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Desmond let this man murder for you!
#assassin's creed#desmond miles#clay kaczmarek#subject 16/17#claydes#just let him Desmond#look at that face#it would make him so happy#I want Desmond to have all the feral boyfriends#I wish we got to see more of crazy clay#ac revelations#source: that one quote from the Simpson#whats your problem desmond?#that looks like a nice stable young man#my art
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A Deep Dive into the Munson Marriage: Just Who is Steve Harrington?
By Fredricka Keith
The world has somehow been sleeping on the end of an era. The notorious bachelor Eddie Munson is married. But how did it happen? Who did he fall for? Surprisingly enough, those questions were very hard to answer, despite Munson’s past predilection to be an open book.
He has been uncharacteristically tight-lipped about his new beau. Tight enough for the majority of his fans to be just as shocked as the general public at the new announcement. Even so, Steve Harrington hasn’t managed to stay completely out of the public eye.
The thirty-three year old has a dismal social media presence, but lucky enough for us, his husband and sister are much more giving. Though Eddie’s Instagram and Twitter mentions of his husband were quickly found to be useless in getting to know the man, despite the number of posts associated with his name. It probably shouldn’t have been surprising, considering how they were nearly all nonsensical compliments, written straight from his stream of consciousness.
His sister, Robin Buckley, was better, especially considering that she’s been using the same Instagram account since 2012. Through her, we received a little more insight on the man. He had a penance for camping and exercise, often ready and able to drag both his sister and husband with him. According to a Birthday celebration post in 2017 it was mentioned his favorite movie is The Thing (1986) and his favorite cake flavor was southern caramel.
As for his own career, Robin’s BrotherBartender hashtag was of some use, at the least showing us that the man was capable of creating gorgeous drinks, with a long past career in bartending. But that was it, the only information that was up for grabs.
While the newly Steve Munson has been to a number of events with his husband, he still remains an enigma. The only thing his red carpet showings have proved was that the former Harrington was a master at directing attention away from himself, and his husband was incredibly protective of his privacy. There have been many interviews cut short due to questions he found unacceptable, which was a brand new behavior for the star. His days of being an open book are officially finished.
But the plot thickens.
While neither Steve nor Eddie are open for insight, a thorough background check did reveal some interesting information. Surprisingly enough, marrying a rockstar was not Mr. Buckley-Munson’s first experience with the upper echelon.
Through anonymous inside sources we were able to find that the Harrington last name was familiar for a reason, outside of Steve. His parents, celebrity lawyer Richard Harrington, along with his estranged ex-wife, Adriana Harrington, made headlines in 2012 due to their contentious divorce.
For those not in the know, the two C-list celebrities are most well-known for their continued campaigns against the LGBTQ community, as well as Richard Harrington’s unsavory choice of clients. Harvey Weinstein, Jeffery Epstein, Mitch McConnell, along with his earlier aid work on the OJ Simpson trial.
His mother, Adriana, while not directly working with some of the most despised men in the country, is famous in her own right. The fifty-one year old has nearly two hundred followers on Instagram, her posts consistently centering around the sanctity of marriage, pro-life advocacy, and bible quotes.
With this in mind, it is extremely hard to see how their son ended up in not only a gay marriage, but with someone who is flagantly against every single thing they stand for. Though after reaching out to his parents for comment, the picture of how they came together becomes more clear.
Richard Harrington initially denied all allegations of having any children with his previous wife, despite direct evidence to the contrary. That was until Adriana Harrington settled the score, posting a series of photos of what appeared to be a young Steve Harrington alongside his father. Along with a caption reading: It doesn't surprise me that a liar would lie about his own son. But unfortunately, yes, Steve Harrington was ours.
Though when asked for clarification on her own relationship with their son, she did not hesitate to reiterate that she had no regrets regarding how their relationship ended.
“While I wish Steven had taken the tough love he was given to improve himself, I can not say that I’m surprised that he has turned out this way. It’s unfortunate that his deviant behavior has escalated to the level of making a mockery out of the institution of marriage, but that is out of my control. All I can do is rest easy knowing I tried to give him the best life possible. Him throwing that chance away is not of my concern.”
It was an odd choice of phrasing, considering how “throwing” his life away equated to marrying a multi-millionaire. When asked just what tough love she was referring to, she clarified:
“Steven was given a choice to get help for his affliction or be completely on his own. He chose to be completely on his own. Whatever happened after that choice is a reflection on him. Not me.”
Though when further pressed on just when Steven was given this “choice” she only mentioned that he was “of age” but admitted he was still a teenager at the time of his disownment.
When asked for comment after Adriana’s claims, the Harrington firm provided the following information:
“Richard Harrington has not spoken to his alleged son, Steven Harrington, legal name Steve Buckley-Munson for nearly fifteen years. While his name is present on Mr. Munson’s birth certificate, the biological relationship between the two has never been confirmed. Considering Adriana Harrington’s past history of infidelity, it is quite likely that there is no actual relation between the two men.
With that acknowledged, Mr. Harrignton would like to reiterate that he has no ties to Steve Buckley-Munson, Edward Munson, Corroded Coffin, or their label Virgin Records. He is a dedicated family man whose loyalties lie with his new wife, his two beautiful young children, and his clients. Those areas are where his focus will always be, first and foremost.”
It is a wonder that such a well-matched duo could ever end in divorce. But their answers only led to more questions. How could Steve Buckley-Munson have a sister if he was disowned as a teenager?
From the last chapter of this (finished) fic!
#steddie#steddie fic#steve harrington#eddie munson#steddie ficlet#stranger things#damn your love damn your lies#shes officially over over yaaaay
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okay feel free to ignore but if you are so inclined. could you explain the pete/ryan/brendon History? i'm a casual emo music enjoyer and am fascinated by the Posts as of late lmao
okay so this is like very high level because tbh i was always most into mcr and least into panic i just think panic is an absolutely fascinating. whatever the hell it is. but basically the connection is panic originally got discovered via demos sent to pete and got signed to pete and patrick’s vanity label and stayed on that label through vlv and so like panic has always been Very tied up in fob and vice versa. so like panic is pete’s baby in some ways as far as like. not management but pull and influence and whatnot. so that’s the overall connection to pete. and it was going well for a while until ryan was kicked out of the band and basically the context more or less for that from what i understand was there was a pete wentz/ryan ross sleepover that we have no other context for except after it ryan and pete didn’t get along (this is honestly the part of the story i know the least about so if people do have info please feel free to share and yes i recognize how it sounds it sounds like they had a bad one night stand which PROBABLY did not happen. to be clear. edit: sources have informed me they may have had a threesome with pete’s then-wife ashlee simpson but don’t quote me on this). so that’s like. the pete part of the equation. ryan and brendon were both in panic obviously but the context for that is like. well i don’t really have Much of a source for this other than knowing that ryan ross and brendon urie Do Not Talk To Each Other from what i’ve heard but needless to say it appears that relationship has soured as well. the end.
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okay there were lots of references/quotes/allusions dan made in the new dapg video, but one struck me and it took me two days to figure out what it was from. but upon looking it up, there may be 2 sources
#i definitely knew it as the dnd campaign but i do concede that the simpsons has a larger audience#esp when this is arguably a small dnd campaign. however it comes from my favourite season of theirs so. maybe.#dnp#c.text#dan and phil
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The Animated History of Treasure Island: Mr. Magoo's Treasure Island - 1964
I have been on a journey to watch every animated adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island. (Yes, my hyperfixations can be quite unusual). I wanted to share my thoughts and research on them as they were compiled before hopefully making a long video about the entire topic.
So today I'm here to share my thoughts on one of its earliest animated adaptations: Mr. Magoo's Treasure Island from 1964. Read on if that's something you'd enjoy!
Nowadays, it’s easy to dismiss Mr. Magoo as that ableist cartoon making fun of nearsighted people that spawned the worst Leslie Neilson film of all time, one so bad it universally flopped and was even protested by the National Federation of the Blind. But this now maligned character was once a mainstay of animation and television. The original cartoon series won two Academy Awards for Best Animated Short Film and its titular character made TV history as the star of the first-ever animated TV Christmas Special — Mister Magoo’s Christmas Carol. It would go on to be parodied by The Simpsons and even still aired on television as late as 2014 by The CW. However, in this case, the most important part of the special is how it would lead to the story of Treasure Island’s first full-scale animated adaptation. (The absolute first was Mel-O-Toons: Treasure Island, but we’ll mention it a bit later.)
After the wildly successful original series and television special, United Productions of America decided to have Mr. Magoo star in various other literary adaptations. Thus, The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo came to life in 1964 with Mr. Magoo’s Treasure Island being one of its earliest episodes, a two-parter even.
The shows were played far more straight, ignoring the previous nearsighted jokes outside of their introductory sequences, and were quite realistic. My research says the other episodes were highly realistic and even portrayed a good bit of the violence and deaths within their stories. From my experience with their adaptation of Treasure Island, this rings particularly true. Plenty of characters are straight-up shot and killed as they are in the original novel and Jim Hawkins still fights Isreal to the death as he attempts to reclaim the Hispaniola. For the most part, it’s quite a direct retelling of the original story, but with a few big changes.
First, there are some characters that are completely omitted including Jim’s mother, John Trelawney, and “Blind” Pew, the latter of which is a particular relief considering the source material. I’d even hazard a guess that he was avoided entirely to not make any confusing associations with who the true “main character” was in the show.
The biggest departure from the book that is absolutely worth focusing on is how the story ends as it likely doesn’t align with your memories of watching adaptations of the story over the years. For those who don’t have an encyclopedic knowledge of Treasure Island as I now do, I shall quote the book directly:
"Ben Gunn was on deck alone, and as soon as we came on board he began, with wonderful contortions, to make us a confession, Silver was gone. The maroon has connived at his escape in a shore boat some hours ago and he now assured us he had only done so to preserve our lives, which would certainly have been forfeited if "that man with the one leg had stayed aboard." But this was not all. The sea-cook had not gone empty-handed. He had cut through a bulkhead unobserved, and had removed one of the sacks of coin, worth, perhaps, three or four hundred guineas, to help him on his way further wanderings.
I think we were all pleased to be so cheaply quit of him."
Mr. Magoo started at least one more historic trend with this series — they have Jim Hawkins set Long John Silver free. It makes sense as Jim is the only one with a relationship, however strained, with the pirate menace that might incline him to help the old sea dog avoid the gallows. Still, these were the first storytellers that decided Jim’s relationship with Long John was so important to the story, that he must have a conflicted moment where he sets his previous tormenter free.
In the first-ever animated adaptation of the tale, Mel-O-Toons: Treasure Island, decided to leave the end particularly nebulous as to what happened to Long John in the end. While Mr. Magoo’s 2019 animated series is so obscure most don’t know it exists, this choice made for Mr. Magoo’s Treasure Island is one that would echo out through the decades.
If this piqued your interest, my next Treasure Island-related post will be on Osamu Tezuka's adaptation — Shin Takarajima (A New Treasure Island). Thanks for reading, and let me know if you enjoyed learning about such a niche topic!
#treasure planet#animation#robert louis stevenson#adaptation#tw death mention#jim hawkins#long john silver#squire trelawney#1960s#mr magoo#animated series#2d animation#blind pew#captain smollett#children's movie#christmas special
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I've seen a few people refer to pete dropping a scary amount of weight during the hiatus but can't find a source on that; do you know what happened
he said this when he went on howard stern in 2015, the interview is not available in full online, only clips of it where he doesnt say that, but several relatively reputable entertainment sites like mtv quoted it after it aired. this was also where he talked about his wee wee piercing
i also wrote a paragraph about this period in my peteryan dissertation
As Ryan Ross’ flame sputtered, Pete Wentz was suffering from his own issues. Wentz told Rolling Stone that by the time of Fall Out Boy’s 2009 hiatus announcement (not-so-coincidentally the same year Ross departed Panic! alongside guitarist Jon Walker), “I was in such a haze of selfishness and pills it was hard to believe I could feel anything.” In the fall of 2009, not-so-coincidentally just three months after Panic! at the Disco announced their split, Fall Out Boy went on hiatus; later, the band would cite mental health strain as one of the factors leading up to the decision. Wentz would reveal to Rolling Stone that, following Fall Out Boy’s hiatus, he suffered from paranoia and anxiety so extreme he had his house searched for cameras, and fell back on his old habits of abusing Xanax and Klonopin.
In February 2011, just three months after The Young Veins announced their indefinite hiatus, Pete Wentz and his wife, Ashlee Simpson, would divorce; tabloids reported that Simpson was the one that filed, due to Wentz’s “erratic behavior,” and that Wentz begged her not to leave; Wentz would later state in an interview in 2015 that he and Simpson ultimately came to an amicable arrangement and successfully co-parent together. Like Ross, Wentz continued to struggle; he told Howard Stern in 2015 he dealt with serious depression during the years surrounding the Fall Out Boy hiatus and the dissolution of his marriage to the point of dropping to only 95 pounds and getting so drunk at a Jingle Ball event he smashed his face up and needed stitches. Potentially, this incident was the cause of the cuts and bruises he sported in late December 2009, though this remains speculation; at the time, Wentz’s publicist said “he tripped” while doing post-Christmas shopping. James Montgomery spoke with Cobra Starship’s Gabe Saporta regarding the incident in early 2010, though Saporta did not give any details regarding the cause of the incident.
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On November 9th 1847 in Edinburgh, Sir James Young Simpson delivered Wilhelmina Carstairs while chloroform was administered to the mother, the first child to be born with the aid of anaesthesia.
James Young Simpson, the young professor of midwifery at the University of Edinburgh, became chairman of that department at age 28. He discovered the anesthetic properties of chloroform, while inhaling it with two colleagues and some family members in his dining room at 42 Queen Street, Edinburgh. Four days later he administered chloroform for a few minor operations, and the next day, November 9th, he performed the first delivery under chloroform.
He reported the details next day at a meeting of the Edinburgh Medico-Surgical Society and a few days later in two medical journals. The patient was an anxious young woman who had barely slept the two previous nights. Her first baby had been delivered by craniotomy after a three-day labour. She went into labour for the second child two weeks before her due date. Three and a half hours after the onset of her contractions, Simpson poured half a teaspoon of chloroform on a handkerchief rolled into a funnel and repeated that dose 10 to 12 minutes later. Twenty-five minutes after the onset of anesthesia, the unconscious mother delivered a healthy baby. When she awoke, she initially did not believe that she had given birth.
Legend said the grateful mother christened her child “Anaesthesia”; and Anaesthesia, when 17, sent her photograph to Simpson, who proudly placed it over his desk. The source of that story seems to be Simpson’s biography published in 1896 by his daughter Eve, but Simpson certainly never mentioned the fact in his abundant publications or correspondence.
The son of the “Chloroform Baby” disposed of that story in a 1948 letter he sent to the The Scotsman newspaper. He explained that the mother had been Jane Carstairs, the wife of Dr. William Carstairs, a physician retired from the Indian Medical Service and living in Cupar, Fife. She had come to Edinburgh to be under Simpson’s care. Her child was baptized Wilhelmina on Christmas day, 1847. Wilhelmina married in 1868 and died in 1910. “Anaesthesia” and “St. Anaesthesia” were affectionate nicknames Simpson had given the baby.
The origin of the photograph is controversial. In 1911, Alexander S. Simpson, J.Y. Simpson’s nephew and successor to the Chair of Midwifery, claimed that Wilhelmina had been photographed at the age of 17 by a Mr. Roger, and that the picture had been sent to James Young Simpson by his friend, Dr. John Adamson, of St. Andrews. However, Douglas Guthrie, one of the organizers of the 1947 Simpson Centenary, quotes a letter (unfortunately without giving a date or an addressee) written by a Dr. R.O. Anderson who claimed that his father, Dr. John Anderson, had taken the photograph in 1860. Thus Wilhelmina at the time would have been 13, not 17 as claimed elsewhere.
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Rescue Teams Rush To Find Missing Vessel That Took Tourists To See Titanic Wreck
One of those on board, according to his aviation company, is British businessman Hamish Harding, who had posted on social media about joining the expedition beforehand.
Boston, United States: US and Canadian coast guard teams were racing Monday to locate a submersible vessel with five people aboard, including a billionaire tourist, that went missing on a dive to the Titanic's wreckage in the North Atlantic.
The 21-foot (6.5-meter) craft, operated by OceanGate Expeditions, began its descent early Sunday and lost contact with the surface less than two hours later, according to authorities.
One of those on board, according to his aviation company, is British businessman Hamish Harding, who had posted on social media about joining the expedition beforehand.
The US Coast Guard said it launched a sweeping search approximately 900 miles (1,450 kilometers) east of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, while the Canadian Coast Guard said it too had activated fixed wing aircraft and sent a ship to the search zone.
"It is a challenge to conduct a search in that remote area, but we are deploying all available assets to make sure that we can locate the craft and rescue the people on board," US Coast Guard Rear Admiral John Mauger told reporters in Boston, where he was overseeing the operation.
Time is a critical factor. The vessel has a range of 96 hours for a crew of five, and Mauger said Monday afternoon he believed it still had 70 or more hours of remaining oxygen.
On its website OceanGate Expedition says a dive expedition to the Titanic site was "currently underway."
The company uses a submersible named Titan for its dives to a maximum depth of 4,000 meters.
In a statement quoted by CBS News and other media outlets, OceanGate Expeditions said: "Our entire focus is on the crewmembers in the submersible and their families."
Harding, a 58-year-old aviator, space tourist, and chairman of Dubai-based Action Aviation, had posted Sunday on his Instagram account that he was "proud to finally announce" he had joined the OceanGate Expedition "for their RMS TITANIC Mission as a mission specialist on the sub going down to the Titanic."
"A weather window has just opened up and we are going to attempt a dive tomorrow," he added.
Action Aviation posted Sunday on Twitter that "the sub had a successful launch and Hamish is currently diving," and included several photographs of Harding and mission staff on the ocean surface.
Harding himself wrote that "the team on the sub has a couple of legendary explorers, some of which have done over 30 dives to the RMS Titanic since the 1980s."
On surface or underwater?
The US Coast Guard has launched two C-130 planes to survey the surface, while Canada has deployed aircraft "which utilizes sonar technology with buoys," Chief Petty Officer Robert Simpson told AFP.
He said that "after the expected time of return" for the submersible, the OceanGate ship "conducted an initial search and were unable to find anything or any sign of the submarine and they contacted the Coast Guard."
OceanGate said in its statement it was "deeply thankful for the extensive assistance we have received from several government agencies and deep sea companies in our efforts to reestablish contact with the submersible."
The Titanic hit an iceberg and sank in 1912 during its maiden voyage from England to New York with 2,224 passengers and crew on board. More than 1,500 people died in the tragedy.
The wreckage is in two main pieces 400 miles off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada, some 13,000 feet underwater. It was found in 1985 and remains a source of fascination and a lure for nautical experts and underwater tourists.
Without having studied the craft itself, Alistair Greig, professor of marine engineering at University College London, suggested two possible theories based on images of the vessel published by the press.
He said if it had an electrical or communications problem, it could have surfaced and remained floating, "waiting to be found."
"Another scenario is the pressure hull was compromised -- a leak," he said in a statement. "Then the prognosis is not good."
An underwater rescue While the submersible may still be intact during its dive, "there are very few vessels" able to go to the depth to which the Titan might have traveled.
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This post is literally me bitching about the school system for an obscenely long amount of time. If you don't have the time/energy for that don't press the keep reading button.
I'm going to structure this so that I have a point I hate about the school system, and then an explanation and any related sources. To justify the hatred, of course :). I'm from Canada so keep that in mind. I'm also working with my doctor to get a depression and ADHD diagnosis. Some terms I'll use:
Neurodivergent - Someone with ANY mental health issue, whether it be depression, anxiety, PTSD, BPD, ADHD, etc.
Neurotypical - Someone with NO mental health problems.
Quotes from studies will be italicized, "like this"
References are underlined and are clickable links.
Time for the mindless screaming. Off we go, shall we?
The school system is built for neurotypical/mentally "healthy" people.
The system isn't built with kids/teens who have mental health problems in mind; it's built around the idea that kids don't have mental health issues. According to this study conducted in 2009, "15.2% of school-going adolescents were found to be having evidence of distress; 18.4% were depressed; 5.6% of students were detected to have positive scores on both the instruments." The "instruments" being referred to are the GHQ-12 (General Health Questionnaire, used to gauge general mental health and stability) and the BDI (Beck Depression Inventory, a widely used questionnaire for measuring the presence and severity of depression).
The same study goes on to say "Certain factors like parental fights, beating at home and inability to cope up with studies were found to be significantly associated with higher GHQ-12 scores, indicating evidence of distress. Economic difficulty, physical punishment at school, teasing at school and parental fights were significantly associated with higher BDI scores, indicating depression." and that "Studies have shown that usual care by primary care physicians fails to recognize 30-50% of depressed patients"
Not only is the presence of depression in youth highly documented, it's often underdiagnosed. As a result, when these students are placed in classrooms that are very "industrial looking" (bright, white lighting and muted tones of grey and blue) it puts them in a difficult position. They may find socializing with their peers difficult or may be unable to focus, and because of the lack of engaging content in most school curriculums or assistance with helpful methods, their grades suffer.
The system is built on an inherently flawed method of evaluation.
The way that value is given to a letter/number grade doesn't sit well with me for a number of reasons.
First, they pit students against one another. Getting an A in an assignment opens a child up to being ostracized for being a teachers pet (to which I can personally confirm) or you are held to higher, often stressful standards, while a child who gets low grades is pinned as stupid. It's a never ending battle of trying to get grades just good enough that you're safe from both sides, which can also be stressful and exhausting.
Second, they can cause familial problems. If a child gets a low grade on a test or exam, it opens them up to potential emotional and sometimes even physical abuse at home. Parents may think of a child as lesser, or compare their children, "why don't you get grades as good as x?", which loops back to my first point.
Last, students often sacrifice their mental and emotional wellbeing for the sake of a letter/number grade. This can probably be illustrated best by the Simpsons episode "Bart Gets An 'F'". In this episode, Bart is threatened with failing the fourth grade and heavily sacrifices his emotional and mental health to study for a test, and even though he tried his hardest, he fails the test. This video shows a few clips from the episode., and elaborates on my point.
That's it for me ranting about this dumpster fire of a school system :)
#school#school system#rant#vent#study#tw#tw abuse#abuse#depression#tw depression#the school system is stupid beyond all reason lol#please rb with your take!#or reply#I don't really care
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(In Scar's clinic, after Myth's birthday party...)
Myth: (feeling her teeth in pain) Ugh! I think all of those cakes gave me a cavity...
Myth: (turning to Scar) Do you think you could schedule a dentist's appointment for me, Scar?
Scar: (smirking, going to his computer) But of course, High Demon of the Heart! How about 10 tomorrow?
Myth: (smiling, not wasting this opportunity) No thanks, Scar! I know it's my birthday and everything, but I don't need THAT many appointments!
Scar: (grumbling in irritation and exasperation)
Source: Meme
Image Source: (https://ifunny.co/picture/me-i-need-a-doctor-s-appointment-receptionist-ok-checks-o503Pwxn8)
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(After Eldritch decided to tail Purple and Fusion II on their "library hangout" to find biblical proof to support his conspiracy theories...)
Eldritch: (grabbing a book off of the shelf) "M-Man-K-K-Killing Snakes of the Am-Amazon".
Purple: (dropping all of her books in shock, before looking at Eldritch in appallment)
Fusion II: (appalled) ELDRITCH! Never say "Amazon" in a BOOKSTORE!
Source: The Simpsons
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(How Wyre and Nerd's first meeting probably went...)
Nerd: (walks into the Con building, just minding his own business)
Wyre: (snickering to Myth, gesturing to Nerd) Oh, look! A robot!
Nerd: (deploying his identification scouter) Target identified: the paleontology industry's clown.
Wyre: (rage brewing) Is it mechanically possible for you to F*** YOURSELF?!
Source: Mortal Kombat XL
Video Source: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXJZhtnHUlE)
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(In Fusion's seminar room...)
Fusion: (smiling, to the rest of the Anons) Hello, and welcome to my standing-up seminar!
Iris: (trips on pure air and falls on their face)
Janon: (flops on the ground, with a dead-eyed stare)
Fusion: (deadpan and unimpressed) And you BOTH failed...
Source: asdfilms
Video Source: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6g98fTxg6Q)
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(In an AU where Sparkle takes up Dream as her acting protege...)
Sparkle: (from backstage, doing her best attempt at a whisper) REMEMBER, LITTLE ENERGETIC ONE, WHAT THE SPECTACULAR SPARKLE HAS TAUGHT YOU...
Dream: (giving Sparkle a nod, before facing the audience)
Dream: (dressed in a sparkly prince costume, loudly and flamboyantly) I'm Dream Anon! And I AM the dancing prince of Hope's Peak, honey!
Dream: (doing the dance moves that she's describing) I SPIN! I KICK! I FLIP! I JUMP off the stage in three inch soles! That's what brings the prince in this!
Source: RuPaul's Drag Race
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Curious: (happily sticking post-it notes on the backs of unsuspecting Anons)
Egg/Wet Sock: (looking at the child they've raised)
Egg: (looking to the camera, to the audience) Sooo...Curi found out that you can put post-it notes on Anon's backs without them knowing!
Wet Sock: (also looking at the audience, unimpressed) But they don't know that should say stuff like "KICK ME", so they all just have smiley faces on them...
Source: Unknown
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(Before the Mastermind Reveal...)
The Mastermind/Fancy One: (innocently, still in their normal clothes) Everyone thinks I'm just some bubbly little Anon-boss! But I'm not!
The Mastermind/Fancy One: (switching to their Mastermind clothes, and striking a pose) I'm also a WAR CRIMINAL! And a CORPORATE SELLOUT!~★
Source: Tik Tok
Video Source: (https://m.facebook.com/loveKLoveee/videos/not-just-your-bubbly-little-girl-bossalso-a-war-criminal-and-a-corporate-sell-ou/319567336471409/?_rdr)
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As always, I hope you like the quotes I've sent out, and Happy (belated) Birthday, Myth!
-Fusion Anon
#submission#anon#fusion anon#incorrect quote#fusion anon ii#purple anon#eldritch anon#curious anon#sparkling anon#dream anon#iris anon#just anon#wet sock anon#egg anon#anon nerd#anon scar#my evil tain#anon kg#fun fact: i hate looking at/talking about teeth#it grosses me out lol
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Incorrect JCGTL quotes, round 3!
Parents and siblings edition, including Kiera’s honorary older sister Karin.
Karin: Don't you miss the vivid imagination of childhood?
Adrian: I never had one.
Karin: An imagination or a childhood?
(Source: A Series of Unfortunate Events)
Stephen: This child will be the son I've never had.
Adrian: Alive over here.
Stephen: I'll call him Adrian.
Adrian: Named Adrian over here.
(Source: American Dad!)
Robert: This is Connor, my…daughter's brother.
(Source: American Dad!)
Adrian: You know, when I was little I used to pretend you weren’t my real father.
Stephen: I did, too.
(Source: Archer)
Adrian: I consider myself a realist, but in philosophical terms I’m what’s called an asshole.
(Source: Archer)
Richard: Isn't it amazing what brothers and sisters learn from each other?
Samantha: I learn a lot from Jonas because he makes so many mistakes.
(Source: Arthur)
Adrian: Sometimes I think books are the only friends worth having.
(Source: Calvin and Hobbes)
Deborah (to Adrian): Since you went away to college, things have changed around here. For example, I don’t have as much laundry.
(Source: Earthbound)
Karin: *grabs Adrian's crotch* This is mine. This is where my babies come from.
(Source: Family Guy)
Stephen: We didn't have therapy when I was a kid!
Adrian: Yeah, that’s obvious, Dad.
(Source: Hey Arnold!)
Justin (to Chloe): I just wanted you to know that I never read your diary, even though you secretly suspected I did on June 18th.
(Source: King of the Hill)
Adrian: Space is cold and unforgiving, like my mother.
(Source: Phineas and Ferb)
Adrian: Terra?
Terra: (ferret noises)
Adrian: *smiles* Yeah.
(Source: Pokémon)
Adrian (singing): Soar along the road. To the furthest point! Alcyone, Alcyone-chan! Legal! We obey the speed limit! Drive!
(Source: Soaring Sky! Pretty Cure)
Stephen: Riddle me this. What's hollow, full of lies and leave a bad taste in your mouth?
Deborah: Our marriage?
(Source: Spongebob Squarepants)
Adrian: Kiera, do you… want my radishes?
(Source: Suikoden II)
Kathleen: Connor! I'm respecting your privacy by knocking, but asserting my authority as your mother by coming in anyway!
(Source: The Fairly Oddparents)
Richard: Your daughter's awake.
Monica: Before sunrise, she's YOUR daughter.
(Source: The Lion King)
Deborah: ADRIAN, NO!
Adrian: What?
Deborah: Sorry, force of habit. KIERA, NO!
(Source: The Simpsons)
Stephen: Deb, you shouldn't be so mean to the kids.
Deborah: I don't see why, they're my kids, I own them!
Stephen: HEY!
Deborah: Okay, fine. We own them.
Stephen: Better.
(Source: The Simpsons)
Karin: Wait, you'd take a bullet for me?
Adrian: I'd do anything for you, Karin. Except eat a radish. Those things are fucking nasty.
(Source: Tumblr)
Adrian: I'm stone cold. Unbreakable. A true ice prince.
Karin: *smiles*
Adrian: I'm a mess. Someone help.
(Source: Tumblr)
Adrian: I don't do relationships.
Karin: *exists*
Adrian: Shit.
(Source: Tumblr)
Marissa, married: *giggles* So, who do you have a crush on?
Michael: Oh for fuck's sake.
(Source: Twitter)
Samantha (to Jonas): I smile because you're my big brother. I laugh because there's nothing you can do about it.
(Source: Unknown)
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The fig theory is dead so the watchmen are back in their mix of bad astrology, bad astronomy, bad history, cherry-picking of biblical quotes and, my favourite, out of context pop culture clips, the Simpsons being their Pythie.
And every time, it is just perfectly nay divinely aligned; and every time it fails.
Now there’s talk of a break of the heliosphere except they are the only ones talking about it and the only source is a Mike from around the world who, no surprise, is another watchman.
So we are going to remain on this forsaken earth for a few more days.
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3.1 Choose your own translation II
This is a variation on Choose your own translation I, that can be found at the end of the chapter on Calque (p), but instead of using synonyms from Word Reference, it uses the selections from the DeepL Dropdown menu.
Materials
• A source text in a language other than the language spoken by the players
• DeepL
• An excel file
Players
• A word accountant to choose the source text and prepare the spreadsheets for the other players.
• Although this can be done alone it is much more amusing when the word accountant carries it out with a group, ideally composed of between five and thirty people who have no knowledge of the source text or of the how the spreadsheets were made.
Steps
Part I: Preparation (for the word accountant)
• Choose a short text. In the example given below, I used four lines from Eugene Onegin (verse 22): (This choice was inspired by Warren Weaver’s quote “Pushkin need not shudder” when referring to the inaptitude of machine translation for literary texts).
Кого ж любить? Кому же верить?
Кто не изменит нам один?
Кто все дела, все речи мерит
Услужливо на наш аршин?
Whom to love, whom to believe in,
On whom alone shall we depend?
Who will fit their speech and action,
To our measure, in the end?
(translation by A.S. Klein, 2009)
• Plug the short text into DeepL.
• Clicking on each of the words individually in DeepL, copy all the options from the dropdown menus individually into the columns in DeepL, but selecting none of them (as this will alter the syntax). Here is a screenshot of the just the first line from the Eugene Onegin passage into English:
Part II: Play
• Distribute the spreadsheets to all the players.
• Without telling them what the source text is or how the spreadsheets were generated, tell them to create sentences (or lines of poetry) using ONLY ONE word from each column, and without changing the order.
• Punctuation may be freeform or you can ask them to respect the punctuation of the original.
Examples
The following examples were created by students from my first year Master’s course in the History and Methodology of translation in the Université Paul Valéry Montpellier 3’s Applied Languages translation training program.
1.
Qui dois-je choisir ? Envers qui devons-nous avoir confiance entièrement ?
Qui ne nous trahit, va trahire, pas seulement lui-même.
Elle mesure, pèse, chaque geste, ce qu'accomplissent toutes les paroles, les discours et témoignages.
Selon notre seule grandeur, qui représente notre propre mensonge.
____
I wonder, will we love trust ? Which man shall be trusted, really ?
Who cannot stay fool ? The only one on his own.
The man does all works, all speeches
With the help of your arms.
- Sabryna De Nazaré Rodrigues Ribamar
2.
Qui faut-il choisir ? Qui pouvons-nous, qui peut-on ? Faire confiance, nous confier, entièrement.
Qui ne nous trahirait se risque. Trahirons-nous ? Pas seuls, sans aide.
Celui qui évalue est capable. Tous les gestes, et toutes les actions. Toutes les paroles et les discours et mots.
Dans la mesure, une mesure, manière qui nous est la nature propre.
____
Who is there to trust ? Whom shall they believe ? Lie.
Who is the only stick, fool ? One of us, again.
The man doeth the things. Dealings, lies, tongues.
In the way, an arrow, help ! In the hand, ear, arms !
- Joan Simpson
3.
But who should choose, which person shall we believe, be trusted and who doesn’t always deceive us in this life. He who doeth all the deeds acts, every conversation our serviceable ears by which we stare
Mais qui devrait choisir, quelle personne devrions nous croire, lui accorder notre confiance et qui ne nous déçois jamais dans cette vie. Celui qui commet toutes les actions agit, chaque conversation que nos oreilles serviables par lesquels nous contemplons.
- Aymeric Bourru
4. Who to trust? On whom can we rely?
Who will never betray us in this world?
Who weighs all his deeds, as well as words,
Without the help of our ears?
- He Siyu
Variations
A wonderful variation on this is to follow the example set by Bloomfield’s Deep Dante and use the dropdown menus on DeepL to create a translation collaged from the proliferative potentials given for each segment. This allows players the possibility of varying and playing with syntax as well.
For those interested in militant strategies to work against the imperial homogenizing effect of machine translation, or to prolong the lifespan of artisanal human authored translation work, I invite all readers, next time they use DeepL, to carry out a short translation choosing the last word from each dropdown menu.
Alternatively, you can simply visit DeepL regularly and ask it to translate nonsense poetry.
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4 Word Short Empowering Quotes
Due to the fact that we only have one life, it is incredibly valuable to us. Despite this, the majority of people struggle with day-to-day work, and particular individuals may find it exceedingly difficult. Instead of allowing troubles and obstacles to pull us down, we should focus our efforts on meaningful work and making a positive difference in the lives of others. True, there are times when troubles seem to follow us everywhere we go, but whether or not this is the reality depends entirely on the perspective and choices of the individual.
Those experiencing symptoms of tiredness may find it beneficial to embrace the inspirational short quotes for work or guiding principles of famous individuals who have stated a few words or had memorable utterances. These individuals may come from many backgrounds. As a matter of fact, it may be good to have a life motto or a handful of positive, brief inspirational quotes to lead oneself through this incredible journey we call life. It is up to the individual to decide whether he or she will view difficulties and learning experiences as problems or as chances for personal growth. A person with a gloomy attitude on life is more prone to experience severe depression, which could prevent them from engaging in typical activities or caring for themselves. A person with a positive outlook will view the issue as a learning opportunity and will come up with innovative ideas to solve it.
And because our time on earth is so limited, it is essential that we maximise it. Someone once observed that how we live the life we have is more important than how long we live. Consider this, and utilise the advice you hear from various sources as a road map to a life filled with joy and significance.
If you're having a difficult day, reading a few 4 word short empowering quotes
could be really beneficial. Consider a time when a friend sent you an email or text message containing a famous quotation of the day while you were having a poor day. You likely felt somewhat better after reading the quotation. Whether it is hilarious or spiritual, it will make you feel significantly better.
There is a good chance that you will remember the quote for the rest of your life if writing it down results in a revelation. If it has such a profound effect on you, it may become your own mantra or something you strive to live your life by, but in either case, it will be of great significance to you. One-liners and phrases are effective because they linger in the mind like a gift that keeps on giving.
Albert Einstein said, "Not everything that can be tallied counts, and not everything that counts can be tallied." This is one of my favourite quotes. Even though everything is interconnected, the majority of people view Einstein as the creator of the theory of relativity rather than a man of words. Despite the fact that everything is interconnected, this is the case. Regardless of how one slices it, genius is genius. That is beyond dispute.
Even while many people claim that if life were easy, there would be little point in living it, the reality is that pondering this may cause you to feel depressed. Many individuals believe that a humorous one-liner or brief joke can have a significant impact on how you feel. The idea behind sayings is that if you can laugh at yourself and don't take life too seriously, nothing will seem as bad as it otherwise might.
There are numerous four-word short phrases that urge people to enjoy life without taking it too seriously, but one that jumped out to me was, "Your current period of life is all there is. You'll get over it" — Unknown Author Nothing will make you laugh if this does not. Nothing.
Several well-known individuals, like Mark Twain, Oscar Wilde, William Shakespeare, and Woody Allen, are known for having said memorable life quotes. Unless you're Woody Allen, if you're still able to laugh, life never appears as gloomy. Homer Simpson is famous for his one liners' and we leave you with this small piece of his wisdom - "When will I learn?
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Homura: Well, Madoka, I finally made it past Walpurgis, despite your martyr nature.
Madoka: Ah, Homura! Welcome! I hope you're prepared for an unforgettable timeline!
Homura: ...Yeah.
Madoka: [walks into the kitchen to see that Sayaka has turned into a witch]
Madoka: [gasp] Oh egads, the timeline is ruined! But what if... I were to make a contract and wish to revive her? Oh ho ho ho ho... delightfully divine, Madoka! [beckons to Kyubey]
Homura, walking in: Uh- Madoka!
Madoka: Homura, I was just, uh... just flexing my fingers. Isometric exercise! Care to join me?
Homura: Why is Kyubey staring at you, Madoka?
Madoka: Uhh... no! He isn't staring at me, he's just... dead! Because I killed him to show that I won't make a contract this timeline!
Homura: Oh, okay. [leaves the kitchen]
Madoka: Whew...[begins to make a contract]
[a few moments later]
Madoka: Homura, I hope you're ready for a good timeline, with everyone alive and also a magical girl!
Homura: I thought everyone was alive and uncontracted?
Madoka: Um, no. I meant magical girl, as in we're all contracted, contractually obligated to survive this timeline!
Homura: You call making regular contracts "being a magical girl"?
Madoka: Yes. It's a regional dialect!
Homura: Uh-huh... uh, what region?
Madoka: Uhh... upstate Tokyo?
Homura: Really? Well, I'm from Tokyo, and I've never heard anyone use the phrase "being a magical girl" like that.
Madoka: Oh, not in Tokyo city, no, no. It's a Kawasaki expression.
Homura: I see. [beat] You know, your current outfit looks rather similar to your outfit as a magical girl.
Madoka: Oh ho ho ho... no, regular, patented Madoka right here. Totally human.
Homura: While wearing a magical girl outfit?
Madoka: Yes.
Homura: Yeah, so you say you’re not a magical girl, despite wearing your magical girl outfit and having a contract.
Madoka: Ye- hey- you know, the- one thing I should- excuse me for one second.
Homura: Of course.
Madoka: [sees Kyubey staring at her soul gem in the kitchen as it fills with grief]
Madoka: Well, that was wonderful. A good time was had by all, I'm pooped.
Homura: Yes, I should be-[sees light from Madoka's soul gem] Good Lord, what is happening in there!?
Madoka: Aurora borealis?
Homura: Uh- aurora borealis!? At this time of year, at this time of day, in this country, localized entirely within your kitchen!?
Madoka: Yes!
Homura: May I see it?
Madoka: No.
Mami, from upstairs: Madoka, you're turning into a witch!
Madoka: No, Mami—it's just the northern lights!
Homura: Well, Madoka, you are an odd girl, but I must say... I am madly in love with you. If you died or became a witch, I don't know what I would do.
Mami: Madoka! Help!! Help!!!
Madoka: [nervously gives Homura a thumbs up]
#source: simpsons#this one's for Redshirt#steamed hams#PMMM#madoka magica#puella magi madoka magica#incorrect puella magi madoka magica quotes#kyoko sakura#madoka kaname#homura akemi#made with help from Redshirt Army
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AN INTRODUCTION
[THE HUNTER"S ACE-THETIC] [WIP INTERACTIVE FICTION] [DEMO TBA] [MYSTERY] [ESCAPE] [CASSETTE FUTURISM]
A trio of strangers wake up in an abandoned underground bunker without any recollection of how they arrived there. While finding a way to escape, they come to find that maybe the three of them aren't the only ones inhabiting it. Could they be the only three humans to reside there?
Follow Lawrence, Vincent, and Abel in their struggle to break out of the mysterious bunker, survive against a supernatural bunkmate, and defy societal expectations!
[ TAGS: ] that.wip, thatUpdate, that if, thatif.Update, the hunter’s acethetic, the hunter’s ace-thetic update,
[ STAR-STUDDED ACES ] The main cast of characters, as well as any future additions to the cast, will identify as ace or on the asexual spectrum. While there's no "real" reasoning for this, I feel like I must quote a very important woman on my inclusion of ace and aro characters as my protagonists:
"I just think they're neat!" - Marge Simpson
[ THREE PATHS ] Choose between three different characters to play as. Experience the story from different points of view. Explore the different parts of the bunker and befriend your fellow bunkmates.
[ FREE TO BE ME ] I am fairly new to interactive fiction and the many different programs used for it, but I plan on players to change the gender of the character they chose to play as. I might expand this more so players can change the gender of everyone else as well, but I have no idea how to do that. As of writing this, all three characters will remain as male.
[ AN EXPANDING CAST ] As of yet, there are only three characters available to play as. Hopefully, there will be a few new characters to play as in future updates.
LAWRENCE (m)
asexual
The Librarian with an ACE-CENTRIC personality. From basic math to the philosophical complexities of terraforming Mars, this man knows it all! Well, sorta.
Waking up in a mysterious bunker with fellow abductees, Vincent and Abel, Lawrence finds the yellow walls of their bunker grow in their capacity and threat. With the bunker playing host to both man and beast, Lawrence is quick to use his book smarts to get them out of danger before the three lose their minds.
ABEL (m)
aromantic
The Medical Student with a BR-ACE-ING diagnosis. Unable to remember much before waking up inside the bunker, this medical intern attempts to suture together his memory and sanity.
The yellow walls of his holding room give Abel an unwanted sense of familiarity. In Seattle, Paris, and even Greece, pictures of Abel can be found throughout the many rooms of the underground bunker. At least he thinks it's him. With the help of his fellow bunkmates, Lawrence & Vincent, Abel hopes to solve the mystery of his faulty memory before something faulty befalls them.
VINCENT (m)
grey-asexual
The Newshound with the ANONYM-ACE source. Having only heard of situations like these amongst his fellow reporters, Vincent finds himself in the middle of a scoop that he cares not to be in.
Based on the news stories of people who woke up in situations like this, Vincent is not liking his odds at escaping the yellow walls of the bunker. Thankfully, he's not on his own. He hopes with his bunker friends, Lawrence & Abel, and his own inquisitive nature, they will have higher odds of escaping the bunker. Hopefully beating the odds of whatever else lurking within these yellow walls finding them first.
[ more characters to come ]
[ DEMO TBA ] | [ LAWRENCE ] | [ ABEL ] | [ VINCENT ]
#interactive fiction#wip if#if wip#wip intro#if intro#interactive novel#twine#choicescript#pinned#writeblr#writers of color#writers of tumblr#dark academia#wip promo#cassette futurism#that.wip#thatUpdate#that if#thatif.Update#the hunter’s acethetic#the hunter’s ace-thetic update
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