#me vs bad jokes

[friendlyengie]

I think one of th things with soldier is that a lot of the times ppl just put him at his Maximum Everything. Maximum idiot maximum LOUD. But the thing is hes not really at 100 all of the time. Hes a very 0 to 100 type character. In the comics at least. Like i remember rereading the first comic and just sort of being fascinated by how he Is. Chill isnt really the right word but I dont know how else to explain it.

“The heart makes its own rules” what are you saying.

Anyways i think part of soldiers whole thing is that he operates in his own world on his own rules. He will say shit so casually or matter of factly but hes not always screaming it. Sometimes hes just. Saying things. With a tone that could convince you he knows what hes saying until you register the words and realize he is saying nothing sentences to you.

#Tf2 #idk. Idk. #I can’t do things with soldier for the life of me. Istruggle with him so bad. #He is second hand embarrassment: the character. You know. #I don’t even mean that in a derogatory way its just how he operates. #hes a joke character but not like a punchline just like a fucking. Aidk i dont know. #Idont think anyone knows what soldiers deal is. Not even ppl making official content about him. #as evident from the different vibe he gives in game vs older comics vs the official series. #boy why you so problems. #the clown speaks

[skitskatdacat63]

Tradition vs Modernity vs Comradery

+ context & lore:

In the first drawing, Fernando is wearing a capote de paseo, which is what bullfighters wear before the match begins, as seen below:

In the second, Seb is shouting the very familiar "Olé" which is shouted by the crowd to praise the matador. He's a little brat, so of course he's yelling it for himself, but he did get many 💐

The third(which was a random sketch I had that I didn't think I'd finish tonight, so ignore if its messy) has very important context to me. Before going to the final act and killing the bull, matadors dedicate their montera(hat)(and symbolically: their kill) to a a specific person in the audience(or just the public as a whole.) Seb and Fernando are finally in the same color! Seb is bowing!!! And Fernando is honoring Seb!!!! Also ignore that I drew Seb's post-retirement hair. Though, maybe this drawing is supposed to represent Fernando making a dedication to his now-gone rival 😔(Seb: stop telling people im dead!)

Now, some more lore :D

So I talked about this in my last matador post but I'll expand more. I think it's very funny to characterize Fernando in this au as this fun-hating traditionalist. Because you have to understand; he's only this way when it comes to Seb. Because you absolutely KNOW he was doing silly, unserious shit back when he was younger. But absolutely god forbid Seb do anything silly.

It's very ironic because there literally is a part in the third act of a bull fight where it's basically encouraged to be a bit silly. This is a tad morbid, but basically right before they deliver the killing blow, some show their mastery over the bull by doing some superfluous action(ex. kissing the bull, kneeling in front of the bull.) There's some guy who literally would lean on the bull and mime taking a call. But anyways, Seb would def do this. I've not been able to draw it exactly how I want, but he would bend down and do his little bull horn symbol and mime charging at the bull. (Fernando, trying to make up reasons to hate Seb: oh my god, look at this blatant disrespect, look how he is disrespecting the bull, I cannot believe how rude this boy is!)

Also there's something to be said about how the matador shows mastery over the bull by kissing it or bowing to it...and Seb is technically the bull in this au and Fernando is the matador. There's just this unfortunate level of weird power inbalance that still lingers even though their rivalry is over and can't be affected anymore. There was no succinct answer about who truly was better because Seb was forced out of it. So there's always gonna be this level of "is he just pitying me? Is he just mocking me? Is he just patronizing me?" on Seb's part whenever Fernando praises him or makes dedications to him. And Fernando's always going to be haunted by the fact that there's no answer to who is truly better because he'll never know if Seb had reached his full potential or not. Anyways, they also have nasty sex while wearing their costumes and do weird bull/matador roleplay :)

#god do not ask me at what time i am writing this post #its genuinely so bad and terrible 😭 #i meant to only draw the first two but remembered i had the sketch of the third one #and thought hey might as well finish it!! at a uhhhhh already late hour #BUT HEY I DREW THEM ALL AND I LIKEY SO :) #third one is a bit messy tho cause im still not 100% on what i want their 'aston' era clothes to look like #but good enough for [undisclosed hour] so yes hello please take more matador au :) #was just pondering drawing more chibis bcs ive made more aus since those chibi sets i drew #and now have these so :) yayyy matadorsssss :D #but anyways the joke of this post is that whole modernity vs tradition meme so hope that makes sense :) #its super late and my brain is lacking comprehensive thought so i hope this all makes sense #catie.art. #f1 #formula 1 #sebastian vettel #fernando alonso #vettonso #matador au

[aroacesigma]

dazai ship wars are so funny to me that man is an absolute whore how can you not ship him with more than one person

#ramblings #this is a joke btw it doesnt matter if u do ship him with one person #but still #its just so funny to me how ppl argue so much about it #tiktok dumbasses going skk vs sigzai is so funny #cmon guys theyre both his type #trans guys with bad haircuts and identity issues and weird origins

[ride-a-dromedary]

Halsin desperately wanting children vs Minthara's cut pregnancy storyline face off in the square, but they violently start making out instead.

#FOR THE RECORD this is a joke...but also *eyes emoji* #BG3 Musing #halsin/minthara has very big you wanna fuck me so bad it makes you look/act stupid energy #and then they proceed to do so #fantastic racism vs fantastic prejudice due to past experience and cultural influence face off and make a baby maybe if u wanna idk #maybe we could learn to see the best and accept the less than best in each other and grow and develop as people if you wanna idk #*could* this have been good? it absolutely could have been in the right writer's hands #'but x party said/did -' i do not listen to larian's rules nor whatever they have added here #nor - like i said - did i ever trust them to implement this properly or well and they did not disappoint #any ultimatum they have shoehorned in is not canon to me #if you can recruit minty on a good playthrough now for whatever excuse you should be able to recruit the both of them i don't make the rule #otherwise there is no point - keep her in the evil playthroughs #if i had a nickel every time a elf companion was implied to want or have a babies ever after ending (even in cut content) #i'd have two nickels which isn't a lot BUT WEIRD THAT-

[essektheylyss]

what people expect when you sign up for an LIS degree: haha quirky book nerds, so fun, I remember toddler storytime at the library are you gonna read to children

what they actually get when you sign up for an LIS degree: smashing Alexa isn't enough anymore I need to learn how to run my own internet and also build a house on a totally closed circuit system.

#this isn't totally fair. you also become even MORE of a curmudgeon about attribution and misinformation than you were before! #anyway everyday I realize i am becoming even more of a nightmare of a person #as if my media degree wasn't bad enough #I did have to think today about how my courses in undergrad went like #digital privacy and surveillance > social networks as used in the arab spring > culture of money > political campaign communications #now here i am doing in depth coursework on metadata and info behavior #DISASTROUS. no one should talk to me. absolutely nightmarish. #megs vs mlis #this is mostly a joke but it is so funny to read about metadata nearly a decade after that digital surveillance/privacy course and. oof. #okay I'm going back to my readings even though the memes are more fun

[royalarchivist]

I love how it’s so much harder for Bad to pretend he doesn’t find Quackity’s dirty jokes funny when they’re together in person

#Quackity #BadboyHalo #BBH #BBQduo #BBQ duo #IRL #Everyone: omg Bad is such a goody-goody he never swears or makes dirty jokes or anything! #BBH viewers: *look directly into the camera* #man keeps his streams PG but that doesn't mean he's never made jokes on OTHER people's streams #BBH is actually so funny but most people are just like ''he's the Mr. ''LANGUAGE'!!!' guy'' #like guys why do you think Bad and Quackity get along so well. They're both frickin chaotic and unhinged #granted Quackity is.... on a whole 'nother level lmao #Not captioning this for... obvious reasons #sometimes when I don't caption things I look at the reblogs to see how other people have done it #and when it's for things like this it always makes me laugh a bit #because like. I feel you how the frick DO you caption that noise #poor captioners be like ''how do I accurately caption this without making it sound like an M-rated ao3 fanfic'' #Me loving Quackity's laugh vs me being 😒 over the noises he makes

[secretlythatsme]

anyway, i think my hot take regarding the whole canon vs fanon thing for the dpxdc fandom is that fanon is fine but it also gets boring. there's a reason why 90% of the dpxdc creative content feels exactly the same. i'm not trying to like,, shit on anyone's work, but so many of these fics are very, very similar in plot and dynamics. and that's a product of the fact that most of the fandom doesn't actually know anything about dc.

if you're relying solely on fandom osmosis to learn about the characters and events, then you end up missing out on a lot. it's not Bad, but it's basically the footnotes. the sparknotes. the starred review compared to the actual book. you aren't getting a lot, is what i'm saying. and that's why so much of the content feels exactly the same! it's because everyone is getting their info from the same decade old jokes. so creative work ends up blending into each other because the creators don't actually have anything else to work with (because they don't Know anything else) so they rely on the same five fanon jokes and headcanons that they do know.

as a dc fan, i Do encourage dpxdc fans to look into dc and read the comics and be more active on the dc side of things, not because fanon is inherently Bad, but because it opens up so many more avenues for creativity. i'd love to see people talk about danny fighting evil vampire nightwing or going on missions with karen or having fun with kara. but most dp fans don't even know characters outside of the most popular 10 and know even less about any of the plots or universes. so like, it's not exactly a surprise that every fic sounds the same. and like. does that not get boring to you guys?

#i'm sorry ik some of this sounds mean but its true aldghk #its not a bad thing but it is a noticeable thing #and im sure there are plenty of dp fans who are still having fun and dont mind this #but im sure there are also some dp fans who'd also like some variety #and that variety could be there! if you guys knew more about dc #there are so many characters! so many universes! so much you can do! #stop fighting about canon vs fanon and have fun with how much dc content there is!! #you don't have to read Everything but it definitely helps to read Some things #you'll get more ideas! more aus! more headcanons! more over the top jokes! #dc has SO much content for you to explore!!! why wouldnt you want to take advantage of that? #like you'll literally never run out of content to explore because there's just So much and they keep making more of it #even old forgotten characters get brought back every now and then #like! have fun with the canon that's there! and you'll be able to have more fun with your fanon!!! #dcxdp #im sorry but i really dont think ill ever be able to understand Why dp fans dont want to engage with canon dc content #its weird to me it truly is and i dont think anyone will change my mind honestly #ive seen all the replies and vague posts about it but it usually just amounts to #'we dont care about canon and we just want to have fun' which like. yeah. sure. but like.. #are you saying you would have Less fun if you knew more about dc? #like.. #if you genuinely like these characters then you would like their runs?? 😭 huh ??? #it doesnt make sense to me! i dont get it! if you like them why would you have less fun reading about them!! #what!! #anyway yeah my hot take is that you should engage with the source material because it actually makes things More fun #why have dp fans convinced themselves that theyll hate dc canon i dont get it #its like reverse stockholm syndrome

[inkedmyths]

HEY HEY TEAM SOUR! LET’S HIT ‘EM WHERE IT HURTS!

#splatoon #splatoon 3 #splatfest #team sour #spicy vs sweet vs sour #splat team posting #ink arts #art #my art #see i told you i would finish it #took me forever to get a pose i liked. perspective is hard when you like it compositionally but are bad at it lol #anyways lets go sour!! team spicy you also get a booyah #not sweet though too many of my friends abandoned me for sweet (joking) #ANYWAYS. HAPPY FEST TO ALL

[sonknuxadow]

theres something kind of annoying to me about how ever since the first sonic movie came out, when discussing potential additions to the cast the common default assumption people have for every single character sonic is friends with has always been that they would become sonics adopted sibling or cousin or something even if they dont have a family type relationship with him at all in the games. but almost nobody is even considering the idea of something like that happening with shadow and are saying that sonic and shadow are gonna fall in love or whatever instead and that this is gonna be the so/nadow movie etc etc

#Again this wasnt prompted by any one post in particular ive just been thinking about it for a bit #i dont really know how to explain Why its annoying though. it just is. #okay well actually part of it is the whole ''shadow cant show up in anything without people immediately making it about so//nadow'' thing #and also the ''we know nothing about their dynamic in this universe how and why are you already THIS invested in shipping them'' thing #but other than that idk how to explain why its annoying #im not saying that youre like a bad person if youve joked about movie sonic and shadow being gay or whatever but . idk #and im also not actively expecting shadow to be adopted by teh wachowskis either #its just the whole . the way people talk about shadow vs the way people talk about literally any other character thing . thats bugging me

[chronomally]

I'm rewatching The Birdcage and there's something about the like incisive satire of queer comedies from the '90s that are so thoroughly unconcerned with the feelings of cishet audiences

#please feel free to ignore this #I'm watching The Birdcage #It reminds me of a couple of articles and critiques I've seen of media ostensibly geared towards queer ppl and/or POC #starting in like the '10s #where it feels very much like it's constantly trying to make white and/or cishet audiences feel included in the joke or the action #or stops short of satire that may hurt their feelings #The Birdcage goes all in on satirizing the hypocrisy of conservatives and the Republican party #But I'm a Cheerleader mocks gender roles and conversion camps #I remember reading a few articles comparing The Proud Family to the remake #and talking about how the new series feels like it constantly brings the action to a screeching halt #to turn to the camera and explain everything for the hypothetical white audience #vs. the original that was speaking specifically to Black/brown audiences and if you were a white viewer you could keep up or not #It's very easy to blame this on streaming but it's hard to pinpoint why #I guess sort of just the rising obsession with viewership/metrics #If people stop watching because they don't 'get it' then that's Bad because what if they unsubscribe or whatever #Changing the channel is no longer an option

[mosswolf]

MADE A TERRIBLE MISTAKE

#put me down for a nap...... #when the study anxiety is so bad your boyfriend offers to put you down... /JOKE #HE WOULD NEVER #rowanposting #rowan vs university

[perenlop]

im starting to crawl to poketubers again and im watching lumiose trainer zac’s ranking vid on the gym battles and im realizing once again that i have a veryyyy different definition of what makes a good battle vs other people’s definitions

#then again idc about that aspect as much so. idk #like in a minor way i would have the elesa battle under the cress one bc the cress one is just kinda embarrassing and doesnt make sense #while the elesa one is just really awful all around from a battle and story standpoint #but idk i give the anime a lot of leeway in certain cases. like im shocked he put ash vs valerie so low just bc he broke trick room #like the fact that ash somehow broke the trick room was part of the fun for me even if it wasnt faithful to the game #the point to me is that ash is extremely unpredictable and doesnt play by the rules #also i dislike when ppl go ‘’ash was dumb here bc he brought a weaker pokemon to this typed gym!’’ #like in some cases sure #but with hapu the point wasnt ‘’oh he just wanted to round things out with pikachu again’’ #it was that pikachu lost to mudsdale before and ash wanted pikachu to redeem itself. plus he liked the challenge #of the one on one electric vs ground #idk like from a storytelling standpoint sure this happens kinda often but this is done to create an underdog story #its more of an obstacle to overcome if the weaker pokemon overcome the stronger one #which makes the win more rewarding #idk i definitely wouldnt put hapu on the same tier as elesa where ash’s writing is just straight up bad #as opposed to him wanting to give pikachu a revenge win in his trial battle #like in the elesa ep they make another joke that ash cant tell his snivy is a girl and he uses his dumbass palpitoad #echoed voice

[wyvernne]

I was thinking about the idea of “who fell in love first?” in regards to vampire diluc and the holy knight. and I came to the conclusion that although the holy knight was certainly infatuated with diluc at first sight, diluc was the one who fell first. and hard. and then fell into completely denial and embarrassment, because he is hundreds of years too old to be acting like a teenager with a first crush. (spoiler alert: after six months of this ‘crush’ diluc just accepted his fate that he’ll have an unrequited love forever)

#of course he can absolutely not tell between the holy knight’s flirtations being a joke vs a genuine invitation #constantly telling himself that pursuing their affection is a bad idea #especially for their sake #aka diluc is dumb when it comes to love #indulge me #i love to talk about these two fr #if anyone ever wants to know random details i will provide lmfao #vampire diluc

[lorillee]

personally i think godot shouldve thrown more coffee cups at phoenix

#this is partially a joke but also . the people who hate him because he was mean to phoenix.......... lmao............... ok............. #lorillee.txt #see when edgeworth is mean to phoenix its because manfred personally made him do it #but when godot is mean to phoenix is because he has 0 trauma ever and is a normal well adjusted member of society #<- for the record not saying that trauma makes you not accountable for your actions #im just making fun of these people who like to conveniently scrub away every bad thing edgeworth has ever done #like sorry but ummmmmmmmm the likelihood of godot having sent any innocent people to jail is infinitely less #than mr. coacher of witnesses and hider of evidence ��� but hey who cares about that #when diego shoved phoenix into the snow in the anime that one time ! haha #(pain. and suffering) #and hey dont you forget that diego is the REAL misogynist because of a nickname that mia literally doesnt care about at all #and ummm *checks notes* a badly translated line. but edgeworth is a total 10000% feminist #despite talking down to mia her entire first trial because he doesnt respect her at all and calling her a novice bimbo. tee hee #sorry got a little too passive aggressive on this one. WHAT EVER !!!!!!!!!!! #it just truly is astounding the kind of double standards girlies will come up with #for their favorite light skinned twink vs a brown man w a latine name who was a little mean to their other favorite light skinned twink 🤔 #like. i love edgeworth. yall know i love edgeworth. if i didnt love edgeworth i wouldnt have typed out that whole 4k word anaylsis #of aai2 in like the span of 15 hours. including sleep + daily activities time. but the double standards. theyre killing me

[coquelicoq]

the dictionary informs me that the h in héros is aspirated while the h in the related adjective héroïque is not. yeah, likely story. am i a joke to you? am i being punk'd?

#bad enough that apparently houille is aspiré and huile is muet when i for some reason thought it was the other way around #but at least those are from different roots (even if the meanings are semantically related enough that i sometimes get them confused) #but le héros vs l'héroïque? are you joking me right now? #french #my posts #this came up because i saw the phrase 'l'héroïque' in voyage au centre de la terre and was like 😒 wait a second.... #i am looking forward to seeing if i can spot any patterns in the dictionary #but i'll be real with you this has thrown some water on the embers of my hope :( #if even these two related words can't agree on h aspiration then what hope do the rest of us have? #i guess there's only one thing for it. diving back into the extremely intimidating world of french diachronic phonetics #may glorb have mercy on my soul

[micamicster]

My sister and I having a deep moment of introspection asking ourselves do we hate the Sam/Rebecca plotline because we are jealous? And concluding no. Toheeb is a beautiful man and we hate that plot on its own merits 💕

#if I was in Rebecca’s shoes I simply would not fuck my 21 year old employee no matter how gorgeous he is #I joke and jest but the way they handle all of sams plotlines makes me rage #the playing for an African vs european football club question? they did such a stupid job with it. #and ofc they made that plot also about Sam/Rebecca. like i needed another reason to hate how they were handling it #that said toheeb is so hot he is breathtaking #petition for a new more authentic pick up soccer subplot where instead of wearing pennies (fake and bad) they play shirts vs skins #sorry I’m done hating now. maybe #ted lasso