Fandoms and Fairytales

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we are in truble

[comment-tube]

[everydaylouie]

mole's thought

[everydaylouie]

while my mom was pregnant with me, she was delivering chinese food on bike in new orleans. i like to think that the music she heard in the streets made me the way i am now.

happy new year everyone!

[sentientsky]

repeating this to myself forever and ever

[lainpsx]

[earhartsease]

[pavlover-boy]

[teaboot]

Never before in my life have I considered that a muppet could be moving around and doing stuff in two places at once. Like that two identical felt puppets of the same guy could exist at the same time and be voiced and operated by different people who can do The Voice

Up until this exact moment if Kermit the Frog in a trench coat and fake moustache stabbed the American president on Live TV while a second Kermit was being filmed on a movie set I’d be like “well obviously one is an imposter”

[eldritch-titan]

What do you mean by " One is an imposter "?

[teaboot]

I mean that if one guy who LOOKS like Kermit Thee Frog is filmed Live committing a crime at the exact same time as a SECOND Mr. The Frog is being filmed Live among witnessed at an entirely different and separate distinct location, I would not say, “there are two Kermits” or even “there are two Kermit puppets and Kermit is a fictional character who has been operated and voiced by many people over the years”, I would say “well the Real Kermit was obviously at work on set at that time and has a solid alibi, but I agree that this other guy does have a pretty strong resemblance” and then I would patiently wait to see what Real Actual Kermit’s legal team has to say on the matter.

The possibility of a real human puppeteer being charged with the crime wouldn’t even cross my mind

[bebs-art-gallery]

“BACK WHEN TIME DIDN’T MATTER” — AN OIL PAINTING BY RIONA

[dykescully]

OIL PAINTING?

[skribblegurl]

some people think writers are so eloquent and good with words, but the reality is that we can sit there with our fingers on the keyboard going, “what’s the word for non-sunlight lighting? Like, fake lighting?” and for ten minutes, all our brain will supply is “unofficial”, and we know that’s not the right word, but it’s the only word we can come up with…until finally it’s like our face got smashed into a brick wall and we remember the word we want is “artificial”.

[heywriters]

I couldn't remember the word "doorknob" ten minutes ago.

[bumblewyn]

ok but the onelook thesaurus will save your life, i literally could not live without this website

[breelandwalker]

REBLOG TO SAVE A WRITER'S LIFE

[myfairkatiecat]

LIFE SAVED

REBLOGGING TO SAVE ANOTHER WRITERS LIFE

[sirowsky]

I use this every time I sit down to write. It's the best tool in the world and I would be lost without it!

[dionysiaproductions]

[bob-artist]

Crimetober 1-9

Because birds are criminals.

[cornflakesdoesart]

althought I wanted to finish these while it was winter , it’s still snowing here so  here, some warmly dressed folks!

[mias-back-from-the-dead]

tbh i think the funniest phenomena that's been happening in the last couple years is "youtuber, having gone too deep into the research hole, has been made an investigative journalist against their will"

[aces-and-anime]

Shout out to the guy who wanted to do some fun & silly little reviews but uncovered an illegal gambling operation

(Review 2)

[json-derulo]

this guy started out poking fun at australian politicians and ended up investigating the firebombing of his own home, during which he uncovered connections between the same politician he was making fun of + major organized crime

[wedding-funeral-waitress]

JasperDasper started out just curious why everything had suddenly become about trans people and questioning some of the sources used in a book. He came out of it, 4 years later, with a 5 hour long video that connects all transphobia to less than 60 people. (I'm not joking. literally every single transphobic rhetoric and bill passed is because of these 50 or so people.)

If you wanna watch it I cannot recommend it enough; I just warn that it covers a LOT.

[j4gm]

big fan of "one william" as a quantity. keep it up

[dovecote]

It makes me think of the mysterious Williamcoin I received in the mail recently.

[dovecote]

Behold, One William.

[j4gm]

holy shit, you found it. one william dollar.

[dovecote]

So, very unfortunate news. I actually received a follow up in the mail, too.

Forbidden Williamcoin

[human-blob-nessie]

this is art i can't breathe thats too good

[lizardsfromspace]

One of my favorite hoaxes was in early 1962. There was a musical that debuted in 1961 called Subways are for Sleeping that was doing very poorly. For bizarre reasons (ads were banned in the New York subway system lest people take it as permission to sleep there) and normal (the reviews were poor).

But in 1962 an ad came out full of effusive praise from every prominent theater critic in New York. Every single one. From the Times to the Post, all of the famous theater critics in New York LOVED Subways Are For Sleeping

Except...

One of the papers paid to run this ad noticed something...off. Namely, that the editor knew Richard Watts the theater critic and he wasn't African-American.

It turns out that the producer of the musical had found seven New Yorkers with the same names as the seven biggest theater critics in New York, since while he couldn't lie and say they liked it, he could pay for *a* John Chapman or *a* Robert Coleman to see the musical and quote them next to their photo truthfully, bc how many people even knew what the leading theater critics in NYC looked like?

Turns out the producer had wanted to do this for ages, but had to wait for the NYT's critic to retire bc he couldn't find anyone with the same name. Anyway it worked: it went from being about to close, to running another hundred shows and winning a Tony

Here's the main source for this, btw

[lizardsfromspace]

Grateful to everyone who's pointed out the delightful vagueness of "7 OUT OF 7" loved it. 7 out of seven what? Well, seven out of the seven people in the ad of course

[singinprincess]

Ladies, is it gay to stare at your LLBFF's boobs while on a date with another woman?

[genius-with-a-j]

I'm sorry but the fact that this show ISN'T about lesbians is crazy!!! look at this poster!! there is no heterosexual explanation for this!!!

[dearbisexual]

dam…….. that website “you feel like shit” (it’s like a questionnaire / troubleshooting guide for when you feel like shit) really works………………….. im not even all the way thru it and i even half-assed a lot of the suggestions and i already feel loads better

[dearbisexual]

for some reason, with this website, i was able to complete small tasks ive been fruitlessly bugging myself to do for weeks??

anyway, i feel almost good now :^)

[dearbisexual]

im glad this got some notes!!!! i hope it helps y’all find some measure of peace or comfort <3

[fuckyeahsnackables]

This is astonishing. I’m going to use and save.