an interesting take on this from matt braly, creator of amphibia
Imagine being a business that has managed to get THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS IT IS POSSIBLE TO HAVE, and you've managed to make it so this is a bad thing.
You did it. That's late stage capitalism in one sentence.
"What was promised as infinite growth proved to be finite" feels like a very concise summary of every business person ever everywhere.
Finally, a hotel that understands color theory
Once again we bring you Tumblr’s One Joke
I know people like to say that the reason Pippin was overly familiar with Denethor was just because of a difference in dialect, but personally I like to think that when Pippin heard ‘Steward of Gondor’ he went, “oh, like the Thain of the Shire” and proceeded to talk to him the way he’d talk to the Thain—which is to say, politely, but like an equal
No but like this is really funny tho. The reason hobbits invented the office of the Thain in the first place is because the northern kingdoms (Arthedain in particular, being the one the Shire was a part of) fell. Before that, the hobbit’s leader was the fucking King.
“Afterwards in the peace that followed the Shire-folk ruled themselves and prospered. They chose a Thain to take the place of the King, and were content; though for a long time many still looked for the return of the King. But at last that hope was forgotten, and remained only in the saying When the King comes back, used of some good that could not be achieved, or of some evil that could not be amended.“
By the time Pippin and the War of the Ring roll around, the Thain has become a hereditary title of the Tooks. As in the current one is literally Pippin’s dad. Look at him as just some back-country halfling all you want, but from Pippin’s perspective, he has the exact same social standing as Boromir and Faramir.
thank you so much for this very detailed correction. I really appreciate it. anyways:
Pippin, slamming open the doors to Minas Tirith: what’s up pops!
Ok, but:
Pippin: What's a Steward?
Boromir: [launches into a long-winded explanation]
Pippin: Oh, so like my dad!
Boromir:
"Luigi not afraid"
Huge fan of when my speech patterns rub off on people enjoy when thay happens
NEVERMIND MY GRANDMA JUST SAID SKILL ISSUE
you grow a beautiful tree and then balk at its fruits?
this is the chocolate guy’s wario
finger-licking good
and its ontological opposite:
toe-sucking evil
Colonel Sanders and Quinton Tarantino locked in mortal combat
I have never wanted anything more
“What do you mean the tower is gone? Are you sure you’re in the right place? I actually used more colorful words than that,” Brett Elmore recounted to NBC News. “He said there’s wires all over the ground and the tower is gone.”
My favorite tags so far:
Anyone else think the “phantom cat shaver” might be an inside cat vigilante trying to send a message? This is already making some Brits say they’ll keep their cats indoors.
Look at this cool new t-shirt I made for fans of Abraham Lincoln! I made it on my own time, with my own resources, and without any affiliation to existing public or private institutions concerned with history, education, hospitality, culture or retail. You can find it at my new Threadless shop or directly at bit.ly/imissabe
we need another bidoof’s law to refer to the phenomenon where someone says some rude stupid shit in the reblogs of your post and you go to their blog and all their posts are about nature loving you and being kind to each other and cute illustrations about friendship etc. the cognitive dissonance
