Exactly What it Says on the Tin

Katy. She/they. Ever started a blog on a whim? That's me right now. Started out as mostly Loki content, probably will still be some of that, but right now mostly Critical Role and Final Fantasy XIV. Humble pollrunner of @mosthuggableffxiv

[skyberia]

was reminded of that youtube channel that records footage of that bridge that scalps trucks today. one of the fascinating developments that's happened since i last heard about it is that, in one of their many attempts to stop the trucks from being can-opened, they installed a traffic light that detects when a vehicle that's over the allowed height is coming and turns red so the driver can stop and hopefully notice the signage all around that's screaming "YOUR VEHICLE IS OVERHEIGHT TURN AROUND" and avoid an accident. However as a result sometimes drivers see the light turning yellow and IMMEDIATELY start flooring it to avoid having to stop, ensuring that the roof of their truck just gets fucking annihilated instantly. Really beautiful stuff you should check it out

[nieyao]

the comments have me in tears

[abowlofjellyfish]

[twiggies-draws]

@rogue-bard

It DOES have a sign. It turns on when it detects something too tall for the bridge. It even flashes. And the traffic lights will go red to get people to stop when it detects an over height vehicle so they read the signs. (note this lovely example where the lights are red, because the truck thought it was better than the lights)

[library-seraph]

every time I see this post I've forgotten how clearly signposted the canopener bridge is, and every time it hits me like a truck (hitting the canopener bridge and getting the top of its trailer ripped asunder)

[hawfstuff]

Important update, out of curiosity I went to look at The Can Opener on google maps and discovered that they have since opened a THEMED FOOD TRUCK PARK RIGHT NEXT TO THE BRIDGE

Sit down and crack open a cold one and if you're lucky the bridge will crack open a cold one with you.

the webcam is also visible on street view

[cherrypiereadytodie]

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[cherrypiereadytodie]

[worldheritagepostorganization]

World Heritage Post

[beardedmrbean]

this sounds like a party to me

[grand-theft-carbohydrates]

[draconym]

I'm at a convention for the game of Go with a friend who is almost 84 years old, and he is constantly being accosted by elementary schoolers who want to play him because every year there is a prize for whoever plays a game with the biggest age difference between players.

So every time I go to look for him, I see this:

[draconym]

People in the tags pointing out that this is a great way to get communities to interact: you are extremely correct. There were a lot of kids at this year's go congress (many of them extremely strong players) and it's very funny to watch them roving in packs looking for old people to challenge. At one point when my friends and I were sitting in one of the side rooms, a trio of elementary schoolers marched in and shouted "IS ANYONE HERE OVER FIFTY?"

Presumably so that they could compete for the Elder Slayer award:

[low-poly-kittens]

I have faith in them I think they were competing for Dan Destroyer and had identified over 50s as most likely to be dan-level

[transparentgentlemenmarker]

Les dances à travers le monde

[apollosdrunkenmixup]

my favourite thing about this is some are very traditional dances integral to that country/culture; and some are one individuals favourite move

and he approaches all of them with enthusiasm and a surprising amount of skill

[the-only-useful-lesbian]

I think The Nights by Avicii was the best choice NGL

[maaarine]

2014 Vienna Philharmonic New Year's Concert with Daniel Barenboim — Johann Strauss I, Radetzky March, Op. 228

@tojibignaturals

[revieloutionne]

[ospreyonthemoon]

I love that, like. He KNOWS the audience want to clap and so he's using them as an extra instrument. He turns around and goes hey, stop, and hopes they understand conductor gestures and it works, and then he has clapping he can use when he wants

[weaselle]

tbh i would be waaaay more into classical music if this kind of audience participation was a normal thing to do for many of the songs

[defilerwyrm]

You've gotta admire the charisma of someone who can conduct both sides of the podium at once.

[vassraptor]

@handsomejackshairplugs tagged me to tell a fun fact about myself

uh... today i spent so much time finishing designing/colouring the sticker page i wanted ro take to the library's makerspace to try out their cricut that i didn't have time to go to the library's makerspace

tagging @hmasfatty and @sequintial

[sequintial]

I am really good at making gluten-free baked goods, even though I'm not celiac or otherwise GF myself. I just have enough friends that are that it's been worth it to put in the work!

I guess @freyasfolly and @songofsunset

[freyasfolly]

I love making connections and being the person who can say 'I know a guy' and within 5 minutes have either a group chat going, an introductory message sent, or a link to some weird tumblr post or website that answers a question entirely.

@johnandrasjaqobis and @ihaveatypeanditstrickstergods go forth

[ihaveatypeanditstrickstergods]

I threw an opening pitch at a minor league baseball game when I was five! The team did a newspaper contest to name their mascot, and I won, so I got to throw that pitch and the mascot visited my kindergarten class.

@thecircleisoverparty and @yloiseconeillants have at it

[claypigeonpottery]

I fell in love with this sentence and it circles my brain so it’s turning into pottery

[ihaveatypeanditstrickstergods]

Crowd at the Baseball Game: singing Take Me Out to the Ballgame

Me, remembering my buddy Sean Finnerty:

[andhaveapleasanttomorrow]

yesterday I had the thought "visual novel for normal people" (?) and halfway through making this image (which I thought would be really funny) I realized it was completely meaningless

[bruzum]

[wenlokholmes]

sorry, prev, your tags are too true to be silenced

[ihaveatypeanditstrickstergods]

It's the same thing that happened to the original Ultimate Universe! The Ultimate Universe was originally conceived as a Marvel Universe that people could pick up and read without having to worry about decades of continuity and where writers could do something different without worrying about previously established canon. It worked for a while, then it inevitably built up its own canon that newcomers would have to worry about (also there were some pretty wtf writing decisions but that's a whole nother conversation).

[nthaniel]

Last night I dreamt that there was this new thing called a "make ticket". Make tickets were keepsake/collectible items about the size of a library card, and each one was handmade by an artist with the materials they used while making a fully realized piece.

Artists would repurpose what got discarded naturally during the creative process, or finish off any excess left over after they were done—sections of notes and first drafts, clay off-cuts fashioned into small rectangular slabs, oddly shaped fabric scraps seamed together, extra paint on a little piece of canvas.

Many were turned into miniature collages in order to reach the dimensions that people had come to expect from make tickets, or to showcase component materials that might not be visible in the completed work. It was all very zero-waste and behind-the-scenes-y and so incredibly fun.

I was given one from a painting, which looked like this:

[cipheramnesia]

Actually the real reason I transitioned was because my parents joked so many times about returning me to the child store I decided to void the warranty.

[cipheramnesia]

Actually the real reason I transitioned was my dad complained about women in golf so much I knew it was a sure fire way to make him stop trying to teach me golf.

[cipheramnesia]

Actually the real reason I transitioned was because I'm really supportive of my wife but I wanted to make shopping for their tampons feel less awkward.

[cipheramnesia]

Actually the real reason I transitioned was to prove to a point about the ending of the Scottish play to my 8th grade English teacher.

[cipheramnesia]

Actually the real reason I transitioned was because slutty shorts for men went out of style and I couldn't give them up.

[greatmountainfloofsquatch]

Have you considered doing standup comedy?

[cipheramnesia]

I prefer to sit.

[fanfic-obsessed]

Well then have you considered sit down comedy?

[cipheramnesia]

For sure, every time I stand up for open mic night, they says to me "sit back down."

[tanoraqui]

OTHAR TRYGGVASSEN, Gentleman Adventurer

…about to get serious?!

[ihaveatypeanditstrickstergods]

You know it's about to go down when the guy known for bombastically introducing himself gets a perfect setup to and doesn't

[wonderstruck]

If you see this you’re legally obligated to reblog and tag with the book you’re currently reading

[milquetoaast]

source

[yanguang]

[apolladay]

Poll: Do you think reading a lot of historical fiction is a red flag?

Yes

No

Yes, but only if it's on a particular era (ie WWII)

Bald/Nuance

Do you think reading a lot of historical fiction is a red flag?

Yes

No

Yes, but only if it's on a particular era (ie WWII)

Bald/Nuance

Voting ended onAug 13