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cubesona

commission for hypfoo

neshamama

crystal lupa, "sound of seasons," 2023, oil and gold foil on linen

classy-cutoffs

kaekolormore

gastly guys doodle

badideainaglass

The funniest sword fight scene in the history of cinema.

seanfmcguire

BEST. SWORD FIGHT. EVER.

musicalhell

Let’s be honest, this is how I would sword fight.

rozunderpressure

@warmageragnar Lewis Vs Otranto, a realistic version.

redscullyrevival

#what on earth is this?

The Court Jester starring Danny Kaye, Basil Rathbone, and the amazing Glynis Johns, and Angela Lansbury and it is all around a fun time.

spotweld

All kidding aside, watch Basil Rathbone’s foot work. He knows fencing, and sets up the form even though he’s still playing up the stage blows for Danny Kaye to flail at for comedic effect.

theimpossiblescheme

Okay, but I need to talk about this because it’s even funnier if you know the context... Basil Rathbone was one of the greatest swordsmen in Hollywood history. Which is why he almost never won any of his onscreen fights–he was good enough that he knew how to effectively make the other guy look even better. That’s why the swordfight in The Adventures of Robin Hood looks so awesome even though Errol Flynn is nowhere near Rathbone’s level.

But this fight, right here? Was one of the only fights where he needed a stunt double. Because while he was able to keep Danny Kaye from being seriously injured, Rathbone himself nearly got skewered a few times by Kaye’s flailing around. So in a bizarre way, this is probably the closest to an even match Rathbone had in his career… just not for the reasons you’d expect.

hamelin-born

“Don’t you know, there are some things that can beat smartness and foresight? Awkwardness and stupidity can. The best swordsman in the world doesn’t need to fear the second best swordsman in the world; no, the person for him to be afraid of is some ignorant antagonist who has never had a sword in his hand before; he doesn’t do the thing he ought to.”

-Mark Twain, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court (1889)

The origin of a saying I’ve seen quoted in various works of fiction - “The best swordsman does not fear the second best, he fears the worst since there’s no telling what that idiot is going to do.”

podcastenthusiast

Patch 3 highlights

(They also fixed the bug where you have to break up with Gale to be with someone else even if you aren't dating him.)

prokopetz

My strongest memory of the original Baldur's Gate is softlocking in the prologue on my very first playthrough because it turns out that the Infinity Engine 1.0 has no mechanism for scripted cutscenes and no "essential NPC" flag, so if the game needs one NPC to kill another NPC it just makes them fight each other in-engine, with dice rolls and everything, and it's completely possible for the wrong NPC to win.

Looking over these patch notes, it's clear that certain traditions have been honoured.

annazees

nudityandnerdery

Been a rough couple days for one of our favorite cats, send Miette some good thoughts.

officiallordvetinari

TREMENDOUS news

journeyers-scrapbook

Happiness for Miette!

that1girlarreis

You DRUG Miette? You lace her lizard with the HALLUCINOGEN??

greenekatgrey

Are we at the burning man??

tikkunolamorgtfo

Tripping balls for Miette. Tripping balls for Miette for 36 hours.

rocktheholygrail

You sit in that chair, Will, as you have so many times before. It holds among its molecules the vibrations of all our conversations ever held in its presence.