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• Douglas Bader (English RAF Ace)

Group Captain Sir Douglas Robert Steuart Bader, CBE, DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar was a Royal Air Force flying ace during the Second World War. He was credited with 22 aerial victories.

Bader was born on February 21st 1910 in St John's Wood, London, the second son of Frederick Roberts Bader, a civil engineer, and his wife Jessie Scott MacKenzie. His first two years were spent with McCann relatives in the Isle of Man while his father, accompanied by Bader's mother and older brother Frederick, returned to his work in India after the birth of his son. At the age of two, Bader joined his parents in India for a year. When his father resigned from his job in 1913 the family moved back to London. Bader's father saw action in the First World War in the Royal Engineers, and was wounded in action in 1917. He remained in France after the war, where, having attained the rank of major, he died in 1922 of complications from those wounds in a hospital in Saint-Omer. Bader's mother was remarried shortly thereafter to the Reverend Ernest William Hobbs. Bader was subsequently brought up in the rectory of the village of Sprotbrough, near Doncaster, West Riding of Yorkshire. His mother showed little interest in Bader and sent him to his grandparents on occasion. Without guidance, Bader became unruly. Bader was then sent as a boarder to Temple Grove School, one of the "Famous Five" of English prep schools, however one which gave its boys a Spartan upbringing.

Bader's aggressive energy found a new lease of life at St Edward's School, where he received his secondary education. During his time there, he thrived at sports. Bader played rugby and often enjoyed physical battles with bigger and older opponents. In mid-1923, Bader, at the age of 13, was introduced to an Avro 504 during a school holiday trip to visit his aunt, Hazel, who was marrying RAF Flight Lieutenant Cyril Burge, adjutant at RAF Cranwell. Although he enjoyed the visit and took an interest in aviation, he showed no signs of becoming a keen pilot. Bader's formative years, he took less of an interest in his studies. However, Bader received guidance from his school's headmaster Warden Henry E. Kendall and, with Kendall's encouragement, he excelled at his studies and was later accepted as a cadet at RAF Cranwell. In 1928, Bader joined the RAF as an officer cadet at the Royal Air Force College Cranwell in rural Lincolnshire. On 13 September 1928, Bader took his first flight with his instructor Flying Officer W. J. "Pissy" Pearson in an Avro 504. After just 11 hours and 15 minutes of flight time, he flew his first solo, on February 19th, 1929. Bader competed for the "Sword of Honour" award at the end of his two-year course, but lost to Patrick Coote, his nearest rival.

On July 26th, 1930, Bader was commissioned as a pilot officer into No. 23 Squadron RAF based at Kenley, Surrey. Flying Gloster Gamecocks and soon after Bristol Bulldogs, Bader became a daredevil while training there, often flying illegal and dangerous stunts. While very fast for its time, the Bulldog had directional stability problems at low speeds, which made such stunts exceptionally dangerous. After one training flight at the gunnery range, Bader achieved only a 38 percent hit rate on a target. Receiving jibes from a rival squadron (No. 25 Squadron RAF), Bader took off to perform aerobatics and show off his skill. It was against regulations, and seven out of 23 accidents caused by ignoring regulations had proven fatal. Nevertheless, on December 14th, 1931, while visiting Reading Aero Club, Bader attempted some low-flying aerobatics at Woodley Airfield in a Bulldog Mk. IIA, K1676, apparently on a dare. His aircraft crashed when the tip of the left wing touched the ground. Bader was rushed to the Royal Berkshire Hospital. Both his legs were amputated one above and one below the knee. Bader made the following laconic entry in his logbook after the crash, "Crashed slow-rolling near ground. Bad show." In 1932, after a long convalescence, throughout which he needed morphine for pain relief, Bader was transferred to the hospital at RAF Uxbridge and fought hard to regain his former abilities after he was given a new pair of artificial legs. In time, his agonising and determined efforts paid off, and he was able to drive a specially modified car, play golf, and even dance. Bader got his chance to prove that he could still fly when, in June 1932, Air Under-Secretary Philip Sassoon arranged for him to take up an Avro 504, which he piloted competently. A subsequent medical examination proved him fit for active service, but in April 1933 he was notified that the RAF had decided to reverse the decision on the grounds that this situation was not covered by King's Regulations. In May, Bader was invalided out of the RAF, took an office job with the Asiatic Petroleum Company (now Shell) and, in October 1933, married Thelma Edwards, a waitress he meet during his convalescence.

Against a background of increasing tensions in Europe in 1937–39, Bader repeatedly requested that the Air Ministry accept him back into the RAF and he was finally invited to a selection board meeting at Adastral House in London's Kingsway. Bader was disappointed, it appeared that he would be refused a flying position but Air Vice-Marshal Halahan, commandant of RAF Cranwell in Bader's days there, personally endorsed him and asked the Central Flying School, Upavon, to assess his capabilities. On October 14th, 1939, the Central Flying School requested Bader report for flight tests on the 18th. He did not wait; driving down the next morning, Bader undertook refresher courses. Despite reluctance on the part of the establishment to allow him to apply for an A.1.B. (full flying category status), his persistent efforts paid off. Bader regained a medical categorisation for operational flying at the end of November 1939 and was posted to the Central Flying School for a refresher course on modern types of aircraft. In November, eight years after his accident, Bader flew solo again in an Avro Tutor; once airborne, he could not resist the temptation to turn the biplane upside down at 600 feet (180 m) inside the circuit area. Bader subsequently progressed through the Fairey Battle and Miles Master (the last training stage before flying Spitfires and Hurricanes). In January 1940, Bader was posted to No. 19 Squadron based at RAF Duxford near Cambridge, where, at 29, he was older than most of his fellow pilots. Geoffrey Stephenson, a close friend from his Cranwell days, was the commanding officer, and it was here that Bader got his first glimpse of a Spitfire. It was thought that Bader's success as a fighter pilot was partly because of his having no legs; pilots pulling high g-forces in combat turns often blacked out as the flow of blood from the brain drained to other parts of the body, usually the legs. As Bader had no legs he could remain conscious longer, and thus had an advantage over more able-bodied opponents.

Between February and May 1940 Bader practised formation flying and air tactics, as well as undertaking patrols over convoys out at sea. Bader found opposition to his ideas about aerial combat. He favoured using the sun and altitude to ambush the enemy, but the RAF did not share his opinions. Official orders/doctrine dictated that pilots should fly line-astern and attack singly. Despite this being at odds with his preferred tactics, Bader obeyed orders, and his skill saw him rapidly promoted to section leader. Bader was subsequently promoted from flying officer to flight lieutenant, and appointed as a flight commander of No. 222 Squadron RAF. Bader had his first taste of combat with No. 222 Squadron RAF, which was based at RAF Duxford and commanded by another old friend of his, Squadron Leader "Tubby" Mermagen. In May, 1940 Germany invaded France as well as it's neighboring countries. RAF squadrons were ordered to provide air supremacy for the Royal Navy during Operation Dynamo. While patrolling the coast near Dunkirk on June 1st, 1940 at around 3,000 ft (910 m), Bader happened upon a Messerschmitt Bf 109 in front of him, flying in the same direction and at approximately the same speed. Believing the pilot must have been a novice, taking no evasive action even though it took more than one burst of gunfire to shoot him down. In the next patrol Bader was credited with a Heinkel He 111 damaged. On June 4th, 1940, his encounter with a Dornier Do 17, which was attacking Allied shipping, involved a near collision while he was firing at the aircraft's rear gunner during a high-speed pass. Shortly after Bader joined 222 Squadron, it moved to RAF Kirton in Lindsey, just south of the Humber. After flying operations over Dunkirk, on June 28th, 1940 Bader was posted to command No. 242 Squadron RAF as acting squadron leader.

No. 242 Squadron was mainly made up of Canadians who had suffered high losses in the Battle of France and when Bader arrived were suffering from low morale. Despite initial resistance to their new commanding officer, the pilots were soon won over by Bader's strong personality and perseverance, especially in cutting through red tape to make the squadron operational again. Bader transformed No. 242 Squadron back into an effective fighting unit. Upon the formation of No. 12 Group RAF, 242 Squadron was assigned to the Group while based at RAF Duxford. After the French campaign, the RAF prepared for the coming Battle of Britain in which the Luftwaffe intended to achieve air supremacy. Once attained, the Germans would attempt to launch Operation Sea Lion, the codename for an invasion of Britain. The battle officially began on July 10th, 1940. On the 11th, Bader scored his first victory with his new squadron. The cloud base was down to just 600 ft, and forward visibility was down to just 2,000 yards. Bader was alone on patrol, and was soon directed toward an enemy aircraft flying north up the Norfolk coast. Spotting the aircraft at 600 yards, Bader recognised it as a Dornier Do 17, and after he closed to 250 yards its rear gunner opened fire. Bader continued his attack and fired two bursts into the bomber before it vanished into cloud. The Dornier, which crashed into the sea off Cromer, was later confirmed by a member of the Royal Observer Corps. Later in the month, Bader scored a further two victories over Messerschmitt Bf 110s. On August 30th, 1940, No. 242 Squadron was moved to Duxford again and found itself in the thick of the fighting. On this date, the squadron claimed 10 enemy aircraft, Bader scoring two victories against Bf 110s. On September 7th, two more Bf 110s were shot down, but in the same engagement Bader was badly hit by a Messerschmitt Bf 109. Bader almost baled out, but recovered the Hurricane. Bader claimed two Bf 109s shot down, followed by a Junkers Ju 88. Two days later, Bader claimed another Dornier. On September 14th, Bader was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) for his combat leadership. On September 24th, he had been promoted to the war substantive rank of flight lieutenant. During the Battle of Britain, Bader used three Hawker Hurricanes. The first, in which he scored six air victories. The second aircraft, Bader did score one victory and two damaged in it on September 9th. The third, in which he destroyed four more and added one probable and two damaged by the end of September. On December 12th 1940, Bader was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) for his services during the Battle of Britain. His unit, No. 242 Squadron, had claimed 62 aerial victories.

On March 18th, 1941, Bader was promoted to acting wing commander and became one of the first "wing leaders". Stationed at Tangmere with 145, 610 and 616 Squadrons under his command, Bader led his wing of Spitfires on sweeps and "Circus" operations over north-western Europe throughout the summer campaign. During 1941 his wing was re-equipped with Spitfire VBs, which had two Hispano 20 mm cannon and four .303 machine guns. Bader flew a Mk VA equipped with eight .303 machine guns. Bader's combat missions were mainly fought against Bf 109s over France and the Channel. On May 7th, 1941 he shot down one Bf 109 and claimed another as a probable victory. The following month was more successful for Bader. On July 2nd, 1941 he was awarded the bar to his DSO. On the 12th, Bader found further success, shooting down one Bf 109 and damaging three others between Bethune and St Omer. Bader had been pushing for more sorties to fly in late 1941 but his Wing was tired. He was intent on adding to his score, which, according to the CO of No. 616 Squadron RAF Billy Burton, brought the other pilots and mood in his wing to a near-mutinous state. Bader's immediate superior of OC No. 11 Group, Fighter Command, relented and allowed Bader to continue frequent missions over France even though his score numbered 20 victories. Between March and August 1941, Bader flew 62 fighter sweeps over France.

On August 9th, 1941, Bader flying a Spitfire Mk VA without his wingman on an offensive patrol over the French coast, looking for Messerschmitt Bf 109s. Just after Bader's section of four aircraft crossed the coast, 12 Bf 109s were spotted flying in formation approximately 2,000 feet (600 metres) below them and travelling in the same direction. Bader dived on them too fast and too steeply to be able to aim and fire his guns, and barely avoided colliding with one of them. He levelled out at 24,000 feet (7,300 metres) to find that he was now alone, separated from his section, and was considering whether to return home when he spotted three pairs of Bf 109s a couple of miles in front of him. He dropped down below them and closed up before destroying one of them with a short burst of fire from close range. Bader was just opening fire on a second Bf 109, which trailed white smoke and dropped down, when he noticed the two on his left turning towards him. At this point he decided it would be better to return home; however, making the mistake of banking away from them, Bader believed he had a mid-air collision with the second of the two Bf 109s. Bader's fuselage, tail and fin were gone from behind him, and he lost height rapidly at what he estimated to be 400 mph (640 km/hr) in a slow spin. He jettisoned the cockpit canopy, released his harness pin, and the air rushing past the open cockpit started to suck him out, but his prosthetic leg was trapped. Part way out of the cockpit and still attached to his aircraft, Bader fell for some time before he released his parachute, at which point the leg's retaining strap snapped under the strain and he was pulled free. Bader's aircraft was not found. It is likely that it came down at Mont Dupil Farm near the French village of Blaringhem, possibly near Desprez sawmill. A French witness, Jacques Taffin, saw the Spitfire disintegrating as it came down. He thought it had been hit by anti-aircraft fire, but none was active in the area. There were also no Spitfire remains in the area. The lack of any remains was not surprising, owing to the Spitfire breaking up on its descent. After crashing Bader was soon taken prisoner by the Germans. The Germans treated Bader with great respect. When Bader was taken prisoner, he was sent to a hospital near Saint-Omer, near the place where his father's grave is located. On leaving the hospital, Colonel Adolf Galland and his pilots invited him on to their airfield and they received him as a friend. Bader was cordially invited to sit in the cockpit of Galland's personal Me109. Bader asked Galland if it was possible to test the 109 by "a flight around the airfield". Galland refused him with laughter!

Bader had lost a prosthetic leg when escaping his disabled aircraft. When he had baled out, Bader's right prosthetic leg became trapped in the aircraft, and he escaped only when the leg's retaining straps snapped after he pulled the ripcord on his parachute. General Adolf Galland notified the British of his damaged leg and offered them safe passage to drop off a replacement. Hermann Göring himself gave the green light for the operation. The British responded on August 19th, 1941 with the "Leg Operation" an RAF bomber was allowed to drop a new prosthetic leg by parachute to St Omer, a Luftwaffe base in occupied France. Galland stated in an interview that the aircraft dropped the leg after bombing Galland's airfield. Galland did not meet Bader again until mid-1945, when he arrived at RAF Tangmere as a prisoner of war. Bader escaped from the hospital where he was recovering by tying together sheets. Initially the "rope" did not reach the ground; with the help of another patient, he slid the sheet from under the comatose New Zealand pilot, Bill Russell of No. 485 Squadron, who had had his arm amputated the day before. Russell's bed was then moved to the window to act as an anchor. The plan worked initially. Bader completed the long walk to the safe house despite wearing a British uniform. Unfortunately for him, the plan was betrayed by a woman at the hospital. He hid in the garden when a German staff car arrived outside a house, but was found later. Over the next few years, Bader made himself a thorn in the side of the Germans. He often practised what the RAF personnel called "goon-baiting". He considered it his duty to cause as much trouble to the enemy as possible, much of which included escape attempts. He made so many escape attempts that the Germans threatened to take away his legs. In August 1942, Bader escaped with Johnny Palmer and three others from the camp at Stalag Luft III B in Sagan. Unluckily, a Luftwaffe officer of JG 26 was in the area. Keen to meet the Tangmere wing leader, he dropped by to see Bader, but when he knocked on his door, there was no answer. Soon the alarm was raised, and a few days later, Bader was recaptured. He was finally dispatched to the "escape-proof" Colditz Castle Oflag IV-C on August 18th, 1942, where he remained until April 15th, 1945 when it was liberated by the First United States Army.

After his return to Britain, Bader was given the honour of leading a victory flypast of 300 aircraft over London in June 1945. On July 1st, he was promoted to temporary wing commander. Bader was given the post of the Fighter Leader's School commanding officer. He received a promotion to war substantive wing commander on December 1st, and soon after was promoted to temporary group captain. Unfortunately for Bader, the fighter aircraft's roles had now expanded significantly and he spent most of his time instructing on ground attack and co-operation with ground forces. Also, Bader did not get on with the newer generation of squadron leaders who considered him to be "out of date". It is likely Bader would have stayed in the RAF for some time had his mentor Leigh-Mallory not been killed in an air crash in November 1944, such was the respect and influence he held over Bader, but Bader's enthusiasm for continued service in the RAF waned. In July 1946, Bader retired from the RAF with the rank of group captain to take a job at Royal Dutch Shell. Bader considered politics, and standing as a Member of Parliament for his home constituency in the House of Commons. He despised how the three main political parties used war veterans for their own political ends. Instead, he resolved to join Shell. He spent most of his time abroad flying around in a company-owned Percival Proctor and later a Miles Gemini. In September 1946, Bader was sent on a public relations mission for Shell around Europe and North Africa with United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) Lieutenant General James Doolittle, Doolittle having left active duty in January 1946. Bader's first wife, Thelma, developed throat cancer in 1967. Aware that her survival was unlikely, the two spent as much time with each other as possible. After a long battle, she died on January 24th, 1971, aged 64. Bader married Joan Murray on January 3rd, 1973. They spent the remainder of their lives in the village of Marlston, Berkshire. Bader campaigned vigorously for people with disabilities and set an example of how to overcome a disability. In June 1976, Bader was knighted for his services to disabled people. Bader died of a heart attack on September 5th, 1982 at the age of 72 in Chiswick, London. Afterwards On the 60th anniversary of Bader's last combat sortie, his widow Joan unveiled a statue at Goodwood, formerly RAF Westhampnett, the aerodrome from which he took off. The Douglas Bader Foundation was formed in honour of Bader in 1982 by family and friends many also former RAF pilots who had flown with Bader during the Second World War. One of Bader's artificial legs is kept by the RAF Museum at their warehouse in Stafford, and is not on public display.

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pastrygeckos · 3 years

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Me: man why would you ever want to live on Mars? It sucks there!

Bf: maybe they'll have an In-N-Out.

Me: of fuck I'll move to Mars for an In-N-Out. No, actually, you know what - none of the produce is ever going to be fresh because it has to get shipped over from earth.

Bf: oh yeah. Soggy burg.

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pinturas-sgm-aviacion · 4 years

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1942 07 08 JG27 Afrika Aces - Mark Postlethwaite

On the afternoon of 7 August 1942, four Bf 109s of II./JG 27 lifted off from the Gruppe’s base at Quotaifiya, on the Mediterranean coast road some 45 miles (72 km) west of El Alamein, for a routine freie Jagd (‘free-hunting’) patrol behindAllied lines. At the same time a solitary Bristol Bombay transport aircraft of No 216 Sqn was making the daily flight from Heliopolis to the frontlines in Egypt to pick up wounded soldiers and fly them back to hospitals in the Cairo area. At theforward landing strip at Burg-el-Arab, Sgt H G James, the 18-year-old pilot of the Bombay, was ordered to wait for a special passenger. This proved to Lt Gen William Gott, who just hours earlier had been appointed commander of the 8th Army, and now required transport back to Cairo for an urgent meeting to discuss his future responsibilities. The Bombay flights were usually made at low level – some 50 ft (15 metres) off the desert – to avoid the unwelcome attention of Luftwaffe fighters. However, on this occasion an overheating Bristol Pegasus XXII engine forced Sgt James to seek cooler air at 500 ft (150 metres). It was at this altitude that the lumbering transport was spotted south south-east of Alexandria by the Schwarm of Bf 109s, led by Oberfeldwebel Emil Clade, patrolling high above.Armed with only two Vickers machine guns, the Bombay was no match for the four fighters of 5./JG 27 swooping down on it like hawks from 20,000 ft (6000 metres). At Clade’s first burst of fire James attempted a forced landing, and as passengers and crew began to scramble from the still-moving machine, Unteroffizier Bernhard Schneider carried out a strafing run, killing all but one of those still inside. Among the 17 dead was Lt Gen Gott (whose nickname among the troops was, ironically, ‘Strafer’), the highest ranking British soldier to be killed by enemy fire in World War 2. The Bombay was the sole victim of this particular freie Jagd sweep, but this single kill had far-reaching consequences. The loss of Gott meant that a new commander had to be found for the 8th Army, and the officer chosen was the little-known Bernard Law Montgomery. He it was who led the Allies to victory in the historic Battle of El Alamein two months later, and who – risen to the rank of field marshal – accepted the final surrender of all German forces in north-west Europe on 4 May1945

#mark postlethwaite

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casualneonglitterpainterposts · 4 years

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“Let me show you Metro City like you’ve never seen before”

(This is the sequel to Let me teach you to skate)

Sorry if it is a bit long, but I hope you like it....

This is based off my 2003 version of Livian ^^

It had been a few weeks since Daichi’s beautiful “princess” had surprised him by teaching him how to ice skate and spending quality time with him. And now the only thing Daichi (Atlas) wanted to do now was pay back the favour and surprise her, especially since Livian was always there surprising others and making them all warm and happy inside.The only problem for Daichi was that he didn’t know what to surprise his “princess” with. Livian meant the world to him, so he really wanted to do something extra special for her but he just didn’t know what to do. The ideas that he’d thought up already just weren’t good enough for him, so he continued to ponder on what he could do to surprise Livian.

One evening Daichi (Atlas) just sat there on the roof top of the Tokugawa mansion, looking kinda down in the dumps, he couldn’t think of anything to surprise Livian with and all he wanted to do was something special in return. As he was flying back home, Astro saw Daichi sitting alone and looking a bit down. So he decided to go over to him and see what was wrong.

As he sat there feeling a bit blue, Daichi looked up to see his young friend Astro coming towards him, he just averted his eyes the other way and let out a bit of a sad sigh. Astro had made it over to his friend, he sat next to Daichi looking a little concerned…

Astro: “Hey, At.. I mean Daichi, what’s wrong?”…

Daichi (with a bit of a sad shaky tone in his voice) : “I-it doesn’t matter little brother. I-it’s nothing”

Astro looked at him sincerely and replied: “It can’t be nothing, something’s upsetting you. Please tell me, I wanna help you”

Daichi (sighing): “Very well then little brother, you see Livian had planned and done this really nice surprise for me a few weeks ago and it was really sweet and kind of her. But now I want to pay back the favour and plan something special for her..”

Astro: “Oh I see..”

Daichi (Continuing): “But so far, everything I thought of isn’t good enough. I mean Livy mean’s the world to me and she’s always going out of her way to make others smile, I just want to do something extra special for her, something to make her smile”…

Astro leant over and hugged Daichi.

Astro(still hugging him and sincerely smiling): “It’s alright Daichi, I know you’ll come up with something great. I think Livian would be happy with anything you come up with, she loves spending time with you. And hey it the thought that counts”

Daichi just sat there smiling and hugging Astro back.

Daichi: “Thank you little brother, you’re right. I’ll try not to worry so much, I’ll just wait until that great idea comes along”

Astro (smiling): “And when it does, I’m sure Livian will love it very much”.

The two got up off the the roof top ledge, Daichi thanked Astro once more and waved good bye as astro blasted off back towards his home. As he stood there he kept his little brother’s words in mind and decided to wait until that great idea would come along.

Another week went by and Daichi continued to wait for this great idea to pop into his head, but to not worry he kept himself busy by doing what he loves doing best- being cheekily flirtatious and hanging about with his princess when she had some free time.

Though one late afternoon/ early evening as he and his princess were walking through the park together back to their homes, Livian saw a flock of birds fly by. The two stopped to watch..

As Livian watched the birds fly about together she looked a bit sad..

Livian (sighing to herself and looking a bit sad): “ Someday I’ll fly up in the sky like them. Some day.”

Daichi could see how upset his princess was, he looked at her with sorrowful eyes. He knew how badly Livian dreamt of flying up in the air- she couldn’t fly like Astro, Epsilon or himself- Livian was built to be the fastest robot in Metro City that could fly across land by foot, not to fly in the air.

Suddenly, that’s when it hit him, the great surprise idea he’d been dying to find. Daichi decided to pay his princess back for her lovely surprise she had for him by surprising Livy and showing her parts of Metro City like she’s never seen before. He would for fill her dream to fly through the air and in the only way he knew how.

After spending the last two days coming up with and planning out his surprise for his princess, Daichi (Atlas) gave his princess a call and told her to meet up with him tonight at the old statue in the middle of Central park, oh and also to be in battle form.

Of course Livy agreed, she couldn’t wait to meet up with her naughty red-headed BF tonight and spend some time with him.

Later that night, Atlas (Daichi) (in his battle form) awaited the arrival of his princess by the old statue in the park. He stood there with his arms crossed and his back leaning against the statue as he waited. Though he didn’t have to wait long at all, she came zipping through the park and arrived there at the statue in no time - what can you say she’s the fastest robot in Metro City.

Atlas leant forward off of the statue and walked up and over to greet his battle beauty princess. Livian smiled and greeted her bad boy BF with a big warm loving hug. Then out excitement she asked:

Livian (All cheeky and excited): “So Mr.Tough Guy, what’s this meet up all about, hmm?”

Atlas (Smirking): “Well my princess it’s a surprise and I don’t want to ruin it for you”.

Livian (still excited and sincerely smiling): “Aww, ok then”.

Atlas smiled, then he gently took his princess by the hand. Pulling her along as the two walked together through the park under the starry night sky. The two made their way down to the lake where they sat down under a tree and looked out into the beautiful night sky and at the splendid full moon.

As Livian rested her head against his chest and gazed upon at the stars, Atlas looked at his princess sincerely smiling. With his arm gently wrapped around her waist, he then carefully sat up and softly spoke…

Atlas: “ Hey Livy, come with me. I want to show you my surprise”

Livian (siting up and leaning against his shoulder, she smiled): “Oh, ok then”.

They stood up, he held her by the hands and sincerely looked into her beautiful crystal blue eyes and spoke from his heart.

Atlas: “ Livy, I know how much you’ve always dreamt of flying and just being up in the sky. So I thought maybe I could help do that for you…”

Her eyes widened a little and her rosy cheeks were getting a little redder.

Atlas (taking a deep breath and slowly releasing, replied): “What I’m trying to say Livian is let me show you Metro City like you’ve never seen before. Let me take you up in the air and show you what it’s like to fly”…

She stood there holding his hands speechless, her face was all rosy red and her eyes began to well up with tears of joy, slowly trickling down her face as she gave Atlas the most heartfelt smile.

Livian: “ Y-You would do that.. f-for me?”

As he lovingly smiled at his princess and gently wiped away the happy tears trickling down her soft delicate face, he replied:

Atlas: “ Of course Livy, you are my princess and I would do anything to make you smile”.

Livian let her fingers slip out of his hands, she then tightly wrapped them around his upper waist hugging him gratefully as she let more tears of joy trickle down her face once more. Atlas just smiled and held her there in his arms as his princess hugged him.

A few minutes later, they gently let go of one another, then without her know abouts Atlas cheekily picked up his princess and held her in his arms bridal style. This freaked out and startled poor Livy a little since she can be a bit jumpy when he or others do stuff like that to her.

She sat their in his arms for a moment, all flustered, cute and a little pouty. Atlas smirked at her a little.

Livian: “ Atlas don’t do that. You know I can get a bit jumpy”.

Atlas (a bit smirky and smiling): “ Aww I’m sorry my princess, but I gotta take you up in the sky some how”.

Livian (rolling her eyes and smiling): “Alright then, next time just let me know you’re going to pick me up before you do it”.

Atlas just smiled and gently kissed her forehead- :” Ok then Livy. Now just hold on tight to me”.

Livian (in a cheeky and flirtatious tone): “Oki doki, but you better not drop me Atlas or you’re in big trouble”.

Atlas (cheekily raising his brow at her): “I wouldn’t dare drop you Livy. Now are you holding on tight?”

Livian (rolling her eyes and smiling): “Yes, I am”.

Atlas: “Alright then, here we go”.

Then all of a sudden he flew up and off the ground into the night sky with his princess in his arms. Livian clung onto him and closed her eyes for a moment, his sudden take off into the air startled and freaked her out a little…

Atlas looked down at his slightly frightened princess with her eyes tightly closed. He just lovingly smirked at her and replied:

“Come on Livy it’s alright now, we’re off the ground. You can open your eyes now”.

Livian was a little hesitant at first, she opened one eye and quickly closed it, then she opened them both. Her eyes widened and her face was glowing with surprise. She was really up in the air, flying in the sky and she could finally see how beautiful Metro City looked from up in the air.

From up in the sky Metro City looked like a beautiful snow globe, all the twinkling lights from the street and buildings, the people walking by now resembling ants from up in the sky and the warm, welcoming aesthetic from the scenery and landscape that surrounded their beautiful city.

Livian (taking in the view): “I-It’s so beautiful and breath taking, well you know what I mean”.

Atlas (smiling at his princess): “ I do Livy, but you haven’t seen nothing yet, this is just the tip of the ice burg”.

Still holding on tight onto Atlas, Livian took in the beautiful view as Atlas flew her around to the most beautiful places in Metro City that he knew of. She enjoyed each sight he took her to, Livian loved being up in the sky and especially in the comfort of her bad boy BF’s arms. Occasionally, as she looked at the view, Livian looked up at Atlas and just lovingly smiled at him- she was ever so grateful for what he’d done for her tonight..

As she looked at the city from up above and focused on the view below, Atlas would look at his princess- it really touched his heart to see how happy and delighted she was. It made him feel good and warm inside that he could help for fill Livian’s one true dream. Atlas then stopped in the sky for a moment, out of curiosity Livy looked up at him:

Livian: “What’s the matter Atlas?”

Atlas (with a warm heartfelt smile): “ Nothing Livy, I just thought maybe we could have a moment”.

She just smiled and rested her head against his chest and snuggled into him. Atlas rested his head against hers and cuddled her back. The two just snuggled together as he hovered in the beautiful night sky.

He then gently lifted his head off hers and whispered:

Atlas( a little blushie): “H-Hey Livy, Can I take you some where special?”

Livian (all cute and slightly blushie): “ Oh, um sure Atlas, I would love to”.

Atlas (cutely smiling): “Ok then. Close your eyes Livy”.

Livian: “If you say so then” and she softly closed her eyes.

Livian held on tight once more as Atlas flew of into the night sky. He flew her to the tallest building in Metro city. The view from the roof top was absolutely beautiful and he knew his princess would love it so much. He landed on the rooftop, Livian still kept her eyes closed. Atlas then slowly and gently put her foot first down on the ground, he then carefully guided her over to the railing.

Livian (being cheeky): “Can I open my eyes yet?”

Atlas (holding onto Livian’s arm): “Not yet Livy”.

Livian( being cheeky again asked): ‘How about now Mr. Tough Guy?”

Atlas (shaking his head and rolling his eyes cheekily): “ Just wait Livy, trust me”.

The two made it over to the railing. Atlas then let go of Livian’s arm gently, then he smiled:

Atlas: “You can open your eyes now my princess”.

Livian (with an excited smile): “Ok then”.

When she opened them, she was truly surprised at the spectacular view. The buildings and everything lit up and gleamed like diamonds- it was so beautiful. she stood there slouched, and rested her arms on the railing with her cheeks resting in the palm of her hands. Livian had never realised how beautiful Metro City was at night and now she had finally seen the true beauty of the city at night from way up high.

Livy looked over her shoulder to Atlas behind her, he stood there sincerely smiling at his princess. Livy turned herself away from the railing and walked up to Atlas (he was about five foot apart from her). She looked into his beautiful green eyes sincerely and tenderly- causing him to blush a little. Livian got real close to Atlas, he was quite rosy red in the cheeks now. Livy then standing on her tippy toes, leant forward and lovingly kissed him on the lips…

After kissing her bad boy BF, Livian wrapped her arms around him and rested her head against his shoulder. Then she softly whispered:

Livian: “Thank you Atlas, for everything. What you did for me tonight was really sweet and it means a lot to me”.

He wrapped his arms around her and whispered back:

Atlas: “ You’re welcome my princess, and hey it’s the least I could do after what you did for me”.

Livian lovingly smiled and snuggled Atlas some more. The two went back over to the the railing, taking in the beautiful view and enjoying one another's company.

An hour and a half later, Atlas picked up his princess once more-making sure to tell her before hand though and took her back with him to the Tokugawa mansion. When the two got back there, they transformed back into their human forms.

Daichi (Atlas) then took his princess by the hand and started walking down the hallway quietly.

Livian a little puzzled asked: “ Daichi where are we going?”

He turned his head back towards her smiling and replied: “I thought we could spend the rest of the night watching some movies in my den”.

Livian (cutesy blushing and smiling): “ Oh, ok. Sounds good to me”.

Daichi just smiled and cutesy blushed back a little too.

When they got down to his den, the two sat on the couch and snuggled together. They ended a lovely evening outing with some good old action and comedy movies.

As the two snuggled and watched movies late into the night, Livian felt herself drift off to sleep. The poor girl had warn herself out having all that fun with her bad boy BF. She fell sound asleep with her head resting on his chest and her arms around his waist. Daichi looked down at his sleeping princess, he gently pulled the blanket over her a bit more and smiled at her sincerely.

Daichi was glad that his princess had a wonderful time tonight, he loved seeing his princess happy, her warm loving smile always made him feel all warm and tingly inside. Not long after he turned off the movie , Daichi fell asleep with Livian by his side.

He fell asleep knowing he helped his princess for fill her dream to fly and that he got to spend more time with Livian too.

THE END <3 !!!!!

#Astro Boy #astroboy 2003 #atlas x livian #livian #livian astro boy #livian 2003 #daichi #daichi tokugawa #atlas #atlas astro boy #fan fiction #my original content

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bspolink1348 · 2 years

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Les nouveautés de la semaine (13/12/2021)

À la une : L'interdit de l'inceste à travers les sociétés / Maurice Godelier

Cote de rangement : GN 480 .25 G 263375 / Domaine : Sociologie

« En quoi consiste l’inceste ? Est-il l’objet d’une prohibition universelle ? Cette interdiction concerne-t-elle les seules parentés « biologiques » ou s’étend-elle aux diverses parentés « sociales », comme celles qui se tissent aujourd’hui dans les familles dites recomposées mais qui existent aussi dans beaucoup d’autres sociétés ?

Cette prohibition joue un rôle fondamental dans le fonctionnement des multiples systèmes de parenté étudiés de par le monde. Mais d’où vient-elle ? Peut-on penser, avec Claude Lévi-Strauss, que l’interdit de l’inceste marque à lui seul le passage de la nature à la culture ? Et comment comprendre, alors, la tension persistante entre l’interdit proclamé, institutionnalisé, et la pratique incestueuse qui, partout, demeure ?

Voyage dans l’espace et dans le temps, cette réflexion met en évidence un fait essentiel, le caractère spontanément asocial et indifférencié de la sexualité humaine et la nécessité d’une régulation sociale de cette spontanéité. Il met ainsi en lumière les principaux enseignements de l’anthropologie sur la question de l’inceste, fait social majeur et aujourd’hui d’une actualité brûlante.

Anthropologue de réputation mondiale, médaillé d’or du CNRS, Prix international Alexander von Humboldt en sciences sociales, Maurice Godelier est l’auteur, entre autres classiques, de La Production des Grands Hommes (1982), des Métamorphoses de la parenté (2004) et de L’Imaginé, l’imaginaire et le symbolique (2015). » - Quatrième de couverture

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Gestion

Lean & leadership : entretiens avec des leaders Lean : de la startup à la multinationale, des histoires de patrons et de Lean / Cécile Roche

Cote de rangement : HD 58 .9 R 263366

Entrepreneurship as networking : mechanisms, dynamics, practices, and strategies / Tom Elfring, Kim Klyver, and Elco van Burg

Cote de rangement : HB 615 E 263387

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Sciences politiques

L'alt-right : de Berkeley à Christchurch / Simon Ridley

Cote de rangement : E 184 R 263365

Analytic activism : digital listening and the new political strategy / David Karpf

Cote de rangement : JA 85 K 263373

Using technology, building democracy : digital campaigning and the construction of citizenship / Jessica Baldwin-Philippi

Cote de rangement : JK 2281 B 263381

Écrire au président : enquête sur le guichet de l'Élysée / Julien Fretel, Michel Offerlé

Cote de rangement : JN 2665 F 263374

Voter par temps de crise : portraits d'électrices et d'électeurs ordinaires / sous la direction de Éric Agrikoliansky, Philippe Aldrin et Sandrine Lévêque

Cote de rangement : JN 2959 V 263379

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Économie

Quand la connerie économique prend le pouvoir / Jacques Généreux

Cote de rangement : HB 173 G 263367

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Sociologie

Preacher woman : a critical look at sexism without sexists / Katie Lauve-Moon

Cote de rangement : BV 676 L 263368

Correspondance (1897-1927) / Henri Hubert et Marcel Mauss

Cote de rangement : HM 479 .H834 H 263372

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Communication

Abundance : on the experience of living in a world of information plenty / Pablo J. Boczkowski

Cote de rangement : HN 270 B 263369

Essential public affairs for journalists / James Morrison

Cote de rangement : JN 324 M 263370

Asking and telling in conversation / Anita Pomerantz

Cote de rangement : P 95 .45 P 263388

Le pouvoir rhétorique : apprendre à convaincre et à décrypter les discours / Clément Viktorovitch

Cote de rangement : P 301 V 263377

Provincialiser la langue : langage et colonialisme / Cécile Canut

Cote de rangement : PC 3680 C 263380

Journalism (research) that matters / edited by Valérie Bélair-Gagnon, Nikki Usher

Cote de rangement : PN 4784 .R38 J 263386

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Philosophie

Rationalité : ce qu'est la pensée rationnelle et pourquoi nous en avons plus que jamais besoin / Steven Pinker

Cote de rangement : BF 441 P 263371

An introduction to proof theory : normalization, cut-elimination, and consistency proofs / Paolo Mancosu, Sergio Galvan, Richard Zach

Cote de rangement : QA 9 .54 M 263385

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Développement

The dynamics of the social worker-client relationship / Joseph Walsh

Cote de rangement : HV 41 W 263376

Choosing the future : technology and opportunity in communities / Karen Mossberger, Caroline J. Tolbert, and Scott J. LaCombe

Cote de rangement : HN 90 M 263378

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Sciences du travail

Santé psychologique au travail et Covid-19 : le pouvoir des bonnes pratiques / Christophe Nguyen, Jean-Pierre Brun

Cote de rangement : HF 5548 .8 N 263382

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Finance

L'investissement à impact : la finance au service d'une société meilleure / Lionel Melka

Cote de rangement : HG 4515 .13 M 263383

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Médecine

In the aftermath of the pandemic : interpersonal psychotherapy for anxiety, depression, and PTSD / John C. Markowitz

Cote de rangement : RC 489 M 263384

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Tous ces ouvrages sont exposés sur le présentoir des nouveautés de la BSPO. Ceux-ci pourront être empruntés à domicile à partir du 3 janvier 2022.

#Sociologie #Gestion #SciencesPolitiques #Economie #communication #Philosophie #Développement #SciencesDuTravail #Finance #Médecine

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nebris · 4 years

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On the afternoon of 7 August 1942, four Bf 109s of II./JG 27 took off from the Gruppe’s base at Quotaifiya, on the Mediterranean coast road some 45 miles (72 km) west of El Alamein, for a routine Freie Jagd (‘free-hunting’) patrol behind allied lines. At the same time, a solitary Bristol Bombay transport aircraft of No 216 Sqn was making the daily flight from Heliopolis to the frontlines in Egypt to pick up wounded soldiers and fly them back to hospitals in the Cairo area. At the forward landing strip at Burg-el-Arab, Sgt H.G James, the 18-year-old pilot of the Bombay, was ordered to wait for a special passenger. This proved to Lt Gen William Gott, who just hours earlier had been appointed commander of the 8th Army, and now required transport back to Cairo for an urgent meeting to discuss his future responsibilities. The Bombay flights were usually made at a low level – some 50 ft (15 metres) off the desert – to avoid the unwelcome attention of Luftwaffe fighters. However, on this occasion, an overheating Bristol Pegasus XXII engine forced Sgt James to seek cooler air at 500 ft (150 metres). It was at this altitude that the lumbering transport was spotted south-south-east of Alexandria by the Schwarm of Bf 109s, led by Oberfeldwebel Emil Clade, patrolling high above. Armed with only two Vickers machine guns, the Bombay was no match for the four fighters of 5./JG 27 swooping down on it like hawks from 20,000 ft (6000 metres).

At Clade’s first burst of fire, James attempted a forced landing, and as passengers and crew began to scramble from the still-moving machine, Unteroffizier Bernhard Schneider carried out a strafing run, killing all but one of those still inside. Among the 17 dead was Lt Gen Gott (whose nickname among the troops was, ironically, ‘Strafer’), the highest-ranking British soldier to be killed by enemy fire in World War 2. The Bombay was the sole victim of this particular Freie Jagd sweep, but this single kill had far-reaching consequences.

The loss of Gott meant that a new commander had to be found for the 8th Army, and the officer chosen was the little-known Bernard Law Montgomery. He was who led the Allies to victory in the historic Battle of El Alamein two months later, and who – risen to the rank of field marshal – accepted the final surrender of all German forces in north-west Europe on 4 May 1945. JG27 Afrika Aces by Mark Postlethwaite

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bunnywithouthoney · 4 years

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My list:

I think that the thing that pushes me the most to start losing weight at the moment is the fact I don't feel like myself. I feel like things around me aren't working the way I want them to and it's time to make a change. (I'm aware that pert of having an ed is about feeling the need to control things in my life, weight for example, but it's not exactly my case) I gained weight for the past few months, since me and my bf got together... he made me feel so comfortable in my own skin, he made my bulimia ho away like it never was there. So did my binge eating, it just disappeared. And that is amazing, stop caring that much about my food intake and being anxious about my weight. But the problem started when the stress of high school hit ones again, making me not notice what I eat or how much. So I gained, something like 4 kilograms, which is a lot to me.

Background story: when I was 15 I started losing weight, at the beginning I weighted 93 kilograms, after a few months of bulimia and gym I was 73 and than came the anorexia... lot's of tumblr and thinspo and skipping meals and starving. So at the end of September 2018 I weighted 65. Then me and my grandparents went to a trip to France, and I came back 73. During the school year I tried to get rid of ana, she was stuck in my head and made me miserable. Every bite I took made me feel bad so I went and burged. But I got rid of her, and by March 2019 I started loosing weight again, with tumblr, but not as depressed and selfhating as the first time. In June I went on a vacation to Cuprus with my family, my weight was 65 again. When I came back, I weighedthe same, which was super exciting and amazing to me. (Tho back then I was bulimic, in everyway possible) Till September 2019 came around I weighted around 72 kilograms, and honestly it didn't bother me much. I didn't feel like my worth was depending on my weight, because it wasn't. I knew people love me for me and not how much fat I have on my bones.

On November I started dating my bf, and as months went by, he made me recognize ones again who I am, and how I should be treated, an amazing thing that made me stop doubting my self worth. And till now, he makes me feel this way. I'm great full for that, for him.

And we had a deal, I don't starve myself. We all know ed make u hide them from your closest people, ot makes you lie and betrayes the trust of those people. And we don't want to have that with him. And I gave him my word, that I wouldn't. And I meant it.

(((Also, I started taking birth control, which is the major reason I started gaining wheight recently.

And now? I weigh around 75 kilograms.

The thing is, I don't feel myself in this body.

I'm the girl who rocks so many different stylish outfits,

I'm the girl dragging all the eyes after her as soon she walks in a room.

I'm the sweet girl everyone trust and adores.

I'm the girl that brings home good grades and good news.

I want to be able to fit into one size fits all clothing without worrying.

I'm the girl whos boyfriend is always feels like he's so lucky to have.

I'm amazing, and it's time to make my body much my soul.

This is not only a "lose weight thing" but a number of changes I'm making, starting from weight loss, to studies, to improving myself as a human being.

This is me, motivating myself to take my potential and but it into practice, and you can come along...

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noheroes-allowed · 4 years

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philly 11.10

it’s always sunny :)

fuck being away from Ithaca messes with my brain. like I forget all about school and get out of the campus bubble. and realize that I really did not make college fun for myself.

I love chinatown. I was really insecure speaking chinese because they could probably tell I’m not fluent. but I still loved it. I felt proud when I could answer back to them. I also completely splurged on bakery items when I said I would try to control myself. all the cash I had in my wallet has just been going to bakery food. dinner was nice too. I wish I had more duck though. like I wish I could’ve bought a whole ass duck. but it would’ve been impractical because it would’ve been too much. I got tofu and fish instead. it was pretty good and when they brought out the bowl I thought it was too much but I practically finished it. oops.

fuck I’m so tired. I’m gonna finish this tomorrow.

back. we bought a mango smoothie and a passion fruit drink. I kept thinking the mango was going to taste like peach for some reason. I wish we put less vodka in the smoothie bc I kinda liked it. I wish we left earlier too. but I guess if we left earlier we wouldn’t have met tom and berry? idk. it worked out though bc we snuck onto the balcony. also when tom and berry came into the kitchen my face was hella red. and I didn’t want them to see how tipsy I was so I didn’t talk to them besides pointing out the wine opener in the sink. even though I thought berry was cute oops

lmao laughing at myself for going I’m not rich and then changing my mind in like .2 seconds and spending $55. it’s ok though bc I’ve been wearing it the past two days oops. everyone was so young at the concert too. like a lot of them looked like high schoolers. there were so many people already there. like I think they were lined up since the afternoon bc there was a tiny crowd in the background of the bon iver poster photo I took in front of union transfer. lmao I really thought this was the concert I would be front row in but I couldn’t have been more wrong. I felt bad squeezing through people already there oof. I wish we bought vip.

but I’m so glad we snuck onto the balcony. ryan and stella were nice. lmao ryan was trying to give me advice on school and I was just like oops looks like I can never escape. he had good intentions though and his advice was good about cs minor and masters. I think they said they’d been dating for four years. he’s meche and she’s nursing. they bought us hard apple cider but it spilled. sad.

charlie burg was good. I listened to a couple of his songs on spotify and liked his vibe. but spotify only said he would be at the boston show so I didn’t expect him to be there. he’s 21 and lanky. I’m listening to his stuff now and like his first album over his third so far.

JEREMY. omfg the concert was so fucking short. jeremy why would you do this to me. I’m sad he didn’t play every day. SO fucking close but he chose to play circles instead. which is funny that I’m a little jealous about bc circles was like in my top 3 over the summer. also prepping for the concert made me love wildfire and better off. and fucking oh mexico. some of my videos didn’t turn out well bc the lighting was off but at least I have audio. can’t believe he touched their hands. can’t believe that girl got to hold his mic. gah. I screamed so fucking hard and slammed the railing with my hands so fucking much. I apologize retroactively to ryan and stella for being annoying lmao.

fuckkk last sunday was so fun. like there was just so much fun in the span of such a short time.

I’m so happy my friend knocked on their door. I wanted to drink wine with them since they got back to the airbnb but I didn’t think they would be so welcoming. I ate two of their oreos and one of my pastries. we played mario party and I came in last. I played as boo again like that one time over the summer. and then they kept calling me boo and it was so funny. I tried doing math and calculating expected values of the dice each character had but I was too drunk and couldn’t add lmao. it was really fun when I won mini games and tom was like how is boo winning. I bet she lied about not playing before. I stole tom’s coins with a special object. the extra bad luck space redistributed 30 coins from me and I said it was like socialism. my friend said something and then berry said no you’re perfect. so wholesome. and then later she was like oh I can fit my hand in a pringles can but I thought everyone could do that. but berry tried and was like yeah I can eventually. it’s like sex. and then in my mind I was like haha that’s not wholesome. they spent like $60 something on their airbnb and had a bigger room than us. and we said it was unfair and they asked how much we spent and she said $7 and they were like bitch wtf. omg

also I was kinda bummed when the game ended and tom said he would take a shot and then go to bed. and then me and berry were conspiring by the door to get the other two to hang out more. ahh. we got orange juice but it was moldy lmao. there’s orange juice downstairs in the fridge. would you tell on us if we drank it. how would you even tell like leave a note. ahh. berry was ready to go to a corner store to get soda but I hate soda so he was gonna get juice. the place had a latino owner apparently or something so me and tom were like oops looks like we can’t go. in reality though I just didn’t want to get dressed lol.

tom and berry say I fit my personality well. or I’m very sure about my personality. I don’t remember how they worded it but. they also said I would survive a horror movie. they asked if I had a bf and I said I didn’t but I was trying lol. and then I was like wait no I’m not even trying. and they were like one day you’re gonna get a guy who appreciates you. who is gonna like your personality and go up to you and think you’re cute. and you’re not even gonna need to try. bc not trying ends up better than why you do and try too hard. I said my acne doesn’t help and tom was like I didn’t even notice your acne. which hm. we were drunk but they were nice. berry went outside for a smoke and he smelled like cigarettes and I kinda like it. for some reason I’ve been liking that smell recently. tom was really tall when we hugged lmao how does it feel to have such a smaller person hug you. like it’ll just feel like a scrawny child. idk I’m glad we all met.

the city that does sleep.

#remarks #where are their parents??#oh theyre right here #also omg my drunk ass #forgot to pack my underwear in my bag #so i lost a pair #im so sorry to whoever finds it

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airmanisr · 5 years

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Supermarine Spitfire IXb ‘MH434 / ZD-B’ (G-ASJV)

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Supermarine Spitfire IXc ‘MH434 / ZD-B’ (G-ASJV) by Alan Wilson Via Flickr: c/n CBAF IX.522. RAF serial ‘MH434’ Belgian Air Force serial ‘SM-41’ Operated by The Old Flying Machine Co, in genuine 222sqn markings. 2015 Flying Legends Airshow. Duxford, Cambridgeshire, UK. 12-7-2015 The following info is from the Flying Legends website:- “Air tested by the legendary Alex Henshaw in early August 1943, the illustrious history of this much loved aircraft then continued service with 222 Sqn. MH434 was was flown in combat by South African pilot Flt. Lt. Henry Lardner-Burke, DFC, with seven and a half kills, three damaged. On the 27th August 1943 in the St Omar area over France, Lardner-Burke shot down a Focke-Wulf FW-190 and damaged a second during a mission to escort USAAF B-17 bombers. On the 5th September 1943 Lardner-Burke and MH434 shot down another FW-190 in the Nieuport area, and on the 8th September 1943 claimed a half share in the downing of a Messerschmitt Bf-109G in Northern France. Later flown by Flt. Sgt. (later Wing Co) Bill Burge who declared it to be ‘the perfect Spitfire’. Post war service was seen with both the Dutch and Belgian air forces before finally returning home to civilian life. Ray Hanna began his outstanding partnership with MH434 in 1970 and it has been operated by his OFMCo since 1983. She remains the jewel in the company’s crown.”

#Supermarine Spitfire #aircraft

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avatarem · 7 years

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Happy birthday Em, if you and your bf ever stop by fanimecon one year, i'll treat you two to some burgs!

Aww thank you!! Where is that con? I'd love to try and go

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stuartmoss · 7 years

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Vienna: A Detailed City Tour - Austria, April 2017

On this detailed city tour of Vienna, (which is the capital and largest city of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria), you will be taken on a journey through streets, parks, gardens, past and within stunning buildings and immersed in the culture of what is truly an amazing city.

Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.8 million (2.6 million within the metropolitan area, nearly one third of Austria's population), and is Austria's cultural, economic, and political centre. To read more about Vienna, click here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vienna .

This film features views of the following locations, features and places: Vienna Hauptbahnhof, Star Inn Premium, Gerhard-Bronner-Strasße, Karl-Popper-Strasße, Arsenal, Schweizer Garten, Landstrasßer Gürtel, Belvederegarten, Belvedere Palace, Unteres Belvedere, Rennweg, Marokkanergasse, Veithgasse, Russian Orthodox Church, Zaunergasse, Hochstrahlbrunnen, Schwarzenbergplatz, Heldendenkmal der Roten Armee (Heroes Monument of the Red Army), Schwarzenberg-Denkmal, Georg Raphael Donner statue, Karlsplatz, Karlskirche, Technical University of Vienna, Josef Ressel statue, Secession Contemporary Art Museum, Marc Anton statue by Arthur Strasse, Museumsplatz, MuseumsQuartier, Volkstheater, Museumstrasße, Ferdinand Raimund statue, Bundesministerium fuür Justiz, Palais Auersperg, Grete-Rehor-Park, Reichsratsstrasße, Austrian Parliament Building, Rathaus (City Hall), Lichtenfelsgasse, Rathausplatz, Universitätsring, Burgtheater, Schottenkirche, Austriabrunnen, Wipplingerstrasße, Am Hof, Kohlmarkt, Graben, Katholische Kirche St. Peter, Jungferngasse, Wiener Pestaule (Column of the Trinity), Graben, Goldschmiedgasse, Katholische Kirche Domherrenhof, Stephansplatz, Bräunerstraße, Michaelerplatz, Katholische Kirche St. Michael, Hofburg Palace, Käiser Franz I statue, Heldenplatz, Neue Burg, Prinz Eugen, Burgring, Museum of Natural History, Maria-Theresian-Platz, Empress Maria Theresia monument, Kunsthistoriches Museum Wien, Praterstern Bf, Praterstern, Robert Stolz memorial, Prater Amusement Park and its rides, including the Vienna Riesenrad and the Liliputbahn, Kaisermuühlen VIC Bf, Schottentor Bf, Schottenring, Universitätsring, Sigmund-Freud-Park, Votivkirche, Währinger Strasße, Donau City, DC Tower, 57 Restaurant and Lounge, Neue Donau, River Danube, Ernst Happel Stadium, Donau-City-Strasße, Donauturm, and Donau Park.

This film was taken as part of a week long break in central Europe, in which I visited both Bratislava and Vienna, Austria making extensive films of both capital cities, and staying in three different hotels, of which I also made full video reviews. I travelled from Bratislava to Vienna by boat, and then back again by train, staying three nights in each city. To see all of these films, please click on the links below:

Landing at Bratislava - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mus0zzvSz8E .

Views Around Bratislava - https://youtu.be/Sdm_pMI__14 .

Review: Hotel Devin - https://youtu.be/atkCi0jwF0g .

Views Around Vienna - https://youtu.be/kXDWQHkvjK8 .

Vienna Hauptbahnhof - https://youtu.be/rMz-9Uw0wro .

Vienna Karlskirche - https://youtu.be/WPirQClpw7c .

Vienna Prater Amusement Park - https://youtu.be/WsRMUbuAEZc .

Vienna Donauaturm - https://youtu.be/U5bK83gBijc

Hotel Review: Star Inn Premium, Vienna Hauptbahnhof - https://youtu.be/l1PTFT2fn_I .

Hotel Review: Lindner Hotel, Bratislava - https://youtu.be/_4N66C9n3PM .

Take-off from Bratislava Airport - https://youtu.be/ABELF_Xcg4g .

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