally, fans immediately took to social media to voice their concerns, urging ABC to "BRING BACK SHARNA."

"Don't worry. She'll be back at some point," one fan wrote in response. "The reigning champ ALWAYS comes back!!"

Another longtime fan shared that she was "nervous" to break the news to her daughter. "She's been waiting all year for @DancingABC just for her! We know you're off doing big things though, Sharna! Happy for you! We adore you big time!"

"No Sharna, no watch," another exclaimed.

Fans were equally torn up about not seeing Artem Chigvintsev, who has choreographed some of the spiciest pieces we've seen on the show (take, for example, any dance he put together for his now-girlfriend, Nikki Bella, during season 25).

"I just want to say how sad it makes me feel not to be part of Season 28 of DWTS," Artem wrote in a lengthy post shared on his Instagram shortly after the announcement was made. "It's been 10 years since I have joined this absolutely, one of a kind, incredible show! It has given me recognition as a dancer, choreographer and a teacher. I have had so many beautiful memories with all of my celebrity partners! They all have shaped me into the person that I am today."

"Special thank you goes to all the people behind the camera who work extremely hard to not only impress our fans but to make our pro dancer's visions come to life. What I will miss the most is working alongside my coworkers, the heroes of the show," he continued. "I want to wish them and their new celebrity partners the best of luck this season! I want you all to make it better than it ever was before! Because our DWTS fans, who mean SO much to me, want DWTS to continue going strong for many, many years to come."

Artem concluded his post with a special message to all the fans: "I want to thank you SO much for supporting me all these years! I simply couldn't have done it without you! Without your love! Without your connection! And most importantly without your support! You all have no idea how much I will miss you all this season! I’m already missing you all so much! Even though this is so hard on me, I will be DWTS #1 fan, cheering you all on every Monday night! Good luck to everyone on Seasons 28! With lots of Love, Artem."

Fans quickly flooded the comments section, sending Artem messages of love and support, like, "Chin up, brother. You're the man!"

"Will miss you on DWTS, it wont be the same but brighter things lie ahead."

A source tells ET that it's not uncommon for dancers to take a season off and then come back for another season, adding that Sharna and Artem will still remain a part of the DWTS family. ET has reached out to ABC and reps for Sharna and Artem for comment.

Aside from Sharna and Artem, the fan-favorite pros we've seen from the past few seasons (like Val Chmerkovskiy, Emma Slater, Gleb Savchenko, Lindsay Arnold and Alan Bersten), are back, along with Peta Murgatroyd making her long-awaited return to the ballroom. There will also be two new pros joining this season -- Pasha Pashkov and Daniella Karagach -- who some may recognize from NBC's World of Dance season two.

ABC entertainment president Karey Burke teased earlier this month during the Television Critics Association summer press tour that fans will be introduced to "really fun format changes" this season. While final details have yet to be revealed, we now know that there will be no troupe for the first time since season 11, and for the first time ever, viewers will have to tune in to the season premiere to find out who their favorite professional dancers will be paired up with on the ballroom floor.

"We have a lot of new people behind the scenes," Tom explained to ET on Wednesday. "A new executive producer. There was a fairly widespread feeling among our viewers and among us on the show that we needed to take a look at things and maybe tweak things a bit."

"So, you'll see the results of those deliberations on Sept. 16," he added. "I don't want to give it all away, but the judges will have a little extra oomph this season."

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