Nightmare Mun's Miscellaneous Blog!

Or, Yet Another Potentially Humorous Picture Blog. I also talk about politics and things sometimes. Occasionally NSFW. Pictures are not by me, unless I say otherwise. I try to source, if I can, but sometimes I just can't track it down.

[42zombies]

Issues are complicated.

[nightmaremun]

Leaving tumblr? Er, this is Bass pony btw. Have not really talked in forever.

Yeah. TBH I’ve been barely checking here for ages. For like the past year and a half, every time I come here I just get depressed.

I’ve hesitated leaving totally, because I met a lot of really great people here back in the day. But the tumblr community today is not the community I joined.

[nightmaremun]

Is there anybody I used to chat with on tumblr that I don’t currently have on skype?

If so, and you’d like to regain/remain in contact with me, drop me an ask.

[zimbabwe2007-deactivated2017060]

[drugsound]

I’m a “rich kid” who grew up all around other “rich kids” my whole life.

With MY sample size after going to college and meeting “struggling” kids, in MY perspective, it’s usually the poorer kids who don’t have a grasp on how things work and are much more likely to subscribe to a socialist / let government take care of you, type of attitude.

[beyonslayed]

[nightmaremun]

Ayn Rand grew up in the Soviet Union, with her family spending the later half of her teen years under “starvation rations”.

[zee]

[nightmaremun]

[seinemajestat-deactivated201404]

An anti-gun agenda in Batman being controversial.

Anti gun.

Batman.

Gun.

Bat.

Man.

[bensears]

reblogging this to my art blog because.

[lazerwolf]

Wha-

[nerdygirlie]

People don’t know about the Batman.

[babbybunnybutts]

but…

batman….

doesn’t… 

use….

guns…….

……

??????????? do people really not know this

[a-ginger-snaps]

…

Okay.  

[quipquipquip]

Yes, because Bruce definitely does not have his own anti-gun agenda. CLEARLY.

[stfuconservatives]

For anyone who watched “Batman: The Brave and the Bold,” the Batmite finale had a whole thing on this - Batman NEVER EVER uses a gun. Nobody tell his right-wing fans about that…

[xemmyq]

The whole thing about him and guns stems from his parents’ murder. like jesus fuckin christ people. 

BATMAN HATES GUNS

BATMAN HATES GUNS

BATMAN HATES GUNS BECAUSE GUNS ARE WHAT CAUSED HIM TO BECOME THE BATMAN IN THE FIRST FUCKING PLACE

[nightmaremun]

[prokopetz]

On legendry.

Lately, I’ve run across complaints that modern depictions of the Knights of the Round Table are too “anime” - giving them all sorts of goofy powers, and sending them on weird, over-the-top adventures.

Allow me to point out that the following are all actual things that appear in the older tales about the Knights:

Sir Kay is said to have had the power to grow to giant size, hold his breath for nine days, and radiate supernatural heat from his hands.

Sir Bedivere openly practiced sorcery, and suffered from an accordingly sinister reputation; on more than one occasion, he was saved from being hanged as a witch only by King Arthur’s testimonly to his good character.

Sir Galahad possessed supernatural strength and speed by virtue of his moral and sexual purity - making him a rare example of a male character with virginity-fueled super powers.

Sir Balin once wielded the Lance of Longinus, and blew up an entire kingdom with a single blow. He also fought an evil knight with the power of invisibility.

Sir Marrock was a freaking werewolf.

Conclusion: modern depctions of the Knights of the Round Table aren’t anime enough.

[prokopetz]

I made this post two years ago, and while it’s never really taken off, it’s still getting a small burst of additional notes every couple of months. I wonder how folks keep finding it?

Anyway, the original post is hardly exhaustive - here are a few more fun examples:

Sir Gawain (you know, the guy involved in that whole mess with the Green Knight) is described as literally solar-powered in some tales, being three times as strong at high noon as he is at daybreak.

Sir Owain’s best friend and partner in battle is a talking lion. While his tales do include a sort of “origin story” explaining how he met the lion, the fact that it can talk isn’t remarked upon - it’s just a thing.

Sir Gwrhyr is able to speak every language, including those of animals, and in some versions can transform into various animals as well.

Though Lancelot isn’t usually described as having any specific supernatural powers or tools, he’s constantly described as “perfect” by everyone who sees him - you can practically see the bishie sparkles.

(Speaking of Lancelot, it’s interesting to note that in the earlier stories, his illicit romance with Guinevere is actually part of a love triangle involving another knight named Galehaut - and the focus of that love triangle isn’t Guinevere, but Lancelot himself! Galehaut has been quietly edited out of more modern retellings for sadly obvious reasons.)

[pipistrellus]

whats up nerds i found a novelized historical slash fic about lancelot and galehaut written by two medieval scholars here it is youre welcome

[nightmaremun]

IIRC there’re a few Lancelot stories where he’s portrayed as immune to sorcery and enchantment, as part of his connection to the Lady of the Lake.

[nightmaremun]

Just the most kissable snoot.

[nightmaremun]

Are sheep an easter thing in other countries?

Seeing sheep easter decorations advertised online but I’ve never heard of that being a thing before.

[nightmaremun]

[nightmaremun]

rennysama said: ?why not

Because otherwise we only ever see them attacking rebels. From the empire's perspective, the rebels are terrorists who'd killed millions and held the heavily armed fortress world of Alderaan.

Without the EU or the Holiday Special to show them actually being oppressive, all we have them doing is nuking an enemy country (which is just ordinary government evil not scifi villain-level evil).

[nightmaremun]

Boba Fett aside, the Holiday Special was also the first (and only, among G-canon) place we saw the Empire actually being dicks to regular people.

Sure, it turned out that Art Carney was a rebel, but when the Imperial officer stopped by and did his whole protection racket thing, he didn't know that. And that makes a big difference, imo.

[nightmaremun]

Deaths due to radiation following Fukushima accident: 0

Suicides due to fear of radiation following Fukushima accident: ~1000-1600

[nightmaremun]

Finally! :3

Super happy about this, hehe.

[97sjaehyuns-deactivated20181118]

Just a friendly fucking reminder that HARLEY QUINN HAS A PHD. 

[nightmaremun]

Actually, I think she has an MD. Unless retcons.

[nightmaremun]

There's a lot of talk about that whole "Richest 1% own most of the world" thing.

Fun fact tho: If you live in the US and are middle class or better, you are the 1%.