I didn’t actually laugh aloud but it still amused me enough to reblog

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avantegarda:

I saw a post about traditional folk music genres from around the world and I couldn’t resist the urge to do one for some of the various kindreds of Elves, I am so sorry

Vanyarin Folk Music Genres

  • God Loves Everyone But Especially Us
  • Gee The Valar Sure Are Great
  • Here Is An Hour-Long Poem About Wine
  • Let’s Stomp On Some Grapes
  • My Wife/Husband Has The Prettiest Hair In Town
  • Everything Is Absolutely Fine

Noldorin Folk Music Genres

  • My Family Is The Best And Bravest, Fuck You
  • A Comprehensive List Of Things Feanor Has Invented
  • I Would Kill God For A Silmaril
  • I Built You A Giant Library Because I Love You
  • Look At How Shiny And Glamorous Our Swords Are
  • Oh Shit We Fucked Up We Fucked Up

Telerin Folk Music Genres

  • Yo Ho Ho We Are Not Pirates But We Appreciate The Aesthetic
  • My Girlfriend Makes The Best Boat Sails
  • I Caught A Fish And It Was Thiiiis Big
  • Boats Boats Boats Boats Boats
  • The Noldor Killed Everyone I Love (Fuck You)

Sindarin Folk Music Genres

  • All Trees Are Great But Especially This One (It’s A Metaphor For Love)
  • Never Forget How Hot The King’s Wife And Daughter Are
  • I Shot That Deer Because I Respect It
  • I Made Moonshine And Now We Must Dance All Night
  • Please Marry Me, I Have A Very Long Bow (Definitely Not A Double Entendre)
  • Fuck All The Noldor Except The Ones Thingol Is Related To (But Also Them A Little Bit)

Avarin Folk Music Genres

  • I Never Live In The Same Place For More Than A Year (Huzzah, Adventure!)
  • I Don’t Know Who Manwe Is And At This Point I’m Too Embarrassed To Ask
  • Will You Marry Me If I Wrestle A Bear?
  • Congratulate Us On Avoiding Being In This Story

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Never mind the “Who shot first?” stuff; THIS is the defining moment of the Han Solo character:

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wetwareproblem:

mysharona1987:

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Everyone else was just like: “Oh, fuck: It’s Vader!” and standing around in shock and terror when Vader was revealed. Even Chewie.

Most people, I suspect, would have that reaction. 

Meanwhile, Han’s first reaction, instinctively, in less than a second, was to grab a gun and try to flat-out end the guy.

He failed, of course. But God Damn if you can’t appreciate the effort. 

Moments I love: Being distracted at just the right moment to miss the loop, so it looks like Vader pulls his gun and he just whips out another one and keeps shooting.

Which is really the only way this could be more Han.

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bethanythemartian:

neverwhere:

maniacalmole:

AJ Crowley and Harry Potter bump into each other in public:

Harry Potter: Oops, sorry about that.

Crowley: No, it was my fault, don’t worry about it.

Public: *stares at the two men making strange hissing noises at each other*

Both: Wait…

I need this fic immediately

Someone passing, whose business this whole affair was not, said “Speak English, this is England for fuck’s sake!” 

The young man and Crowley turned as one and hissed at the person, who suddenly remembered an urgent and important errand elsewhere and ran off to sort it.

Then they turned back towards each other. The young man scratched the back of his head. “Um, this is awkward,” he said, in English, “I don’t run into this often. On the street. Or… Ever. Actually.” He had casually laid a hand on his hip, and Crowley was suddenly sure that there was a wand concealed in that pocket. 

Crowley remembered that it was very common in England for serpent speech to be considered a trait of evil. Which, well… anyway. “It’s not common,” Crowley allowed. “Special circumstances all around, I’m sure.” He tried to think of a good way to defuse the situation. “Fancy a pint?”

The young man looked relieved. “Yeah.”

“Crowley,” he said, offering a hand.

“Harry.”

“C’mon, I know a pub nearby. First round’s on me.” 

If Harry was surprised by being led to the Cauldron Bottom, he didn’t show it. It was one of the few wizard pubs not attached to Diagon Alley in London- they were a growing population, but still unusual. It was middle of the afternoon and there were a few regulars at the bar, but it was otherwise quiet. 

Crowley nodded to the one-eyed barkeep, who nodded back, and then gave a friendlier wave to Harry. “Evenin’, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Potter,” she said. 

“Room in the back open, Jane?” Harry asked. “We’ve got some business to discuss.” 

Jane nodded. “Usuals for ya both?”

They nodded.

“Go on back, I’ll be right there.” 

Keep reading

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The Invention of Batman

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itsbenedict:

“So… okay, I think it suffices to define a bat as… a basically like a bird, but without feathers.”

“Like a bug?”

“Okay, a bird without feathers and no exoskeleton. …Oh, god, what are you-”

“BEHOLD! A BAT!”

“God damn it, Diogenes, you kept that thing?”

“Behold it!”

“No, you- last week you said- it can’t be both a bat and a-”

“Says who?”

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probablybadrpgideas:

A character that only ever describes themselves as half-human. They never clarify on what the other half is, even when pressed, and gets insulted that it isn’t already obvious to the other pcs.

Bonus Points: The other half is also human

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alexanderrm:

rationalists-out-of-context:

software development is kind of like if you ship something via fedex to an alternate dimension that nobody’s ever been to before, and their delivery people have to go through some star trek-like adventure to get there and set up a new fedex office there

I want to watch this show

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etirabys:

The fact that bonobos and chimps are our closest genetic relatives pushes my estimation of the probability that [the world moves according to the design of some greater power that has a special interest in humanity] from “extremely unlikely” to “slightly less extremely unlikely”. Like… really? Our two closest relatives are – sorry for the gross oversimplification – ‘violent maniacs’ and ‘relatively egalitarian, sex loving hippies’? These were the familial revelations awaiting our species as it grappled with its origins and destiny, and the biological parameters of both? That seems only slightly less subtle than a wise voice from the skies intoning gravely, You Can Choose

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rationalists-out-of-context:

-“Dispense with thermometers, get a bunch of GPUs, simulate the heat distribution in your oven from first principles using CFD. As a bonus, you can use the heat output from the GPUs to actually run the oven.”
-“Then you can compare the simulated bread browning to the actual one, that’s made by the GPU oven, in real time”
-“Now that’s what I call…” *shades* “Predictive processing”
YEEEEAAAAAAHHHHHH

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