Perfect Storm of All Things Nerd

Sons of DC, of Marvel, my brothers (and sisters, and everything in between)! I see in your eyes the same 'coolness' that would take both hearts of me. A day may come when the knowledge of nerds fail, when we forsake the Jedi Code and break all bonds of the Prime Directive. But it is not this day! An hour of hipsters and shattered wands, when the age of nerd comes crashing down (correctly, according to the laws of physics)! But it is not this day! This day, we nerd out! By all that you hold dear across time and space, I bid you, STAND, NERDS OF THE WEST!

[ankle-beez]

the chain of events in this minute and a half clip is so extremely delightful and funny

[feedmecomicart]

I KNOW HOW MY FILTHY MUTANT ABILITIES UPSET YOU, SCHMIDT. DON’T WORRY–

–YOU WILL DIE PURE. NO MAGNETISM 

JUST FISTS.

[harleyismyhero-deactivated20190]

reblog Magneto punching a Nazi

you won’t get anything for it, except for a kickass photoset of Magneto punching a Nazi on your blog

[mapleandgingeroatmeal]

Ok you might be wondering, haha it’s funny to be an Animorph, Vic, but why the squid? To which I would reply that this Animorphs cover in particular features, I shit you not, a plot where an Alien ship has trapped the heros aboard while it tries to get them to play games.

[animentality]

I sometimes think about the letter KA Applegate posted for her fans who were disappointed by the ending of her series, and while I understand simply not liking how a story ends, I really respect her reasoning.

Like you can dislike the ending, that's fine.

But her reasoning is very interesting to read. And I really enjoy the framing of the anti war message.

[animentality]

[leseigneurdufeu]

One thing i respect about Star Trek tos is that if they wanted to shoot a movie about Macbeth or a ww2 espionnage epic they just did it they simply added ten minutes at the beginning to explain the enterprise was orbiting a relevant planet and slapped pointy ears on leonard nimoy. And then they did their macbeth or their ww2 espionage epic.

[penandinkprincess]

no but i'm still thinking about how much boromir would fucking LOVE the shire

it is beautiful rolling hills just stuffed to the GILLS with hobbits

including BABY HOBBITS

HOBBITS BUT SOMEHOW IMPOSSIBLY EVEN SMALLER

and yeah the adults might be fairly wary, but we see in the first movie that the kids come running immediately to see gandalf in hopes of seeing something magic

and now??? here is LARGE PERSON??? who can play swords and toSS THEM REAL HIGH UP IN THE AIR AND CATCH THEM???

boromir deserved to retire as the grandpa of endless waves of hobbits, and i will cry forever that he never got to live his destiny

[penandinkprincess]

weeping on the floor about

the idea of a hobbit mama scolding her faunts not to get too rough with "nice mr. boromir" as this man is exactly where he wants to be being dogpiled by giggly bb hobbits who absolutely "defeated" him in "combat"

warrior hands that have seen so much violence SO gently holding a TEENY TINY baby hobbit he was handed to let a papa hobbit track down his wayward toddler

(boromir fighting back tears because THEY COME THIS SMALL??? HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE???? THE BABY FITS IN ONE OF HIS HANDS???) (baby yawns and snuggles their lil cheek against his thumb and this man is nearly brought to his knees)

Official Manager Of Lifting Big Things

boromir accidentally joining a hobbit stitch and bitch club because someone's gammer asked him to carry her yarn for her to the meeting and he didn't know how to leave after he was greeted and handed food and tea

the club is actually fun, and the hobbit grannies respond to his tales of politics and battle with the same sympathetic clucking that they do to rivals stealing recipes, including his hand being patted sympathetically

boromir gets his own special big cup that moves from house to house for meetings so he can get an acceptable amount of tea for gossip time

[penandinkprincess]

there is So Much Lap for bb hobbits to claim

[penandinkprincess]

the concept of bb hobbits making him a flower crown for the spring festival so he can match everyone but having to adjust it twice because it's the first one they've made so big before

[penandinkprincess]

the idea of bb hobbits who heard stories (mostly from pippin and merry) who now yell out "GONDOR >:D" when charging into a playfight (they don't know what a gondor is) (they're not interested in learning)

(five of them are holding up boromir's shield and can't see past it) (they will charge headfirst into a tree) (they will learn nothing from this experience)

boromir having to learn how to do the cat owner shuffle because there are always faunts underfoot (usually trying to catch a lift on his feet because he can step SO high :D)

gandalf being lowkey salty because HE still gets side glances??? but boromir??? is basically seen as everyone's relative who just happens to be very large??? yes he is Big Folk, but above and beyond that, he is hobbit ✊😔

[penandinkprincess]

@milady-bugg oh my god great pyrenees boromir

[penandinkprincess]

@little---furnace

oh my god cultural misunderstanding of

in gondor: constantly at war, awareness of supply use, the polite thing to do is to ask for more if you want it but to always have finished what's on your plate when you're done.

in the shire: with hobbit appetites, a fully empty plate means a guest needs more. no one wastes a bunch (leavings will be fed to the pigs), but good manners to show you've had enough involves leaving just a bit to show you were well-satisfied and completely full. an empty plate means you need more to fill up the corners.

so boromir is trying to be done, but the hobbits just keep putting more on his plate, and it turns into a feedback loop of politeness that ends with boromir eating more than he ever has and still being stuck at this tea party two hours past when he first tried to leave.

the comedy of this poor man trying SO hard to eat fast enough that he can put his plate down and escape versus hobbit granny watching him like a hawk with serving tongs in one hand and a tray of mini quiche in another.

[northfromeden]

potc characters + wiki bio

[mariacallous]

[flintandpyrite]

Here are the 2024 vaccine recommendation schedules. They’ve already been wiped from the cdc site. Save them and share widely, especially to your friends with kids.

[impossibleprincess35]

Me, a historical doll snob, flipping through the new American Girl catalog that features too many Disney, Wicked, Barbie themed AG dolls and not enough about the historical queens:

[tanaudel]

Source

Update: Article

[saywhat-politics]

“Charlie Kirk did not deserve to be assassinated, but I’m overwhelmed seeing the flags of the United States of America at half-staff calling this nation to honor and venerate a man who was an unapologetic racist.”

– Pastor Howard-John Wesley, Alfred Street Baptist Church

[harpieisthecarpie]

Here's a related article by Aaron Morrison and Jaylen Green on AP News (they don't paywall), covering Black church leaders speaking out about Kirk's racism

Black church leaders reject Charlie Kirk martyrdom and point to his race rhetoric

A debate has been sparked among Black pastors who are trying to square a heroic view of Charlie Kirk, the 31-year-old conservative activist

[trek-tracks]

Tumblr attempted to change my "The Trouble With Tribbles" tag to "The Troubles," and 1) no. no that was in no way what I meant, and 2) I now can't get this cursed crossover out of my mind

[electronickingdomfox]

This gotta be the funniest Enterprise-Klingon exchange ever:

[earendil-was-a-mariner]

I assume Gandalf was pleased to hear that “fly, you fools” and “you shall not pass” had become running jokes in the Fellowship after his death. 

[chrissongzzz]

[milky-katzchen]

They tried it

[shining-wizard]

Don’t think that my boy Andy doesn’t know that neither

[thewayistare]

he said i won’t get dragged on y’alls behalf

[futuristicballoondream-deactiva]

Aslo This:

[candiikismet]

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[isitahairbrush]

He drinks his respect women juice

[nightcoremoon]

I’d say something like he drinks respect black women juice but I mean respect women juice and respect black women juice are the same flavor of juice. the same delicious flavor

[prismatic-bell]

Also: this is an important way to be an advocate and use your privilege.

Even if these interviewers play it off this time, they won’t again, because they know he’ll call them out.

All it takes is saying “that’s not cool.”

[swimmingblue]

this is solid allyship. He’s raising up women of color while not diminishing himself.

[bowlby4]