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antrunner · 1 year
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i have a request bestie best friend
you should draw members of the league you havent drawn before because your art is swag
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I need to draw Diana more =)
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vecnuthy · 11 months
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Eddie and Steve kept catching the other's eye every time Dio, their grey and white cat, kept flopping down with a world-weary sigh that, this time, wasn't due to Eddie being annoying showing affection. The poor thing had formed a habit of seeking out the cool floor vents or worming his way into fridge when it was open, but that behavior never seemed too out of character, considering how his fluffy butt would shoot outside and completely starfish-jump into a fresh mound of snow if given the opportunity. And he was always given a lot.
On a leash, of course.
The first time that had happened, Steve and Eddie doubled over in laughter, hands slapping at arms until the "Did you see that?!" of the moment turned into "Can you see him?!" and they both frantically started digging for him. The snow-chilled but panic-warmed reunion yielded a very unamused Dio held tight against Steve's chest (with a hyperbolic "He's frozen solid!") as Eddie's forehead pressed between Dio's snow-dusted ears with a vow of "Never again" spilled from his chapped lips.
But that was January of last year, and it was now July of this year, and — look. The decision was that the cat needed his fur trimmed past just the regularly-scheduled maintenance of the very necessary Butt Trim. It was the peak of summer, and Dio was obviously uncomfortable in his long fur that was thicker than Eddie's skull, the latter of which was unfortunately to blame for the current situation:
Little Dio, Baby D, Dionysus, Rice-a-Ronnie fighting for his hairy little life on the top of the dryer, wiggling like an eel half out of Eddie's hold, claws raking through fur clippings and skidding against its absolutely gripless surface. The clippers buzzed menacingly from the floor after falling off the dryer.
Eddie tried his best to talk the cat down, cooing little things like "You're gonna look so handsome, Steve's gonna be so impressed. You're gonna be such a cool cat," but Dio the Diabolical didn't want any part of that.
Butt trim? No problem. Starting there probably would have been the better idea, but Eddie — alone, forsaken, and abandoned, thanks to Steve getting called in to work on his off day — had started working at the other end and soon found that the job couldn't be carried out with just one set of hands, committed though they were.
After a well-fought struggle, Eddie finally let Dio go with permission to "be free and angry — for now," and turned the clippers off, but he was not prepared for the sight that fully registered when he found Dio sitting on a stool next to the counter.
After an appropriate gasp, Eddie muttered, "Ohhh my god. Diogenes, what have I done?" from behind his hand, not knowing whether to laugh or to cry.
Dio ignored him, fully in ice-out mode as he groomed his face. He didn't even flinch as Eddie snapped a picture on his phone, but didn't take too kindly to the tone of Eddie's "Why are you so tiny?!" so he hopped down and found another spot in a different room.
Eddie texted the following to Steve:
I made a mistake he won't let me clip anymore. Will I be arrested.
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Not even ten seconds later, Eddie received a video call from Robin Buckley, who was absolutely howling in laughter, featuring a horrified Steve in the background, unable to tear his eyes away from his phone.
The rest of the fur trim may or may not have happened until a few days later because the sight was just so ridiculously fascinating (and Robin had insisted on experiencing its full glory in person). His fuzzy boots and a fluffy tuft at the end of his tail remained, though.
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bobbenkatzen · 1 year
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Justice Society Academy
The aging members of the former super team teach the next generation of young heroes.
Pictured; Eel O’Brian/ Plastic Man I, The Spectre (background), Ma Hunkel/ The Red Tornado I, Ted Grant/ Wildcat, Alan Scott/ Green Lantern I, Jay Garrick/ The Flash I, Morpheus/ The Sandman, Dinah Drake-Lance/ Black Canary I
Firestorm(s)
Rhonda “Ronnie” Raymond and Professor Martin Stein find themselves struggle for control has the hero(s), Firestorm.
OMAC
Buddy Blank is chosen by the Global Peace Agency to act as the vessel for Brother Eye’s incredible power.
The Flash (?)
Eobard Thawne has always dreamed of being the fastest man alive. After forensic scientist Barry Allen is killed in a “lab accident”, Thawne takes the opportunity to become The Flash history never wanted.
Meddling Kids
A group of friends travel around in their van solving mysteries for their webseries, you never know who they might run into on the road.
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richaldis · 1 year
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How conspiracy theorists make links ;-)
My father was a career criminal. Shocking, right? Well of course I don't know for sure but all the evidence points that way.
Lets start on 11 August 1982 Chingford. On that day Violet Kray, Ronnie and Reggie's mother was buried at Chingford Mount Cemetery. The next day the papers are full of pictures. In one, which is used in some editions my father is standing front and centre. Odd, he'd worked in London some of his early life but not in the East End. Why was he there? Now in those early years, the years the Krays were active, he'd worked for a security firm and a firm which transported diamonds from Amsterdam to London. So we do a bit of digging.
A previous owner of the security firm in question had gone to various social events where he was pictured with all the celebs of the day, which included the Krays and many of their associates.
The diamond merchants had once been robbed by a team who were possibly associated with the Richardson's, the Kray's London rivals.
Though not born in London he'd served his National Service with a number of well known Londoners (some of whom went on to be high profile entertainers) and had been given a job by the family of a friend he'd made there. This friend had been to public school, I'm not going to name him because he's still alive and later when dad became a union shop steward this man asked us to lodge the Native Americans who came to the UK promoting their fight for their rights.
Prior to his National Service he'd been arrested twice.
Dad was born in a small village on the banks of the Thames. His father operated a boat service which delivered goods to the various islands where people lived - including of course the 'notorious' Eel Pie Island.
It all points, in the mind of someone who makes those sorts of connections, to someone involved in organised crime. Connections with criminals, connections with the rich and famous, arrests, diamonds and most telling attendance at the funeral of one of the the most notorious women of the era.
Except of course, he wasn't. The photograph was chance. He wasn't at the funeral. He was walking to his van after delivering some eggs and got caught up in the crowd.
He worked for the security firm after the man had sold the company and he never worked in East London, in fact he worked mostly in the West Country.
The diamond merchants employed him for six months, he was never involved in actual diamond transport but was a guard at a temporary exhibition.
His National Service pal was just that, a pal, they lost touch after the seventies. Though he'd been to public school he wasn't a boarder and was only there for a couple of terms before going back to a normal grammar.
His arrests had been for tearing out the seats in a cinema so there was room to dance to the film Rock Around the Clock. Youthful high jinks which he regretted but which was pretty much par for the course for his age, class and background.
And his dad? Cecil, made hundreds of deliveries a week on his boat but never went further than dropping off goods at the piers and slipways. He was an old fashioned working delivery man who 'knew his place' and, in his own words, never spoke to any of the posh buggers who lived on the river.
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laymedowntorest · 2 years
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Ta daaa!
Luther isn’t based on any particular shark but he has the spines of a Lionfish, Dougal is based off of the Fire Eel (I know they live in rivers but shhh), and Ronnie also isnt based on any particular fish but he has ‘wings’ like a flying fish, in reference to his wing tattoos! (He’s also a Siren)
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blossomdapple · 3 years
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Ya know what? I’m making me a SpongeSona™ because Cringe Culture is dead. 😎
Ronny is a slightly more exaggerated version of me and she’s an electric eel who attends Bikini Bottom High School with Pearl although she’s too shy to actually speak with her XD and unironically likes Squidward’s artwork.
She loves drawing, snails, and drawing snails. And also pizza.
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dissidiawol · 4 years
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god youre so smooth
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spiderfan9 · 7 years
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BEST JUSTICE LEAGUE ACTION MOMENT YET
Firestorm: I gotta ask Plas, when you change your clothes change too. What is it some unstable atoms? Plastic Man: What's what? Firestorm: You're uh, you're uniform. Plastic Man: Ah-what uniform? Firestorm: So you're saying you're not wearing any-AAAAHH I gotta go! Oh my eyes!
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dtw42 · 4 years
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Reverse-engineering the Two Ronnies crossword sketch
Among the catalogue of classic sketches by the late and much-missed Two Ronnies, sits this little piece: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVWdbO6FFfw
Give it a watch all the way through then come back here.
Done? Okay.
Being of a cruciverbal mindset, it occurred to me to try and see whether the clues Ronnie Corbett’s character was struggling with could actually be worked into a plausible grid. When writers have characters doing crosswords, they often throw out clue numbers willy-nilly, without paying much attention to their structural plausibility – something I found pretty quickly when I tried to reverse-engineer The Owl crossword from Jasper Fforde’s Lost in a Good Book (but that’s a post for another time).
Ronnie reads out the text of seven clues. In four of these, he’s already got some letters in. Can we assume that’s because those letters are from crossing answers? The only alternative, that they (or at least some of them) are “givens” (i.e. actually printed in the grid by the publisher) is too dull to contemplate for the purposes of this (admittedly silly anyway) exercise, so let’s assume they are from crossing answers.
For three of the clues, we are told the actual clue position and number.
This, in essence, is what we have to go on:
2ac. They peck holes in your milk-bottle tops (4). ? ? T S
6ac. Often found in the bottom of a birdcage (4). ? ? I T
16ac. It’s green and often found on football pitches (5). G R A ? ?
??. It’s red, it smells, and it’s often picked in the garden (4). ? O S E
??. Place where fish are kept (4).
?ac. Strange animal found in a hive (5,3).
?dn. He always plays with Big Ears (5).
We are told that the fifth letter of the penultimate of these crosses with the first letter of the last of these.
For the fifth clue, Ronnie Barker’s character mocks Corbett’s for having filled in “coop” (or “Co-Op”) but doesn’t suggest a correction, and we’re not told what letter or letters he might have had in already. There are plenty of four-letter possibilities for where fish might be kept – tank, bowl, pond, maybe even pool – and note that many of them share the second letter “O” with Corbett’s guess, so let’s make it one of those (instead of “tank”) and make the second letter check with another crossing word.
For the sixth and seventh clues, Barker’s character confirms that the correct answers should be “queen bee” and “Noddy” (not “queer bee” and “Roddy”).
Let’s make one more basic assumption: since this is in a daily newspaper (Corbett describes it as the “Sun Junior Coffee-Time Easy Clues”), it should abide by the normal standards of crossword symmetry. That is to say, most likely 180° rotational symmetry. We initially don’t know the dimensions or style of the grid, but it’s not likely to be huge. If we start trying to construct a grid that would take these clues in the positions indicated, come constraints quickly start to show themselves.
Firstly, if there’s a 2 across, we can pretty much rule out there being a 1 across (since it would have to have no more than the first letter checked), so 1 is a down answer only.
Secondly, note that we have the third and fourth letters of 2ac in already – T S. Likewise the second, third and fourth letters of that “It’s red…” clue; the first, second and third letters of that “It’s green…” clue, and so on. Multiple consecutive checked letters? Well, for a blocked-grid crossword you might be able to envisage that somewhere in the middle of the diagram, but 2ac is clearly in the top row (and 6ac very likely is as well). No – this is sounding distinctly like a barred-grid puzzle. This puts our own meta-joke layer on top of those intended by the writers, since barred-grid puzzles are normally used for advanced/difficult puzzles (probably akin to the “Financial Times Mephistopheles” that Ronnie Barker is trying to concentrate on), and peppered with recondite vocabulary – not the sort of thing one might describe as a “Junior Coffee-Time Easy Clues”.
So my initial attempt to fit the answers we know into the positions we know, gave me something like this:
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A bit of careful work with the grid-filler function and we can populate the rest of the diagram with a mix of common, harder, and obscure words typical of the barred-grid puzzle.
But we have a problem. Look at 16ac: the two letters that Corbett says he hasn’t got (the fourth and fifth) are parts of 3dn and 4dn – which also supply the last two letters of 2ac, the very two letters that he says he has got. If he’s solved 3dn and 4dn, then he’ll have both sets of these final letters, and if he hasn’t, then he’ll have neither. This arrangement of bars can’t support both scenarios. Therefore, if 16ac is going to be positioned there on the left side of the grid, we need bars above those letters, making 3dn and 4dn both three-letter words. We need to think again about the position of the bars.
Because we need to have the last two letters of 2ac not give away the last two letters of 16ac, and we need the second letter of 16ac not to give away the first letter of 2ac, those parts of those two words need to be cut off from each other by bars, and that in turn means adding more three-letter words into the grid. There are already going to be quite a few of them, and we really want to keep the number down as best we can (because it’s poor form in crossword setting to have too many three-letter words), so this means removing bars in other areas of the grid to make longer words (making sure as we go along that we don’t introduce or delete bars that would change the clue number for “grass”). That in turn increases the likelihood that we will have to accept some pretty obscure words.
In the next screenshot I’ve marked the given words in green, the known letters in blue, and then re-done the pattern of bars preparatory to trying another grid fill.
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So – having filled the grid (and yes, as was inevitable, there are a few obscurities – but actually fewer than I expected) – it’s time to write the remaining clues. So, do we attempt to give all the other words “easy clues” like the ones the Ronnies read out? Or do we contrast those seven with cryptics more in keeping with the style of grid?
I went for cryptic clues in keeping with the style of the grid, and then decided to omit the clues for the seven given words and get the solvers to seek out the sketch for themselves (I circled the letters ‘TWO RONNIES’ in the grid to give a nudge in the right direction). Okay, link to the puzzle here: http://crossword.info/skirwingle/coffeetime/
Next here’s a long scrolly bit so you don’t see the answers by mistake. (see you after the dots)
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Let’s have a look at the words I fitted around the givens, and separate them out by vocabulary difficulty:
EVERYDAY WORDS (26)
legato, onus, duty, wands, liaise, atomic clock, press, dandy, sail, Eileen, slay, ted, tat, sty, grain, tussocks, aspen, guano, rotundas, Simeon, obese, quest, email, Rio, old, eel
IN-BETWEEN OR GUESSABLE WORDS (6)
unmoor (to cast off moorings), Indic (the Indian branch of Indo-European languages), nailer (a maker of nails!), sri (an Indian title roughly equivalent to Mr.), cep (a mushroom), ryes (slightly unusual plural of the grain or the whiskey derived from it)
“HARD” WORDS (4)
irenicon (same as eirenicon – a peace-making scheme)
odal (same as udal – an Orkney or Shetland estate without feudal superior – possibly the most obscure word in the grid, and therefore the one most in need of a simple clue that gives you the necessary letters – such as a hidden or initials clue; thankfully 75% of it is checked by down words)
alogia (inability to speak, due to a brain lesion)
kisans (Indian peasants – probably the next most obscure word, and only 50% checked, so again in need of a plain clue)
I don’t think that’s too bad! If you add the “hard” words to the in-between words, that’s still less than half as many as regular familiar words (and then there are the seven original answers from the sketch as well).
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V.A.-'The Interviews' 2015
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https://archive.org/details/sPE_0200
This compilation is based on cut-up samples that had been arranged by Jaan Patterson. Taken from Interviews of the following humans: Anthony Donovan, Francis Bacon, Frank Zappa, Georges Bataille, Gilles Deleuze, Jean Cocteau, Marcel Duchamp, Noam Chomsky, Paul Éluard, William S. Burroughs.
Artists included, alphabetical order: 
A.H. Fork AG Davis {AN} EeL A. Sadist Anthony Donovan Anthony Osborne Antonio de Braga Arco Enarmonico Ars Sonor Arsenic Strychnine Bernard Dumaine Berthelot Breathing Space Bryan Lewis Saunders Candlegravity Chris Silver T Crank Sturgeon datewithdeath Der Domestizierte Mensch Dixie Treichel Dongle Doc Fake Cats Project GX Jupitter-Larsen HaiiYuuko Hopek Quirin Igor Amokian The Implicit Order ION J. A. P. Jared C. Balogh Jeanette Luches Jim Sebor Jochen Arbeit Joseph Szymkowiak Juan Angel Italiano Jukka-Pekka Kervinen Kontroljet Lee Kwo Leif Elggren Lezet Ludo Mich & Koen Boyden Mann Racket Marisa Wildwood & Gabe Moon Mauro Sambo Miquel Parera Mr E mutanT.R.I. Odor Baby Osvaldo Cibils Philippe Petit Qkcofse Ronny Wærnes Ruela Seiei Jack Simon Mathewson Sound Voice Subversive Intentions suRRism Teleg. Thomas Havlik Ton Haring Union Furnace Uwe Moellhusen Viirgiile Vladimír Hirsch William Davison
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flushthethrone · 5 years
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Talk Break Inst. - "Love Hertz" - Yamin Semali "Bombing Devils" - Sophisticated Savage ft. Rhinoceros Funk, WhiteOwl, & Yahzeed (prod. Dj Menace, cuts FredOnes) "Backlash" - Sophisticated Savage ft. Rhinoceros Funk, WhiteOwl, & Yahzeed (prod. FredOnes) "Marathon Stoners" - Sophisticated Savage ft. Rhinoceros Funk, WhiteOwl, & Yahzeed  (prod. Jakk Wonders) "The Long Way" - Ras Kass ft. Everlast "Crushed Bone Leather" - Supreme Cerebral x Eloh Kush ft.Giffy, Banish & Glorious (prod. Clypto) "Canned Eel" - Daniel Son & Futurewave Talk Break Inst. - "Eau" - Yamin Semali "Nothing" - Ronnie Bosh "Better" - Terror - Van Poo (prod. Gwop Sullivan) "No Pressure" - Ke Turner "7th Sense" - Napoleon Da Legend ft. Bbass "Relentless" - Funky DL ft. Klashnekoff "The New" - Four Elements & Beyond Talk Break Inst. - "South Due" - Yamin Semali "Came A Long Way" - Ty Farris X Trox ft. Lil Fame Of MOP & 38 Spesh "The Gospel - Showbiz & Milano "Bloodtype" - DJ Muggs x CRIMEAPPLE "Pusher" - M.A.V. X Cotala ft. Daniel Son ** WORLD EXCLUSIVE ** "Outchea" - Jamil Honesty ft. Snotty (prod. The Prxspect) Talk Break Inst. - "Heaven on Earth" - Yamin Semali Interview Snippets - Rhinoceros Funk (Sophisticated Savage / Guerrilla Grooves Radio) (at Marietta, Georgia) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0kMjbnAEEH/?igshid=9fwjlqjj68hi
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rollingstonesdata · 3 years
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TODAY IN ROLLING STONES’ HISTORY: August 21
TODAY IN ROLLING STONES’ HISTORY: August 21
August 21, 1963: Eel Pie Island, Twickenham, England August 21, 1964: Springfield Hall, St. Helier, Jersey, England August 21, 1970: Release of GARY OSBORNE’s 7″ single THREE DAY NATION / HEAVIES, with Ronnie as guest on guitar August 21, 1976: ‘Knebworth Fair’, Knebworth Park, Stevenage, EnglandSatisfaction/Ain’t Too Proud To Beg/If You Can’t Rock Me-Get Off Of My Cloud/Hand Of Fate/Around…
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ao3feed-brucewayne · 3 years
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Blue Boy
by Theonlybeebee
Jason Todd, bad boy, rebel and disobedient.
Dick Grayson, caring, hard-working and persistent
Their paths cross but not in the way you think, it's not a rollercoaster of emotions between the boys it's more like a slip and slide, we're going down but we're having fun on the way there.
Emotions are shared and withheld, feelings are lost and returned and life will never quite feel the same for the two boys are their friends ever again
  Based on the song - Freeze your Brain from Heathers the Musical
Words: 2792, Chapters: 2/32, Language: English
Fandoms: DCU (Comics), Batman - All Media Types, Teen Titans (Comics), Young Justice (Cartoon), Red Robin (Comics), Batman and Robin (Comics), Nightwing (Comics), Red Hood and the Outlaws (Comics), Arrow (TV 2012), Harley Quinn (Comics), DC's Legends of Tomorrow (TV), Titans (TV 2018)
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Categories: M/M
Characters: Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, Damian Wayne, Tim Drake, Jonathan Kent, Kon-El | Conner Kent, Oliver Queen, Dinah Lance, Roy Harper, Artemis Crock, Thea Queen, M'gann M'orzz, Garfield Logan, Wally West, Cassandra Cain, Barbara Gordon, Kaldur'ahm (DCU), Zatanna Zatara, Jamie Reyes, Raquel Ervin, Stephanie Brown, Karen Beecher, Bruce Wayne, Clark Kent, Diana (Wonder Woman), Felicity Smoak, J'onn J'onzz, Jessica Cruz, Carter Hall, Patrick "Eel" O'Brian, Hal Jordan (Green Lantern), John Smith (DCU), Sara Lance, Ray Palmer, Arthur Curry (DCU), John Stewart (DCU), Jefferson Pierce, Hawkwoman (DCU), Harley Quinn, Original Male Character(s), Jimmy Olsen, Pamela Isley, Big Barda, Raven (DCU), Killer Frost, Nate Heywood, Tatsu Yamashiro, Kara Danvers, Donna Troy, Ronnie Raymond, Mari Jiwe McCabe
Relationships: Dick Grayson/Jason Todd, Jonathan Kent/Damian Wayne
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - No Powers, Alternate Universe - High School, Slow Burn, Slow Build, Bruce Wayne is a Good Parent, Damian Wayne Has a Heart, Clark Kent is Kon-El | Conner Kent's Parent, Clarke Kent is a Good Parent, Jason Todd is Bad at Feelings, Jason Todd Needs A Hug, Dick Grayson Needs a Hug, Good Sibling Tim Drake, Damian Wayne Has a Crush, Heathers: The Musical References, Batfamily (DCU), Caring Batfamily (DCU), Other Additional Tags to Be Added
source https://archiveofourown.org/works/33188908
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If someone were to ask me what I expected the plot of sgrs to be I literally would have been so incredibly wrong. Anyway. Just binged the first season and it got me fucked up. Got that Menthol Eelness. Episode 1 all you know is that some dude is dead. Episode 13 he dies and You’re like wait a fucking second. Fucking Cql all over again bc I have bad memory 😭😭😭 Bon ain’t had not One Happy Ending! Damn. Got me fucked up. gonna go watch season 2 WJNDJWND
HELP RONNIE you’re AHEAD of me now i’m SOOO GLAD you’re enjoying it though omg 🥺🥺🥺 shin and bon make me so fucking SAD i hate it here....also i did just make a post about this but there is a “twist” (which like. is totally unfounded and not True) bc this author is -_- mxtx level of fucked up So Please keep in mind of that but otherwise have fun 💔
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theseaeaglelives · 4 years
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Round 4
THE SEA EAGLE
MAKING RUGBY LEAGUE GREAT AGAIN!!!
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Round 4
Manly Sea Eagles                  16
Defeated by
Parramatta Eels                19
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Unable to watch this game live, The Sea Eagle has relied on a first-hand account of proceedings provided by a close associate in compiling this weeks report. This confidant, known simply as “The Fist”, with a penchant for German hardcore (who doesn’t), bleeds maroon and white and has little or no tolerance of refereeing incompetence.
According to The Fist, Manly were very slow to the uptake and early into the second half found themselves on the wrong end of an 18-2 scoreline. The Fist also reports that Manly were afforded little or no joy from matchday officials, with all the marginal calls seeming to go the way of the despised Eels.
Again, according to The Fist, just when it looked like a blow-out was on the cards (a’la the current Broncos, who incidentally Manly meet next week), Manly hit back, and hit back hard. Tries to Dylan “Not Guilty” Walker and a double to Horhay Taufua and with 4 minutes remaining Manly had reduced the deficit to 19-16. Manly were full of steam and coming home like a train.
It was then that The Fist went off deluxe, bemoaning a diabolical refereeing decision which prevented Manly stealing the most unlikely of wins in the last play of the game, when what appeared to be a fair pass from Tommy Turbo to Rueben Garrick was called forward “by the maggot with the flag in his hand”. 
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Not holding back wit his criticism, The Fist maintains that this was one of the worst refereeing performances that he has witnessed in his 50 odd years of following the game, and most certainty cost Manly a win against the old enemy.
The Sea Eagle thanks the Fist for his contribution this week but will refrain (as always) from criticising match day officials preferring instead to defer to the old adage of Rugby League 101, wherein the team with the most points at the end of the game is the winner, which in this fixture was the despised Eels. Credit to them and we look forward to payback when next we meet.
Moses Suli Stays at the Nest
https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2020-moses-suli-rejects-dragons-with-new-manly-sea-eagles-contract-news-update/news-story/ca45fc9436c6b8eafa8e7c5a595e3a79
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It was reported during the week that young gun centre, Moses Suli has recommitted to the Sea Eagle’s for a further two years after declining a big money offer from the Dragons – in the Sea Eagle’s opinion a no brainer of a decision.
Suli has chosen to stay at Manly, a club that has won 8 premierships since 1970 including one in every decade where he will continue to be mentored by master Coach Des Hasler. Under Hasler, young Suli (who was sacked by both the Tigers and Dogs) has transformed from being an overweight and undisciplined delinquent to becoming one of the most damaging centres in the competition, and has the potential to win premierships, and is now knocking on the door of rep honours.
Compare this to his likely lot in life had he have joined the rabble that is the Dragons, where the only honours on the horizon is the spoon, together with the privilege of being mentored by the only (following the sackings of Trent Barrett and Nathan Brown) non-premiership winning, DFI infected ex-Dragon coach remaining in the NRL ranks.
Let’s face it, being a non-premiership winning, DFI infected ex-Dragon is hardly a recipe for coaching success. One only has to consider the ill-feted Trent Barrett debacle at Manly during which the only good thing to come of it were clean training facilities. Newcastle too, are now reaping the rewards of ridding themselves of a non-premiership winning, DFI infected ex-Dragon coach, and under new management find themselves undefeated in season 2020.
Given the money thrown at him by the Dragons, it is likely that young Suli was tempted, but full marks to the young man for recognising what many over the years have not – that being they never (ever) go any better when they leave the nest. Using what is quick becoming the Sea Eagle’s new mantra, in the words of autoexpert.com.au John Cadogan, this decision will make young Suli’s life significantly less sh&it.
The litany of examples supporting the Sea Eagles assertions about never going better when they leave the nest, have been well documented, but as is the case every year let us put out another reminder for those (like young Suli) who are considering a move to other rugby league pastures.
Bob Fulton – Bozo, a Manly legend, premiership winner as a player (at Manly) thought the grass was greener at Bondi, however after an unsuccessful stint with the Latte sippers returned to Manly where he won 2 premierships as a coach (with 5 GF appearances as coach) and ultimately became a rugby league immortal. As he should be. What a player he was!
Paul Vautin – premiership winning captain at Manly. Unlike Fulton, The Fat was shown the door at Manly, at the time deemed to be too old and too slow and thought he could prolong his career at the Roosters. Poor old Fat ended up warming the bench for reserve grade, before returning to Manly as at one stage being elected Club Chairman and is now a Life member. As he should be. What a player he was!
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Ron Gibbs – after leading the pack to premiership glory in 1987, Rambo Ronnie sought greener pastures at the Gold Coast – no further comment necessary.   
Mathew Ridge – champion fullback and a premiership winner at Manly who returned to his native New Zealand to join the Warriors – again no further comment necessary.   
Kieran Foran – a recent poster boy for the syndrome, when after tasting premiership glory at Manly took the big money on offer from the Eels. After a disastrous stint at the Eels, where it was alleged that he was living in less than suitable circumstances (the Sea Eagle cannot confirm or deny this but it is well documented rumour), Foran’s career has been marred by injury and poor form at both the Warriors and Dogs.   
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Anthony Watmough – like Foran, another poster boy. A multiple premiership winner at Manly, Choc spat the dummy and went to the Eels and after playing only a handful of games was forced to retire due to poor form and injury.  He probably burnt every bridge he had at Manly for a career after footy. No further comment necessary.
Glenn Stewart – premiership winner and Clive Churchill medal winner at Manly, and who will ever forget his performance in the infamous Brookvale Brawl where he was front and centre in taking on the filthy wrestlers. A bit like Fatty, was shown the door for being too old and injury prone and ended up at the Bunnies where he had very little game time due to being too old and injury prone.  Unlike Choc, he has been welcomed back to the nest and is a regular fixture at Manly home games. As he should be. What a player he was!
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Tony Williams – one of the laziest players ever to don a jersey, somehow managed to jag a premiership with Manly before joining the Dogs and never being seen of or heard from again.
Will Hoppa (Hopoate)– premiership winner in his rookie season at Manly, when he played state of origin, and looked as good as Tommy Turbo looks now. Has since became a moderate performer at both the Eels and Dogs.   
Craig Field – currently serving 10 years in gaol for manslaughter – no further comment necessary.   
John Hoppa (Hopoate) – premiership winner at Manly but now only remembered for sticking his finger where the sun doesn’t shine at the Tigers.   
Jamie Buhrer – a premiership winner at Manly who then went to the Knights where his career was marred by injury and the unfortunate distinction of playing under a non-premiership winning, DFI infected ex-Dragon coach.
The Sea Eagle is however prepared to concede that there are but three examples who buck the trend. Jarrod Warea-Hargreaves, Matt Nable, and Clint “Gutho” Gutherson. The consistent trend here is that none of them were established first graders when they left.
Jarrod Warea-Hargreaves, who was squeezed out of a (at the time) star studded Manly pack due to salary cap restrictions, joined the Roosters and is now a multiple premiership winner and their forward leader (and a fine, fine player indeed).
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Matt Nable, who after leaving Manly went on to forge a successful acting career with prominent roles in the likes of Hacksaw Ridge, Riddick, Underbelly and the rugby league classic The Final Winter.
And finally, Clint “Gutho” Gutherson, who went to the Eels and is now Captain. The jury is still out on this one. He has no premierships, but he can play, presumably the only reason he left is due to salary cap restrictions, because Manly felt Tommy Turbo who was blasting through the ranks at the time was a better option. No one can dispute the logic of that. 
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But he is at Parramatta, and for a Manly junior, one might argue this is hardly an improvement but the best that could be achieved in the circumstances.
  China warns citizens not to travel to Australia - ABC News 6 June 2020
The Chinese Ministry of Culture and Tourism has issued an alert :
"The Ministry of Culture and Tourism reminds Chinese tourists to enhance their safety awareness and do not travel to Australia."
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Asked whether he was concerned China's decision could damage relations with Australia, Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese said he wanted to send a "positive message"…"What I want is for everyone to know, regardless of where they are anywhere in the world, that Australia's a great place to visit," he said.
The latest developments it is suggested, will put further pressure on cash-strapped Australian universities and colleges, which are reeling in the wake of coronavirus travel restrictions.
Sea Eagle Comment:
News Flash- the Australian borders are shut, and international travel is unlikely to resume for at least a year or 18 months, at best, due to the President Trump described “China Virus”.
Is this a promise or another baseless threat from the Peoples Republic? We all know how to deal with threats. Call their bluff. Australia should do precisely that.
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As for the impact on the university sector, who gives a flying F87ck. Australian universities have now so debased their degrees, they are nothing less than glorified sausage factories. In a way just like many fiat currencies of the world (including Australia) where money printing is rife, ie worthless, as they can always print out some more.
But don’t stop there. The Sea Eagle recommends and agrees with the People’s Republic view on these things, and encourages them to pass a law banning Chinese citizens coming to Australia so as to make good on their threat. This would then allow a plebiscite in response by Australia, like the one for gay marriage, with the simple question:
Do you think China banning their citizens coming to Australia, will make Australia “less sh(it”?
 THE SEA EAGLE
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Riverdale Imagine: The Playbook (Jason x Reader)
Requested by @pottersnitch : Could you please write something about Jason Blossom? Like he and the reader are dating and then she finds out about the playbook and have a huge fight but make up because of Cheryl.
 A/N: I had to type this up on my phone so there may be some spelling errors and I couldn't put anything in bold/italics so I'll edit it on my computer and add it to my masterlist when I get home from holiday. 
Approx. 2200 words 
As you rolled over in bed, the nausea you had been experiencing throughout the day threatened to resurface. You groaned and clutched at your empty stomach, it churned as if it was filled with a nest of slimy eels. You were drenched in sweat from fever, you knew that your bedroom was cold because it was the middle of winter and you could see the cloud of your breath escaping from your chapped lips as you exhaled, but the sickness-bug had trapped you in a permanent humidity. At some point during the day, you had even opened your bedroom window, and frost was beginning to creep onto the window sill. Hearing a gentle knock on your door, you forced yourself into a sitting-position, resting on a mountain of cushions. 
"Come in" you called weakly. 
"How's the patient?" you heard your favourite voice tease. You felt a smile spread across your face as a familiar red-haired boy peered around your door, his brown eyes regarding you with concern, making your heart flutter involuntarily. The few months that you and Jason had been together had felt like a dream. You had been pining after him for the majority of your high-school life, and you still couldn't quite believe that he was yours. As he almost glided into your room and cautiously sat down on the edge of your bed, a lock of his silky hair fell onto his forehead and you couldn't help but think that he was beautiful. He didn't have Archie's muscular frame, or Reggie's charming smile, but somehow he was much more attractive than any of the other boys at school. He looked delicate, like a porcelain doll with his pale complexion and angular features, and his muscle was lean and wiry, clinging to his lanky frame. He was just as strong as any other boy on the football team though, he would always carry you around at any opportunity, gathering you up like a princess in his arms. You watched in fascination as his long white fingers danced over the skin of your arm, the sensation of his touch sending what felt like an electric current through your body. You wondered if you would ever get used to this, or would his touch always make your heart lurch. Suddenly, his concerned expression turned into one of disapproval as his attention was caught by the open window, he frowned. 
"Y/N! No wonder you're ill, it's like Narnia in here!" Jason groaned, hastily closing your window. 
"No JJ!" you wined, "I'm too hot!" He sighed and opened the window again, but only slightly. 
"I brought you some ginger tea" he said proudly, pulling an enormous flask from his school bag, smiling like a child who had received a gold star. "It's supposed to help with nausea." You groaned internally. Your mum had practically been force-feeding you ginger tea for two days and you weren't sure how much more you could take. You smiled graciously at Jason though, it's the though that counts after all, you could always pour it down the sink later. 
"Thanks babe, that's so sweet of you" you enthused. "Also, could I possibly borrow your English book so I can catch up on today's notes?" He quickly dug through his bag and handed you the typical dark-green notebook that everyone used for English, before checking the time and muttering something about extra football practice. He leant towards you and kissed you sweetly on the cheek, his long lashes brushed your temple and his warm breath on your skin made your cheeks blush pink. He smelled like pine-wood and maple syrup and you wondered if you would ever stop loving this boy, you thought it was unlikely.
Later that evening, after you had subtly got rid of the abundance of ginger tea and successfully kept down some plain pasta, you unwillingly sat down at your desk and opened Jason's English book. Except, it wasn't his English book. The inside cover was entitled 'The Playbook' and the names of all the boy on the football team were written in block capitals, including Jason's. Assuming that it was a notebook that the team used to keep track of points scored during games, or fitness progress, you turned a few of the pages curiously. As you scanned a couple of pages however, a cold feeling began to spread through your body, it was as of the temperature in the room had suddenly plummeted. The boys weren't keeping track of their football progress at all, they were recording their sexual 'conquests'. Your heart began to thump forcefully in your chest as you flipped through the pages with shaking hands, anxious to discover if Jason's 'conquests' had also been recorded, and if you were among them. As you turned the next page, the paper slipping through your frozen fingers, you wanted to throw up at what you saw. 'JASON BLOSSOM' was written across the top of the page in typical untidy boyish scrawl, that wasn't what horrified you though. Under the names of Jason's ex-girlfriends and hook-ups read: 
Y/N Y/L/N - 8/10 points for appearance, 10 points for being a virgin (extra 10 points when you take her virginity), but lose 5 points for feelings
You could have sworn that you felt your heart crack. The boy you had been in love with for years was only dating you so he could record you in some stupid playbook, so he could compete with his friends. Had he been planning to just dump you once he had taken your virginity? To collect his points and move onto the next girl? Your eyes stung with tears and you gritted your teeth in anger, you would not cry over this, you promised yourself. Instead, you took careful photos of each page in 'The Playbook' and texted them to both your best-friends, Betty Cooper and Veronica Lodge, with a quick explanation as to what you had discovered. 
BC: What the fuck is this? Xx 
VL: Chuck is going down if he ever thought he could 'score' me in some fucking book!! Xx  
A cold smile spread across your features as you were suddenly hit with how to expose the football team and break up with Jason at exactly the same time. 
Y/N: Alright girls, we're going to put on a little show xx
"I can't believe how many times I've been recorded in this stupid book" Veronica seethed, her perfectly manicured nails digging into the book's dark-green cover. "Half of these have just been made up, I never made out with Reggie at the Christmas party." 
"It's irrelevant whether it's true or not, Ronnie" Betty cautioned, "the book just shouldn't exist." 
"As for Jason" Veronica continued in an alarmingly threatening voice, "I'm going to rip his balls out from under him with -" 
"Talk of the devil" you muttered, watching your soon-to-be ex-boyfriend saunter down the hall with at least half of the football team. Perfect. His chocolate-brown eyes lit up when he saw you and he jogged over to where you were standing by the lockers, his red hair ruffled slightly. Normally, the sight of him made your heart warm, but right now all you wanted to do was punch his beautiful face. 
"Hey babe, are you feeling better?" Jason asked sweetly, his head cocking to one side like an adorable puppy, a strand of his ginger hair fell over his eyes. You resisted the urge to push it out of his face, clenching your hands by your sides and staring at him coldly instead. 
"Yes, last night I began to feel a lot better" you began, he frowned slightly at the monotonous tone you were using. "But then I read this." Veronica handed you 'The Playbook' and you waved it accusingly in Jason's face. You watched as his expression faltered, his cheeks drained of colour and his eyes widened. "I suppose you know what this is?" 
"Y/N, I can explain -" he stammered. 
"Actually" you interrupted, "I think the book is pretty self-explanatory don't you think?" 
You were beginning to attract people's attention now. Teenagers who were previously engrossed in their phones, or engaged in conversation, were suddenly drawn into the confrontation by the lockers. 
"Hey Josie!" You called out to the lead singer of 'The Pussycats', "did you know that Reggie won a whole ten points for kissing you at a party? You're quite a catch, huh? And Val" you continued, turning to the curly-haired girl, "Archie got five points for cheating on you with Cheryl. Didn't you know that? Because it's all recorded in this book." You smiled sweetly at Archie, who was standing just behind Jason, he appeared to be turning a slight green colour and he flashed a guilty look at Val before she stalked down the corridor. 
"For anyone who wants to read 'The Playbook'" Betty chimed in, "I've published a copy in the Blue and Gold, there is a stack of papers in every classroom." There was a moment of silence, and then the room exploded. Students ran towards the closest classroom in order to snatch up a copy of the football team's crime. Jason didn't move though, he was still staring at you with the same pained expression. 
"Y/N, please can we talk about this?" he begged, clearly sensing the unforgiving anger that was radiating off you in waves. 
"There is nothing to talk about" you hissed, trying to hide the hurt in your voice. 
"Please, I'm sorry -" 
"I don't want your meaningless apologies. All I ever was to you was some casual hook-up, a method in which to win a game with your friends" you were almost shouting now. 
"That's not true! I didn't write you into that book!" he answered back, his voice rising too. 
"No, but you told them about us! You let them turn me into a fucking points-system!" 
"I'm sorry, I'll make this up to you. How do I make this better between us? I'll do anything." his voice had dropped to a whisper. 
"You can't do anything except leave me alone. Don't ever speak to me again." The tears you had been holding back spilled from your eyes as you watched Jason's lip quiver, he was shaking his head. Before he had the chance to say anything else, you turned and ran down the corridor, Veronica and Betty following close behind. 
The air was filled with exited chatter, and the scent of sweat and perfume was overwhelming. Music blared, colourful lights flashed, and people huddled in groups, gossiping and dancing. The Blossoms' annual end-of-school party was always one of the most anticipated events in Riverdale, you couldn't quite believe that you had received an invitation after what had happened between you an Jason six months ago. As your anger about 'The Playbook' situation had faded, you couldn't help but feel slightly hollow inside, like something was missing. Despite the fact that several guys had asked you out since the break-up, you didn't feel as though you could accept. As much as you hated to admit it, you were still hung up on Jason. Although Betty understood - she had been in love with Archie for years before Jughead came along and swept her off her feet - Veronica was much less forgiving, encouraging you to 'play the field, assuring you that Jason had probably hooked up with multiple girls since. Although, you hadn't seen any evidence of it. 
"Y/N! Oh my God you came!" You spun around, wobbling slightly on your heels, and widened your eyes at the sight of Cheryl Blossom beaming at you. You had spoken to Cheryl a few times when you had been dating Jason, but definitely not since. You narrowed your eyes slightly in suspicion as Cheryl brought you in for a tight hug. 
"Uh, hi Cheryl. Nice party" you mumbled, still in shock. 
"Of course!" she chimed, then her voice dropped to a whisper. "I really need to talk to you, come with me." Before you could object, she was dragging you upstairs. "JJ is still really messed up about your break-up, he won't even come down for the party!" She pouted, clearly disapproving of her brother's stubbornness. 
"I seriously doubt that" you muttered. 
"You two ended things really badly and he didn't get the chance to properly apologise" she scolded, making you feel as though everything was your fault. "Besides, you have been ignoring his calls." You scowled at her, you had every right to ignore him. You were so busy glaring at Cheryl that you didn't notice where she was taking you. She pushed you gently into one of the numerous rooms that Thornhill consisted of and closed the door behind you with a click. You realised that she had led, or rather trapped, you into Jason's room. Although you had never been there, you recognised the posters of his favourite football team on the walls. As you turned around, your heart began to flutter and your cheeks reddened at the sight of Jason, standing awkwardly next to his bed, fidgeting with his bedcovers. He didn't look surprised to see you, only nervous. 
"Hi" he whispered softly. 
"Hi" you breathed. 
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