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bil-daddy · 3 months
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Wishing everyone a SENSUAL SHUTANIC SUNDAY!
Our @shutanic-temple-art-gallery is open! Come and visit.
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All hail @bil-daddy (platonic)
Have a splendid experience!
Yours truely,
Loretta
Gallery Curator
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shutanictemple · 6 months
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just passing by to wish a happy shuhite sunday to all the members of the temple :)
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Thank you, @crowfully
Happy Shuhite Sunday to all Bildites and Bilievers of the Unholy Not-A-Church of the Shutanic Temple!
All Hail Bildaddy!
Gamen.
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amagnificentobsession · 6 months
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When you get a message that says, “grab the Polaroid and let’s go.” Looks like it’s time for a bachelor party.
@bildaddy-and-mrazfellcos-wedding @bil-daddy @mrazfellco @docdust
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2apples-tall · 4 months
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(come on guys for @bil-daddy)
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greenthena · 6 months
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Oh me? Just cataloging snakey stuff
I'm currently diving down lots of costume rabbit holes (snake holes? sounds wrong...) in the GO universe. My thoughts for today are about Crowley and how he expresses his snakey-ness through the ages. Might I tempt you down this rabbit hole?
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Starting off in Eden. It's a very small detail and barely even visible in this screencap, but you can see deep red embroidery "V" shapes on the shoulder of Crowley's tunic here. They're very scale-like and quite subtle. This "V" scale shape is a patterned motif we'll see throughout the early years (really during the B.C. years) of Crowley clothes. Also, Crowley's hair is almost Gorgon-like, the curls resembling the bodies of serpents.
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For the Flood sequence, I had a little trouble finding anything snakey. Crowley's hair is less defined (though glorious! love the plait!) so I'm not as tempted to describe the style as Gorgon-esque. But if you zoom into the robe to get a good view of the texture...
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...you can see the herringbone pattern in the weave of the fabric. Herringbone is basically a series of upright and inverted chevrons, that continue the "V" shape motif of snake scales that we first saw on the Eden robe's embroidery. Elusive little reference, but pretty clear once you see it. Also note the unfinished hem at the neckline of Crowley's robe, compared to the smoothly stitched and tied neckline on Aziraphale. Undone versus all bound up.
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Bildad is just my favorite and I will gladly ramble indefinitely about everything from the Job minisode. *exhale* Bildad's tone-on-tone black robe has both diamond and stripe-dash designs, which are common patterns for snakes in nature. We've also got the belted sash at the waist, with an unusual use of teal (not a color we associate with Crowley). The unexpected color choice draws attention to the chevron motif, which we've now come to associate with Crowley's snakey-ness in the B.C. flashbacks.
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And here's an additional Bildad. I make no apologies.
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For the Golgatha sequence, Crowley presents as female, wearing a head covering. The robe looks to be the same as what she wore in the Flood sequence, with the subtle herringbone pattern. It's a heavy scene and the costumes are appropriately subdued.
Sidenote: I want to point out here that through the B.C. flashbacks, Crowley's costumes are consistently very textured compared to Aziraphale's. All the fabrics used are earthy and nubby and just very tactile, even when Crowley is playing the part of a wealthy Shuhite. Aziraphale's fabric choices, in contrast, are polished and almost shining. His accessories are metallic and golden and very much of Heaven. But if we look closer at the texture of his garments, even Aziraphale may be minutely subverting Heaven's uniform. Compare the slub texture (and even the unfinished neck hem in Eden) of Aziraphale's robes in the following images...
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...to the perfectly smooth fabrics on the robes of other angels...
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Gabriel and Muriel wear Heavenly robes of flawless weave. They're smooth, they're perfect...they're exactly what you'd expect. But not Aziraphale. He is, even back in Eden, drawn to the subtle variances and imperfections of Earth. His garments have texture and substance in a way that we just don't see with the rest of the Heavenly Host.
We now resume your regularly scheduled programming in the years of our lord. We're in the A.D.'s bay-bee!
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Crowley's Rome ensemble is so confused and blundered. I read a meta that argued, and I agree, that we're to interpret this as, "This is Crowley's first visit to Rome since the crucifiction and he's just mish-mashed all the styles into one, regardless of gender or whatever." I'm good with the interpretation. In terms of seeking out the snakes, though, we've got a few candidates. First, the dark red linework embroidery at the hem of the toga(?). It's got an undulating pattern that we can read as a literal snake, or simply as a variation on the chevron theme. Either way, it reads as snakey. We've also got the snake brooch--on the nose, but why not? Finally, and this one took me a while, and I'm not certain I'm fully on board, but I'm kind of thinking of Crowley's silver laurels as snake scales. I mean, yes, they're Roman-ish, but very out of place in the context of having a quick drink. You don't wander around the streets of Rome proper wearing silver laurels. Maybe snake scales? This isn't a hill I'm willing to die on.
The big take away from the Rome costume is that this marks a change in Crowley's expression. Prior to this period, he's hidden his snake scales in the weave and texture of his garments. Going forward, we're not going to see any more distinct "V" embroidery or snakey textural patterns. Crowley's style is shifting and becoming more luxurious. But first, Wessex.
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GO costume designer Claire Anderson said that for the 537 A.D. Wessex sequence, she was not going all in for historical accuracy. She was compiling armor pieces that looked snake-like. Cheers to her, because poor Crowley just looks like a very uncomfortable and damp serpent. Really like the individual plates on the pauldron and the gauntlet. Very scale-like. The chain mail, itself, can also read snake scales, though I'm hesitant to make that comparison since Aziraphale's armor also includes quite extraordinary amount of chain mail.
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A moment of appreciation for Aziraphale's cape, if you will.
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Once we reach the Elizabethan era, Crowley really hits his stride in terms of fashion. The lines of his doublet are angular and pointed. The collar is lifted up toward the sky, like a snake periscoping in the grass. But the thing I really see in this costume is the excessive use of velvet. It's the perfect fabric to evoke snake scales. If you've ever been fortunate enough to pet a snake, you'll know that running your hand from the head toward the tail is smooth, but in the opposite direction it's rather rough. (Also, don't, because snakes really don't like it--unless they're shedding...) Similarly, if you run your fingers in one direction of velvet, it causes the fibers to lay flat and smooth, but brushed the other way, the fibers stand up and become rough. Just like the scales. It's also just a very luxurious fabric that begs to be touched. Almost like a temptation, you might say.
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In Crowley's Edinburgh costume, the most obvious expression of snake scales can be found on his interior waistcoat. The texture of the fabric, however, does not mimic the "V" pattern we've seen in the B.C. era, instead expressing the scales in the black and red checkered motif. Not super subtle, but nothing about this costume is. I love it so much. Not Bildad-level, but still.
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The Holy Water Incident has one glaring snake reference, though not really in the costume itself. Crowley's carrying a walking stick (probably recovering from that post-laudanum punishment) and it's got a little snake head. Not much needs to be said here, as it's pretty obvious. It's a snake. You're welcome.
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I'm actually going to end this post here, with our final snake reference being the elongated "S" on Crowley's tie. He's very up to date with the fashions of the era, but still manages to incorporate a clear symbol of his serpenty-ness.
So, yah. Snakey scales though the millennia. I want to do an in-depth look at both Crowley and Aziraphale's costumes in the modern era and really pull them apart piece by piece (not like that...) to find all the angelic and serpentine easter eggs Anderson included. Until then.
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thegroundhogdidit · 8 months
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oh bildad the shuhite we're really in it now
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allucka · 8 months
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oh bildad the shuite we're really in it now
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bil-daddy · 5 months
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Bildaddy's 1000th Follower Mutual Celebration Video
Bildaddy loves every single one of you (platonic) Thank you all for joining the flock! When Bildad is your goatherd, you shall not want. Or, well, not for ox ribs (platonic), at least, anyway--or brocs ribs (platonic) for our vegan and vegetarian kids (species, age neutral)
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If you're wondering why I've been quieter today, this is your answer.
I included as many people as possible, especially those who replied/reblogged the original 969 Follower Post. But if you're feeling left out, let me know and I can make sure you're in the next video.
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bil-daddy · 7 months
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Guys! You'll never believe what just happened... (or maybe you will)
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So I was about to propose to @mrazfellco but then he said "hold that thought!" because he had a magic trick he wanted to show me.
At first, I was annoyed because, you know, he interrupted me when I was about to pour my heart out to him--especially when he pulled a turnip out of his top hat. I'm telling you guys, I was about ready to shoot lightning.
But then...do you know what this angel did? This angel turned the turnip into an engagement ring!
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He was proposing to me! Hear that everyone? Aziraphale was proposing to me!
best. magic. trick. EVER.
And I said YES! Course I said yes.
Sure, I had a little malfunction first, due to the shock.
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But I got over it, quick as anything, and said yes.
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Then, @mrazfellco asked me what I originally wanted to talk about, since I did tell him I had something important to ask him--which I'd almost forgotten about in all my surprise and excitement at him proposing to me (still can't believe it, honestly)
Almost. (I could never completely forget about #my proposal to aziraphale. it's all I've been thinking about for the past two thousand years normal human lifespan)
So, I got down on one knee, showed him the rings I've been working so hard on the last few weeks, and asked my question.
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And he said:
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...then I may have malfunctioned again. And started crying.
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But if you saw that, no you didn't.
Anyway, the important this is,:
HE SAID YES. I SAID YES. WE SAID YES.
@mrazfellco and I are now engaged
AND WE'RE GETTING MARRIED!!!
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bil-daddy · 5 months
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bildaddy gives everyone else ox ribs but has anyone offered bildaddy any? (platonic)
Once yeah. Can't find the post now though. And if anybody saw me crying cause I was so touched, no you didn't. I'm not crying now, either. I've just got something (platonic) in my eye.
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bil-daddy · 7 months
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Don't worry, kids (species neutral) Bildaddy will never ignore you
As you know, Bildaddy works three two jobs (obstetrician, cobbler, and demon), and is also in a relationship with Aziraphale (@mrazfellco).
And so, if Bildaddy takes a while (hours, days) to respond, just know that he isn't ignoring you.
Bildaddy might be making shoes or delivering babies. Bildaddy might be eating ox ribs or eating REDACTED. Bildaddy might be sleeping or sleeping with Aziraphale.
But what Bildaddy is never doing is ignoring you.
Bildaddy loves you very much (platonic) and he will respond (eventually).
In the meantime, have an ox rib (platonic)
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bil-daddy · 7 months
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Bildaddy's been hard at work making the perfect ring for Aziraphale...
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(excuse the chipped nail polish-happens when you're working with metal and stone)
And now I think it's finally time.
I tried to incorporate as many of your suggestions as possible, considering Aziraphale's favorite color is yellow and he is a gold girlie, and this is what I came up with:
The first one's a bit extravagant, probably not for everyday wear.
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This one's a bit more understated.
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And this is simplicity snakesonified.
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Not gonna make a poll about which I should use to propose to @mrazfellco--I'm giving him all three.
Hopefully this will be my...
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bil-daddy · 7 months
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I just need you to know I gasped aloud when I saw the notification that the great Bildaddy made an honest Mutual of me, it was an absolutely genuine sound and reaction and I could not help it, nor would I want to deny myself that spontaneous surprise and joy.
The problem is that I am at work waiting on some folks for a meeting and my coworker heard this gasp and, very kindly, went "oh no, what happened?"
how do I explain—
Tell them the truth. Bring them the Word of Bildad. Convert them to the Unholy Not-a-Church of the Shutanic Temple. All Hail Bildaddy.
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bil-daddy · 4 months
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As the appointed Monarch of All Gingers, how are you celebrating this holiest of days?
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Standing outside Aziraphale's bookshop wearing this.
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Let me in, angel!
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bil-daddy · 3 months
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Hi Bildaddy, I'm also trying also become a shoemaking obstetrician, just like you 👌
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Amazing! 666/666
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Just one note, though. I see the baby, but where are the shoes?
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