tf2 mercs and the smokes i think they would pick up from a gas station. source: i work at a gas station
reasonings below the cut:
scout: i chose newport red shorts for him because i feel like he would think menthol is for losers. newports to me are a very. basic cigarette. the layman's cig. i also find newports, especially red newports to be a little nasty lol. also i dont see him as much of a cigarette smoker but i do think he smokes every once in a while, esp if hes really stressed out or had a bad match. his 1 box will last him a few months. after a while i think he would switch to newport gold shorts, as theyre lighter.
soldier: i know theres a lot of art of soldier smoking cigars, esp blue soldier. while i don't disagree with that notion, i dont think hes coming into a convenience store and picking up a pack of cigarillos. i went with lucky strike red shorts because theyre an All American cigarette and have been around forever. theyre on the cheaper side as well and he smokes them in Emesis Blue. i didn't go with american spirits because theyre advertised as an "organic" cigarette, and i feel that he would find that to be pretentious and an overall turn off. also american spirits are more expensive.
pyro: i dont think pyro is a tobacco smoker. if the pyro is smoking anything its going to be weed wrapped in a banana backwoods. banana is one of the more strange flavors backwoods has, and i feel like they would go for something on the fruitier side. i also chose backwoods because backwoods fucking rule and the shits look like twigs bc theyre full leaf wraps. i also feel like they would choose banana because none of the other mercs would want to smoke that.
demo: with demo it was more a process of elimination than anything. i dont think he's a cigarette smoker. so i went with a cigarillo because i can so very clearly see him smoking one. i don't think he would go for swishers as a lot of them are fruity, and that doesn't seem up demo's alley. i went with white owl sweets because theyre simple and straight forward, and i feel he would like a pack of sweets. to be honest, im a little shaky on this one, but i don't think anything else would suit him besides like. game greens. to be fair, i don't think he smokes much, and would probably go for something higher quality and hand wrapped if he was smoking a cigar. overall he would get these if he needed something quick and cheap.
heavy: idk about other stores but my store has 1 million dorals and nobody is buying them except for maybe one person every 6 months. heavy is that person. if heavy is smoking anything he's smoking light 100s because i can't see him smoking or liking a rich or full flavor cigarette. also dude is big so he's not getting shorts because they're too small and will be gone in two seconds. these smokes are a mystery to me; i have no idea of the quality or price range. but in my mind i can see him coming up to my counter, asking for these, and leaving without a word.
engie: i almost went with marlboro southern cut for this guy but it felt too on the nose, even if i think he would enjoy the smoke of those. i went with honey bourbon backwoods instead. the flavor seems right up his alley, and i can clearly see him asking for these at a convenience store. as to what he does with them... i can see him smoking them as they come in the package, or using them as a wrap. overall engie looks like he drinks good whiskey, and these cigars look like good whiskey. well... bourbon.
medic: i had a hard time deciding what medic would smoke and went thru all the brands i know of. at first i discounted marlboro because of how commonly bought they are, figuring he would smoke something weirder. but when i came back to it i had figured he would enjoy menthols, and i landed on marlboro menthol blue 100s. he wouldn't go for full flavor, as they would irritate his throat. i feel like smoking these shits would be like sipping cold water after having mint gum. i mean, they're described as "smooth" and "cool." medic is smoking basically spearmint and cold water, but not enough to the point of where he's buying a pack of marlboro ice and its variants of gum package looking cigs.
sniper: i chose cheyenne menthols for him because to me sniper looks like he loves old school shit. the youngest person i have seen come in and buy these has been maybe 40. i don't think he would go for a basic cigarette. cheyennes are box cigars, and a box of these goes for under $3, and typically have more tobacco in them. i feel as if he would enjoy that as well as menthol full flavor, and the smokes themselves are brown instead of white. i can see him smoking a brown looking cigarette so clearly. also the packaging has an outdoorsy look to it lol. basically, i just Know he would go for these. if he was going to go for anything else, he might smoke camel menthol wides. he would also pick up zig zag unbleached cones for his joints.
spy: look we all know spy is smoking that hoity-toity imported french bullshit but if for whatever reason he had to pick up a pack a cigs from a mobil or something it would be parliament blue 100s. i already think he smokes 100s in general, and would go for parliaments because theyre expensive. where im from they sell for like $13 a pack and its always dudes in suits and/or gold chains asking for these things. the packaging isn't an issue here as spy keeps them in a case, but i don't feel like he would turn up his nose at it. overall these are his best option for a gas station cig.
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Bracket Announcement!
The final 64 songs that will be in the bracket have been decided! In no particular order, they are:
Showtime by Madame Macabre
You Can't Escape Me by CK9C
Night 4 from The Five Nights At Freddy's Musical
Labyrinth by CG5
Expectations by DHeusta
You Belong Here by JT Music
The Puppet Song by TryHardNinja
Circus Of The Dead by TryHardNinja
Salvaged by NateWantsToBattle
Never Be Alone by Shadrow
Drawn To The Bitter by DHeusta
Creepin' Towards The Door by Griffinilla
Just An Attraction by TryHardNinja
Follow Me by TryHardNinja
Dead But Not Buried by TryHardNinja
Not Here All Night by DAGames
We Don't Bite by JT Music
Afton Family by KryFuZe
Sweet Dreams by Aviators
Dream Your Dream by TryHardNinja
Stay Calm by Griffinilla
Daddy's Little Monsters by TryHardNinja
Mechanical Instinct by Aviators
Another Five Nights by JT Music
We Want Out by DAGames
Nightmare By Design by TryHardNinja
Break My Mind by DAGames
Too Far by CK9C
Bonnie's Mixtape by Griffinilla
I Got No Time by The Living Tombstone
Make This Puppet Proud by Adam Hoek
They'll Keep You Running by CK9C
Fazbear Family by The Stupendium
Built In The 80s by Griffinilla
A Pizza The Action by The Stupedium
I Can't Fix You by The Living Tombstone
Join Us For A Bite by JT Music
FNAF 1 Song by The Living Tombstone
Our Little Horror Story by Aviators
Back Together by The Stupendium
Dance To Forget by TryHardNinja
I'm The Purple Guy by DAGames
You Can't Hide by CK9C
Always Come Back by NateWantsToBattle
A Child Like You by HalaCG
Look At Me Now by TryHardNinja
They'll Find You by Griffinilla
The Mangle by Groundbreaking
For You by Nightcove
Die In A Fire by The Living Tombstone
The Bonnie Song by Groundbreaking
The Finale by NateWantsToBattle
Before by Shadrow
It's Been So Long by The Living Tombstone
Left Behind by DAGames
This Comes From Inside by The Living Tombstone
Springtrap Finale by Groundbreaking
Run Run! by CK9C
Night 2 from the Five Nights At Freddy's Musical
It's Me by TryHardNinja
Follow You by Nightcove
Five More Nights by JT Music
Already Dead by Kittensneeze
Don't Come Crying by TryHardNinja
It'll probably take me a week or two to decide on bracket matchups + get the whole thing ready, but in the meantime here's some fun links for everyone to play with!
The original spreadsheet showing every nomination in the order it was given
My own alphabetized spreadsheet that you can use to find specific details on one song
Playlist of every song that was nominated
Playlist of the 64 songs that made it into the bracket
See you all soon with the polls!
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I’m doing something I never thought I could stomach, entering the private sector.
I am a full supporter of public education. I see it as a god given right to all, and it should be a fucking given for any nation that wants to call themselves “free.”
But I’m so burnt out y’all. The public system is broken, its infrastructure (both metaphorically and literally) is cracking under the weight of the mistakes unqualified leaders have made over the past 3 decades. And when I say ‘leaders,’ don’t just think of head honchos like Betsy fucking DeVos or Miguel Cardona or the legislators or the president.
At the state level with regressive governors, at the city level with money grubbing school boards, and even corrupt, egotistical principals in the schools themselves. Even teachers leading their own classroom are a hit or miss, and many of us play into this fucked up system whether we want to admit it or not.
These mistakes roll down the sides of the pyramid structure and make everyone below them suffer. This year, shitty staffing and poor decision making had me doing the work of three people every single day. The leaders above me could have made it better but they didn’t. They let me suffer. I’ve been assaulted and sent to the ER on more than one occasion, and my pleas for more structure and support were met with implied accusations that I’m a ‘hysterical woman.’ Eventually I gave up actual teaching so I could ensure I got my kids everything else they needed; diaper changes, meals, g-tube feeding, getting out of their wheelchairs, everything they’re entitled to as human beings. And on times where I couldn’t get them what they needed, they went without. On multiple occasions. And because those were the decisions I made as a classroom leader, good, bad, or too much gray area to decide, my students’ education suffered.
I threw my application out into the world, at almost any job with the word “disability” in their description. In June, a recruiter from a private school system offered me an interview. I nailed it.
The school is designed for students with autism and learning disabilities that weren’t succeeding back in the public school system. It has no religious or social class affiliation, which for me, is good. They follow all the same legislation and procedures that public schools need to when it comes to disabled students’ rights and education. The salary is competitive, the benefits are there, and the sign on bonus is...big, to say the least.
It may be better and it may be worse. But the thought of going back into the old classroom makes me feel...lifeless. Like I’m trapped in a loop. I wouldn’t even call it fear or dread. More like I’m just submitting myself to a terrible fate without even trying to fight back. Like learned helplessness.
I want to try. I want to at least try to make a better life for myself. Like I said, it could be a thousand times worse, but I’m strong and capable, with good morals and work ethic. I think I’ll take the offer.
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