"going out to get milk" is a common turn of phrase used to describe a man abandoning his family.
the "milkman" is a common figure in stories depicting a woman's infidelity and adulterous affair.
this implies that the ability to provide milk would both decrease the likelihood of a man abandoning his wife and children, as it would eliminate the need for leaving to get milk AND would secure that man's marriage, as his wife would have no need to seek milk from an extraneous source.
therefore, all men should produce milk, through various means such as:
- being a cow
- being an almond
- being a woman
- being a coconut
- being in the omegaverse
- being an oat
(list is exemplary and not finite)
in this essay, i will redefine the nuclear family and explain the seductive and inflammatory nature of the 1993 "Got Milk?" commercials.
cant stop thinking about this video its driving me insane. scariest object ever made. looked it up w friends in a discord call and found out its like fucking eight feet tall and made of solid metal
imagine visiting someone's house for a party, it goes late. 1 in the morning. you're drunk and high. you have to go to the bathroom before going home. hallway lights are off, its like a train tunnel. this thing is at the end of the hallway
[id. A twitter post by @/Bennieeexyz
Jury duty letter came addressed to my cat.
Not a mistake. "Felix Martinez" - that's his full name according to his vet records.
My last name. His first name. Somehow he's a registered voter now.
Called the county clerk.
Me: My cat got summoned for jury duty.
Clerk: Is the name correct on the summons?
Me: Yes, but he's a cat.
Clerk: Is Felix Martinez a legal resident of this county?
Me: He's a legal cat.
Clerk: Sir, if the name matches our records, he needs to appear or file an exemption.
Me: He can't file anything. He has paws.
Clerk: You can file on his behalf.
Me: Under what exemption? There's no box for "is a cat."
Clerk: (pause) Check "unable to serve due to medical reasons."
Me: What's the medical reason?
Clerk: He's a cat.
Me: That's not a medical condition.
Clerk: It is if it prevents him from serving.
Sent in the form. Got rejected two weeks later.
"Insufficient documentation. Please provide medical professional's statement."
Took the letter to my vet.
Me: I need you to write that my cat can't do jury duty.
Vet: Why is your cat summoned for jury duty?
Me: Excellent question. No good answer.
Vet: This is the weirdest request I've gotten.
Me: Can you just write that he's medically unfit to serve?
Vet: On what grounds?
Me: He's a cat.
Vet: (started typing) "Patient is unable to serve due to species-related limitations including inability to speak, read, or comprehend legal proceedings."
Me: Perfect.
Sent it in. Got another rejection.
"Summons is mandatory. Failure to appear will result in contempt of court."
My roommate thought this was hilarious.
Roommate: Felix is going to jail.
Me: This is serious.
Roommate: Bring him to court. See what happens.
Decided that was actually the only option left.
Day of jury duty, put Felix in his carrier. Brought the entire paper trail of rejection letters.
Checked in at the courthouse.
Clerk: Name?
Me: Felix Martinez.
Clerk: (looked at the cat carrier) Is that Felix?
Me: Yes.
Clerk: (long stare) He's a cat.
Me: I've been saying that for six weeks.
Clerk: Why didn't you file an exemption?
Me: I filed three. All rejected.
Showed her the letters. She read through them, expression shifting from confusion to disbelief.
Clerk: Someone rejected the veterinary documentation?
Me: Twice.
Clerk: (called her supervisor over) You need to see this.
Supervisor read everything. Looked at Felix. Looked at me.
Supervisor: How did a cat get registered to vote?
Me: You tell me.
Supervisor: This is a data error.
Me: Took you six weeks to figure that out.
They dismissed Felix immediately. Apologized for the inconvenience.
Supervisor: We'll remove him from the voter registry.
Me: Appreciate it.
Supervisor: (pause) Out of curiosity, how would he have voted?
Me: Probably whatever party supports universal treats.
Got a formal apology letter a week later and a voter registration card.
For me this time. Apparently I wasn't registered, but my cat was.
Roommate: Felix committed voter fraud.
Me: Felix committed nothing. He's innocent.
Roommate: That's what they all say.
Felix is sleeping on the jury summons now.
Fitting end to his legal career.
end id]
You thought this was a rabbit? They thought this was a rabbit. That's fucking funny bitch, this is fucking Winnie the fucking Pooh. Yeah. Yeah. Fuck 4th of July
also I don't know if ive seen anyone else point this out yet but. during the hot spring scene, there is a very conspicuous moment where Ralsei's makeup is depicted running/washing off.
Here are a list of similar works of art including shows, video games and more, note that some of these will include violence and deal with heavy subject matters and will be marked accordingly, "*" for some amount of violence equal to or a little greater than TADC, nothing worse than showing some blood, "**" is for things that deal with heavy themes such as sexual assault or contain some amount of gore or some kind of sexually explicit material, if you have any interest in them I suggest reading up on them if you suspect you might not be comfortable with this.
I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream**
Book
Video game
Radio Drama
This one gets cited the most as one of Digital Circus' main inspirations. It is a story about an advanced planet-wide AI torturing the last few humans on earth. The radio drama is a significantly shortened version I am not familiar with, and the video game has a possible alternate ending that differs from the book. I was first introduced to it through the critical lets play done by youtuber PlagueofGripes though whether it holds up after so many years remains to be seen.
Raggedy Ann and Andy: A Musical Adventure
The Amazing Digital Circus' second primary inspiration, a beautifully animated children's film. The plot may seem simplistic but I assure the watch is worth it. There will likely be a lot of moments where you notice Gooseworx lifted a lot of concepts and made a lot of references to this in earlier episodes. I think more subtly it had somewhat of an impact on the voice direction throughout the series.
Misfits in Toyland**
A webcomic by @zal-cryptid heavily inspired by a segment of the Rankin-Bass "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Rain Deer" re-contextualizing the island of misfit toys as a place where people wake up having been turned into playthings ironically paralleling the sins they committed in life, delivered there by krampus. It has over a hundred entries and in the link above I have done the favor of having it take readers to the first page of chapters. It has a lot of slow-burn queer themes.
Popee The Performer*
Another more minor influence on TADC, Popee the Performer is a violent and surreal CG anime that lacks any spoken dialogue. It mostly involves slapstick antics between the titular Popee and the purple wolf Kedamono, which devolves into shockingly bloody and destructive scenes.
Immercenary**
MyAbandonware.com Dump
No-Commentary Longplay
A high-concept oldhead FPS RPG taking place in a simulation called Perfect that mankind has been collectively trapped within, with the player given the goal to defeat the entity keeping them all trapped here. Makes heavy use of FMV graphics as was the style for the time, and likely to be a bit jank and obtuse, but the surreal depictions of living in a computer simulation I think will be to TADC fans' likings.
INTERLOPER**
A video web series/ARG exploring an alternate history of Valve's Source engine (Half Life, Team Fortress 2, Garry's Mod, etc.,) as something far deeper and interconnected than it appears, surrounding a central entity that moves around inside of it. I know "Source game ARG with spooky entity in it" is going to evoke some feelings but I think this series has a lot more to say and more going on as well as being a complete work in an anthology rather than something like serverblight or the living ragdoll ARGs. Give it a chance.
Five Characters in Search of an Exit
An extremely on-the-nose title, an episode of The Twilight Zone where a homeless man, a ballerina, a bagpiper, a clown and a major of the U.S. army with no memories of their past inhabit a sheer metal cylinder and swing between wondering where they are and trying to escape it. Like most episodes of the show this one has a big twist I won't spoil here.
Smile for Me
An easy to pick up controls-lite first person adventure game by Limbolane, the team behind Great God Grove. The premise is not so much tied to tadc as the presentation, with it also being focused on its cast and character writing with themes of coping with mental health issues. The player is a mute flower-loving individual who has come to Dr. Habit's Habitat, a place where people of all kinds come to be cured of their woes that only seem to be exacerbated by their situations and surroundings with no way to leave and a sleeping gas-enforced curfew. Like many people I was first introduced to this game from Snapcube's let's play of it way back when. Though there is nothing more than rare moments of cartoonish violence in this game, if you have a fear of scenarios involving teeth or any bad experiences involving mental institutions or alcoholism, you may find some of its content off-putting or disturbing.
Berry Bury Berry*
A deceptively simple game in the vein of something like cookie clicker with puzzle elements where the player throws berries into a hole. In the background of all this is an unfolding plot about a children's TV program called Ms. Rainbow's Garden and the disappearance of its producer. The host character, Ms. Rainbow, watching and reacting to the player's actions as the game continues and the facade of the world starts to fall apart. It has four different endings.
They Dream of Shapeless Bodies**
A series of soliloquies about the artist's relationship to sexuality and the body after a long period of living in isolation. Each soliloquy is accompanied by a surreal interactive scene for its duration. It is not like a traditional game where there are objectives or points, just a scene for the player to witness and interact with as they follow along.
NiGHTS: Into Dreams
This is very very much a heavily biased surface-level "You'll like the vibe" recommendation. A personal favorite for the sega saturn, its pc port is unfortunately no longer available for purchase legally, but hopefully you come across it some other way. A surreal game where you play as nonbinary icon NiGHTS, flying through the world of a child's dreams. Hard to get a grasp on the gameplay at first but once you do its a fun and easy-going time.
The Beginner's Guide
A narrative game made by Davey Wreden of Stanley Parable fame where a fictional narrator takes you through the various unfinished or avant garde game design projects made by one of his colleagues while trying to extrapolate their meaning. Surreal digital scenery paired with themes of agency, dependency and grief.
Broken Reality
A first person vaporwave themed adventure game taking place in an immersive version of the internet that satirizes mid-2000s internet culture with a tech company narrative not unlike what someone might see in Hypnospace Outlaw. It has a sequel on the way in in just a few weeks as well.
Puzzle and Sling: Boredom Killers
A mixed media student film that made some noise on the internet for a bit. It is framed as a children's educational program where the hosts are self-aware, agitated and conflicted about their place in the world or how helpful the programming actually is to children. It sounds like there might be more on the way sometime but what is there is good.
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