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see-arcane · 1 year

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I am going slowly insane dragging myself through a Task I Hate so I am dangling this in front of me like a bone over a dog’s nose

Happy Birthday, Jules Verne, as a gift to you I am giving a gift to me. (Starting this book today. We will pretend this was the plan all along.)

#I just finished speed-reading my copy of 20000 Leagues Under the Sea this weekend #(sorry VOTN)#and it was a blast #so obviously time for another Verne adventure #Verneventure #jules verne #around the world in eighty days

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jimclarkposting · 2 years

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jody scheckter and his f1 career: a case study

how does one go from crashing every race to winning the world championship? ask jody scheckter, because that's exactly what he did in the 70s to eventually win the title.

his first foray into formula one was not very auspicious. he caused a massive 8-car starting accident in one of his first races (at silverstone) and was almost banned from racing altogether as a result. several drivers questioned his suitability for formula one (and this was made all the worse by the fact that he'd pretty much left all behind to move to england and pursue a racing career).

this encapsulates what he was all about as a '73 mclaren driver.

he continued this reputation when he crashed with françois cevert at the canadian gp in 1973. understandably, françois was not happy about this. his next race was watkins glen—and unfortunately we all know what happened there. after françois cevert's fatal accident, where jody was first on the scene, he rethought his driving ethos and refocused his aggression into speed and a renewed look at safety.

also of note: his fabulous helmet and sideburns.

in 1974 he joined tyrrell, a sad move considering that he was supposed to have partnered françois that year. instead, he became teammates with patrick depailler, and had a fairly successful partnership for a number of years. the one fumble: our deeply beloved six-wheel tyrrell, which was not deeply beloved by those who actually had to drive it. jody did score its only win!

i just can't help myself. anyway, the podium for the 1976 swedish grand prix!

in 1978, the maturity he'd gained as a driver led him to break away from the tyrrell team and join ferrari instead. he became fast friends with his new teammate, gilles villeneuve, and their partnership led him to the 1979 world championship, where he combined his natural attack with smart manoeuvers to win three races and snatch victory. he left formula one after 1980, having got what he wanted after a really, really wild ride in the sport.

he was also friends with george harrison and james hunt (here a rare picture where james is in fact wearing the most clothing of anyone in the shot).

so he really did it all: being a crashmaster extraordinaire, going through some grueling years in a cumbersome car, and winning a championship to top it all off. an inextricable part of that is the loss he experienced on the circuit, from his first season all the way past his retirement to 1982, and how that shaped his racing in an intelligent and more careful direction.

now he's on twitter asking people to return his wallet. good man.

#this took me way too long to write #but it's here!!#and it was a blast #jody scheckter #f1 #classic f1 #formula 1 #retro f1 #vintage f1 #in the pictures:#patrick depailler #niki lauda #james hunt #tw death #françois cevert #gilles villeneuve #(mentioned but not shown)

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cinematicnomad · 1 year

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#kat liveblogs her life #kat travels #kat travels photography #i spent a few days in ethiopia #got to drink the coffee and eat the food and meet the people #and it was a blast

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meggettes · 1 year

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D&D character concept: a spellcaster that is so dumb he truly believes he’s a wizard (he’s a warlock)

#dnd #character creation #it’s actually one of my PCs his name is Cleatus #i’ve been able to play him one (1) time #(i’m a DM)#and it was a BLAST #D&D #d&d oc

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butchfalin · 5 months

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the funniest meltdown ive ever had was in college when i got so overstimulated that i could Not speak, including over text. one of my friends was trying to talk me through it but i was solely using emojis because they were easier than trying to come up with words so he started using primarily emojis as well just to make things feel balanced. this was not the Most effective strategy... until. he tried to ask me "you okay?" but the way he chose to do that was by sending "👉🏼👌🏼❓" and i was so shocked by suddenly being asked if i was dtf that i was like WHAT???? WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY TO ME?????????? and thus was verbal again

#yeehaw #1k #5k #10k #posts that got cursed. blasted. im making these tag updates after... 19 hours?#also i have been told it should say speech loss bc nonverbal specifically refers to the permanent state. did not know that!#unfortunately i fear it is so far past containment that even if i edited it now it would do very little. but noted for future reference #edit 2: nvm enough ppl have come to rb it from me directly that i changed the wording a bit. hopefully this makes sense #also. in case anyone is curious. though i doubt anyone who is commenting these things will check the original tags #1) my friend did not do this on purpose in any way. it was not intended to distract me or to hit on me. im a lesbian hes a gay man. cmon now #he felt very bad about it afterwards. i thought it was hilarious but it was very embarrassed and apologetic #2) “why didn't he use 🫵🏼?” didn't exist yet. “why didn't he use 🆗?” dunno! we'd been using a lot of hand emojis. 👌🏼 is an ok sign #like it makes sense. it was just a silly mixup. also No i did not invent 👉🏼👌🏼 as a gesture meaning sex. do you live under a rock #3) nonspeaking episodes are a recurring thing in my life and have been since i was born. this is not a quirky one-time thing #it is a pervasive issue that is very frustrating to both myself and the people i am trying to communicate with. in which trying to speak is #extremely distressing and causes very genuine anguish. this post is not me making light of it it's just a funny thing that happened once #it's no different than if i post about a funny thing that happened in conjunction w a physical disability. it's just me talking abt my life #i don't mind character tags tho. those can be entertaining. i don't know what any of you are talking about #Except the ppl who have said this is pego/ryu or wang/xian. those people i understand and respect #if you use it as a writing prompt that's fine but send it to me. i want to see it #aaaand i think that's it. everyday im tempted to turn off rbs on it. it hasn't even been a week

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luwha · 9 months

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Tumblr: No NSFW! You know how it is we banned it because of the bots in 2018!

Also tumblr:

#Edited because someone said they're not bots #i think they are because i did click on their streams and it was loop r extremely obscene #and i didn't LOOK for them #it's being blasted to ALL users #i don't think this is safe for them like this

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luccorvus · 6 months

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@girlballs I've been laughing at this for days.

#can't find the original post on Tumblr #please tag me in it if you find it #tiktok #skeleton divine death blast

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hanjoj · 1 month

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their ship name might as well be theseus the way there's not a single original characteristic left there

#is this something?#if someone else already did this feel free to blast me into space #not about any ship in perticular i just wanted to be funny #but feel free to tag your own fave mischaracterized ship!

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squeakadeeks · 6 months

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i get that pushing harder/blowing your nose actively makes a congested nose worse via increasing sinus pressure but not for me though. if i just keep blasting it will work and my nose will clear up for me. this is how im reaching heaven through violence.

#im trying so hard to be a good noodle and not nose blast but GOD it is so hard

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mkscatgirl · 23 days

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Mario party will tell you that 30 turns takes 90 minutes. That is the devil trying to trick you.

#it took.... 3.5 hours........#and it was a BLAST #hhehehehehehe

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hanavbara · 24 days

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