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Ploop ploop ploop

i know this is a predator. like a hardened killing machine. tempered by hundreds of years of evolutionary prowess to fine tune him into a living weapon. but ohhhh the little BABYYY look at the Little Bouncing Baby he is going Boing Boing Boing oh my gooddddd

iplaycomputer

nature is beautiful

lizardsister

it's a moral failing to still be a harry potter fan

lizardsister

if you ever worry to yourself that still liking harry potter makes you a bad person it's because it does

deceasedreece

don't engage with Harry Potter media such as streaming, buying merch, or listening to soundtracks.

instead, pirate, bootleg, and diy. watch the movies via thrifted DVDs. if you must get merch, thrift that too! you can always find Harry Potter stuff at 2nd hand stores.

moral of the story, keep your morals and ideals in mind when spending you money.

do you really want to give a racist terf your money?

estrogenesis-eeveeangelion

jesus fucking christ just let it go. shut the fuck up and just let it go. you are still supporting the IP you are still keeping it relevant you are still signaling to people that its a cool thing to be into. you are splitting hairs about how to still have your blorbos while we are talking about the public & explicit funding of a hate movement. it couldn't be more obvious that your motivation is not to be criticized and not to help anybody who is more vulnerable than you. fuck you. shut the fuck up.

ooklet

biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist

suggestions for gender neutral version of mom/dad? something less formal than just ‘parent’

biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist

please note that while progenitor, guardian, spawnpoint etc are all respected titles, they are more the equivalent of mother/father than an affectionate nickname you would scream through the house multiple times a day. gimme something we can use people

whyarehterecomendednamesstupid

I just tried to combine the words and got “dom” and i cant-

tinkering-goblin

but wait, if we reverse ‘dom’ you get ‘mod’. I suggest we use ‘moderator’ as a gender neutral version of mom/dad

madskittens-202-deactivated2026

Admin and op would work makes them sound powerful and in charge of everything

biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist

Admin (respectful) Op (derogatory)

doggoneloser

i was going to add something else to this but instead i got to thinking and i was like huh. what could you use.

in most languages the word for ‘mother’ usually starts with an M, because phonetically [m] is one of the easiest sounds for a newborn to make when they start babbling, and mothers tend to be the one most around the child. so in my mind that crosses M off the list, because it’s automatically associated with a feminine figure

similarly, ‘father’ tends to start with D, T, P, or B. (phonetically these sounds are very close together; [p, b] and [d, t] are all only different because of being voiced or unvoiced.) these are also phonetically easy letters and ones kids pick up on earlier.

now the hard sounds for kids are the following: [ɹ, d͡ʒ, tʃ, θ, ð] or in normal speak: the English R, the “j” or “dge” sound in “judge,” the “th” sound in “thigh” and the “th” sound in “the.” and we don’t want kids unable to say their parent’s name for years, so those are also off the list.

additionally, it’s easiest for young kids to just repeat the same sound twice rather than figuring out the tongue gymnastics of putting different sounds together, which is why kids will say Ma-Ma or Da-Da and not Ma-Mo or Da-Po. and we’ll want to stick with low back vowels like “ah” and avoid ones like the hard “i” or “ee.”

so what does that leave us? when we want a sound kids can learn easily and early but don’t want to just put a funky spin on “mama” or “dada”?

my suggestions: G, K, W, L. i personally lean towards W and L. they’re called liquids, since they’re the consonants that kind of aren’t consonants, and kids (and ESL learners) will tend to swap out the English R for a W or L until they can learn the R.

if i ever have a child, they’ll start calling me Wawa. then when they get older, they’ll call me Wala, or maybe even Wally.

and then, once they’re finally phonetically developed, they can call me by my true title as their nonbinary guardian for their 18+ years:

Waluigi.

cipheramnesia

far--from-h0me

Okay, but on an actually serious note, Baba is used in several different languages, but the meaning changes between mother, father, or grandparent. However, it is not used in English afaik, so it could be a good English option.

shayvaalski

baba is what I use as a nonbinary parent (it has a long history for butches!) and this post hit me like a two-by-four to the back of the goddamn HEAD

buurenaar

How about Tata, because no matter what, they’re gonna try to latch onto a nipple

biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist

wait wait wait, do babies try to latch on to the nipples of non-lactating parents too? is this a thing? do babies just automatically zero in on any nipple in the vicinity, regardless of the presence of breasts or breast milk? is this an experience cis men deal with I need to KNOW

UPDATE: based on the notes the answer is a resounding YES!!!

thoughts-i-had-once

I can’t speak to cis men’s experience, but my house has this kind of lamp, and my progeny were both very fascinated by it whenever I would carry them under one of them.

suz-blog

The lamp thing is legit, I’ve discussed it with so many fellow breastfeeding parents. The weirdest one for me was when my son latched onto the tied knot of a balloon.

biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist

I am so so grateful I decided to scroll through the tags:

reginaldqueribundus

biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist

oh fantastic tags:

#maud #when i was little i called both my parents mom/dad mixture i didn’t know who i wanted so just who ever came first to me yelling that

mortimermcmirestinks

Enter the WISE AND GAUDY SLIME, attendants, clowns, and wizards, with DOGGONLO the SEER

GAUDY SLIME Again I come to you, my followers, To ask a question near my goopy heart: When speaking to a parent, gender - none, What name am I to give them when I call? For, while “progenitor” is accurate, ‘Tis not a quip to call across the town.

FIRST CLOWN The word that comes to mind at first is “dom”.

FIRST WIZARD ‘Tis true, but if revers’d thy message is, A “moderator” comes to mind, with “mod”.

SECOND WIZARD Why, “op” would work when paired with “admin” ‘tis.

GAUDY SLIME Say “admin” when respect and love thou needst, Say “op” when meant derogatorily.

DOGGONLO At first, hearing thy words, I was to jest; But then, at second thought, I pondered it. What could one use when not a “ma” or “pa”? So, “ma”, the word, comes from a babe’s outcry, Since “em” and “ah” are easy to pronounce. And “da” and “pa” are also simply said. So what for gender-null? What for our Slime? Well, “ja” and “tha” and “tsa” are none a fit, As “ja-tha-tsa” are difficult to say - No babe could speak them while still in its youth. And in addition, repetition’s key, For “ma-ma” is to “pa-ma” pref'rable. We’ll stay with low and back-held vowels, too, For “ee” and “eye” are too complex for babes, So to the “ah” and “ooh” we keep our sound. Remaining still available to us, Good “ga”, kind “ka”, wise “wa”, and, lastly, “la”. Of these fine gents I point to “la” and “wa” As consonants that almost vowels be And make for ease of song for baby voice. If ever I a child take to me (For man or woman, neither one am I) A “wawa” or a “lala” will I be. And as they grow, their speech will strong become Till finally my true name’s in their grasp: ‘Tis Waluigi.

FIRST ATTENDANT Spite! O, I am hit! I thought I was to learn the lore of words But struck by cruel and slapstick strike am I!

THIRD WIZARD Uh, “baba” works, it’s used in other tongues.

SECOND ATTENDANT Yes, “baba” is the one I use, i'faith. But still - o Seer, why must thou attack?

SECOND CLOWN It seems to me that “tata” is the one For babes to “tatas” cling, no matter what.

GAUDY SLIME Wait, clown, dost thou speak truth to me? Real truth? Will babes reach for a breast devoid of milk?

CLOWNS and ATTENDANTS cheer in affirmation.

O never had I thought this day would come.

Enter the gay mothers, THOUGHTFUL and SUZLOUA.

THOUGHTFUL I cannot of a milkless breast inform, But lights shaped like a breast will draw the babe.

SUZLOUA I’ve heard the same by others said before. My son’s reached out for tied balloons in past.

GAUDY SLIME In gratitude I share with you a tale ‘Twas whisper’d to my ear a moment since: One said, when baptised, he then look’d about And tried to eat the “milk” of candles lit.

THIRD CLOWN This scene has all that ever I could want, The milk of human kindness shows itself, The gender-neutral words are brought along, And finally, our Waluigi’s here.

GAUDY SLIME Before we go, one final note to say: A friend has lately told that, as a child, They’d call for “maud” to come, for ‘twas A combination “ma” and “dad” in brief.

Merriment and rejoicing. The SHAKESPEAREIFIER lurks in the corner, taking notes.

Exeunt.

worldheritagepostorganization

World Heritage Post

whyshouldilistentoyou

I feel like I’ve said this before but this post is just one train wreck after another

plaidos

my friend has a crush on a guy in a band and is refusing to call it a bisexual moment because (direct quote) "men in bands are basically women"

plaidos

how the fuck could you possibly have known that from this post alone

victusinveritas

mirakurutaimu

for some real context rather than screenshots of other social media sites here's an article by the player in question covering the event

wbluesky

I love DF so much, lmao

incendiary-boytoy

having cats gives you superpowers bc i just heard glass moving and i went to the kitchen so fast i put quicksilver to shame

rockergiirl

tool songs are just like

*sickest use of an envelope filter on a bass you have ever heard* lyrics "shit the bed" guitarist is listening to a different click track drummer counting well beyond 4

ampervadasz

loth-catgirl

peac & love on planet earth

mono-red-menace

Cat 1: BRO WTF GET BACK OR ILL KILL YOU

Cat 2: but we're BUDDIES!

Cat 1: YAAAAYYY

liatai

cat body language translation:

Cat 1: this is a nice day to lounge in the sa-- KAJDBKDAB WHO YOU. I'M STARTLED AND READY TO DEFEND MYSELF!

Cat 2: Oh, hey man, sorry for startling you, just came in low because I wasn't quite sure what you were up to. I mean no harm, here's what I smell like, I'm just a silly little guy :3

Cat 1: Oh, okay, I accept your declaration of being a silly little harmless guy. I am also willing to be a silly little harmless guy! I'll mimic you to show solidarity and goodwill. No harm done. I'm still a little spooked but way less than I was before.

Cat 2: Mmk, we cool <3

Conflict mitigation and resolution, cat style X3

catboy-posting

hey so remember this meme? i remade the label bc i couldnt find it online.

do with this what you will :3c

literallymechanical

This is a contender for my new favorite fusion paper. How does it feel to be the realest god damn scientist on the planet Dr. Smiet

acerby

Fun 30 Minute Mission lore fact

So fun fact about 30 minute missions lore. One of the three current factions is just a bunch of robot-fuckers. Like all of their mechs are far more human-looking compared to the others. Just a faction full of robot boys and girls. This faction is called the Maxion Forces. Let's see some examples of the others before we get to them.

This is the Earth Alliance mechs.

Very boxy, very traditional-style mechs.

Here are the Byron Forces.

A lot smoother and rounder in a lot of regards, but still very traditional.

And lastly here is the Maxion Forces lineup.

Not saying the others are not fuckable but just saying the good people at Maxion are having fun.

Hope you found this random lore dump fun as there is like zero real lore minus which faction makes what mech.

teamarine777

The Maxion engineers are living they're best life, and I both respect that, and am jealous of them

Like, they get to design fuckable robots all day

And you can tell, especially with the Acerby lineup, they really enjoy it

I'm sorry, but the Maxion forces designers absolutely have a BIG robot kink, and you can't tell me otherwise

Sure, it's not as obvious with suits like Spinatio Shogun or Black Knight, but they DO NOT even try to hide it with the Acerby line

swagophile

You're mommy's little noob aren't you? You love being level one. You love using starting equipment for mommy don't you? It's okay. You don't need any XP, just let mommy handle any combat encounters for you. You'll be mommy's special little noob forever~

#default shotgun