Rodent Competition 2023
Round 1
full list below!
todays bird

pixel skylines
let's talk about Bridgerton tea, my ask is open
trying on a metaphor
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noise dept.

祝日 / Permanent Vacation

Discoholic 🪩
Keni
we're not kids anymore.

Kaledo Art
he wasn't even looking at me and he found me
One Nice Bug Per Day
Cosmic Funnies
"I'm Dorothy Gale from Kansas"
tumblr dot com

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JBB: An Artblog!

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blake kathryn
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Rodent Competition 2023
Round 1
full list below!
The final battle
Cat color tournament - Round 6
Black
Black tortoiseshell silver blotched tabby bicolor
Black
Genotype: aa B_ C_ D_ __ E_ ii kk __ oo/o- __ __ ww __ __
Synonym submissions: All black, pure black cat, Solid black, Black. Just solid black. The kind where the eyes are the only distinguishable feature.
Submitter: @ergontropy, @chulacabra, @mr-beistie
Black tortoiseshell silver blotched tabby bicolor
Genotype: A_ B_ C_ D_ __ E_ I_ kk mcmc Oo spsp titi wsw or wsws Wb_ wb'wb'
Synonym submissions: black silver calico
Submitter: @sweetcreatortimetravel
Pika, Mount Rainier National Park
Cat color tournament - Round 3
Black rosetted charcoal mink
Black
Black rosetted charcoal mink
Genotype: APba B_ cbcs D_ __ E_ ii kk mcmc oo/o- Sp_ titi ww Wb_ wbwb
Synonym submission: charcoal snow lynx rosetted
Submitter: @sweetcreatortimetravel
Propaganda from the tags:
ahhh my sona is a rosetted charcoal lynx point, i am now Invested
#ohhhhh black rosetted charcoal mink... ohhhhh
star My god I need to make a cat character with the mink point rosette pattern
go rosetted!
Black
Genotype: aa B_ C_ D_ __ E_ ii kk __ oo/o- __ __ ww __ __
Synonym submissions: All black, pure black cat, Solid black, Black. Just solid black. The kind where the eyes are the only distinguishable feature.
Submitter: @ergontropy, @chulacabra, @mr-beistie
Propaganda:
Black cats are sweeties. They are unfairly touted as superstitious and are consequently the least adopted and most abandoned color of cat. Give them some love!!!
black cats usually get a bad rap as unlucky and get abused due to superstition but they're adorable.
I have black cat. See? Him face. And I not dead today! Good luck!
My favorite pass time is taking low quality pictures of black cats because they look like blobs :3
Bartok #please let her win i love her
PLEASE EVERYONE VOTE FOR BLACK CATS
#vote black cat or you hate my son
#voting black cat bc i have a black cat and i love her Dearly #my stinky little angel
Round two: Ačiū vs Bah
(poll at the end)
Ačiū (Lithuanian)
[ˈaːtʃʲuː]
Translation: Thank you
Lithuanian is an Indo-European language belonging to the Baltic branch, spoken by 2,4 million people in Lithuania. An interesting thing about Lithuanian is that it has kept many features from proto-Indo-European, the language that all Indo-European languages are descended from. The features mostly have to do with noun declensions, as Lithuanian has seven cases and three grammatical genders while most other languages have lost theirs. Some sounds are also similar, especially vowels. However, other languages are more conservative in other areas.
Motivation: It's pronounced similarly to achoo (stress on first letter) and people joke it sounds like a little sneeze <3 In 2008 it was chosen as the most beautiful Lithuanian word
Bah (Brazilian Portuguese)
[ˈba]
Translation: An interjection that can be used in any situation depending on tone. It's used in the southernmost state in Brazil and characterizes its accent. Bah comes from the word "barbaridade" (barbarity), used in older gaúcho slang as such:
Person A: (ridiculous, usually negative thing) and then those teenagers stole my sheep!
Person B: (agreeing/sympathetic with A) what a barbaridade!
Nowadays it lost it's meaning as a WORD word, being used in any context as an interjection like this:
A: and then those teenagers stole my sheep!
B: Baaah! (sympathetic with A)
(more examples given by the submitter at the end of the post)
Portuguese is an Indo-European language belonging to the Romance branch originating from Portugal. Due to colonialism it is the main and official language of Brazil, where 213 million of its 264 million speakers live. Brazilian Portuguese is considered a dialect of Portuguese as they are mutually intelligible.
Motivation: The heart of every gaúcho's vocabulary. bah is perfect. I use it in every five sentences and I'm not exaggerating. it's the best word bc without it I would die
Note: Gaúcho refers either to a native or inhabitant of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil’s southernmost state, or a cowboy of the South American Pampas according to Wiktionary. I assume the submitter is referring to the former meaning, but I liked the other too much to leave it out, also the meanings are probably linked.
Which is the best word?
Ačiū
Bah
More examples from the submitter of bah:
When seeing something impressive: bóóóó
When watching something you know isn't gonna end well, at the moment it goes badly (like a missed goal in soccer, someone parking badly or drunk people doing something stupid): buhiii (oof/ouch, meaning cringe)
Person A: If they apologized and you sorted this whole thing out, there isn't a reason to cut them off Person B: Yeah, but I found out they cheated on their last girlfriend... Person A: Bah. Yeah you’re right. (oh/shit/this face :/ , meaning that's stepping out of line, I tried to defend the subject but I can't deny your arguments)
Person A: Wanna go to the movies tonight? Person B: sure! -bahhh... I forgot I have some work to catch up on, I can't (ohhhh, meaning you remembered something, sad/apologetic tone)
Person A: They cancelled the concert! We're gonna have to wait for the next tour... Person B: Bahhhhhh I was so excited! (awww mannn/ughhh, meaning disappointment, frustration)
Person A: We’re finally gonna see The Concert From the Previous Example! Get your ticket ready so we can get in! Person B: Oh my god. I left it at home Person A: BA. (fuck)
Round 1.6
Pick the best rodent!
Spix's yellow-toothed cavy
Capybara
Information about contestants below!
Tumblr’s favorite animated movie, Round 5!
Choose your favorite!
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron vs Coraline
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
Coraline
Vote in the other polls!
Which overplayed song is better? (Round two)
Killer Queen by Queen
Welcome to The Black Parade by My Chemical Romance
fun facts
when asked what "Killer Queen" is about, Freddie Mercury said: “It’s about a high class call girl. I’m trying to say that classy people can be whores as well. That’s what the song is about, though I’d prefer people to put their interpretation upon it – to read into it what they like"
MCR's album The Black Parade tells the story of a man who is dying, and his journey through death and beyond. About "Welcome to The Black Parade", Gerard Way said: "I’d like to think that when you die death comes for you however you want, and I feel that it’s your strongest memory—either from childhood or adulthood... For this particular character called ‘The Patient,’ his strongest memory is of being a child and his father is taking him to this parade. So when death comes to him, it comes in the form of a Black Parade"
Cat color tournament - Round 2
Black sunshine silver tabby
Black tortoiseshell
Black sunshine silver tabby
Genotype: A_ B_ C_ D_ __ E_ I_ kk __ oo/o- __ __ ww wbSIBwbSIB wb'wb'
Synonym submission: bimetal
Submitter: @teknoctarkamacska
Propaganda:
they're called bimetal because they're silver and golden at the same time so coool
Black tortoiseshell
Genotype: aa B_ C_ D_ __ E_ ii kk __ Oo __ __ ww Wb_ wb'wb'
Synonym submission: tortoiseshell, solid black tortoiseshell
Submitter: @ergontropy, @herald-of-the-end, @rodentcompetition
Propaganda:
torties and calicos have really cool coloration because of how cat X chromosomes handle fur coloration and also they tend to be smarter (we support smart girls and the occasional boy in this household).
round 2 - day 7 - 5 of 8
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gatico (colombian spanish) vs katė (lithuanian)
which reigns supreme?
gatico
katė
info and propawganda under the cut!
Round 1.4
Pick the best rodent!
Patagonian mara
South African springhare
Information about contestants below!
right, this is Round 1.5!
Cat color tournament - Round 1
Blue
Black tortoiseshell blotched tabby harlequin
Blue
Genotype: aa B_ C_ dd dmdm E_ ii kk __ oo/o- __ __ ww __ __
Synonym submissions: just that badass blue, Russian blue, blue
Submitter: @zoyanazyalenskyautism, @catboymettaton, @smallboyonherbike @rodentcompetition
Propaganda:
a fave bc of my son jerry who has endless energy and loves to destroy my books and anything on the walls. also loves to jump anywhere high such as top of the fridge and cabinets
(Jerry is viewable above in the header)
Black tortoiseshell blotched tabby harlequin
Genotype: A_ B_ C_ D_ __ E_ ii kk mcmc Oo spsp titi wsws (occasionally wsw) Wb_ wb'wb'
Synonym submission: Calico
Submitter: @geeselouise
Propaganda:
Our Calico is the most friendly cat in the whole world- she greets all our neighbours in the apartment complex at the gate and walks them to their flats. She checks in on our elderly neighbour at night to make sure she's okay, and she makes best friends with all the local children who call her name and she will wake up from a nap to come play with them. She is a rescue and an absolute darling delight who has made the whole neighborhood more friendly to one another. Nellie for president!
Bracket A, Round 1
Kyle Drako is a Dracula because "he always stands super straight up, also sleeps with his arms crossed over his shoulders, uses an umbrella to protect himself from the sun, etc. and i think hes said the phrase 'children of the night' multiple times"
Dracula from Coffin Run is a Dracula for obvious reasons. also, "He calls his people 'kittens'"
Who is the Most Dracula?
Kyle Drako
Dracula
Cat color tournament - Round 1
Black tortoiseshell spotted tabby mackerel
Black sunshine tabby
Black tortoiseshell spotted tabby mackerel
Genotype: A_ B_ C_ D_ __ E_ ii kk Mc_ Oo Spsp titi wsw or wsws Wb_ wb'wb'
Synonym submission: torbie
Submitter: @rodentcompetition
Black sunshine tabby (with white?)
Genotype: A_ B_ C_ D_ __ E_ ii kk __ oo/o- __ __ ww (or wsw) WbSIBWbSIB wb'wb'
Synonym submission: golden
Submitter: @philtrashnumber666
Round 1.4
Pick the best rodent!
Patagonian mara
South African springhare
Information about contestants below!
right, this is Round 1.5!
Round 1.4
Pick the best rodent!
Patagonian mara
South African springhare
Information about contestants below!
Cat color tournament - Round 1
Black sunshine silver tabby
Black mackerel tabby with white
Black sunshine silver tabby
Genotype: A_ B_ C_ D_ __ E_ I_ kk __ Oo __ __ ww wbSIBwbSIB wb'wb'
Synonym submission: bimetal
Submitter: @teknoctarkamacska
Propaganda:
they're called bimetal because they're silver and golden at the same time so coool
Black mackerel tabby with white
Genotype: A_ B_ C_ D_ __ E_ ii kk Mc_ oo/o- spsp titi wsw
Synonym submissions: brown (any domestic longhair tabby fits, especially if they have white paws), green, black tabby with white
Submitter: @kjmellow, @philtrashnumber666
Propaganda:
submitting this for my childhood cat
includes the green variety (from this post):