stereotypes about people “really interested in WWI” are wildly different than stereotypes about people “really interested in WWII”

What to do when cornered by a WWII buff: Brace yourself and take stock of your surroundings. Your first course of action should be to assess the sort of person you are speaking to. Notice any tattoos or personal decorations they might be displaying—hopefully you are already familiar with common Neo-Nazi symbols. If you see swastikas, the numbers 88, 14, or 18, or the letters SS shapes like lightning bolts, then run and/or fire at will. Be very wary of skulls, eagles, German words, and runes; they may be innocent tattoos, but they may also be red flags. Proceed with caution and listen to how they talk about Hitler. If you can determine that the buff is not an overtly far-right Nazi sympathizer, they may have a weird obsession with the idea of a Just and Noble War and have some fucked up ideas about what is good for humanity and/or the natural order. Make a quick escape if they start referring to Japanese people with a single syllable or talk about how Americans were “better” back then. If none of these, you can probably relax—you may be talking to someone whose family fled the Holocaust or were forced into Japanese internment camps and took an interest in the period out of necessity and frustration and the immediate relevance to their lives. Look for bags under their eyes or corny science joke T-shirts; you might be talking to a physicist interested in nuclear history. Maybe they’re fascinated by modern world politics or planes or weaponry.

What to do when cornered by a WWI buff:

Point over their shoulder and say, “Hey, look! A collection of depressing poetry by dead gay soldiers!” and run while they’re distracted. If this doesn’t work, brace yourself for a long, dreary explanation of the mechanics of trench warfare or early planes.

i would like a star trek episode where somehow people hear what the universal translator makes them sound like to their crewmates. and are dismayed.

Do you think Picard knows that he has a British accent when talking to English speakers. Do you think he’s mad.

Neil Banged out his tunes today, on a train you have the comfort and relaxation to bang out your own tunes

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Title : The Best

Characters : Ram, Bheem

Summary : Some domestic fluff starting with Ram sharing a meal with Bheem at Bheem's home. Then Ram has something he wants to ask Bheem, and they have a heartfelt conversation. Set sometime not too long after the movie's end.

Word count : 3,224

Ram sat across from Bheem as he tore a piece of naan and dipped it in his fish curry. Smiled at his friend almost cheekily as he took a bite. It was his first time trying Bheem’s cooking and he found that the taste was sublime. They were both enjoying some much-needed quiet time together at Bheem’s home. After spending the day working out and chattering about nonsense, this was a satisfying end to their activities.

This is so good 🥺🥹

As a former humanities student, I feel it is my duty to reblog this one.

A tech bro tried to convince me AI was amazing cause "you could make 30,000 screenplays in minutes" not realising that every single one would be shit, you'd have to sift through everything just to find some good bits, time wasted that could've been spent just writing a screenplay.

Technology Brothers know nothing about what goes into creating a work, other than the fact a work has been created to be exploited for cash. They see creativity as an investment opportunity, not a love for humanity.

Matthew Dow Smith: "Just remember: Arts & Humanities are so useless and pointless that Tech Bros were driven to spend billions of dollars to try and get a computer to do something that badly approximates something Arts & Humanities students could do half asleep and wired on coffee the night before the due date."

Headcannon: SPOILERS

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The moment he realized Kattappa had stabbed him in the back (delivering the final fatal wound out of many), Baahubali came to a realization that he was going to die. And mustering the last of his strength, he was able to ask Kattappa to take care of his mother, then climb atop a throne-like stone to praise his motherland for one last time; “Long live Mashizmati!”

With that being said, I like to think Baahu may have not mentioned his wife and unborn child because he ran out of strength (he’d fought with intruders sustaining a bunch of wounds and already used much of his remaining energy to climb on that stone and say his last few words) but they were the last thing on his mind as he died.

Especially the moment after he said to Kattappa to take care of Sivagami and he fell out of his arms to go toward that stone, I think Baahu started having flashbacks of memories of his life. Like just quick flashes and thoughts of Sivagami, of Bhalla, of Kattappa, of his people, of Mahizmati, and (most of all) in his last few moments, his mind was filled with memories and thoughts of Devasena and Mahendra but most of all— his promise to her to bring Kattappa back safe and sound. The one and only promise that he ultimately could not fulfill/keep for her.

This gives me some peace of mind about his not mentioning them before he died because in the film as Kattappa reiterated this to Sivagami, it seemed to be a matter of order of importance/value which I think wasn’t necessarily the case. It’s a wee bit more complicated than that, because he was dying so readily, I think Baahubali needed to get out what was on his mind all this time and the thing that troubled and kept him up at night; Sivagami. His concern and worry about her had been on the tip of his tongue tongue ever since (noticeably) the baby shower (Devasena sees this too; in fact she sees his concern and worry throughout the whole movie- always very aware of his emotions ugh she always looked out for him) and it was something that he had been waiting to touch upon. So realizing he couldn’t ever get to speak with her again, he needed to get it out first to Kattappa.

We don’t really see what Baahu thinks of as he dies, but I bet one of his last thoughts were of Devasena and Mahendra. And his promise to her.

P.S. I wondered if Devasena felt the loss of her connection to him when he died, like a zap or a sudden loss and a void in her heart that she couldn’t explain and made her go running to the palace in search of answers, stumbling on weak legs as she just gave birth. (Only to have her fears come true).

Also notice how, after Baahu dies, Devasena becomes Bhalla’s prisoner and had her dignity stripped away. Because earlier on, Baahu vowed that until death separated them, he would always be there to protect her dignity and not let it get trampled over (im paraphrasing), and quite literally the moment he dies, Bhalla does just that and chains Devasena in the courtyard. (Well assuming, cuz we don’t know what he does to Devasena immediately after but it happens eventually)

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The dying echo of a roar is our introduction to the beginning of the end. The camera pans on a nervously pacing Baahu, so like and yet unlike the Heysaa Rudrasaa Baahu, awaiting the birth of his child. A man comes running to Baahu and tells him that Kattappa is accused of royal treason and is about to be beheaded. Baahu immediately forgets his child-related worries, and is concerned for his Maamaa. Cutting conversation short, he rushes inside his house, even as other commoners ask the first man with an air of shock if he was sure. The camera cuts to a straining Devasena. Baahu enters and shortly tells his wife that he has to leave because Maamaa is in danger. Devasena tugs Baahu close and tells him determinedly to bring Kattappa back safely, because he promised to hold their son, as she passes him his sword. She is apparently sure that Baahu himself would be safe, for she adds no command on that count. There is a moment of unspoken communication between Baahu and Devasena, as he kisses her on the forehead. He tells her to look after herself as he leaves. Devasena looks on. There is a feeling of something left unfinished here. Baahu canters on to where Kattappa is tied to the stake. The music here is saddening, apt for the scene. Baahu canters to the stake and kicks the burning logs (he’s literally fighting fire for his Maamaa’s sake), cutting Kattappa free and carrying him clear. Baahu puts Kattappa down and tries to unfasten the ropes around his wrists and feet. Kattappa’s blood drips down as he yells in pain, symbolic of the metaphoric tears of blood he must be shedding. An arrow penetrates Baahu’s back. He protects Kattappa against the arrow shower to the extent of his own self getting pierced and blood streaming out of his mouth. (Oh, Baahu, how wholeheartedly you’re being you…) He lifts Kattappa on his wounded back, it just illustrates how caring Baahu is, of others but not himself. He carries Kattappa down a ravine, seating him on a rock and falling down himself. Kattappa pleads Baahu to let him go, but Baahu just smiles and says that he is keeping promises. Baahu takes an arrowhead out of his own body and cuts at Kattappa’s bonds, symbolizing, yet again, Baahu’s heart and soul that he gives freely. Kattappa still pleads to Baahu to let him be. Baahu smiles confidently at his Maamaa as he says “Are you afraid for me? As long as you are at my side, there is no one born yet who can defeat me.” Kattappa looks shattered at this confident statement. The sad strains of the “Dandalayya” song play, just perfect for the scene to come, as Baahu makes a heroic stand, fighting against all odds, and everything accents that. Satyaraj pulls off his part masterfully, coordinating seamlessly with Prabhas during the battle that follows. One of the scenes that struck me as iconic is the tree full of dead enemies. Baahubali is unbeatable from the outside, it says. But Baahu gets stabbed by a sword he himself gave in the heat of battle to a man he loved as a father… Kattappa is shattered as he stabs Baahu, his shoulders sagged and shaking. Baahu’s sword flies out of his hands in shock. The silhouette-shot just makes it more powerful than ever. Baahu is spectacular as he looks at his Maamaa in bewildered surprise. When Kattappa tells Baahu the truth, the world itself shakes around them, the fire around them symbolizing Mahishmati burning itself, much like the pretend Kalakeya did. Baahu falls, still unable to believe, and then he makes a last plea to Kattappa. “Amma jakratha.” Take care of mother. Even till the end, Baahu is the son he always was. When Baahu reaches for his sword, his hands are bloodstained with his own blood. Yet, his thoughts are of his country, as he plants his sword on the ground and says “Jai Mahishmati!” Amarendra Baahubali’s body bows to his country for one last time then, as he dies, an uncrowned King forever.

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I just realised, Varadha and Devasena have a lot of parallels. Apart from obviously falling in love with a vaguely Prabhas shaped human:

They both spend 25 years being tortured by family, waiting for someone who may as well not remember them/not know they exist/moved on/wont come back; they’re both promised by a heroic figure that they’d return one day to save them and the country; they both get limbs and heads chopped off in a court of law for their honour; they’re both fierce proud beautiful people surrounded by enemies who want to take them down; they’re both people who are clearly born to rule; they both sacrifice everything for love and spend years in hell for it.

You know what I just realized is SO FUCKING BASED of Bheem? He does not trust Jenny for one goddam second.

When she says “there is a small girl staying with us. Malli.” Bheem flips a shit because he didn’t understand the words around it, but he sure as hell understood the name “Malli.” He panics for a second, trying to calculate his next move. I think a more naive man in his position would look around the market for someone to translate so he could explain everything to Jenny. He might appeal to her apparent kindness and affection for Malli. He might be seduced by the possibility of a person in power being sympathetic to him. He might ask her to help.

But KOMURAM BHEEM, SON OF THE GONDS, is not so naive. He knows damn well that he cannot trust Jenny!!! He would never risk revealing his mission to this stranger.

I! Love! Bheema!!!!!!

who next???

Deva: *wrecks absolute havoc in Khansaar*

Also Deva: “sorry 🥺”

Ok how abt a gangster au with this varadha

And this deva....

I think this gng to blow up the fandom...🥵🥵🔥🔥🔥💯💯