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YOU THINK I’M JOKING BUT I’M DEAD SERIOUS

nothing better than the wrong capitalization of Sie

It’s December folks, you know what that means.

“Men at Arms is a direct attack on the idea of monarchy and aristocracy that so much “high fantasy” is based on; Jingo is a fantasy war story that denies the reader the “fun” of seeing a war break out and ends up attacking the concept of war; the character of Rincewind is a subversion of the whole idea of heroism. Monstrous Regiment is a meditation on feminism, Cherry Littlebottom and other female dwarfs a commentary on gender identity and trans people, Thud! a statement against ethnic hatred. But all this deconstruction and subversion didn’t come across as having to eat your vegetables, the way literary fiction often does. And it didn’t come across as a bitter, guilty pleasure either, the way people geek out about the horrifying viciousness of “low fantasy” worlds like A Song of Ice and Fire’s Westeros. Pratchett somehow made his progressive, subversive work as tasty a snack as any of the high fantasy he was subverting. Much of that candy coating was humor–the ability to laugh, as he once argued, being our brain’s way of extracting pleasure from the otherwise painful process of recognizing uncomfortable truths.”

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Arthur Chu breaks down the importance of Discworld in his farewell tribute to Sir Terry Pratchett, A Guide to Escape from Escapism (via landunderwave)

Part of why it worked was because Pratchett didn’t sneer at heroism or idealism, he showed how good intentions go bad and over the course of centuries things fossilise and need to be replaced, and most importantly, he showed the heroism of the small.  Yes, he showed the other side of the coin, the darker side of the heroic and epic, but he didn’t use that as an excuse to go Martin’s way of “this is what it’s really like: murder, rape and treachery under all the fine words”.

People like Vimes who stuck to duty even in his worst hours, when he was sunk in self-loathing and alcoholism, a dangerous man who sabotaged himself half-intentionally, because it was in his bones and because (as we got to know in “Night Watch”) he also had his own ideals and idealism that he doggedly held on to, even when half-ashamed of that.

He permits honour to exist in his world, even if it’s not kings and knights in shining armour.

It may be low fantasy, but it’s never vile.  Even when he’s showing us what real evil looks like.

(via tartapplesauce)

“Fear is a strange soil. It grows obedience like corn, which grow in straight lines to make weeding easier. But sometimes it grows the potatoes of defiance, which flourish underground.”

— Terry Pratchett, Small Gods

For everyone who is afraid right now, it is absolutely justifiable. Shit's gonna get scary. But remember:

“Susan says, don't get afraid, get angry.”

― Terry Pratchett, Hogfather

Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria is such a weird theory because it's like there's a very obvious explanation for why middle school kids who didn't have dysphoria before might suddenly have dysphoria. Like huh weird I wonder what very obvious and widely known change that could cause kids to suddenly become very uncomfortable in their gender or sexual identity starts in between the ages of 10 and 14. Guess we'll never know. Must be peer pressure to *checks notes* become the only gender minority in your whole school singling you out for harassment by your peers. Couldn't be puberty suddenly giving you new body parts/bodily functions that are wrong for you.

also u were right option two is the lie I loooove sour candy it's my favorite :3

I distinctly remember seeing a pack of sour candy on your pin board ;)

Oh I'm quite excited! I'll guess option 2

I wonder which one will be correct and what everyone else thinks

Although it could be you're being a trickster and messing around with measurements

If that is the case I reserve all rights to call you incorrigible ;)

As for me; I've included an easy round and a more challenging round

Why?

Because it's fun

Round 1

1. I'm farsighted in one eye and nearsighted in the other

2. I was a tomboy as a small child

3. I've never read more than a passage or two from Ovids Metamorphoses ( counting both Translations and original)

Now for the tricky one

Round 2 ( Bonus!)

1. Once, when I was a teenager, my grandparents thought I was suicidal because I was leaning out of a window at 3 in the morning (I was looking at stars in the countryside)

2. I once got a ball launched against my ear so hard I couldn't hear for 20 minutes

3. Once, when I was around the age of 9, I went ice skating with a friend who played ice hockey and when they tried to teach me the basics, I fell and almost dislocated my arm when I landed wrong

(I have since then learned how to actually skate)

Good luck! :D

@s0viet-gamer @evilasiangenius

Two truths and one lie! Tag someone else to play!

1. I have a fake eye

2. I have a calico cat

3. I have killed 47 people!

@yippe3allthedamnnamesrtaken @number-2-hero-hawks

Hey, I know everything sucks ABSOLUTE ASS right now, (although, I'd honestly prefer sucking ass to this) but please know that there are still good people in the world. I'm not great with words, and I dont know how good I am at making people feel better, but just know there ARE people out there who love you and support you, even if you dont know them.

also, if there are other flags that were not included in this post, please reblog or comment with the flag you'd want and I'll happily make one and tag you in the post! It literally takes 5 seconds, so I'd be more than happy to!

anyways, we will be okay, and just know that I am so proud of you for still going ❤️

(and so are they ⬆️)

We'll be okay.

usa what are you doing :|

help me manifest blue pennsylvania

like to charge reblog to cast

ok so ur original answer to my question is technically correct (didn't read it all) BUT I'm asking u to go off vibes here. Also I mean more the crust part we live on, not all the inner workings. Assume up to the deepest humans have ever gone underground

Ah hello mutual,

I was quite sure I had misunderstood you but I still had fun answering it in my own way; oh well

Since you're asking for vibes here, I'd have to assume it may be of a soup or puree variety, with meat, greens and rocks;

I have the urge to research it more precisely but I think that would defeat the point of the exercise

Hope this was satisfactory though I would be up for round 3

STOP SCROLLING!!

Look at his cute lil face for a minimum of five seconds

Now you may resume scrolling. Have a nice day!

I get that people are in the thick of their emotions rn, but I hope they’ll chill and focus on the fact that the Rob, Rhianna, and others apparently pulled off a successful Orpheus-and-Eurydice caper. The show was cancelled. And now it isn’t. Instead of angrily tweeting at Amazon about the format change, or pushing petitions demanding a full season, it’s probably a way better idea to express our gratitude and support for this very unlikely compromise that all involved are putting their own names and money on the line in order to bring to us.

Re: Good Omens "Season" 3:

Listen. Listen folks.

I know. We're upset. We have every right to be upset. He-who-won't-be-mentioned fucked this up for all of us: the fans, the cast, the crew.

BUT there are still two people involved in this project whom I trust to make this right for us:

Rob Wilkins, who says of himself that his job is to be Sir Terry's representative on earth, and Michael Sheen, the OG Good Omens Fan.

Look me in the eye and tell me you don't believe Michael Sheen would fight Amazon execs in an ASDA parking lot if they told him he wasn't allowed to kiss David Tennant on the mouth in front of a rolling camera. Or that you don't believe David would follow his lead.

I trust in the cast and crew to somehow steer this ship and to give us 90 minutes that feel like a satisfactory ending for this show that means so much to so many of us.

Did I wish for more than 90 minutes for them to pull it off? Absolutely.

But I won't lie, folks: I am SO. INCREDIBLY. RELIEVED.

I honestly thought they were just going to cancel it. They could have done. And the fact that they didn't is 100% down to us being a huge fandom with (let's be real here) a lot of purchasing power and the ability to kick off a ginormous shitstorm all over social media. I bet there were whole entire meetings dedicated to figuring out if cancelling the show and washing their hands off this entire mess was worth the cost - and then they decided it wasn't.

That's down to us.

So we'll take these 90 minutes and we will squeeze every last molecule of dopamine out of them because Michael and David and the rest of the crew and Rob will make sure that there will be plenty for us to enjoy.

And then we'll continue doing what we've always done: write fanfic and make art and love these characters. We don't need him-who-won't-be-mentioned or Amazon for any of that.

@s0viet-gamer

I'd like you to try it out! It was quite fun and I was pleasantly surprised I had gotten it right on the first try. The test doesn't really matter as much as seeing these little munchkins :D

Historians will say they were only friends

There would be no S3 without Rhianna and Rob ❤

helloe mutual

If the entire earth were stir-fried, what do you think it would taste like?

Hullo Mutual ! =D

That is quite an interesting question!

My first thought would be to say vaguely crunchy because of rocks n' stuff, but that's not at all true!

After giving it more musing and research I think it would be more metallic/ silicone ( silicate??siliconic?? That's not a word but oh well) This is because the inner and outer crust are mostly composed of Iron and nickel with a few heavier elements thrown in.

The mantle and the Crust on the other hand are mostly composed of silicate rocks which contain some Iron and other metals.

It is interesting to note how little of earth's actual mass is part of the Hydrosphere ( water) or is of anthropocene origins.

I would have to guess that earth biosphere and human shenaniganery would probably add vague overtones of blood, concrete and chemicals.

So yeah, tada! This might not have really answered your question but I tried; btw thank you for getting me to research the earth's layers again. It's been a while, even if I haven't done the most in depth research on the topic it was still quite fun :)

Also please feel free to correct me in the notes as I am but a humble idiot and in NO way an expert

Anyways the only remaining question is what the texture would be like ;)

Writing dionysus as this guy with bleached hair who owns one pair of socks, emotionally unloads at a food truck guy after a night of clubbing, and gets immediately parasocial with a rock star after hearing 1 song is god-tier characterization

Hey it’s ace week and you’re local ace has something to say! I’ve been out as ace for 3 years now and it’s still a big part of my identity that I’m proud of so here’s a lil something for those who need it!

What if Crowley could change his species of snake at will? 🐍

In Aziraphale's defense, Crowley wasn't a rattlesnake when he put him in the box. Crowley could obviously get out whenever he likes, but it’s actually kind of fun.

Stop everything you're doing and look at the Arabian sand boa. You're welcome.

Snakes in order of appearance: Red-bellied black snake, blunthead tree snake, eastern hognose snake, Arabian sand boa, African egg-eating snake, eastern diamondback rattlesnake.

Also -

You ever make something and go, "This is it, my finest work. My magnum opus. I've peaked as an artist."?

This is that moment for me.

they took the bookshop opening scene from us and i will never forgive them

This meme is inescapable on French insta so I'm posting it here for all to enjoy

This is great on so many levels

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This is from the book, while Crowley is trying to talk Aziraphale into helping him stop armageddon, and does his drunken ramble about eternity. Apparently God enjoys The Sound of Music.

“You’ll enjoy it. You really will. You won’t have a choice.”

I feel like this line gets overlooked a lot. It’s an important line, for sheer horror potential.

Whatever the control mechanism is, clearly it isn’t running on every angel at all times, because if that was the case, a rebellion never would have happened. Aziraphale wouldn’t have six thousand years of doubts piling up to critical capacity. Gabriel wouldn’t have been able to escape.

But it’s also clearly very easily turned on, since they both accept that it would be used for something as petty as enjoying a movie. This lack of will can be rolled over angels at any time, for any reason.

Aziraphale clearly has some dread of this. *Crowley* knows it, and used it to convince Aziraphale to help him stop armageddon. But Aziraphale is very good at letting one part of his brain know something while another part of his brain denies it, so it’s not clear how much *Aziraphale* knows he dreads it, even as that dread shapes his character.

He’s never really broken free of Heaven. Even when he was being called a traitor, he wasn’t fallen, and so he was expecting to be called home eventually. And he’d be happy, of course. He won’t have a choice.

Aziraphale’s been trying to walk away from Heaven for at least six thousand years. He walked away from guard duty. He gave away his sword. He lied straight to God’s face about it. He lied to the archangels, and then straight up told Crowley he was ready to go to Hell. Several millennia of trouble-making and demon-fraternizing later, he stood in the middle of Heaven, declared he wasn’t going to fight in any war, then escaped via the demonic act of human possession. He is ready to GO.

And still his wings are snowy white. He’s just as angelic as when he first worried the pretty starmaker might get in trouble, and tried to protect him with a warning.

But he can’t escape. Heaven isn’t letting anyone else go. And he knows what his future holds. Eventually, no matter how many times they put it off, eventually he will be called back to Heaven.

And so, what promises can he make Crowley?

To stay with him always? Of course not. To love him? Can he even promise to love him? No. He’ll eventually be dragged back to Heaven, and he’ll be happy to go, and he won’t even miss him. *He won’t have a choice.*

And perhaps that’s the problem. He loves Crowley too much to make promises he can’t keep.

Oh, by the way, there are already 10 covers!

Witches are next

Collection of images and memes for anyone who doesn’t know what to draw