The trick is to not let people know how really weird you are until it’s too late for them to back out.
Absolutely the frak not, the trick is to immediately let people know how weird you are so you scare off the weak ones. The ones who stay because they like how weird you are? Those are the ones you want.
me, untangling pea vines off each other so I can weave them into the trellis instead: Let go, you codependent little bastards. You’ll find no support from each other. Accept professional help.
Y'all ever get so far down the blorbo rabbit hole that you start writing a breakup song for one of them about their shitty ex and her even shittier new boyfriend?
In related news, despite having whatever the audio version of aphantasia is, I’m apparently pretty great at lyrics.
this is a confession to the star wars fandom because I have to get this off my chest. last summer just for fun I taught myself to read aurebesh and. you fanartists have Got to Continue putting the most Hilarious stuff into the background of your art because it is literally my favorite thing
here’s a couple of excellent things I’ve read since I started keeping a list just last month:
- “I hate drawing lightsabers”
- “Idk what to put here”
- “stupid fucking sign”
- “eat paste, it’s good”
- an entire news article on a phone screen which I actually found really impressive
- a few funny misspellings but the best one so far was ahsoka somehow becoming “asock”
- wanted poster of obi wan that read “wanted for fashion crimes”. the caption translated it as “wanted for high treason”. like blatantly lying to my face. love it.
If you are trans or love someone who is trans, I highly recommend you read this article. I’ve included some steps from the article on how trans people in affected states can help prepare and protect themselves below.
WHAT TO DO:
Many transgender people may be concerned over what to do next if they live in these states. Reading Kris Kobach’s opinion, it is possible to see some ways that the damage can be mitigated in the immediate term. According to The Associated Press, Kobach emphasized that transgender individuals would not have to relinquish documents they already possess, but the documents would not be legally correct.
This also applies to birth certificates. Instead, any new copies of birth certificates or driver’s licenses issued in the future would reflect their original gender markers. Consequently, there is an avenue for transgender individuals to safeguard themselves in the short term in these states:
If you live in states that have passed or could pass these laws and have not had your markers changed, it may be prudent to get gender marker changes done now. Contact your local LGBTQ+ organization to learn how - if you are in Tennessee, the Name Change Project may be your best bet until July 1st, 2023.
If your gender marker is already changed, get several copies of your birth certificate. Kobach points out that you would not be required to surrender old copies, and so you can likely continue to use these for the rest of your life as birth certificates do not typically expire.
If your drivers license is coming up for renewal, renew your drivers license before the law’s deadline. This will give you the maximum amount of time you can have a correct marker on your drivers license.
If you are affected by these laws, contact your local LGBTQ+ organizations or legal organizations. These organizations will be looking for plaintiffs.
It has just occurred to me that of all the characters in Winnie the Pooh, the only ones that lack both fingerless stuffing hands and faint seam lines (the indications that someone is a stuffed animal) are Rabbit and Owl. Which carries the possible implication that Rabbit and Owl are just a normal rabbit and owl living with a bunch of sentient stuffed animals.
And somehow this makes Rabbit’s constant consternation with all of his neighbors even funnier to me.
Theyre also the only ones with bushy eyebrows and chest and chin floof, and I dont know if thats relevant but it FEELS relevant!
Also someone mentioned Gopher too and OF COURSE, there is absolutely no argument that this whistling little man isn’t just an average (talking) gopher.
The more I examine this the more it feels just so OBVIOUS
You are exactly right! Most of the characters in the stories are based on the real Christopher Robin Milne’s stuffed toys except for Rabbit and Owl who were added for the books and Gopher who is exclusive to the Disney adaptations.
Here are the real Pooh, Tigger, Piglet, Kanga, and Eeyore. They currently live at the New York Public Library.
It’s fairly clear in the book illustrations too:
‘Owl,’ said Rabbit shortly, ‘you and I have brains. The others have fluff. If there is any thinking to be done in this Forest – and when I say thinking I mean thinking – you and I must do it.’
Milne, A. A.; E. H. Shepard. The House at Pooh Corner (pp. 78-79). Egmont UK Ltd. Kindle Edition.
This post has been getting a surge of attention and let me tell you that 1) I am really pleased at how kind most of the people who KNEW all this have been in explaining it, and 2) I feel a lot better seeing just how many other people didn’t have any more clue of this than I did XD It’s kinda nice being part of a post thats spreading some fun knowledge in a nice way!
Also thank you to the gracious @roofermadness in the tags for complimenting my astuteness on figuring this out from the animation character designs, you are so nice to say so and I appreciate you 🥰
Rabbit and Owl are also the only animals you might realistically expect to find in Ashdown Forest, where the Hundred Acre Wood is!
A variety of possible fur patterns for Dutch and English rabbits respectively from William E. Castle’s
Contributions to the genetics of the domestic rabbit (1932).
